TORONTO ? Fred Lewis hit a sacrifice fly that capped a four-run rally in the ninth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 6-5 Thursday.

The Blue Jays trailed 5-2 before Jose Bautista chased Red Sox starter John Lackey by leading off the ninth with his major league-leading 36th homer. Jonathan Papelbon (4-5) came on and blew his sixth save try of the season, and his first in 25 career chances against the Blue Jays.

Indians 4, Orioles 1

CLEVELAND ? Rookie Jeanmar Gomez remained unbeaten and the Indians defeated Baltimore, handing Buck Showalter his first road loss as manager.

Gomez (3-0) gave up one run and six hits over six innings, leaving after Adam Jones led off the seventh with a bunt single. The 22-year-old native of Venezuela struck out three without a walk in his fourth career start to beat veteran Kevin Millwood (2-12).

Yankees 4, Royals 3

KANSAS CITY, Mo. ? CC Sabathia picked up his 15th victory, Austin Kearns homered and the Yankees held off the Royals.

Sabathia (15-5) is tied with Tampa Bay left-hander David Price for the most victories in the American League. Sabathia, who is 11-2 in his past 14 starts, gave up three runs and 10 hits, while walking two and striking out three in 8 2-3 innings.

Twins 6, White Sox 1

CHICAGO ? Jason Kubel hit a three-run home run and Francisco Liriano pitched in and out of trouble to help the Twins beat the White Sox and move into first place in the American League Central.

Orlando Hudson also added a solo homer for the Twins, who took two of three games from their division rivals to move one game ahead in the division. The Twins also finished a 10-game road trip with a 6-4 record.

National League

Mets 4, Rockies 0

NEW YORK ? Johan Santana pitched a four-hit shutout to make a closer unnecessary, and the New York Mets beat the Colorado Rockies 4-0 Thursday after Francisco Rodriguez was arrested on a charge of assaulting his girlfriend?s father at Citi Field.

Carlos Beltran had his first three-hit game for the Mets since his season started on July 15, raising his average to from .185 to .214.

Brewers 8, D-backs 4

MILWAUKEE ? Casey McGehee set a franchise record with his ninth straight hit, going 4 for 4 and leading the Milwaukee Brewers over the Arizona Diamondbacks.

McGehee had a solo homer, a two-run double, an RBI single and another single. His seventh-inning single off reliever D.J. Carrasco broke the team mark set by Ryan Braun in 2008.

Giants 8, Cubs 7

SAN FRANCISCO ? Pinch-hitter Andrew Torres hit a bases-loaded single in the bottom of the ninth inning to send the San Francisco Giants over the Chicago Cubs.

The second-place Giants host NL West-leading San Diego in a weekend series.

Padres 3, Pirates 0

SAN DIEGO ? Ryan Ludwick hit a two-run homer while Jon Garland and three relievers combined on a four-hitter to lead the Padres to a victory that completed a three-game sweep of the lowly Pirates.

The Padres protected their 2?-game lead over the Giants in the NL West going into a weekend showdown at San Francisco. Giants lefty Jonathan Sanchez, who last weekend guaranteed a sweep over the Padres, will start Friday night?s series opener against Padres lefty Clayton Richard. San Diego is 7-1 against the Giants this year.

Phillies 10, Dodgers 9

PHILADELPHIA ? Carlos Ruiz?s game-winning two-run hit in the ninth inning capped a frantic rally to help the Phillies beat the Dodgers.

Ruiz?s shot bounced off the left-center field fence off Dodgers closer Jonathan Broxton, scoring Jayson Werth and Ben Francisco. The Phillies entered the eighth inning trailing 9-2.

Marlins 5, Nationals 0

WASHINGTON ? Ricky Nolasco rebounded from a rough start by taking a shutout into the seventh inning, Mike Stanton homered for the second consecutive game, and the Marlins beat the Nationals to complete a three-game sweep.

Using his biting slider, Nolasco (13-8) struck out eight batters in six-plus innings.