Jeff Niemann steers Rays past Tigers in 7-4 win

Niemann (9-3) allowed eight hits in six innings, and Evan Longoria hit a two-run homer in the eighth.

The Rays got out of a seventh-inning jam for the second consecutive game after intentionally walking Miguel Cabrera to load the bases with two outs. A fly ball ended the inning and preserved Tampa Bay's 5-4 lead.

Carl Crawford had an RBI grounder off Eddie Bonine (4-1) as the Rays took a 5-3 lead in the fourth.

Red Sox 7, Angels 3 In Anaheim, Marco Scutaro hit a tiebreaking grand slam in the eighth inning as Boston wrapped up a 10-game West Coast road trip with a three-game sweep of Los Angeles.

The Angels were swept at home for the first time in 80 series, ending the majors' longest streak since Atlanta went 84 home series without being swept from 2003-06.

The Red Sox are 7-0 against Los Angeles this season.

Boston starter Josh Beckett (2-1) yielded five hits over seven innings in his first victory since April.

Fernando Rodney (4-1) took the loss for the Angels, who have lost seven of eight to drift out of contention in the AL West.

White Sox 6, Mariners 5 In Chicago, Alex Rios hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh inning as Chicago rallied to beat Seattle and notch its 10th straight home win.

Juan Pierre, who reached base three times, started the winning rally with a leadoff walk against Jamey Wright (1-3). He took second with his major league-best 38th steal and moved to third on a sacrifice. Brandon League came in to face Rios, who bounced a single past a drawn-in infield, making it 6-5.

The White Sox hit three homers for the second straight day and won their third straight overall to move 12 games over .500, tying a season-high.

Chicago reliever Matt Thornton (3-3) got one out with the bases loaded to end the seventh, taking the win, while Bobby Jenks struck out the side in the ninth for his 21st save.

Blue Jays 5, Orioles 0 In Toronto, rookie left-hander Brad Mills pitched seven scoreless innings for his first major league win, steering Toronto past Baltimore for the 12th consecutive time.

Called up from the minors for his first start of the season and just the third of his career, Mills (1-0) allowed only two singles.

Lyle Overbay hit a three-run homer for the Blue Jays, who have won five of six. They lead the majors with 155 homers, having gone deep in 10 straight games and hit 25 in that span.

It was the eighth shutout of the season for Toronto, and the seventh blanking for the Orioles, who have lost five straight.

Baltimore starter Jeremy Guthrie (4-11) allowed six hits in seven innings.

Other games on Wednesday:

Twins 6, Royals 4

Athletics 3, Rangers 1

Yankees 8, Indians 0

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