Thursday’s A.L. results

Indians 3, Tigers 1 (10): At Detroit, pinch-hitter Kenny Lofton’s infield single off Joel Zumaya drove in the go-ahead run with two outs in the 10th inning, and the Indians beat Detroit to open a 2 1/2-game lead over the Tigers in the A.L. Central.

Twins 5, Orioles 2: At Baltimore, Boof Bonser pitched seven innings of three-hit ball to earn his first win since June 10, and Minnesota took advantage of shoddy fielding by the Orioles. One night after permitting 39 runs in a doubleheader loss to Texas – including an A.L.-record 30 in the first game – the Orioles found a different way to lose. Steve Trachsel (6-8) took a three-hitter and a 1-0 lead into the eighth inning, but the Twins capitalized on three walks and two errors to score four runs.

Blue Jays 5, Angels 4: At Anaheim, Calif., Toronto rookie Jesse Litsch scattered six hits and pitched into the seventh inning, leading the Blue Jays to a victory over Los Angeles. The loss trimmed the Angels’ A.L. West lead to one game over Seattle.

Athletics 12, Devil Rays 2: At St. Petersburg, Fla., Mike Piazza hit his 424th homer and drove in a season-best five runs to power surging Oakland past Tampa Bay for its fifth straight victory. Piazza finished with four hits. He connected for a two-run shot off Brian Stokes to extend the lead to 10-1 in the sixth.

Red Sox at White Sox, ppd.: At Chicago, heavy rain forced the postponement of the Boston Red Sox-Chicago White Sox game at U.S. Cellular Field. The game was called after a wait of 2 hours, 19 minutes. It will be made up as part of a split doubleheader today.

Associated Press