• Yankees 2, Athletics 1: NEW YORK — Russell Martin homered in the 10th inning against Sean Doolittle, and AL East-leading New York beat Oakland for its sixth straight win.
• Orioles 4, Red Sox 2: BOSTON — Matt Wieters drove in three runs, Miguel Gonzalez pitched 6 1⁄3 solid innings and Baltimore remained one game behind first-place New York. The Orioles also moved one game ahead of Oakland for the top wild-card spot.
• Rays 12, Blue Jays 1: ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — James Shields pitched seven shutout innings and Tampa Bay’s suddenly potent offense scored runs in bunches to help the Rays continue an uphill battle to remain in playoff contention.
• Royals 6, Indians 3: KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Luis Mendoza pitched into the seventh inning in his first start since a bout with strep throat, leading Kansas City to the victory.
• Angels 6, White Sox 2: ANAHEIM, Calif. — Ervin Santana struck out 11 while pitching seven innings of two-hit ball and Los Angeles beat Chicago to gain ground in the playoff race. Mike Trout and Kendrys Morales homered for Los Angeles, which pulled within 3½ games of Oakland for the second AL wild card.
• Mariners 6, Rangers 3: SEATTLE — Miguel Olivo hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning to help Seattle stop a four-game slide. Justin Smoak had three hits and scored two runs for the Mariners, who had dropped six of seven overall. Carlos Triunfel hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the fourth and eventually came around to score on an error by third baseman Michael Young.
