David Ortiz had a different view of a familiar situation.

Two days after leading Boston to a walkoff victory, Big Papi was in the on-deck circle as Mark Loretta provided the game-ending hit for the Red Sox.

Loretta drove in two runs with a two-out double with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth Wednesday night to give the Red Sox a 6-5 victory over the Cleveland Indians. It was Boston's third last at-bat victory in five games.

The last two game-ending hits were by Ortiz, who has five of them this season. He hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth to beat Cleveland 9-8 Monday. On Wednesday, Ortiz was in the on-deck circle as Loretta also got his game-winner off reliever Fausto Carmona.

"I didn't think we'd be able to get to Ortiz. After two outs, I didn't think I'd get up," said Loretta, who hit a game-ending homer in April. "I think the fans realize now that anything's possible."

Cleveland, which led 3-0 after one inning, was ahead 5-4 entering the bottom of the ninth. Carmona (1-6) couldn't deliver the Indians their first save since closer Bob Wickman was traded to Atlanta on July 20. He struck out the first two batters, then hit Doug Mirabelli and Alex Gonzalez with consecutive pitches. He walked Kevin Youkilis on a 3-2 pitch that wasn't close. Loretta then hit one off the Green Monster.

"Boston's last three victories came in its last at-bat. Ortiz had the other two — a game-ending single to beat Los Angeles on Saturday and the three-run homer off Carmona on Monday. Ortiz struck out four times Wednesday, but he landed on top of Youkilis in the postgame celebration.

"Big Papi doesn't know what to do at these things," Loretta said.

At New York, Chien-Ming Wang threw eight shutout innings to win his fifth straight start, and Alex Rodriguez got two key hits in a six-run sixth. Derek Jeter and Jorge Posada homered for the Yankees, who won for the seventh time in eight games and improved to 10-1-1 in their last 12 series.Bobby Abreu singled and doubled for his first two hits with New York, and fellow newcomer Craig Wilson added two singles in his Yankees debut.

At St. Petersburg, Fla., Magglio Ordonez hit a go-ahead two-run double and Craig Monroe added a two-run homer in a four-run eighth as Detroit (72-35) surpassed last season's victory total.Royals 7, White Sox 3Mark Teahen hit a go-ahead, two-run homer and drove in three runs for the Royals.With visiting Chicago leading 2-1 in the fifth, Teahen homered just inside the right-field foul pole.

At Minneapolis, Kip Wells had a successful first start for Texas, and Mark Teixeira homered twice.Acquired in a deadline-day trade with Pittsburgh, Wells got his first win as an American Leaguer since 2001. He pitched into the sixth inning and was responsible for one run.

At Baltimore, Adrian Beltre hit a two-run homer in the first for Seattle, which has won four of five and eight of 11.Felix Hernandez (10-9) and three relievers combined on the six-hitter.

At Anaheim, Calif., Mark Kotsay drove in the go-ahead run with a single in the eighth inning and Oakland increased its lead over the Angels in the AL West to 1Z\x games.