Arroyo pitches Red Sox past Blue Jays

TORONTO Bronson Arroyo allowed three hits in eight scoreless innings, Kevin Youkilis homered for his first major league hit and the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-0 Saturday.

Mark Bellhorn and David Ortiz also homered for the Red Sox.

Arroyo (2-1) allowed Eric Hinske's singles in the second and the fourth, and Chris Gomez's triple in the third. Pat Hentgen (2-3) took the loss.

Youkilis, recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket before the game, went 2-for-4 in his major league debut.

Rangers 6, Tigers 1

DETROIT Hank Blalock, Alfonso Soriano and Michael Young homered, and Kenny Rogers had a solid outing to lead Texas, at 22-14 off to its best 36-game start since 1998.

Blalock hit his 10th home run, and fifth in seven games. Rogers (5-2) allowed a run on eight hits and a walk while striking out two in 6 2-3 innings.

Nate Robertson (2-3) had a career-high 10 strikeouts, but gave up three runs on six hits and two walks in 5 2-3 innings.

Mariners 13, Yankees 7

NEW YORK Dan Wilson hit a pair of three-run doubles and Seattle overcame two homers by Alex Rodriguez to snap a six-game losing streak.

Scott Spiezio broke a 7-all tie with a two-run double. After blowing leads of 4-0 and 7-4, the Mariners put the game away by scoring six times in the 13th against Gabe White (0-1). Eddie Guardado (1-0) worked two scoreless innings.

Rodriguez had his first multihomer game for the Yankees. The Yankees hit a season-high five homers four off Jamie Moyer. Gary Sheffield, Hideki Matsui and Bernie Williams also connected for New York.

Indians 9, Devil Rays 7

CLEVELAND Victor Martinez drove in a career-high five runs and the Indians dealt Tampa Bay its seventh straight road loss.

Martinez hit a three-run double in a four-run second inning, doubled in another run in the third and added a sacrifice fly.

Jake Westbrook (3-1) gave up five runs and eight hits over 6 1-3 innings and beat Victor Zambrano (3-4). Zambrano gave up six runs and four hits in 1 1-3 innings and tied a career high with seven walks.

Athletics 3, Royals 1

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Mark Mulder outdueled Darrell May, and Eric Chavez hit a two-run homer in Oakland's victory over Kansas City.

Mulder (4-2) gave up four hits and had a season-high seven strikeouts while improving to 7-0 against Kansas City. It was his second straight complete game, following an 8-4 win at Minnesota last Sunday, and 19th of his career.

May (1-5) retired the last 11 batters he faced in his first complete game of the season, and gave up five hits, including Scott Hatteberg's RBI double in the fourth.

Joe Randa homered for the Royals.

Twins 4, White Sox 1

CHICAGO Torii Hunter homered twice and had four hits to help Seth Greisinger get his first win in two years.

Hunter singled, doubled and hit solo homers in the sixth and ninth innings for the Twins. His first homer of the night was the 100th of his career.

Greisinger (1-2) earned his first win since May 19, 2002, for Detroit against Texas. The right-hander missed the 2000 and 2001 seasons after elbow ligament replacement surgery and spent last year in the minors. He allowed four hits, including Frank Thomas' seventh homer, in a season-best seven-inning outing.

Joe Nathan worked the ninth for his 12th save in 13 chances.

Minnesota sent Esteban Loaiza (4-3) to his third straight loss. Loaiza, a 21-game winner a year ago, gave up six hits and three runs in eight innings, yielding Hunter's first homer.

Angels 7, Orioles 4

BALTIMORE Jarrod Washburn pitched three-hit ball for eight innings to win his sixth straight start, leading Anaheim over Baltimore.

Vladimir Guerrero and Shane Halter each homered for Anaheim, which has won 12 of 14 and has the best record in the majors at 25-12. With the win, the Angels matched their best start in franchise history.

Washburn (7-1) is tied with Houston's Roger Clemens for the most victories in the big leagues. He allowed two runs, walked none and struck out five. Washburn retired the last 15 batters he faced and hasn't lost since April 12.

Eric DuBose (3-3) allowed seven runs on 10 hits over 3 2-3 innings, walking one and striking out two.