CHICAGO – Jose Valentin hit a one-out homer in the bottom of the ninth as the White Sox beat the crosstown Cubs 4-3 Friday in thrilling fashion.

Valentin sent a pitch from Antonio Alfonseca (0-1) well over the fence in right center for his 11th homer of the season, raising his arms in triumph and sprinting happily around the bases before he was mobbed at the plate. The White Sox captured three of the first four meetings with the Cubs in their spirited interleague series.

Indians 3, Reds 0

CLEVELAND – Rookie Billy Traber pitched seven sharp innings for his first win as a starter and the Cleveland Indians snapped a three-game losing streak with a 3-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds.

Traber (3-4) allowed five hits in his longest career outing. The left-hander walked one and struck out five.

Blue Jays 6, Expos 5

TORONTO – Montreal Expos reliever Julio Manon walked Shannon Stewart with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the Toronto Blue Jays a 6-5 victory.

Just before the game, the Expos learned that Texas slugger Juan Gonzalez rejected a trade to Montreal, exercising a no-trade clause in his contract three days after the teams agreed to a deal.

Yankees 6, Mets 4

NEW YORK – Hideki Matsui and Jason Giambi hit early two-run doubles and David Wells somehow hung on, leading the New York Yankees over the New York Mets 6-4.

A crowd of 55,226 at Yankee Stadium saw the Yankees improve to 3-0 against the Mets in interleague play this season. The teams will meet in a two-park doubleheader Saturday, starting in the Bronx by day and moving to Shea Stadium at night. Wells (10-2) won despite allowing 12 hits – one shy of his career high – in six innings.

Diamondbacks 8, Tigers 3

DETROIT – The Arizona Diamondbacks tied a franchise record with their ninth straight win, 8-3 over the Detroit Tigers.

Chad Moeller scored on a wild pitch to break a 3-3 tie in the seventh, then added an RBI single in the eighth for the Diamondbacks.

Pirates 5, Rockies 3

PITTSBURGH – Josh Fogg won his first home game of the season, and Matt Stairs drove in two runs as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Colorado Rockies 5-3.

The Pirates scored three unearned runs in the fifth inning en route to their eighth win in 12 games after losing six in a row.

Braves 8, Devil Rays 2

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Horacio Ramirez won his sixth straight decision and Chipper Jones went 4-for-5 with a two-run homer as the Atlanta Braves beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 8-2.

Gary Sheffield and Andruw Jones also homered to give manager Bobby Cox his 1,500th victory with Atlanta.

Royals 6, Cardinals 3

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Darrell May earned his first win since last September in his 14th start of the season, and the Kansas City Royals extended their winning streak to five games with a 6-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.

The Royals broke a 2-all tie with three runs, all unearned, in the seventh inning off starter Garrett Stephenson (4-7).

Brewers 13, Twins 1

MINNEAPOLIS – Matt Kinney allowed eight hits in his first career complete game, and Richie Sexson had three hits and five RBIs to power the Milwaukee Brewers past the Minnesota Twins 13-1.

Sexson, John Vander Wal, Brooks Kieschnick and Eddie Perez each homered and Scott Podsednik had a career-high three hits for the second straight game for the Brewers.

Kinney (6-6) walked one and struck out four in his 35th start. He threw 119 pitches, 82 for strikes. Kinney, who went 2-7 with a 4.64 ERA in 14 games (12 starts) for Minnesota in 2002, was acquired by the Brewers last November after spending four-plus seasons in the Twins’ organization. Minnesota starter Kyle Lohse (6-6) found trouble for the third consecutive outing.