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at Minnesota 3, Kansas City 2: Johan Santana (19-6) pitched eight strong innings, and the Twins remained a game behind Detroit in the race for the AL Central title.
at Detroit 4, Toronto 3: Placido Polanco drove in three runs to lift the Tigers, who have won eight of their last 11 games. Detroit remained tied with the New York Yankees for the AL’s best record (95-62).
at New York 5, Baltimore 4: Cory Lidle (4-3) pitched into the seventh inning; Bobby Abreu and Robinson Cano homered.
at Cleveland 6, Chicago 0: C.C. Sabathia (12-11) tied a career high with 11 strikeouts, and Ryan Garko homered and drove in a career-high five runs.
at Boston 5, Tampa Bay 1: David Ortiz hit his AL-leading 54th homer to help Curt Schilling (15-7) earn his first victory in almost eight weeks.
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