Tigers 5, Yankees 4

Detroit – Curtis Granderson led off the first inning with an inside-the-park homer, and Detroit beat New York on Sunday.

The Tigers have won two of three from New York and can win their first series since mid-July with a victory tonight. Detroit began the day 21â2 games behind Cleveland in the AL Central.

Red Sox 11, White Sox 1

Chicago – David Ortiz hit a two-run homer, and J.D. Drew and Bobby Kielty ended long homerless droughts to back Julian Tavarez’s first win since late June as the Red Sox finished a four-game sweep of the White Sox.

Strangely enough, Drew’s last home run was in the same game as Tavarez’s last win: June 20 at Atlanta. Kielty homered for the first time since last Sept. 19, when he was with Oakland.

Angels 3, Blue Jays 1

Anaheim, Calif. – Kelvim Escobar recorded his career-high 15th victory, Garret Anderson homered, and the Angels beat the Blue Jays to earn a split of the four-game series. Escobar (15-6) won his fourth straight start, allowing a run and five hits over eight innings with five strikeouts and no walks. The former Blue Jays right-hander was 14-11 with Toronto in 1999, his first full season in the majors.

Twins 11, Orioles 3

Baltimore – The Twins ended Erik Bedard’s nine-game winning streak and completed a season’s sweep of the Orioles, getting two triples and two RBIs from Jason Bartlett. Rondell White homered for Minnesota, which finished 7-0 against Baltimore this year. The Twins’ only previous season sweeps in the AL were against Tampa Bay in 2003 and 2005.

Devil Rays 7, Athletics 4

St. Petersburg, Fla. – Carlos Pena hit two homers, and Joel Guzman had a two-run triple during a three-run fifth inning as the Devil Rays beat All-Star Dan Haren and the Athletics. B.J. Upton also went deep for the Devil Rays, who won the final three games of the four-game series for their first three-game winning streak since June 9-12. Tampa Bay has scored 33 runs during the streak.

Andy Sonnanstine (3-9) won for the second time in his last three starts.

Rangers 5, Mariners 3

Arlington, Texas – Sammy Sosa’s 605th career home run was his first in a month, and Vicente Padilla allowed only one run pitching into the seventh inning for the Rangers. Padilla (4-9) won for the first time since June 15.