Ivan Rodriguez was 5-for-5 with a single, homer, three doubles and five RBIs, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 14-3 rout of the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday.
Rodriguez had an RBI double in a three-run first inning, singled in the third and made it 6-0 in the fifth with a two-run homer off loser Joe Mays.
He hit an opposite-field double into the right-field corner in the seventh and doubled over the outstretched glove of Emil Brown in the eighth.
Indians 4, White Sox 3
At Chicago, Jason Michaels doubled in the go-ahead run in the 11th inning, his fourth hit of the game, and Cleveland took two of three in the opening series between the AL Central rivals.
Mariners 6, Angels 4
At Seattle, Mariners starter Jarrod Washburn struck out seven of his former teammates and allowed two runs in seven innings.
Richie Sexson and Raul Ibanez each drove in two runs for Seattle, which won twice in the opening three-game series.
Orioles 16, Devil Rays 6
At Baltimore, Jay Gibbons homered and drove in four runs, and Baltimore used a 16-hit attack to breeze past Tampa Bay.
Twins 13, Blue Jays 4
At Toronto, Torii Hunter hit a grand slam and tied a career high with six RBIs for the Twins. Hunter's fifth career grand slam in the eighth against Jason Frasor gave Minnesota a 12-4 lead.
Red Sox 2, Rangers 1
At Arlington, Texas, Josh Beckett pitched seven innings to win his Boston debut.
Beckett got off to a rocky start, allowing a leadoff double by Brad Wilkerson before throwing a wild pitch and allowing Michael Young's infield RBI single. But the Rangers got only one runner to third base against Beckett after that.
Athletics 9, Yankees 4
At Oakland, California, Milton Bradley had three RBIs and scored the go-ahead run on Robinson Cano's eighth-inning error to help Oakland rally from a four-run deficit to beat New York.
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