• Orioles 9, Rays 2: BALTIMORE — J.J. Hardy homered twice, doubled and drove in five runs, and Baltimore defeated Tampa Bay to move into a tie for the AL East lead.
• Red Sox 4, Yankees 3: BOSTON — Jacoby Ellsbury singled in the winning run in the ninth inning and Boston beat New York to drop the Yankees into a tie for first place in the AL East.
• Tigers 5, White Sox 3: CHICAGO — Doug Fister pitched seven innings of two-hit ball, Austin Jackson hit a tying two-run homer and Miguel Cabrera delivered a go-ahead solo shot as Detroit reduced Chicago’s AL Central lead to two games.
• Rangers 6, Indians 4: ARLINGTON, Texas — Adrian Beltre homered, Matt Harrison worked into the sixth inning for his 16th victory and AL West-leading Texas beat Cleveland.
• Mariners 4, Blue Jays 3: TORONTO — Kyle Seager homered and came within a triple of the cycle, and Erasmo Ramirez pitched seven innings for his first major league win to lead Seattle over Toronto.
• Royals 9, Twins 1: MINNEAPOLIS — Will Smith pitched seven shutout innings and Eric Hosmer homered to lead Kansas City to a win over Minnesota.
• Athletics 6, Angels 5: ANAHEIM, Calif. — Jerry Blevins got Howie Kendrick to ground into a game-ending double play with two runners on in the ninth inning, and Oakland held off Los Angeles.
