David Ortiz homered twice and drove in four runs, and Bronson Arroyo scattered four hits to lead the Boston Red Sox over the Cleveland Indians 9-2 on Tuesday.
Ortiz's fourth multihomer game this season helped Boston to its third straight win and eighth in nine games. He leads the American League with 62 RBIs for Boston, 40-30 and a season-high 10 games over .500.
"Ortiz never stops -- home run after home run," Arroyo said. "All my wins come off Ortiz's offense."
Manny Ramirez added a two-run homer. He has six RBIs in two games against his former team.
"There are days when Manny and David really pack some punch," Red Sox manager Terry Francona said. "That's why they're there."
Arroyo (6-3) won his second straight start, allowing one run over seven innings while striking out four and walking one. Cleveland's Kevin Millwood (2-5) allowed six runs and seven hits in his second start since coming off the disabled list.
Orioles 9, Blue Jays 5
At Toronto, Geronimo Gil homered twice, and Eli Marrero homered and drove in three runs as Baltimore won for the sixth time in eight games.
The first-place Orioles scored five unearned runs off Gustavo Chacin (6-5) in the first inning after shortstop Russ Adams allowed Brian Roberts to reach on an error.
Rodrigo Lopez (7-2) won his fifth straight decision despite allowing four runs and four hits in five innings. Russ Adams and Alex Rios homered for the Blue Jays.
White Sox 5, Royals 1
At Chicago, Jon Garland allowed four hits in 8 1-3 innings and became the major leagues' first 12-game winner as Chicago cruised past Kansas City.
Scott Podsednik went 3-for-4 with one RBI for the White Sox, who have won six straight games.
Garland (12-2) struck out two and walked one in his fourth straight win. Terrence Long led off the ninth with his third homer to knock out Garland.
Zack Greinke (1-8) struck out a career-high eight for the Royals, but gave up five runs and seven hits in 5 1-3 innings.
Yankees 20, Devil Rays 11
At New York, Bernie Williams put the New York ahead with a bases-loaded triple to cap a 13-run eighth inning that allowed the Yankees to overcome an early eight-run deficit and defeat Tampa Bay.
Gary Sheffield had his second three-run homer of the game for the Yankees and Derek Jeter tied a career high with five hits and scored a career-best five runs.
Sheffield had seven RBIs and Williams drove in five runs for New York, which trailed 10-2 after four innings. Randy Johnson lasted just three innings for the Yankees -- his shortest outing in nearly five years. He allowed seven runs.
Sheffield, Alex Rodriguez and Hideki Matsui hit consecutive homers in the eighth, and Jorge Posada also connected for the Yankees in the inning, who had a 13-run second inning during a 19-8 victory over Tampa Bay on April 18.
Reliever Buddy Groom (1-0) worked 1 1-3 innings. Travis Harper (1-6) took the loss.
Athletics 4, Mariners 2
At Seattle, Dan Johnson hit his first major league home run and Rich Harden pitched five strong innings to lead surging Oakland over Seattle.
The Athletics won their fourth straight -- matching a season high -- and eighth in their last 11.
Harden (3-3), who had not pitched since straining his left oblique muscle May 13, allowed just two hits for his first win since April 21. Justin Duchscherer got his third straight save.
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