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UNDATED (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays have the look of a serious contender after posting a winning season just once the past five seasons.

Drew Hutchison tossed seven innings and the Jays put together a five-run ninth to beat Detroit 5-3 in a battle of American League division leaders. Hutchison had to settle for a no-decision after limiting the Tigers to three hits and no walks while striking out seven.

Toronto was held scoreless on two hits through eight innings before rallying against the Tigers' bullpen. Joe Nathan gave up an RBI single to Jose Bautista to break the scoreless deadlock, Kevin Pillar added a sacrifice fly and Brett Lawrie launched a three-run homer off Al Albuquerque.

The Blue Jays have won three straight and are 22-7 since opening the season 13-17.

The Tigers suffered their third straight loss despite Anibal (AH'-nih-bahl) Sanchez, who held Toronto to two hits and no walks in seven innings. J.D. Martinez hit a three-run homer in the ninth for Detroit.

Checking out the rest of the major league schedule:

— Nelson Cruz returned to Texas and crushed a three-run homer in a six-run eighth that carried Baltimore to an 8-3 win over the Rangers. Cruz leads the majors with 21 homers and 55 RBIs after leaving the Rangers for a free-agent deal with the Orioles.

— Highly-touted prospect Jon Singleton hit a solo homer and had two RBIs in his major league debut to help Houston beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-2. Jason Castro and Robbie Grossman added two-run singles to back Colin McHugh, who gave up two hits in five shutout innings.

— Brandon Moss hit a pair of solo homers, including a 10th-inning blast in Oakland's 5-2 triumph over the Yankees in the Bronx. Stephen Vogt (voyt) tied the game with an RBI double in the eighth before the A's completed their fourth straight win and improve to an American League-leading 36-22.

— Cleveland blew a 3-0 lead before Michael Bourn laced a two-run double in the seventh inning of the Indians' fifth consecutive win, 5-3 against Boston. Xander Bogaerts (ZAN'-dur BOH'-gahrts) hit a solo homer for the Red Sox, who have dropped two straight since a seven-game winning streak.

— Henderson Alvarez tossed an eight-hitter on just 88 pitches and Christian Yelich worked out a bases-loaded walk in the fifth inning for the only run in Florida's 1-0 shutout of Tampa Bay. The Rays have dropped eight straight for the first time since an 11-game skid in 2009.

— John Buck was 3-for-4 with a tiebreaking, two-run homer and three runs scored in Seattle's 7-5 triumph in Atlanta. Pinch-hitter Stefen (STEH'-fehn) Romero smacked a three-run homer in the fourth to erase the Braves' 5-2 lead.

— Alex Gordon smacked a three-run homer while Kansas City was scoring six times in the fifth inning of an 8-7 win at St. Louis. Eric Hosmer singled home the winning run in the ninth to help the Royals overcome Kolten Wong's grand slam.

— Josh Willingham socked a three-run homer and Brian Dozier went 3-for-3 with a two-run blast in Minnesota's 6-4 win at Milwaukee. Samuel Deduno limited the Brewers to two runs in five innings for his second win.

— Jordan Zimmermann allowed five hits in eight shutout innings as Washington clobbered Philadelphia 7-0. Anthony Rendon (rehn-DOHN') hit a two-run homer, Ian Desmond added a solo shot and Ryan Zimmerman doubled twice in his first game since coming off the disabled list.

— Devin Mesoraco (mehs-ah-RAH'-koh) hit a two-run homer and Homer Bailey struck out seven over six innings to lead Cincinnati's 8-3 rout of San Francisco. Brandon Phillips added a two-run double while the Reds were tagging Tim Lincecum (LIHN'-she-kuhm) for eight runs in just 4 1/3 innings.

— Chris Owings was 3-for-4 with a solo homer and an RBI triple as Arizona doubled up the slumping Rockies 4-2 in Colorado. Chase Anderson allowed one run over six innings against the Rockies, who've dropped five straight and nine of 11.

— The Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 2-1 on Nate Schierholtz's RBI single with two out in the bottom of the ninth. The Cubs managed just two hits until Chris Coghlan (KAHG'-lihn) led off the bottom of the eighth with his first homer of the season.

— Gerrit Cole pitched into the sixth before Pittsburgh's bullpen tossed hitless ball over the final 3 1/3 innings of a 4-1 victory at San Diego. Neil Walker and Pedro Alvarez hit two-run homers to key the Pirates' six-hit attack.

— Jose Abreu (ah-BRAY'-oo) homered for the second straight game since coming off the disabled list, a two-run shot in the Chicago White Sox's 4-1 triumph over the Dodgers in Los Angeles. Hector Noesi (noh-EH'-see) held the Dodgers to a run and five hits in six innings for his first win of the season.

UNDATED (AP) — Los Angeles Angels outfielder Josh Hamilton has been activated after spending almost two months on the disabled list. The former AL MVP has been out since tearing a ligament in his left thumb sliding headfirst into first base on April 8. Hamilton hit .444 with two homers and six RBIs in eight games for the Angels this season before getting hurt.

Elsewhere in the majors:

— The Oakland Athletics have placed outfielder Josh Reddick on the 15-day disabled list because of a hyperextended right knee suffered on Saturday. The A's also activated reliever Ryan Cook, who was 0-1 with a 2.92 ERA in 12 appearances before straining his right forearm.

— Boston pitcher Brandon Workman has appealed a six-game suspension imposed Tuesday by Major League Baseball for throwing near the head of Tampa Bay star Evan Longoria last week. Workman is expected to make his scheduled start Wednesday night against the Cleveland Indians.

— Ryan Zimmerman played left field for the first time in his career on Tuesday after missing 44 games with a broken right thumb. His surgically-repaired right shoulder remains a problem, so he was placed in left field due to the absence of Bryce Harper and the emergence of Anthony Rendon (rehn-DOHN') at third base.

— Tampa Bay Rays right fielder Wil Myers is expected to be sidelined for more than six weeks because of a stress fracture in his right wrist. Myers was batting .227 with five homers and 25 RBIs when he was hurt following a collision with teammate Desmond Jennings in the outfield.

— The Brewers are set to activate Aramis Ramirez from the disabled list on Wednesday after the third baseman was sidelined more than three weeks with a strained left hamstring. Ramirez was hitting .252 with five homers and 21 RBIs when he got hurt May 11.

— The Chicago Cubs have put catcher Welington Castillo on the 15-day disabled list because of a rib injury and designated relief pitcher Jose Veras for assignment. Catcher Eli Whiteside was recalled from Triple-A Iowa.