ROUNDUP

Minnesota 6, at Baltimore 3: Joe Mauer and Phil Nevin hit two-run homers, and the Twins moved closer to sealing a playoff berth. Any combination of Minnesota wins or Chicago White Sox losses totaling two will ensure the Twins a trip to the postseason.

at Chicago 12, Seattle 7: Paul Konerko hit two home runs and the White Sox tied a season high with five total to win for the third time in their last 10 games.

at Tampa Bay 11, New York 4: Mike Mussina was hit on the glove hand by Carl Crawford’s liner and left the Yankees’ loss in the fifth inning. The Yankees said Mussina suffered a mild bruise at the base of his left thumb.

at Toronto 13, Boston 4: The Blue Jays overcame David Ortiz’s league-leading 53rd home run and exploited some bad defense to close within half a game of the second-place Red Sox in the AL East. Ortiz hit his 32nd road home run, tying Babe Ruth’s AL record. Boston’s Wily Mo Pena misplayed three balls in right and Kevin Youkilis misplayed two in left.

Cleveland 11, at Texas 6: Grady Sizemore hit two home runs, including an inside-the-park homer for his major league-leading 90th extra-base hit, for the Indians.

Around the league: Royals Manager Buddy Bell, who had surgery Friday to remove a growth near his left tonsil, talked to interim Manager Billy Doran and the coaching staff by phone Sunday and could be released from a Scottsdale, Ariz., hospital today, the team said. Results from the biopsy of Bell’s growth likely will be known today or Tuesday.