Wednesday’s results: American League

Athletics 6, Rangers 4 (10): At Arlington, Texas, Kevin Mench hit a grand slam to set a Rangers record by homering in his sixth straight game, but Francisco Cordero blew another save and Jay Payton hit a two-run single in the 10th inning that gave Oakland a victory. Texas led 4-3 until Dan Johnson led off the ninth with a homer off Cordero, who blew his third straight save chance – and second in less than 24 hours.

Angels 4, Tigers 0: At Anaheim, Calif., John Lackey allowed one hit over eight innings, Vladimir Guerrero hit a two-run homer and Los Angeles defeated Detroit. The Angels took two of three from Detroit and have won five of their last six series, beating the New York Yankees, Texas, Minnesota, Oakland and Detroit.

Indians 7, Red Sox 1: At Cleveland, Cliff Lee gave Cleveland’s banged-up bullpen some needed rest, and Jhonny Peralta hit a three-run homer to give the Indians a win over Boston. Lee allowed one run and four hits in six innings.

Blue Jays 8, Orioles 2: At Toronto, Vernon Wells homered twice and Alex Rios had three hits to lead Toronto to a victory over Baltimore.

Royals 3, Twins 1: At Kansas City, Mo., banished to the minors at the start of the season for being overweight, Runelvys Hernandez allowed two runners in seven innings to lead the Royals over Minnesota.

Devil Rays 4, Yankees 2 (10): At New York, Carl Crawford hit a tiebreaking double off Mariano Rivera in the 10th inning and Tampa Bay beat the Yankees despite setting a team record by walking 14 batters.