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With his socks pulled high and his knee kicking up to his chin, Orlando Hernandez returned to Yankee Stadium and turned the clock back a few years.

"This is exactly what I've been looking to, to get back here and see my teammates and the great fans here," El Duque said.

Hernandez made a surprise start in place of an ailing Mike Mussina, leading New York to a 10-3 victory over Tampa Bay on Sunday. He held the Devil Rays to two runs and five hits in five innings in his first major league appearance since 2002.

Hernandez struck out five and walked three, throwing 51 of his 88 pitches for strikes to help lead the Yankees to a four-game sweep.

At Boston, Eric Young went 5-for-5, and Alfonso Soriano homered and had a tiebreaking sacrifice fly off Keith Foulke (2-2) in the eighth to help Texas snap the Red Sox's five-game winning streak.Kevin Mench and Mark Teixeira also homered for the Rangers, who entered the All-Star break leading the AL West for the first time since 1999.

At Chicago, Freddy Garcia (6-8) struck out seven in 6 2-3 innings against his former team, Jose Valentin hit a two-run homer and the White Sox handed Seattle its ninth straight loss.Aaron Rowand and Juan Uribe both hit solo homers for Chicago, which won its fourth straight to overtake Minnesota for first place in the AL Central.The losing streak is Seattle's longest since September 1992, when it lost a club-record 14 in a row.

At Toronto, Adam Kennedy fell a home run shy of the cycle and Anaheim completed a three-game sweep.Kennedy went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI for the Angels, who swept the Blue Jays for the first time since April 26-28, 2002.John Lackey (7-8) improved to 4-1 in his last seven starts, allowing two runs on six hits in 5 2-3 innings.

At Cleveland, Cliff Lee outpitched Barry Zito, and Coco Crisp homered and drove in two runs to lead the Indians.Lee (9-1) gave up one run and six hits in seven innings to improve to 6-0 in nine starts at Jacobs Field.Zito (4-7) gave up two runs and six hits over seven innings as Oakland lost its fifth in six games.

At Minneapolis, Jason Johnson (7-7) pitched a five-hitter for his first shutout and struck out a career-high 11 to lead Detroit.Eric Munson hit a two-run homer in the second inning off Johan Santana (7-6), who fanned 11 and reached double-digit strikeouts for the fifth straight start.

At Baltimore, Mike Sweeney had two homers and three RBIs, keying a 17-hit attack that carried Kansas City past the Orioles.The Royals arrived in Baltimore coming off three straight shutout losses, but scored 20 runs in taking two of three from the last-place Orioles.

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