Buck Showalter got his 1,000th victory as a major league manager, Brian Matusz ended his 11-month losing streak and the Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Yankees 7-1 Tuesday. Showalter, whose first win came 20 years ago across the street at old Yankee Stadium when New York's Scott Sanderson beat Boston ace Roger Clemens, improved to 1,000-958 in 14 seasons with the Yankees, Arizona, Texas and Baltimore. He joined Dusty Baker, Bruce Bochy, Davey Johnson, Jim Leyland, Mike Scioscia and Bobby Valentine among active managers in the 1,000-win club. Tigers 9, Royals 3: Austin Jackson had four hits and Rick Porcello pitched eight strong innings to lead the Detroit Tigers past the Kansas City Royals 9-3 on Tuesday night. Red Sox 11, Athletics 6: David Ortiz finished the best April of his career with a pair of solo homers, Mike Aviles hit a three-run shot and the Boston Red Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 11-6. Blue Jays 8, Rangers 7: Canadian Brett Lawrie hit a walkoff solo homer to give the Toronto Blue Jays an 8-7 victory over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night at Rogers Centre. Rays 3, Mariners 1: Matt Joyce had two of Tampa Bay's three hits, including a solo homer and RBI triple, to help the surging Tampa Bay Rays beat the Seattle Mariners 3-1 for their ninth victory in 10 games. White Sox 7, Indians 2: Gordon Beckham snapped out of a slump with three hits and the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 7-2. Angels 4, Twins 0: Jerome Williams, Torii Hunter and Howie Kendrick led the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins.
