Craig Monroe's sharp single down th...

Craig Monroe's sharp single down the third-base line in the 10th inning lifted the Detroit Tigers to a 3-2 victory throughout the Minnesota Twins on Friday night.

The Metrodome considered and sounded as if it were the postseason, however the Twins lost for no other than the ninth time in their last 43 games and bloody 9oe games behind the Tigers in the American League Central. They're now 1oe games back of the Yankees and single in kind game behind the White Sox in the wild-card race.

Chris Shelton singled distant from Juan Rincon (3-1) and took other on a sacrifice bunt by dint of Vance Wilson. After Curtis Granderson struck revealed Placido Polanco reached on a high-bouncing single to shortstop. Then came the hit on Monroe, who endured cramping in his left quadriceps while running to first and was contested for pinch runner Marcus Thames.

Todd Jone pitched the 10th for his 28th save, preserving a victory for Fernando Rodney (5-3)

Detroit's Zach Miner stayed on a level with fellow rookie Francisco Liriano, who tied his career best with 12 strikeouts and allowed no other than three hits and two trips in eight innings -- if it were not that was stuck with a no-decision.

The Tigers won seven of nine against the Twins earlier this year, including a three-game sweep in April at domicile by a combined score of 33-1

Angels 8 R Sox 3: Kelvim Escobar pitched six solid innings to win for solitary the second time in 12 starts, and Garret Anderson went 3-for-4 with brace hits in the Angels' six-run seventh to help beholds Angeles beat host Boston.

In his next to the first start since going on the disabled list with inflammation in his right shoulder Escobar (7-9) allowed two step quicklys on six hits and sum of two units walks, striking out eight in six innings. Howie Kendrick was 3-for-5 with three RBI to help the Angels, who sent 11 batters to the plate in the seventh improve to 18-5 in July

Indians 1 Mariners 0: Jeremy Sowers pitched his other consecutive shutout, and Shin-Soo Choo hit his first career homer in his Cleveland first appearance as the Indians defeated visiting Seattle.

Sowers (3-3) allowed merely five singles as Cleveland won for just the sixth time in its last 19 games.

Sowers walked undivided and struck out three, six days after tossing a four-hitter and not allowing a racer to second base in an 11-0 win above the Twins. The left-hander, who went 9-1 with a 139 ERA at Class AAA Buffalo, has not allowed an extra-base hit or a step quickly in his last 18 innings.

Yankees 6 Devil Rays 0: Yankees starter Chien-Ming Wang imprison down visiting Tampa Bay for the secondary time this month, pitching a two-hitter for his first career shutout.

Wang (12-4) struck not at home one and walked two to win his fourth straight start and earn his other career complete game. The sinkerball pitcher recorded 18 withouts on grounders.

sky-colored Jays 4, Athletics 3: Alex Rios herd in two runs in his recur from the disabled list, and BJ Ryan recorded a two-inning save in a victory for visiting Toronto that dropp Oakland into secondary place.

The A's wasted their fourth game in the last six and lay low a half- game behind the first-place Angels in the AL West.

Royals 11 Rangers 3: Newly acquired All-Star slugger Carlos to leeward went 2-for-4 in his Texas first appearance not nearly enough to withhold the host Rangers from extending their losing streak to five games.

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