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American League Game Capsules May 30th 2012, 22:43 Baltimore, MD –  Mike Aviles knocked in two runs, Jarrod Saltalamacchia clubbed a solo homer and the Boston Red Sox posted a 7-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers in the opener of a four-game series at Fenway Park. David Ortiz doubled, singled and drove in a run for Boston, which has won 12 of its last 17 games. Felix Doubront (5-2) gave up two runs on solo homers over six innings. Doug Fister (0-3) surrendered six runs on 11 hits in five-plus innings for the Tigers, who were coming off a weekend sweep of Minnesota. Final Score: Minnesota 5, Oakland 4 Minneapolis, MN (Sports Network) - Ryan Doumit drove in the winning run as the Minnesota Twins edged the Oakland Athletics, 5-4, in the opener of a three- game series. Justin Morneau drove in a pair of runs, while Joe Mauer had two hits and two runs scored for the Twins, who snapped a five-game losing streak. Scott Diamond gave up three runs on nine hits with a walk and four strikeouts over 6 1/3 innings for Minnesota. Alex Burnett (2-0) got the final two outs of the eighth to grab the win. Colin Cowgill had three hits, while Josh Reddick hit a solo homer and a triple and scored twice for the Athletics, who have lost their past six games. Travis Blackley pitched just five innings in the start and gave up a run on three hits. Ryan Cook (1-1) was tagged with the loss for giving up two runs in the eighth. Final Score: Chicago 2, Tampa Bay 1 St. Petersburg, FL (Sports Network) - Chris Sale allowed just one run and struck out a career-high 15 batters to guide the Chicago White Sox to a 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays in the first of a three-game set at Tropicana Field. Sale (6-2) gave up just three hits and walked two over 7 1/3 innings. Adam Dunn hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the sixth for the White Sox, winners in six straight. Addison Reed tossed a perfect ninth to secure his fifth save of the season. Jose Lobaton had an RBI single and Ben Zobrist had two hits and scored the lone run for the Rays, who have dropped two of three overall. Matt Moore (1-5) took the loss after giving up Dunn's homer. He allowed just four hits and struck out a career-high ten over seven frames. Final Score: Cleveland 8, Kansas City 5 Cleveland, OH (Sports Network) - Jose Lopez drove in three runs, Jason Kipnis collected three hits with two RBI and the Cleveland Indians beat the Kansas City Royals, 8-5, in the opener of a three-game set at Progressive Field. Josh Tomlin (2-2) picked up the win in his return from the 15-day disabled list, allowing four runs on as many hits over five innings. Tomlin had been sidelined with right wrist soreness and Monday's outing was his first since May 7. The Indians avoided a season-high fourth straight loss by notching their fourth consecutive win at home. Eric Hosmer and Brayan Pena both homered for Kansas City, which has dropped four of its last six games. Nathan Adcock (0-3) absorbed the loss after being tagged for five runs -- four earned -- on six hits and two walks in 2 1/3 innings.

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