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BALTIMORE -- For five innings, the Baltimore Orioles couldnt muster a single hit against Boston right-hander Aaron Cook. Bruce Irvin Elite Jersey . When the Orioles got their third look at the sinkerballer, things changed in a hurry. Baltimore sent 10 batters to the plate during a five-run sixth and beat the Red Sox 5-3 Wednesday night to move a game ahead of Tampa Bay for the top AL wild-card spot. The Orioles trailed 2-0 before rallying against Cook, who fueled the uprising with a throwing error on a potential inning-ending, double-play comebacker. The miscue led to three unearned runs and saddled Cook (3-6) with his fourth loss in five starts. "When you get the ground ball you have to cash in there," said Boston manager Bobby Valentine, who was ejected in the eighth. "Were in the dugout if he makes the play." Cook allowed only a pair of walks through the first five innings and got 13 of 15 outs on grounders. The first out in the sixth also came on a groundball, and then the trouble began. "He started to get it up," Baltimores Adam Jones said. "You start to see somebody three times, you get him." Nick Markakis walked and J.J. Hardy lined a single to left. Nate McLouth hit an RBI single, and with runners on the corners Jones hit a bouncer to Cook, who threw wildly to second as Hardy scored the tying run. "Its a play Ive made a 100 times," Cook said. "I just didnt get my feet set. We lost because I made an error." Matt Wieters put the Orioles in front and chased Cook with an opposite-field, ground-rule double to left. Andrew Miller got Chris Davis to hit a grounder to drawn-in second baseman Dustin Pedroia, who threw home. Jones lowered his left shoulder and ran hard into catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia, who applied the tag for the second out. "It was fun. It was awesome," Jones said of the collision. "It was much needed. Mark Reynolds followed with a two-run double off Junichi Tazawa for a 5-2 lead, and that was enough to propel the Orioles (64-53) to their ninth win in 11 games. "I feel like we just dont give up," Hardy said. "We know that at any point we can go out there and score runs." Baltimore is alone in second place in the AL East and making a run at the post-season, but manager Buck Showalter says its too early to get excited. "Theres so much baseball to be played and so many (teams) involved in this that I think its counterproductive to dwell on it because things can change so quickly in a weeks time," he said. Rookie Miguel Gonzalez (5-2) allowed two runs and six hits in six innings for the Orioles and Jim Johnson worked the ninth for his 35th save in 38 tries. The game ended with rookie third baseman Manny Machado making a diving stab of Nick Puntos liner down the line. Carl Crawford had two RBIs for the Red Sox, who have lost six of eight to fall four games under .500 (57-61) for the first time since May 13. Cleanup hitter Adrian Gonzalez and Valentine were both ejected in the eighth inning for arguing with home plate umpire Mike Everitt. Both contended that Orioles reliever Pedro Strop threw a quick pitch to Gonzalez, who bounced out to second. "I wasnt even set," Gonzalez said. "I was just sitting there waiting for him to come set so I can get into my stance. Were trying to win a game. Im the leadoff hitter, down two runs, trying to get on base." Crawford got Boston to 5-3 in the seventh with a run-scoring groundout, but Boston went down in order in the eighth and ninth. The Red Sox are 3-8 against Baltimore this season and have lost five of the past six series between the teams dating to last season. Limited to two singles and a walk through four innings, Boston grabbed a 2-0 lead in the fifth. After Scott Podsednik and Punto singled, Jacoby Ellsbury doubled in a run and Crawford followed with a sacrifice fly. NOTES: Omar Quintanilla made the first and last outs in the Baltimore sixth. ... Boston DH David Ortiz was told to stop running for a few days as he attempts to return from a right Achilles strain. Hes been on the DL since July 18. ... Orioles INF Wilson Betemit will have an MRI performed on his sore right wrist "to see if theres anything more than tendinitis," Showalter said. ... Boston RHP Clay Buchholz pitches in the series finale against Baltimores Chris Tillman. All three of Buchholzs career shutouts have come against Baltimore. ... Orioles DH Jim Thome, whos on the DL with a herniated disk, served as an assistant scout Tuesday night while pitching prospect Dylan Bundy threw for Double-A Bowie. ... Ellsbury has a 38-game hitting streak against Baltimore dating back to April 17, 2009. 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"I have incorporated players that have had a good season ...KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- On the hottest day this year in Kansas City, dehydration was starting to become a concern. Players were exhausted. Royals manager Ned Yost was starting to feel sorry for Tony Randazzo behind the plate, and he wasnt even the umpire whose face had been bloodied in the game. Billy Butlers tiebreaking home run in the eighth was an especially welcome sight, leading the Royals to a 5-4 victory and three-game sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays. "It was really, really hot out there," said Butler, who greeted reliever Burke Badenhop with his 15th home run. "It was over 100 degrees. Guys were starting to get dehydrated. It was not a good day to go extra innings." Yost said trainers had IVs waiting in the locker room. "We were going to start losing guys," Yost said. "We had some guys who were starting to cramp. Eric Hosmers elbow was starting to get a little stiff. The umpire was about ready to fall out behind home plate. The heat out there was pretty oppressive. When Billy hit that ball, I was just hoping it was high enough." Aaron Crow (1-1), the fifth Royals pitcher, was the winner after getting two outs in the eighth as the Royals recorded their first home sweep of the Rays in 11 years. "Its been hot the last few days," said Rays manager Joe Maddon. "But I tell you what, you didnt hear one guy complain. They played right down to the last out. They were great." Mike Moustakas and Alcides Escobar also homered for the Royals, who managed to sweep a team three games immediately after getting swept themselves. After a potentially ruinous 12-game losing streak in April, the youthful Royals have fought back to five games under .500 (34-39). "It would be nice if we made things easier for ourselves once in a while," said Jeff Francoeur. "This is the third time now weve fought back to get to five games under .500, but then we just take a few steps back. Our goal was to get back to .500 by the All-Star break." The Rays had tied it 4-4 in the top of the eighth after Carlos Pena reached leading off on an error that left first base umpire Brian Gorman wiping off blood. Penas hot grounder glanced off first baseman Hosmers glove and struck Gormman on the left side of the face as he was signalling the ball fair. Chris Clemons Black Jersey. The veteran ump cleaned some blood off his face but stayed in the game after being attended to by the Royals trainer. Then Tim Collins walked Jeff Keppinger and Ben Zobrist unloaded a two-run triple. "He had a little cut," said Yost. "But hes fine. Gormans fine." Zobrist was 3 for 4 with three RBIs but made three outs on the bases. He was thrown out twice at home plate trying to score from third on ground balls. "Its a tough way to end the road trip," said Zobrist. "They (Royals) were playing great over there. They did everything. They hit the ball really well, they pitched well, and played good defence. We couldnt get anything going." Jonathan Broxton pitched the ninth for his 19th save in 22 opportunities. Badenhop (1-2) recorded only one out after starter Matt Moore laboured through 7 1-3 innings, giving up 10 hits and four runs. Moustakas, who had two home runs on Sunday, hit the first pitch he saw from Moore in the first inning for his 13th home run. Escobar, who has seven multihit games in his last 12, was 3 for 3 with a double, a single and a solo homer that made it 2-0 in the third. Yuniesky Betancourt had a two-run single in the fifth as the Royals completed a 3-3 homestand after getting swept by St. Louis. Just hours after being recalled from Triple-A Omaha, Everett Teaford was charged with two runs on four hits in 5 innings. The left-hander was relieved by Kelvin Herrera with runners at first and second in the sixth and the Rays made it 4-2 on RBI singles from Keppinger and Zobrist before Zobrist ended the inning attempting to steal second. NOTES: The Royals wont have another home game for 16 days. They open a 10-day, 11-game trip on Friday in Minnesota and then take four days off for the All-Star break. ... The Rays will play 17 of their next 21 at home. ... As soon as the last out was recorded on Wednesday, the makeover began for the All-Star game and festivities in Kauffman Stadium. ... Moustakas made an outstanding play at third to save a run, stopping Elliot Johnsons hot smash with two out and throwing him out while Sean Rodriguez ran home from third. ' ' '
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