Tigers 3, White Sox 2

Tigers 3, White Sox 2
CHICAGO (AP) -- Mike Maroth won for the first time in 10 decisions this season, pitching seven strong innings in the Detroit Tigers' 3-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night.
Maroth (1-9) gave up three hits, two walks and struck out three to snap an 11-game losing streak. He won for the first time since Sept. 16, 2002, against Kansas City.
Dmitri Young hit an RBI double off Kelly Wunsch to score Ramon Santiago with the go-ahead run in the eighth inning.
Santiago reached against Tom Gordon (2-4) on a throwing error by third baseman Joe Crede and scored when left fielder Carlos Lee broke in on Young's liner over his head.
Chris Spurling pitched two scoreless innings for his second save for the Tigers, who won their second straight game to improve to 11-35.
Chicago starter Jon Garland held the Tigers to four hits and two runs over six innings. Garland didn't give up a hit until the fourth inning when Bobby Higginson hit a bloop over Garland's head that died on the grass.
The White Sox scored in the first when Magglio Ordonez doubled to the gap in right-center to drive in Frank Thomas.
The Tigers tied it up in the fifth when Gene Kingsale singled home Brandon Inge from second. Inge reached base when Sox shortstop Jose Valentin bobbled a potential double-play ball, limiting him to a force out at second.
Chicago jumped right back in front when Joe Crede led off the bottom half with a home run that landed near the back of the left field bleachers.
Detroit tied it up in the sixth when Higginson doubled, advanced to third on a flyout and scored on Carlos Pena's sacrifice fly.
Notes: Bench coach Joe Nossek managed the White Sox because manager Jerry Manuel was serving a one game suspension for an ejection on May 15. ... Chicago's Joe Borchard, called up from Triple-A Charlotte on Friday, went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts. ... Left-handed batters are 1-for-22 against Wunsch.
Marlins 8, Reds 4
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By JOE KAY
AP Sports Writer
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Jeff Austin let the first seven Marlins reach base Friday night, setting up a five-run rally that sent Florida to an 8-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
Austin's quick meltdown allowed the Marlins to end a six-game losing streak and provide manager Jack McKeon with a pleasant homecoming. McKeon led the Reds to 96 wins in 1999, when he was the NL Manager of the Year, but was fired after they finished second in 2000.
McKeon puffed away on a cigar in the dugout before the game, and chatted with current manager Bob Boone and several of his former players. McKeon then made his toughest decision -- starter Brad Penny had the flu and had to be replaced.
Left-hander Tommy Phelps (1-0) took Penny's place and got his first major league victory, pitching a day ahead of schedule. He gave up five hits and one run in 5 1-3 innings.
Phelps spent 10 years in the minors before he was called up earlier this season, making his first win especially satisfying. He had made one start and 10 relief appearances.
By the time Phelps threw his first pitch Friday, he'd had plenty of time to calm down. Austin (2-2) missed the strike zone with 10 of his first 11 pitches, walking the first two batters as he lost his composure.
Ivan Rodriguez, who missed the last three games because of an illness in the family, hit an RBI double on the first strike he got from Austin. After another walk, Derrek Lee and Juan Encarnacion followed with singles.
Finally, Austin walked Alex Gonzalez, prompting Boone to replace his starter after 15 minutes and 30 pitches, only 11 of them strikes. Austin ran off the field with his head down to a cascade of boos and catcalls.
Brian Banks' RBI single off Felix Heredia made it 5-0, and Phelps fanned for the first out of the inning, 18 minutes after the first pitch.
Banks had three hits, including a solo homer in the eighth off Kent Mercker. Mike Lowell hit his 15th homer off Mercker in the ninth.
The last Reds starter to be removed without retiring a batter was Mark Hutton, who walked the first three Mets he faced on May 21, 1998. McKeon, then the Reds manager, went to the mound and jabbed his finger at the pitcher's chest before replacing him. Hutton never pitched for the Reds again.
Tim Spooneybarger relieved Phelps in the sixth and immediately gave up an infield single to Aaron Boone, ending his streak at 15 consecutive batters retired. Reggie Taylor had an RBI triple off Spooneybarger in the seventh and scored on a wild pitch.
Notes: Penny is expected to start Saturday. ... Lee played in his 258th consecutive game, tying Preston Wilson for the second-longest streak in Marlins history. Jeff Conine played in 307 in a row. ... Marlins third base coach Ozzie Guillen will miss the first two games of the series to attend his son's high school graduation in Florida. Jeff Cox took his place. ... RF Austin Kearns was back in the Reds lineup after missing one game because of a sore right shoulder. He singled in the sixth, extending his hitting streak to a career-best 16 games. ... Austin has been wild in his last two starts. In Milwaukee last Saturday, he gave up five runs and a career-high six walks in only 3 1-3 innings.
Phillies 4, Expos 2
MONTREAL (AP) -- Kevin Millwood won his fifth straight decision, and Bobby Abreu and Placido Polanco homered to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-2 victory over the Montreal Expos on Friday night.
Millwood (7-1) allowed two runs and six hits in seven innings as Philadelphia ended Montreal's three-game winning streak. It was the ninth time Millwood has allowed two runs or fewer in 11 starts this season.
Jose Mesa pitched the ninth for his 13th save, becoming the 10th pitcher to record 100 saves for two teams. Mesa also had 104 saves with Cleveland from 1992-98.
The Phillies improved to 27-21 to move within three games of the second place Expos in the NL East.
Abreu put Philadelphia up 3-1 in the third with a two-run homer -- his seventh -- off Zach Day (4-2) to score Pat Burrell, who hit a leadoff single.
Jose Vidro hit an RBI double off the center field wall after Orlando Cabrera's two-out single in the fifth to draw Montreal to within 3-2.
Polanco restored the two-run lead with his third homer on reliever Dan Smith's second pitch of the sixth.
Philadelphia's David Bell went 3-for-3 with a walk to extend his hitting streak to 10 games.
Day, who was 3-0 in his last seven starts, lost for the first time since April 8 -- his second start of the season. He allowed eight hits and three runs in five innings.
Day made his first start since he was ejected in the third inning against Colorado. Day was tossed for placing glue over a blister on his right middle finger. He was subsequently fined by the league, though not suspended.
The Phillies opened the scoring in the second with a run on a pair of infield singles and two walks.
Mike Lieberthal, who entered in a 1-for-24 slump, led off the inning with a sharply hit grounder up the middle. Second baseman Vidro made a diving stop but his throw to first was wide and late, giving Lieberthal an infield single.
Bell walked before Day struck out Marlon Byrd and Millwood.
Jimmy Rollins reached on Philadelphia's second infield hit of the inning to load the bases as he just beat the throw to first after Cabrera dove to his left to field Rollins' hard-hit grounder to shortstop. Polanco walked to make it 1-0.
Montreal tied it in the bottom half on Jamey Carroll's one-out single and Brian Schneider's RBI double.
Notes: Mesa has 238 career saves, including 34 with Seattle in 1999-2000. ... Bell is hitting .382 (13-for-34) over the course of his streak. ... Expos 3B Fernando Tatis missed his fifth straight start because of a strained left groin. LF Brad Wilkerson (right eye infection) and C Michael Barrett (bruised right index finger) each missed their fourth straight start.