Associated Press
TORONTO ó CC Sabathia won his seventh straight start to become the first 14-game winner in the majors, Brett Gardner had three hits and the New York Yankees beat Toronto 4-1 on Saturday, ending the Blue Jays’ five-game winning streak.
Derek Jeter got two hits and matched Al Kaline for 26th place on baseball’s career list. Jeter singled in the ninth for hit No. 3,007.
Sabathia (14-4) allowed one run and three hits in eight innings.
Mariano Rivera pitched around a pair of singles to finish in the ninth for his 23rd save in 27 chances.
Angels 4-3, Athletics 2-4, 1st game
OAKLAND, Calif. ó In the majors’ first scheduled doubleheader in eight years, Jered Weaver won his sixth straight decision and the Angels opened by beating the Athletics.
Erick Aybar homered and Bobby Abreu drove in two runs as the Angels won for the ninth time in 11 games.
Weaver (12-4) did not give up a hit until the fifth inning.
Scott Sizemore singled with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning, lifting the Oakland Athletics to a 4-3 victoryfor a split of the first scheduled doubleheader in the major leagues in eight years.
White Sox 5, Tigers 0
DETROITó Edwin Jackson pitched his first complete game since his no-hitter last year, and Juan Pierre added four hits to lead Chicago.
Jackson (6-7) allowed nine hits in his third career shutout, striking out two and walking two. It was his first complete game since June 25, 2010, when Jackson, then with the Arizona Diamondbacks, held Tampa Bay hitless in a 1-0 win.
Red Sox 9, Rays 5
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. ó Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury and Josh Reddick homered and Boston rallied from an early three-run deficit against All-Star James Shields to beat Tampa Bay. John Lackey (7-8) struck out seven while allowing four runs and 10 hits over 5 2-3 innings for the AL East leaders.
Reddick’s two-run homer got Boston rolling after Casey Kotchman, Matt Joyce and B.J. Upton staked Shields (8-8) to a quick lead with RBI singles.
Orioles 6, Indians 5
BALTIMORE ó Of course it wasn’t going to be easy. It never is for the Baltimore Orioles, who endured much anxiety and drama during their first victory since July 3.
Alfredo Simon pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, Nick Markakis homered and scored three runs, and the Orioles held on to beat the Cleveland Indians 6-5to end a nine-game losing streak.
Twins 4, Royals 3
MINNEAPOLIS ó Joe Nathan couldn’t contain a smile after returning to the role he wanted. The Minnesota fans certainly embraced the Twins’ new, old closer as he preserved a 4-3 win over Kansas City.