Yankees 7, Orioles 3

New York – Mariano Rivera finished what Babe Ruth started 85 years ago, and New York bid farewell to fabled Yankee Stadium with a victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday night that prevented postseason elimination – at least for a day.

A loss officially would have ended New York’s run of 13 straight playoff appearances, and a Boston win tonight against Cleveland still would do the trick.

Johnny Damon and Jose Molina homered to back Andy Pettitte (14-14), a fitting winner after he helped pitch New York to four World Series titles and six AL pennants from 1996-2003.

Twins 4, Rays 1

St. Petersburg, Fla. – Francisco Liriano allowed one run over seven innings to lead the Twins past the Rays.

White Sox 3, Royals 0

Kansas City, Mo. – John Danks and two relievers combined on a four-hitter, and Paul Konerko hit a two-run homer as the AL Central-leading the White Sox beat the Royals.

Danks, who was 0-3 with two no-decisions in his previous five starts, held the Royals to four hits and allowed only one runner past second base.

Indians 10, Tigers 5

Cleveland – Ryan Garko went 4-for-4 with five RBIs, and rookie Scott Lewis won his third straight start.

Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 0

Toronto – David Ortiz hit a two-run homer, Daisuke Matsuzaka remained unbeaten on the road, and Boston clinched at least a tie for the AL wild-card.

Angels 7, Rangers 3

Arlington, Texas – John Lackey gave up two hits and struck out a career-high 12 in six shutout innings, Mark Teixeira and Sean Rodriguez homered, and the Angels completed a three-game sweep of the Rangers.

Athletics 5, Mariners 3

Oakland, Calif. – Jack Cust hit a two-run home run in the eighth inning for Oakland.