Ripken plays in his 3,000th game

BALTIMORE -- Cal Ripken reached another milestone before heading into retirement, playing in his 3,000th career game Friday night as the Baltimore Orioles lost to the Boston Red Sox 7-5 in the second game of a day-night doubleheader.

Frank Castillo (10-9) pitched seven innings of two-hit ball and Trot Nixon went 3-for-4 with a home run to lead Boston to a 5-0 victory in the opener.

Nixon's two-run homer off Willis Roberts (9-10) in the 10th inning of the nightcap gave Boston a sweep and assured the Red Sox (81-79) their fourth straight winning season with only one game remaining.

Ripken, who will end his Hall of Fame career after Saturday's game, became only the seventh player in baseball history to play in 3,000 games. After getting one of the Orioles' three hits in the opener, he went 0-for-5 in the nightcap to extend his slump to 2-for-45.

BLUE JAYS 5-4

INDIANS 0-3

TORONTO -- Alex Gonzalez hit an RBI single off Ryan Drese (1-2) in the 11th inning to give Toronto the doubleheader sweep.

In the first game, Roy Halladay, who was four outs away from a no-hitter, pitched a two-hitter to lead the Blue Jays to a 5-0 win.

Halladay (5-3) didn't allow a hit until two outs in the eighth inning when Travis Fryman hit a clean, line-drive single to center on the first pitch. Wil Cordero singled in the ninth for Cleveland's only other hit.

Jose Cruz Jr. homered for the sixth straight game in the first game, but didn't homer in second. Cruz, who stole three bases on Friday, became the second player in Blue Jays' history to have at least 30 homers and steals in a season.

DEVIL RAYS 8, YANKEES 4

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Roger Clemens allowed five runs in five innings of his final tuneup before the postseason as AL East champion New York lost to Tampa Bay.

Clemens (20-3) lost his final two decisions, ending his bid to break Ron Guidry's record for the highest winning percentage by a 20-game winner. Guidry went 25-3 for the Yankees in 1978.

Toby Hall had a three-run double for Tampa Bay, which has won nine of 12. Tampa Bay starter Joe Kennedy (7-8) won his fourth straight decisions.

WHITE SOX 7, TWINS 4

MINNEAPOLIS -- Ray Durham hit a pair of two-run homers off Rick Reed (4-6) and Mark Buehrle pitched seven strong innings as Chicago beat Minnesota.

The White Sox and Twins are tied for second place in the AL Central with 83-77 records with two head-to-head games remaining.

Buehrle (16-8) gave up one run and seven hits to become Chicago's first 16-game winner since Alex Fernandez in 1996.

-- From wire reports