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NEW YORK — Nick Swisher hit his second home run of the game, connecting with one out in the ninth inning to lead the New York Yankees over Tampa Bay 3-2 Tuesday night and send the Rays to their season-high seventh straight loss.
The switch-hitting Swisher connected from both sides of the plate. He won it with a left-handed shot off Dan Wheeler (4-4).
Derek Jeter struck out three times and remained stuck in his longest slump of the year, moving no closer to the Yankees hit record held by Lou Gehrig.
Mariano Rivera (2-2) pitched a perfect ninth as the Yankees won for the 12th time in 15 games.
Red Sox 10, Orioles 0
BOSTON — Clay Buchholz pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, and Dustin Pedroia hit two of Boston’s season-high six homers to lead the Red Sox to a victory over the Baltimore Orioles .
David Ortiz homered in the seventh inning, his 269th as a designated hitter. That tied Frank Thomas for the most all-time by a DH.
Blue Jays 6, Twins 3
TORONTO — John McDonald hit a three-run homer to key a six-run sixth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins.
Minnesota has lost 10 of 12 in Toronto and has not won consecutive games in Canada since May 2005. The Twins have lost 13 of 15 overall against the Blue Jays.
Twins catcher Joe Mauer, who came in leading the major leagues with a .369 batting average, did not start but pinch hit in the ninth, grounding out to end the game. Mauer is expected to be the designated hitter on Wednesday, manager Ron Gardenhire said.
Rangers 11, Indians 9
CLEVELAND — Rookie Julio Borbon homered twice and Marlon Byrd went 4 for 4, including a three-run homer in the seventh, to help the Texas Rangers beat the Cleveland Indians in the first game of a doubleheader.
The two teams combined for six homers and 29 hits and scored half of the 20 runs after the sixth inning. David Murphy also homered for Texas, while Matt LaPorta and Travis Hafner homered for Cleveland.
Borbon now has three homers in 70 major league at-bats this season after hitting just nine in 1,091 career minor league at-bats.
Jensen Lewis (2-4) pitched 1 1-3 innings to take the loss.
Royals 7, Tigers 5
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Billy Butler drove in two runs, Kansas City’s bullpen pitched 4 1-3 scoreless innings and the Royals ended the Detroit Tigers’ six-game winning streak with a victory.
The Royals had 11 hits and a rare strong performance from their bullpen to win consecutive games for the first time since July 27-28 against Baltimore.
Athletics 11, White Sox 3
CHICAGO — Jack Cust hit a three-run homer and Mark Ellis followed with a solo shot, fueling a five-run first inning and leading the Oakland A’s to a victory over the Chicago White Sox.