MLB roundup: Halladay shuts out Yanks
Halladay (11-6) won his third straight start and threw his major league-leading seventh complete game. He struck out eight and walked one. The right-hander, who has 11 career shutouts, is 8-1 over his past 12 starts.
The Blue Jays extended their home winning streak to a season-high six games.
Playing in their third city in as many nights, the Yankees put just two runners in scoring position against Halladay. Leadoff hitter Brett Gardner was hit by a pitch and stole second in the first, and Derek Jeter hit a ground-rule double in the ninth.
The only other hit was Alex Rodriguez's one-out single in the fourth.
Joba Chamberlain lost for the first time in eight starts since joining the Yankees' rotation on June 3. Chamberlain (2-3) allowed three runs and seven hits and matched season highs by striking out nine in 6 2-3 innings.
ORIOLES 7, RED SOX 3: At Boston, Brian Roberts was a home run short of the cycle as Baltimore beat Clay Buchholz in his first start against them since his no-hitter last season.
Brian Burres (7-5) allowed three runs and six hits, leaving with a 4-3 lead with one out in the seventh.
Buchholz (2-4) retired just one of the first five batters he faced and gave up four runs, five hits and five walks in five innings.
George Sherrill came on with two outs and two on in the ninth. He walked Dustin Pedroia before striking out Kevin Youkilis to earn his 28th save.
Roberts led off the game with a double, stole third and scored on a sacrifice fly. In the fifth, he had an RBI triple and scored on Aubrey Huff's sacrifice fly to make it 4-3.
The Red Sox returned to Fenway Park from a 3-7 road trip to sweep Minnesota and — even with Friday's loss — their 34-11 home record is the best in the AL.
INDIANS 5, RAYS 0: At Cleveland, Cliff Lee pitched six stellar innings and Cleveland extended Tampa Bay's season-high losing streak to five games.
Jhonny Peralta hit a two-run homer and an RBI double off James Shields (7-6) as the Indians beat the Rays in Cleveland for the 11th consecutive time since Sept. 29, 2005.
TWINS 3, TIGERS 2: At Detroit, Nick Punto drove in two runs and Minnesota's bullpen shut down Detroit.
Punto had RBIs in the fourth and sixth innings and Delmon Young added a sacrifice fly in the seventh.
Minnesota starter Glen Perkins (6-2) left after giving up Detroit's second run in the seventh. Relievers Jesse Crain, Matt Guerrier and Joe Nathan retired the next seven batters — three on strikeouts — to give him his second straight win.
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