Angels’ Dickson Fools Red Sox

It was hard for the Boston Red Sox to believe that Anaheim rookie Jason Dickson had a sore arm.

“He pitched great today. That’s all I can go by,” Boston manager Jimy Williams said of Dickson, who held the major leagues’ top hitting team to seven hits over eight innings in the Angels’ 6-1 victory Saturday at Anaheim, Calif.

Dickson (13-5) walked one and struck out six for his fifth victory in six decisions.

“I felt pretty good. The three runs in the first made it easier,” Dickson said. “That doesn’t let you cruise, but you can make the pitches you want to without being afraid of making a mistake.”

Boston rookie Nomar Garciaparra beat out a grounder for an infield single in the sixth to extend his hitting streak to 25 games.

Rangers 13, White Sox 8

Arlington, Texas

Rusty Greer drove in six runs for the second consecutive night, and Texas defeated Chicago in a game that featured five blown leads.

Greer hit two-run homers in the third and sixth innings, then delivered a two-run single in the Rangers’ five-run eighth.

Orioles 5, Twins 4

Baltimore

Geronimo Berroa hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning to give streaking Baltimore another victory over Minnesota.

Baltimore’s eighth victory in nine games put it 38 games over .500 (82-44) for the first time since 1980. The Orioles are 9-1 against the Twins this season.

Blue Jays 6, Royals 5

Kansas City, Mo.

Marty Janzen won for the first time in more than a year and Shawn Green drove in the go-ahead run for Toronto with a fifth-inning single.

Brewers 5, Tigers 2

Milwaukee

Scott Karl, who started the season 2-9, won his career-high seventh consecutive decision for Milwaukee.

Karl (9-10), who hasn’t lost since July 4, allowed two runs on 10 hits over 7-2/3 innings with no walks and three strikeouts.

Indians 7, Athletics 4

Oakland, Calif.

Orel Hershiser recovered from a bad start to pitch 6-1/3 innings of five-hit ball and Jim Thome hit two homers for Cleveland.

Oakland was without designated hitter Jose Canseco for most of the game after he was ejected in the first inning for arguing a called third strike.

Hershiser (12-5) is unbeaten in August in three years with the Indians, running his record in the month to 11-0.

David Justice, who went 4 for 5, homered for the second straight game and seventh time in 14 games.

Clearing the bases

Baltimore’s Eric Davis took batting practice for the first time since surgery in June to remove a cancerous tumor from his colon and hit five home runs… . The Indians are 20-4 when David Justice homers… . Jim Thome’s 36 home runs are the most by an Indians first baseman since Hal Trosky had 42 in 1936.