Friday’s AL results

Orioles 3, Indians 2 (10): At Baltimore, Nick Markakis singled in the winning run in the bottom of the 10th, giving Baltimore the win over Cleveland. Jay Payton homered and scored the decisive run as Baltimore ended a four-game losing streak.

Athletics 5, Devil Rays 2: At St. Petersburg, Fla., Nick Swisher hit a tiebreaking three-run homer with two outs in the ninth as Oakland beat Tampa Bay. Justin Duchscherer (3-1) pitched a scoreless eighth for the win.

Red Sox 2, Twins 0: At Minneapolis, Tim Wakefield limited Minnesota to three hits in seven innings and David Ortiz homered to lead Boston to its third straight win. Wakefield (3-3) didn’t allow a runner past second base against the league’s top-hitting team. Jonathan Papelbon got the last three outs for his ninth save in 10 chances.

Rangers 7, Blue Jays 1: At Arlington, Texas, Hank Blalock hit a two-run homer, Brandon McCarthy pitched six sharp innings and Texas beat Toronto to snap a five-game losing streak. McCarthy allowed one run and two hits with four walks.

Tigers 6, Royals 3: At Kansas City, Mo., Justin Verlander maintained his mastery of Kansas City as Detroit won its fifth straight. The hard-throwing Verlander gave up seven hits and two runs in seven-plus innings. Todd Jones worked the ninth for his league-leading 11th save in 13 chances.

Angels 5, White Sox 1: At Anaheim, Calif., Kelvim Escobar allowed one run in seven innings and Los Angeles beat Chicago to make Mike Scioscia the winningest manager in franchise history with 626, passing Bill Rigney.

Associated Press