ROUNDUP

at Detroit 6, Chicago 2: The White Sox lost for the fifth time in six games and saw their chances of returning to the playoffs nearly erased. With 10 games left, they trail the Tigers by six games in the Central Division and Minnesota by 5 1/2 for the wild card. Jeremy Bonderman (13-8), only 1-4 in his 10 previous starts, took a 4-0 lead into the sixth before yielding homers to Juan Uribe and Tadahito Iguchi.

Minnesota 8, at Boston 2: Torii Hunter’s three-run homer in the eighth inning sent the Twins past the Red Sox. Boof Bonser (6-5), who yielded two runs and seven hits in seven innings, won his third consecutive decision.

at Tampa Bay 4, Baltimore 2: Ty Wigginton hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning to help the Devil Rays end a season-high nine-game losing streak.

Seattle 6, at Texas 3: The loss eliminated the Rangers from the West Division title race and the wild-card chase.

at Oakland 4, Cleveland 3: Milton Bradley homered and singled in the tying run, and Frank Thomas hit a go-ahead double in the seventh inning to lead the Athletics.

Around the league: Kansas City Manager Buddy Bell is taking a leave of absence to treat a growth discovered near his left tonsil. The 55-year-old Bell will seek a second opinion at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona today at the direction of his doctor, who found the growth during a routine examination Tuesday. Bench coach Bill Doran will serve as interim manager.