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at Oakland 4, Seattle 0: The A’s tied a major league record with their 15th straight victory over the Mariners behind six shutout innings from Dan Haren (11-9) and a three-run homer from Mark Ellis. The A’s matched the 1974 Atlanta Braves for the longest winning streak against a division opponent since divisional play began in 1969, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Atlanta won 15 straight against San Diego.

at Boston 6, Detroit 4: David Ortiz hit his major league-leading 42nd home run and David Wells (2-2) pitched into the seventh for the Red Sox.

Baltimore 3, at New York 2: Adam Loewen (3-4) beat the Yankees for the second time in August, and four Orioles relievers combined for shutout relief that stopped a five-game losing streak.

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at Minnesota 7, Cleveland 2: Luis Castillo drove in the go-ahead run on a bases-loaded infield single in the eighth inning at Minneapolis.

at Tampa Bay 8, Toronto 3: James Shields (5-6) threw six solid innings at St. Petersburg, Fla., to stop his six-game losing streak and the Devil Rays ended their seven-game skid.

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