OAKLAND, Calif.—Jon Lester’s hopes for another no-hitter ended with the first batter he faced, and the day never got better for the Boston Red Sox.

Jack Hannahan hit that leadoff single and later drove in two runs, and Jack Cust hit a two-run homer as the Oakland Athletics completed a three-game sweep of the defending World Series champions with a 6-3 victory Sunday.

Lester (3-3) allowed seven hits and four runs over five innings, taking the loss in his first start since throwing a no-hitter Monday night against Kansas City.



Rangers 2, Indians 1

CLEVELAND—Right fielder Ben Francisco misplayed a simple single into a costly error in the 10th, enabling Jarrod Saltalamacchia to score from first base with the winning run.

Saltalamacchia drew a two-out walk on the 10th pitch he saw from Masahide Kobayashi (2-2).

Ramon Vazquez, who struck out as a pinch-hitter in the eighth, then lined a routine single to right. Francisco knelt down to play it safely, but the ball bounced between his legs and rolled all to the wall. Saltalamacchia scored easily and Vazquez reached third on the error.



Yankees 6, Mariners 5

NEW YORK—Jose Molina hit a two-out RBI double to cap a four-run eighth inning, and New York rallied for its fifth straight victory.

The Yankees won consecutive series for the first time this season, while the Mariners have lost a season-worst six games in a row. Seattle owns the worst record in the AL at 18-33.



Blue Jays 3, Royals 1

TORONTO—Shannon Stewart drove in the go-ahead run on a fielder’s choice, Dustin McGowan won for the first time in four starts and Kansas City has now lost seven straight.

McGowan (3-4) allowed one run and nine hits in seven innings to win for the first time since May 5 against Cleveland. He matched a season-high by striking out seven and walked none.



Twins 6, Tigers 1

DETROIT—Jason Kubel hit a tiebreaking grand slam with two outs in the eighth inning and Glen Perkins shut down Detroit’s offense to take two of three in the series.

Carlos Guillen homered and finished with three hits for Detroit, which wasted a strong start by Justin Verlander after blowing out Minnesota 19-3.



Rays 5, Orioles 4

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Evan Longoria drove in the winning run with a double in the ninth inning, giving Tampa a three-game sweep of Baltimore.

Carlos Pena drew a one-out walk in the ninth off George Sherrill (1-1) and scored on Longoria’s double to center. Longoria also caused Baltimore problems on Saturday, hitting two homers and driving six runs in Tampa Bay’s 11-4 victory.



White Sox 3, Angels 2

CHICAGO—Carlos Quentin led off the ninth with his second homer off John Lackey, and Chicago White beat the Los Angeles Angels to avoid a three-game sweep.

Quentin, who had hit a two-run shot in the third, ended the game by driving a 1-1 pitch from Lackey (1-1) to the seats in left-center. He quickly rounded the bases and got mobbed at the plate as the White Sox ended the six-game homestand on a positive note after scoring just one run in the first two games.

That made a winner of Scott Linebrink (2-0), who pitched a perfect ninth after Jose Contreras threw eight strong innings.