Brad Radke's winning streak ended at 12 consecutive starts Saturday night when Luis Sojo doubled home the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, sending the New York Yankees past the Minnesota Twins 4-1.
Radke, one of only three pitchers since 1950 to win 12 straight starts, had his streak snapped one win short of matching Ellis Kinder's 13-game run in 1949.Radke (16-6), whose winning streak was the longest in the majors this season, failed to break the Twins record for consecutive wins. He shares it with Scott Erickson, who did it in 1991.
Playing before a crowd of 42,151, the second-largest of the season at the Metrodome, Radke allowed two runs and six hits in eight innings, walking one and striking out seven.
White Sox 5, Mariners 2
At Seattle, Ken Cloude, making his major league debut, took a perfect game into the sixth inning and held Chicago hitless until the seventh before the White Sox rallied to beat the Seattle Mariners.
Cloude (0-1) had never pitched above Double-A before being called up from Memphis on Thursday to take the No. 5 spot in the Mariners' rotation.
The 22-year-old right-hander retired the first 16 batters until walking Mario Valdez with one out in the sixth. His bid to become the first pitcher in modern history to throw a no-hitter in his big league debut ended when Dave Martinez led off the seventh with a clean single to center.
Rangers 4, Indians 3, 1st game
Indians 4, Rangers 2, 2nd game
At Cleveland, David Justice hit two solo home runs, leading the Cleveland Indians over the Texas Rangers for a split of their day-night doubleheader.
The Rangers won the opener behind the pitching of Terry Clark, claimed Tuesday on waivers from Cleveland.
Tigers 3, Blue Jays 2
At Toronto, the Detroit Tigers won their 54th game, surpassing last season's total, as Tony Clark had three hits in a victory over Toronto.
Royals 9, Red Sox 2
At Boston, Dean Palmer's two-run single capped Kansas City's biggest inning of the season - an eight-run fourth - as the Royals beat Boston.
The Royals have won eight of 10 games against the Red Sox this year and 15 of 19 over the past two seasons.
Athletics 3, Brewers 2
At Oakland, Calif., Ernie Young doubled in pinch-runner Tilson Brito to break an eighth-inning tie and lead the Oakland Athletics past the Milwaukee Brewers.
Oakland matched its season-high three-game winning streak and sent Milwaukee to its fourth straight loss.