AL roundup: Blue Jays' Cecil dominates Tribe

CLEVELAND — Brett Cecil took a perfect game into the seventh inning for Toronto and settled for a 5-1 victory over Cleveland on Monday night.

The left-hander allowed one hit over eight innings, striking out a career-high 10.

Cecil (2-1) lost the perfect game when he walked Grady Sizemore with one out in the seventh. He then walked Shin-Soo Choo but came back to strike out Austin Kearns before Jhonny Peralta lined a 2-2 pitch to left field, scoring Sizemore to get Cleveland within 4-1.

Kevin Gregg gave up a one-out single to Sizemore in the ninth. He walked Kearns with two outs, then fired a called third strike past Peralta on a full count to complete the two-hitter.

RED SOX 17, ANGELS 8: At Boston, Dustin Pedroia's three-run homer capped Boston's seven-run sixth inning. Boston snapped a three-game losing streak after getting swept by Baltimore over the weekend.

YANKEES 4, ORIOLES 1: At New York, CC Sabathia pitched eight strong innings and Randy Winn hit a three-run homer to lead New York. Sabathia (4-1) allowed one run — Matt Wieters' second-inning homer — and six hits while improving to 11-1 in 16 career starts against Baltimore.

TWINS 10, TIGERS 4: At Minneapolis, Wilson Ramos had three more hits in Joe Mauer's place and Michael Cuddyer added a three-run homer and Minnesota snapped Detroit's five-game winning streak. Ramos had two doubles and an RBI, and Scott Baker (3-2) allowed three runs and seven hits with six strikeouts in seven innings for the Twins.

WHITE SOX 5, ROYALS 1: At Chicago, Jake Peavy pitched seven-plus shutout innings in his most impressive start of the season, and Alex Rios had three hits and two RBIs for Chicago. Peavy (1-2) struck out a season-high nine and gave up four hits. He didn't allow a hit until Mitch Maier singled with two outs in the fifth.

RANGERS 4, ATHLETICS 2: At Oakland, Calif., Rich Harden struck out a season-high nine in seven scoreless innings and dominated his former team as first-place Texas won its season-best fourth straight.