Marcus Thames hit a tying homer with two outs in the ninth inning, Placido Polanco singled home the winning run in the 12th and the Detroit Tigers rallied to beat the Chicago White Sox 6-5 on Sunday.
Thames hit a two-run shot off David Aardsma to tie the score at 5 and help the Tigers avoid a three-game sweep against their rivals in the AL Central Division.
The Tigers lost their previous three extra-inning games at home this year and hadn't won one in Detroit since June 24 against St. Louis.
Rangers 4, Athletics 3
In Arlington, Texas, Hank Blalock hit a two-run single and Texas scored three times in the eighth to beat Oakland.
Eric Gagne got one out in the ninth for the Rangers before leaving with a strained right hip after he landed awkwardly after throwing a pitch to Mark Ellis.
Gagne eventually limped off the field and is day to day. Akinori Otsuka came on for his second save.
Angels 6, Mariners 1
In Anaheim, California, the Angels' Ervin Santana allowed one run over seven innings and Los Angeles completed a three-game sweep by handing Seattle its sixth straight loss.
Santana (2-2) scattered six hits, struck out five and walked one batter. The only run against him came in the fifth when Adrian Beltre led off with a tape-measure homer to left-center.
Royals 3, Twins 1
In Kansas City, Missouri, Jorge De La Rosa pitched a career-high eight innings and retired 16 in a row during one stretch to lead Kansas City over Minnesota for its first series victory of the year.
Mike Sweeney had three hits and an RBI for the Royals. Ross Gload hit a two-run homer.
De La Rosa (2-1) allowed five hits, struck out four and walked one.
Joakim Soria earned his second save.
Indians 6, Devil Rays 4
In St. Petersburg, Florida, Ryan Garko hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the ninth inning and Cleveland rallied past Tampa Bay to overcome an outstanding pitching performance by James Shields.
Shields matched a Devil Rays record with 12 strikeouts and B.J. Upton hit a tiebreaking single in the eighth to help Tampa Bay take a 4-2 lead.
But in the ninth, Victor Martinez made it a one-run game with a one-out RBI single off Brian Stokes (1-3). Garko then sent a 2-2 pitch into the left-field stands to put the Indians up 6-4.
Orioles 7, Blue Jays 3
In Baltimore, Nick Markakis and Miguel Tejada each had three RBIs and Baltimore beat Toronto to complete its first three-game home sweep of the Blue Jays in 13 years.
Steve Trachsel (1-1) allowed one run in five innings to earn his first victory with the Orioles, who have won four straight and eight of nine.
It's Baltimore's second four-game winning streak of the season. The Orioles won four in a row only once last year.
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