Jon Lester pitched a five-hitter while the Boston Red Sox roughed up Andy Pettitte in a 7-0 victory over the New York Yankees on Thursday that ended a five-game losing streak. A throwing error by shortstop Derek Jeter gave the Red Sox a quick lead. Coco Crisp came back from a five-game suspension to score twice, and it was 6-0 by the fifth inning. Lester (7-3) made his most impressive start since pitching a no-hitter against Kansas City on May 19. He struck out eight, walked two and won his fourth straight decision. New York lost for the fourth time in five games. Jacoby Ellsbury's two-run double in the second made it 4-0. Athletics 3, White Sox 2: At Chicago, Justin Duchscherer pitched seven solid innings and Jack Cust and Donnie Murphy homered as Oakland snapped Chicago's seven-game winning streak. Javier Vazquez (7-7) took the loss despite pitching his first complete game in nearly a year, allowing four hits and striking out 10. Chicago took a 2-0 lead in the first on a leadoff homer by DeWayne Wise and an RBI double by Jermaine Dye. Oakland, which had lost four of five, broke through in the fourth when Cust tied it with a two-run homer, and Murphy made it 3-2 with a solo drive in the fifth. Duchscherer (9-5), the major-league leader with a 1.96 ERA, allowed five hits while striking out four and walking two. In other games it was; Royals 10, Orioles 7; Tigers 8, Mariners 4. D'backs rally to beat Brewers Conor Jackson's two-run single capped Arizona's six-run ninth inning and the Diamondbacks beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5 on Thursday. Three Brewers pitchers failed to record an out as seven straight Diamondbacks reached base in the ninth. The rally began against Guillermo Mota, who gave up a leadoff single to Robby Hammock, a walk to Chris Burke and an infield single to Augie Ojeda. Brian Shouse relieved to face pinch-hitter Chad Tracy, who hit the first pitch into the gap in right-center to clear the bases and cut the deficit to 5-3. Elsewhere it was: Dodgers 5, Astros 2; Giants 8, Cubs 3; Phillies 4, Braves 1; Reds 5, Nationals 3; Mets 11, Cardinals 1; Rockies 6, Marlins 5, 11 innings.
