Zobrist went 4 for 6 and scored twice. He hit an RBI single in the first inning, a three-run homer in the sixth and added two-run doubles in the seventh and ninth.

Zobrist broke the team RBIs record of seven set by Carlos Pena in 2007.

Johnny Damon had three hits, including an RBI triple, to extend his hitting streak to 15 games. B.J. Upton also had three hits to help the Rays match a season high with 19 hits.

Zobrist hit his sixth home run and Casey Kotchman hit his first.

At Cleveland, Fausto Carmona, backed by four solo home runs, pitched seven solid innings as Cleveland earned its 10th straight home win, beating Kansas City.

Choo Shin-soo and Carlos Santana connected for consecutive homers with two outs in the first inning off Kyle Davies (1-3). Grady Sizemore opened the third with his fourth homer, and Shelley Duncan, a late lineup addition when designated hitter Travis Hafner was scratched because of an inflamed right ankle, began the fourth with his first of the year to make it 4-0.

Jeff Francoeur stretched his hitting streak to a career-high 17 games for Kansas City. He doubled in the seventh and Wilson Betemit followed with a two-run double to make it 8-2.

At Arlington, Texas, Corey Patterson bunted home the tiebreaking run in the ninth inning as Toronto beat American League West-leading Texas to win a series for the first time in three weeks.

Patterson dragged a bunt to the right side that was fielded by Darren Oliver (1-2) with nobody covering first base. Patterson was credited with a single. John McDonald, who held at third base until the ball was safely in play, scored the go-ahead run. The Blue Jays, who took three of four games in the series, then added two more runs after Texas made two errors on the same play.

Adam Lind homered again for Toronto, his third in the series and fourth of the season.

At New York, Brett Gardner led off a six-run fifth inning with a homer for New York's first hit of the game, and Nick Swisher homered and had four RBIs in a win over Chicago.

CC Sabathia (2-1) pitched seven sharp innings to help New York gain a split of the four-game series. Swisher hit his first homer in 76 at-bats this season.

With Derek Jeter getting a planned day off and Mark Teixeira out with a sore shoulder, the Yankees struggled against Edwin Jackson (2-3) through the first four innings.

Sabathia improved to 17-4 against the White Sox in 30 career starts, a team he faced often with Cleveland in the AL Central. He is just one of two pitchers in big league history who has at least 25 starts and four or fewer losses against Chicago, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

At Baltimore, Jon Lester improved his winning streak against Baltimore to 14 games and Dustin Pedroia hit a tiebreaking infield single to help Boston averted a three-game sweep.

Lester (3-1) is unbeaten in 17 career starts versus the Orioles. He allowed two runs on four hits, walked three and struck out five. After Derrek Lee's RBI single in the first, the left-hander didn't allow another hit until Vladimir Guerrero's solo homer in the sixth.

At Detroit, rookie Michael Pineda struck out nine batters in six sharp innings, and Miguel Olivo and Luis Rodriguez homered to help Seattle beat Detroit for a three-game sweep.

Ichiro Suzuki added two hits, and Justin Smoak hit an RBI double in the fourth inning that put Seattle ahead to stay.

The Mariners swept a three-game set against Detroit for the first time since July 2003.

Pineda (4-1) struck out the first four batters he faced and finished with nine in six innings. Although he allowed a couple runs in the second inning, the 6-foot-7 right hander was overpowering at times.