Tampa Bay Rays down Tigers
Tampa Bay Rays completed a three-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers on Sunday, recording a 6-5 victory at Tropicana Field.
The Rays trailed 5-4 in the bottom of the 10th, but had four of the first five men in the inning reach base, capped by Carl Crawford's single to left field.
After rookie Evan Longoria struck out with the bases loaded for the second out of the inning, Fernando Rodney (0-3) walked Pena on a 3-2 pitch, forcing in Shawn Riggans with the winning run.
Rookie Jed Lowrie had a two-run triple and Jason Bay had a pair of hits and scored twice as the Boston Red Sox completed a three-game sweep of the Oakland Athletics with a 5-2 victory.
Francisco Liriano yielded three hits and three walks with five strikeouts in six scoreless innings in his return to the major leagues as the Minnesota Twins defeated the Cleveland Indians 6-2.
Xavier Nady had four hits and six RBI as the New York Yankees came from behind to claim a 14-9 victory over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
Raul Ibanez drove in three runs as the Seattle Mariners avoided a three-game series sweep with an 8-4 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.
Mike Aviles had four hits and drove in three runs to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 14-3 triumph over the Chicago White Sox.
Luis Mendoza overcame some early struggles and Gerald Laird belted two home runs to help the Texas Rangers record an 8-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.
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