DETROIT – Jason Johnson allowed three hits over six innings Thursday night and the Detroit Tigers beat Chicago 3-2, the White Sox’s fifth straight loss.

Johnson (8-8) allowed both runs to get his fourth win in five decisions.

Four relievers gave up two hits over the last three innings for Detroit with Ugueth Urbina pitching a perfect ninth for his 16th save in 18 chances.

Chicago got a man to third with two out in the eighth on Willie Harris’ double and a groundout. But Esteban Yan got Carlos Lee to fly to center to end the threat.

Scott Schoeneweis (6-8) allowed five hits and three runs, two earned, in 5 1-3 innings for the White Sox. He walked four and struck out five.

He allowed a single to Dmitri Young to start the sixth and then struck out Carlos Guillen. Rondell White then hit what looked like a routine double-play ball to shortstop Jose Valentin. But Valentin’s toss to Harris at second was off target and everybody was safe.

Schoeneweis was then replaced by Jon Adkins.

Both runners moved up on a passed ball by Sandy Alomar, and Marcus Thames walked. Bobby Higginson then hit a slow grounder to first and all Paul Konerko could do with was step on the bag as Young scored to make it 3-2.

Detroit went ahead 2-0 in the second on back-to-back RBI doubles by White and Thames.

Chicago cut the lead in half in the third on Lee’s RBI single.

The White Sox tied the game at 2 in the sixth on Carl Everett’s sacrifice fly.

Detroit catcher Ivan Rodriguez left the game in the third inning with upper back spasms. He was replaced by Mike DiFelice.

Notes: Lee has 14 RBIs in his last 11 games. … Tigers OF Alex Sanchez returned from the 15-day disabled list. He had a strained hamstring. … Tigers LHP Al Levine was scheduled to have his left forearm X-rayed after being hit by Aaron Rowand’s grounder in the eighth.

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