Associated Press
The American League roundup…
DETROIT ó Brandon Inge homered in his return to the Tigers lineup and Detroit went on to rout the Cleveland Indians 10-1 on Saturday night.
Inge was designated for assignment in July, a move that many expected to end his 11-year career. He accepted a demotion to Triple-A Toledo, though, and hit well enough for the Mud Hens to earn a surprising recall.
Inge homered in his first at-bat and hit a 400-foot RBI double in his second as the Tigers increased their AL Central lead to 31/2 games. He hadnít had two extra-base hits in a game since August 20, 2010 ó exactly a year earlier.
Alex Avila, catching his 14th straight game, went 2-2 with three walks. Heís hitting .442 with a .567 on-base percentage in August.
Royals 9, Red Sox 4
KANSAS CITY, Mo. ó Alex Gordon and Eric Hosmer each drove in two runs in an eight-run sixth inning to help the Royals rally to beat the Red Sox, depriving Tim Wakefield of his 200th victory.
Wakefield, who is 0-2 with three no-decisions since a July 24 triumph over Seattle, took a 4-1 lead into the sixth, but failed to get out of the inning. He was pulled after giving up three consecutive hits with one out and the Red Sox holding onto a 4-3 advantage.
Gordonís two-run double off Matt Albers (4-4) put the Royals up 6-4. Hosmerís two-run triple off Franklin Morales capped off the scoring.
White Sox 3, Rangers 2
CHICAGO ó Alex Rios entered the game when Carlos Quentin was injured in the first inning then hit a go-ahead double in the eighth, giving the White Sox a victory over the Rangers to snap a three-game skid.
Brent Lillibridge came in to pinch-run after Paul Konerkoís one-out single. Rios ripped a full-count pitch from Koji Uehara (1-3) down the left field line to score home Lillibridge.
Jesse Crain (8-3) put two runners on in the eighth but got Nelson Cruz to fly out to right field to end the threat.
Sergio Santos worked the ninth for his 26th save in 30 chances.
Ian Kinsler hit two solo home runs for the Rangers, who lost for just the second time in nine games.
Rays 8, Mariners 0
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. ó Jeremy Hellickson allowed six hits over eight sharp innings, Evan Longoria hit his 20th homer of the season and the Rays beat the Mariners.
Longoria finished with four RBIs, including a two-run homer in the first. He joined Hall of Famer Eddie Mathews as the only major league third basemen to have 20 or more homers in each of their first four seasons.
Twins 9, Yankees 4
MINNEAPOLIS ó A.J. Burnett lost his composure and failed to finish the second inning, when the Twins scored five times on their way to a victory over the Yankees.
Francisco Liriano (9-9) threw seven stellar innings for the Twins, who played like they were taking a decadeís worth of frustration out against their nemesis.
This was just their 20th win in 81 games against the Yankees over the last 10 seasons, including the playoffs.
Burnett (9-10) was the one who was bummed out on this night, though, so much so that he turned his head while skulking off the mound and angrily shouted what appeared to be a few curse words toward manager Joe Girardi after he took the ball from the lanky right-hander. Girardi was later shown on TV tracking Burnett down in the tunnel to the clubhouse and ushering him back to the bench.
Jason Kubel had three hits and two RBIs and Danny Valencia homered for the Twins.