By The Associated Press

Toronto's Josh Phelps is congratulated by Kevin Cash after his solo home run in the fifth inning. (AP photo)

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Ted Lilly won his fifth straight road decision and Eric Hinske stole home, leading the Toronto Blue Jays past the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 4-0 Tuesday night.

Lilly (7-4) didn't allow a run over six-plus innings in improving to 5-0 over his last seven starts away from SkyDome.

Hinske stole home on the front end of a double steal during a two-run first as the Blue Jays sent the Devil Rays to only their third loss in 19 games. Josh Phelps homered for Toronto.

Yankees 11, Red Sox 3

NEW YORK - Gary Sheffield had a three-run homer, Tony Clark hit a rare drive into the center-field bleachers and Javier Vazquez beat Boston for the first time.

The Yankees opened a season-high 6 1/2-game lead over the Red Sox in the AL East.

Vazquez (9-5) beat Derek Lowe (6-7) despite two homers from Johnny Damon and the 20th by David Ortiz, who tied teammate Manny Ramirez for the AL lead.

White Sox 6, Twins 2

MINNEAPOLIS - Mark Buehrle pitched eight sharp innings to beat Minnesota once again, leading Chicago into first place in the AL Central.

Buehrle (8-2) gave up eight hits and two runs while improving to 13-4 against the Twins in 18 career starts.

Jose Valentin hit a solo home run and Juan Uribe added a two-run shot for the White Sox, who beat Carlos Silva (8-5).

Corey Koskie homered for the Twins.

Tigers 9, Indians 7, 11 innings

DETROIT - Dmitri Young's two-run homer in the 11th inning gave Detroit its season-high fifth straight victory.

It was the Tigers' third straight game-ending home run. Eric Munson's solo shot in the ninth beat Arizona on Saturday, and Carlos Pena's grand slam in the ninth led the Tigers past the Diamondbacks the next day.

Craig Dingman (2-1) pitched a perfect 11th, beating Jose Jimenez (1-7).

Royals 4, Orioles 3

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Desi Relaford hit a go-ahead RBI double in the sixth inning, and Kansas City snapped a five-game losing streak.

Rookie Mike Wood (1-0) earned his first victory since coming over in the three-team trade last Thursday that sent Carlos Beltran to Houston. Shawn Camp pitched the ninth for his first major league save.

Sidney Ponson (3-11) took his eighth straight loss.