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Tuesday’s A.L. games

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Rangers 9, Athletics 4: At Arlington, Texas, Michael Young hit a grand slam, Mark Teixeira had a two-run double and Texas beat All-Star starter Mark Mulder for the second time in a week.

Yankees 5, Blue Jays 3: At New York, Jason Giambi homered to end the longest slump of his career and Esteban Loaiza finally earned his 100th career win and first for the Yankees, leading New York over Toronto. Gary Sheffield hit his 36th home run.

Red Sox 3, Orioles 2: At Boston, Mark Bellhorn singled in two runs in the bottom of the ninth as Boston rallied past Baltimore. Red Sox starter Curt Schilling cruised through eight innings, striking out a season-high 14, as he went for his major league-leading 21st victory

Devil Rays 7, Royals 4: At St. Petersburg, Fla., Jorge Cantu hit a go-ahead, two-run double during a five-run eighth inning to help Tampa Bay beat Kansas City. Jose Cruz had four hits, including a two-run homer for the Devil Rays, who need to go 6-7 the rest of the year for their first 70-win season.

White Sox 8, Twins 6: At Chicago, Paul Konerko hit his 40th home run of the season and Juan Uribe had his first career grand slam, a pinch-hit shot in the seventh inning that sent Chicago to a victory over Minnesota.

Indians 8, Tigers 7: At Detroit, Casey Blake’s bloop single broke a ninth-inning tie and gave Cleveland a win over Detroit. Bobby Howry (3-1) got the win in relief, and Bob Wickman pitched the ninth for his 10th save.