RESULTS
Seattle 8, at Boston 0: Felix Hernandez held the Red Sox to six hits over six innings as the Mariners ended a four-game losing streak. Hernandez (4-5) won for the second time in as many starts after going seven starts without a win. It was his first road victory since April 16.
Cleveland 4, at Detroit 2: The Tigers have lost four in a row to fall a season-worst 12 games under .500. Justin Verlander (2-9) fell to 1-6 in his last eight starts, giving up three runs and five hits over seven innings. The Indians also picked up their 1,000th win against Detroit.
Kansas City 2, at New York 1: The Royals improved to 2-19 in their last 21 visits to Yankee Stadium -- and 6-33 since the start of the 1998 season.
Tampa Bay 12, at Texas 4: Scott Kazmir won his career-best sixth consecutive start and Evan Longoria hit one of the Rays’ four homers. B.J. Upton, Dioner Navarro and Eric Hinske also homered. The Rangers had scored eight or more runs in their previous six games.
at Chicago 10, Minnesota 6: Carlos Quentin hit a three-run homer that deflected off right fielder Michael Cuddyer’s glove and Joe Crede hit two homers to lead the White Sox. Quentin’s 16th homer capped a six-run fifth inning.
Baltimore 6, at Toronto 5: Melvin Mora, Kevin Millar and Adam Jones homered during a six-run eighth inning for the Orioles.
Angels 3, at Oakland 1: Vladimir Guerrero returned to the lineup and had two hits, including a run-scoring single, to help the Angels move a season-high 14 games over .500 (38-24).
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