AMERICAN LEAGUE

Sean Rodriguez and B.J. Upton hit three-run homers as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Minnesota Twins 6-4 on Tuesday night at St. Petersburg, Fla., winning for the 10th time in 11 games and taking over the AL East lead.

Rodriguez homered in the first inning. Upton put the Rays ahead 6-3 with his tiebreaking drive in the seventh.

Jeff Niemann allowed three runs and eight hits over seven innings. Tampa Bay moved one game ahead of the New York Yankees.

Blue Jays 8, Yankees 2: Ricky Romero baffled the suddenly slumping Yankees for the second time this season, and free-swinging Toronto belted four more home runs in a romp at New York.

Tigers 2-7, White Sox 12-1: Jeremy Bonderman allowed one run in 6 2/3 innings for his first win in two months, Brennan Boesch and Johnny Damon each drove in two runs, and host Detroit earned a split of a day-night doubleheader with a victory over Chicago.

Chicago won the first game as Juan Pierre homered for the first time in almost two years.

Red Sox 3, Indians 1: Mike Lowell hit a two-run homer on the first pitch he saw after coming off the disabled list, Josh Beckett dominated for eight innings and Boston beat visiting Cleveland.

The Red Sox won on the day they lost first baseman Kevin Youkilis. He went on the 15-day disabled list with a torn muscle in his right thumb and was going to see a hand specialist, unsure whether he would need season-ending surgery.

Royals 3, Athletics 2: Alex Gordon hit a leadoff double and scored on Greg Blanco's groundout in the ninth, leading Kansas City at Oakland.

Orioles 6, Angels 3: Luke Scott hit a two-run homer and Josh Bell added a two-run double for his first major league RBIs in a big sixth inning, and Baltimore rallied past visiting Los Angeles to make manager Buck Showalter a winner in his debut.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Mets 3, Braves 2: Jeff Francoeur hit a go-ahead solo home run in the ninth off Braves closer Billy Wagner and New York snapped a two-game losing streak with a victory at Atlanta.

Pirates 7, Reds 6: Rookie Neil Walker had three hits and drove in a career-high four runs and host Pittsburgh snapped a five-game losing streak with a victory over first-place Cincinnati.

Phillies 6, Marlins 1: At Miami, Roy Halladay made a triumphant return to the scene of his perfect game, allowing one run in seven innings to lead Philadelphia past Florida.

Brewers 4, Cubs 3: Chris Narveson pitched 5 2/3 effective innings and also singled in a run, and visiting Milwaukee extended Chicago's losing streak to seven games.

Dodgers 2, Padres 1: Ted Lilly pitched seven superb innings and Los Angeles beat visiting San Diego.

Diamondbacks 6, Nationals 1: At Phoenix, Mark Reynolds hit a three-run homer in the fourth, leading Arizona past Washington.

Astros 18, Cardinals 4: Angel Sanchez had four hits and six RBIs and Houston stretched its winning streak to seven with a rout at St. Louis.

Rockies 10, Giants 0: At Denver, San Francisco's Jonathan Sanchez limited Colorado to three hits over six innings.