RESULTS

* Minnesota 4, at Cleveland 2: Justin Morneau sparked a two-run, ninth-inning rally with a run-scoring double and the Twins pulled to within 2 1/2 games of first-place Chicago in the American League Central.

* at Kansas City 6, Tampa Bay 1: Billy Butler homered and drove in four runs, Kyle Davies (4-2) picked up his first victory in more than a month and the Royals earned a split of the four-game series.

* at Detroit 6, Chicago 4: Curtis Granderson and Marcus Thames each hit a home run and the Tigers avoided a three-game sweep.

* at Oakland 6, Texas 5: Jack Cust and Kurt Suzuki each hit a home run and the Athletics won for only the second time in 11 games.

* Seattle 5, at Toronto 1: Jose Vidro hit a two-run home run, Jarrod Washburn pitched eight strong innings and the Mariners ended a season-long seven-game skid.

* at Boston 9, New York 2: Manny Ramirez doubled twice and drove in two runs, and David Ortiz homered and drove in three runs to lift the Red Sox.

* at Baltimore 5, Angels 2: Ervin Santana (11-5) gave up five runs and seven hits in five-plus innings, his shortest outing of the season.