Rays get four sac flys, defeat Twins

Desmond Jennings had one of the Rays' team-record four sacrifice flies and drove in three runs yesterday as host Tampa Bay beat the Minnesota Twins, 6-2. Jennings had a sacrifice fly in a two-run third and made it 5-0 in the fifth with a two-run homer off Francisco Liriano. Liriano went five innings, allowing five runs, three hits and four walks. "Frankie had another rough start . . . It doesn't look like he's pitching with a lot of confidence right now," Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire said.

Rangers 3, Tigers 2: Alberto Gonzalez's squeeze bunt turned into an RBI infield single in the 11th inning for visiting Texas. With the bases loaded and nobody out, Gonzalez bunted back to pitcher Thad Weber, who had no play at the plate on runner Nelson Cruz. Weber froze with the ball as first baseman Miguel Cabrera struggled to get back to the bag in time. Everybody was safe, and Texas took the lead. Detroit manager Jim Leyland came out to argue, apparently contending the ball hit Gonzalez and should have been dead. "I saw just what it did: The ball came down and hit him on the back knee. Clearly. Clearly. That's not even a question," Leyland said.

White Sox 7, Mariners 4: Alex Rios had three hits and drove in three runs as visiting Chicago completed the series sweep. A day after Philip Humber pitched a perfect game for the White Sox, John Danks went six innings for the win. Chicago has won 19 of the last 22 meetings between the teams.

Orioles 3, Angels 2: Nick Markakis hit a two-run single in the eighth inning and an RBI single in the 10th for visiting Baltimore.

Athletics 5, Indians 1: Seth Smith hit a two-run homer, helping Tyson Ross get his first win in nearly a year as host Oakland avoided a series sweep.

Blue Jays 5, Royals 3: Ricky Romero won his third straight start and Brett Lawrie stole home and drove in two runs as Toronto sent host Kansas City to its 10th straight loss.

-- AP