Friday’s A.L. results

Sat., Aug. 23, 2008

Yankees 9, Orioles 4: At Baltimore, the Orioles denied Mike Mussina his 17th victory, but New York rallied to win behind a 5-for-5 performance by Bobby Abreu.

Red Sox 8, Blue Jays 4: At Toronto, Dustin Pedroia and Jason Varitek hit solo home runs, Paul Byrd won for the fifth time in six starts and Boston beat the Blue Jays. Pedroia went 2 for 4 with three runs batted in and has hit safely in 46 of his past 50 games.

Tigers 4, Royals 3: At Kansas City, Mo., Miguel Cabrera hit two home runs and Justin Verlander pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings as Detroit sent the Royals to their sixth straight loss.

Rays 9, White Sox 4: At Chicago, Rocco Baldelli hit his first homer in more than a year, Carlos Pena and Ben Zobrist also went deep and Tampa Bay opened a weekend showdown against the White Sox with a victory.

Indians 7, Rangers 5: At Arlington, Texas, Fausto Carmona pitched six strong innings and Ryan Garko had a two-run double as Cleveland beat Texas.

Twins 9, Angels 0: At Anaheim, Calif., Glen Perkins pitched eight innings and Denard Span and Delmon Young homered for Minnesota, which took over first place in the A.L. Central with the victory over Los Angeles.

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