Toronto, ON (Best E Casino) - Anthony Reyes was impressive in his Cleveland debut as the Indians downed Toronto, 5-2, in the opener of a three-game set at Rogers Centre. Reyes (1-0), who was acquired from the St. Louis Cardinals on July 26 and made a pair of starts for Cleveland's Triple-A affiliate in Buffalo, surrendered just one run on seven hits in 6 1/3 innings. Ben Francisco and Shin-Soo Choo had two RBI apiece for the Indians, who snapped a two-game skid. Choo finished 3-for-4 in the game. Matt Stairs and Kevin Mench both had RBI singles for the Blue Jays, who had won four straight coming in. Rod Barajas finished 2-for-4 with two runs scored. David Purcey (1-3) picked up the loss after allowing three runs on six hits while walking two and fanning eight in six innings.

Final Score: Oakland 4, Detroit 2

Detroit, MI (Best E Casino) - Rajai Davis finished with two hits and two runs batted in, as the Oakland Athletics snapped a season-high 10-game losing streak with a 4-2 win over the Detroit Tigers. Oakland hadn't won since July 27 against Texas, but took the victory after getting a solid outing from Dallas Braden (3-2), who gave up two runs on five hits in seven innings to pick up the decision. Brad Ziegler threw two scoreless frames to extended his scoreless-innings streak to 37, which ties a franchise record. Mike Torrez threw 37 consecutive scoreless innings in 1976. Ziegler also picked up his first major league save. Emil Brown homered in this opener of a three- game set for the Athletics, who ran their record against the Tigers this season to 4-0. Kenny Rogers (8-9) took the loss after surrendering four runs -- three earned -- on six hits in seven innings. He also walked three and struck out five, and lost his third consecutive start. Marcus Thames hit a two-run homer for Detroit, which has lost seven of eight. The Tigers also lost third baseman Carlos Guillen, who left after the seventh inning with lower back spasms.

Final Score: Baltimore 9, Texas 1

Baltimore, MD (Best E Casino) - Jeremy Guthrie fired seven innings of one-run ball and Kevin Millar hit two home runs, as the Baltimore Orioles dominated the Texas Rangers in a 9-1 victory, the first of three games between the two clubs. Guthrie (9-8) allowed a solo home run among five hits, while walking one with four strikeouts, to win his sixth decision in the last seven. Millar knocked in three runs while Ramon Hernandez, Juan Castro and Brian Roberts had two RBI each as Baltimore emerged victorious for the second time in its last three contests. Travis Metcalf was 2-for-3 with a home run and Marlon Byrd had two hits for Texas, which has dropped its last three games. Starter Luis Mendoza (3-5) was roughed up for five runs on six hits and a walk, in just three innings of work, to take the loss.

Final Score: Minnesota 4, Kansas City 1

Kansas City, MO (Best E Casino) - Joe Mauer knocked in two runs, as the Minnesota Twins held on to defeat the Kansas City Royals, 4-1, in the opener of a three-game series from Kauffman Stadium. Denard Span finished 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored for Minnesota, which has won two games in a row and trail the Chicago White Sox by a half-game for first place in the AL Central. The Twins are also 1 1/2 games back of Boston in the wild card standings. Kevin Slowey (8-8) picked up the win after allowing one run on seven hits in 5 2/3 innings. Slowey did not walk a batter. It is the 16th time in 29 career starts that he issued no walks. Joe Nathan overcame a rocky ninth to nail down his 31st save of the season. Mike Aviles went 4- for-5 and scored the lone run for Kansas City, which has dropped three straight. Kyle Davies (5-3) was saddled with the loss after he gave up three runs on three hits with five walks in just 2 1/3 innings.

Final Score: Chicago 5, Boston 3

Chicago, IL (Best E Casino) - Orlando Cabrera finished with two hits and two runs batted in, Mark Buehrle threw seven-plus masterful innings, and the Chicago White Sox took a 5-3 win over Boston in the opener of a four-game set with the Red Sox. Buehrle (9-10) allowed just one run on four hits and a pair of walks, and struck out eight, to pick up the win. He had lost his last two starts and four of his past six. Carlos Quentin added a solo homer -- his American League-leading 31st of the season -- for Chicago, which has won three of four. Jon Lester (10-4) took the loss after allowing four runs on six hits and three walks in seven innings of work. The left-hander had won three consecutive starts and seven straight decisions. Lester hadn't lost since a May 25 start against Oakland. Dustin Pedroia hit a three-run homer for the Red Sox, who had won two in a row and five of six.

Final Score: LA Angels of Anaheim 10, New York 5

Anaheim, CA (Best E Casino) - Torii Hunter went 4-for-5 with a solo homer and four runs batted in, and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim crushed the New York Yankees, 10-5, in the opener of a three-game set. Howie Kendrick also went 4-for-5, notching his sixth career four-hit game, for the Angels, who have won three of four and 17 of their last 22 games overall. Vladimir Guerrero finished 3-for-5, drove in a run and scored three times, while Mark Teixeira also drove in a run. Garret Anderson added a single to extend his hitting streak to 14 games. Jered Weaver (10-9) earned the win despite giving up all five runs on seven hits through six frames. Alex Rodriguez hit a solo homer, the 543rd blast of his career, for the Yankees, who have dropped three of their last five games. Xavier Nady also clubbed a solo home run and finished with two RBI in defeat. Jason Giambi and Melky Cabrera each drove in a run, as New York fell 6 1/2 games back of front- running Tampa Bay in the American League East and three games behind Boston in the wild card race. Ian Kennedy (0-4), who was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre prior to the game, took the loss as he was roughed up for five runs on nine hits in only two-plus innings of work.

Final Score: Tampa Bay 5, Seattle 3

Seattle, WA (Best E Casino) - Carlos Pena went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and two runs driven in as the Tampa Bay Rays downed the Seattle Mariners, 5-3, in the second of a four-game set at Safeco Field. B.J. Upton went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored while James Shields (10-7) got the win as he gave up three runs on nine hits in 6 2/3 innings of work for the Rays, who have won three of their last four. Tampa Bay, which with 69 wins is just one shy of the franchise-record set in 2004, leads Boston by 3 1/2 games for first place in the AL East. Wladimir Balentien hit a two-run home run and Carlos Silva (4-13) dropped his fourth straight decision as he gave up five runs -- four earned -- on eight hits in six-plus innings of work for the Mariners, who have dropped two of their last three.