ANAHEIM, Calif. — Roger Clemens won his 13th straight decision and Bernie Williams hit his 200th career homer Saturday to lead the New York Yankees to a 7-5 victory over the Anaheim Angels.
Clemens (17-1) tops the AL in wins. His only loss was at Seattle on May 20.
Clemens gave up two runs on seven hits in seven innings in his 277th career victory.
He became just the fourth pitcher since 1900 to win 17 of his first 18 decisions, a list that includes Rube Marquard of the New York Giants (19-1 in 1912); Don Newcombe of the Brooklyn Dodgers (18-1 in 1955); and Elroy Face of the Pittsburgh Pirates (18-1 in 1959).
Williams hit a two-run homer off Lou Pote in the seventh inning, his 20th of the season. The shot over the left field wall made the 33-year-old star the 11th Yankees player to reach the 200-homer plateau.
Williams also doubled, walked and scored a run. The Yankees scored five times on seven hits and three walks in four-plus innings against Ismael Valdes (8-8).
Mariano Rivera gave up Shawn Wooten's RBI single before getting the last out for his 40th save.
ATHLETICS 6, TIGERS 1: Jason Giambi hit his 30th home run and Oakland beat Detroit to snap a four-game losing streak.
Giambi's solo homer came off knuckleballer Steve Sparks (9-8) and gave the A's a 2-1 lead in the fifth inning.
Despite their four-game losing streak, the A's still have won 17 of their last 23 games, and they maintain a narrow lead over the Boston Red Sox for the AL wild card.
Barry Zito (10-8), who has won seven of his last nine decisions, allowed one run on four hits over six innings.
DEVIL RAYS 8, WHITE SOX 4: Greg Vaughn hit a pair of RBI doubles to lead Tampa Bay over Chicago.
Vaughn went 3-for-4 and drove in runs in the Devil Rays' two-run first inning and three-run fifth. He had been slowed by a stiff back recently, and had just one extra-base hit in his previous 16 games.
BLUE JAYS 9, ORIOLES 0: Kelvim Escobar pitched a five-hitter for his fourth straight win, and Alex Gonzalez and Brad Fullmer homered as Toronto beat Baltimore.
Escobar (6-5) struck out eight and walked two in his second career shutout. It was his first complete game since that shutout, on June 21, 2000, against Detroit.
TWINS 7, ROYALS 1: Joe Mays scattered five hits over 8 2/3 innings and snapped a personal five-game losing streak in Minnesota's victory over Kansas City.
Mays (13-12) walked two and struck out seven and lost his shutout on Mark Quinn's two-out single in the ninth.
The Royals, who have lost five in a row and nine of 12, dropped to 26-38 in Kauffman Stadium, the worst home record in the major leagues. In their five losses, they have allowed 68 hits and 42 runs.
MARINERS 3, INDIANS 2 (11): Cleveland manager Charlie Manuel went to the hospital before the game with stomach pain and Seattle edged the Indians on John Rocker's throwing error in the 11th inning.
The wild ending came two innings after an even stranger event — Mariners reliever Arthur Rhodes became upset after being told to take off his earrings, sparking a bench-clearing incident.