• Rangers 10, Yankees 6: NEW YORK — Craig Gentry, starting for the first time in two weeks, hit a two-out, two-run single in the seventh inning that put Texas ahead in a 10-6 victory over New York. Adrian Beltre had three RBIs while Josh Hamilton doubled twice and scored three times for the Rangers, who avoided a four-game sweep in a matchup of AL division leaders.
• Red Sox 6, Orioles 3: BALTIMORE — Clay Buchholz shook off a rocky start to earn his 11th win, Dustin Pedroia singled in the tiebreaking run in the sixth inning, and Boston beat Baltimore to avoid a three-game sweep. Adrian Gonzalez had two RBIs, and Cody Ross chipped in with three hits to help Boston to its third win in nine games. Serving as designated hitter for the first time this season, Jacoby Ellsbury went zero for four to end his 38-game hitting streak against Baltimore.
• White Sox 7, Blue Jays 2: TORONTO — Alex Rios hit a three-run homer against his former team, and Francisco Liriano earned his first victory as Chicago White topped Toronto. Tyler Flowers, Dayan Viciedo, Alexei Ramirez and Dewayne Wise all hit solo home runs as the White Sox matched a season high by going deep five times.
• Athletics 3, Royals 0: KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Coco Crisp and Yoenis Cespedes homered, and Dan Straily earned his first major league victory in Oakland’s win over Kansas City. Crisp, who played for the Royals in 2009, was two for 27 this season against Kansas City before the home run. His drive hit high off a green wall beyond the fence and caromed back onto the field. It was first ruled a double, but after A’s manager Bob Melvin disputed the call, umpires viewed replays and changed it to a home run.
• Rays 7, Angels 0: ANAHEIM, Calif. — David Price pitched three-hit ball over seven innings for his AL-leading 16th victory, and Tampa Bay got home runs from Evan Longoria, B.J. Upton and Ben Zobrist in a win over Los Angeles.
