At New York, David Ortiz hit a pair of doubles, Josh Beckett had just one shaky inning and Boston won the opener of a day-night doubleheader against New York. Wang Chien-ming (17-6) lost for the first time in six starts since Aug. 13 in the first game.
Twins 4, Indians 1
At Cleveland, Carlos Silva pitched seven strong innings to outduel C.C. Sabathia and Mike Redmond had three RBIs for Minnesota.
Tigers 2, Orioles 0
At Detroit, Nate Robertson pitched eight strong innings, outdueling Kris Benson and giving Detroit the victory.
Blue Jays 6, Devil Rays 1
At Toronto, Adam Lind hit a scary line drive that struck Tampa Bay reliever Edwin Jackson and forced him to leave the game and Toronto got the win.
Royals 7, Mariners 4
At Kansas City, Missouri, Seattle outfielder Ichiro Suzuki stole his AL single-season record 33rd consecutive base in the third inning to extend the major league record but Kansas City got the win.
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