Arlington, Texas ? Bartolo Colon matched a major-league record by winning his 12th straight start against the Texas Rangers, pitching six innings in a 6-3 victory Saturday that improved the Angels to 5-0 this season against their AL West rivals.

Given a 2-0 lead before he threw his first pitch, Colon (4-0) allowed three runs and five hits, struck out six and walked two.

The only other pitcher to win 12 straight starts against an opponent was Boston’s Pedro Martinez against Seattle from 1998-2004.

Francisco Rodriguez worked the ninth for his 12th save. Kameron Loe (1-3) allowed five runs and eight hits in seven innings.

Red Sox 13, Orioles 4

Boston – Kevin Youkilis singled off Jon Leicester (0-1) for a 5-4 lead in the sixth, and Alex Cora added a two-run single in the seventh. Julio Lugo had four of Boston’s 15 hits, including an RBI single in the eighth. A night after a 6-3 loss to the Orioles, AL East-leading Boston improved its record against Baltimore to 18-4 since the start of last season.

Blue Jays 5, Devil Rays 4

Toronto – Vernon Wells scored the go-ahead run from first base on Lyle Overbay’s two-out single in the seventh off Brian Stokes (1-5) as Toronto won its second straight following a nine-game losing streak. Frank Thomas hit his 492nd homer, and Adam Lind also connected.

Tigers 8, Twins 2

Minneapolis – The surging Tigers sent the reeling Twins to their fourth straight defeat, and Minnesota lost AL MVP Justin Morneau to a broken nose in the process. Magglio Ordonez and Craig Monroe each drove in two runs to back Chad Durbin (3-1), who allowed two runs, seven hits and three walks in six innings.

Indians 6, Athletics 3

Oakland, Calif. – Fausto Carmona recovered from a shaky first inning to win his fourth straight start, and Josh Barfield hit a pair of run-scoring triples as Cleveland stopped a three-game losing streak. Carmona (4-1) extended the longest winning streak of his major-league career, allowing three runs, six hits and four walks in seven innings.

Yankees 7, Mariners 2

Seattle – Derek Jeter had three hits, and New York roughed up Miguel Batista. Matt DeSalvo went 62â3 innings to get his first major-league win. He allowed two runs and seven hits. Hideki Matsui and Jorge Posada also had three hits for the Yankees.