AL: Rangers homer 5 times to beat KC

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Mike Napoli, Ian Kinsler and David Murphy were among five Rangers with homers and Texas beat the Kansas City Royals 11-6 on a windy Friday night.

Kinsler's two-out solo shot in the fourth put the Rangers ahead for good after the Royals tied it with five runs in the top half.

Murphy's two-run blast in the fifth made it 8-5, and Adrian Beltre went deep with the bases empty in the sixth to give Texas a four-run cushion.

Mitch Moreland added a two-run homer in the seventh for Texas.

Texas starter Derek Holland (3-1) struck out nine and gave up five runs and seven hits over seven innings.

Kansas City starter Jeff Francis (0-2) was knocked around for six runs - five earned- and nine hits in four-plus innings.

Tigers 9, White Sox 3

DETROIT (AP) - Justin Verlander pitched seven impressive innings through a misty rain, and Ryan Raburn drove in four runs.

Verlander (2-2) allowed four hits, including two home runs by Carlos Quentin and another by Paul Konerko. He finished with eight strikeouts - including the 1,000th of his career - and no walks.

Raburn hit a two-run homer for the Tigers, who have won seven straight over the White Sox.

Chicago has lost eight of its past nine overall. Mark Buehrle (1-2) went 5 2-3 innings, allowing six runs and eight hits. He struck out five and walked two.

Blue Jays 6, Rays 4, 11 innings

TORONTO (AP) - John McDonald hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 11th inning.

McDonald connected for his first home run of the season against Rays right-hander Adam Russell (1-1).

Marc Rzepczynski (2-0) pitched one-third of an inning for the win as the Blue Jays handed the Rays their second straight defeat.

Toronto's Jose Bautista hit his fifth home run of the season and finished a single shy of the cycle. He went 3 for 3, walked twice and scored four runs.

Juan Rivera hit a one-out single in the 11th off Cesar Ramos and Russell came on to face McDonald, who homered to left.