Saturday’s A.L. results

White Sox 8, Twins 7: At Chicago, Jim Thome hit his 497th career home run and added the go-ahead RBI single in the seventh inning as the White Sox beat Minnesota. A.J. Pierzynski hit a pinch-hit, two-run homer in the seventh to tie the game and Paul Konerko also homered for the White Sox, who won for just the seventh time in 26 games.

Yankees 11, Royals 5: At Kansas City, Mo., Alex Rodriguez reached 50 home runs for the first time in five seasons, and promptly added to his total. Rodriguez homered in consecutive at-bats against rookie Brian Bannister to set a single-season record for a third baseman, helping New York overpower the Royals.

Rangers 7, Athletics 3: At Arlington, Texas, Hank Blalock homered and had three RBIs as Texas stretched its winning streak to four games with a victory over Oakland. Ian Kinsler added his 19th homer and had two hits for Texas.

Indians 6, Angels 1: At Anaheim, Calif., C.C. Sabathia tied for the major league lead with his 17th win, pitching his fourth complete game of the season to lead Cleveland past Los Angeles.

Orioles 11, Red Sox 5: At Baltimore, rookie Scott Moore hit a grand slam to cap a seven-run third inning against Daisuke Matsuzaka, and the Orioles ended a record 11-game home losing streak by beating Boston. Tike Redman and Nick Markakis also homered for the Orioles, who won for the third time in 18 games.

Devil Rays 5, Blue Jays 4: At St. Petersburg, Fla., B.J. Upton’s pinch-hit, two-run homer capped Tampa Bay’s four-run rally in the ninth inning and lifted the Devil Rays to a win over Toronto. Al Reyes struck out two during a perfect ninth for the win.

Associated Press