Athletics 15, Red Sox 2
In Boston, Eric Chavez and Scott Hatteberg homered to lead Oakland's best offensive game of the season.
Mark Mulder (6-2) allowed two runs and four hits in 5 2-3 innings, issuing a career-high seven walks.
Boston's winning streak ended at five games after it allowed a season-high 17 hits and its most runs since a 15-9 loss to Tampa Bay on July 24.
Bronson Arroyo (2-2) gave up nine runs -- six earned -- and seven hits in 3 1-3 innings.
Blue Jays 3, Angels 2
In Toronto, Roy Halladay (5-4) took a three-hit shutout into the ninth, and Toronto completed a three-game sweep of Anaheim.
Jarrod Washburn (7-2) lost for the first time in eight starts since April 12, allowing all three runs and eight hits in seven-plus innings.
After Anaheim scored in the ninth on third baseman Dave Berg's throwing error, and Jeff DaVanon hit an RBI single. Jason Frasor got last out for his second save.
Frank Menechino hit a two-run triple for the Blue Jays, who have won 10 of their last 12 against Anaheim.
Indians 9, Mariners 5
In Cleveland, Jake Westbrook (4-2) managed to make it through five innings, allowing four runs and seven hits in five innings as Cleveland beat Seattle to end its season-high losing streak at seven.
Rick White, Cliff Bartosh, Rafael Betancourt and Jose Jimenez did their jobs, combining to hold the Mariners to one run and one hit.
Travis Hafner and Casey Blake had two RBIs apiece off Gil Meche (1-5).
White Sox 9, Rangers 0
In Chicago, Mark Buehrle scattered nine hits over seven innings, and Juan Uribe homered twice as Chicago blanked Texas for the second straight game.
Buehrle (5-1) won his fourth straight start and once again got big run support from his teammates, including a three-run homer from Jose Valentin in the first and solo shots from Uribe in the fifth and seventh innings. The White Sox have scored 43 runs in Buehrle's last four starts.
Jon Adkins pitched a perfect eighth and Billy Koch finished to end the game.
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