MLB ROUNDUP \ Monday's games

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tigers 4, Devil Rays 3, 13 innings
DETROIT -- Curtis Granderson's RBI single scored Brandon Inge in the 13th inning to give Detroit the win. Brian Meadows (1-1) entered in the 11th, and it looked as though he was about to get his second out in the 13th when shortstop Julio Lugo made a throwing error on Inge's grounder. Inge reached second and Granderson followed with a single to center. Tampa Bay blew a two-run lead in the ninth inning.
White Sox 8, Rangers 3
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Jose Contreras won his 15th straight decision, striking out a career-high 11. Contreras (7-0), who hasn't lost in the regular season since Aug. 15, didn't walk a batter in eight innings. He allowed three runs and six hits. The Rangers got all their runs during a four-batter span in the fifth, highlighted by Rod Barajas' two-run homer. Contreras' winning streak is the longest in the majors since Minnesota lefty Johan Santana won 17 consecutive decisions from July 2004 to April 2005. Chicago started the game with five straight hits off rookie John Koronka (4-4) for a quick 3-0 lead.
Orioles 6, Blue Jays 4
TORONTO -- Ramon Hernandez homered and Baltimore's Kris Benson beat Toronto for the third time this season. Alex Rios homered twice for the Blue Jays, who dropped their third straight -- matching their longest skid of the year. Brian Roberts hit a two-run triple and Nick Markakis added a two-run single off rookie starter Casey Janssen. Hernandez's solo shot against Scott Schoeneweis in the seventh gave the Orioles a 6-3 lead. Benson (7-5) allowed three runs and five hits in six innings, winning for the first time in five starts and improving to 3-1 in four outings against the Blue Jays this season.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brewers 6, Reds 5
CINCINNATI -- Prince Fielder homered in the eighth inning and Rickie Weeks followed with a tie-breaking single, rallying Milwaukee. The Brewers took advantage of Cincinnati's short-handed bullpen and sent the Reds to their fourth straight loss. Fielder's solo homer off Kent Mercker (0-1) tied it at 5. Two outs later, Weeks had a run-scoring single off closer Todd Coffey, brought into the game earlier than usual because of the injury-thinned bullpen.
Rockies 4, Nationals 3
WASHINGTON -- Jeff Francis pitched effectively into the seventh inning and J.D. Closser drove in the go-ahead run with a broken-bat single to help Colorado beat Washington. Former Nationals infielder Jamey Carroll, making his return to RFK Stadium, had three hits and an RBI for the Rockies and Clint Barmes added a run-scoring triple as the Rockies handed Nationals starter Ramon Ortiz his first loss in a month.
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