Detroit ? Brandon Inge is hoping to close out a rough first month of the season with a flourish.

Inge’s leadoff homer in the ninth inning gave the Detroit Tigers a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday.

Inge entered the game hitting .122 but had three hits, including the winning drive into the left-field stands off Jesse Crain (1-2) in the ninth.

“April has just been brutal for me, so I’ve just wanted May to get here as soon as possible,” he said. “The strange thing is that I’ve had a lot of days where I felt great and couldn’t get a hit. Today, I wasn’t feeling it, and I get three hits, including a walk-off.”

Inge wasn’t sure his ninth-inning drive had enough to get out.

“I was blowing and yelling for it to go,” he said. “Vance Wilson told me he was in the bullpen trying to push the fence closer to home.”

Red Sox 7, Yankees 4

New York – David Ortiz, Alex Cora and Manny Ramirez homered for Boston, and Julian Tavarez got his first win of the season, sending the Yankees to their eighth loss in nine games.

Boston is 5-1 against New York.

Angels 5, White Sox 2

Chicago – Maicer Izturis and Vladimir Guerrero hit back-to-back homers, and Kelvim Escobar allowed four hits over 72â3 innings to lead Los Angeles over Chicago.

Indians 6, Orioles 1

Cleveland – Fausto Carmona pitched into the ninth inning, and Casey Blake homered to help Cleveland beat Baltimore.

Blue Jays 7, Rangers 3

Toronto – Alex Rios homered, and Tomo Ohka pitched seven innings to win his second straight start in Toronto’s victory over Texas.

Devil Rays 5, Athletics 3

Oakland, Calif. – Rocco Baldelli, back after missing two games due to a bruised right knee, combined with Elijah Dukes for back-to-back home runs in Tampa Bay’s victory over Oakland.

National League

Rockies 9, Braves 7, 11 inn.

Denver – Matt Holliday hit a two-run home run in the 11th inning to help Colorado avoid a three-game series sweep.

Phillies 6, Marlins 1

Philadelphia – Jamie Moyer took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning and combined with two relievers for a four-hitter in Philadelphia’s win over Florida.

Mets 1, Nationals 0

Washington – John Maine pitched seven sharp innings, and Carlos Beltran homered for one of New York’s three hits in a victory over Washington.

Brewers 3, Astros 1

Houston – Geoff Jenkins homered, and Claudio Vargas pitched out of bases-loaded jams in three straight innings to lead Milwaukee past Houston.

Reds 9, Pirates 5

Pittsburgh – Edwin Encarnacion’s bases-loaded triple keyed Cincinnati’s comeback from an early three-run deficit, and Aaron Harang settled down to maintain his dominance of Pittsburgh.

Diamondbacks 5, Giants 4

Phoenix – Orlando Hudson hit a tiebreaking two-run double in the seventh inning, and Arizona won its fifth straight.

Dodgers 5, Padres 4, 17 inn.

San Diego – Brady Clark hit a go-ahead double in the 17th inning, and Los Angeles beat San Diego in the longest game in Petco Park’s four-year history. It also was the longest game in the major leagues this season by innings and time (4 hours, 55 minutes).