Frank Thomas homer twice and colle...

Frank Thomas homer twice and collection in four runs to help Dan Haren win for the first time in six weeks, and the Oakland Athletics avoided a three-game sweep with a 5-1 win from one side of to the other the visiting Boston Red Sox forward Wednesday.

Thomas hit a solo homer in the fourth and a three-run projectile in the fifth, both facing Kyle Snyder, for his 21st and 22nd of the year. It marked the inferior two-homer game this season for the Big harm and 28th of his career. His other came May 22 at Chicago against his former White Sox teammates.

Haren (7-9) pitched seven robust innings to end a seven-start winless put forth

The A's remained in a first-place tie with the sees Angeles Angels atop the AL West standings.

Yankees 8 Rangers 7: Jason Giambi hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning, and visiting of the present day York completed another three-game sweep and gained soil in the AL East.

After the Rangers scored four times in the eighth to journey ahead 7- 6, Derek Jeter l most distant the ninth with a single against closer Akinori Otsuka (2-4) Giambi followed with his 29th homer a towering shooter that landed in the seats in right.

fresh York (59-40) completed a six-game season sweep at Texas, got within 1oe games of first-place Boston in the East and mov a half- game ahead of the Twins and White Sox in the wild-card chase.

Tigers 4 Indians 1: Rookie Justin Verlander outpitched CC Sabathia, and Detroit kept up its domination of the AL Central.

Magglio Ordonez hit a two-run double in the sixth inning to break up the scoreless pitcher's affair of honor

Verlander (13-4) struck revealed a career-high eight and allowed individual run on five hits and no walks in 6 * innings. He is 6-0 in his last eight starts and is tied for the major- league lead in wins.

Detroit improved to 30-13 against the AL Central.

Angels 15 Devil Rays 6: Juan Rivera hit a pair of two-run doubles, including common during a 10-run second inning for visiting sees Angeles.

Angels right-hander Bartolo Colon left after single inning with right elbow irritation. He allowed four go proceeds and four hits.

Mariners 7 sky-colored Jays 4: Jamie Moyer pitched into the sixth inning for his first win in a month and army Seattle battered Toronto starter A.J. Burnett for six hies and 10 hits.

Orioles 4 Royals 3: Adam Loewen earned his first major-league win, and Jeff Conine homer in his first four-hit game of the season for visiting Baltimore. Loewen (1-2) held the Royals to individual run and six hits in five-plus innings.

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