Teixeira emulates Gehrig in Yanks’ series win over Red Sox

The Yankees have won nine of their first 10 series this season, a mark surpassed only twice in team history. They won 14 of their first 15 in 1928 and 11 of their first 12 in 1939.
Teixeira hit solo homers in the fifth and seventh, then hit a two-run shot far over the left field wall in the ninth off outfielder Jonathan Van Every, who last pitched on April 30, 2009, for Boston. He now has five homers this season after hitting three for the third time in his career.
Cervelli singled in a run that tied the score 3-all in the third, hit a two-run single in the fourth that put the Yankees ahead 6-3 then capped a four-run eighth that made it 12-3.
Alfredo Aceves (3-0) relieved CC Sabathia with two outs in the bottom of the fifth after a rain delay of 1 hour, 14 minutes. Clay Buchholz allowed six runs in five innings for Boston.
Tigers 6 Indians 4: In Cleveland,  Miguel Cabrera hit a tiebreaking, two-run single in the seventh inning to lead Detroit.
Cabrera’s bases-loaded line drive off Kerry Wood (0-1) broke a 3-3 tie and Detroit went on to win its 10th consecutive game against the Indians. The Tigers are 18-4 in the series over the past two years, outscoring Cleveland 116-79.
Justin Verlander (3-2) gave up three runs over six innings, striking out nine. A year ago, the right-hander was 4-0 with a 0.90 ERA and three games of 11 strikeouts against Cleveland.
Orioles 7  Twins 3, 1st game 
Twins 6  Orioles 1, 2nd game: In Minneapolis, Scott Baker put together his best start of the season after Francisco Liriano tossed one of his worst, and the Twins salvaged a split of their doubleheader with Baltimore.
Nick Markakis drove in three of the five two-out runs off Liriano (4-1) in the opener, when Baltimore cruised to a victory. The doubleheader made up for a rain out Friday night.
Joe Mauer returned in the nightcap for the first time since missing eight games with a deeply bruised left heel. The reigning AL MVP drew a standing ovation as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning, but struck out with the bases loaded.
Light-hitting Drew Butera followed with a two-run single, giving Baker (4-2) more than enough support. The Twins starter scattered three hits—including a solo homer to Luke Scottin the fifth—while winning for the first time since April 16.
Athletics 4  Rays 2: In Oakland, Calif., Ben Sheets finally pitched like an ace, Daric Barton drove in a pair of runs and the Athletics handed the Rays their second road loss of he season.
Sheets (2-3) scattered four hits over 6 1-3 innings and had a season-high eight strikeouts in his most impressive start of the year.
Andrew Bailey pitched the ninth for his sixth save in six tries.
Jason Bartlett had an RBI double for Tampa Bay, which fell to 13-2 away from Tropicana Field and lost to the A’s for the first time this season.
White Sox 7 Blue Jays 3: In Chicago, Jake Peavy pitched eight innings for his second straight victory, Paul Konerko hit his major league-leading 13th homer and the White Sox snapped the Blue Jays’ six-game winning streak.
Konerko drove a two-run shot off Brett Cecil(2-2) in the first inning and the White Sox drew three bases-loaded walks, including two in a four-run seventh that broke open a 3-1 game.
That was enough for Peavy (2-2), who retired the first 16 batters before John Buckhit his eighth homer. He also allowed a leadoff shot in the eighth to Alex Gonzalez.
Rangers 3 Royals 2: In Arlington, Texas, Ian Kinsler hit a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning, lifting Texas over Kansas City Royals.
With the score even at 2, Royals starter Gil Meche (0-4) walked Michael Young with one out in the eighth. Josh Hamilton followed with an infield single, and Young advanced to third on Vladimir Guerrero’s flyout.
Kinsler, playing his ninth game after missing the first 21 because of a high ankle sprain, lined a 2-2 pitch to right field that scored Young.
Angels 4  Mariners 3, 10 innings:  In Seattle,  Hideki Matsui became the ninth Japanese player to reach 1,500 career RBIs when he singled home Bobby Abreuin the top of the 10th inning, and Brian Fuentesgot his first save in two weeks for Los Angeles.
Matsui’s single and 611th RBI in the major leagues came off David Aardsma(0-2) after Abreu doubled leading off the 10th.
Seattle’s closer pitched 1 1-3 innings and allowed four hits plus a walk.