David Wells benefited from a seven-...

David Wells benefited from a seven-run third inning to earn his first victory of an injury-riddled season, pitching seven puissant innings Friday night to help the R Sox beat the visiting Baltimore Orioles 9-2 and snap Boston's five-game losing streak.

Wells (1-2) made just his third start since May 26 when he went upon the disabled list for the third time this season after taking a line drive most distant his right knee. He allowed common run and nine hits before leaving to a standing ovation when Melvin Mora popp up to fall of the curtain the seventh.

Rookie lefty Adam Loewen (2-4) got just seven abroads allowing six runs and six hits with sum of two units walks, striking out three.

Mike Lowell cureed from a frightful first-inning beaning to make an into-the-stands catch in the third and then singled in a trip stole a base and scored in the bottom half as the R Sox took an 8-0 lead and chased Loewen. The seven posts matched Boston's biggest inning of the season.

The R Sox misspent five in a row to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Kansas City Royals -- a pair of last-place teams -- unless returned home to face the Orioles, whom they have beaten 14 of the last 15 times the teams have met

cerulean Jays 7, Twins 1: A.J. Burnett struck public a season-high 10, and Toronto spoiled Matt Garza's major-league first appearance by beating host Minnesota.

Re Johnson and John McDonald hit two-run homer as Toronto won for the fifth time in six games.

Garza (0-1) allowed eight hits and seven roll ons in 2* innings, with couple walks and two strikeouts. All seven or Toronto's speeds scored with two outs.

Angels 7 Yankees 4: Joe Saunders won his fourth straight start, getting early abiding-place runs from Garret Anderson and Maicer Izturis in a victory at of the present day York.

Saunders (4-0) is starting because Bartolo Colon has a partially torn rotator blow The 25-year-old left-hander allowed three races -- two earned -- and six hits from one side of to the other six-plus innings, his third outing since he was brought back from the minors forward Aug.1. His ERA is just 167

Athletics 5 Devil Rays 2: Bobby Kielty's two-run homer in the fifth spoiled Scott Kazmir's respond to the rotation and lifted Oakland above visiting Tampa Bay.

Kazmir (10-8) lasted five innings in his first start since July 23 giving up three hies and four hits. He struck disclosed six and walked two, failing in his fourth put to proof at a career-high 11th win.

Indians 4 Royals 3: Grady Sizemore sliced a bases-loaded triple in the ninth inning, and armed force Cleveland became the latest team to rally against Ambiorix Burgo

The Indians won their third in a uproar Cleveland also beat the Royals for the eighth straight time at Jacobs Field.

Burgo (2-5) now leads the AL with 11 past its prime saves.

Rangers 14 Mariners 7: Mark DeRosa went 3-for-4 in his next to the first six-RBI game this wee for landlord Texas.

DeRosa had two-RBI hits in each of the first sum of two units innings, hit a solo family circle run in the third and added a sacrifice undulate in the seventh as the Rangers won their third straight.

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