Tigers beat Blue Jays 7-1

TORONTO (AP) - Jhonny Peralta and Gerald Laird homered, and Max Scherzer became a 10-game winner for the first time as the Detroit Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-1 on Thursday.

Peralta hit a three-run drive and Laird added a two-run shot in Detroit's six-run fourth inning. It's the eighth time in eight road games that the Tigers have hit two or more home runs. They've hit 19 in that span.

Toronto's Jose Bautista hit his major league-leading 41st home run, the 100th homer of his career.

Bautista's homer was the only run allowed by Scherzer (10-9), who gave up six hits in eight innings, matching his career high. He walked one and struck out eight.
Indians 3, Athletics 2

At Cleveland, Matt LaPorta hit a go-ahead two-run homer to help Justin Masterson (5-12) win for only the second time in 10 starts as Cleveland broke a five-game losing streak.

It came on "Puppypalooza Night," a promotion in which fans bought tickets for their pet dogs.

The Indians doggedly clawed back to avoid a three-game sweep, snap a five-game losing streak and win for the fourth time in 17 games.

LaPorta hit the first pitch thrown to him from Vin Mazzaro (6-6) with two outs in the sixth inning to put Cleveland ahead 3-2. Trevor Crowe lined a two-out single to left. Then LaPorta, 0 for 5 in his career against the right-hander, broke a 4 for 44 (.091) slump with his eighth homer.
Twins 6, Rangers 4

At Arlington, Texas, Francisco Liriano allowed two runs and five hits over seven innings, and Delmon Young hit a three-run homer as Minnesota beat Texas to avoid a four-game sweep.

Liriano (12-7) struck out six and walked one to capture his sixth straight decision and snap Texas' four-game winning streak.

Cliff Lee fell to 2-5 in his 10 starts for Texas since he was acquired from Seattle in a trade on July 9.

Texas has won only three of those 10 starts.
White Sox 8, Orioles 0

At Chicago, Edwin Jackson struck out 10 in eight dominant innings and Alex Rios hit a two-run homer as Chicago beat Baltimore for its first series victory in three weeks.

Jackson allowed three hits and walked two, improving to 2-0 with a sparkling 0.96 ERA in four starts since he was acquired from Arizona on July 30. The right-hander, who threw a no-hitter on June 25 at Tampa Bay, has struck out 34 in 28 innings with Chicago.

The White Sox ended a streak of five consecutive series losses, winning a set for the first time since they took three of four at Detroit from Aug. 3-5. They had lost seven of their last 10 games and 11 of 16 overall.