AMERICAN LEAGUE
Jim Thome homered in the 15th inning to pass Mickey Mantle on the career list and give the Chicago White Sox a 7-6 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday that boosted their American League Central division lead.
Thome’s 537th home run put him above former New York Yankees great Mantle and in sole possession of 14th place on the list of all-time home-run hitters.
The White Sox moved two-and-a-half games in front of second-place Minnesota with their third consecutive victory and second in a row over the Angels in this showdown of division leaders.
The White Sox won again without slugger Carlos Quentin, who is scheduled for surgery today on his broken right wrist and could miss the rest of the season.
The Angels failed to protect a 5-2 lead early and a 6-5 lead in the ninth inning.
BLUE JAYS 7, RAYS 4, 13 INNINGS
In Toronto, Gregg Zaun hit a game-ending grand slam in the 13th inning to give Toronto a win over Tampa Bay.
Tampa Bay tied it with three runs in the ninth and went ahead 4-3 in the top of 13th, before Zaun’s game winner with one out in the bottom of the inning.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
AP, LOS ANGELES
The Arizona Diamondbacks gave Manny Ramirez three chances to hurt them and he came through twice for the Los Angeles Dodgers to win 7-2 in the National League on Saturday.
Ramirez hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning to break a scoreless tie and added a two-run double in the sixth, helping the Dodgers replace the Diamondbacks in first place in the National League West for the first time since April 4.
Saturday’s other results:
American League
• Tigers 6, Twins 4
• Rangers 15, Red Sox 8
• Yankees 7, Mariners 4
• Royals 3, Indians 1
• Athletics 5, Orioles 1
National League
• Brewers 1, Padres 0
• Cubs 14, Reds 9
• Cardinals 5, Marlins 3
• Astros 2, Rockies 0
• Nationals 8, Braves 5,
10 innings
• Giants 7, Pirates 6
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