Tigers 3, White Sox 2

Detroit – One inning from another costly loss, the Detroit Tigers rallied against Bobby Jenks.

Sean Casey and Placido Polanco hit run-scoring singles off the White Sox closer in the ninth inning, leading the Tigers over Chicago in Gary Sheffield’s return from the disabled list.

“Obviously, this is huge,” Tigers manager Jim Leyland said. “I’m not saying we can’t lose another game, but it is too late in the season to make up many of them.”

Detroit, which closed within three games of the wild card-leading New York Yankees, trailed 2-1 entering the ninth. Sheffield, who hadn’t played since Aug. 21 because of an injured shoulder, went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts and a walk.

“I felt good, but my timing is still off,” Sheffield said. “I haven’t seen a curveball in a month.”

Pinch-hitter Timo Perez reached on an infield single off Jenks leading off the ninth and advanced when the throw from second baseman Danny Richar went into Chicago’s dugout for an error. Mike Rabelo sacrificed and Casey, another pinch hitter, dribbled a single through the drawn-in infield to score pinch-runner Cameron Maybin.

Red Sox 7, Orioles 6

Baltimore – Pinch-hitter Jason Varitek singled in the go-ahead run in the ninth inning, and Boston got home runs from David Ortiz and Coco Crisp.

Crisp had three hits and scored three runs, including the tiebreaker in the ninth, to help the Red Sox extend their AL East lead to 61â2 games.

Angels 10, Indians 3

Anaheim, Calif. – Garret Anderson extended his streak to a club-record 11 games with at least one RBI, driving in three runs and leading Los Angeles past Cleveland.

Anderson had a run-scoring single in the fifth inning and a two-run homer in the eighth.