CHICAGO – Carlos Quentin hit a tiebreaking homer leading off the bottom of the seventh Saturday, closer Bobby Jenks escaped a ninth-inning jam and the White Sox made it two straight over the Cubs with a 6-5 victory.

Quentin drove an 0-2 pitch from Carlos Marmol (1-3) for an opposite-field home run into the Cubs’ bullpen in right field – his 18th of the season – to snap the 5-5 tie.

Derrek Lee was 5-for-5 with three RBIs for the Cubs, who’ve lost seven of 11. He led off the top of the ninth with a double and moved to third on an infield out.

But Lee was stranded when Jenks got Aramis Ramirez to ground out to short with the infield in and retired Jim Edmonds on a grounder to second to end the game.

Jermaine Dye and Alexei Ramirez also homered for the White Sox, who were swept last weekend by the Cubs but have rebounded and won four of five.

Matt Thornton (4-1), the third of five White Sox’s relievers, pitched 1 2-3 perfect innings, striking out four of the five batters he faced to get the win. Jenks’s save was his 18th in 21 chances.

Yankees 3, Mets 2

NEW YORK – Andy Pettitte outpitched Johan Santana for his sixth straight win, leading the Yankees past the Mets at rainy Shea Stadium.

Robinson Cano delivered a key RBI single off Santana (7-7), who has received little support from his teammates while dropping four consecutive decisions for the second time in his career.

Pettitte (9-5) allowed only solo homers to Ramon Castro and David Wright in six neat innings, winning his fourth start in a row since allowing 10 runs in a June 7 no-decision against Kansas City. The left-hander improved to 6-0 with a 3.54 ERA in eight outings since a May 17 loss to Santana at Yankee Stadium.

Brewers 5, Twins 1

MINNEAPOLIS – Manny Parra allowed two hits in seven innings to win his sixth straight start and Milwaukee beat Minnesota to end the Twins’ 10-game winning streak.

Bill Hall had a two-run double and Ryan Braun and Corey Hart also had RBIs for the Brewers, who have won nine of 12.

Jason Kubel hit a home run with two outs in the ninth for Minnesota.

Tigers 7, Rockies 6

DETROIT – Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run double in the bottom of the ninth and Detroit overcame Todd Jones’ blown save to beat Colorado and improve to .500 for the first time this season.

It was the Tigers’ fourth straight win and 14th in 17 games.

Colorado lost its sixth straight game. The Rockies have lost six or more in a row three times this season.

Blue Jays 9, Braves 5

TORONTO – Vernon Wells homered and drove in three runs to help Toronto beat Atlanta.

Wells had three hits, Rod Barajas hit a solo homer and Joe Inglett had two RBIs for Toronto, which got a solid effort from John Parrish in his first start since 2004.

Mark Teixeira hit his 16th homer and Gregor Blanco had a career-high four hits for the Braves. Teixeira has six homers and 11 RBIs in his past six games.

Parrish (1-0) allowed one run and four hits in six innings to win for the first time since May 19, 2007, for Baltimore against Washington.

Reds 5, Indians 0

CLEVELAND – Johnny Cueto won for the first time in four starts for Cincinnati, combining with four relievers to shut out Cleveland.

Cueto (6-8) constantly worked out of trouble to win for the first time since June 6 at Florida. The rookie right-hander gave up five hits, walked three and hit two batters over 6 1-3 innings.

Cincinnati won for only the fourth time in 13 games, but clinched the season series in the interleague battle of Ohio’s teams. The Reds swept three games from the Indians last month in Cincinnati and are 1-1 in this three-game series.

Cardinals 5, Royals 1

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Rick Ankiel hit a two-run home run to help rookie Mitchell Boggs remain unbeaten and St. Louis snapped Kansas City’s six-game winning streak.

Boggs (3-0) worked out of a jam in the first inning against what has been one of the hottest teams in the majors and allowed only four hits and one run in six innings. The Cardinals, who beat the Royals for the first time in five games, are 4-0 in the six starts the 24-year-old right-hander has made since being called up on June 6 from Triple-A Memphis.

D-backs 6, Marlins 2

MIAMI – Brandon Webb returned to his All-Star form, Chris Young had three RBIs and the Diamondbacks beat Florida for the first time in five tries this season.

Webb (12-4), the 2006 Cy Young Award winner, stuck out eight and gave up two runs in six innings for the Diamondbacks, who ended a three-game skid. The Diamondbacks’ ace gave up 11 earned runs in his previous two starts, both losses.

Young’s triple in the sixth drove in two runs, giving Arizona a 5-1 lead and chasing Marlins starter Andrew Miller (5-7).

Marlins second baseman Dan Uggla, who began Saturday leading the majors with 23 home runs, left the game in the fourth because of a left ankle sprain.

Phillies 8, Rangers 6

ARLINGTON, Texas – Chase Utley and Ryan Howard hit 400-foot homers in the third inning and the Philadelphia Phillies held on against the Texas Rangers.

After Utley hit a 418-foot shot into the Rangers’ bullpen in right-center field and Pat Burrell drew a walk, Howard hit a blast that landed in the second deck of seats above the bullpen for a 6-2 lead.

Cole Hamels (8-5) struck out eight over seven innings for the NL East-leading Phillies, who won for only the second time in 10 games.

Orioles 9, Nationals 1

WASHINGTON – Luke Scott and Ramon Hernandez homered, Adam Jones matched his career high with four hits, and the Orioles cruised past the Nationals in a game interrupted by rain for 63 minutes.

Garrett Olson (6-3) allowed one run, six hits and three walks in five innings for the Orioles. He also drove in a run and got a bunt single, the first hit in 17 at-bats this season by Baltimore pitchers.

Lance Cormier allowed one hit over the final four innings to earn his first major league save.

John Lannan (4-9) got the loss.