Bronx, NY (My Sportsbook) - Bobby Abreu belted a two-run homer and Jason Giambi broke a sixth-inning tie with a solo blast, as the New York Yankees went on to a 6-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals in the third of a four- game set at Yankee Stadium. Alex Rodriguez doubled in two runs for the Yankees, who have won two in a row after dropping the series-opener and moved over .500 at 32-31. They haven't been more than one game over the .500 mark since improving to 12-10 after an April 23 win over the Chicago White Sox. Johnny Damon, on the heels of a 6-for-6 effort that included the game-winning hit in Saturday's 12-11 slugfest, was 2-for-5 with a pair of runs scored on Sunday. Abreu finished with three runs batted in and scored twice for New York. Joba Chamberlain made his second start for the Yankees and was much improved over his last outing. After working just 2 1/3 innings five days ago against Toronto, Chamberlain made it into the fifth on Sunday. He was limited to a pitch count of about 75 and threw 78, allowing three runs -- two earned -- on five hits with one walk and five strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings. Dan Giese (1-1), who took the loss in relief of Chamberlain against the Blue Jays, this time earned his first big league win. He tossed 2 2/3 innings of hitless ball, striking out three without a walk. Jose Guillen, after belting two homers and driving in seven runs Saturday, added another home run on Sunday for the Royals, losers in 17 of their last 20. Kansas City starter Zack Greinke (5-4) blanked the Yankees over eight innings back on April 9, but took the loss in this one. He was charged with four runs on six hits with four walks and six strikeouts in five- plus innings.

Final Score: Toronto 5, Baltimore 4

Toronto, ON (My Sportsbook) - Vernon Wells had three hits, including a solo home run, as the Toronto Blue Jays held on to defeat Baltimore, 5-4, and avoid a three-game sweep by the Orioles. Marco Scutaro added two runs batted in for the Blue Jays, who also snapped a four-game losing streak. Rod Barajas finished with two doubles and an RBI and in the win. Roy Halladay (8-5) grinded through 7 2/3 innings in earning the win. The veteran righty gave up four runs on eight hits, while striking out seven and not allowing a walk. He is now 17-4 in 27 career games versus Baltimore. B.J. Ryan, who blew his last two save opportunities, retired the side in the ninth to earn his 13th save of the season. Luke Scott had a pair of homers and three RBI for the Orioles, who had their three-game winning streak snapped. Despite the loss, Baltimore has won five of its last seven. Radhames Liz went five innings in earning a no-decision, surrendering two runs on four hits. The hard- throwing right-hander, who was making his second start of the season, struck out three and walked three. Matt Albers (3-2) was tagged with the loss after being touched for three runs on two hits in one inning of work.

Final Score: Detroit 5, Cleveland 2

Detroit, MI (My Sportsbook) - Placido Polanco went 2-for-4 and drove in two runs to lead the Detroit Tigers past the Cleveland Indians, 5-2, in the third installment of a four-game set. Miguel Cabrera also went 2-for-4 and had one RBI for the Tigers, who have won two in a row on the heels of a four-game skid. Curtis Granderson notched his eighth home run of the year, a solo shot in the second inning, and Ivan Rodriguez drove in Detroit's other run. Armando Galarraga (5-2) threw 5 2/3 innings, giving up two runs on four hits. Galarraga has now tossed at least five innings in each of his nine starts this season. Todd Jones earned his 10th save of the year with a perfect ninth. The save moves Jones into a tie with Tom Henke (311) for 16th place on the all- time list. Shin-Soo Choo scored a run and had a double, the only extra- base hit for Cleveland, which has dropped two in a row and three of four. Grady Sizemore and Ryan Garko had a hit and an RBI each in defeat. Jeremy Sowers (0-1) absorbed the loss as he was touched for five runs on seven hits in four frames.

Final Score: Boston 2, Seattle 1

Boston, MA (My Sportsbook) - J.D. Drew homered and knocked in two runs, and Justin Masterson allowed just three hits over six sterling innings as the Boston Red Sox edged the Seattle Mariners, 2-1, in the rubber match of their three-game series at Fenway Park. Masterson (3-0) allowed just one run, striking out four and walking three for the Red Sox, who have won five of six overall and 15 of their last 16 at home. Jonathan Papelbon worked a 1-2-3 ninth inning to notch his 18th save. Julio Lugo went 1-for-3 with a double, while Coco Crisp singled and scored as the Red Sox won despite managing just five hits. Sean Green (1-2) took the loss for the Mariners, losers in six of their last seven, after allowing a run on three hits over 2 1/3 innings in relief of Erik Bedard, who didn't factor in the decision after holding Boston to a run on two hits over five frames. Jamie Burke, Jose Lopez and Willie Bloomquist had the only hits for the Mariners.

Final Score: Chicago 12, Minnesota 2

Chicago, IL (My Sportsbook) - Nick Swisher went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer to finish with four runs batted in, as the Chicago White Sox crushed the Minnesota Twins, 12-2, in the third portion of a four-game set. Alexei Ramirez went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer and drove in three runs for the White Sox, who have rattled off six victories in a row. Chicago has outscored Minnesota, 33-10 thus far in the series and increased its lead over the second-place Twins to 5 1/2 games in the AL Central. Joe Crede and Paul Konerko each had two hits and two RBI in the win. Crede has been on a tear in this series, going 8-for-12 with four homers and 10 RBI. Gavin Floyd (7-3) earned the win as he threw seven innings and gave up two runs on six hits while fanning nine batters. Jason Kubel had a solo home run for the Twins, who have dropped four in a row. Justin Morneau had the other RBI for Minnesota. Kevin Slowey (2-6) was charged with the loss as he was roughed up for eight runs on 10 hits in just three frames. The start of the game was delayed 1 1/2 hours by rain.

Final Score: Oakland 7, LA Angels of Anaheim 3 (12 innings)

Oakland, CA (My Sportsbook) - Mark Ellis belted his third career grand slam in the bottom of the 12th inning and the Oakland Athletics avoided a three- game sweep with a 7-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels. With one away in the 12th, Gregorio Petit broke a stretch of 15 A's batters retired with a liner over the glove of shortstop Maicer Izturis. Rajai Davis then sliced a single to right field, but Emil Brown went down on strikes. A walk to Travis Buck loaded the bases and Ellis drove the first pitch he saw from Chris Bootcheck (0-1) off the left field foul pole for his second career game-ending home run. Rich Harden gave up three runs on six hits with nine strikeouts and three walks in six innings of work for Oakland. Brad Ziegler (1-0) hurled the final 1 2/3 innings to pick up the win. Eric Chavez finished 3-for-4 and knocked in two runs for Oakland, which has won five of its last seven games. Jack Cust walked three times and Carlos Gonzalez added an RBI single. LA starter Ervin Santana allowed two runs on seven hits in 6 1/3 innings. The right- hander struck out nine and walked three. Darren Oliver yielded a run in one- third of an inning. Justin Speier tossed three scoreless innings in relief. Vladimir Guerrero clubbed a two-run homer for the Angels, who had a season-high seven-game winning streak snapped. Gary Matthews Jr. was 2-for-4 with an RBI, while Garret Anderson had two hits and scored a run.

Final Score: Texas 6, Tampa Bay 3

Arlington, TX (My Sportsbook) - David Murphy, German Duran, and Ramon Vazquez all homered as the Texas Rangers downed the Tampa Bay Rays, 6-3, to avoid a three-game sweep. Doug Mathis (2-1) allowed five hits and two runs in 5 1/3 innings to take the win for Texas. Gerald Laird and Marlon Byrd also knocked in a run each for the Rangers, who had dropped three of four and five of seven entering play. Matt Garza (4-3) was touched for six hits and three runs in four innings with two strikeouts and one walk, and left after a dugout confrontation with catcher Dioner Navarro. B.J. Upton's two-run homer provided the offense for the Rays, who recovered from a frustrating three-game sweep in Boston to take two of three from the Rangers.