KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Eric Byrnes hit a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning off Kansas City closer Mike MacDougal, boosting the Oakland Athletics over the error-plagued Royals 7-6 Saturday.
Shortstop Angel Berroa, whose fielding error had allowed an unearned run earlier in the game, fumbled a potential double-play grounder with one out in the ninth and the Royals ahead 5-4.
Byrnes extended his hitting streak to 21 games when he connected against MacDougal (1-3) for a 7-5 lead. MacDougal has blown four of 16 save chances.
A's shortstop Miguel Tejada made a diving catch on Ken Harvey's liner up the middle for the final out with runners on first and third. Tejada also hit a three-run homer.
Jim Mecir (1-0) pitched one inning of hitless relief for the win. Keith Foulke got his 13th save despite allowing Joe Randa's RBI single in the ninth.
BLUE JAYS 10, RED SOX 7: At Toronto, Dave Berg homered and tied a career high with four RBIs as the Blue Jays set a franchise record for victories in any month by beating the slumpingRed Sox.
Mike Bordick hit a two-run homer in a five-run sixth inning for the Blue Jays, who went 21-8 in May. Toronto had twice won 20 games in a month.
Manny Ramirez and Kevin Millar homered for the Red Sox, who lost their season-high fourth in a row.
Tanyon Sturtze (5-4) got the last out of the sixth for the win. Cliff Politte pitched the ninth for his ninth save in 12 chances.
Casey Fossum (4-4) allowed a career-high nine runs on nine hits in 5 1/3 innings.
MARINERS 5, TWINS 2: At Minneapolis, Edgar Martinez and Ichiro Suzuki hit solo home runs, leading Ryan Franklin and the Mariners over the Twins for their fifth straight victory.
Franklin (4-3) gave up two runs and seven hits in seven innings. Kazuhiro Sasaki pitched the ninth for his ninth save in 13 chances.
Suzuki homered, doubled, singled and scored twice as the Mariners won for the 12th time in 15 games.
Martinez's home run came in the fifth inning off Rick Reed (3-6) and made it 4-0. Suzuki homered in the seventh for a 5-1 lead.
Reed, who entered the game with a 1.82 career ERA against Seattle, allowed nine hits and five earned runs over seven innings.
TIGERS 4, YANKEES 2: At Detroit, Dmitri Young hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh inning to lead the Tigers over the Yankees.
The loss was New York's second in its last 11 games against the Tigers and ended its three-game winning streak.
On Sunday, Roger Clemens will try for his 300th career victory when he starts for the Yankees at Comerica Park.
Adam Bernero (1-6) ended his team-record 17-start winless streak, allowing two runs on three hits and a walk in seven innings. He matched a career high with seven strikeouts in his first win since beating Montreal on June 10, 2002.
Franklyn German pitched the ninth for his third save.
Jeff Weaver (3-4) faced the Tigers for the first time since going from Detroit to the Yankees in a three-way trade last July. He allowed three runs on 10 hits and a walk in seven innings.
ANGELS 6, DEVIL RAYS 1: At St. Petersburg, Fla., Kevin Appier came within one strike of his first shutout since 2001, pitching the Angels past the Devil Rays.
Travis Lee hit an RBI double on a 2-2 pitch with two outs in the ninth inning for Tampa Bay's only run.
Appier came close to his first complete game since Sept. 25, 2001, when he beat the Montreal Expos 2-0 while pitching for the New York Mets.
After Lee doubled, Francisco Rodriguez relieved and got the final out.
Benji Gil had two RBIs, while Chone Figgins went 2-for-4, drove in one run, stole two bases and scored three times for the Angels.
Tampa Bay starter Joe Kennedy (3-5) left after one inning because of stiffness in his left shoulder. The Devil Rays said a preliminary examination by a team doctor determined the injury was not serious.
ORIOLES 7, RANGERS 1: At Baltimore, Rick Helling stymied his former team over seven innings, and Luis Matos went 3-for-4.