Thome's homer guides Phillies

Philadelphia beat Kansas City for the first time since the 1980 World Series.
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PHILADELPHIA -- Jim Thome hit his major league-leading 21st homer, Eric Milton earned his ninth win and the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Kansas City Royals 4-2 Saturday night.
Placido Polanco also homered for the Phillies in their first victory over Kansas City since Game 6 of the 1980 World Series.
Milton (9-1) pitched effectively into the eighth inning, tying Roger Clemens, Randy Johnson and Kenny Rogers for the most wins in the majors.
The left-hander had his best outing in 14 starts for the Phillies since being acquired from Minnesota in the offseason. He allowed six hits, walked three and tied a season high with eight strikeouts.
Milton won his fourth straight decision and became the first Phillies pitcher to begin a season 9-1 since Danny Jackson in 1994.
Milton, who threw 134 pitches, took a shutout into the eighth but left after giving up back-to-back singles to Mike Sweeney and Ken Harvey with none out.
Tim Worrell walked Joe Randa, loading the bases, but got Angel Berroa to ground into a run-scoring double play, cutting the lead to 3-1.
Royals reliever Scott Sullivan walked three in the eighth, including Mike Lieberthal with the bases loaded, making it 4-1.
Worrell got the final out in the eighth, and Billy Wagner worked the ninth for his 10th save in 12 opportunities. He gave up an RBI single to Carlos Beltran.
Berroa stole four bases, one shy of the team record set by Amos Otis in 1971. Berroa had one stolen base this season before the game.
Philadelphia jumped on 20-year-old starter Zack Greinke (1-3), the youngest player in the majors, for two runs in the first inning.
Polanco lined his third homer to left-center for a 1-0 lead. Bobby Abreu and Thome followed with consecutive singles, and Pat Burrell reached on shortstop Berroa's fielding error, allowing Abreu to score.
Thome connected for career homer No. 402 in the sixth, a solo shot to the second level of seats in right field for a 3-0 lead.
Greinke worked six innings, giving up three runs and five hits. He walked one and struck out six.
KANSAS CITYPHILA
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Grffnno 2b3100Rollins ss3000
Beltran cf5021Planco 2b4111
MiSwy 1b5110BAbreu rf3220
Harvey lf4020Thome 1b3121
Randa 3b3010Burrell lf3001
Berroa ss4010DaBell 3b4010
Stinnett c4000Lbrthal c2001
Gettis rf2000Byrd cf2000
Grinke p2000Ledee ph1000
DJcksn ph1000Glnville cf0000
Sllivan p0000Milton p3000
Grmsly p0000Worrell p0000
Rlaford ph1000Mchels ph1000
BWgnr p0000
Totals34271Totals29464
Kansas City000000011--2
Philadelphia20000101x--4
E--Berroa (7), Gettis (3), Thome (6). DP--Kansas City 2, Philadelphia 1. LOB--Kansas City 10, Philadelphia 8. 2B--BAbreu (15). HR--Polanco (3), Thome (21). SB--Graffanino (7), Berroa 4 (5), DaBell (1).
IPHRERBBSO
Kansas City
Greinke L,1-3653316
Sullivan1 1-311141
Grimsley2-300001
Philadelphia
Milton W,9-1761138
Worrell100010
BWagner S,10111112
Milton pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.
HBP--by Greinke (Lieberthal), by Greinke (BAbreu).
Umpires--Home, Mike Winters; First, Matt Hollowell; Second, Tim Timmons; Third, Bruce Froemming. T--2:57. A--44,234.
Mets 4, Tigers 3, 10 innings
NEW YORK -- Jose Reyes' 10th-inning triple set up Mike Cameron's second game-winning hit in two nights for the Mets.
Just off the disabled list after missing the first 66 games of the season, Reyes was in the middle of the Mets' two key rallies.
Reyes, who had been out since straining his right hamstring in spring training March 14, was hitless in his first three at-bats, striking out twice.
But he drove in a run in the eighth on a grounder, and when the ball squirted past second baseman Omar Infante for an error, Reyes hustled to second. He advanced on a fly ball and scored on Cliff Floyd's two-out single to tie the game at 3.
DETROITNEW YORK
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ASnchz cf5111Matsui ss4000
Inge 3b4110Reyes 2b5111
IRdrgz c4020Wggntn 3b4100
White lf4020Floyd lf4121
Monroe lf0000Hidalgo rf3000
CGillen ss5012JoFrco p0000
Hggnsn rf4000Piazza ph1000
CPena 1b4110Looper p0000
Infante 2b4010Spncer ph1000
JJhson p3000Cmeron cf5021
Yan p0000JPhllps c4020
DYong ph1000Valent 1b4010
Dngmn p0000Leiter p2000
DPttsn p0000Parra p0000
KGarca rf2110
Totals38393Totals39493
Detroit2000000100--3
New York0100000201--4
Two outs when winning run scored.
E--IRodriguez (4), Infante (6). DP--Detroit 1. LOB--Detroit 12, New York 9. 2B--CGuillen (16), Valent (6), KGarcia (7). 3B--Reyes (1). SB--Inge (2), IRodriguez (6). S--JJohnson.
IPHRERBBSO
Detroit
JJohnson7 2-353116
Yan1 1-320000
Dingman L,1-1 1-311120
DPatterson1-310000
New York
Leiter662244
Parra1-320000
JoFranco1 2-311112
Looper W,2-1200003
HBP--by Looper (White). WP--JJohnson.
Umpires--Home, Tony Randazzo; First, Fieldin Culbreth; Second, Jim Wolf; Third, Tim McClelland. T--3:26.
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