Steering team Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Jeremy Hellickson throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians in St. Petersburg, Florida, Sunday. (AP) ST. PETERSBURG, Florida: Jeremy Hellickson pitched seven scoreless innings to steer the Tampa Bay Rays to a 7-0 win over the Cleveland Indians in the American League Sunday. Hellickson (6-3) had six strikeouts to make it five wins from six starts. John Jaso hit a two-run homer off Justin Masterson (5-3) as Tampa Bay went ahead 4-0 in the fourth. Ben Zobrist had an RBI grounder, and Sam Fuld hit a run-scoring infield single in a three-run fifth that extended the Rays' lead to 7-0. Masterson, 1-6 in 11 career games against Tampa Bay, allowed seven runs and five walks in five innings. Red Sox 4, Tigers 3, first game & Tigers 3, Red Sox 0, second game: In Detroit, Justin Verlander took a shutout into the eighth inning as Detroit beat Boston to get a split of a day-night doubleheader. Verlander (5-3) went 7 2-3 innings, throwing a career-high 132 pitches. The pitch count matched the highest by a Tigers pitcher since 1996. Boston's Josh Beckett (4-2) took his first loss since his first start of the season. He gave up two runs and a season-worst five walks in six innings. In the opening game, David Ortiz had a homer in the ninth inning off Jose Valverde (2-2) to lift Boston to victory. The pinch-hitting Ortiz worked a full count against the Tigers' closer, then hit a shot over the scoreboard in right-center. Matt Albers (1-2) earned the win with two shutout innings of relief. Yankees 7, Mariners 1: In Seattle, C.C. Sabathia allowed only one run in eight innings as New York avoided a three-game sweep against Seattle. Sabathia (6-3) only conceded a solo homer in the sixth. He won his sixth straight start against the Mariners and improved to 8-1 in 11 starts at Safeco Field. He's gone at least eight innings in his past three starts — all wins. Blue Jays 13, White Sox 4: In Toronto, Aaron Hill hit his first career grand slam and Corey Patterson added a two-run shot as Toronto routed Chicago. Rangers 7, Royals 6: In Arlington, Texas, Mike Napoli slid under the catcher's attempted tag with two outs in the ninth inning, giving Texas a come-from-behind victory over Kansas City. Athletics 6, Orioles 4: In Oakland, the hosts completed their first three-game sweep of the season, downing Baltimore. Angels 6, Twins 5: In Minneapolis, Erick Aybar had three hits and three RBIs to help Los Angeles edge Minnesota.
