Angels Beat White Sox and Stay in Playoff Race Jered Weaver kept the Los Angeles Angels in striking distance in the American League wild-card chase, posting his league-leading 19th victory Sunday at home with a 4-1 decision over the struggling Chicago White Sox. The White Sox lost their fifth in a row but still lead the Tigers by a game in the A.L. Central. Albert Pujols reached 100 runs batted in for the 11th time in 12 big-league seasons with a two-run double as the Angels remained two and a half games behind Oakland for the second wild-card spot. TWINS SWEEP DOUBLEHEADER Jamey Carroll hit a run-scoring single in the 10th inning, and Minnesota beat host Detroit, 2-1, on Sunday night, taking both games of a doubleheader to keep the Tigers from tying the White Sox atop the A.L. Central. Earlier, the Twins won, 10-4. RED SOX 2, ORIOLES 1 Cody Ross doubled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, and host Boston ended Baltimore's six-game winning streak. The Orioles remain one game behind the Yankees in the A.L. East and lead Oakland by one game for the top A.L. wild-card spot. RAYS 3, BLUE JAYS 0 Jeremy Hellickson won for the first time in more than a month to help Tampa Bay beat visiting Toronto. It was the fifth straight win for the Rays, who stayed three and a half games behind Oakland in the race for the A.L."s second wild-card spot. RANGERS 3, MARINERS 2 Ryan Dempster allowed two runs and six hits over six-plus innings, and Mike Napoli and Geovany Soto homered to help visiting Texas preserve a four-game lead in the A.L. West. INDIANS 15, ROYALS 4 Carlos Santana hit two homers and drove in five runs as visiting Cleveland routed Kansas City in its highest-scoring game of the season. The loss eliminated the Royals from playoff contention and assured them of another losing record. CARDINALS 6, CUBS 3 Visiting St. Louis won for the sixth time in seven games, holding its lead for the second National League wild-card spot. BREWERS 6, NATIONALS 2 Jonathan Lucroy had two run-scoring singles on the road to keep Milwaukee two and a half games behind St. Louis. Washington leads the N.L. East by four and a half games over Atlanta. The Nationals" magic number to clinch the division remains six. DODGERS 5, REDS 3 Adrian Gonzalez hit a pair of solo homers off Homer Bailey, allowing visiting Los Angeles to remain three games behind St. Louis and a half-game behind Milwaukee. DIAMONDBACKS 10, ROCKIES 7 Aaron Hill hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the eighth inning for visiting Arizona. Arizona remained four and a half games behind St. Louis. BRAVES 2, PHILLIES 1 Tim Hudson tossed two-hit ball over seven and a third innings to help visiting Atlanta close in on a playoff spot. A year after a drastic September collapse, the Braves can clinch during a six-game homestand that opens Tuesday. PIRATES 8, ASTROS 1 A. J. Burnett allowed one run in eight innings for his 16th win, and Josh Harrison tied a career high with four hits to jump-start visiting Pittsburgh's offense. PADRES 6, GIANTS 4 Yonder Alonso's two-run single in the seventh inning snapped a tie and helped San Diego beat host San Francisco, which rested its regulars a day after clinching the N.L. West title.