TORONTO – Roy Halladay lost a chance at his 22nd win when he was ejected Monday night, and Rob Bell held the Toronto Blue Jays hitless for six innings in Tampa Bay’s 5-2 victory.

Julio Lugo homered off Halladay for the Devil Rays, who snapped a four-game losing streak. Chad Gaudin, Joe Kennedy and Lance Carter followed Bell and finished the four-hitter.

Halladay had not allowed an earned run in a club-record 41 innings before Lugo connected leading off the sixth. The Toronto ace had thrown four consecutive complete games – he came in 4-0 with a 0.24 ERA in September. Halladay was tossed in the sixth for hitting Rocco Baldelli with a pitch. After giving up Lugo’s home run and a single to Aubrey Huff, Halladay hit Baldelli hit in the back with his first pitch.

Plate umpire Phil Cuzzi ejected Halladay, who put up his arms in disbelief.

Halladay and Toronto manager Carlos Tosca argued with Cuzzi for several minutes as fans booed. The right-hander also hit Damian Rolls with a pitch in the fourth.

Halladay, a leading contender for the AL Cy Young Award, entered 21-6 with a 3.18 ERA. He left trailing 1-0.

Marlins 6, Braves 3

ATLANTA – Derrek Lee homered and had four RBIs as the Florida Marlins beat the Atlanta Braves 6-3 Monday night to extend their NL wild-card lead.

The Marlins split a four-game series with the NL East champion Braves, the finale played on a damp, dreary night before an announced crowd of 17,345 – the smallest in Turner Field history.

Royals 12, Tigers 6

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Detroit Tigers set an American League record with their 118th loss, falling to the Kansas City Royals 12-6 Monday night as Raul Ibanez and Rondell White drove in three runs each.

Detroit (38-118) has lost 10 straight, one short of its season high, and 16 of its last 17. The Tigers must win five of their final six games to avoid tying the post-1900 major league record set by the 1962 New York Mets, who went 40-120.

Giants 6, Astros 3

HOUSTON – Pinch-hitter Pedro Feliz and Ray Durham hit consecutive homers off Billy Wagner in the ninth inning Monday night, sending the San Francisco Giants to a 6-3 victory over the Houston Astros.

White Sox 6, Yankees 3

CHICAGO – Magglio Ordonez hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning Monday night as the Chicago White Sox beat New York 6-3 and prevented the Yankees from clinching the AL East.

Ordonez’s 29th homer came off Jeff Weaver.

as the White Sox kept their faint hopes alive in the AL Central. Chicago is tied for second with Kansas City, five games behind Minnesota with six games left.

Roberto Alomar singled with one out in the 10th off Gabe White (2-1) and after Weaver reliever and walked Frank Thomas, Ordonez connected to deep left for his first career game-ending homer.

Alfonso Soriano homered twice for the Yankees, who already are guaranteed of a playoff berth. Their division lead was cut to five games over second-place Boston, which beat Baltimore 7-5.

Tom Gordon (7-6) pitched 1 1-3 innings for the win, twice coming up with big strikeouts to prevent the Yankees from scoring.

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