• Rangers 12, Orioles 3: ARLINGTON, Texas — Adrian Beltre hit three home runs, including two in a nine-run fourth inning, and had five RBIs for Texas in a victory over Baltimore. Beltre hit his first homer leading off the second against former teammate Tommy Hunter. He connected again off Hunter for a two-run shot with none out in the fourth. He then hit another two-run drive with two outs while facing Kevin Gregg. Mitch Moreland hit his first grand slam in the fourth, when the Rangers sent 12 batters to the plate.
• A’s 5, Twins 1: OAKLAND, Calif. — Coco Crisp homered, hit an RBI double and scored three runs, and Oakland beat Minnesota for its second straight winning series. Yoenis Cespedes hit a go-ahead two-run single in the third inning that held up for Tommy Milone (10-9).
• Mariners 3, Indians 1: SEATTLE — Eric Thames hit a tiebreaking, two-run double with two outs in the eighth inning, and the Mariners beat Cleveland for their eighth straight win. Seattle completed a three-game sweep and is on its longest winning streak since taking eight in a row from June 23 to July 1, 2007.
• Rays 5, Royals 3: ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — James Shields took a three-hitter into the eighth inning, leading Tampa Bay over Kansas City for the Rays’ 16th win in 21 games.
• White Sox 2, Yankees 1: CHICAGO — Chris Sale struck out 13 in 7 2⁄3 stellar innings for his 15th victory, Alex Rios hit a go-ahead homer and the White Sox beat the Yankees to complete a three-game sweep.
• Tigers 3, Blue Jays 2: DETROIT — Anibal Sanchez pitched effectively into the seventh inning, and Detroit held on to beat Toronto. Sanchez (2-3), acquired from Miami in a five-player deal last month, allowed one earned run and five hits in 6 2⁄3 innings.
• Angels 7, Red Sox 3: BOSTON — Jered Weaver rebounded from a terrible start by pitching seven solid innings, and the Angels beat the fading Red Sox. Howie Kendrick hit a solo homer and Torii Hunter had a two-run single for the Angels.