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May 16, 2009 at 12:00a.m.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yankees 5, Twins 4

NEW YORK — Melky Cabrera capped a three-run rally in the ninth inning with a two-run single, and New York stopped a five-game home losing streak. Justin Morneau hit two solo homers and Joe Mauer had one as the Twins built a 4-1 lead, but Joe Nathan couldn’t hold a two-run lead in the ninth. Alex Rodriguez, playing at home for the first time since admitting he used steroids and having hip surgery, was 0 for 1 with a strikeout and four walks. Brett Gardner began the comeback in the seventh with the first inside-the-park homer at the $1.5 billion ballpark. Gardner, who went 3 for 3, tripled leading off the ninth against Nathan (1-1) and scored on a single by Mark Teixeira to make it 4-3. Rodriguez walked, and after two outs and an intentional walk, Cabrera hit the first pitch into short left-center to drive in two runs. Jose Veras (2-1), New York’s sixth pitcher, struck out his only batter for the win.

Blue Jays 8, White Sox 3

TORONTO — Aaron Hill hit a two-run homer and rookie Brett Cecil won his second straight start for Toronto. Cecil (2-0) allowed three runs and six hits in six innings. Jesse Carlson got six outs and B.J. Ryan finished in his first appearance since being activated off the disabled list Thursday. Ryan had been out since April 23 with muscle tightness in his back and shoulder. Hill went 3 for 4 with two RBIs for his 18th multihit game this season. He raised his average to .347. John Danks (2-3), who has not won since April 22, allowed seven runs and nine hits in three innings. Paul Konerko and Jermaine Dye homered for the White Sox, who have lost four of five and nine of 12 overall and seven straight in Toronto.

Rangers 10, Angels 8

ARLINGTON, Texas — Ian Kinsler homered twice and Andruw Jones drove in three runs as AL West-leading Texas held on for its fifth straight victory. Kinsler and Jones hit two-run homers in a span of four pitches in the third off Joe Saunders (5-2). Josh Hamilton homered for the third time in four games since coming off the disabled list, a two-run drive in the eighth. Los Angeles scored five times in the ninth, including a three-run homer by Kendry Morales. But C.J. Wilson, the third pitcher in the inning, earned his first save, ending the game when Howie Kendrick hit a grounder with two runners on base. Kevin Millwood (4-3) gave up two runs and nine hits over six innings as the Rangers (21-14) moved to seven games over .500 for the first time since June 2005, two seasons before Ron Washington became their manager.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Dodgers 6, Marlins 4

MIAMI — Juan Pierre, Manny Ramirez’s replacement in left field, hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the seventh inning, and Los Angeles rallied from a three-run deficit to beat slumping Florida. With the score 3-all, James Loney led off the Dodgers’ seventh with a single. Kiko Calero came on and walked Matt Kemp and pinch-hitter Mark Loretta to load the bases, and Pierre singled.

Braves 4, Diamondbacks 3

ATLANTA — Yunel Escobar hit a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded in the bottom of ninth for Atlanta, which blew a lead in the top of the inning. With one out in the ninth, Jordan Schafer singled off Tony Pena (3-1).

Associated Press