Red Sox 8, Blue Jays 4

Toronto – Dustin Pedroia and Jason Varitek hit solo home runs, Paul Byrd won for the fifth time in six starts, and Boston beat Toronto.

Pedroia went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and has hit safely in 46 of his past 50 games.

The Blue Jays lost for the third time in their past 13 games against the Red Sox.

Yankees 9, Orioles 4

Baltimore – Baltimore denied Mike Mussina his 17th victory, but New York rallied to win behind a 5-for-5 performance by Bobby Abreu.

Indians 7, Rangers 5

Arlington, Texas – Ryan Garko had a two-run double as Cleveland won for the 11th time in 14 games.

Rays 9, White Sox 4

Chicago – Rocco Baldelli hit his first homer in more than a year, and Carlos Pena and Ben Zobrist also homered for Tampa Bay.

Chicago’s Nick Swisher homered in his fourth straight game, giving the White Sox a 2-0 lead with a two-run shot in the fourth.

Pena tied it at 2 with a leadoff homer in the sixth, and Jason Bartlett doubled in the go-ahead run off John Danks in the seventh, sending Tampa Bay to its eighth win in 11 games.

Twins 9, Angels 0

Anaheim, Calif. – Glen Perkins pitched eight innings, and Denard Span and Delmon Young homered for Minnesota, which took over first place in the AL Central.

It was Minnesota’s ninth win in 11 games.

Mariners 7, Athletics 5

Seattle – Rookie Jeff Clement had two run-scoring doubles to help Seattle break a seven-game losing streak.

Roy Corcoran worked two scoreless innings for the win.