By The Associated Press

CHICAGO – Paul Konerko hit a two-run, bases-loaded single in the seventh Friday night as the Chicago White Sox rallied to beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-3 for their 27th win in 36 games.

Mark Buehrle (6-1) allowed five hits in eight innings to win his fifth straight decision and was bailed out when the White Sox came from 3-0 down. Chicago has now had a lead in all 36 of its games this season.

Dustin Hermanson pitched a perfect ninth for his eighth save in as many opportunities. Hermanson has still not allowed a run in 18 1-3 innings this season.

With the White Sox trailing 3-2, Scott Podsednik led off the seventh with a ground rule double to chase Orioles starter Rodrigo Lopez. Podsednik raced to third on Tadahito Iguchi’s grounder to first that Rafael Palmeiro mishandled for an error, putting runners at the corners.

Todd Williams (3-3) walked Aaron Rowand to load the bases and Konerko delivered a broken-bat single to center on an 0-2 pitch for a 4-3 lead. Chicago pushed across another run on an RBI infield single by pinch-hitter Carl Everett.

Lopez couldn’t hold the three-run cushion after shutting Chicago down for four innings. He allowed 10 hits and three r

Indians 6, Blue Jays 4

CLEVELAND – Ben Broussard doubled home three runs and Ryan Ludwick hit a solo homer as the Cleveland Indians snapped the Toronto Blue Jays’ three-game winning streak with a 6-4 victory Friday night.

Cleveland won for the third time in four games and improved to 2-8 against left-handed starters and 8-0 when scoring six or more runs.

Bob Howry (3-1) pitched one perfect inning of relief and Bob Wickman worked the ninth for his 10th save in 12 tries.

Broussard hit a three-run double in a four-run first inning off Ted Lilly (1-4).

The left-hander made 47 pitches and walked four in the inning, including Coco Crisp with the bases loaded to force home the first run. Broussard followed with a line double to right-center – making the Indians 5-for-26 (.192) with the bases loaded this season.

Broussard continued to produce with the bases full. He’s 2-for-3 this season after going 7-for-11 with three homers and 23 RBIs with the bases loaded in 2004.

Angels-Tigers ppd.

DETROIT – The Los Angeles Angels’ game against the Detroit Tigers was postponed because of rain.

It will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Saturday afternoon. The first game is scheduled for 1:05 p.m.

Devil Rays 3, Royals 2

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Alex Gonzalez hit a tiebreaking home run with two outs in the ninth inning, lifting Tampa Bay past Kansas City 3-2 Friday night for the Devil Rays’ first road win in more than three weeks.

It was the Devil Rays’ 10th home run of the year from the No. 9 spot. They still do not have a homer from anyone batting cleanup.

Ambiorix Burgos (1-3) started the ninth after the Royals scored a run in the eighth for a 2-all tie.

Danys Baez (4-0) pitched 1 2-3 innings for the win.

Josh Phelps had a two-run single in the third for the Devil Rays, whose only other win in 13 road games had come on April 19 at New York.

Doug Waechter, whose longest stint this year had been seven innings, had allowed two hits and took a 2-1 lead into the eighth. But he gave up singles to Mark Teahen and Ruben Gotay and was lifted for Trevor Miller after Angel Berroa sacrificed the runners into scoring position.

Miller intentionally walked David DeJesus to load the bases and Baez came in to face Eli Marrero, who delivered a sacrifice fly that scored Teahen with the tying run. Baez then got Matt Stairs to ground out for the third out.