David McCarty homered in the 12th inning after Andy Dominique's first major league hit helped rescue the Red Sox following Keith Foulke's first blown save this year, and Boston beat the Seattle Mariners 9-7 on Sunday.
Curt Schilling had a perfect game for 5 2-3 innings before Randy Winn singled but wound up with a no-decision after Raul Ibanez hit a three-run homer off Foulke in a six-run eighth that made it 7-5.
Johnny Damon's sacrifice fly off Eddie Guardado and Dominique's looping pinch single tied it in the bottom half.
J.J. Putz (0-2) and Anastacio Martinez (2-0) each pitched two scoreless innings before McCarty's homer, which moved the Red Sox back into the AL East lead, a half-game ahead of New York.
Devil Rays 7, Yankees 6
In St. Petersburg, Florida, Aubrey Huff homered twice off Jon Lieber (4-2) and drove in three runs.
Victor Zambrano (5-4) beat the defending AL champions for the third time this season, allowing three hits in 6 1-3 shutout innings to help end the Yankees' six-game winning streak.
Rangers 4, Blue Jays 2
In Toronto, Kenny Rogers (8-2) became the first eight-game winner in the major leagues despite walking seven, and Texas stopped a four-game losing streak.
Francisco Cordero pitched two innings for his 16th save, ending Toronto's five-game winning streak.
White Sox 11, Angels 2
In Chicago, Willie Harris had four hits, Jose Valentin homered and Ross Gload drove in three runs as Chicago scored in double figures for the eighth time this season and won for the ninth time in 12 games.
John Lackey (3-6) allowed eight runs and nine hits in three innings, matching the shortest outing of his career.
Twins 8, Royals 3
In Kansas City, Missouri, Alex Prieto hit his first major league homer and Corey Koskie drove in three runs.
Kyle Lohse (2-4) allowed three runs and nine hits in five-plus innings for his first victory in eight starts. Lohse's other victory this year was against the Royals on April 17.
Jason Schmidt provided the perfect sendoff for San Francisco's longest road trip in 15 years, taking a shutout into the ninth inning to lead the Giants to their ninth straight win, 3-1 over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday.
Michael Tucker hit a two-run homer off Joe Kennedy (4-3) and Pedro Feliz went 3-for-3 with an RBI for the Giants, who have a winning record for the first time since April 14.
The Rockies could manage only a first-inning double by Todd Helton and a single in the fifth by Charles Johnson off Schmidt (6-2) and lost for the 10th time in 11 games.
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