CLEVELAND—The Tampa Bay Rays lost their seventh straight game Sunday, sending baseball’s feel-good story into the All-Star break on a sour note.

Jhonny Peralta drove in three runs and the Cleveland Indians beat Scott Kazmir and Tampa Bay 5-2 to complete a four-game sweep.

Peralta’s two-run homer off Kazmir (7-5) gave Cleveland a 4-2 lead in the fifth inning and helped knock the Rays out of first place in the AL East.



Rangers 12, White Sox 11

ARLINGTON, Texas—All-Star second baseman Ian Kinsler extended his majors-best hitting streak to 25 games with three hits and drove in three runs for the Rangers, who held on for a wild victory.

Marlon Byrd hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the seventh that finally put Texas ahead to stay and Michael Young, one of four Rangers going to Yankee Stadium for the All-Star game, added a two-run single to push his hitting streak to 15 games.



Angels 4, Athletics 3

OAKLAND, Calif.—Erick Aybar’s infield single drove in the winning run with two outs in the ninth, leading Los Angeles to the victory.



Red Sox 2, Orioles 1

BOSTON—Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched six scoreless innings and Boston reclaimed the AL East lead going into the All-Star break, defeating Baltimore.



Blue Jays 4, Yankees 1

TORONTO—A.J. Burnett came within two outs of a shutout, Marco Scutaro hit a three-run home run and Toronto beat New York for its fifth win in six games.

Pitching on three days rest for the third time in his career, Burnett (10-8) allowed one run and six hits, walked one and struck out eight. The right-hander is 3-0 with a 3.00 ERA when pitching on three-days rest.



Tigers 4, Twins 2

DETROIT—Justin Verlander tossed seven sharp innings and Detroit avoided a four-game sweep by beating Minnesota.



Mariners 4, Royals 3

KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Adrian Beltre scored the go-ahead run on an error in the ninth, enabling Seattle to close out a disappointing first half of the season with a victory over Kansas City.