Detroit tops Twins in 16

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Placido Polanco hit two extra-inning RBI singles, the second giving Detroit the lead for good in the 16th inning of an 11-9 victory over Minnesota on Friday night.

Polanco drove in a run in the top of the 14th off R.A. Dickey (1-1), but Michael Cuddyer's RBI single in the bottom half tied it at 8.

With runners on second and third in the 16th, Polanco lined a single through the left side of a drawn-in infield, scoring Ramon Santiago with the go-ahead run. Ryan Raburn and Magglio Ordonez added insurance runs.

Freddy Dolsi (1-0) gave up an unearned run in the bottom of the inning, but held on for his second career win.

The Twins rebounded from a 7-2 deficit with a five-run sixth, highlighted by Denard Span's two-run triple. Span finished with a career-high five hits.

Twins starter Kevin Slowey lasted three innings for the second consecutive start, allowing a season-high six runs.

Luke French made his major league starting debut for Detroit allowing two runs and six hits in 4 2-3 innings.

Orioles 6, Angels 4

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Aubrey Huff hit a three-run homer and Luke Scott doubled home two runs for Baltimore.

David Hernandez (2-2) allowed three runs and six hits over 6 2-3 innings after being staked to a 6-0 lead. The right-hander was making his fourth big league start.

George Sherrill got three outs for his 18th save.

Ervin Santana (1-4) went five innings, allowing six runs - four earned - eight hits and three walks in his first start off the disabled list. He missed two starts because of stiffness in his right forearm and triceps.

Scott hit two-out double in the first for a 2-0 lead. He has driven in at least one run in four consecutive games, equaling the longest streak of his four-year career.

Huff made it 5-0 in the third with his 11th homer of the season. He has 14 RBIs in his last 14 games and a team-leading 55 for the season.

Mariners 7, Red Sox 6, 11 innings

BOSTON (AP) - Rob Johnson doubled home two runs in the 11th inning for Seattle.

George Kottaras hit his first major-league homer in the bottom of the 11th for the Red Sox, who tied the game at 5 with two runs in the eighth inning.

Seattle's Ronny Cedeno hit a tie-breaking, two-run homer in a three-run fourth, three batters after a fan in the front row snatched a foul pop that third baseman Kevin Youkilis was attempting to make a play on.

Tim Wakefield made his 383rd start for the Red Sox, surpassing Roger Clemens for the top spot on the team's all-time list.

Jose Lopez added a solo homer for Seattle, which won for the 11th time in 16 games.

J.D. Drew hit a solo homer for the Red Sox, who saw their major league-best home record fall to 25-11.

Chris Jakubauskas (5-5) pitched two hitless innings for the win and Mark Lowe, despite giving up the homer to Kottaras, earned his first save.

Rangers 3, Rays 1

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Tommy Hunter earned his first career victory on his 23rd birthday and Hank Blalock homered for Texas, which won its third straight.

Hunter (1-1) was making his sixth career start and third this season. The right-hander allowed three hits and struck out five in 5 1-3 innings.

Jason Jennings, C.J. Wilson and Frank Francisco pitched 3 2-3 innings of scoreless relief to complete the three-hitter, which equals the fewest hits Tampa Bay has had this season. Francisco pitched a perfect ninth for his 13th save.

Blalock, who hit a two-run homer in the ninth to beat the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night, had a two-run shot in the fourth.

Scott Kazmir (4-5) made his second start for Tampa Bay, which has won eight of 11, since coming off the disabled list June 27. The left-hander gave up three runs - one earned - and struck out six in five innings.

White Sox 5, Royals 0

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - John Danks threw 7 1-3 shutout innings and got a big lift from reliever Scott Linebrink as Chicago won its seventh straight.

A. J. Pierzynski homered and he and Scott Podsednik both had three hits for the White Sox, who won for the 11th time in 13 games.

Chicago has won five straight over the Royals, who have lost seven of nine and scored just three runs in their last four games.

Zack Greinke (10-4) lost to the White Sox for the first time in three decisions this season.

Danks (7-6) gave up five hits while striking out seven and not allowing a walk. He left with one out in the seventh after the Royals loaded the bases. Linebrink came in and got a double play grounder from Alberto Callaspo. Linebrink earned his second save.

Greinke gave up four runs and nine hits in six innings and his major league-leading ERA went from 1.95 to 2.00.

Yankees 4, Blue Jays 2

NEW YORK (AP) - A.J. Burnett scattered six hits over seven innings and Robinson Cano and Alex Rodriguez homered for New York.

The Yankees rebounded from Thursday night's 8-4 loss to Seattle for their eighth win in nine games.

Burnett (7-4), who lost to his former team at Toronto on May 12, allowed two runs, struck out seven and walked two. Mariano Rivera struck out two in a perfect ninth for his 21st save in 22 chances.

Brian Tallet (5-6) gave up three runs - two earned - six hits and four walks in six innings, forcing in the go-ahead run with a bases-loaded walk to Mark Teixeira in the fifth.

That was the third walk of the inning for the Yankees, who made it 3-1 on a passed ball by Raul Chavez.

Vernon Wells, who entered in a 2-for-19 slide, homered in the sixth to pull the Blue Jays to 3-2.

Indians 15, Athletics 3

CLEVELAND (AP) - Shin-Soo Choo homered twice and drove in a career-high seven runs and Cleveland snapped a five-game losing streak.

Choo had an RBI single, two-run double, three-run homer and capped his night with a solo shot, his 12th. It was Choo's second career multihomer game and the most RBIs by a Cleveland player since Grady Sizemore drove in seven last Aug. 21 against Kansas City.

Cleveland, with the worst record in the AL at 32-49, won for only the third time in 16 games. Asdrubal Cabrera had three RBIs in the Indians' biggest output since a 22-4 win at Yankee Stadium on April 18. They scored 13 runs and batted .195 during their five-game losing skid.

David Huff (4-3) gave up five doubles, but only three runs over six innings to improve to 4-1 in his last six starts.

Oakland opened a nine-game trip by losing for the seventh time in nine games as rookie Trevor Cahill (5-7) gave up five earned runs over 3 2-3 innings.