Matt Wieters also connected for the last-place Orioles, whose five-game run matches a season high.
It was Baltimore’s first home game since former Orioles pitcher Mike Flanagan took his own life Wednesday. Moments before the first pitch, there was a moment of silence in honor of the 1979 Cy Young winner, who died at age 59 of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Flanagan’s No. 46 was displayed on the right field scoreboard from batting practice to the end of the game. For the rest of the season, the Orioles will wear a black circular patch on their right jersey sleeves with the word “FLANNY” written in white.
In Toronto, James Shields pitched his major league-leading 10th complete game, Evan Longoria hit a pair of solo home runs, and the Rays beat the Blue Jays.
Desmond Jennings added a two-run shot and John Jaso also went deep for the Rays, who had scored just six runs over their previous four games.
Shields (12-10) allowed one run and seven hits to win for the third time in four starts. The right-hander, who walked one and struck out 12, also snapped a four-game road losing streak, winning away from home for the first time since June 24 at Houston.
In Cleveland, Jim Thome went hitless but was warmly welcomed in his Cleveland homecoming after nearly a decade away and the Indians stopped their slide in the AL Central with a win over the Royals.
Thome went 0 for 4 and struck out twice in his first game back with Cleveland since 2002, when he disappointed Cleveland fans by leaving as a free agent. The slugger waived a no-trade clause to return to Cleveland and a chance to help the Indians get back to the postseason, and a sellout crowd cheered his every move.
In Boston, Scott Sizemore and Josh Willingham each hit two-run homers during a six-run fourth inning that carried the Athletics to a win over the Red Sox, denying Tim Wakefield’s bid for his 200th win.
Dustin Pedroia and David Ortiz hit consecutive homers for Boston, which opened a nine-game home stand after going 6-2 on a recent trip through Texas and Kansas City.
Wakefield (6-6), making his sixth try to become the 108th pitcher to reach 200 wins, gave up eight runs — four earned — on eight hits, walking two and striking out three.
In Minneapolis, Delmon Young had three RBI singles in his return to Target Field and Victor Martinez knocked in four runs to lead the Tigers to a win over the Twins.
Miguel Cabrera had three hits in his first game after being reinstated from the paternity list in support of Rick Porcello , who pitched 6 1-3 innings. Detroit (72-59) remained 6 1/2 games ahead of second place Cleveland (64-64) in the AL Central.
Porcello (12-8) snapped a string of back-to-back losses, giving up just the one run on seven hits, while walking three and striking out four.
: In Arlington, Texas, slumping Nelson Cruz had two long homers among his four hits and drove in six runs as the AL West-leading Rangers stretched their advantage to three games over second-place Los Angeles with a victory over the Angels.
Cruz started the night in a 4-for-27 slide that got him demoted to the No. 7 slot in the batting order for the first time this season.
He put the Rangers ahead for good with a two-run double in the second.
In Seattle, Brent Lillibridge hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the fifth inning and Jake Peavy pitched six strong innings for just his second win since late June for Chicago.
Lillibridge, a Seattle area native and former college star across town at Washington, snapped a 2-all tie with his 12th homer deep into the bullpen in left-center field off Seattle starter Charlie Furbush. Lillibridge had struck out in his first two at-bats before taking Furbush (3-6) deep.
