Marlon Byrd hit a game-winning grand slam in the ninth inning and the Texas Rangers, long after Joba Chamberlain left with a shoulder injury, snapped a 10-game home losing streak to the New York Yankees with a 9-5 victory Monday. Already missing No. 1 starter Wang Chien-ming and right-hander Phil Hughes from a top-heavy rotation, the Yankees lost Chamberlain when he came out with a stiff right shoulder in the fifth. It was uncertain whether Chamberlain would be able to make his next scheduled start, but New York is likely to be cautious with the 22-year-old right-hander _ even in a tight playoff race. Byrd hit the first pitch he saw from Damaso Marte (0-1) into the right-center seats. Byrd was mobbed at the plate by his teammates after circling the bases with his seventh homer. Michael Young and David Murphy also homered for the Rangers, who earned their first home win over the Yankees since July 19, 2006. Indians 5, Rays 2: At St. Petersburg, Florida, Cliff Lee tied the major league lead with his 15th win and Cleveland stayed unbeaten against American League East-leading Tampa Bay this season. Lee (15-2) went seven innings, giving up two runs and eight hits. The left-hander is 9-2 in 13 road starts. Tampa Bay's five-game winning streak ended. The Rays began the day 2 1/2 games ahead of Boston in the AL East. David Dellucci hit his 100th career homer for the Indians, who improved to 20-36 on the road. Cleveland is 5-0 against the Rays this season, including a four-game sweep at home July 10-13. Akinori Iwamura drove in both runs for Tampa Bay, which fell to 43-17 at home. Blue Jays 6, Athletics 1: At Toronto, Roy Halladay pitched eight strong innings and Toronto handed Oakland its season-high seventh straight loss. Oakland is a major league-worst 2-14 since the All-Star break, and 9-23 since June 28. Halladay (13-8) had retired eight in a row and 16 of 18 overall when Bobby Crosby ended his shutout bid with a homer to left in the eighth. It was Crosby's fifth of the year. Halladay gave up four hits, walked one and struck out eight. Oakland right-hander Sean Gallagher allowed the first two runs by hitting batters with the bases loaded, plunking Marco Scutaro in the second and Adam Lind in the third. Gallagher (1-1) allowed five runs _ four earned _ and four hits in three innings, his shortest start of the year. He walked four and struck out four. Royals 4, Red Sox 3: At Kansas City, Missouri, Gil Meche won his fourth straight start and Alex Gordon homered to help surging Kansas City hold off Boston. Joakim Soria allowed a run in the ninth before Sean Casey flied out with runners at second and third to end it. Meche (10-9) struck out nine in six innings for Kansas City, which won for the seventh time in eight games. The right-hander improved to 4-0 in five home starts against the Red Sox. Dustin Pedroia had a double and two singles, extending his road hitting streak to 25 games - the most by a Boston player since Hall of Famer Tris Speaker 95 years ago. Mariners 11, Twins 6: At Seattle, Raul Ibanez had a grand slam and six RBIs - all in a wild seventh inning - and Seattle staged their biggest comeback of a lost season to stun Minnesota. Angels 6, Orioles 5: At Anaheim, California, Chone Figgins drew a bases-loaded walk from All-Star closer George Sherrill with two outs in the ninth inning, and Los Angeles regrouped to beat Baltimore after Francisco Rodriguez blew a four-run lead.
