RESULTS

* at Texas 4, Oakland 3: Hank Blalock hit a two-run single off A’s closer Hudson Street and the Rangers scored three times in the eighth inning at Arlington. It was Street’s first blown save in five chances.

* at Kansas City 3, Minnesota 1: Jorge De La Rosa (2-1) pitched a career-high eight innings and retired 16 in a row during one stretch for the Royals.

* Cleveland 6, at Tampa Bay 4: Ryan Garko hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the ninth inning at St. Petersburg, Fla., to help the Indians overcome James Shields, who struck out eight of nine batters in one stretch.

* at Baltimore 7, Toronto 3: Nick Markakis and Miguel Tejada each had three RBIs to help the Orioles complete their first three-game home sweep of the Blue Jays in 13 years.

* at Detroit 6, Chicago 5: Marcus Thames hit a tying homer with two outs in the ninth inning and Placido Polanco singled home the winning run in the 12th for the Tigers.

* at Boston 7, New York 6: The first-place Red Sox moved four games ahead of the third-place Yankees.

* at Angels 6, Seattle 1: Former Dodger Adrian Beltre homered for the Mariners in the loss.