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Thursday’s games

Associated Press

American League

Athletics 11, Tigers 1: At Detroit, Barry Zito didn’t give up a run in six strong innings while Mark Ellis, Dan Johnson and Jay Payton homered to lead Oakland past Detroit. Zito (12-10) gave up four hits, three walks and struck out six. He started in place of Rich Harden (shoulder injury).

Yankees 6, Blue Jays 2: At New York, Gary Sheffield and Alex Rodriguez hit consecutive first-inning home runs to back another strong start by Shawn Chacon, and New York defeated Toronto. Chacon improved to 3-1 with a 1.80 ERA with the Yankees after going 1-7 with a 4.09 ERA for Colorado.

White Sox 2, Twins 1 (10): At Minneapolis, Timo Perez hit a go-ahead single in the 10th and Chicago beat Minnesota after wasting a lead with two outs in the ninth. Jon Garland was in position to tie the Angels’ Bartolo Colon for the league lead in wins at 17 before Minnesota rallied in the ninth. Bobby Jenks, formerly of Rathdrum, Idaho, worked the 10th for his first major league save.

Orioles 2, Angels 0: At Baltimore, Rodrigo Lopez (13-7) scattered seven hits over seven innings, Javy Lopez hit a two-run homer, and Baltimore defeated Los Angeles to end a five-game losing streak.

Indians 12, Devil Rays 4: At St. Petersburg, Fla., Ronnie Belliard hit his first career grand slam during a seven-run third, leading Cleveland over Tampa Bay. Jose Hernandez went 3 for 5 with three RBIs for Cleveland, which stayed less than a percentage point behind the Yankees and Oakland in the A.L. wild-card race.

Royals 7, Red Sox 4: At Kansas City, Mo., Curt Schilling got cuffed around in his first start since April and Kansas City beat Boston for its fourth win in five games since snapping a franchise-record 19-game losing streak. Schilling went five innings, giving up six runs and nine hits.

National League

Reds 5, Nationals 3: At Washington, Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 30th homer, Brandon Claussen (9-8) won his fifth straight decision, and Cincinnati defeated the Nationals for its 16th road win in 23 games.

Marlins 3, Brewers 1 (10): At Milwaukee, Juan Pierre’s run-scoring single off Jose Capellan with two outs in the 10th allowed Florida to defeat the Brewers. Pierre hit a hard grounder that first baseman Lyle Overbay couldn’t handle, scoring Alex Gonzalez from third.

Cardinals 6, Pirates 3: At Pittsburgh, Jim Edmonds and Albert Pujols homered in the first, and Tony La Russa (2,195) passed Sparky Anderson to move into third place on the manager wins list in St. Louis’ win over Pittsburgh. The Pirates have lost 10 of 13 to the Cardinals.

Mets 3, Diamondbacks 1: At Phoenix, Pedro Martinez (13-5) took a no-hitter into the sixth and Victor Diaz homered and added a sacrifice fly to lead New York to a victory over Arizona. The Mets completed their first four-game sweep in more than two years.

Rockies 5, Dodgers 4: At Los Angeles, Matt Holliday hit a three-run homer, Aaron Cook (3-1) won his third straight start, and Colorado beat Los Angeles in the rubber game of the three-game series.