AL roundup: BoSox go long to crush Baltimore

BOSTON — Clay Buchholz pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, and Dustin Pedroia hit two of Boston's season-high six homers in a 10-0 victory over Baltimore.

David Ortiz homered in the seventh inning, his 269th as a designated hitter, tying him with Frank Thomas for the most all-time by a DH.

Kevin Youkilis, J.D. Drew and Alex Gonzalez also homered for the Red Sox, whose first five hits were homers as they opened an 8-0 lead after three innings and improved to 12-2 against Baltimore this year. For Pedroia, the reigning AL MVP, it was the first two-homer game of his career.

Michael Bowden got the last six outs to finish off the combined five-hitter.

Buchholz (5-3) struck out five and walked one to improve to 4-0 over his last five starts.

David Hernandez (4-7) lasted 2 2-3 innings, allowing six runs on four homers.

YANKEES 3, RAYS 2: At New York, Nick Swisher hit his second home run of the game, connecting with one out in the ninth inning and New York sent Tampa Bay to its season-high seventh straight loss. The switch-hitting Swisher connected from both sides of the plate. He won it with a left-handed shot off Dan Wheeler (4-4).

ANGELS 3, MARINERS 2: At Anaheim, Calif., Erick Aybar singled to center in the bottom of the 10th to bring in Bobbie Abreau and lift the Anges to a win over Seattle.

BLUE JAYS 6, TWINS 3: At Toronto, John McDonald hit a three-run homer to key Toronto's six-run sixth inning.

Minnesota has lost 10 of 12 in Toronto and has not won consecutive games in Canada since May 2005. The Twins have lost 13 of 15 overall against the Blue Jays.McDonald went 3 for 4 with three RBIs, boosting his season total to seven.

RANGERS 11-10, INDIANS 9-5: At Cleveland, rookie Julio Borbon homered twice in the first game and Marlon Byrd had seven hits in the doubleheader to help Texas complete a two-game sweep over Cleveland.

Texas won the first game 11-9 and the nightcap 10-5 to pull within 10 1/2 games of Boston for the AL wild card. Byrd raised his average 10 points in the two games to .286. He went 4 for 4 in the first game, including the home run, and 3 for 5 in the nightcap.

ROYALS 7, TIGERS 5: At Kansas City, Mo., Billy Butler drove in two runs, Kansas City's bullpen pitched 4 1-3 scoreless innings and the Royals ended the Detroit Tigers' six-game winning streak. The Royals had 11 hits and a rare strong performance from their bullpen to win consecutive games for the first time since July 27-28 against Baltimore.

ATHLETICS 11, WHITE SOX 3: At Chicago, Jack Cust hit a three-run homer and Mark Ellis followed with a solo shot, fueling a five-run first inning and leading the Oakland A's over the Chicago White Sox. Ryan Sweeney matched a career high with four hits, all singles, and added three runs and two RBIs.