Boston Red Sox runner Mike Napoli (No. 12) breaks up the double play as New York Yankees' shortstop Derek Jeter leaps over him, unable to throw to first base during their game at Yankee Stadium in New York Thursday. — Reuters NEW YORK — Shane Victorino's RBI single in the top of the 10th inning lifted the Boston Red Sox to a 9-8 victory over the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium Thursday. The Red Sox won for the 12th time in 16 games on a night when they blew a five-run lead in the seventh, then rallied to tie the game in the ninth against Mariano Rivera. In the 10th, Jacoby Ellsbury singled to right field, stole second and scored on Victorino's one-out single. Victorino appeared to strike out on the previous pitch, but first base umpire Joe West ruled that he held up a swing on a 2-2 slider from Joba Chamberlain (2-1) much to the dismay of Yankees manager Joe Girardi. On the next pitch, Victorino slapped a fastball into right field, and Ellsbury just beat the throw from Ichiro Suzuki. Orioles 3, White Sox 1: Starting pitcher Miguel Gonzalez broke a career-high, four-game losing streak, and three team mates hit solo homers to left field as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Chicago White Sox 3-1. Adam Jones, J.J. Hardy and Brian Roberts went deep for the Orioles (74-65), who returned home after a 3-6 road trip. The White Sox (56-83) lost their seventh game in a row. Royals 7, Mariners 6, 13 innings: Mike Moustakas homered to lead off the bottom of the 13th inning for Kansas City. Moustakas homered to right on an 0-2 pitch from Chance Ruffin (0-1), who had not pitched in the majors since 2011. Louis Coleman (3-0), the eighth Royals pitcher, retired the only batter he faced in the top of the 13th. Kansas City rallied from five runs down and led 6-5 in the ninth before Raul Ibanez homered off Greg Holland with two outs to it. It was Holland's first blown save since May 6 to end his streak of 31 consecutive saves. Angels 6, Rays 2: Jerome Williams gave up two runs and six hits in six and a third innings to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 6-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays at Angel Stadium. Williams had been winless in his previous 14 starts, going 0-8 with six no-decisions and a 6.29 ERA before finally coming out on top for the first time since a win over Baltimore on June 12. He matched a season high with seven strikeouts, walked two and gave up only a two-run double to James Loney in the third inning. He got support from the Angels offense, which included a hit from everybody in the starting lineup. Astros 3, A's 2: Rookie right-hander Brad Peacock pitched seven strong innings, and the last-place Houston Astros knocked the Oakland Athletics out of first place in the American League West with a 3-2 victory. National League Reds 6, Cardinals 2: Todd Frazier hit two home runs, and Shin-Soo Choo and Jay Bruce each hit solo homers, lifting the Cincinnati Reds to a 6-2 victory over the St Louis Cardinals. Frazier finished 3-for-4, Bruce went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, and Choo went 2-for-3 with two walks and two runs for Cincinnati. The Reds (79-62) moved within three games of the idle first-place Pittsburgh Pirates in the NL Central. St Louis (80-60) trails the Pirates by 1 1/2 games. Diamondbacks 4, Giants 2: Paul Goldschmidt broke out of a slump with two hits and two RBIs, and Martin Prado and Aaron Hill also drove in runs to help Arizona beat San Francisco. Trevor Cahill (6-10) won his third straight decision since coming off the disabled list. — Agencies
