MLB ROUNDUP Monday’s other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Red Sox 6, Orioles 3

BALTIMORE — Jon Lester outpitched Jeremy Guthrie, and Jason Bay homered twice and drove in four runs to help Boston beat Baltimore. Lester (12-4) allowed one run, four hits and a walk in seven innings.

Rays 6, Angels 4

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Cliff Floyd and Eric Hinske hit two-run homers for Tampa Bay, helping Andy Sonnanstine get his 13th win. Sonnanstine (13-6) allowed three runs and five hits in 51‚Ñ3 innings.

White Sox 13, Mariners 5

CHICAGO — Nick Swisher hit a two-run home run and Orlando Cabrera started a six-run fifth inning with another two-run shot to help Chicago beat Seattle. Rookie Alexei Ramirez hit a three-run homer and Jermaine Dye doubled twice and drove in two runs for the White Sox. Carlos Quentin hit his major league-leading 35th home run for Chicago.

Athletics 3, Twins 2

MINNEAPOLIS — Kirk Saarloos pitched 32‚Ñ3 shutout innings after Justin Duchscherer left with a hip injury to lead Oakland. Mark Ellis homered and Kurt Suzuki had two RBIs for Oakland. Duchscherer departed with right hip pain after throwing a pitch to Joe Mauer with two outs in the third and Oakland leading 1-0.

Tigers 8, Rangers 7

ARLINGTON, Texas — Gary Sheffield hit career homer No. 492 and Curtis Granderson had two triples and four RBIs to lead Detroit. Sheffield went 3-for-5 and moved into a tie with Lou Gehrig and Fred McGriff for 25th on the career home run list.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Giants 5, Braves 0

ATLANTA — Barry Zito won for just the third time since the All-Star break, leading San Francisco over Atlanta. Zito (7-15) allowed five hits in seven innings, struck out three and walked two, combining with Keiichi Yabu and Sergio Romo on a seven-hitter.

Brewers 9, Astros 3

MILWAUKEE — CC Sabathia improved his perfect record with Milwaukee, pitching another complete game. Sabathia also hit a two-run single in a five-run fourth inning. He is 8-0 with a 1.60 ERA and five complete games in nine starts for the Brewers since they acquired him from Cleveland in a July 7 trade.

Associated Press