A.L. Sunday’s games

Royals 6, Athletics 1: Joe Randa hit a three-run double with two outs in the seventh inning to spoil a strong start by Barry Zito and lead Kansas City to a win in Oakland, Calif.

Angels 3, Tigers 2: Darin Erstad doubled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, lifting Anaheim to a win over visiting Detroit. The victory pulled Anaheim within a percentage point of Boston and Texas in the A.L. wild-card race.

Rangers 6, Devil Rays 2: Laynce Nix homered and drove in three runs, including a tiebreaking sacrifice fly, as Texas completed a three-game sweep by knocking off visiting Tampa Bay. Mark Teixeira also hit a two-run homer for the Rangers, and Ryan Drese pitched 7 1/3 solid innings to win his third straight start and tie a career high with his 10th victory.

Twins 4, Indians 2 (10): Corey Koskie hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning as Minnesota overcame a two-run deficit to win in Cleveland and prevent the Indians from pulling within a percentage point of the A.L. Central lead.

White Sox 5, Red Sox 4: Mark Buehrle overcame a wild start, Carlos Lee had a home run and three RBIs and Chicago won in Boston. Boston loaded the bases in the ninth, and Jason Varitek hit a two-run single off Shingo Takatsu that left runners at first and third with two outs. Orlando Cabrera, who had three hits, then hit a game-ending comebacker to Takatsu.

Orioles 11, Blue Jays 7: David Newhan tied a career high with four hits, including a go-ahead double in an eight-run eighth inning, as the Orioles won in Toronto. Newhan went 4 for 5 and Melvin Mora drove in three runs for the Orioles.