Tampa Bay's Evan Longoria snapped an eighth-inning tie with an RBI single, leading the Rays to a 2-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays in the American League Wednesday. Ben Zobrist began the winning rally by drawing a one-out walk from Shawn Camp (4-3), and was driven home by Longoria. Tampa Bay starter David Price (16-6) got his club record 16th win, allowing one run over eight innings and striking out seven. Closer Rafael Soriano worked out of a jam in the ninth for his major league-leading 40th save in 42 opportunities. The victory gave Tampa Bay its 11th consecutive home series win over Toronto, and the Rays remained nine games clear in the wild-card race. Yankees 4, Athletics 3: In New York, A.J. Burnett bounced back from an awful August by pitching six effective innings to guide New York past Oakland. Burnett (10-12) went 0-4 in five starts since his previous win, and had a 7.80 ERA in August. He got September off to a stronger start, allowing three runs and striking out eight. New York notched its fifth straight win and held its one-game lead over Tampa Bay in the AL East. A's starter Brett Anderson (3-6) allowed only one earned run, but Oakland still fell to 1-8 against New York this season. Mariano Rivera pitched the ninth for his 28th save. He struck out Kurt Suzuki with a runner on second to end it. Twins 2, Tigers 1, 10 innings: In Minneapolis, Danny Valencia's one-out single in the 10th inning drove in Michael Cuddyer from second base and gave Minnesota victory over Detroit. Cuddyer singled against Ryan Perry (2-5) to start the 10th and stole second base. The Twins kept their four-game lead over Chicago in the AL Central, improving to 7-1 at home against the Tigers this season. Minnesota starter Jon Rauch (3-1) pitched a perfect 10th for the win. Rangers 4, Royals 3: In Kansas City, Texas rookie Mitch Moreland homered again as the Rangers kept pulling away in the AL West, beating Kansas City. The Rangers increased their division lead to 9½ games over Oakland. Moreland homered for the second straight game, leading off the sixth inning with a shot that made it 4-2. He has five home runs in his first 25 big league games. Texas starter Tommy Hunter (12-2) allowed two runs in 5 2-3 innings. Rookie reliever Neftali Feliz worked a perfect ninth for his 34th save in 37 opportunities. Nelson Cruz hit a two-run single in the first off Royals starter Bryan Bullington (1-4). White Sox 6, Indians 4: In Cleveland, Paul Konerko hit a three-run homer in the eighth to lift Chicago to victory over Cleveland, as Manny Ramirez made his White Sox debut. Ramirez provided only a bloop a single in his debut but was on deck for Konerko's two-out hit off Justin Germano (0-1), which delivered a three-game sweep. White Sox reliever Tony Pena (4-2) pitched three innings after replacing Freddy Garcia, who left after four with a stiff back. Red Sox 9, Orioles 6: In Baltimore, Marco Scutaro and Adrian Beltre homered in a six-run seventh inning as Boston beat Baltimore. Scutaro's two-run homer off Mark Hendrickson (1-5) tied it in the seventh. Victor Martinez added an RBI double, and Beltre followed an intentional walk to David Ortiz with a three-run shot. The Red Sox ended a three-game skid but remained seven games off wild-card leader Tampa Bay. Boston starter Jon Lester improved to 13-0 lifetime against Baltimore, but this one wasn't easy. He yielded more runs (five) in the first two innings than in any of his previous 15 outings against the Orioles, but settled down as Boston overcame a 5-2 deficit. Lester (15-8) allowed eight hits in six innings and struck out 10. Angels 4, Mariners 2: In Seattle, Hideki Matsui hit a two-out, two-run homer in the seventh inning as Los Angeles rallied past Seattle.
