Devil Rays 1, Red Sox 0

Boston – Scott Kazmir struck out 10 and allowed just two runners to reach second base in seven innings as Tampa Bay beat Boston on Monday night.

Josh Wilson’s sacrifice fly in the fifth drove in the run for the Devil Rays, who are 13-4 in their last 17 games but are in last place in the AL East. Boston is 7-3 in its last 10 games, but its lead in the division dropped to five games over the idle New York Yankees.

Just sixteen days after setting a franchise record with 13 strikeouts, Kazmir fanned at least 10 for the fourth time this season and 12th in his career.

Tigers 5, Blue Jays 4

Detroit – Magglio Ordonez hit a two-run single with two outs in the ninth inning, capping a four-run rally that lifted the Tigers within 31â2 games of idle New York in the AL wild-card race. Toronto ace Roy Halladay was one out away from his eighth complete game when he gave up singles to Sean Casey and Brandon Inge. After manager John Gibbons pulled the durable right-hander for Casey Janssen (2-3), Curtis Granderson hit a two-run single to make it 4-3. Placido Polanco followed with a single, and Gary Sheffield walked to load the bases. Ordonez delivered his fourth hit of the game, an opposite-field liner to right.

Athletics 9, Mariners 3

Seattle – Kurt Suzuki hit his first career grand slam, and Dan Johnson also hit one as Oakland beat sinking Seattle. Joe Blanton (13-9) allowed two runs and eight hits over seven innings.

Indians 6, White Sox 2

Chicago – Rookie Asdrubal Cabrera hit a tie-breaking two-run homer in the seventh inning.