Wakefield sets team record in Red Sox win

Tim Wakefield walked to his locker and found a strange new nameplate above it: 2777.

It wasn't the age of the veteran righthander, but in honor of becoming Boston's all-time leader in innings pitched after leading the Red Sox past the Cleveland Indians, 3-2, last night.

"That's pretty cool," the 43-year-old Wakefield (2-4) said after bouncing back from two rocky outings to pitch 71/3 strong innings. That pushed his total for Boston to 2,777, one more than Roger Clemens worked in a Red Sox uniform.

"Now I know why they threw the ball into the dugout," Wakefield said. "I had no idea what was going on. I feel very blessed to wear this uniform for so long for an organization that believes in me.

"It's a tribute to never giving up. I'd like to pass that on to somebody on the bubble."

Wakefield gave up four hits and one earned run, leaving after yielding a pinch double to Travis Hafner.

Rays 9, Blue Jays 0

Carlos Peña homered twice and drove in five runs to back Jeff Niemann's two-hit pitching for host Tampa Bay. Niemann (6-0) didn't allow a runner past first base, limiting Toronto to singles by Mike McCoy and Adam Lind en route to his third career shutout.

Tigers 7, White Sox 2

Brennan Boesch and Carlos Guillen hit back-to-back homers in a six-run seventh to lift visiting Detroit.

Armando Galarraga, who lost a perfect game on a blown call against Cleveland last week, gave up two runs and seven hits in five innings for the Tigers.

Twins 7, Royals 3

Zack Greinke (1-8) was hit hard again, and visiting Kansas City never recovered from a three-run first-inning deficit. Jason Kubel homered and hit a two-run double in the first to give Minnesota a 3-0 lead.

Giants 3, Reds 0

Matt Cain (5-4) pitched a seven-hitter for his second shutout of the season and singled home a run in the eighth for visiting San Francisco.

Brewers 3, Cubs 3

Casey McGehee's two-run, two-out single off Carlos Marmol in the ninth rallied host Milwaukee.- AP