The Associated Press

Bret Boone came through with his bat, his glove and his mouth.

Boone hit a two-run single and Jamie Moyer pitched six strong innings as the Seattle Mariners beat Cleveland 4-2 Thursday night for their first three-game sweep of the Indians in nearly 10 years.

Boone singled sharply up the middle in the fifth off reliever Jose Santiago to score Dan Wilson and Ichiro Suzuki and put the Mariners ahead 3-2. Edgar Martinez had an RBI single in the first.

"We've gotten the hits when we needed to," Seattle manager Bob Melvin said. "We've been playing pretty good defense. Our starters have been picking up the slack where the bullpen might usually pick it up."

Seattle had not swept three games from Cleveland since July 9-11, 1993, at the Kingdome.

Boone, who won his second Gold Glove last season, also made a great defensive play at second base, starting a double play to end the Cleveland eighth.

Moving to his left to field Travis Hafner's grounder, Boone turned and made a long throw to second to get Josh Bard on a force, and shortstop Carlos Guillen fired the ball to John Olerud at first for the third out.

"Everything's got to be clean on that one," Boone said. "You can't bobble it or you're not going to get two. It ended up being clean. That pumps you up. I was excited about that."

Boone also trotted over to the mound to offer an encouraging word for Giovanni Carrara, who relieved in the seventh and escaped a jam.

"He said, 'Just calm down and let it come to you,"' Cararra said.

"I just told him, 'Hey, let's take a break here and go get this guy,"' Boone recalled. "It was a huge out for him. It was nothing I did." Moyer (3-1) allowed a two-run homer to Casey Blake in the first inning but quickly settled down.

"You've got Ellis Burks on deck. You've got Karim Garcia behind him. They've got the ability to do big things," Moyer said. "I'm trying to get my feet down, establish both sides of the plate. Before I knew it, I'm down 2-0."

With closer Kazuhiro Sasaki on the disabled list, Jeff Nelson pitched the ninth for his first save.

Angels 6, Yankees 2

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Bengie Molina hit a three-run homer and Anaheim beat New York to avoid a three-game sweep in their rematch of last year's playoff series.

Anaheim snapped the Yankees' seven-game winning streak and handed them just their fourth loss in 22 games. The Angels beat Andy Pettitte to end a 16-0 run by New York starting pitchers this season.

Pettitte (3-1) gave up six runs and eight hits in five innings. Tim Salmon hit a solo shot in the first.

Ramon Ortiz (3-2) went 5 1-3 innings and allowed two runs on eight hits, including Bernie Williams' leadoff homer in the sixth.

Royals 2, Twins 1

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Joe Randa hit a go-ahead double in the sixth inning and the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 2-1 Thursday to become the first team since 1987 to win its first 10 home games.

The Royals, who overcame a four-hitter by Brad Radke (1-3), improved to 16-3 overall and sent the Twins to their second six-game losing streak this season.

Kansas City is the ninth team to start 10-0 at home, two shy of the major league record, set by the 1911 Detroit Tigers.

Chris George (3-1) allowed one run and four hits in six innings, and Mike MacDougal finished the seven-hitter for his ninth save. Mike Sweeney homered for the Royals.

Orioles 5, White Sox 4

BALTIMORE - Deivi Cruz and Gary Matthews Jr. homered in a three-run seventh as Baltimore rallied from a 4-2 deficit against Rick White and Tom Gordon (1-2).

Melvin Mora went 3-for-4 with a homer for the Orioles, who climbed over .500 (11-10) for the first time since opening day.

Willis Roberts (2-1) pitched 1 1-3 innings, and Jorge Julio got three straight outs for his sixth save.

Blue Jays 5, Devil Rays 3

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Tanyon Sturtze (3-1) allowed two runs and six hits in six innings and Orlando Hudson had a two-run single during a three-run fifth. Kelvim Escobar got three outs for his third save.

Tampa Bay's Jorge Sosa (1-2) didn't allow hit until two outs in the fifth, when Hudson singled home two runs and Shannon Stewart hit a go-ahead single. Toronto went 3-8 on its longest road trip of the season.

Athletics 2, Tigers 0

OAKLAND, Calif. - Mark Mulder (3-1) retired his first 13 batters and pitched a three-hitter for his first shutout since last June 12. Craig Monroe singled to shortstop and barely beat Miguel Tejada's throw to break up the no-hit bid in the fifth. Mulder struck out three and walked one.

Tigers starter Nate Cornejo (1-2) gave up one run and five hits in six innings. as Detroit dropped to 2-18.

Chris Singleton hit a sacrifice fly in the fifth and the A's added an unearned run in the seventh when shortstop Omar Infante committed two errors on the same play.

Rangers 16, Red Sox 5

ARLINGTON, Texas - Rafael Palmeiro and Juan Gonzalez both hit three-run homers and had three hits, and Carl Everett had a three-run triple. Texas had 19 hits.

Palmeiro's 496th career homer, his sixth this season, was a 427-foot drive in the fifth that put the Rangers ahead 13-5.

Everett's triple into the right-field corner in a seven-run third gave the Rangers a 6-4 lead and chased Derek Lowe (3-2).

R.A. Dickey (1-1) pitched three innings after replacing starter Ryan Drese with the bases loaded and no outs in the third.