Paul Konerko had five hits and four RBIs as the Chicago White Sox won 11-0 Thursday to put an abrupt end to the Minnesota's surge in the American League. Konerko hit his 31st home run of the season and had a double and three singles among Chicago's 21 hits to help the Sox avoid a sweep and shave the Twins' lead to four games in the AL Central. Chicago starter Mark Buehrle (12-9) pitched seven scoreless innings, striking out four and allowing only three runners past first base all game. Twins starter Carl Pavano (15-8) set a career worst and tied a club record by giving up 15 hits. He gave up seven runs in six innings. The Twins lost at sold-out Target Field for the first time in 10 games and missed a chance to take a six-game lead in the division. Athletics 4, Rays 3: In Oakland, Cliff Pennington hit a go-ahead two-run double in the sixth inning to lift Oakland to a tight win over Tampa Bay. Rays starter Trevor Cahill shook off an unusually rough start to record his team-leading 13th win. Having only allowed one earned run in his previous 33 innings, Cahiall gave up two homers and was headed for a loss until Pennington's hit off reliever Dan Wheeler (2-1). The Rays had a five-game winning streak snapped and fell one game behind the Yankees in the AL East. Jerry Blevins pitched the ninth for his first career save as Oakland held on for a third straight win. Yankees 11, Tigers 5: In New York, Robinson Cano hit a tiebreaking double and a two-run homer in New York's nine-run sixth inning as the Yankees beat Detroit. Cano has homered in three straight games while batting fourth in the order. He had three hits and scored three times for the Yankees, who took the final three of a four-game series with the fading Tigers. Detroit starter Rick Porcello (5-11) gave up six runs in five innings. New York starter Phil Hughes (15-1) allowed two hits in six innings. Angels 7, Red Sox 2: In Boston, Hideki Matsui hit a three-run homer, then drove in another run with a bases-loaded walk as Los Angeles won its first game in ten against Boston this season. Orioles 4, Rangers 0: In Baltimore, the hosts used a four-run seventh inning to beat slumping Texas. Indians 7, Royals 3: In Kansas City, Shin-Soo Choo hit a tiebreaking RBI single in Cleveland's five-run eighth inning that lifted the Indians over Kansas City.
