St. Petersburg, FL (My Sportsbook) - John Halama threw eight shutout innings and Rocco Baldelli drove in a run and scored once to lead the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to a 2-0 victory over the Baltimore Orioles at Tropicana Field. Halama (5-3) scattered just three hits and allowed only one runner to reach second base. Baldelli ended 3-for-4 and Aubrey Huff contributed an RBI for the Devil Rays, who snapped a five-game skid. Danys Baez threw a scoreless ninth to preserve the shutout for his 18th save. Rafael Palmeiro and David Newhan both singled for the Orioles, who finished with three hits.

Final Score: Detroit 8, New York 0

Detroit, MI (My Sportsbook) - Mike Maroth twirled a one-hit shutout to lead Detroit to an 8-0 victory over the New York Yankees at Comerica Park. Maroth (6-7) posted his first career shutout and become the franchise's first hurler to throw a one-hitter since Jeff Weaver against Cleveland on May 22, 2002. The lefthander also tied a career-high with seven strikeouts to put a stop to New York's five-game win streak. Carlos Guillen finished 2-for-4 with two RBI, while Eric Munson slammed a two-run homer and Ivan Rodriguez knocked in a pair of runs with a fifth-inning double for the Tigers,who posted 11 hits to earn their fourth win in their last five outings.

Final Score: Texas 11, Toronto 2

Arlington, TX (My Sportsbook) - Laynce Nix went 4-for-4 with a two-run homer and three runs scored, leading Texas to an 11-2 victory over Toronto in the opener of a three-game series. Alfonso Soriano also belted a two-run homer and knocked in four runs with three hits for the Rangers, who have won six of their last nine games. Mark Teixeira added a solo homer in the win. Ryan Drese (5-5) yielded two runs -- one earned -- on nine hits in seven innings to earn the victory. Vernon Wells was activated off the 15-day disabled list and went 3-for-3 with an RBI single for Toronto, which has lost four straight.

Final Score: Kansas City 12, Minnesota 3

Kansas City, MO (My Sportsbook) - Dee Brown hit his second career grand slam and finished with five RBI to lead Kansas City over Minnesota, 12-3, in the second contest of a four-game series from Kauffman Stadium. Mike Sweeney tallied four hits, an RBI and two runs scored for the Royals, who have won four of last five. Desi Relaford added a two-run homer. Shannon Stewart homered for the Twins, who lost their fifth straight. Darrell May (7-9) won for the fifth time in his last seven starts after allowing three runs in seven innings of work.

Final Score: Oakland 5, Chicago 1

Oakland, CA (My Sportsbook) - Barry Zito allowed just four hits and one run over seven innings and Jermaine Dye went 3-for-4 with a homer and three RBI as Oakland posted a 5-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox at Network Associates Coliseum. Bobby Kielty and Marco Scutaro each added two hits and drove in a run as the Athletics have won two straight and three of fourt. Zito (5-7) walked just one and struck out three to record his first victory since June 8. Octavio Dotel fanned both batters he faced with two on in the ninth to notch his fourth save for Oakland. Carlos Lee finished 2-for-3 and scored the only run for the White Sox, who remain in first place in the American League Central despite dropping seven of their last 11 contests.

Final Score: Cleveland 18, Seattle 6

Seattle, WA (My Sportsbook) - Victor Martinez notched a career-high five hits -- including three homers for the first time in his career -- and drove in a career-high seven runs, while Casey Blake finished a triple short of the cycle to lead Cleveland to an 18-6 win over Seattle in the second of a four- game series at Safeco Field. Cliff Lee (10-1) won his fifth straight decision for the Indians, who tied a franchise record with eight homers in a game and won for the fourth time in their last 11. Justin Leone homered, doubled and drove in four runs for the Mariners, who lost for the 10th time in their last 11 games. Matt Lawton, Ben Broussard, Travis Hafner and Jody Gerut also homered for Cleveland.

Final Score: Boston 4, Anaheim 2

Anaheim, CA (My Sportsbook) - Pedro Martinez fanned eight in six innings to win his sixth straight decision, as the Boston Red Sox got past the Anaheim Angels, 4-2. Martinez (10-3) allowed five hits, four walks and two runs over six frames. The Red Sox are the only team with two pitchers having reached double digits in victories, as Curt Schilling has won 11. Keith Foulke worked a 1-2-3 ninth for his 14th save and Nomar Garciaparra homered. Jose Guillen finished with two hits, including a homer and scored twice for the Angels, who had a four-game win streak halted.