Blue Jays 8, White Sox 2: At Toronto, Troy Glaus homered and made three plays in his first major league start at shortstop, and Alex Rios homered and had three hits to lead the Blue Jays to a win over Chicago.

Rangers 5, Athletics 3: At Arlington, Texas, Hank Blalock hit a two-run single with two outs in the eighth inning and Texas handed Oakland its seventh straight loss.

Red Sox 8, Devil Rays 4: At Boston, David Ortiz drove in four runs, Mike Lowell added a two-run homer and the Red Sox beat Tampa Bay. Jonathan Papelbon set a rookie record for most successful save opportunities to start a season with his 17th. Gregg Olson of Baltimore had 16 in 1989.

Tigers 8, Indians 3: At Detroit, Curtis Granderson drove in a career-high five runs and the Tigers won their seventh straight game, beating Cleveland. Detroit, which hadn’t won seven in a row since 1993, has done it twice this season.

Royals 7, Yankees 6: At New York, Angel Berroa belted a three-run home run off Kyle Farnsworth in the eighth inning and Andy Sisco escaped a ninth-inning jam to earn his first career save as Kansas City ended a 13-game losing streak with a win over the Yankees.

Angels 5, Orioles 2: At Anaheim, Calif., Vladimir Guerrero hit a three-run homer in the eighth and Los Angeles beat Baltimore.