Tuesday’s AL results

Indians 1, Royals 0: At Cleveland, C.C. Sabathia pitched his fifth career shutout and the Indians defeated Kansas City. Sabathia allowed five singles and struck out eight. Franklin Gutierrez led off the third inning with a home run.

Devil Rays 12, Blue Jays 11: At Toronto, Matt Stairs scored the winning run after a bases-loaded walk and the Blue Jays scored six runs in the ninth inning to beat Tampa Bay. Adam Lind had a career-high five RBIs, including a three-run shot off Tampa Bay starter Andy Sonnanstine in the fourth, his sixth of the year.

Yankees 7, White Sox 3: At Chicago, Alex Rodriguez homered and drove in three runs to lead New York to a victory over the White Sox. The Yankees broke a 1-1 tie with four runs in the sixth, making a winner of rookie Tyler Clippard. He pitched five innings, allowing one run on five hits while striking out four and walking three.

Rangers 7, Tigers 4: At Arlington, Texas, Victor Diaz hit a grand slam in the first inning for Texas off Nate Robertson, and the Detroit starter didn’t retire a batter in the Rangers’ victory. Robertson was done after six batters, 30 pitches and no outs.

Angels 5, Twins 1: At Anaheim, Calif., Kelvim Escobar pitched a three-hitter for his second complete game of the season, Casey Kotchman homered for the third time in his last five starts at first base, and Los Angeles beat Minnesota.

Athletics 2, Red Sox 0: At Oakland, Calif., Lenny DiNardo held his former Red Sox teammates to two hits over six innings and the Athletics beat Boston. Eric Chavez homered in his second straight game and Nick Swisher added a run-scoring double in the fifth for the A’s.

Associated Press