Willis (1-1) struck out six - his highest total since 2007 when he was with the Florida Marlins - and walked only two.

Johnny Damon's sacrifice fly in the first put the Tigers ahead 1-0, Austin Jackson's RBI single in the fifth made it 2-0 and Don Kelly's two-out single in the eighth helped the Tigers win the series from their division rival.

Carl Pavano (3-2) gave up three runs - two earned - on seven hits and two walks over eight innings for the Twins.

At Arlington, Texas, Paul Konerko hit two home runs after Chicago took advantage of a wild pitch, two errors and two walks to grab the lead against Texas and avoid a three-game sweep.

Konerko leads the majors with 10 homers after hitting a solo drive in the eighth and a two-run shot in the ninth.

He also drove in another run with a sacrifice fly.

Texas starter Scott Feldman pitched into the seventh with a two-run lead, but was gone after an error and a walk against the first two batters. Darren O'Day (0-1) gave up an RBI single to A.J. Pierzynski and a walk to load the bases before Dustin Nippert threw a wild pitch that allowed the White Sox to score the tying and go-ahead runs.

At Toronto, John Buck became the first catcher to hit three home runs in six years and Travis Snider added a solo shot for the Blue Jays.

Buck led off the third inning with a drive off right-hander Justin Duchscherer into the left field bullpen. His next two homers came off left-handers. He greeted reliever Jerry Blevins with a three-run homer into the second deck in left in the fourth and connected against Craig Breslow for a solo shot in the sixth, off the center field restaurant.

Buck got a standing ovation from the crowd of 10,721 when he led off the eighth against Oakland righty Andrew Bailey.

He swung and missed the first two pitches, fouled one back, then flied out to right. The fans remained standing as Buck jogged back to the dugout.

At St. Petersburg, Matt Garza gave up one run over six sharp innings, while Jason Bartlett and Reid Brignac drove in three runs apiece for the home team.

At 17-5, the Rays are off to the best start in the majors after 22 games since 2003. Tampa Bay has won 14 of 16, outscoring opponents 117-44 during the stretch.

Garza (4-1) scattered five hits, walked two and struck out nine. The right-hander improved to 1-4 in seven career games against the Royals.

At Baltimore, A.J. Burnett pitched eight innings of three-hit ball and Robinson Cano homered twice as the New York Yankees beat Brian Matusz and the Orioles.

Marcus Thames had three hits and an RBI for the Yankees, who took two of three from Baltimore to finish a three-city road trip with a 5-4 record.

Burnett (3-0) struck out four and walked one to improve to 10-2 lifetime against the Orioles. He allowed only two runners past first base, and only one reached third.

Burnett has been pitching in the majors since 1999, and this is the first time he's 3-0.

Matusz (2-1) allowed three runs and nine hits in six innings. The left-hander had won six straight decisions since Aug. 15, including at Yankee Stadium in September.