The Associated Press

BOSTON - Andy Pettitte outlasted Pedro Martinez, surviving early trouble to earn his 17th victory Saturday as the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 10-7 and extended their lead in the AL East to 4 1/2 games.

Jorge Posada homered twice and Nick Johnson had four hits and four RBI to help Pettitte (17-7) move into a tie for the league lead in wins. He allowed three earned runs on seven hits in seven innings, striking out seven to win for the fourth consecutive start and 12th time in 13 decisions.

Mariano Rivera earned his 30th save despite contributing to Boston's three-run eighth inning that cut New York's lead to one.

Martinez (10-4) struggled to make it through the fourth, allowing five runs on nine hits and striking out three.

Mariners 13, Orioles 1

SEATTLE - Carlos Guillen had two doubles and three RBI in a 10-run fifth inning, leading Gil Meche to his first win in four starts.

Seattle scored all 10 runs with two outs, and five of the runs came after third baseman Tony Batista's fielding error. The 10-run inning was a run shy of the Mariners' record, last done in 1984.

Blue Jays 9, Indians 3

CLEVELAND - Frank Catalanotto hit a three-run homer and Cory Lidle got his first win in more than a month as Toronto defeated Cleveland.

Lidle (12-11) got his first win since July 25. He allowed two runs and five hits over 6 1/3 innings.Athletics 4, Devil Rays 2

OAKLAND, Calif. - Ted Lilly took a one-hitter into the seventh inning as Oakland won its season-high eighth straight.

Lilly (8-9) retired 11 of his first 12 batters before allowing an infield single to Aubrey Huff in the fourth as the A's retained a two-game lead in the AL West and improved to a major league-best 19-9 in August.

White Sox 5, Tigers 2

DETROIT - Frank Thomas and Carlos Lee homered as Chicago handed Detroit its 100th loss of the season.

The Tigers (34-100) join the 1962 Mets as the only teams in the modern era to lose 100 games before September.

Mike Maroth (6-19) took the loss and is one defeat from becoming the first pitcher since Oakland's Brian Kingman in 1980 to lose 20 games in a season.

Angels, Royals play doubleheader today

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Rain forced the postponement of Saturday night's game between Anaheim and Kansas City.

The first game will start at 1:05 p.m. today, and the second approximately 30 minutes after the end of the first.