Derek Jeter is hitting the way he did in his prime and CC Sabathia looks more like his old self with each outing. No wonder the New York Yankees are starting to get on a roll. Jeter had four hits to stretch his hitting streak to 13 games, Sabathia (2-0) pitched a season-high eight innings, and Alex Rodriguez belted a three-run homer - No. 632 in his career - in a 7-4 victory over the Rangers in Arlington, Texas, Monday. “I keep kidding him that it's like 1999 again - three hits every day. He's amazing,” Rodriguez said of the 37-year-old Jeter. The Yankees have won 10 of 13 since being swept in three games at Tampa Bay to start the season. Red Sox 6, Twins 5: Cody Ross homered twice, tying the game with a two-run shot in the seventh inning and giving Boston the lead with two outs in the ninth, to snap a five-game losing streak for the Red Sox and beat the Minnesota Twins. Starter-turned-temporary-reliever Daniel Bard (1-2) recorded two critical outs in the eighth after the Twins put the leadoff runner on third. Alfredo Aceves picked up the save, his third in five tries, and all was right with the reeling Red Sox for at least one night. Aceves gave up a one-out single and a high drive to the warning track in left-center to Trevor Plouffe, but Denard Span bounced back to the mound to end it. Ryan Sweeney misplayed Jamey Carroll's single into a two-base error that put him at third with none out in that pivotal eighth, after the ball bounded down the right-field line, ricocheted off the padded facade of the seats in foul territory and skidded away. But Franklin Morales got Joe Mauer to ground out weakly to first base, and Bard retired two of the three batters he faced sandwiched around an intentional walk to Justin Morneau. Josh Willingham greeted Bard with a sharp line drive, but it zipped straight at third baseman Adrian Gonzalez for the second out. Then Ross put the Red Sox in front with his drive off Matt Capps (0-1). White Sox 4, Athletics 0: Jake Peavy pitched a three-hitter, Adam Dunn and Paul Konerko hit back-to-back homers and Chicago beat Oakland for its fourth consecutive victory. Two days after teammate Phil Humber pitched the 21st perfect game in major league history, Peavy allowed only a leadoff single to Jemile Weeks in the fourth inning, a double to Yoenis Cespedes in the seventh and a single to Coco Crisp in the ninth. The 2007 NL Cy Young Award winner walked two and faced only four batters more than the minimum. Alex Rios added three hits for Chicago, while Brent Morel had two hits and scored a run. Oakland starter Bartolo Colon (3-2) scattered seven hits over seven innings and fell short in his bid to become the first four-game winner in the majors. Blue Jays 4, Royals 1: Jose Bautista hit a two-run homer, Kelly Johnson also went deep and Toronto beat bumbling Kansas City to complete a four-game sweep. The Blue Jays improved to 6-1 on the road this season, while Kansas City lost its 11th consecutive to finish up a winless 10-game homestand. The Royals became the first team to lose its first 10 at home since the Chicago Cubs dropped 12 in a row at Wrigley Field in 1994. Eric Hosmer scored the Royals' only run with a homer leading off the second inning. The four-game sweep was the Blue Jays' first since May 2009, and their first ever at Kansas City. The last time they swept four on the road was 2003 against the New York Yankees.
