American League Roundup: K-Rod notches save No. 50

Angels 5, Twins 3

Anaheim, Calif. – Francisco Rodriguez earned his 50th save, and the Los Angeles Angels got RBI triples from Vladimir Guerrero and Gary Matthews Jr. in the eighth inning to rally past the Twins.

Trailing, 3-0, in the sixth, the Angels got on the board when Mark Teixeira hit his third home run of the series and seventh in 23 games since joining Los Angeles.

Rodriguez is now within seven saves of Bobby Thigpen’s single-season record.

“I would love to get that record. I’m not going to lie to you,” Rodriguez said. “In the meantime, it’s something I can’t control.”

Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 5 (11)

Toronto – Jed Lowrie hit a solo homer in the 11th inning, and Dustin Pedroia had a three-run shot for the Red Sox.

Coco Crisp also homered for Boston, which has won 11 of 16 on the road. Jonathan Papelbon (5-3) worked two scoreless innings, and Manny Delcarmen closed it out for his second career save and first this season.

Yankees 8, Orioles 7

Baltimore – Robinson Cano hit the tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning after New York blew a five-run lead.

Indians 4, Rangers 3

Arlington, Texas – Franklin Gutierrez’s tiebreaking single in the ninth inning led Cleveland past Texas.

Mariners 8, Athletics 4

Seattle – Felix Hernandez won for the first time in more than a month for Seattle.

White Sox 6, Rays 5 (10)

Chicago – Alexei Ramirez singled home the winning run in the 10th inning for Chicago, which avoided a sweep.

Jim Thome hit his 534th homer, and the White Sox tied it at 5 in the ninth on pinch-hitter Paul Konerko’s two-out single off fill-in closer Dan Wheeler.