YESTERDAY IN THE AL

WHITE SOX at ROYALS:

Angel Berroa’s double to right field drove in the tying run and Jermaine Dye’s fielding error allowed Mark Teahen to score the game-winner as Kansas City rallied for 10- 9 win over Chicago.

Chicago had its AL Central lead cut to five games over the Cleveland Indians. The Royals scored three runs in the ninth against Dustin Hermanson (1-4), who blew his fourth save in 38 chances, to snap a 108- game losing streak when trailing after eight innings. YANKEES at DEVIL RAYS:

Derek Jeter hit a tiebreaking, two- run single in the seventh inning, leading New York past Tampa Bay, 6- 5. Owner George Steinbrenner watched from a suite as his Yankees ( 82- 62) moved a seasonhigh 20 games over. 500 to remain 21⁄ games behind firstplace Boston in the AL East and one back of Cleveland in the wild- card race. New York has won the first two of a three- game set after losing its four previous series against the Devil Rays, who have won 11 of 18 meetings this year. ANGELS at MARINERS:

Seattle swept Los Angeles for the second time this season, winning 10- 9 on Yuniesky Betancourt’s ninth- inning single. Raul Ibanez homered and drove in four runs for the Mariners, and Richie Sexson also connected. The Angels fought back from deficits of 6- 0, 7- 4 and 9- 7 to tie the score in the ninth on a twoout RBI single by pinch- hitter Bengie Molina off closer Eddie Guardado. A’s at INDIANS:

Ronnie Belliard’s three-run homer in the seventh on Barry Zito’s final pitch gave Cleveland a 6- 4 win over Oakland, keeping the Indians ahead of the AL wild- card pack.

Belliard fell behind 0- 2 in the count before pulling a pitch from Zito ( 13- 12) over the wall in left for the Indians.

Cleveland remained one game up on the New York Yankees in the wild- card chase and extended their lead over the A’s to 31⁄ games.