Jackson went 4 for 5 with a walk and scored four times as the Tigers pounded out 16 hits while playing without achy slugger Miguel Cabrera.
Torii Hunter had three RBIs and Prince Fielder drove in a pair of runs as the Tigers won for the ninth time in 11 meetings with Toronto.
Verlander (9-5) allowed three hits, all singles, while winning for the first time since June 7 at Cleveland. It was his first start in Toronto since he pitched his second career no-hitter on May 7, 2011.
White Sox 3, Orioles 2
CHICAGO (AP) — Adam Dunn hit a game-ending solo homer off Tommy Hunter in the ninth inning, lifting the White Sox to the win.
Dayan Viciedo flied out to left before Dunn drove a fullcount pitch from Hunter (3-2) over the wall in left for his 23rd homer. It was the third hit of the game for Dunn, who also had two RBIs.
Jose Quintana pitched seven innings of two-hit ball for the White Sox, finishing with a career-high 11 strikeouts. He retired his last 13 batters.
Royals 10, Indians 7
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Lorenzo Cain hit his first career grand slam, Salvador Perez provided a bases-loaded double in the eighth inning and the Royals rallied to get the win.
Kansas City trailed 5-0 before Cain’s slam and a solo shot by George Kottaras tied it in the sixth. The Indians regained the lead on Carlos Santana’s two-run double in the seventh, but the Royals answered in the bottom half on a two-run homer by Eric Hosmer.
Yankees 9, Twins 5
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Vernon Wells drove in three runs, and the Yankees pounded rookie Kyle Gibson while finishing a four-game sweep.
Travis Hafner had three hits and scored twice, and Ichiro Suzuki had a two-run triple among his three hits for the Yankees, who scored 29 runs in the series.
The Yankees didn’t even need their usual super-sized contribution from Robinson Cano, whose streak of six straight multihit games ended without reaching base. He still batted .500 on the seven-game road trip with 11 RBIs.
Rangers 5, Mariners 4
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Adrian Beltre homered twice and the Rangers used a four-run seventh inning to avoid a series sweep.
Beltre finished with three hits and two RBIs, and Mitch Moreland and Elvis Andrus each drove in a run.
Rays 7, Astros 5
HOUSTON (AP) — Yunel Escobar drove in three runs, including a tiebreaking double in the 11th inning that sent Tampa Bay to the victory.
Escobar and Desmond Jennings each doubled twice and singled, helping the Rays win for the fifth time in six games.
Brett Wallace homered twice for the Astros.
Angels 6, Cardinals 5
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Josh Hamilton hit a tying two-run homer in Los Angeles’ three-run ninth inning, leading the Angels to the win.
Mark Trumbo belted his 19th homer and Mike Trout had two RBIs for Los Angeles, which took two of three in the series. Scott Downs (2-2) got three outs for the victory.
Athletics 1, Cubs 0
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Derek Norris scored on a passed ball with two outs in the seventh inning and that was enough for Oakland to get the victory.
Dan Straily (5-2) pitched seven innings of one-hit ball after being recalled from Triple-A Sacramento earlier in the day. He made the start to allow a sore Jarrod Parker to get two extra days of rest.
Nationals 8, Brewers 5
WASHINGTON (AP) — Wilson Ramos hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the seventh inning Thursday in his Fourth of July return to the Washington Nationals.
Back after missing 44 games with a strained left hamstring, Ramos had three hits and a career-high five RBIs as the Nationals earned a split of the four-game series and moved back above .500 in their seesaw season.
D-Backs 5, Mets 4
NEW YORK (AP) — Cliff Pennington hit an RBI single with two outs in the 15th inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks, boosted early by Gerardo Parra’s bunt double, outlasted the Mets to split an exhausting series at Citi Field.
Arizona scored in the final three innings but couldn’t close out the feisty Mets until Brad Ziegler retired Kirk Nieuwenhuis on a grounder with runners at second and third to end a game that lasted five hours, 46 minutes.
Phillies 6, Pirates 4
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Major league loss leader Cole Hamels pitched seven strong innings, Carlos Ruiz hit a tiebreaking single and the Philadelphia Phillies beat Gerrit Cole and the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Hamels (3-11) gave up one earned run and five hits, striking out eight without a walk. The former World Series MVP won for the first time since June 5.
Marlins 4, Braves 3
ATLANTA (AP) — Donovan Solano had a pinch-hit, goahead single off Braves closer Craig Kimbrel in the ninth inning to lift Miami.
The Marlins won two of three in the series and have won eight of their last 10 overall.
Marcell Ozuna had three hits, including a homer, and drove in two runs for Miami.
Rockies 9, Dodgers 5
DENVER (AP) — Michael Cuddyer hit a solo homer and drove in three runs to help Colorado avoid getting swept by Los Angeles in their threegame series.
Cuddyer, who recently had his team-record, 27-game hitting streak snapped, also added a two-run double.
Carlos Gonzalez contributed an RBI double before
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