John Jaso drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single that made it 5-5 and chased Matsuzaka in the sixth. Bartlett’s sacrifice fly off Ramon Ramirez (0-2) drove in pinch-runner B.J. Upton after Matt Joyce and Sean Rodriguez singled to open the inning.
Randy Choate (2-2) struck out the only batter he faced — bailing the Rays out of a bases-loaded jam in the top of the seventh — to get the win.
Rafael Soriano got the final three outs for his 22nd save in 23 opportunities.
Eric Patterson , acquired last month to provide depth for an injury-depleted Red Sox roster, hit two solo home runs off starter Matt Garza .
At Detroit, Brandon Inge drove in four runs and Carlos Guillen knocked in three for Detroit.
The Tigers led 8-7 after the third and managed to keep the lead the rest of the way.
Inge, Guillen and Johnny Damon each had three of Detroit’s 17 hits. Brennan Boesch was the only starter without one, but became the first Tigers rookie to walk four times in a game since Steve Boros in 1961.
Matt Wieters had a two-run double off Jose Valverde in the ninth, but the closer escaped a two-on, one-out jam to end it.
Eddie Bonine (4-0) got the win despite allowing six hits, including a homer by Jake Fox , in 2 2-3 innings. Mark Hendrickson (1-4) allowed three runs and six hits in three innings.
At Chicago, Carlos Quentin hit two late home runs and Gavin Floyd pitched seven solid innings to lead Chicago.
Dayan Viciedo and Alexei Ramirez homered for the White Sox. Viciedo hit his first major league homer, connecting off Angels starter Scott Kazmir in the seventh inning.
Floyd (4-7) gave up one run and five hits, and won consecutive starts for the first time this season. He has only allowed six earned runs in his last six starts.
Kazmir (7-8) lost his third straight start. He was tagged for seven runs and six hits.
Paul Konerko and Brent Lillibridge hit two-out RBI singles for the White Sox, who have won 19 of their last 24.
At Arlington, Texas, Cleveland’s Matt LaPorta hit a two-run homer, then later took an accidental elbow to the head and left the game.
Jayson Nix homered twice and rookie Carlos Santana also connected to help the Indians win for the seventh time in nine games.
Texas slugger Nelson Cruz had a three-run homer wiped out after umpires watched a replay and correctly overturned the call. The AL-West leading Rangers have lost five of seven.
LaPorta homered in the top of the third, but the first baseman sustained a bruise on his head in the bottom half. LaPorta was down for several minutes. He remained in the game for the rest of the inning and was replaced by Andy Marte in the fourth.
Joe Smith (1-1) allowed two hits in 1 2-3 innings of scoreless relief for his first major league victory.
LaPorta and Santana homered off Omar Beltre (0-1) in the third inning of the rookie’s second big league start, giving the Indians a 4-0 lead.
At Oakland, California, Mark Teixeira hit a solo homer, Curtis Granderson had an RBI triple and New York got its third straight victory.
Francisco Cervelli added an RBI single as Javier Vazquez (7-7) ended a three-start winless stretch. The right-hander outdueled Ben Sheets, Oakland’s $10 million man who has just one win over his last 11 outings.
The Yankees increased their lead in the AL East to two games over Tampa Bay, which beat Boston to drop the Red Sox to 2 1/2 games back.
New York won for the eighth time in its last 11 road games.
Teixeira’s homer was his 14th overall and sixth in 25 games since June 8.
The A’s lost for only the third time in their last 10 games. New York is 7-3 at Oakland since 2008. Mariano Rivera finished for his 19th save in 21 chances.
Sheets (3-8) struck out four and didn’t walk a batter in a season-high 7 1-3 innings, giving up eight hits and three runs.
At Seattle, Kansas City’s Yuniesky Betancourt’s broke a 10th-inning tie with a two-out RBI single.
Mitch Maier tripled off Chad Cordero (0-1) with two outs in the 10th, just the fifth extra-base hit for the Royals this month. Betancourt, traded to the Royals by Seattle last season, then singled through the left side.
Cordero’s wild pitch allowed Betancourt to advance to second and he scored on Scott Podsednik’s bloop single to shallow left.
It was Cordero’s first loss since Aug. 24, 2007, to Colorado, when he pitched for the Washington Nationals.
Kyle Farnsworth (2-0) worked one inning for the win. Joakim Soria earned his league-leading 23rd save.
Russell Branyan had a two-run home run for the Mariners. Alberto Callaspo had two hits and two RBIs for the Royals, while David DeJesus had two hits and scored three runs.
