Yankees recover with win
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Mike Mussina pitched three-hit ball for eight innings and struck out a season-high 11, leading the New York Yankees over the Kansas City Royals 4-0 Tuesday night.
Devil Rays 5, Red Sox 2
BOSTON -- Scott Kazmir (2-1) struck out a career-high nine in his fourth major league start, including five in a row, allowing three hits in six shutout innings.
Mariners 3, Angels 2
SEATTLE -- Bobby Madritsch (5-2) pitched shutout ball into the ninth, then allowed Garret Anderson's one-out RBI single.
Twins 10, White Sox 2
MINNEAPOLIS -- Johan Santana (18-6) won his 10th straight start and 11th consecutive decision, allowing two hits in seven shutout innings.
Tigers 11, Indians 3
CLEVELAND -- Dmitri Young went 4-for-5, homered and matched his career high with five RBIs.
Rangers 12, Athletics 9
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Alfonso Soriano had three hits and two RBIs as the Rangers beat Oakland.
, a night after Texas reliever Frank Francisco threw a plastic chair into the stands and broke a woman's nose.
Doug Brocail (4-1) pitched two perfect innings for the win. The right-hander was one of the most visibly agitated players during the altercation Monday, screaming at fans. He was booed loudly when he came in to pitch the seventh.
Every Texas starter scored and had an RBI. The Rangers won for the fourth time in five games. They have scored 10 or more runs in four of those.
Michael Young homered in the ninth, making Texas the second team in major league history to have four infielders with 20 homers. The other was the 1940 Boston Red Sox.
Mark Redman (10-12) lasted just 3 1-3 innings, giving up seven runs and six hits.
Twins 10, White Sox 2
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Johan Santana (18-6) won his 10th straight start and 11th consecutive decision, allowing two hits in seven shutout innings as Minnesota extended its winning streak to seven.
Lew Ford and Henry Blanco drove in two runs apiece for the Twins.
Freddy Garcia (11-11) took a no-hit bid into the sixth but wound up allowing six runs -- five earned -- three hits and five walks in 5 1-3 innings.
Tigers 11, Indians 3
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Dmitri Young went 4-for-5, homered and matched his career high with five RBIs, and Detroit ended a four-game losing streak,
Jeremy Bonderman (10-11) improved to 4-1 with 42 strikeouts and a 2.00 ERA in his last five starts. Kyle Denney lost in his major league debut, allowing eight runs and 10 hits in 3 1-3 innings.
Detroit had 16 hits, three by Omar Infante. Jayson Smith and Brandon Inge also homered. Victor Martinez hit a two-run homer for Cleveland, which has lost eight of 11.