Thursday’s AL results

Yankees 4-5, Rangers 3-2: At Arlington, Texas, Andy Pettitte and Mike Mussina gave the Yankees the type of starts New York has been missing for much of the season, and Mariano Rivera came through twice with a pair of saves. The bullpen didn’t hold the lead for Pettitte but held for Mussina in his return from the disabled list. With Hideki Matsui hitting a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning of the opener and Doug Mientkiewicz supplying an early two-run homer in the second game, New York swept.

Indians 6, Blue Jays 5: At Cleveland, Grady Sizemore hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning, and Cleveland rallied from a four-run deficit to complete a three-game sweep of Toronto.

Devil Rays 6, Twins 4: At St. Petersburg, Fla., James Shields (3-0) gave up three runs over 7 1/3 innings and Rocco Baldelli had a two-run homer as Tampa Bay defeated Minnesota.

Royals 5, Angels 2: At Kansas City, Mo., Gil Meche allowed two hits in seven innings, retiring 17 straight batters after Vladimir Guerrero’s two-run homer in the first as Kansas City beat Los Angeles.

Associated Press