Friday’s AL results

White Sox 3, Blue Jays 0: At Toronto, Javier Vazquez pitched eight shutout innings to win for the first time since April 13 and Chicago snapped a five-game losing streak with a victory over Toronto.

Royals 4, Devil Rays 1: At St. Petersburg, Fla., Brian Bannister allowed two hits in eight innings and Kansas City snapped a seven-game losing streak with a victory over Tampa Bay. Bannister won for the first time since the Royals obtained him in an off-season trade.

Indians 12, Tigers 11: At Cleveland, David Dellucci singled home the winning run with two outs to cap a five-run ninth inning as Cleveland rallied past Detroit. Tigers closer Todd Jones blew his second straight save opportunity as the reeling Tigers lost for the seventh time in eight games.

Yankees 9, Red Sox 5: At Boston, Jorge Posada had a pair of doubles, including a three-run shot to cap a six-run rally that broke a fourth-inning tie, and Alex Rodriguez reached base three times and scored twice to lead New York to the victory over Boston. Tim Wakefield lasted just 3 2/3 innings, giving up eight runs on five hits with six walks for the Red Sox.

Angels 3, Orioles 2: At Anaheim, Calif., John Lackey became the major league’s first nine-game winner, Gary Matthews Jr. drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh, and Los Angeles beat Baltimore. Francisco Rodriguez earned his 19th save.

Twins 3, Athletics 2 (10): At Oakland, Calif., Jeff Cirillo and Mike Redmond had RBI singles in the 10th inning and Minnesota hung on for its fifth straight win, defeating Oakland. Pat Neshek pitched 1 1/3 innings for the win and Joe Nathan got his 12th save

Associated Press