Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury and Josh Reddick homered and the Boston Red Sox rallied from an early three-run deficit against all-star James Shields to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 9-5 Saturday. John Lackey (7-8) struck out seven while allowing four runs and 10 hits over 5 2-3 innings for the AL East leaders, who retained a 1 1-2-game lead over the New York Yankees and dropped the third-place Rays a season-high six games off the pace in the division. Reddick's two-run homer got Boston rolling after the Rays staked Shields (8-8) to a 3-0 lead in the first inning. Ellsbury hit a solo shot in the fourth, while Pedroia homered for the third consecutive game when he connected off Juan Cruz in the seventh. Angels 4, Athletics 2: Jered Weaver held Oakland hitless until the fifth inning and won his sixth straight decision, pitching the Los Angeles Angels past the Athletics 4-2 Saturday in the first game of a doubleheader. Erick Aybar homered and Bobby Abreu drove in two runs as the Angels won for the ninth time in 11 games. Athletics 4, Angels 3 (Second game): Scott Sizemore singled with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning, lifting the Oakland Athletics to a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels Saturday for a split of the first scheduled doubleheader in the major leagues in eight years. Jered Weaver won his sixth straight decision in the opener, leading the Angels to a 4-2 win. White Sox 5, Tigers 0: Edwin Jackson pitched his first complete game since his no-hitter last year, and Juan Pierre added four hits to lead the Chicago White Sox to a 5-0 win over the Detroit Tigers. Orioles 6, Indians 5: Alfredo Simon pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, Nick Markakis homered and scored three runs, and the Baltimore Orioles held on to beat the Cleveland Indians to end a nine-game losing streak Twins 4, Royals 3: Michael Cuddyer singled home the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and Joe Nathan did his job as the new closer Saturday night, giving the Minnesota Twins a win over the Kansas City Royals. Yankees 4, Blue Jays 1: 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, ending the Blue Jays' five-game winning streak. In the National League it was: Mets 12, Phillies 2; Marlins 13, Cubs 3; Diamondbacks 3, Dodgers 2; Nationals 5, Braves 2; Brewers 8, Rockies 7; Astros 6, Pirates 4; Cardinals 4, Reds 1; Padres 11, Giants 3.
