Kuroda's 11 Ks lift Yanks past ChiSox

* AMERICAN LEAGUE

Hiroki Kuroda tied a career high by striking out 11 and the New York Yankees backed him with three home runs, beating the visiting White Sox 4-0 on Saturday and ending Chicago's four-game winning streak.

Rangers 7, Athletics 2: At Arlington, Texas, Josh Hamilton hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs to lead Texas past Oakland.

Tigers 6, Rays 2: At St. Petersburg, Fla., Austin Jackson hit a three-run homer and Detroit beat Tampa Bay.

Twins 7-5, Royals 2-1: At Minneapolis, Cole De Vries threw six strong innings and Minnesota beat Kansas City to sweep a doubleheader.

The Twins took the opener as Scott Diamond pitched eight solid innings.

Blue Jays 11, Angels 2: Yunel Escobar homered during a seven-run burst in the second, leading host Toronto past Los Angeles.

Indians 11, Orioles 5: Shin-Soo Choo went 4 for 5 with a homer, scored four runs and collected three RBIs to lead Cleveland at Baltimore.

* NATIONAL LEAGUE

Pirates 7, Cardinals 3: Pedro Alvarez hit a grand slam and Pittsburgh won at St. Louis.

Brewers 10, Diamondbacks 2: Ryan Braun homered twice and Milwaukee beat visiting Arizona.

Braves 7, Nationals 5: Mike Minor won for just the second time in 12 starts and host Atlanta defeated Washington.

Cubs 3, Astros 2: Anthony Rizzo hit a two-run go-ahead shot in the fifth inning, and Chicago beat visiting Houston.

Mets 5, Dodgers 0: Ike Davis hit a three-run homer to lead New York at Los Angeles.

Reds 2, Giants 1: Mat Latos pitched a two-hitter and Cincinnati won at San Francisco.

Padres 8, Rockies 4: At Denver, Yasmani Grandal and Alexi Amarista both homered twice, leading San Diego past Colorado.

Marlins 3, Phillies 2: Giancarlo Stanton homered and drove in two runs to lift host Miami past Philadelphia.

Thome traded: Jim Thome was traded from Philadelphia to Baltimore for two young minor leaguers - right-hander Kyle Simon and catcher Gabriel Lino.