Tigers top Marlins, 6-2, for fourth straight win

Detroit received strong pitching for eight innings from Nate Robertson.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
DETROIT -- Nate Robertson pitched four-hit ball for eight innings and Ivan Rodriguez had two hits and an RBI against his former team, lifting the Detroit Tigers to their fourth straight win, 6-2 over the Florida Marlins on Saturday night.
Rodriguez, the star catcher who helped Florida to a surprising World Series title last October, went 2-for-4 for the second straight game against the Marlins.
Robertson (5-3) allowed the first two runners to reach base in the third, fourth and fifth innings, but got out of the jam each time by getting a double play. He struck out three, walked two and has won his last three decisions.
Luis Castillo led off the ninth with a homer off Jamie Walker, who then hit a batter and gave up a single after a fly out. After a double steal, Esteban Yan relieved and gave up a run on Damion Easley's grounder. Mike Redmond then hit an infield single to put runners on first and third.
Ugueth Urbina entered and got Jeff Conine to fly out to center field for his 10th save in 11 chances.
Brad Penny (6-4) gave up four runs -- three earned -- six hits and struck out 10 in seven inning.
FLORIDADETROIT
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LCstillo 2b4111ASnchz cf4120
Pierre cf3110Hggnsn rf4000
Lowell 3b3000IRdrgz c4121
Cbrera dh4010DYong dh3110
Easley 1b4001White lf4011
Rdmnd c3010CGillen ss4110
Conine lf3020CPena 1b3010
AGnzlz ss3010Munson 3b2000
Nunez rf3000Inge 3b0101
Infante 2b4111
Totals30272Totals32694
Florida000000002--2
Detroit10000032x--6
E--AGonzalez (5), Penny (1). DP--Florida 2, Detroit 4. LOB--Florida 5, Detroit 6. 2B--White (15). 3B--ASanchez (2). HR--LCastillo (2). SB--Pierre (16), Cabrera (2), ASanchez (14), IRodriguez (5). SF--Inge.
IPHRERBBSO
Florida
Penny L,6-47642210
Borland132210
Detroit
Robertson W,5-3840023
JWalker1-322200
Yan1-310000
Urbina S,10 1-300000
HBP--by JWalker (Pierre), by Robertson (Redmond). WP--Penny. Umpires--Home, Jim Reynolds; First, Andy Fletcher; Second, Mike Fichter; Third, Tim Welke. T--2:22. A--38,524.
Twins 6, Phillies 1
MINNEAPOLIS -- Carlos Silva struck out a career-high eight in seven sharp innings against his former team.
Luis Rivas went 3-for-4 with a two-run triple for the Twins, who scored four runs with two outs in the second inning against Phillies starter Kevin Millwood.
Jim Thome hit career home run No. 399, his 18th of the season, to start the seventh. Silva gave up consecutive singles before retiring Chase Utley on a line smash to right, and Mike Lieberthal on a 6-4-3 double play.
Silva (7-3) gave up eight hits without a walk. Juan Rincon struck out the side in the eighth.
Acquired in a December trade with the Phillies for left-hander Eric Milton, Silva turned in one of his best starts against the team that didn't have room for him in the rotation.
After going 8-1 with a 3.83 ERA in 130 appearances, and just one start, for Philadelphia the last two seasons, Silva has settled in nicely as Minnesota's No. 4 starter. He tamed the Phillies, who scored 38 runs in their previous three games.
Millwood (4-5), who avoided arbitration in February by signing an $11 million, one-year deal, isn't giving the Phillies their money's worth. He gave up four runs, six hits and two walks in six innings while striking out three.
PHILAMINNESOTA
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ToPerz 2b4010Mntkw 1b4011
BAbreu rf4020LFord lf4011
Thome dh4131Koskie 3b5000
Ledee lf3010THnter cf3010
Mchels ph0000JJones rf4110
DaBell 3b4010Offrmn dh2100
Utley 1b3000Mauer c4111
Lbrthal c3000Rivas 2b4232
Byrd cf3010
Totals32191Totals356116
Philadelphia000000100--1
Minnesota04000002x--6
DP--Minnesota 3. LOB--Philadelphia 5, Minnesota 10. 2B--ToPerez (7), LFord (13). 3B--Rivas (3). HR--Thome (18). SB--CGuzman 2 (4), LFord (6), Rivas (5). CS--BAbreu (1).
IPHRERBBSO
Philadelphia
Millwood L,4-5664423
Madson1-310001
RHernandez2-300011
Geary142200
Minnesota
CSilva W,7-3781108
JRincon100003
Fultz110011
HBP--by Madson (LFord), by Millwood (Mientkiewicz).
Umpires--Home, Mike DiMuro; First, Joe West; Second, Paul Emmel; Third, Terry Craft. T--2:45. A--22,219.
White Sox 10, Braves 8
CHICAGO -- Frank Thomas homered twice and Carlos Lee extended his career-best hitting streak to 26 games.
Lee went 3-for-5 with an RBI and Juan Uribe had a three-run double for the White Sox, who had lost six of eight.
Esteban Loaiza (7-3) was hit hard but stayed in the game long enough to earn the win. He gave up six runs in six innings on eight hits, walking three and striking out six.
ATLANTACHICAGO
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Furcal ss3111WHarrs cf4100
NGreen 2b5231Uribe 2b5123
JDrew rf4112Thmas 1b4232
CJones dh5112Gload 1b0000
JEstda c5010CaLee lf5131
JuFrco 1b3120Vlentin ss5110
AJones cf3110Knerko dh2110
Mrrero lf4121TPerez rf4121
DeRosa 3b4001Crede 3b4221
Olivo c3002
Totals368128Totals36101410
Atlanta000240020--8
Chicago04111111x--10
E--Furcal (9), NGreen (5). DP--Atlanta 1, Chicago 2. LOB--Atlanta 6, Chicago 7. 2B--Furcal (6), JuFranco (7), Marrero (3), Uribe (13), Crede (8). HR--JDrew (13), CJones (9), Thomas 2 (15). SB--CaLee (5). CS--JDrew (2), AJones (2). SF--Olivo.
IPHRERBBSO
Atlanta
Thomson L,5-45107637
Alfonseca121110
Almanza111101
Reitsma111101
Chicago
Loaiza W,7-3686636
Marte1 1-332211
Politte2-310010
Takatsu S,1100000
WP--Politte. Balk--Almanza. Umpires--Home, Gerry Davis; First, Greg Gibson; Second, Larry Poncino; Third, Bruce Dreckman. T--2:52. A--34,719.
Rangers 7, Cardinals 2
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Hank Blalock hit his second career grand slam and drove in five runs, and Ryan Drese pitched seven strong innings.
Drese (3-3) won for the first time since beating Tampa Bay on May 5. He allowed two runs-- one earned, and allowed four hits against a St. Louis offense that came in tied for the National League lead in runs scored.
ST. LOUISTEXAS
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Wmack 2b4000MYong ss4220
MAndn lf4111Blalock 3b3225
Pujols dh4000ASrano 2b4020
Rolen 3b4010Fllmer dh4011
Edmnd cf3110Txeira 1b4010
Rnteria ss3010Nix cf4000
RSndrs rf3000Mench lf4000
YMlina c3000Mathws rf4110
Mabry 1b3010Brajas c4230
Totals31251Totals357126
St. Louis000001100--2
Texas00340000x--7
E--MAnderson (3), Drese (1). DP--Texas 2. LOB--St. Louis 3, Texas 6. 2B--Edmonds (21), Renteria (14), Blalock (17), Teixeira (12), Barajas (8). HR--MAnderson (5), Blalock (14).
IPHRERBBSO
St. Louis
Carpenter L,7-25 2-3107715
King110011
Simontacchi1 1-310000
Texas
Drese W,3-3742113
BShouse110001
Almanzar100000
PB--YMolina. Umpires--Home, Larry Young; First, Angel Hernandez; Second, Mark Wegner; Third, Rob Drake. T--2:25. A--42,173.
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