Garland Stops A’s for His 13th Win

Joe Crede hit a tiebreaking home run in the seventh inning to help Jon Garland get his major league-leading 13th victory as the Chicago White Sox ended the Oakland A’s eight-game winning streak with a 5-3 victory Saturday at Oakland.

Garland (13-3), who went seven innings, threw fastballs in the mid-90s most of the game and had the A’s off-balance and swinging early in the count to win in his second try at 13 victories.

Crede connected for his 12th home run of the season with two out in the seventh, a solo shot to left-center. He also had an RBI single in the second.

Dustin Hermanson needed only seven pitches to record his 19th save in 20 chances.

The White Sox improved their major league-best record to 54-25. The A’s (39-41) were trying to reach .500 for the first time since May 2.

Texas 6, Seattle 5 -- Gary Matthews homered with two out in the top of the ninth inning, leading the Rangers to their fourth consecutive victory.

The Rangers, who lead the majors with 133 home runs, also got a three-run shot from Michael Young in the second and a solo homer from David Dellucci in the fourth.

Adrian Beltre had his first two-homer game since joining the Mariners but struck out against rookie Kameron Loe (2-1) with the score tied and two men on to end the seventh.

New York 8, Detroit 4 -- Tony Womack hit an RBI single with two out in the ninth to break a tie and Bernie Williams followed with a three-run homer to give the Yankees the win at Detroit. Williams had four hits and five RBIs.

Dmitri Young’s three-run homer gave Detroit a 4-1 lead in the fourth inning, but the Yankees rallied with two runs in the sixth and one in the seventh before scoring four in the ninth off closer Troy Percival (1-2).

Baltimore 4, Cleveland 0 -- Daniel Cabrera pitched seven innings of four-hit ball and Jay Gibbons capped a sixth-inning rally with a three-run homer at Baltimore.

Cabrera (6-7), who had been 0-3 in his last four starts, won for the first time since June 5 at Detroit. He became the first Oriole starter to record a victory since Rodrigo Lopez on June 21.

Boston 6, Toronto 4 -- Manny Ramirez hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the seventh inning, lifting the Red Sox to a victory at Boston.

The win was only their third in 10 games against the Blue Jays. Boston’s Johnny Damon had two doubles, extending his hitting streak to 18 games.

Minnesota 4, Tampa Bay 1 -- At Minneapolis, Justin Morneau hit a three-run homer, Kyle Lohse pitched eight strong innings and the Twins beat the Devil Rays for the seventh time in a row. Lohse (7-6) gave up only four hits and one walk.