Jason Kubel hit the first home run and Carl Pavano earned the first victory.

Pavano (2-0) gave up four hits and one run in six innings and the Twins bullpen backed him up, with Jon Rauch recording his fifth save.

Jon Lester (0-1) labored through five innings for the Red Sox, throwing only 59 of his 107 pitches for strikes.

Kubel homered into the right-field seats in the seventh inning. Kubel and Mauer, the American League most valuable player, each had three hits and drove in two runs.

At Baltimore, Matt Garza allowed one run in eight innings and Carl Crawford had four hits from four at bats with a homer as Tampa Bay downed Baltimore.

The game drew 9,129 fans, the smallest crowd in the 19-year history of Camden Yards.

Reid Brignac also homered for the Rays in their first road game of the season.

Felix Pie connected for the Orioles, who fell to 1-6 with their fourth straight loss. Baltimore has scored only three runs in its last three games.

At Toronto, Mark Teahen tripled home the go-ahead run in the 11th inning as Chicago snapped Toronto's five-game winning streak and spoiled the Blue Jays' home opener.

Mark Kotsay led off the 11th with a pinch-hit single off Jeremy Accardo (0-1) and was replaced by pinch runner Omar Vizquel. Teahen followed with a triple to right center.

Teahen, who tied the game with a ninth-inning homer off Jason Frasor, finished 3 for 5 with three RBIs. He also singled home a run in the sixth.

The White Sox snapped a 10 game losing streak in Toronto, winning here for the first time since June 1, 2007.

At Seattle, Justin Duchscherer pitched into the eighth inning to help Oakland ruin Seattle's home opener.

Cliff Pennington homered and Gabe Gross had a two-run single for Oakland, off to a surprising 6-2 start.

Duchscherer (1-0) allowed two hits and walked two in 7 1-3 innings. The right-hander, a two-time All-Star, missed last season because of an elbow injury and was later treated for clinical depression.

Former Mariners star Randy Johnson sent a charge through the Safeco Field crowd with a ceremonial first pitch but Seattle still dropped to 2-6 for its worst start since beginning 1-7 in 2004.

At Cleveland, Nelson Cruz hit his fifth home run of the season, connecting in the 10th inning as Texas spoiled Cleveland's sold-out opener and manager Manny Acta's home debut.

Cruz's two-run drive came with one out against Jamey Wright (0-1). Cruz leads the AL in home runs.

Frank Francisco (2-2), who lost his job as Texas' closer on Sunday, pitched a perfect ninth.

Choo Shin-soo homered for the Indians, who have lost four in a row.

At Detroit, Jose Guillen hit a two-run homer after his two-out foul popup was dropped by Detroit first baseman Miguel Cabrera, helping Kansas City end the Tigers' four-game winning streak.

Guillen took advantage of Cabrera's error for a go-ahead homer in the fourth inning.

Scott Podsednik had four hits, including a two-run single in the sixth that helped the Royals pull away.

Luke Hochevar (1-0) won despite allowing five runs in five-plus innings. Max Scherzer (0-1) gave up five runs - just two earned - in five innings.