Athletics clinch West crown
Seattle ? After three days of waiting, the Oakland Athletics can pop the champagne.
Nick Swisher and Milton Bradley each homered in a four-run second to back Rich Harden’s five shutout innings, helping the A’s clinch the AL West title Tuesday night with a 12-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners.
The win, combined with the Los Angeles Angels’ 5-2 loss against Texas, gave Oakland its first division title since 2003.
Rangers 5, Angels 2
Anaheim, Calif. – Robinson Tejeda pitched 62â3 strong innings.
Tigers 4, Blue Jays 3
Detroit – Placido Polanco drove in three runs, and Jeremy Bonderman pitched six solid innings.
Yankees 5, Orioles 4
New York – Cory Lidle pitched into the seventh inning, and Bobby Abreu and Robinson Cano homered.
Indians 6, White Sox 0
Cleveland – C.C. Sabathia tied a career high with 11 strikeouts, and Ryan Garko homered and drove in five runs.
Red Sox 5, Devil Rays 1
Boston – David Ortiz hit his AL-leading 54th homer to help Curt Schilling earn his first victory in almost eight weeks.