Friday’s results

Athletics 8, Devil Rays 6: At St. Petersburg, Fla., Nick Swisher hit a grand slam and Frank Thomas also homered to help West-leading Oakland beat Tampa Bay. It was Swisher’s 30th homer of the season, while Thomas added his 33rd homer and drove in three runs.

Royals 10, Red Sox 9: At Boston, Joey Gathright hit a go-ahead, two-run double with two outs in the ninth inning, and Kansas City put another dent in Boston’s playoff hopes with a victory over the Red Sox. Mike Sweeney homered and had three RBIs for the Royals.

Orioles 9, Yankees 4: At Baltimore, Erik Bedard allowed four hits in six innings to earn his first victory since July 23, and the Orioles snapped a four-game losing streak by beating New York. Melvin Mora, Jay Gibbons and David Newhan homered for the Orioles.

Twins 9, Tigers 5: At Minneapolis, Justin Morneau had two hits and three RBIs and Joe Mauer added three hits in a victory over the Tigers, pulling Minnesota within four games of Detroit in the division race. Torii Hunter added two hits and two RBIs.

White Sox 7, Indians 6: At Chicago, A.J. Pierzynski hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning after White Sox closer Bobby Jenks blew a save by giving up four straight doubles in the top half, and Chicago rallied past Cleveland.

Angels 4, Blue Jays 1: At Anaheim, Calif., Joe Saunders pitched effectively for his first win in five outings, and Garret Anderson and Mike Napoli homered to help Los Angeles beat Toronto for its sixth straight victory.