The Associated Press
SEATTLE - Mike Cameron homered in the eighth inning and Jamie Moyer earned his 12th victory as the Mariners spoiled Lou Piniella's return to Seattle with a victory over Tampa Bay.
Fans at Safeco Field cheered Piniella at every opportunity. The Devil Rays manager spent the previous 10 years building the Mariners into one of the top teams in baseball.
Bret Boone added a three-run homer for Seattle in the third.
Moyer (12-5), headed to his first All-Star game at age 40, allowed three runs on eight hits in eight innings to become the fourth AL pitcher with 12 wins.
Shigetoshi Hasegawa pitched a perfect ninth for his fifth save.
Piniella received a lengthy standing ovation during a pregame ceremony in his honor, and fans cheered "Lou-u-u-u" every time he stepped onto the field.
Travis Harper (1-5) took the loss.
Athletics 2, Orioles 0
OAKLAND, Calif. - Tim Hudson pitched a three-hitter and Terrence Long hit an RBI double in the seventh inning to break a scoreless tie, leading Oakland over Baltimore.
Hudson (7-3) won for the first time in three starts as the A's improved to 6-5 on their season-long 13-game homestand. He threw 115 pitches in his first complete game this season and the fifth of his career.
Long doubled against Rodrigo Lopez (2-5) with two outs and Ramon Hernandez on first after a walk. Hernandez scored on the play and Long came home on a wild throw to the plate by shortstop Deivi Cruz that got past catcher Geronimo Gil for an error.
After allowing a leadoff single to Brian Roberts in the first, Hudson retired 18 straight batters. He is 7-0 with a 1.71 ERA against the Orioles in seven career starts.
Angels 5, Twins 0
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Ramon Ortiz combined with two relievers on a four-hitter, and Tim Salmon and Scott Spiezio each hit a two-run homer as Anaheim beat Minnesota in their first meeting since the AL championship series.
Ortiz (11-6) allowed three hits and four walks over six innings. Brendan Donnelly, called in to protect a two-run lead, retired the last six batters in order for his second save.
Johan Santana (4-2) gave up three runs and five hits in six innings.
Yankees 8, Blue Jays 5
TORONTO - Andy Pettitte won his sixth straight start and Jason Giambi hit his 24th home run as the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-5 on Friday night.
Yankees right fielder Raul Mondesi returned to the starting lineup, a day after angrily complaining about playing time. Toronto reliever Scott Service walked Mondesi with the bases loaded in the seventh, scoring the go-ahead run.
Enrique Wilson followed with an RBI single, and Giambi's homer off Service in the eighth gave New York an 8-5 lead.
The first-place Yankees remained two games ahead of the Boston Red Sox in the AL East.
The fading Blue Jays have lost four games in a row and 11 of their past 13, including the first four of 12 straight games against the Red Sox and Yankees - the two teams ahead of them in the division. The Blue Jays are nine games behind New York and seven behind Boston.
Pettitte (11-6) hasn't lost June 8. Staked to a 5-1 lead in the second, he allowed five runs on nine hits, while striking our five and walking three in seven innings.
Yankees reliever Dan Miceli left the game in the eighth after being hit on what appeared to be his right shin. Mariano Rivera took over and got the last six outs for his 16th save.
Royals 13, Rangers 3
ARLINGTON, Texas - Carlos Beltran and Raul Ibanez each homered and had three RBI, and Kansas City used an eight-run eighth inning to put the game out of reach.
Beltran, who entered the game in a 2-for-27 slump, keyed the eight-run eighth when he homered off reliever Aaron Fultz. It was Beltran's 12th homer of the season.
Ibanez's 12th home run capped a four-run third inning off Texas starter R.A. Dickey.
Indians 12, White Sox 5
CLEVELAND - Ben Broussard hit two home runs and had a career-high five RBI, and Brian Anderson earned his third straight win for Cleveland. It was the first multihomer game for Broussard, who also had a single and double for his first four-hit game.
Tim Laker and Shane Spence also homered for Cleveland.
Anderson (7-6) allowed five runs - two earned - and seven hits over five innings to improve to 4-0 in his last six starts.
Dan Wright (0-4) allowed five earned runs and four hits over 2 1/3 innings, his shortest outing in 11 starts this season.
Red Sox 5, Tigers 3
DETROIT - John Burkett scattered four hits over seven innings and Boston earned its fourth straight victory.
Todd Walker, who entered the game in a 6-for-44 slump, had two doubles for the Red Sox. Trot Nixon, Jason Varitek and Freddy Sanchez each added two hits to support Burkett (7-4), who won for the fourth time in his last five decisions.
Burkett gave up three runs, struck out four and walked one. He retired the last nine batters he faced.
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