AL roundup: Chamberlain goes 8, gets win

NEW YORK (AP) - Joba Chamberlain pitched into the eighth inning and allowed two hits, Johnny Damon drove in three runs and New York beat Oakland 8-3 on Friday night, the Yankees' eighth straight win.

Chamberlain (6-2) allowed one run and struck out six in his longest outing since June 1.

Derek Jeter had two RBIs and Jorge Posada hit a solo homer for the Yankees, who are 21-5 over the last month.

Oakland has lost eight straight to New York and 17 of 26 overall.

Brett Anderson (5-8), who came into the game riding a 21-inning scoreless streak, lost for the first time in six starts.

Orlando Cabrera hit a one-out double and scored on Scott Hairston's sacrifice fly in the first for Oakland's only run against Chamberlain.

This was the first time in their winning streak the Yankees won by more than three runs.

Posada's homer was part of a four-run eighth against the A's ineffective bullpen.

Red Sox 3, Orioles 1

BOSTON (AP) - Brad Penny scattered five hits over 6 1-3 innings to help Boston snap a season-high five-game losing streak.

Penny (7-4) allowed one unearned run, striking out four and walking none for his first victory since June 17. Jonathan Papelbon pitched the ninth, earning his 25th save despite putting runners on first and third with no outs and then loading the bases for Luke Scott with one out. Scott struck out on three pitches, then Melvin Mora whiffed on a full count to end the game.

Brad Bergesen (6-5) gave up three runs, nine hits and three walks, striking out five in six innings as Baltimore lost to Boston for the 10th time in 11 games. Nolan Reimold had three hits and a walk and scored the Orioles' only run as they fell to 1-15 on the road against division opponents this season - 2-26 dating to 2008.

Rays 4, Blue Jays 2, 10 innings

TORONTO (AP) - Evan Longoria hit a two-run double in the 10th inning and Tampa Bay spoiled what could have been Roy Halladay's final start with Toronto.

Halladay, the most sought-after player available on the trade market, pitched nine innings, then the Rays scored the go-ahead run against Scott Downs (1-2).

With one out, B.J. Upton reached on a fielder's choice and went to second on a walk. Longoria followed with a double.

Matt Garza (7-7) won for the first time in four starts by allowing two runs and five hits in nine innings, his longest outing this season. J.P. Howell closed it out for his 11th save.

Halladay allowed two runs, one earned, and four hits. He struck out 10, the eighth 10-strikeout game of his career.

Consecutive sacrifice flies by Crawford and Longoria gave the Rays a 2-0 lead in the third but Toronto answered with a two-out rally in the bottom half. Marco Scutaro singled home Alex Rios and scored on Aaron's Hill's double to center.

Tigers 5, White Sox 1, 1st game

Tigers 4, White Sox 3, 2nd game

DETROIT (AP) - Clete Thomas drew a bases-loaded walk in the eighth inning to force home the tiebreaking run in the second game and Detroit swept the day-night doubleheader.

Carlos Guillen, just activated from the disabled list, homered to help Detroit increase its AL Central lead to two games over the White Sox. One day after Mark Buehrle pitched the 18th perfect game in major league history, Chicago lost twice.

Justin Verlander (11-5) threw a six-hitter in the opener, allowing only an unearned run in the victory over Jose Contreras (4-9).

Scott Linebrink (2-5) loaded the bases in the eighth inning of the nightcap. Placido Polanco singled and Magglio Ordonez doubled with one out before Miguel Cabrera was intentionally walked.

Matt Thornton struck out pinch-hitter Ryan Raburn, then walked Thomas on a 3-2 pitch.

Brandon Lyon (4-4) pitched a perfect inning for the win and Fernando Rodney worked the ninth for his 21st save in as many chances.

Jim Thome and Jermaine Dye hit home runs for the White Sox.

Rangers 2, Royals 0

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Scott Feldman outpitched Zack Greinke with eight scoreless innings and Texas extended its winning streak to five games.

The illness-depleted Rangers, who learned before the game that pitcher Vicente Padilla has swine flu, managed four hits.

Feldman (9-3) pitched beyond the seventh inning for the first time, allowing four hits for his career-high ninth win. Marlon Byrd homered in the fourth and Hank Blalock hit a run-scoring single in the eighth.

The Royals had five hits in their season-high 10th straight loss.

Greinke (10-6) lasted seven innings, allowing one run and three hits to lower his major league-best ERA to 2.04.

Angels 6, Twins 3

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - John Lackey shrugged off two solo homers by AL batting leader Joe Mauer to win his third straight start, and Robb Quinlan, Jeff Mathis and Mike Napoli all homered in Los Angeles' seventh straight victory.

The Angels won for the 11th time in their last 12 overall, and are a season-best 19 games over .500. They have gone 27-9 since June 12, and Lackey is 5-2 with a 3.24 ERA in eight starts during that stretch.

Lackey (6-4) allowed two runs and four hits over 7 2-3 innings.

Minnesota lost its fifth in six games.

Mauer, vying for his third league batting title in four seasons, was 2 for 4 and is hitting .365 with 17 homers and 53 RBIs.

All three Angels homers came off Francisco Liriano (4-10), who was charged with six runs and eight hits in 5 1-3 innings.

Indians 9, Mariners 0

SEATTLE (AP) - Travis Hafner hit a two-run homer and Ryan Garko added a three-run shot for Cleveland.

Ben Francisco and Jamey Carroll added solo homers for the Indians, who are tied with Kansas City for most losses in the AL at 58. The Indians have won consecutive games for the first time since July 3-4, thanks to their largest shutout win since May 10, 2008.

Laffey (4-2) allowed three hits, struck out seven and walked three in seven innings.

Ryan Rowland-Smith (0-1) allowed four runs and five hits in his first start for Seattle since April 10, following an elbow injury and lengthy, sputtering rehabilitation stint.

The Mariners were shut out for sixth time this season and have scored four runs in their last 29 innings, dating to a 9-7 loss at Detroit on Tuesday.

They are next-to-last in runs scored in the major leagues, ahead of only Kansas City. Even with the league's best ERA, Seattle is six games over .500.