BOSTON — Ramiro Mendoza relieved a struggling David Wells and retired 10 of 11 batters to help the New York Yankees hold off the Boston Red Sox 3-2 Saturday.
Mendoza (2-2) came in with the bases loaded and two outs in the fourth with the Yankees ahead 3-2. He got Shea Hillenbrand to pop out, then set down the next nine batters — two on strikeouts and six on grounders.
Shane Spencer hit a two-run double as New York beat Derek Lowe (7-2) to break a three-game losing streak and draw within two games of the first-place Red Sox in the AL East. Mariano Rivera got four outs for his 15th save in 17 chances.
Lowe had won his previous six decisions.
INDIANS 3, BLUE JAYS 0: At Toronto, C.C. Sabathia pitched three-hit ball for seven innings, and Travis Fryman hit a three-run homer for Cleveland.
Paul Shuey and Bob Wickman finished the five-hitter, Cleveland's third shutout of the season. Wickman worked the ninth for his 11 save in 12 opportunities.
Sabathia (4-4), making his second start since being robbed at gunpoint on May 17, struck out six and walked three to send Toronto to its 11th loss in the last 16 home games.
Toronto starter Esteban Loaiza (2-1) extended his scoreless streak to a career-high 18 1/3 innings before Fryman broke up the scoreless tie with this fifth homer.
ATHLETICS 6, DEVIL RAYS 0: At Oakland, Calif., Aaron Harang (1-0) struck out 10 in his major league debut, pitching three-hit ball for seven innings as Oakland beat Tampa Bay.
Jermaine Dye hit a two-run homer into the second deck of left-field seats, and Miguel Tejada also had a two-run shot as the A's won for the third time in four games after dropping 14 of 17.
ROYALS 6, RANGERS 3: At Kansas City, Mo., Carlos Beltran and A.J. Hinch homered and Roberto Hernandez became the 15th player in major league history with 300 saves the Kansas City beat Texas.
Hernandez, 37, worked the ninth for his milestone save. He has six saves in six opportunities this year. The final out came on a grounder to first baseman Mike Sweeney, who stepped on the bag for the out and then gave Hernandez the ball.
Beltran also scored three times as Tony Pena got his first home win as Royals manager. Pena, hired on May 15, had been 0-2 in Kansas City. He's now 4-6 overall.
WHITE SOX 6, TIGERS 4: At Chicago, Ray Durham hit his 100th career homer and Chicago relievers combined for 4 2/3 hitless innings as the White Sox defeated Detroit to win their fourth straight game.
Kenny Lofton hit a two-run double and Durham hit a two-run homer in a five-run second inning against Seth Greisinger (2-2).
But White Sox starter Gary Glover couldn't make it out of the fifth inning, leaving after Dmitri Young's RBI single with one out made it a 5-4 game.
Kelly Wunsch (1-0) came on and got Randall Simon to hit into an inning-ending double play. Rocky Biddle pitched 1 2/3 innings, Damaso Marte got four outs and Keith Foulke pitched the ninth for his eighth save.
ORIOLES 3, MARINERS 2: At Seattle, Travis Driskill won his first major league start, and Jeff Conine hit a two-run homer as Baltimore won for the first time at Safeco Field.
The Orioles snapped a streak of 15 straight losses in Seattle, including 14 at Safeco Field. Baltimore's last road win against the Mariners came on June 1, 1999, at the Kingdome.
ANGELS 4, TWINS 3 (13): At Anaheim, Calif., Tim Salmon led off the 13th inning with a home run and Bengie Molina drove home the tying run in the ninth as the Angels beat Minnesota for their 22nd victory in 26 games.
Salmon lined the first pitch of the game from Jack Cressend (0-1) just inside the left-field pole for his seventh home run. The Angels are 7-0 when he homers.