BOSTON (AP) - Hours after he was linked to a positive drug test, David Ortiz hit a go-ahead homer in the seventh inning and the Boston Red Sox rallied to beat the Oakland Athletics 8-5 on Thursday.
With two runners aboard, Ortiz hit a two-out pitch from Craig Breslow (4-5) to right-center, giving Boston a 6-5 lead. The drive sailed over the Red Sox bullpen and to the right of the 420 foot sign that marks the deepest part of Fenway Park.
The New York Times reported just before the game that Ortiz was on the list of more than 100 major leaguers who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003. White Sox 3, Yankees 2
CHICAGO (AP) - DeWayne Wise's RBI single in the bottom of the ninth gave Chicago the victory.
Nick Swisher tied it in the top half with a solo home run after the Yankees fell behind 2-1 in the seventh thanks to some shoddy defense.
After a miserable 1-6 trip, the White Sox also got an RBI double by Gordon Beckham in the third inning as they won for just the second time in eight games.
Jim Thome singled with one out in the ninth off reliever Phil Hughes (4-3), who had not given up a run in his last 16 appearances. Paul Konerko followed with a single to make it first and second. Phil Coke entered and retired A.J. Pierzynski before Wise, who came in as a late defensive replacement, hit the liner that ended Hughes' scoreless streak at 25 1-3 innings.
After striking out the first two batters in the ninth inning, Matt Thornton (5-2) gave up Swisher's 17th homer.
Orioles 7, Royals 3
BALTIMORE (AP) - Rookie Brad Bergesen allowed one run in seven innings, then hobbled off the mound after being hit with a line drive on his final pitch, and the Orioles beat the Royals.
Bergesen (7-5) was struck in the leg by a sharp grounder off the bat off Billy Butler. Catcher Matt Wieters picked up the loose ball and threw out Butler to end the inning.
Bergesen, who had been knocked flat on the dirt, quickly limped toward the dugout, threw down his glove and headed toward the clubhouse. Details of the injury were not immediately known.
Luke Hochevar (6-4) allowed seven runs and 11 hits in six innings. The right-hander was 4-0 in his previous five starts.
Rangers 7, Mariners 1
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Derek Holland took a one-hit shutout into the ninth inning and Michael Young hit two of Texas' five home runs.
Holland (4-6) retired 24 of his first 25 batters and struck out 10. The only hits he allowed were Jack Hannahan's broken-bat single with two outs in the fifth and Franklin Gutierrez's two-out single in the ninth on the rookie left-hander's 118th and final pitch.
Warner Madrigal gave up an RBI single to Jose Lopez and walked Mike Sweeney to load the bases before Chris Shelton flied out to end it.
Texas matched a season high for homers, three off starter Garrett Olson (3-5). Hank Blalock, Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Marlon Byrd also connected.