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From the Associated Press

* at New York 12, Toronto 11 (10 innings): Melky Cabrera singled home the winning run and the Yankees remained 2 1/2 games behind first-place Boston in the American League East.

* Oakland 9, at Cleveland 3: Mark Ellis and Jack Cust each homered and the A’s delayed the Indians from winning the AL Central title.

* Kansas City 7, at Detroit 4: The Tigers dropped 5 1/2 games behind the Yankees in the AL wild-card race with seven games to play.

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* Baltimore 11, at Texas 9: Nick Markakis homered and had a career-high five runs batted in, including a go-ahead two-run double in the eighth inning.

* Chicago 8, at Minnesota 3: Rookie Jerry Owens was five for six with three RBIs and teammate Jim Thome hit home run No. 504 to help lift the White Sox.

* Boston 8, at Tampa Bay 6: The Red Sox became the first team in the majors to clinch a playoff spot this season, rallying on ninth-inning home runs by Jason Varitek and Julio Lugo.

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* at Seattle 3, Angels 2: Ichiro Suzuki scored a run and drove in another to help keep the Angels from clinching the AL West title.

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