The Associated Press

NEW YORK - The Yankees are rolling, and the Royals are reeling.

Roger Clemens got his 305th win, and Nick Johnson and Juan Rivera homered as New York stretched its winning streak to seven by holding off Kansas City 8-7 Wednesday.

New York, which began the day a season-high 6 1/2 games ahead of second-place Boston in the AL East, completed a three-game sweep and improved to 10-0 at home against the AL Central this season.

Twins 4, Indians 3

CLEVELAND - Torii Hunter scored on a sacrifice fly that barely reached the outfield grass in the seventh inning, and Minnesota edged closer in the AL Central.

Hunter's daring dash helped the Twins move within one-half game of first-place Kansas City, which lost 8-7 in New York. It's the closest Minnesota has been since July 1.

Brad Radke (9-10) recovered after giving up three runs and four hits in the first to pitch seven solid innings.

Blue Jays 5, Mariners 2

TORONTO - Josh Towers pitched his first complete game in more than two years, and Vernon Wells hit a two-run homer to give him 100 RBI for the second straight season as Toronto ended a three-game losing streak.

Rangers 6, Tigers 0

DETROIT - R.A. Dickey threw a six-hitter for his first major-league shutout, and Alex Rodriguez homered for the third straight game as Texas ran off its eighth straight win.

Dickey (8-5) also struck out a career-high seven batters in his first complete game in the big leagues.

Orioles 9, Devil Rays 5

BALTIMORE - Damian Moss earned his first AL win and Jay Gibbons homered and drove in four runs as Baltimore ended an eight-game losing streak. Moss (1-1), obtained in the July 31 trade that sent Sidney Ponson to the San Francisco Giants, allowed three runs and nine hits in 5 2/3 innings.

White Sox 5, Angels 3

CHICAGO - Esteban Loaiza won his 16th game and the Chicago White Sox moved into a tie for AL Central lead. Jose Valentin, Magglio Ordonez and Carl Everett homered as the White Sox completed a three-game sweep.

Athletics 8, Red Sox 6

BOSTON - Bill Mueller's throwing error in the eighth inning allowed Erubiel Durazo to score the go-ahead run as the Oakland Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox. The A's, who scored three runs in the seventh in Tuesday's 3-2 win, trailed 6-2 after four innings. They scored four runs off Byung-Hyun Kim (5-4) in the eighth to go ahead 8-6.