Red Sox Turn the Tables on Tigers

In 24 hours, the Detroit Tigers experienced baseball’s full range of emotions.

One night after rallying in the ninth inning for a dramatic victory over the New York Yankees, the Tigers saw the same thing from the other side as Kevin Youkilis’ two-run homer with two out in the ninth gave the Boston Red Sox a 3-2 victory Friday at Detroit.

“Twenty-four hours ago, we were the happiest team in baseball,” Tigers Manager Jim Leyland said. “Now we’re probably the most disappointed. That’s baseball.”

It was the second loss in four days for closer Todd Jones.

“I’ve been here before -- I just wish it hadn’t been back-to-back outings,” he said. “That’s why this job isn’t for the faint of heart.”

With Detroit leading, 2-1, Jones (0-3) retired the first two batters in the ninth. But Mike Lowell singled and Youkilis drove an 0-and-1 pitch just over the glove of left fielder Craig Monroe and into the bullpen for his sixth homer.

“Getting that hit was huge for the team,” Youkilis said. “You never think home run -- I was just trying to get a good swing at the ball. Luckily, it hit the top of my bat, and luckily, it went out.”

New York 6, Baltimore 5 -- Derek Jeter singled in the tiebreaking run in the ninth inning at Baltimore, and the Yankees finished with 12 hits, giving them nine straight games with at least 10 for the first time since July 1958, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

With the score tied, 5-5, Johnny Damon hit a one-out single in the ninth off Chris Ray (1-1). With two out, Damon tried to steal second and was initially called out when tagged by Brian Roberts, but the second baseman was charged with an error when the ball popped from his glove.

Jeter followed with an opposite-field single to right, helping the Yankees to their sixth win in seven games.

Seattle 4, Kansas City 0 -- Jamie Moyer pitched a two-hitter at Seattle for his first complete game since a loss at Baltimore on May 25, 2005. It was his first two-hitter since Aug. 16, 1986, at Montreal, when he was a rookie with the Chicago Cubs.

Minnesota 2, Oakland 1 -- Johan Santana pitched eight innings of two-hit ball at Oakland and retired the last 19 batters he faced to lead the Twins. The Athletics’ pitching staff saw the end of its 25-inning scoreless streak.

Toronto 13, Tampa Bay 4 -- Reed Johnson homered twice, including a three-run shot to cap the Blue Jays’ nine-run ninth inning in a victory at St. Petersburg, Fla. Johnson came into the game with one home run this season.

Texas 4, Chicago 3 -- Gary Matthews Jr. doubled home the go-ahead run off Bobby Jenks in the ninth inning at Chicago, and the Rangers handed the White Sox their fourth straight loss.