The Associated Press

NEW YORK - Once the duel between fortysomethings Roger Clemens and Jamie Moyer dissolved, the Seattle Mariners walked off with a win.

John Olerud drew a bases-loaded walk from Antonio Osuna that broke an eighth-inning tie and the Mariners roughed up New York's struggling relievers, beating the Yankees 8-6 Sunday.

Bret Boone, Randy Winn and Ichiro Suzuki got the big hits after Seattle chased Clemens in a five-run seventh that made it 6-4.

"One of the best series of the year," Mariners outfielder Mike Cameron said. "Playing at Yankee Stadium in August, it's a different environment than coming in here in April. This is when the good teams start to play better."

Orioles 5, Red Sox 3

BOSTON - Jack Cust had a two-run homer and an RBI double, and Jason Johnson pitched six strong innings for Baltimore. Long out of the pennant race, the Orioles took 3-of-4 from Boston over the weekend - sweeping a doubleheader on Friday - to drop the Red Sox three games behind the Yankees in the AL East.

White Sox 5, Athletics 1

CHICAGO - Esteban Loaiza allowed four hits over eight innings and Paul Konerko homered as Chicago won for the 17th time in the past 22 games. Loaiza (15-5) retired 17 of 18 batters between the second and seventh inning before giving up a double to Scott Hatteberg.

Royals 7, Devil Rays 3

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Julius Matos homered and drove in three runs for AL Central-leading Kansas City. Matos had a two-run single during the Royals' five-run first inning and hit his second homer of the season in the fourth. Kansas City has won two straight following a four-game losing streak.

Rangers 5, Blue Jays 4

TORONTO - Alex Rodriguez homered for the seventh time in the past 10 games for Texas. Rodriguez's recent tear started a day after he indicated he was so frustrated by losing that he would consider a trade.

Twins 4, Tigers 3

DETROIT - Corey Koskie and Dustan Mohr each drove in a pair of first-inning runs for Minnesota. The win was the Twins' 20th in their last 21 games against Detroit, including an 11-1 record this year. The Tigers are now 5-18 since the All-Star break and a season-worst 55 games under .500.

Indians 3, Angels 1

CLEVELAND - Rookie Jody Gerut drove in two runs, and C.C. Sabathia pitched out of trouble early. The Angels lost for the sixth time in seven games, fell to 5-20 since the All-Star break and had another key player from last year's championship team injured.