Associated Press
BOSTON ó David Price outpitched Jon Lester and the Tampa Bay Rays broke a tie with Boston for the worst record in the American League with a 3-2 victory over the Red Sox on Tuesday night.
The Rays and Red Sox began the game even at 2-8.
Price (1-2) allowed five hits in 72/3 innings. He left with runners at first and second, and reliever Joel Peralta ended the eighth by getting Jed Lowrie to fly out.
Kyle Farnsworth worked a perfect ninth for his second save.
Lester (0-1) pitched well for his second straight outing.
Darnell McDonald homered for Boston in third. Tampa Bay scored three times in the fifth. Lowrie hit an RBI double in the sixth.
Tigers 5, Rangers 0
DETROIT ó Miguel Cabrera hit a bases-loaded single in the ninth inning to left Detroit past Texas.
Texas slugger Josh Hamilton broke his upper right arm sliding headfirst into the plate in the first inning. He’s expected to miss six to eight weeks.
After Texas tied it a 4 in the eighth with a run off reliever Joaquin Benoit, Jose Valverde (1-0) worked a scoreless ninth and the Tigers broke through against Darren O’Day (0-1).
Brandon Inge led off with a single and moved to second on Alex Avila’s sacrifice bunt. After a walk, a strikeout and another walk, Cabrera ended the game with the single through the left side of the infield.
The Rangers were trying to start 10-1 for just the second time in franchise history.
Twins 4, Royals 3, 10 innings
MINNEAPOLIS ó Danny Valencia hit a bases-loaded single with one out in the 10th inning to give Minnesota a victory over Kansas City.
While the Twins’ bullpen pitched four perfect innings, including the 10th by Dusty Hughes (1-0), reliever Robinson Tejeda (0-1) failed the Royals. After Tejeda gave up a one-out single to Delmon Young and walked Michael Cuddyer, Jason Kubel then drove a pitch to right-center. Jeff Francoeur nearly made a nifty running catch at the wall, but dropped it to load the bases for Valencia.
Royals starter Jeff Francis was stuck with his third straight no-decision.
Yankees-Orioles ppd.
NEW YORK ó Phil Hughes will have to wait an extra day to see if he can find his fastball.
Off to a horrendous start this season, Hughes had his next outing pushed back from today to Thursday when the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles were rained out Tuesday night.
White Sox 6, Athletics 5, 10 innings
CHICAGO ó Alexei Ramirez hit his second homer of the game with two outs in the 10th inning to lift the Chicago White Sox to a 6-5 win over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night.
Ramirez also hit a three-run shot in the second inning and scored a run after drawing a walk in the sixth.
Chicago reliever Chris Sale (2-0) picked up the win with two shutout innings.