Tuesday’s results

Athletics 8, Rays 1: At St. Petersburg, Fla., Dallas Braden allowed one run over five innings and Jack Hannahan hit a three-run homer as Oakland beat Tampa Bay. Braden allowed four hits, walked four and struck out one.

Blue Jays 10, Orioles 8: At Baltimore, Adam Lind had a career-high four hits, including a three-run homer, and light-hitting John McDonald had four RBIs to rally Toronto past the Orioles. Alex Rios also homered for the Blue Jays.

Yankees 8, Twins 2: At New York, Bobby Abreu hit a go-ahead homer in the sixth and drove in three runs, leading the surging Yankees past Minnesota for their ninth consecutive victory at home. Derek Jeter added a two-run double and Robinson Cano had two RBI singles.

White Sox 10, Rangers 2: At Chicago, Mark Buehrle pitched 71/3 innings and Alexei Ramirez hit the first grand slam of his career to help the White Sox beat Texas. Nick Swisher hit a three-run homer, Jermaine Dye had three hits and Jim Thome reached base four times for Chicago.

Angels 3, Indians 2: At Anaheim, Calif., Jeff Mathis hit a go-ahead solo homer in the fifth inning to lead Los Angeles over Cleveland. Francisco Rodriguez threw a scoreless ninth for his 41st save – surpassing last season’s total with 62 games remaining.

Tigers 7, Royals 1: At Kansas City, Mo., Kenny Rogers pitched six strong innings and Placido Polanco homered and drove in two runs to help Detroit beat the Royals after a 2 hour, 20 minute rain delay in the bottom of the seventh. Magglio Ordonez had three hits and two RBIs for Detroit.

Associated Press