St. Petersburg, FL (Sports Network) - Chris Davis homered in his franchise record-tying sixth straight game and the Orioles blanked the Tampa Bay Rays, 1-0, in the middle installment of a regular season-ending three-game set. Davis, who has hit seven homers in his last six contests, tied the franchise mark set by Reggie Jackson. Jackson accomplished the feat with Baltimore from July 18-23, 1976. Rookie Miguel Gonzalez (9-4) struck out seven and allowed just two hits and a pair of walks over 6 1/3 scoreless frames for the Orioles, who sit one-half game behind the New York Yankees for the top spot in the American League East. The Yankees are currently playing the Boston Red Sox. Jim Johnson worked around a one-out walk and notched his 51st save of the season. James Shields (15-10) fanned a franchise- record 15 for Tampa Bay, which was eliminated from playoff contention due to the Oakland Athletics' victory over the Texas Rangers on Monday. Shields surrendered just two hits in his third complete game of the season. He's 7-3 with a 1.99 ERA over his last 12 starts.

Final Score: Toronto 4, Minnesota 3

Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - Kelly Johnson hit a two-run homer and Yunel Escobar and Rajai Davis each drove in a run as the Toronto Blue Jays edged the Minnesota Twins, 4-3, in the middle test of a three-game set at Rogers Centre. Chad Jenkins (1-3) earned his first major league win after giving up two runs on five hits and a walk over five-plus innings. Casey Janssen stranded a runner in the ninth to earn his 22nd save of the season. Denard Span went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and Alexi Casilla added an RBI double for the Twins, who have dropped four straight. Anthony Swarzak (3-6) was saddled with the loss after giving up four runs on five hits and three walks over five innings.

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