Jeter, Alex Rodriguez and Nick Swisher all homered for the AL East leaders, while Sabathia (19-7) struck out 10 in 7 1-3 innings to win his seventh consecutive start against Toronto.

One big reason for that success: Sabathia has dominated his matchups with slugger Jose Bautista. The major league home run leader is 0 for 18 with eight strikeouts against the big lefty after going hitless in three tries Sunday.

Bautista did hit a colossal homer off Rafael Soriano in the eighth.

Brett Cecil (4-8) went six innings for the Blue Jays, who have lost eight of 11.

In Boston, Josh Hamilton capped Texas’ seven-run sixth inning with a bases-loaded triple and Matt Harrison had a solid start, carrying Texas to a win over the Red Sox.

Ian Kinsler homered, drove in three runs and made a stellar defensive play for the AL West-leading Rangers, who took two of three in a weekend series.

Marco Scutaro had a two-run single for the Red Sox.

Harrison (11-9) allowed two runs and seven hits in seven innings in his first start since he struggled in a loss to the Red Sox on Aug. 24.

In St. Petersburg, Florida, Jeremy Hellickson threw a four-hitter and Reid Brignac had three RBIs for Tampa Bay.

Hellickson (12-10) has two complete games this season, both against the Orioles.

Adam Jones hit his 23rd homer of the season for the Orioles. Jeremy Guthrie (6-17) gave up seven runs — three earned — and seven hits over five innings en route to his major league-leading 17th loss.

In Kansas City, Missouri,  Shelley Duncan had a career high five RBIs on a pair of homers into the gusting wind, Asdrubal Cabrera returned to the lineup to drive in two more runs and Cleveland held off the Royals.

Duncan hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning and a two-run shot in the eighth for his third career multihomer game. Jason Donald and Jerad Head also had RBIs for the Indians (70-67), who surpassed their win total from last season as they try to keep pace with Detroit in the AL Central.

Jeanmar Gomez (2-2) was effective again in his second start since getting recalled from Triple-A Columbus, allowing six hits and only Mike Moustaksas’ RBI groundout in 5 1-3 innings.

In Anaheim, California,  Joel Pineiro posted his first victory in almost two months and Bobby Abreu homered, leading the Angels to a win in the rubber game of the weekend series.

Pineiro (6-6) allowed a run and five hits over seven innings. The right-hander, making his third start since a brief demotion to the bullpen, was 0-3 with a whopping 10.30 ERA in six starts since beating Seattle 9-3 on July 9 at Angel Stadium.

Kevin Slowey (0-4) allowed two runs and seven hits in seven innings for Minnesota. 

In Oakland, California,  David DeJesus and Ryan Sweeney each drove in two runs, Hideki Matsui doubled three times and the Athletics completed a three-game sweep.

Kurt Suzuki , Brandon Allen and Josh Willingham also drove in runs for the A’s, who won their third straight following a five-game losing streak.

Trevor Cahill (10-13) allowed a run and five hits over five innings to improve to 1-4 with a 6.46 ERA over his last seven starts. Andrew Bailey pitched the ninth for his 19th save in 21 chances.

In Detroit, Miguel Cabrera homered and drove in four runs, and Detroit finished a three-game sweep of Chicago in emphatic fashion.

Max Scherzer (14-8) allowed five hits over seven scoreless innings, and Alex Avila had a career-high four hits for the Tigers, who lead the AL Central by 6 1/2 games heading into a three-game series at second-place Cleveland. Chicago is 8 1/2 back.

Mark Buehrle (11-7) allowed seven earned runs in 3 1-3 innings for the White Sox.

The Tigers trailed 8-1 in the fifth Saturday before rallying to win 9-8.