Thursday’s AL results

Tigers 12, Angels 0: At Detroit, Carlos Guillen homered twice and drove in five runs, and Jeremy Bonderman made a strong return from the disabled list to help Detroit rout Los Angeles. Magglio Ordonez had four hits and three RBIs to take over the major league lead with 45, two more than the New York Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez. Gary Sheffield added a solo home run in the third as Detroit won for the fifth time in six games. Bonderman (3-0), pitching for the first time since May 8 after missing two starts with a blister on his right middle finger, gave up four hits, walked five and struck out six in eight innings to win for the third time in as many starts.

Blue Jays 5, Orioles 4 (10): At Baltimore, Alex Rios homered off struggling Danys Baez in the 10th, and Frank Thomas hit his 493rd career homer to help Toronto rally past the Orioles after trailing 4-2. The Blue Jays pulled even in the eighth before Rios connected against Baez (0-4), whose ineffectiveness this month cost him his role as the setup man. The right-hander came in with a 6.10 ERA, and when Rios’ drive landed deep in the left-field seats, the fans at Camden Yards jeered Baez. Rios entered as a pinch hitter in the eighth and scored the tying run.

Indians 10, Royals 3: At Kansas City, Mo., Jason Michaels capped a five-run first inning with a three-run homer, and Cleveland avoided a sweep. Casey Blake added a three-run triple and Ryan Garko had three hits for the Indians, including a two-run single in the first. Royals pitcher Jorge De La Rosa (4-4) allowed a career-high seven walks – one intentional – and hit a batter in 4 1/3 innings. The Royals lost for just the third time in their last 11 games.

Associated Press