Thursday’s A.L. games

Athletics 5, Rangers 4: Kenny Rogers lost at the Coliseum for the first time in more than 10 years, with Bobby Crosby’s three-run double in the fifth leading Oakland past Texas at Oakland, Calif. Rogers was 18-0 in 35 appearances in Oakland since Aug. 7, 1994. Crosby’s clutch hit allowed the Athletics to salvage a split of the four-game set. Rangers star second baseman Alfonso Soriano left in the eighth after injuring his left leg on a headfirst slide, putting the rest of his season in doubt. The All-Star will have an MRI exam today.

Red Sox 11, Devil Rays 4: Curt Schilling (20-6) became the first 20-game winner in the major leagues this season, reaching the mark for the third time in four years and leading Boston past visiting Tampa Bay. Kevin Millar and Johnny Damon both homered and drove in four runs, and Boston moved within 3 1/2 games of the first-place New York Yankees in the East.

Twins 10, White Sox 1: At Minneapolis, Kyle Lohse pitched seven sharp innings, Michael Cuddyer went 3 for 4 with a homer and Minnesota defeated Chicago for its ninth consecutive victory. The streaking Twins are closing in on their third consecutive Central title. Their magic number for clinching is four.

Tigers 6, Indians 4: Eric Munson and Omar Infante each hit two-run homers and Detroit used five relievers during a victory at Cleveland.

Orioles 9, Blue Jays 5: Rafael Palmeiro homered and Rodrigo Lopez won his third consecutive start, lifting Baltimore to a win at Toronto. Palmeiro hit his 547th home run in the ninth, leaving him one behind Mike Schmidt for 10th place on the career list.