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TORONTO — Andy Pettitte won for the first time in six starts and the New York Yankees homered off Roy Halladay three times to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 on Tuesday night.
Pettitte (9-6), who had not won since July 1, allowed one run and four hits in 6 2-3 innings, walking four and striking out six. He left with runners at first and second in the seventh but Phil Hughes came on and struck out Jose Bautista to end the inning.
Hughes gave up two singles to begin the eighth, then struck out two batters before being replaced by Mariano Rivera. Vernon Wells greeted the Yankees closer with a two-run double off the wall in left, cutting it to 4-3, but Rivera got out of it when Alex Rios grounded to short.
Orioles 8, Tigers 2
DETROIT — Brian Matusz and the Baltimore Orioles spoiled Jarrod Washburn’s debut with the Detroit Tigers with a win.
Cesar Izturis and Nick Markakis each homered, drove in three runs and had three hits for Baltimore. Izturis also made two outstanding defensive plays.
Matusz (1-0), the fourth pick overall in the 2008 draft, allowed a run and six hits in five innings in his debut. He walked three and striking out five.
He was 7-0 with a 1.55 ERA for Double-A Bowie before being recalled on Tuesday.
Washburn (8-7), who was acquired from Seattle on July 31 in a deal for pitchers Luke French and Mauricio Robles, gave up six runs and six hits in 5 1-3 innings.
Twins 10, Indians 1
CLEVELAND — Scott Baker pitched seven scoreless innings and was backed by home runs from Carlos Gomez and Jason Kubel, leading the Minnesota Twins to a victory over the Cleveland Indians.
Gomez had three hits and four RBIs, and Joe Mauer hit three of Minnesota’s season-high seven doubles as the Twins broke a three-game losing streak and moved 2 1/2 games behind first-place Detroit in the AL Central. The Twins came in with 163 doubles, next-to-last in the AL.
Justin Morneau drove in two runs, giving him an AL-leading 88 RBIs. Orlando Cabrera, recently acquired from Oakland, extended his hitting streak to 14 games and hit his 400th career double.