Jeter was back at shortstop and again atop the batting order for the first time since June 13, when he went on the disabled list with a calf injury. New York’s captain went 0 for 4 and remained six shy of becoming the first Yankees player to reach 3,000 hits.
Josh Tomlin (10-4), who carried a no-hitter into the seventh, allowed two runs and three hits. The Indians’ right-hander also became the first pitcher since 1919 to go at least five innings in each of his first 29 career appearances.
With two on and the Indians trailing 2-1, Kearns, who has been in a slump all season, hit a 1-0 pitch from Burnett (8-7) the opposite way to right for his first homer since Aug. 22, when he wore Yankee pinstripes.
Twins 7 Rays 0: In Minneapolis, Brian Duensing overcame a shaky start to throw a six-hitter and Danny Valencia homered among his three hits and had three RBIs to help the Minnesota.
Duensing (6-7) struck out seven and walked four for his second career shutout, giving struggling closer Matt Capps the day off.
David Price (8-7) gave up four runs on five hits with six strikeouts in six innings for the Rays.
Michael Cuddyer added a solo homer and Tsuyoshi Nishioka had a two-run double for the Twins.
Blue Jays 9 Red Sox 7: In Boston, Travis Snider had three doubles and drove in a pair of runs and Aaron Hill homered as Toronto became the latest team to rough up John Lackey .
Hill also had an RBI single and Rajai Davis added two doubles for the Blue Jays, who had lost nine of 14.
The Blue Jays scored a run in the first, two in the second and chased Lackey (5-8) with four in the third. In seven Fenway starts, heLackey is 3-4 with a 9.17 ERA.
Toronto starter Brandon Morrow (5-4), allowed four runs on five hits, walking three and striking out five over five-plus innings. It was his third victory in four starts.
Mariners 2 Athletics 1: In Oakland, California, Michael Pineda and three relievers combined on a three-hitter and Josh Bard hit his first home run of the season for Seattle.
Justin Smoak added a tiebreaking RBI double in the seventh inning for the Mariners, who opened a key seven-game road trip against division rivals with their third win in four games.
The strong start by Pineda (8-5) helped spoil the return of Brandon McCarthy (1-5) from the disabled list for Oakland. McCarthy faced the minimum batters through 5 2-3 innings but ended up losing his fifth straight decision. He gave up two runs and four hits in 6 2-3 innings and is 0-5 in his last eight starts despite having six quality starts in that span.
White Sox 5 Royals 4: In Chicago, A.J. Pierzynski scored the winning run on a balk called on Aaron Crow in the ninth and the White Sox beat Kansas City after the Royals had tied it on a homer first ruled a triple in the top of the inning.
With the Royals trailing 4-3 in the ninth, Eric Hosmer led off with what appeared to be a homer off White Sox closer Sergio Santos (3-3). Second base umpire Alfonso Marquez signaled the ball was in play as Hosmer advanced to third. Royals manager Ned Yost contested the call, and the umpire reviewed it. Moments after the review, Marquez signaled a homer.
Crow (2-2) got the loss.
Rangers 13 Orioles 4: In Arlington, Texas, Endy Chavez had his first four-RBI game in more than eight years with a long home run and a double in Texas’ victory over Baltimore and former manager Buck Showalter.
Adrian Beltre also homered for the Rangers. Michael Young had a single, double and an RBI triple while David Murphy drove in a pair of runs with three hits.
Colby Lewis (8-7) won his third straight decision, allowing three runs on a pair of homers over seven innings.
Orioles starter Chris Jakubauskas (2-2) gave up six runs and seven hits while facing only 13 batters.
Showalter, who still has a house in the Dallas area, managed a game at Rangers Ballpark for the first time since he was fired by Texas after the 2006 season.
Mark Reynolds homered twice for Baltimore, giving him six in his last five games. J.J. Hardy also went deep.
Angels 5 Tigers 1: In Anaheim, California, Torii Hunter and Vernon Wells homered, Joel Pineiro yielded five hits over seven solid innings and Los Angeles beat Detroit for its ninth win in 11 games.
Erick Aybar and Mark Trumbo had RBI singles for the Angels, who have surged into first place in the AL West with 14 wins in 19 games overall, winning six straight series.
Charlie Furbush (1-2) didn’t make it out of the fifth in his first career start for the Tigers, yielding five hits and three runs — including one on a comical balk that allowed Peter Bourjos to trot home from third.
Jhonny Peralta hit an RBI single for the Tigers, who have lost five of seven.
Pineiro (4-3) walked three and managed just one strikeout, but largely avoided trouble in his fifth consecutive start without a loss.
