It's never say Dye in Detroit
Two-out homer lifts White Sox in ninth
Jermaine Dye downplayed the importance of the Chicago White Sox-Detroit Tigers series before it started, saying it was too early.
Dye changed his tune a bit after hitting a two-out, two-run homer in the ninth inning last night in Detroit to lift Chicago to a 6-5 victory.
"A big game for them getting back into the race and we stole one," Dye said.
The White Sox have won three straight and 16 of 24. They lead the Minnesota Twins by 3 1/2 games and Detroit by 6 1/2 in the AL Central.
The White Sox rallied in the ninth after Carlos Guillen put Detroit ahead with a tiebreaking homer in the seventh.
D.J. Carrasco (1-0) picked up the win by getting two outs in the eighth and Bobby Jenks pitched the ninth for his 20th save.
Todd Jones (4-1) was an out away from ending the game before blowing his third save in 22 chances and hearing boos as he walked to the dugout. Carlos Quentin hit a two-out, two-strike single and Dye sent a 2-0 pitch into the right-field seats to turn cheers into jeers.
Angels 6, Orioles 5 - Juan Rivera and Casey Kotchman homered to help Joe Saunders earn his 13th victory, and surging Los Angeles won in Baltimore.
Back after missing two games on bereavement leave, Torii Hunter had two RBIs for the Angels, who led, 5-0, and held on for their eighth win in nine games.
Francisco Rodriguez gave up Kevin Millar's second homer of the game and a double to Brandon Fahey in the ninth, but retired Luke Scott on a grounder for his 43d save, most in the majors.
Indians 5, Twins 4 - Cliff Lee stayed on pace to become Cleveland's first 20-game winner since Gaylord Perry went 21-13 in 1974, and the Indians ended an eight-game losing streak inside the AL Central with a win over visiting Minnesota, which lost its fifth straight.
Lee (14-2) became baseball's first 14-game winner and avenged one of his two losses this season. Spotted a four-run lead in the first inning against Livan Hernandez (10-7), Lee allowed six hits and struck out 10 in eight dominant innings.
Rangers 14, Athletics 6 - Josh Hamilton hit a two-run homer to reach 100 RBIs for the season and visiting Texas overcame a five-run deficit to win for the fifth time in seven games and moved into second place in the AL West.
Blue Jays 5, Mariners 4 - Joe Inglett's two-run single with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th lifted Toronto, which handed Seattle its sixth consecutive loss.
Braves 8, Phillies 2 - Jair Jurrjens pitched eight scoreless innings and Brian McCann hit two homers, including a grand slam, to lead visiting Atlanta over Philadelphia.
Jurrjens (10-5) allowed three hits, struck out six, and walked one. The 22-year-old righthander leads all rookies in wins, and he lowered his ERA to 3.02.
Mets 7, Cardinals 2 - Mike Pelfrey (9-6) won his seventh consecutive decision and Carlos Delgado homered, leading host New York to a victory over slumping St. Louis.
Jose Reyes added a two-run triple and Endy Chavez had four hits for the surging Mets, who have won 14 of 17.
Marlins 3, Cubs 2 - Jeremy Hermida hit a pinch-hit home run to lead off the ninth inning to help visiting Florida beat Chicago.
Astros 3, Brewers 1 - Wandy Rodriguez allowed one run on three hits over six innings to help visiting Houston snap Milwaukee's eight-game winning streak.
Padres 6, Pirates 5 - Adrian Gonzalez hit a two-run homer to spark visiting San Diego. Adam LaRoche hit two homers to reach 100 for his career and scored three runs for the Pirates, who had won four straight.
Diamondbacks 10, Giants 2 - Mark Reynolds hit a three-run homer, Conor Jackson and Chad Tracy also connected, and Arizona rolled in San Francisco.
Dodgers 3, Nationals 2 - Nomar Garciaparra singled home the tying and go-ahead runs as host Los Angeles beat Washington.
Rockies 7, Reds 2 - Aaron Cook pitched eight solid innings as visiting Colorado won for the seventh time in eight games. 