Monday’s results

Yankees 7, Angels 2: At New York, Randy Johnson pitched seven strong innings and reached another milestone, and Alex Rodriguez hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly that sent the Yankees to a victory over Los Angeles. The Big Unit outpitched John Lackey for his 276th win and surpassed 4,500 strikeouts, becoming the third pitcher to hit the plateau. After taking a no-hit bid into the seventh during his previous start against the Chicago White Sox, Johnson held the Angels scoreless for six innings.

Tigers 7, Red Sox 4: At Boston, Curtis Granderson tripled off Josh Beckett on the first pitch of the game, and Detroit went on to stop its season-worst losing streak at five, beating the Red Sox. After getting swept at Chicago over the weekend, the Tigers played like the team with the best record in the major leagues. They began the day with a 5 1/2-game lead over Chicago in the Central. Boston, which had won three straight, fell two games behind the Yankees in the East.

White Sox 12, Royals 2: At Chicago, Jim Thome’s 36th homer capped an eight-run fourth inning and led the White Sox to their fifth straight victory, a win over Kansas City. Following up a sweep of the Tigers, the defending World Series champions have won six of seven and 12 of their last 17. Kansas City’s John Buck hit a solo homer leading off the ninth.