Aaron Boone hit a two-run homer, Casey Blake and Coco Crisp had solo shots as the Cleveland Indians kept the pressure on in the wild-card scramble with a 4-2 win against the visiting Detroit Tigers last night.

Boone's homer off Nate Robertson (6-13) tied it 2-2 in the fifth inning before Blake and Crisp connected in the sixth. Cleveland's last 15 runs have all come via homers.

The Indians, who moved ahead of New York by one-half game for the final playoff spot, have won four in a row, 12 of 14 and are 15-5 since Aug. 18.

Cleveland's homers -- the Indians have 31 in their last 16 games -- wouldn't have meant anything, though, if not for starter Kevin Millwood's tenacity.

The right-hander made two Houdini-like escapes, wiggling out of jams in the first and third innings when the Tigers had a chance to blow the game open. Millwood's knack for dodging trouble is nothing new, with opponents 0 for 16 against him with the bases full.

Other games

Devil Rays 7, Yankees 4: Carl Crawford hit a two-run double and scored three times, Mark Hendrickson won his fifth consecutive decision and visiting Tampa Bay held off New York for yet another victory against the Yankees.

Jonny Gomes and Jorge Cantu also drove in two runs apiece, helping the last-place Devil Rays build a 6-0 lead and improve to 11-5 against New York this season. The Yankees dropped two of three in the series -- not the way they wanted to head into three big games in the Bronx against East-leading Boston this weekend.

Angels 3, Red Sox 0: Paul Byrd allowed four hits in seven innings as visiting Los Angeles held onto its lead in the West by beating Boston and avoiding a three-game sweep. Byrd (11-9) allowed two walks and struck out four in his second consecutive win. He retired 13 consecutive batters before John Olerud's slow-bouncing infield single to lead off the seventh. Anaheim opened a one-game lead over idle Oakland in the West after losing the first two games of the series.