MLB: Oakland bounce back

AJ Griffin: Restricted New York to two runs over six innings

The Oakland Athletics snapped the New York Yankees' three-game winning streak with a 4-3 victory on Thursday night.

Yoenis Cespedes set Oakland on their way with a two-run homer in the first inning and rookie right-hander AJ Griffin restricted New York to two runs over six innings as the home team ended their nine-game skid against the American League East leaders at the Oakland Coliseum.

Cody Ross' third three-run homer in two nights earned Boston a 3-1 walk-off win over the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox - the Red Sox's third triumph in the four-game series.

David Price pitched seven shutout innings en route to his major league-leading 13th victory as the Tampa Bay Rays trounced the Cleveland Indians 6-0.

In other AL action on Thursday, the Detroit Tigers were 5-1 winners against the Los Angeles Angels, the Seattle Mariners overcame the Kansas City Royals 6-1 and the Baltimore Orioles edged the Minnesota Twins 4-3.

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The New York Mets ended their six-game skid with a 9-5 success against the National League East-leading Washington Nationals.

David Wright had two homers and five RBI to help RA Dickey become the NL's first 13-game winner.

NL Central-leading Cincinnati overturned a six-run deficit to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-6.

Brandon Phillips smashed a three-run homer in the sixth for the Reds before doubling in the tying runs and scoring the winner in the seventh.

Elsewhere in the NL, the West-leading San Francisco Giants had their five-game winning run halted by a 3-2 loss against the Braves in Atlanta, the Chicago Cubs defeated the Miami Marlins 4-2 and the San Diego Padres toppled the Houston Astros 1-0.