KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After a slow start, Miguel Cabrera is hitting like the Detroit Tigers thought he would when they acquired him an off-season trade.

Cabrera matched his career high with five hits and six RBIs and Matt Joyce added four hits and five RBIs as the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals, 19-4, last night.

It was the third time this season that the Tigers scored 19 runs. The Boston Red Sox were the last team to accomplish that feat, scoring 19 or more four times in 1950 according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Detroit beat Texas 19-6 on April 23 and Minnesota 19-3 on May 24.

"Cabrera had a huge night as did a bunch of other guys," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said. "When his concentration is locked in, he's pretty impressive."

Joyce hit a three-run homer in the third and had two singles in the Tigers' 10-run eighth inning, which also included a Gary Sheffield three-run homer. Cabrera singled and doubled and drove in two runs in the eighth when the Tigers sent 15 batters to the plate.

Orioles 8, Blue Jays 3: Adam Jones hit a two-run homer in the third inning, Melvin Mora had a two-run single in a three-run fifth, and Ramon Hernandez added a two-run shot in the eighth that carried host Baltimore past Toronto.

Rays 4, Athletics 0: Scott Kazmir (8-5) gave up two singles over seven innings, Grant Balfour and J.P. Howell completed the two-hitter, and rookie Evan Longoria homered for the third consecutive game as host Tampa Bay handed Oakland its sixth straight loss.

Red Sox 4, Mariners 0: Jon Lester (8-3) carried an eight-hit shutout into the eighth inning, before leaving after getting hit on the shin by a ground ball, and Jason Varitek hit a two-run homer as Boston beat Seattle for its major league-best 11th shutout of the season.

Yankees 12, Twins 4: Alex Rodriguez hit a two-run homer and an RBI single, Robinson Cano hit an upper-deck drive and Derek Jeter also went deep as New York won its eighth straight at home.

Rangers 6, White Sox 1: Josh Hamilton hit a three-run homer and Hank Blalock added a two-run shot as Texas handed Chicago its third straight loss, all at home.

Indians 5, Angels 2: Andy Marte, Casey Blake and Jhonny Peralta hit home runs and visiting Cleveland beat Los Angeles, snapping the AL West leaders' five-game winning streak.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Padres 6, Reds 4: Kevin Kouzmanoff's two-run double capped a three-run top of the ninth inning off closer Francisco Cordero (4-3) as San Diego rallied past Cincinnati, which took a 4-3 lead into the ninth when Ken Griffey Jr. hit a two-run shot for his 606th career homer.

Braves 4, Marlins 0: Rookie Jorge Campillo (5-4) spaced two hits over seven innings, Will Ohman and Mike Gonzalez each pitched a perfect inning to help visiting Atlanta beat Florida.

Brewers 6, Cardinals 3: Bill Hall homered leading off the top of the 10th inning, and Milwaukee added two more runs on a throwing error and an RBI single J.J. Hardy to rally past St. Louis.

Pirates 9, Astros 3: Freddy Sanchez hit a three-run, inside-the-park homer to cap a seven-run top of the ninth inning as Pittsburgh rallied to beat Houston and snap a five-game losing streak.

Diamondbacks 2, Cubs 0: Randy Johnson (7-7) improved to 13-0 in 14 career starts against the Chicago Cubs, allowing a run on two hits in seven innings for his 291st career victory to lead Arizona.

Dodgers 16, Rockies 10: James Loney drove in five runs, including a triple with the bases loaded triple, and Matt Kemp had two doubles as part of an eight-run first inning as visiting Los Angeles beat Colorado.