All six of the White Sox hits went for extra bases, including three RBI doubles, as Chicago beat the reeling Detroit Tigers 3-1 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.
The Tigers, who had the best record in baseball on July 21, have lost five in a row and nine of their last 10. They stayed a half game behind Cleveland in the AL Central after Minnesota beat the Indians 1-0.
White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said Gavin Floyd might stay in the rotation if he fared well against the Tigers, and the right-hander made a strong case for himself. He gave up seven singles in six-plus innings, but never allowed a baserunner past second.
Floyd (1-1) left the game in the seventh after giving up a leadoff single to Mike Rabelo. Relievers Ryan Bukvich and Boone Logan kept Floyd's line clean in the seventh inning.
Yankees 8, Royals 5
At New York, Hideki Matsui hit his 100th major league home run and Mike Mussina won his third straight start for the surging New York Yankees.
Bobby Abreu went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and Melky Cabrera also went deep for the Yankees, who wrapped up a 5-1 homestand and improved to 18-7 since the All-Star break. They moved 11 games over .500 for the first time this year.
Matsui's homer came one day after New York's Alex Rodriguez became the youngest player in major league history to reach 500. A relaxed A-Rod got a rare start at designated hitter in the series finale and went 0-for-4 with a sacrifice fly.
Mussina (7-7) allowed two runs and nine hits in six-plus innings to earn win No. 246, breaking a tie with Dennis Martinez for the most victories in major league history among pitchers without a 20-win season.
Orioles 11, Devil Rays 3
At St. Petersburg, Florida, Erik Bedard overcame a slow start to win his career-best eighth consecutive decision, as the Orioles improved to 14-8 since the All-Star break.
Miguel Tejada, Aubrey Huff and Melvin Mora homered for the Baltimore Orioles.
Twins 1, Indians 0
At Minneapolis, Scott Baker and Alexi Casilla helped the Minnesota Twins gain some more ground on their AL Central rivals.
Baker (6-4) allowed four hits in eight innings, striking out four and walking two. He retired 19 of his last 22 batters as the Twins closed within four-and-a-half games of first place for the first time since May 10. As recently as July 25, Minnesota was nine-and-a-half games back.
Blue Jays 4, Rangers 1
At Toronto, Matt Stairs doubled three times and drove in two runs, and Dustin McGowan won his third straight decision as the Blue Jays completed a three-game sweep.
Toronto won its eighth consecutive home game and swept a three-game series from the Rangers for the first time since Aug. 3 to Aug. 5, 2000.
Angels 4, Athletics 3
At Oakland, California, Garret Anderson drove in three runs, including the game-tying run in the seventh inning, as the Angels rallied past Oakland to salvage a series split.
Casey Kotchman singled three times and drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh for the Angels, who remain atop the AL West for the 102nd consecutive day.
John Lackey (14-6) moved into a tie for the major league lead in wins after giving up three runs on nine hits over six-and-two-third innings. He walked two and struck out five. Lackey has won 11 of his 14 career decisions against the A's, his most against any team.
Red Sox 9, Mariners 2
At Seattle, Manny Ramirez homered and drove in two, Josh Beckett struck out nine and Boston won for the fourth time in five games to remain seven games ahead of the New York Yankees atop the AL East.
Manny Ramirez hit his 19th home run of the season off Miguel Batista in the fifth.
Tom Glavine joined pitching's most prestigious club with a vintage performance, changing speeds and fooling hitters in the manner that made him one of baseball's best.
The stylish left-hander earned his 300th victory on Sunday night with nervous family and friends looking on from near the Mets' dugout on the first-base side.
Glavine left with a five-run lead after 6 1-3 innings, and New York's bullpen held on for a 8-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs.
Billy Wagner retired Mike Fontenot on a grounder for the final out. Glavine, who watched from the dugout, came out and exchanged hugs and slaps with teammates. He then hugged his children, and his wife, received congratulations from his parents and waved to the crowd.
Diamondbacks 3, Dodgers 0
At Los Angeles, Brandon Webb displayed his Cy Young form in a marquee matchup with two-time All-Star Brad Penny, pitching his fifth career shutout and leading Arizona to a victory that polished off a three-game sweep of Los Angeles.
The National League West-leading Diamondbacks, who had lost seven of the first nine meetings this season prior to this series, increased their lead over third-place Los Angeles to four games in the NL West -- the Dodgers' largest deficit this season.
Webb (11-8) gave up seven hits and struck out four in winning his third straight start. Last season's NL Cy Young winner recorded his first shutout this season and 10th complete game in 153 career starts, getting 14 of his outs on groundballs.
Braves 6, Rockies 5, 10 innings
At Atlanta, Rookie Yunel Escobar hit the game-winning single in the 10th as Atlanta edged Colorado.
The liner to left easily scored Jeff Francoeur, who had doubled into the left field corner off Taylor Buchholz (5-4), giving the Braves their fifth win in seven games. Atlanta took two of three from Colorado.
Phillies 8, Brewers 6, 11 innings
At Milwaukee, Wes Helms hit a two-out, two-run double in the 11th inning, and Philadelphia came back from a 6-0 deficit to beat Milwaukee.
The Phillies needed five runs in the ninth -- including three off Brewers closer Francisco Cordero -- just to tie the game and get it to extra innings. Two of the runs came in on a Ryan Braun error.
Helms' hit in the 11th scored Ryan Howard, who had walked, and Aaron Rowand, who had singled off reliever Manny Parra (0-1). Rowand had two hits and an RBI in the game.
Brett Myers (2-3) pitched 1 1-3 innings to get the win, and Jose Mesa pitched the 11th for his first save of the season.
Padres 5, Giants 4
At San Diego, While Barry Bonds sat out to enjoy the record-tying 755th career homer he hit the night before, San Diego finished off a sweep of San Francisco.
Both starters left with injuries and the Giants had to turn to struggling ace Barry Zito for one inning. It was the first career relief appearance for the 28-year-old lefty, who retired the Padres in order in the seventh.
Marlins 6, Astros 5
At Miami, Scott Olsen won for the first time in three starts since his drink driving arrest, allowing two of Houston's first three hitters to score before settling down and retiring 14 of 15 batters during one stretch.
Olsen (9-9) struck out eight, limiting the Astros to six hits and three runs in 7 1-3 innings.
Marlins slugger Miguel Cabrera departed in the fourth inning with a bruised left elbow after being hit by a pitch. His replacement in the order, Cody Ross, doubled home a run in the fifth and drove in another run with a sacrifice fly.
Nationals 6, Cardinals 3
At Washington, Ryan Zimmerman hit a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning, and Washington beat St. Louis for its first six-game winning streak in more than a year.
With the score 3-3, Nook Logan led off the eighth with a bunt single off Ryan Franklin (4-2). Pinch-hitter Robert Fick sacrificed, D'Angelo Jimenez walked and Logan stole third.
After Ronnie Belliard struck out, Zimmerman took a called strike, swung at the second pitch, then fouled off four straight offerings before lofting a single to short left field. On Friday, Zimmerman hit a game-ending single off Franklin.
Pirates-Reds Postponed
At Pittsburgh, the Pirates and Cincinnati had their game rained out, and it will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Aug. 28.
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