AMERICAN LEAGUE

Mark Teixeira joined Lou Gehrig as the only Yankees to hit three home runs against the Boston Red Sox, and he and Francisco Cervelli drove in five runs each as visiting New York clinched another series with a 14-3 win Saturday.

The Yankees have won nine of their first 10 series of the season, a mark surpassed only twice in team history. They won 14 of their first 15 in 1928 and 11 of their first 12 in 1939.

Tigers 6, Indians 4: Miguel Cabrera hit a tiebreaking, two-run single in the seventh inning to lead Detroit at Cleveland.

Athletics 4, Rays 2: Ben Sheets struck out eight in six-plus innings, Daric Barton drove in a pair of runs and Oakland handed Tampa Bay its second road loss of the season.

White Sox 7, Blue Jays 3: Jake Peavy pitched eight innings for his second straight victory, Paul Konerko hit his major league-leading 13th homer and Chicago snapped visiting Toronto's six-game winning streak.

Rangers 3, Royals 2: At Arlington, Texas, former Spokane Indian Ian Kinsler hit a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning, lifting Texas past Kansas City.

Orioles 7-1, Twins 3-6: At Minneapolis, Scott Baker threw eight strong innings and reigning AL MVP Joe Mauer saw his first action after missing eight games with a bruised heel as Minnesota beat Baltimore to split a doubleheader.

In the opener, Nick Markakis drove in three of Baltimore's five two-out runs off Minnesota starter Francisco Liriano.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Brewers 17, Diamondbacks 3: At Phoenix, Jody Gerut hit for the cycle and drove in four runs, and Ryan Braun also had four RBIs as Milwaukee pounded Arizona.

Gerut had one hit in his last 18 at-bats coming into Saturday and only four hits on the season. The cycle was his first and the sixth in Brewers history. Chad Moeller was the last Brewer to hit for the cycle on April 27, 2004 against Cincinnati.

Nationals 5, Marlins 4: Adam Dunn was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the eighth inning, allowing the go-ahead run to score and lifting Washington past visiting Florida.

Mets 5, Giants 4, 11 inn.: Henry Blanco hit a leadoff homer in the 11th inning and New York beat San Francisco for its ninth straight home win.

Braves 4, Phillies 1: Eric Hinske's RBI double ignited a three-run rally in the sixth inning, and Atlanta's bullpen came through as the visiting Braves snapped Philadelphia's four-game winning streak.

Rockies 8, Dodgers 0: Jhoulys Chacin struck out seven over seven-plus innings, leading Colorado at Los Angeles.

Padres 2, Astros 1: Jon Garland pitched seven shutout innings to win his fourth straight start, and Houston's offense sputtered again in a loss to visiting San Diego.

Pirates 2, Cardinals 0: Jeff Karstens made a bid to keep his spot in the rotation with six innings of three-hit ball and Jason Jaramillo had three hits to lead Pittsburgh past visiting St. Louis.

Reds 14, Cubs 2: Joey Votto hit a two-run homer in his first at-bat, and Jonny Gomes broke the game open with a bases-loaded single in the seventh off Carlos Zambrano, leading Cincinnati past visiting Chicago.