Jhonny Peralta and Ryan Raburn ignited the Detroit offense with back-to-back homers in the second inning as the Tigers routed the Chicago White Sox 14-4 for their 10th straight win Monday night. It's the Tigers' first 10-game streak since they won 11 in a row in September 1968 before going on to win the World Series that year. Raburn finished the game with four hits and three RBIs and Peralta added two hits and three RBIs for the Tigers, who reduced their magic number to six in the AL Central. Detroit starter Rick Porcello (14-8) coasted to an easy victory. He allowed three runs on six hits in 6 2/3 innings. He was tagged for one of Brent Morel's two home runs. The Tigers began their win streak with a sweep of the White Sox during a lopsided three-game series Sept. 3-5 in Detroit. The Tigers outscored Chicago 35-11 to sweep that series and continued to embarrass their divisional rival with a 14-run explosion Tuesday night. The game was eerily familiar to the 18-2 loss on Sept. 4 for the White Sox. Chicago pitching allowed 21 hits Monday night compared to the 24 in the 18-2 loss. White Sox starter John Danks (6-12) lasted five innings allowing eight runs, seven earned on 11 hits. Trailing 1-0 in the second inning, Victor Martinez led off with a single against Danks. One out later, Peralta hit a two-run shot to left giving the Tigers lead. On the next pitch, Raburn hit another ball into the left-field seats to make it 3-1. Rays 5, Orioles 2: B.J. Upton doubled twice and took two walks to set a Tampa Bay record by reaching base in nine straight plate appearances, and the resurgent Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-2 Monday night for their fifth straight victory. Ben Zobrist had three hits and three RBIs for the Rays, who have won eight of nine to move within three games of idle Boston in the AL wild-card race. Tampa Bay trailed the Red Sox by nine games on Sept. 2. In other games it was: Oakland 6, LA Angels 3; NY Yankees 9, Seattle 3.
