ANAHEIM, Calif. - The New York Yankees could only watch and hang their heads 10 months ago when the upstart Anaheim Angels bounced them from the playoffs. They got a little revenge this week.

Nick Johnson's two-out, run-scoring single drove in the go-ahead run Thursday night as the Yankees beat Anaheim 2-1 in 10 innings to complete their first three-game sweep of the Angels in eight years.

The Yankees lost their only two games in Anaheim in the AL division series last October - the second one giving the Angels the first postseason series win in their 42-year history. They went on to win the World Series.

This year is a different story. The Angels (52-55) are 3-12 since the All-Star break and will need a stunning turnaround to make it back to the playoffs.

The Yankees (66-40), who extended their lead to 3 1/2 games over Boston in the AL East, are 9-3 since the break.

The Yankees swept the Angels after losing two of three at Boston.

"You need to be resilient," New York manager Joe Torre said. "Good clubs are able to recover from bad times. It was tough last weekend. Coming in here was a good test for us."

The Yankees hadn't swept the Angels in a three-game series since August 1995, when they accomplished the feat at Yankee Stadium. It was New York's first three-game sweep in Anaheim since May 1990.

Bernie Williams and Hideki Matsui drew one-out walks off Troy Percival (0-3) in the 10th before Jorge Posada hit a fly to left. Johnson then lined a 2-1 fastball to left-center to drive in Williams.

"I was just trying to get a ball down in the zone, hit it hard somewhere," Johnson said. "If it's up, he throws so hard, you don't have a chance."

Johnson is 5-for-20 in six games since coming off the disabled list last Friday. He missed 61 games because of a stress fracture in his right hand.

"Nick's a good hitter," Torre said. "What makes him a tough hitter is he doesn't try to pull the ball. Percy is tough to hit off, I don't care if you're a lefty or a righty."

Percival complained he "didn't get the calls" while pitching to Matsui.

"I still thought I had a chance to get out of the inning after I got Posada, but I threw a really bad pitch to Nick Johnson, and he got me," Percival said. "I obviously wasn't very locked in on the strike zone tonight."

Armando Benitez (1-1) pitched 1 2-3 scoreless innings for the victory. Mariano Rivera blanked the Angels in the 10th for his 20th save in 22 chances.

Rangers 7, Red Sox 3, 11 innings

Alex Rodriguez hit a game-winning grand slam in the bottom of the 11th inning.

The Rangers took a 3-2 lead into the ninth, but Trot Nixon led off with his 20th homer against closer Francisco Cordero.

In the Texas 11th, Shane Spencer drew a leadoff walk from Todd Jones (2-1). After a base hit and a walk, Rodriguez hit an 0-1 pitch Jones into the Rangers' bullpen in right-center.

"The money man came through at the end," Spencer said.

It was Rodriguez's 10th career slam, his second with the Rangers.

"Todd Jones has good stuff," Rodriguez said. "He threw me a fastball and I was able to put some good wood on it."

Erasmo Ramirez (2-0) pitched the 11th for the victory.

White Sox 8, Royals 6, 11 innings

Pinch-hitter Sandy Alomar had a tiebreaking two-run double in the top of the 11th as the White Sox completed a three-game sweep that brought them within a game of the first-place Royals.

After his double off Graeme Lloyd, Alomar scored on a single by his brother, Roberto Alomar.

Tom Gordon failed to hold a 5-4 lead in the ninth, allowing a tying infield single to Michael Tucker.

Twins 10, Orioles 9, 10 innings

Minnesota scored the tying run from second base on what appeared to be a game-ending strikeout, then won in the bottom of the 10th on Jacque Jones' single.

Minnesota trailed 9-8 with runners at first and second and two out in the ninth when Michael Restovich struck out. But catcher Brook Fordyce couldn't handle the pitch, which rolled to the backstop.

Restovich hesitated before running to first base, but Fordyce's throw bounced in front of first baseman Jeff Conine, who couldn't handle it. Restovich reached base and Doug Mientkiewicz, who began the play at second, raced in with the tying run.

In the 10th, the Twins loaded the bases with one out against Travis Driskill (3-4), and Orioles manager Mike Hargrove instructed right fielder Jay Gibbons to play as a fifth infielder. Jones hit a high chopper that bounced over Gibbons' head into right field.

Mariners 4, Tigers 0

Joel Pineiro won his eighth consecutive decision, and Mike Cameron homered to lead host Seattle over Detroit for a three-game sweep.

Seattle pitched its major league-leading 13th shutout of the season. The Tigers were blanked for the 12th time, also the most in the majors.

Pineiro (13-5) allowed two hits in seven innings, tied a season high with six walks and struck out six. Wilfredo Ledezma (3-5) gave up four runs, six hits and six walks in four-plus innings.

Athletics 3, Indians 1

Rookie Rich Harden (2-0) struck out nine in seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and four walks in his home debut.

Miguel Tejada had a two-run single and Eric Chavez homered for the A's, who won for the eighth time in 11 games.

Jake Westbrook (4-6) allowed three runs, four hits and four walks in 4 2-3 innings.

Devil Rays 7, Blue Jays 6

Damian Rolls homered and had three RBIs as Tampa Bay completed a three-game sweep in Toronto.

Rolls went 3-for-4 for the Devil Rays, who went 14-12 in July for their first winning month since June 2000 (15-11).

Jorge Sosa (4-8) gave up two runs, three hits and five walks in 5 1-3 innings. Loser Mark Hendrickson (6-8) allowed five runs and nine hits in 4 1-3 innings.