American LeagueRondell White hit a go-ahead, two-run homer and Boof Bonser allowed one run in 6-1/3 innings to help the Minnesota Twins beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2-1 on Monday and regain the AL wild-card lead.
Minnesota, which has won 13 in a row against Tampa Bay dating to 2004, moved a half-game ahead of the Chicago White Sox.
White's homer off Tim Corcoran (4-7), which erased a 1-0, seventh-inning deficit, was his first in 61 at-bats at Tampa Bay.
Bonser (4-5), pitching for the first time in his hometown, gave up five hits and struck out six. He departed after center fielder Torii Hunter made a leaping catch at the wall on Kevin Witt's drive leading off the seventh.
Joe Nathan pitched the ninth for his 29th save.
Red Sox 3, White Sox 2
At Boston, sparked by the return of Manny Ramirez, Trot Nixon and Jason Varitek, the Red Sox tied the score in the ninth and won on Carlos Pena's home run off Brandon McCarthy (3-6) leading off the 10th.
Boston, which won for just the third time in 10 games, trailed 2-1 in the ninth when Ramirez walked on four pitches leading off against Bobby Jenks. He moved to second on Nixon's groundout to first, then scored on Mike Lowell's double into the left-field corner. It was just the third blown save in 42 chances for Jenks.
Tigers 6, Mariners 2
At Detroit, Omar Infante's two-run double keyed a four-run seventh and Nate Robertson (12-11) allowed one run and eight hits in seven innings for Detroit, which increased its AL Central lead to five games.
Rangers 8, Athletics 1
At Oakland, California, rookie Nelson Cruz hit an inside-the-park homer and a three-run shot on the way to a career-high five RBIs.
Robinson Tejeda (4-3) took a shutout into the seventh, Ian Kinsler added a solo homer and Eric Young hit a two-run double in his first big league at-bat in more than a month.
Frank Thomas singled in Oakland's only run -- it was unearned -- in the seventh, and the Big Hurt tied Fred McGriff for 36th on the RBIs list at 1,550.
Blue Jays 4, Indians 3
At Toronto, Vernon Wells and Reed Johnson homered as Toronto won its third straight.
With the score 2-2, C.C. Sabathia (10-9) walked Aaron Hill starting the sixth and then Wells hit a 0-2 pitch over the right-field wall for his 31st homer.
Brandon League (1-2) pitched an inning for the victory, and B.J Ryan got six outs for his 30th save.
Angels 1, Orioles 0
At Anaheim, California, Jered Weaver (10-2) scattered six hits over seven innings, struck out five and walked one. The only time Baltimore got a runner as far as third base was in the fifth, but Ramon Hernandez grounded into an inning-ending double play with runners at the corners.
Francisco Rodriguez got three outs for his 39th save, tying Chicago's Bobby Jenks for the major league lead. Los Angeles closed within 6.5 games of Oakland, the AL West leader.
Yankees 12, Royals 5
At Kansas City, Missouri, Jorge Posada started a 10-run, eighth-inning rally with a two-run homer and Robinson Cano capped it with a three-run drive.
New York trailed 5-1 before getting seven hits and three walks off four pitchers in its biggest inning since scoring 13 in the eighth against Tampa Bay on June 21 last year. Bobby Abreu had four RBIs for the Yankees, who were swept three games by the Royals last season when they made their previous trip to Kansas City.
T.J. Beam (2-0) got one out for the win as New York (82-54) moved a season-high 28 games over .500 and maintained a nine-game lead in the AL East over second-place Boston. Scott Dohmann (1-2), who loaded the bases with a walk to pinch-hitter Bernie Williams, was the loser.
Derek Jeter was 3-for-6 and raised his average to .344, two points behind Minnesota's Joe Mauer, the AL batting leader.
National League
Ramon Ortiz came within three outs of pitching the majors' first no-hitter in more than two years, and the Washington Nationals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 on Monday.
Ortiz, who homered in the eighth inning to put the Nationals up 3-0, gave up a single to center to Aaron Miles starting off the ninth.
The 33-year-old from the Dominican Republic was bidding to become the first pitcher to throw a no-hitter since Randy Johnson's perfect game for Arizona on May 18, 2004. After a double play, Ortiz (10-12) gave up Albert Pujols' 43rd homer -- his fourth homer in two days.
Ortiz was then pulled to a standing ovation by the crowd of about 30,000.
Jason Marquis (14-13) gave up two runs and six hits in seven innings.
Marlins 8, Diamondbacks 5
At Miami, the resilient Marlins became the first team in major league history to climb above .500 after being 20 games under and remained two games back of San Diego in the wild-card race.
Phillies 3, Astros 2
At Philadelphia, Chase Utley's home run with two outs in the 10th kept the Phillies 1.5 games back of the Padres.
Pirates 5, Cubs 4
At Chicago, Xavier Nady's three-run double capped a four-run first inning and the Pirates held off the Cubs.
Cubs ace Carlos Zambrano left the game after 1-1/3 innings with lower back stiffness. It was the shortest outing of his career. After a meeting with the trainer on the mound, Zambrano (14-6) left the game trailing 5-0. He gave up four earned runs, four hits and four walks and lost for the first time in five starts.
Brewers 6, Dodgers 3
At Milwaukee, Greg Maddux lost his first decision since joining the Dodgers as the Brewers ended a 10-game losing streak. The Dodgers' NL West lead was cut to two games over San Diego.
Maddux, who was 3-0 since being traded to Los Angeles by the Chicago Cubs on July 31, allowed a run and two hits in his first four innings. But an infield hit glanced off Maddux's glove in the fifth, setting up a three-run inning for Milwaukee.
Giants 5, Reds 4
At Cincinnati, Barry Bonds hit a tying, two-run homer in the eighth inning and Shea Hillenbrand had a solo shot in the 10th off David Weathers (4-4). With 730 homers, Bonds is 25 shy of Hank Aaron's record. Ken Griffey Jr dug his right cleats into the padded wall while vainly trying to catch Bonds' homer, which landed in the first row in right-center field. Griffey left with a dislocated toe next to the big toe on his right foot.
Braves 5, Mets 0
At New York, Chuck James pitched one-hit ball for eight neat innings, shutting down the Mets.
Padres 7, Rockies 5
At San Diego, rookie Josh Barfield hit a three-run homer off Brian Fuentes (3-4) with one out in the ninth after walks to Mike Cameron and pinch-hitter Mike Piazza.
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