White Sox get even with Cubs in 6-3 win

Paul Konerko and Joe Crede homered in a five-run third inning.
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CHICAGO -- Paul Konerko and Joe Crede homered in a five-run third to back a solid six-inning effort from rookie right-hander Felix Diaz on Saturday in the Chicago White Sox's 6-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs.
Jose Valentin added a solo homer in the seventh for the White Sox, who lead the majors in scoring and tied the interleague series between the teams at 1-1.
Diaz (1-1) got his first big league victory in a frenetic setting at U.S. Cellular Field. He'd just been called up Friday to start the game after Scott Schoeneweis was put on the disabled list with a sore elbow.
Roughed up in his first two major league starts earlier this season when he gave up 11 earned runs in 82/3 innings, Diaz was more composed in his third start.
He allowed six hits, including Corey Patterson's solo homer in the fifth, and three runs. Cliff Politte pitched 11/3 scoreless innings, Damaso Marte got one out in the eighth before Shingo Takatsu retired Sammy Sosa on a grounder to end the inning.
Takatsu, the Japanese saves leaders known as "Mr. Zero," pitched a perfect ninth for his third save in as many chances, extending his scoreless streak to 251/3 innings.
Cubs starter Carlos Zambrano (8-3), who'd won four straight decisions, suffered his first loss since May 25. He gave up eight hits and a season-high five walks during his 127-pitch outing.
Konerko's second three-run homer in as many games followed walks to Frank Thomas and Carlos Lee in the third and gave him 19 for the season, one more than he had last year.
After Timo Perez singled and then drew several throws from Zambrano as he danced off first, Crede connected to left center for a 5-0 lead, sending the mostly White Sox crowd into a tizzy.
The Cubs pecked away. Patterson doubled and later scored on a sacrifice fly by Sosa, who was a DH for the first time since 1989 when he was a rookie with Texas. When Aramis Ramirez, Todd Hollandsworth and Derrek Lee hit consecutive two-out singles, the Cubs had cut the lead to 5-2.
CHICAGO (NL)CHICAGO (AL)
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Alou lf4010Uribe 2b5010
SSosa dh3001Thmas dh2110
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Hlndsw rf4010Vlentin ss4111
DeLee 1b4011Knerko 1b3123
Barrett c3000TPerez rf3120
REMtiz ss3010Crede 3b4122
SAlmr c4020
Totals32373Totals346116
Chicago (NL)000210000--3
Chicago (AL)00500010x--6
E--Alou (5). DP--Chicago (AL) 1. LOB--Chicago (NL) 4, Chicago (AL) 10. 2B--CPatterson (13), Uribe (19). HR--CPatterson (9), Valentin (15), Konerko (19), Crede (11). SF--SSosa.
IPHRERBBSO
Chicago (NL)
Zambrano L,8-3685556
Beltran231102
Chicago (AL)
Diaz W,1-1663312
Politte1 1-300001
Marte1-310001
Takatsu S,31 1-300001
HBP--by Zambrano (Thomas). WP--Zambrano.
Umpires--Home, Chris Guccione; First, Eric Cooper; Second, Mike Reilly; Third, Chuck Meriwether. T--2:37. A--39,553.
Blue Jays 10, Expos 5
TORONTO -- Miguel Batista pitched seven strong innings, and Frank Menechino and Reed Johnson hit home runs to lead Toronto.
Toronto took advantage of three errors by Montreal, which entered with the fewest errors in the majors, leading to four unearned runs.
The Blue Jays won despite missing their top three hitters: first baseman Carlos Delgado, center fielder Vernon Wells and left fielder Frank Catalanotto, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday with a strained right groin. Batista (6-5) allowed three runs on eight hits, while striking out two and walking three. He has a 1.94 ERA in June.
Jose Vidro homered for Expos, who have the worst record in the majors at 24-48.
Montreal might be playing its last series in Toronto, although major league baseball is pushing back its decision on where to relocate the Expos until after the All-Star break.
MONTREALTORONTO
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Carroll 2b1110Zaun c5120
NJhnsn 1b3011Gomez 1b3211
OCbera ss3010OHudsn 2b2221
AFox ss1100JPhlps dh4012
CEvrtt dh3111Rios rf4000
TBtsta 3b3000
Schndr c3010
EDiaz c1000
Sledge rf4011
Totals34594Totals3610128
Montreal100110020--5
Toronto03420001x--10
E--EnChavez (2), NJohnson (1), OCabrera (6), Menechino (2). DP--Montreal 1, Toronto 1. LOB--Montreal 6, Toronto 7. 2B--Carroll (4), Zaun (9). HR--Vidro (8), Menechino (5), Johnson (6). SB--Johnson (4). CS--TBatista (1). SF--CEverett.
IPHRERBBSO
Montreal
Downs L,0-12 2-367331
Vargas3 1-342217
Tucker221110
Toronto
MBatista W,6-5783323
File112110
Chulk100000
WP--Vargas, File.
Umpires--Home, Bruce Froemming; First, Hunter Wendelstedt; Second, Mike Winters; Third, Tim Timmons. T--2:47. A--23,875.
Angels 7, Dodgers 5
LOS ANGELES -- Garret Anderson's second two-run homer drove in the go-ahead runs in the eighth, and Vladimir Guerrero added a two-run shot and scored three times to help the Anaheim Angels rally.
Anderson's sixth homer off Guillermo Mota followed a leadoff single by Guerrero and snapped a 5-5 tie.
The win was the Angels' sixth straight against Los Angeles dating to last season. They hit four homers in handing the Dodgers a 13-0 loss on Friday night.
The Dodgers have lost six straight since winning two of three against the New York Yankees last weekend.
ANAHEIMLOS ANGELES
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AKndy 2b4000Cora 2b2000
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Sele p1000WAlvrz p0000
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Gregg p0000Mota p0000
Paul ph0000Drifort p0000
Dnnelly p0000
Amzga 2b1000
Totals34787Totals30565
Anaheim200012020--7
Los Angeles311000000--5
E--Sele (1), ShGreen (5). DP--Anaheim 1, Los Angeles 1. LOB--Anaheim 4, Los Angeles 2. 2B--JMolina (6). HR--VGuerrero (19), GAnderson 2 (6), Beltre (17). SB--VGuerrero (6). CS--Cora (3). S--Paul, OPerez. SF--DRoberts.
IPHRERBBSO
Anaheim
Sele465411
Gregg200001
Donnelly W,1-01 2-300012
FRodriguez S,71 1-300002
Los Angeles
OPerez533325
WAlvarez222212
Mota L,3-3132201
Dreifort100002
Umpires--Home, Joe Brinkman; First, Tim Tschida; Second, Jeff Nelson; Third, Marty Foster. T--2:51. A--52,715.
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