Rangers steal win from Bosox

RLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Julio Borbon had four hits and four of Texas' eight stolen bases, Derek Holland pitched into the seventh and the Rangers cut Boston's AL wild-card lead to a half-game with a 7-2 victory over the Red Sox on Saturday night.

The eight stolen bases matched the most in the majors this season. Boston also allowed eight against Tampa Bay on May 3.

Elvis Andrus swiped three bags and Ian Kinsler added another to break the team record. The Rangers also stole six bases against the Red Sox on July 22.

Holland (6-7), who threw a three-hit shutout Sunday against the Los Angeles Angels, allowed two runs and seven hits in 6 2-3 innings to win for the third time in four starts. Neftali Feliz threw two innings for his first career save.

Jason Bay and Victor Martinez homered for Boston, 2-6 against Texas this season. Brad Penny (7-7) dropped his fourth straight decision on the road, allowing four runs and eight hits in 5 2-3 innings.

Yankees 5, Mariners 2

SEATTLE (AP) - Nick Swisher hit a two-run homer in New York's four-run second inning and the surging Yankees beat the sloppy Mariners for their 12th win in 13 games.

Derek Jeter drove in two runs for New York during a sharp 2-for-4 night, going deep in the ninth inning to tie Omar Vizquel for second on the career list with 2,672 hits as a shortstop. The Yankees captain is one behind Luis Aparicio for the top spot.

Backup catcher Jose Molina also had an RBI single for New York, which made the most of a miscommunication between outfielders Franklin Gutierrez and Ichiro Suzuki during its big second inning.

With Alex Rodriguez back in the lineup, the AL East-leading Yankees picked up their fifth consecutive win.

Indians 7, Twins 3

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Shin-Soo Choo and Grady Sizemore hit early homers to lead Cleveland to the victory.

About 17 hours after Scott Baker pitched a two-hitter in an 11-0 win, the Twins watched rookie Anthony Swarzak (3-6) get roughed up for the third straight start.

Choo started the second with a drive that ended Cleveland's homerless streak at 38 innings. Sizemore did the same in the third, and the Indians just kept on hitting.

The Twins dropped to 4-10 in their last 14 games. Half of those losses have come to the Indians and Royals, teams already looking ahead to next season.

David Huff (7-6) earned the win after losing his previous two starts against Minnesota. White Sox 8, Athletics 1

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Jayson Nix homered and drove in three runs, Gavin Floyd pitched seven strong innings and the White Sox handed the A's their third loss in four games.

Jim Thome hit his 563rd homer while Gordon Beckham added a two-run single in the sixth, when Chicago scored three runs to break the game open.

Floyd (10-7) gave the White Sox bullpen a rest after it pitched 5 2-3 scoreless innings on Friday. Scott Linebrink and Randy Williams worked an inning apiece to finish up.

Adam Kennedy tied his career high with five hits for Oakland, which lost for the third time in four games, but it wasn't enough for Gio Gonzalez (4-3), who gave up six runs on six hits. Angels 5, Orioles 1

BALTMORE (AP) - John Lackey allowed one run in seven innings, and the Angels spoiled the Camden Yards debut of rookie left-hander Brian Matusz.

Chone Figgins had three hits, a walk and a stolen base for the Angels, who are 20-8 since the All-Star break. They improved to 6-2 against Baltimore and clinched the season series.

The Angels scored all their runs in the third inning against Matusz, using three hits, three walks and an error. It proved to be enough support for Lackey (8-5), who is 5-1 with a 1.89 ERA over his last seven starts. The right-hander yielded seven hits and struck out six. Rays 8, Blue Jays 3

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Carl Crawford hit a two-run double during a four-run third, and Scott Kazmir pitched well enough to help the Rays end a five-game skid.

Jason Bartlett hit an RBI single, Crawford drove in two with his double and Evan Longoria had a run-scoring double off Brian Tallet (5-7) as Tampa Bay took a 4-2 lead in the third.

Kazmir (7-7) gave up three runs and five hits with seven strikeouts in 6 1-3 innings. The left-hander was coming off a start last Sunday in which he gave up seven runs and nine hits in 4 1-3 innings of an 11-2 loss at Seattle.

Aaron Hill hit his 28th homer of the season for the Blue Jays. Tigers 10, Royals 3

DETROIT (AP) - Carlos Guillen homered and drove in four runs, and Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run shot and finished with four hits to lead the Tigers to their third straight win.

Ramon Santiago and Alex Avila also homered for Detroit, which finished with 16 hits. Edwin Jackson (9-5) allowed three runs and nine hits in six innings.

Billy Butler connected for a two-run shot in the first and Brayan Pena added a solo shot in the sixth for the Royals. Luke Hochevar (6-6) pitched four-plus innings, giving up six runs and a career-high 12 hits.