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Sunday’s games

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Athletics 3, Angels 2: Rookie Nick Swisher singled home the go-ahead run in the eighth inning as Oakland finally beat playoff-bound Anaheim. Aaron Sele pitched into the seventh inning, and Jeff DaVanon hit an RBI triple for the Angels, who won seven of their previous eight and clinched the West Saturday.

Twins 6-2, Indians 5-5: Ben Broussard hit a two-run homer to lift Cleveland to a victory at Minnesota on a strange afternoon and send the Central champions to Yankee Stadium for the start of the playoffs. Twenty minutes before the originally scheduled game began, the Twins beat the Indians in 12 innings to finish Saturday’s suspended game. Michael Cuddyer’s two-out double scored Jason Bartlett from first base to end it.

Orioles 3, Red Sox 2: Miguel Tejada lifted his major league-leading RBIs total to 150, and Baltimore closed its most successful season since 1999 by beating visiting Boston.

Yankees 3, Blue Jays 2: Bernie Williams hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning as New York headed to the playoffs with a win in Toronto. New York finished 101-61, joining Atlanta (1997-99), Baltimore (1969-71) and the Philadelphia Athletics (1929-31) as the only teams with three straight 100-win seasons.

White Sox 5, Royals 0: Jose Contreras took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning as Chicago ended a disappointing season with a victory in Kansas City, Mo.

Devil Rays 7, Tigers 4: Tampa Bay set a franchise record with its 70th victory by beating the Tigers in Detroit. Matt Diaz hit a two-run triple in a four-run third inning for Tampa Bay.