Kevin Kouzmanoff scored the go-ahead run on second baseman Ben Zobrist's fielding error in the eighth inning as Oakland Athletics again beat Tampa Bay Rays by one run, 5-4 in the American League on Friday. Rajai Davis hit a tying sacrifice fly in the eighth, then Cliff Pennington hit a grounder to second and wound up part of the decisive play for the third straight game. Tampa Bay missed a chance to move into a first-place tie with the Yankees in the AL East. The Rays lost a late lead against the A's for the second night in a row. Oakland's Henry Rodriguez (1-0) pitched a 1-2-3 eighth for his first major league win. Tampa Bay's Joaquin Benoit (0-2) allowed two runs, one earned, and took the loss. Craig Breslow worked the ninth for his third career save and second this year. Blue Jays 16, Red Sox 2: In Boston, Lyle Overbay hit two homers and drove in a career-high seven runs as the Toronto Blue Jays battered Boston's All-Star pitcher Jon Lester and inflicted a 16-2 thrashing on a miserable day for the Red Sox in the American League. Overbay's second homer ended the game for Lester (13-8) after less than three innings. He allowed three walks and nine runs. His previous shortest outing was 4 1/3 innings. It was the ninth multihomer game of Overbay's career and second this season. He was 4 for 5. Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia returned to the disabled list with soreness in the foot he broke in late June, a difficult blow for Boston as it chases a postseason spot. It was the most runs given up by the Red Sox this season. Toronto starter Brett Cecil (10-6) worked 6 2-3 scoreless innings before giving up a two-run double in the seventh. Twins 7, Angels 2: In Minneapolis, Brian Duensing struck out six in eight innings to help Minnesota to victory over Los Angeles. Duensing (7-1) allowed just one run to improve to 4-0 since moving into the starting rotation. His ERA dropped to 1.92 as the Twins bounced back from a thrashing by the White Sox on Thursday. Jason Kubel hit a three-run homer to get Minnesota rolling. Dan Haren (1-4) got knocked around in his sixth start for the Angels. He gave up seven runs in as many innings. The game marked Torii Hunter's first trip to Target Field. He spent 11 years playing for the Twins in the Metrodome before signing with the Angels before the 2008 season. Mariners 6, Yankees 0: In New York, Felix Hernandez nearly became the first pitcher in more than 25 years to throw four straight complete games against New York, and steered Seattle to an impressive victory. Hernandez (9-10) kept New York off-kilter for eight innings, striking out 11. The Mariners won their third in a row under interim manager Daren Brown. Seattle's Russell Branyan hit a pair of homers off A.J. Burnett (9-11) and drove in four runs, Alex Rodriguez returned to the Yankees' lineup as the designated hitter after missing three games because of a strained left calf but was pulled after one at-bat. Rangers 2, Orioles 0: In Baltimore, C.J. Wilson pitched a scoreless game into the ninth inning and had a career-high 12 strikeouts to carry Texas past Baltimore. Wilson (12-5) retired 16 straight batters until the start of the ninth. He was pulled with two outs in the ninth and a runner on third. He struck out every Baltimore starter at least once. Mitch Moreland homered off Jake Arrieta (4-5) as the Rangers snapped a four-game losing streak. Texas also ended a season-worst tying six-game road skid. Tigers 6, Indians 0: In Detroit, Armando Galarraga dominated Cleveland again, pitching seven scoreless innings for Detroit. Facing the Indians for the first time since his near-perfect game June 2, Galarraga started just as quickly this time. He retired his first 14 hitters. At one point, Galarraga had retired 41 of the 42 Cleveland batters he faced this season. The only one to reach base had been Jason Donald, incorrectly called safe to ruin what would have been Galarraga's perfect game. Galarraga (4-5) received a loud ovation from the crowd of 33,936. He matched a career high with eight strikeouts. The Tigers ended a three-game skid by roughing up Cleveland starter Justin Masterson (4
