• Red Sox 5, Mariners 0: SEATTLE — Aaron Cook threw a two-hitter and Will Middlebrooks, Cody Ross and Daniel Nava all hit solo homers in the fifth inning for Boston. Making his third start of the season, Cook (2-1) struck out two, walked none and needed just 81 pitches for his third career shutout and 12th complete game.
• White Sox 14, Yankees 7: NEW YORK — A.J. Pierzynski homered twice, Paul Konerko and Alexei Ramirez also connected and Chicago pounded New York so hard that the Yankees brought in outfielder Dewayne Wise to pitch in the romp.
• Rays 4, Tigers 2: ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay’s Desmond Jennings homered twice and David Price outpitched Justin Verlander to become the AL’s first 11-game winner.
• Blue Jays 7, Angels 5: TORONTO — Adam Lind hit two home runs and Yunel Escobar had a tiebreaking double in the seventh inning for Toronto. Promoted from Triple-A Las Vegas last Monday after spending more than a month in the minors, Lind hit a three-run homer off Ervin Santana in the third inning, then added a solo drive off Hisanori Takahashi in the seventh.
• Royals 4, Twins 3: MINNEAPOLIS — Luis Mendoza allowed one run over a career-high eight innings and Salvador Perez homered as Kansas City won its fourth straight.
• Rangers 4, Athletics 3: ARLINGTON, Texas — Craig Gentry’s bases-loaded triple in the eighth capped a four-run rally and Matt Harrison pitched eight strong innings to win his 11th game, lifting Texas past Oakland.
• Orioles 9, Indians 8: BALTIMORE — Ryan Flaherty singled in the tiebreaking run in the seventh inning, Matt Wieters hit a three-run homer, and Baltimore broke out of its scoring funk with a victory over Cleveland.
