ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Roy Halladay became the first 16-game winner in the majors, pitching his third complete game of the season as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7-3 Wednesday.

Halladay (16-3) gave up nine hits, struck out six and walked none. The right-hander lost his previous start 5-0 to Anaheim last Friday, snapping a personal 15-game winning streak that tied the team record set by Roger Clemens in 1998 and was one short of the AL mark.

Halladay threw 108 pitches in his eighth career complete game.

Dave Berg and Bobby Kielty each hit a two-run homer for the Blue Jays, who avoided a three-game sweep. Josh Phelps also connected.

Berg’s homer gave Toronto a 3-2 lead in the fifth. Kielty’s shot made it 5-2 one inning later.

Tampa Bay starter Joe Kennedy (3-9) allowed five runs and seven hits over 5 2-3 innings. He entered 6-0 against the Blue Jays.

Athletics 9, Tigers 3

DETROIT – Eric Chavez homered twice, doubled and drove in five runs as the Oakland Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers 9-3 Wednesday night.

Tim Hudson pitched the Athletics to their 10th win in 13 games. Detroit has lost eight of nine and dropped to 29-82, clinching its 10th straight losing season.

Hudson (10-4) gave up three runs and seven hits in eight innings. He struck out six and did not walk a batter.

Indians 10, Mariners 6

CLEVELAND – Travis Hafner homered and drove in a career-high four runs as the Cleveland Indians snapped Joel Pineiro’s eight-game winning streak with a 10-6 victory over the Seattle Mariners 10-6 on Wednesday night.

The Indians ended a five-game losing streak by pounding Pineiro (13-6) for seven runs and 10 hits in 2 2-3 innings – his shortest outing of the season. The 24-year-old right-hander lost for the first time in 10 starts since June 11 against Montreal.

White Sox 4, Royals 3

CHICAGO – Bartolo Colon scattered three hits over eight shutout innings, and Roberto Alomar homered for the first time since being traded as the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 Wednesday to pull within a game of first place in the AL Central.

Carlos Lee homered and drove in a pair of runs for the White Sox.

Tom Gordon gave up a three-run homer to Carlos Beltran in the ninth, cutting the lead to 4-3. But Damaso Marte got two outs for his ninth save.

Rangers 5, Yankees 4

NEW YORK – Reliever Mariano Rivera threw away a bunt that set up pinch-hitter Hank Blalock’s two-run single in the ninth inning and the Texas Rangers rallied past the New York Yankees 5-4 Wednesday night.

Texas had been 0-59 this season when trailing going into the ninth.

But Rivera (5-2), who has blown five saves in 26 attempts, walked pinch-hitter Rafael Palmeiro to start the inning. Donnie Sadler followed with a sacrifice bunt and Rivera’s high throw sailed into foul territory, with the error putting runners at second and third.

Twins 7, Orioles 3

BALTIMORE – Torii Hunter hit a three-run homer and Shannon Stewart had a solo shot in a five-run fourth inning that powered the Minnesota Twins past the Baltimore Orioles 7-3 on Wednesday night.

Kyle Lohse (8-9) allowed two runs and seven hits in six innings for the Twins, who won the season series from the Orioles for the first time since 1995. Minnesota is 4-2 against Baltimore with one game left.