RESULTS

at Cleveland 10, Minnesota 4: Jhonny Peralta homered twice and Kenny Lofton began his third go-round with the Indians by getting three hits. Peralta hit a three-run homer in the third off Boof Bonser (5-7) and added a two-run shot in the sixth when the Indians opened a 10-0 lead for Paul Byrd (9-4). Lofton played left field for the first time and was three for four with an RBI in his first game for Cleveland since the 2001 playoffs.

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Boston 7, at Tampa Bay 1: Tim Wakefield (12-9) allowed one run over six innings and Kevin Youkilis hit a three-run homer to lead the Red Sox. Wakefield improved to 17-2 against the Devil Rays, the most wins by a Tampa Bay opponent. He is 8-0 at Tropicana Field. The Devil Rays have lost seven in a row, getting outscored, 71-21.

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New York 8-2, at Baltimore 7-4: Rookie Jeremy Guthrie (7-3) limited the Yankees to two runs in six innings and Baltimore won its fifth straight. Earlier, the Yankees beat the Orioles in the completion of a game suspended by rain in the eighth inning June 28. Yankees closer Mariano Rivera gave up a run in a harrowing ninth before earning his 16th save.

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at Chicago 4, Toronto 3: Jermaine Dye homered and Juan Uribe hit a go-ahead two-run double in the sixth inning to lead the White Sox. Reed Johnson matched a career high with four hits for the Blue Jays, who had a season-high five-game winning streak ended.

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at Kansas City 6, Texas 1: Brian Bannister (7-6) pitched seven shutout innings and Billy Butler hit a three-run homer for the Royals. The Rangers’ Sammy Sosa hit his team-leading 16th homer and the 604th of his career.

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at Seattle 7, Oakland 1: The Mariners improved to 19-8 against left-handers, the second-best mark in the majors.

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at Angels 11, Detroit 6: The Tigers’ Curtis Granderson homered, his 16th of the year and 14th with the bases empty.