Adam Lind hit three of Toronto's six homers to lead the Blue Jays to an 8-7 victory over the Red Sox and spoil Boston's hopes of clinching a playoff berth for the second consecutive night. It was the fifth straight loss for the Red Sox, who would clinch the American League wild-card berth with their next win or the next Texas loss. Ricky Romero (13-9) allowed two runs on seven hits and a walk, striking out three in five innings to beat Boston for the first time in five tries this season. The Red Sox scored five times with two outs in the eighth inning to cut a six-run deficit to 8-7, but Jason Frasor got the last four outs for his 11th save. Twins 3, Tigers 2, 10 innings, 1st game; Tigers 6, Twins 5, 2nd game; At Detroit, Justin Verlander kept the Tigers on top in the AL Central, pitching eight innings in a win over Minnesota that salvaged a split of their critical doubleheader. Detroit restored two-game division lead over Minnesota, which won the day game 3-2 in 10 innings, with two games left in the series and five to go in the regular season. Verlander (18-9) gave up four runs and eight hits. Fernando Rodney pitched the ninth for his 36th save in 37 chances, overcoming some shaky defense that allowed Minnesota to pull within a run. Brian Duensing (5-2) gave up five runs over 4 2-3 innings for the Twins, who had a chance to at least tie the game in the eighth and ninth. Delmon Young started the Minnesota ninth with an infield single. Rodney retired the next two batters and Nick Punto followed with a fly ball to center that Curtis Granderson misjudged, allowing it to go over his head and helping the Twins pull within a run. Rodney then got Denard Span to hit a game-ending fly to left. Orlando Cabrera hit a go-ahead single in the 10th inning of the opener, leading Minnesota to the win. Rays 3, Orioles 1: At St. Petersburg, Florida, rookie Wade Davis allowed one run over seven innings and Carl Crawford stole his career-high 60th base as Tampa Bay handed Baltimore its 12th straight loss. The Orioles' slide is the longest in the majors this season. Tampa Bay (Sept. 3-13) and Cleveland (Sept. 13-24) both had 11-game skids. It is Baltimore's longest slump since dropping 12 in a row Aug. 16-28, 2004. The Orioles (60-97) are a season-worst 37 games under .500. Davis (2-1) gave up seven hits, with six coming in the first three innings. The right-hander retired his last 11 batters. Ben Zobrist had a run-scoring double during a two-run first for the Rays, who are 9-5 after an 11-games losing streak. Yankees 4, Royals 3: At New York, A.J. Burnett pitched well in an encouraging playoff tuneup as New York rallied for two runs in the ninth inning to get its seventh straight victory. Other results: Angels 5, Rangers 2; Mariners 6, Athletics 4.
