Oakland starter Brett Anderson (6-6) struck out five before Joe Mauer popped out with the bases loaded to end the seventh inning.

Nick Blackburn (9-10) had another encouraging start for the Twins, who were coming off a three-game sweep of the White Sox that put them nine games up in the AL Central.

Blackburn gave up eight hits in seven innings.

Jack Cust homered for the A's.

In St. Petersburg, Florida, Tampa Bay was knocked out of first place in the AL East by a Brandon Wood homer leading off the ninth inning which lifted Los Angeles to victory.

Wood, mired in a 3-for-43 slide and hitless in three previous at-bats Friday, gave the Angels the lead with his drive off Dan Wheeler (2-4). It was his first homer since June.

The Rays had the bases loaded in the eighth but Dan Johnson struck out against L.A. reliever Michael Kohn (1-0), who got his first major league win.

Fernando Rodney pitched the ninth for the Angels, working out of a two-on, two-out jam for his 11th save.

In Boston, Jose Bautista hit his major league-leading 48th homer to break the Toronto record and help the Blue Jays beat Boston.

Bautista's two-run shot gave Toronto a 10-2 lead and moved him past George Bell, who hit 47 homers for the Blue Jays in 1987.

Toronto starter Brett Cecil (13-7) allowed seven hits in six innings. The Red Sox scored twice in the eighth and twice more with two outs in the ninth before Victor Martinez popped up to end it.

Boston starter John Lackey (12-11) lasted just 4 1-3 innings, giving up seven runs - six earned - with three hit batters. It was his fourth consecutive loss.

In Chicago, Max Scherzer struck out 11 in eight innings to guide Detroit past Chicago.

Scherzer (11-10) allowed two hits - solo homers - and retired 10 of the last 11 batters he faced.

Alex Avila hit a go-ahead two-run double in the seventh for the Tigers.

After a devastating three-game sweep against Minnesota, the White Sox continued to fade in the AL Central by losing their fourth straight game.

Edwin Jackson (3-2) pitched 6 1-3 innings for Chicago, allowing four runs.

In Baltimore, Alex Rodriguez hit a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning, his second of the game, to lift New York over Baltimore.

With the Yankees trailing 3-1, Jorge Posada led off the ninth with a single off Koji Uehara (1-2) and went to second on Curtis Granderson's single. Mark Teixeira popped out and the Yankees were down to their last strike when Rodriguez hit a 2-2 fastball into the stands in left.

New York's David Robertson (4-4) worked a scoreless eighth and Mariano Rivera got three outs for his 31st save.

The Yankees posted their 46th comeback win of the season and moved back into first place in the AL East, a half-game ahead of Tampa Bay.

In Seattle, Felix Hernandez took a no-hitter into the eighth inning, pitching Seattle past first-place Texas and boosting his bid for the AL Cy Young Award.

Hernandez (12-11) gave up one run in eight innings to win a pitchers' duel with C.J. Wilson (14-7). Hernandez retired 21 straight after walking his first batter of the game.

It was the second time in his career that Hernandez lost a no-hit bid on the first batter of the eighth inning. He also threw seven hitless innings against Boston in early 2007.

He walked only one and struck out eight, reclaiming the major league lead in strikeouts from Jered Weaver of the Los Angeles Angels.

David Aardsma pitched a perfect ninth for his 30th save.

In Kansas City, Shin-Soo Choo hit three homers, including a grand slam, to lead Cleveland over Kansas City.

Choo finished with a career-best seven RBIs as the Indians moved out of the AL Central basement, taking a half-game lead over the Royals.

Choo hit a two-run shot off Kyle Davies (8-10) in Cleveland's four-run second inning and connected in the sixth for his third career slam, making it 9-0.

The right fielder capped his sixth career multihomer game and first with three with a solo drive in the eighth.

Cleveland's Carlos Carrasco (1-0) earned his first major league victory, allowing three runs in six innings