Twins top Royals, but lose Cuddyer

Carlos Gomez went 3-for-4 with a double and 2 stolen bases, and Scott Baker recovered from a sluggish first 2 innings in the host Minnesota Twins' 4-3 victory over Kansas City on Friday night, the Royals' first loss of the season.

Baker gave up 3 runs on 7 hits in 6¿ innings, and Joe Nathan picked up his second save, but the news wasn't all good for the Twins.

They lost right fielder and clubhouse leader Michael Cuddyer in the fourth inning to a dislocated and lacerated right index finger when he collided awkwardly with Alex Gordon on a head-first slide into third base.

Cuddyer was 2-for-2 in the game, but was taken to a hospital for X-rays.

Billy Butler had 2 hits and an RBI for the Royals (3-1), who lost a little momentum after a surprising sweep of the big-money Tigers in Detroit to start the season.

The perennially rebuilding Royals entered the night as the last unbeaten team in the majors and were three games over .500 for the first time since the end of the 2003 season.

Rays 13, Yankees 4: Pinch hitter Shawn Riggans hit a 3-run double, Carlos Pena blasted a 3-run homer in a 7-run eighth inning, and Tampa Bay roughed up youngster Ian Kennedy for 6 runs in a win over host New York.

Yankees manager Joe Girardi was not in the dugout to watch the Rays batter New York pitching and hear the surly crowd serenade his team with repeated choruses of boos. Girardi missed his first game as New York's manager because of an upper respiratory infection.

The Rays took advantage of wildness from Kennedy (0-1) to score six times in the first three innings -- five in the third. In all, the Rays had 15 hits off six Yankees pitchers.

Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 3: Frank Thomas doubled home the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, Shaun Marcum struck out eight and Toronto improved to 24-8 in home openers before a sellout of 50,171.

Marcum (1-0) allowed 3 runs and 3 hits and walked one over 7 innings. The right-hander is 3-1 with a 3.00 ERA in 4 career starts against Boston.

Jeremy Accardo earned his second save in as many opportunities.

Matt Stairs hit a solo homer for Toronto.

Orioles 7, Mariners 4: Ramon Hernandez broke out of a hitless funk by going 3-for-4 with a home run, and host Baltimore also got homers from Kevin Millar and Melvin Mora to beat Seattle.

Luis Hernandez drove in 2 runs for the Orioles (2-1), who climbed over .500 for the first time since last April 25, when they were 11-10.

Adrian Beltre and Richie Sexson each hit 2-run homers for the Mariners.