Joe Crede and Paul Konerko had a grand time against the Detroit Tigers. Then again, just about everybody is these days.

Crede and Konerko each hit grand slams to back Javier Vazquez’s strong start, the first time the White Sox have had two slams in the same game in a dozen years, and Chicago pounded the struggling Tigers 11-0 in Detroit on Sunday.

Konerko’s homer came in the third inning off Kenny Rogers and Crede’s grand slam, his second this season, came in the fifth against Zach Miner as the White Sox won for the fifth time in six games over Detroit, the preseason favorite to win the AL Central.

Chicago has a 5 1/2-game lead in the division over the Tigers, who have the worst record in the majors at 2-10. The White Sox have outscored Detroit 46-12 this season, despite the Tigers adding slugging third baseman Miguel Cabrera to an already loaded lineup.

“Where we’re at makes sense because that’s the way we’ve played,” Tigers manager Jim Leyland said. “It’s not surprising that we’re 2-10. We’ve been shut out four times. ... I didn’t think we’d get shut out four times all year, to be honest with you.”

After the game, Leyland was heard screaming in the clubhouse before reporters were allowed inside. He wouldn’t comment on the rant, but the crusty manager said it wasn’t just about another lopsided loss.

“We’re just in a funk,” he said. “Can I get them out of the funk? No, I don’t think so. They have to get themselves out of it.”

In other AL games Sunday, it was Boston 8, the New York Yankees 5; Kansas City 5, Minnesota 1; Cleveland 7, Oakland 1; Tampa Bay 6, Baltimore 2; the Los Angeles Angels 10, Seattle 5; and Toronto 5, Texas 4 in 10 innings.

Vazquez (2-1) won his second straight start for the White Sox, allowing five hits in seven innings while striking out nine without a walk.

The last time Chicago hit two grand slams in the same game was May 19, 1996, when Darren Lewis and Robin Ventura homered at Detroit. Less than a year earlier, on Sept. 4, 1995, Ventura hit two grand slams in a game at Texas.

On a cold and windy day, Rogers (0-3) gave up seven runs on seven hits and four walks in four-plus innings. He once again pitched with no run support; the Tigers haven’t scored a run in his three starts this season.

Not that he helped much.

“We’re not a very good team right now,” Rogers said. “We’re as bad a team as there is right now in every facet, myself as much as anyone.”

Trailing 1-0 in the third, Rogers walked Nick Swisher and Orlando Cabrera reached on an infield single. Jim Thome walked and Konerko took an 0-1 fastball to center for a 405-foot homer, his first grand slam since Aug. 3, 2004, and the seventh of his career.

Rogers didn’t make it out of the fifth, getting pulled for Miner after Cabrera’s double and Thome’s bloop single. Konerko struck out, Jermaine Dye hit an RBI double and A.J. Pierzynski was intentionally walked. Thome scored on a wild pitch and Miner walked Carlos Quentin to set up Crede’s sixth career grand slam.

Angels 10, Mariners 5

At Seattle, Jeff Mathis hit a two-run homer to lead a 16-hit attack, and Joe Saunders (2-0) had another strong start to help Los Angeles avoid a series sweep.

Cha Seung Baek (0-1) made his first start of the season in place of Erik Bedard. He allowed seven hits and four runs in 4 1-3 innings with two walks and two strikeouts.

Red Sox 8, Yankees 5

A wild Daisuke Matsuzaka labored through five innings before the host Red Sox’s overworked bullpen bailed him out.

Matsuzaka improved to 3-0 after lasting just long enough to get the win as he issued six walks — at least one in each inning. But Yankees starter Phil Hughes (0-2) was even worse, lasting a career-low two innings and allowing a career-high seven runs.

Johnny Damon’s steal after leading off the game with a walk was the Yankees’ first of the season.

Royals 5, Twins 1

At Kansas City, Mo., Brian Bannister threw his second career complete game and outpitched Francisco Liriano, who was making his first start since 2006, to help end a three-game skid.

Liriano gave up six hits, walked five and struck out four in his first major league appearance since undergoing Tommy John surgery 17 months ago. The big left-hander went 4 2-3 innings and gave up four runs. He threw 90 pitches, 51 for strikes.

Bannister (3-0) gave up only three hits, walking one and striking out three. In three starts covering 21 innings, the right-hander has allowed two earned runs for an ERA of 0.86.

Indians 7, Athletics 1

At Cleveland, Cliff Lee (2-0) made sure to get his teammates out of the cold — a 28-degree wind chill at gametime — by limiting the A’s to one run and two hits over eight innings.

Two-run doubles by Grady Sizemore and David Dellucci in the eighth helped the Indians win for only the third time in 10 games. Chad Gaudin (0-1) took the loss.

Rays 6, Orioles 2

At St. Petersburg, Fla., Jeff Niemann allowed one run over six innings in his major league debut and B.J. Upton hit a three-run homer during a six-run fifth for the Rays.

The Rays were held without a hit through four by Brian Burres, but chased the left-hander with two outs in the fifth after scoring six times for a 6-0 lead. Burres (1-1) gave up five hits in 4 2-3 innings, and has allowed 22 earned runs over 16 1-3 innings against Tampa Bay.

Blue Jays 5, Rangers 4, 10 innings

At Arlington, Texas, Joe Inglett drove in the tiebreaking run with a sacrifice fly, B.J. Ryan earned his first save in more than a year and Toronto completed the sweep.

With the game tied at 4, Frank Thomas was walked by Dustin Nippert (0-1) leading off the 10th, and after Marco Scutaro came in as a pinch-runner, Lyle Overbay also walked. Gregg Zaun’s sacrifice moved the runners up, and Inglett’s fly to right scored Scutaro.

Jesse Carlson (1-0) got two outs in the ninth for his first major league victory.