for-5 with a homer and four RBIs, Joe Saunders earned his 14th win and the Los Angeles Angels swept the Boston Red Sox 9-2 in the American League on Wednesday. It was the second three-game sweep in two weeks by the Angels over the Red Sox, who showed little spark. Reports of trade talks focusing on a disgruntled Manny Ramirez didn't make the game any better for Boston. The Angels improved Major League Baseball's best record to 67-40 by finishing 8-1 against Boston this season. Josh Beckett (9-8) gave up seven earned runs and the Red Sox matched a season high with four errors _ three in a five-run sixth when the Angels took an 8-2 lead. Saunders (14-5) allowed two runs and five hits in six innings. White Sox 8, Twins 3: At Minneapolis, Carlos Quentin had a home run and four RBIs, Gavin Floyd (11-6) held Minnesota to one run and five hits over 7 2-3 innings, and Alexei Ramirez added a three-run homer for Chicago. Livan Hernandez (10-8) allowed a solo shot to Quentin with two outs in the first, and the All-Star padded Chicago's lead with a three-run double in the fourth. Hernandez dropped to 8-2 at the Metrodome this year after giving up nine hits, five runs and two walks. Perfect through three innings, Floyd gave up an RBI double by Justin Morneau in the fourth but retired 12 of the next 13 batters. Rays 3, Blue Jays 2: At Toronto, Carlos Pena homered and Edwin Jackson won consecutive starts for the first time since April as Tampa Bay beat Toronto. Jackson (7-7) gave up two runs and seven hits in five innings. Making his major league debut, Toronto right-hander Scott Richmond (0-1) allowed three runs and seven hits in 5 1-3 innings. Carl Crawford put Tampa Bay in front with an RBI triple in the first. Lyle Overbay's two-run homer in the bottom half put Toronto up 2-1. Pena tied it with a leadoff homer in the fourth, his 18th. The winning run was scored that inning on a double play grounder by Gabe Gross. Yankees 13, Orioles 3: At New York, Bobby Abreu hit two homers and Alex Rodriguez also went deep as New York avoided a first three-game sweep by Baltimore at Yankee Stadium since 1986. Abreu also doubled and had three RBIs as the designated hitter. Rodriguez and Xavier Nady both had two hits for the Yankees. Joba Chamberlain won consecutive starts for the first time for the Yankees, while Baltimore starter Dennis Sarfate (4-2), a career reliever, took the loss. Royals 4, Athletics 3, 10 innings: At Oakland, California, Jose Guillen drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the 10th and Kansas City completed its first three-game sweep in Oakland in 20 years. Rangers 4, Mariners 3: At Arlington, Texas, Josh Hamilton hit his team-leading 25th homer and collected his major league-best 104th RBI for Texas. Tigers 14, Indians 12, 13 innings: At Cleveland, Kelly Shoppach tied a major league record with five extra-base hits, including a game-tying homer in the ninth, but it came in a losing effort as Detroit edged Cleveland.
