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Thursday’s AL games

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Devil Rays 19, Blue Jays 13: At Toronto, a day after their club-record 12 game winning streak ended, Tampa Bay set team records for runs and hits in a rout of Toronto. Jose Cruz. Jr., Carl Crawford and Geoff Blum homered for the Devil Rays, who finished with 24 hits, three more than their previous mark, set at Boston last July 24. The old club record for runs was 15. Julio Lugo went 5 for 7 to set a team record for hits, and Tampa Bay tied its record with 11 walks. Every Tampa Bay starter drove in at least one run except Aubrey Huff.

Twins 4, Red Sox 3 (10): At Boston, Lew Ford hit a sacrifice fly following a two-base error by Nomar Garciaparra in the 10th inning, and Minnesota beat Boston.

White Sox 7, Indians 1: At Chicago, Jon Rauch stuck around long enough to give Chicago an elusive win from a No. 5 starter. The 6-foot-11 righty atoned for an earlier episode when he left the clubhouse before a game was over and, helped by Aaron Rowand’s great catch, led the White Sox past Cleveland. Jose Valentin hit a three-run homer in the first inning and the White Sox tacked on four runs in the eighth. In between, Rowand made two stellar catches in center field to protect the lead. Chicago’s fifth starters had been 0-8 this season before Rauch (1-1) limited the Indians to one run in five innings.

Tigers 12, Royals 3: At Kansas City, Mo., Ivan Rodriguez had three doubles, a single and four RBIs to help Detroit stop a five-game losing streak with a victory over Kansas City.

Athletics 2, Angels 1: At Anaheim, Calif., Mark Mulder matched his career best by winning his seventh straight decision, and Jermaine Dye hit a two-run homer that led Oakland over Anaheim.

Yankees 5, Orioles 2: At Baltimore, Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter homered to back a solid pitching performance by Javier Vazquez, and New York beat Sidney Ponson and Baltimore.