Mariners 7, Yankees 1

New York – Ichiro Suzuki and the Mariners put an emphatic end to their nine-game losing streak.

Suzuki had three hits to equal another record, Roger Clemens came out with elbow discomfort that required an MRI exam and the Mariners beat the Yankees in the opener of a crucial series.

Seattle trimmed New York’s wild-card lead to one game, winning for the first time since it beat Texas 4-2 on Aug. 24. The Yankees have lost three of their last four.

Suzuki homered in the third inning to reach 200 hits for the seventh consecutive season, tying the AL mark.

Indians 5, Twins 0

Minneapolis – C.C. Sabathia threw eight shutout innings to lead Cleveland past Minnesota and extend its lead over the defending division champs to 101â2 games.

Devil Rays 9, Orioles 7

St. Petersburg, Fla. – Carlos Pena hit his team-record 35th homer, a tiebreaking two-run drive in a three-run seventh inning that helped Tampa Bay overcome a four-run deficit.

Red Sox 13, Blue Jays 10

Boston – Mike Lowell went 3-for-4 and drove in four runs, and Red Sox survived another shaky outing by Daisuke Matsuzaka to knock off Toronto.

Angels 9, A’s 5

Anaheim, Calif. – Ervin Santana pitched two-hit ball over 61â3 scoreless innings for his first win since June 9, and the Angels beat the Athletics to maintain their 61â2 game lead over second-place Seattle in the AL West.

Santana (6-12) struck out four and walked five before he was replaced by rookie Rich Thompson with a 7-0 lead and a runner at first base. Santana, 0-6 with an 8.28 earned-run average in his prior nine starts, left the field to a thunderous standing ovation and doffed his cap to the crowd of 39,164.