Yankees Break Losing Streak

CLEVELAND — Chien-Ming Wang shut down Cleveland for seven innings and outpitched C.C. Sabathia, whose lone mistake turned into a homer by Melky Cabrera, to help the New York Yankees end a three-game slide with a 1-0 win over the Indians on Sunday.
Wang (5-0) allowed four hits, struck out a season-high nine and joined Arizona’s Brandon Webb as the majors’ only five-game winners.
Wang got help from reliever Joba Chamberlain, who pitched a perfect eighth in his first appearance in Cleveland since Game 2 of last year’s playoffs when tiny insects called midges swarmed him and the Yankees in the late innings.
Mariano Rivera worked the ninth to earn his seventh save and 450th of his career, joining Trevor Hoffman and Lee Smith as the only closers to reach the milestone.
Rays 3, Red Sox 0
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — James Shields threw a two-hitter for his first career shutout, Evan Longoria homered off Josh Beckett and Tampa Bay completed its first three-game sweep of the Red Sox.
Tampa Bay has won six straight for its longest winning streak since a six-game run July 28-Aug. 3, 2005. The Rays (14-11) are three games over .500 for the first time since starting the season 3-0 in 2002. It’s also the latest in the season the Rays have ever been three games above .500.
Shields (3-1) struck out seven and walked one. Longoria made it 2-0 with a solo homer off Beckett in the seventh.
Beckett (2-2) struck out a career-high 13 and walked one in seven innings for the Red Sox, who have lost five straight.
Athletics 4, Mariners 2
SEATTLE — Emil Brown had a broken-bat, two-run single in Oakland’s four-run eighth inning.
Seattle starter Felix Hernandez cruised through seven innings, giving up just four hits and striking out 10. But he could not escape trouble in the eighth.
Joe Blanton (2-4) went seven innings for the Athletics, giving up two runs and eight hits. Huston Street pitched the ninth for his eighth save in nine opportunities.
Rangers 10, Twins 0
ARLINGTON, Texas — Vicente Padilla threw a seven-hitter for his third career shutout and Milton Bradley hit a three-run homer for Texas.
Blue Jays 5, Royals 2
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Scott Rolen homered and drove in two runs, Alex Rios collected four hits and scored three times and Toronto ended a six-game losing streak.
White Sox 6, Orioles 1
CHICAGO — Paul Konerko homered twice and Jose Contreras pitched 6 2-3 innings to lead the White Sox to the win.
Angels 6, Tigers 2
DETROIT — Torii Hunter hit an RBI triple in the fourth inning and added a two-run double in a four-run sixth to help chase Justin Verlander, lifting the Los Angeles Angels to a victory over the Detroit Tigers.
Erick Aybar also drove in three runs, helping Anaheim win the three-game series.