TORONTO – Carlos Pena homered and Edwin Jackson won consecutive starts for the first time since April as Tampa Bay beat Toronto 3-2 on Wednesday.

The Rays won for the fourth time in six road games after losing seven straight away from home earlier this month.

Jackson (7-7) gave up two runs and seven hits in five innings. The right-hander had not won consecutive starts since his first two outings of the season.

Four relievers each worked a scoreless inning with Troy Percival getting his 23rd save. It was the 346th of his career, tying him with Randy Myers for eighth on the all-time list.

Making his major league debut, Toronto right-hander Scott Richmond (0-1) allowed three runs and seven hits in 5 1-3 innings.

Carl Crawford put Tampa Bay in front with an RBI triple in the first. Lyle Overbay’s two-run homer in the bottom half put Toronto up 2-1. Pena tied it with a leadoff homer in the fourth, his 18th. The winning scored that inning on a double play grounder by Gabe Gross.

Yankees 13, Orioles 3

NEW YORK – Bobby Abreu hit two homers and Alex Rodriguez also went deep as New York avoided a three-game sweep.

Abreu also doubled and had three RBIs as the designated hitter. Rodriguez and Xavier Nady both had two hits for the Yankees. New York had been outscored 20-10 the first two games of the series, but still hasn’t been swept by the Orioles in a three-game set at Yankee Stadium since 1986.

Joba Chamberlain won consecutive starts for the first time. He gave up two runs – one earned – and five hits in six innings, striking out six without a walk.

Chamberlain (4-3) has allowed two earned runs over his last three starts covering 19 innings.

Baltimore starter Dennis Sarfate (4-2), a career reliever, left after four innings, allowing five runs – three earned – and two hits with three walks.

Royals 4, Athletics 3, 10 innings

OAKLAND, Calif. – Jose Guillen drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the 10th and Kansas City completed its first three-game sweep in Oakland in 20 years.

The Royals last swept the A’s in a series in 1999 in Kansas City, but had not done so in Oakland since June 1988.

The A’s fell to 2-10 since the All-Star break, the worst record in the majors, and fell under .500 (53-54) for the first time since April 6.

Pinch-hitter Esteban German walked to lead off the 10th against closer Huston Street (2-4), then took third when Mike Aviles doubled. After an out and an intentional walk, Guillen’s fly ball to center scored German.

Ramon Ramirez (2-1) pitched 1 1-3 scoreless innings, while Joakim Soria pitched a perfect 10th for his 30th save.