Yankees 2, Red Sox 1

New York – Mariano Rivera flashed his classic form just in time.

The Yankees closer pitched himself in and out of trouble Saturday, escaping a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the ninth inning and preserving a victory over Boston on Saturday.

White Sox 6, Athletics 1

Chicago – Gavin Floyd pitched 71â3 scoreless innings to get his 10th victory, and Nick Swisher, Brian Anderson and Alexei Ramirez homered in Chicago’s victory over Oakland.

Twins 9, Indians 6

Minneapolis – Joe Mauer homered, walked three times and scored three runs.

Rangers 5, Orioles 3

Baltimore – Ian Kinsler homered, German Duran and Michael Young had three hits apiece, and Texas used a sharp pitching performance by substitute starter Scott Feldman to beat Baltimore.

Blue Jays 7, Angels 5

Anaheim, Calif. – Vernon Wells hit a two-run homer, Alex Rios went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and three stolen bases, and Toronto beat the error-plagued Los Angeles Angels.

Halladay (10-6) gave up two runs and six hits in seven innings, struck out seven and recorded only three of his outs on flyballs to the outfield.

Mariners 3, Tigers 2

Seattle – Rookie Jeff Clement homered in his final two at-bats, the second a two-run shot off Detroit reliever Fernando Rodney (0-2) in the eighth inning that lifted Seattle past the Tigers.