Cleveland had lost 10 straight, traded away arguably its best player and was welcoming to town the team with the best record in baseball.

Just figures the Indians would finally get a win.

Ben Francisco drove in a career-high four runs and had one of Cleveland's four homers, and the Tribe rolled to a 13-2 victory over Tampa Bay Thursday night that extended the Rays' skid to four in a row.

"It feels pretty good — a lot better than what we had been doing. That stunk," said Casey Blake, who along with David Dellucci also homered and had three RBIs.

Cleveland last dropped 10 in a row in 1979 and avoided its longest streak in 77 years by overcoming a 2-0 deficit. The last time the Indians lost 11 straight was 1931, on the way to a team-record 12 consecutive losses.

Aaron Laffey (5-5) earned the last-place Indians' first win since recently traded CC Sabathia beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-0 June 27. Laffey allowed two runs and four hits over six innings, winning for the first time in five starts since June 12.

Tampa Bay came in with baseball's best record (55-35), but lost for the 10th straight time in Cleveland. Tampa Bay last won at the Indians' home on Sept. 29, 2005, when Lou Piniella was manager. The Rays' 26-56 record overall against Cleveland is their worst against any opponent.

Angels 11, Rangers 10

At Arlington, Texas, Maicer Izturis drove in the go-ahead run with a pinch single in the 11th inning, and Francisco Rodriguez got out of a jam for his 36th save.

Jamey Wright (5-4) got the loss, while Justin Speier (1-4) allowed one hit in a scoreless 10th to earn the decision.

Twins 7, Tigers 6

At Detroit, Justin Morneau hit an 11th-inning homer off Freddy Dolsi (1-3), tying a career-high with his fifth hit, and Minnesota overcame a four-run deficit to beat Detroit.

Athletics 3, Mariners 2

At Oakland, Calif., Jack Cust and Kurt Suzuki hit solo homers in the ninth inning, and Emil Brown hit another solo shot off Caesar Jimenez (0-1) in the 11th for Oakland.

Blue Jays 6, Orioles 5

At Toronto, Adam Lind drove in the go-ahead run in the ninth off closer George Sherrill (2-4), and Toronto completed a three-game sweep.

Royals 4, White Sox 1

At Kansas City, Mo., Mark Teahen's inside-the-park home run capped a four-run rally in the eighth inning as Kansas City avoided a three-game sweep.

Phillies 4, Cubs 1

At Philadelphia, Ryan Howard homered twice, drove in three runs and continued to inch his batting average toward a more respectable level, leading Philadelphia to a victory over St. Louis.

"He does about twice as much as other guys do," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said.

Howard lined a two-run shot to left-center off Braden Looper (9-7) in the first and connected again in the sixth. He now leads the National League with 27 homers, two better than teammate Chase Utley, and 83 RBI.

Reds 12, Cubs 7

At Chicago, Ken Griffey Jr. hit one of Cincinnati's seven homers in a win that averted a three-game sweep. David Ross went deep twice and Edwin Encarnacion, Brandon Phillips, Adam Dunn and Joey Votto also connected with the wind blowing out of Wrigley Field at 12 mph.

Mets 7, Giants 3

Fernando Tatis homered, doubled twice and drove in four runs to help New York win its sixth straight game.

Brewers 11, Rockies 1

Dave Bush (5-8) had a career-high 13 strikeouts for Milwaukee, allowing one run and four hits over eight innings.

Marlins 5, Dodgers 4

At Los Angeles, Hanley Ramirez homered with two outs in the 11th inning, capping the first five-hit game of his career for the Marlins.

D'Backs 7, Nationals 5

Stephen Drew and Chad Tracy drove in runs in the 11th inning for Arizona, which blew a two-run lead in the ninth and a three-run lead in the 10th. Drew's RBI double came with one out and Tracy's run-scoring single was an out later. Both were off Luis Ayala (1-5).