Johnny Damon, Mark Teixeira and Hideki Matsui guided the New York Yankees to victory over the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3.
The Yankees' victory marked a first win in six starts for Andy Pettitte, who allowed one run and four hits in 6 2/3 innings.
Nick Markakis and Cesar Izturis each had three hits and three RBI as the Baltimore Orioles beat Central leaders Detroit Tigers 8-2.
Left-hander Brian Matusz, the fourth overall selection in the 2008 draft, threw five solid innings on his major league debut for Baltimore.
Minnesota Twins ended a three-game losing streak in style with an emphatic 10-1 win over the Cleveland Indians.
Carlos Gomez and Jason Kubel homered while Scott Baker pitched seven scoreless innings for the victors.
Los Angeles Angels, the AL West leaders, had their eight-game winning streak on the road was ended in Chicago by the White Sox.
Scott Podsednik's RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning sealed the win for the White Sox, for whom Gordon Beckham and Carlos Quentin hit homers.
Ichiro Suzuki's first-inning homer off Luke Hochevar set the tone for the Seattle Mariners in a hard-fought 7-6 win over the Kansas City Royals.
The Mariners' victory snapped a five-game losing run against the Royals.
Tampa Bay Rays required 13 innings and two home runs from Evan Longoria to sink the Boston Red Sox 4-2 at Tropicana Field.
Finally, Kurt Suzuki hit a home run, Mark Ellis drove in three RBI and Gio Gonzalez threw 6 2/3 scoreless innings as the Oakland Athletics trounced the Texas Rangers 6-0.
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