Red Sox 6, Yankees 4
NEW YORK — The Boston Red Sox got off to a winning start at the new Yankee Stadium.
Jon Lester matched a career high with 10 strikeouts, Mike Lowell and Jason Bay homered and the Red Sox held off New York 6-4 Monday night in a rain-delayed game that ended at 1:10 a.m.
Jonathan Papelbon pitched 1 2-3 innings for his seventh save, striking out Robinson Cano with the bases loaded to finish it.
Slumping David Ortiz doubled twice as the Red Sox improved to 4-0 this season against their longtime rival.
Switch-hitter Mark Teixeira homered from each side of the plate and Johnny Damon also connected for the Yankees. There have been 36 home runs at the stadium, a record for the first 10 games at a major league park.
Angels 5, Athletics 2
OAKLAND, Calif. — Torii Hunter drove in three runs, Joe Saunders pitched six-hit ball into the seventh inning and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 5-2 Monday night for their fifth win in seven games.
The California clubs met for the first time since April 8, when Nick Adenhart pitched six scoreless innings against the A’s. The rookie right-hander was killed in a car accident hours later.
Mike Napoli had a career-high four hits and drove in two runs for the Angels, who got another strong start and seven strikeouts from Saunders (4-1), the ace of an injury-plagued staff.
Kurt Suzuki hit a solo homer in the seventh for the weary A’s, who opened a nine-game homestand with their fourth loss in six games.
Indians 9, Blue Jays 7 (12 innings)
TORONTO — Josh Barfield singled home the go-ahead run in the 12th inning and the Cleveland Indians beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-7 on Monday night.
Mark DeRosa opened the 12th with a double to right off Shawn Camp (0-1). One out later, Luis Valbuena walked and Barfield followed with a single up the middle, scoring DeRosa.
Grady Sizemore capped the rally with a two-out, two-run double into the right-field corner.
Rafael Betancourt (1-1) pitched two innings for the win.
Jensen Lewis came on after Rafael Perez gave up three hits in the bottom of the 12th, including an RBI single to Rod Barajas, and got his first save by striking out Aaron Hill with runners at first and third.
Royals 3, White Sox 0
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Zack Greinke struck out 10 in a six-hitter and became the majors’ first six-game winner with his second shutout in four starts, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 3-0 win over the Chicago White Sox on Monday night.
More than 6,500 fans bought walk-up tickets — pushing the attendance over 21,000 — to watch Greinke pitch and he didn’t disappoint.
The right-hander baffled the White Sox all night, working inside and out, up and down, slow and fast. Greinke (6-0) didn’t walk a batter, dropped his ERA to 0.40 and pushed his majors-leading strikeout total to 54 during his third complete game of the season.
A.J. Pierzynzki and Scott Podsednik each had two hits for the White Sox.
Orioles 8, Rays 4
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Nick Markakis hit a three-run homer and Brian Roberts added a two-run shot to help the Orioles stop a six-game losing streak with a victory over the Rays.
Markakis, after the first two Baltimore batters walked, made it 3-0 with his three-run shot off Scott Kazmir (3-3) in the first. He has a hit in 19 of his last 20 games, and has reached base safely in 35 straight games, which is the longest active streak in the majors.
After Aubrey Huff had a sacrifice fly and Ty Wigginton hit an RBI double off reliever Joe Nelson in the seventh, Roberts extended the Orioles’ advantage to 8-4 on his eighth-inning homer. Reliever Danys Baez (2-1) threw two scoreless innings for the win.
Twins 7, Tigers 2
DETROIT — Francisco Liriano had a season-high nine strikeouts and Michael Cuddyer hit a two-run triple in a five-run seventh, leading the Twins to a win over the Tigers.
Liriano (1-4) allowed four hits, matching a season low, and two runs over 7 1-3 innings to snap his five-game skid dating to last season.
Liriano’s outing was reminiscent of his outstanding rookie year. He was 12-3 with a 2.16 ERA in 2006 before pain in his left elbow ended his season, led to Tommy John surgery that sidelined him for 2007 and limited him to 14 games last year.
Edwin Jackson (1-2) worked six-plus innings for Detroit, setting season highs with five earned runs and seven strikeouts.
Miguel Cabrera homered for the Tigers.
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