RESULTS

* Cleveland 8, at Boston 4: Paul Byrd won his fifth straight decision and put an end to the Red Sox’s five-game winning streak. Kelly Shoppach, who hit a solo homer in the eighth, had a career-high four of the Indians’ season-high 18 hits. Daisuke Matsuzaka (7-3) gave up 12 of those hits in 5 2/3 innings. Boston’s Kevin Youkilis extended his hitting streak to a career-best 22 games.

* at Tampa Bay 5, Detroit 3: James Shields settled down after a shaky first inning to throw the second complete game of his career, and Elijah Dukes and Brendan Harris backed the right-hander with solo homers for the Devil Rays at St. Petersburg, Fla. Shields retired 17 of the last 18 batters he faced, including 13 straight before Gary Sheffield reached on an infield single with two outs in the eighth.

* at Oakland 6, Texas 1: Dan Haren won his sixth straight decision and Dan Johnson drove in three runs for the Athletics. Haren (6-2) lowered his earned-run average to an AL-leading 1.64. Sammy Sosa went 0 for 4 for the Rangers and remained two home runs from becoming the fifth player to reach the 600 mark.

* Baltimore 3, at Kansas City 0: Erik Bedard won a matchup of staff aces with Gil Meche and Nick Markakis hit a two-run homer, leading the Orioles to their fifth straight win as the Royals lost their seventh in a row. Baltimore’s winning streak is their longest of the season.

* at Minnesota 7, Chicago 6: Torii Hunter walked with the bases loaded in the ninth inning, forcing in the winning run and lifting the Twins over the White Sox for a three-game sweep at Minneapolis. Chicago has lost four in a row.

* New York 10, at Toronto 5: Alex Rodriguez’s run-scoring single and Jason Giambi’s two-run single in the ninth helped the Yankees pull away.

* at Angels 8, Seattle 6: Vladimir Guerrero’s three-run home run in the fifth inning off Felix Hernandez was the difference.