By The Associated Press

DETROIT – Carlos Guillen and Dmitri Young homered, and the Detroit Tigers rallied for two runs in the seventh Monday to beat the Minnesota Twins 6-4 in a makeup for one of the two games postponed by snow last weekend.

The attendance was announced at 14,976, but it looked like barely 1,000 showed up to Comerica Park to watch Jason Johnson face Brad Radke on a 50-degree day.

Justin Morneau gave the Twins a 4-3 lead in the seventh with a two-run double to left-center against Kyle Farnsworth, who couldn’t hold the lead after Johnson left with two outs and a man on in the seventh.

But the Twins bullpen failed Radke in the bottom of the seventh.

Mets 5, Braves 4

NEW YORK – Mike Piazza broke out of a slump with three hits and Cliff Floyd and David Wright hit two-run homers as the New York Mets came from behind to end the Atlanta Braves’ four-game winning streak, 5-4 Monday night.

Aaron Heilman (2-2) allowed just two hits over seven innings and retired 15 straight batters but was trailing 1-0 when the Mets came to bat in the sixth against Horacio Ramirez (1-2).

Kaz Matsui singled with one out and moved up on a wild pitch. After Carlos Beltran struck out, Piazza hit a double into the left-field corner, scoring Matsui with the tying run. Floyd followed with his fifth home run of the season, stretching his hitting streak to 12 games.

Chris Woodward then singled and Wright ended Ramirez’s night with his fourth home run of the season.

Phillies 5, Nationals 4

WASHINGTON – This victory should have been a walk in the park for the Philadelphia Phillies.

Taking advantage of seven free passes offered by Washington pitchers – plus two errors – the Phillies built a four-run lead, then held on to beat the Nationals 5-4 Monday night and end a three-game losing streak that dropped them into last in the NL East.

Cory Lidle (1-2) went six innings, allowing three runs and eight hits, and helped himself with an RBI single. Rheal Cormier pitched the seventh, and Tim Worrell gave up a run in the eighth before giving way to closer Billy Wagner, who got the last four outs for his 250th career save.

The Phillies took a 5-1 lead into the bottom of the sixth, then let most of it slip away against a Washington team that has scored 50 of its 88 runs in the seventh inning or later. The Nationals pulled within 5-3 on Brian Schneider’s two-run triple in the sixth. They made it a one-run game in the eighth when Jose Vidro led off with a triple after an 11-pitch at-bat and scored on Jose Guillen’s sacrifice fly.

Pirates 2, Astros 0

PITTSBURGH – Oliver Perez shook off a season-long slump to allow four hits over 7 2-3 mostly dominating innings, outpitching Roy Oswalt and leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to only their second home victory, 2-0 over the Houston Astros on Monday night.

The Pirates had a major league-worst 1-6 home record, but ended a four-game losing streak at PNC Park by running the Astros’ road record to 1-9 – also the worst in the majors.

Perez (1-2) didn’t give up a hit until two out in the sixth and struck out nine in his first productive start this season. Oswalt (3-2) gave up two runs on sacrifice flies to end his three-game winning streak.

Perez developed into one of the NL’s top starters at age 22 last season, going 12-10 with a 2.98 ERA and 239 strikeouts – the third most in club history. But this season couldn’t have gone much worse for the left-hander, at least until Monday.

Cubs 10, Reds 6

CHICAGO – Mark Prior struck out a season-high 10 in six strong innings and Neifi Perez hit a three-run homer and had four RBIs to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 10-6 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.

Prior (3-0) fought thorough wildness over the first three innings, throwing 63 pitches and walking two, but still struck out six. He had three strikeouts in the second inning but Austin Kearns reached first base when he swung at a wild pitch for strike three.

Prior has won all three of his starts this season and is looking a lot like the pitcher he was in 2003 when he went 18-6. He gave up his first earned run of the year in the fourth, a leadoff homer to Austin Kearns.

White Sox 6, Athletics 0

OAKLAND, Calif. – Given Jon Garland’s dominant pitching and the Oakland Athletics’ inept offense this season, a shutout victory wasn’t much of a surprise for the White Sox new ace.

Chris Widger’s first homer in five years was a shocker, however – almost as surprising as Chicago’s remarkable winning streak.

Garland pitched a four-hitter for his second career shutout, and Widger broke open a scoreless game in the seventh with a two-run homer in Chicago’s eighth straight victory, 6-0 over Barry Zito and the A’s.

Widger’s shot was the backup catcher’s first homer in the majors since Aug. 9, 2000, and it propelled Chicago to yet another impressive win in this charmed April. The White Sox improved to 10-2 on the road – their best start since the “Go Go Sox” did the same on the way to the AL pennant in 1959.

Carl Everett added a two-run double in a four-run seventh inning for the White Sox, who have the majors’ best record at 16-4. Paul Konerko had a two-run single in the ninth for Chicago, which has held a lead in all 20 games during the best start in franchise history.

D-backs 4, Dodgers 2

LOS ANGELES – Javier Vazquez pitched eight strong innings, Troy Glaus and Shawn Green got the key hits in a three-run first, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 for their fourth straight victory.

Vazquez (2-2) allowed five hits, including solo homers by J.D. Drew and Jeff Kent, walked two and struck out nine. It was the second consecutive strong outing for Vazquez after he gave up 17 earned runs in 12 innings in his first three starts for the Diamondbacks.

Javier Lopez struck out Drew to start the ninth before Brandon Lyon got the final two outs for his major league-leading ninth save in 10 chances.

The loss was the first at home for the Dodgers in six games this season, and their fourth in five games overall after they went 12-2 to begin the season. They lead the NL West by 11/2 games over the Diamondbacks.

Derek Lowe (1-2) entered with a 1.27 ERA in his first four starts, but he issued a four-pitch walk to Craig Counsell to start the game and Alex Cintron singled. After Luis Gonzalez popped to short, Glaus lined a two-run double to right-center and Green followed with an RBI single.

Glaus and Green made triumphant returns to Southern California in their first game in an Arizona uniform. Glaus signed a four-year, $45 million free-agent contract over the winter after playing six-plus years with the Angels, and Green went to the Diamondbacks in an offseason trade following five years with the Dodgers.

Drew hit a 2-1 pitch from Vazquez into the right-field bullpen with two outs in the fourth for the first Los Angeles hit, making it 3-1.

The Diamondbacks got that run back in the seventh when Counsell hit a one-out single, stole second and scored on a two-out single by Gonzalez. Glaus followed with his second double, but Gonzalez was thrown out at the plate to end the inning.

The Dodgers drew within two runs in their half on Kent’s sixth homer. Kent hit a full-count pitch, the 10th of the at-bat, over the left-field wall.

Pinch-hitter Ricky Ledee walked and Cesar Izturis singled with two outs in the Los Angeles eighth before Vazquez struck out pinch-hitter Olmedo Saenz on three pitches to end the inning.

Lowe allowed 10 hits and four runs in seven innings, walking one and striking out seven. Gonzalez singled and stole second with one out in the third, but Lowe retired Glaus on a fly to left and threw a called third strike past Green. Gonzalez hit a two-out double in the fifth before Lowe fanned Glaus.

Notes: Green said his best memory in his five years with the Dodgers was their 4-0 victory over St. Louis in the first round of the playoffs last October – the team’s only postseason win since 1988 … Dodgers closer Eric Gagne threw off a mound for the first time since going on the disabled list April 1 due to a sprained ligament in his pitching elbow. “He felt great. He had no pain,” trainer Stan Johnston said. There is no timetable for Gagne’s return. … The Diamondbacks have a 10-4 record against NL West teams this season, including 2-2 against the Dodgers. Arizona was 21-55 against division opponents last season. … The opener of a nine-game homestand was just the sixth home game for the Dodgers this season. They’ve played 13 road games – most in the NL. … The Dodgers have hit 11 homers at Dodger Stadium in their six home games while allowing only one. … Dodgers C Jason Phillips went hitless in three at-bats to snap his 10-game hitting streak.

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