ATLANTA – Justin Verlander pitched seven innings to win his fourth straight start and the Detroit Tigers beat light-hitting Atlanta 2-1 Saturday, leading frustrated Braves manager Bobby Cox to pick up a record-tying ejection.

Cox was thrown out of the game in the ninth inning by plate umpire Chad Fairchild. Cox’s ejection gave him 131 for his career, tying the record set by John McGraw.

Cox came on the field as Fairchild tossed Atlanta’s Brian McCann for arguing a called third strike from Todd Jones, who got three outs to earn his 18th save in 22 chances.

Cox already has the record for most ejections by a manager, since 14 of McGraw’s came as a player.

Carlos Guillen homered for the Tigers, who have won six straight games.

Cubs 2, White Sox 1

CHICAGO (AP) – Ryan Theriot’s suicide squeeze against Bobby Jenks in the ninth inning drove in the go-ahead run and lifted the Cubs over the struggling White Sox.

Theriot laid down a bunt between the mound and the plate as pinch-runner Angel Pagan broke toward home. Jenks (2-3) fielded the ball but had no play at the plate as the White Sox suffered their 21st loss in 26 games.

Michael Wuertz (1-2) got the last out of the eighth after walking a batter and picked up the win. Bob Howry pitched the ninth for his first save in four chances.

Rangers 7, Astros 2

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Jamey Wright overcame shaky control to win for the first time in almost a year, and Michael Young had four RBIs for Texas.

Gerald Laird hit his fifth homer of the season in the eighth for Texas, which has won a season-high four straight. The Rangers also have won seven of nine – all against National League opponents.

Blue Jays 11, Rockies 6

TORONTO (AP) – Frank Thomas hit his 498th career home run and Matt Stairs matched a career high with four hits for the Blue Jays.

Stairs went 4-for-5 with a homer and two RBIs and scored twice. It was the third four-hit game of his career and first since June 14, 2000, at Minnesota. Thomas finished 4-for-4 with four RBIs and a walk.

Cardinals 8, Phillies 3

ST. LOUIS – Juan Encarnacion and Chris Duncan homered, Adam Wainwright pitched six sharp innings and the Cardinals beat Philadelphia 8-3 on Saturday to stop the Phillies’ six-game winning streak in St. Louis.

Wainwright (6-6) ended a personal three-game home losing streak for St. Louis, which has won five of seven. So Taguchi extended his hitting streak to 15 games and Scott Spiezio had two hits for a 12-game run.

Mets 1, Athletics 0

NEW YORK – David Wright dropped an RBI double in front of diving right fielder Travis Buck in the ninth inning, giving the New York Mets a 1-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Saturday night.

Orlando Hernandez and Oakland starter Joe Blanton matched zeros most of the way in a tight game that included an equipment-throwing tirade by New York catcher Paul Lo Duca.

Brewers 7, Royals 1

MILWAUKEE (AP) – Corey Hart had three hits and scored two runs to help the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Kansas City Royals 7-1 Saturday night for their fifth straight win.

Hart went 3-for-3 and is batting .422 (19-for-45) in his last 10 games with five homers and 14 RBIs. He had three hits and four RBIs in Milwaukee’s 11-6 win over the Royals on Friday night.

Since getting no-hit by Detroit’s Justin Verlander on June 12, Milwaukee has gone 9-1.

Twins 11, Marlins 1

MIAMI – With slugger Justin Morneau sidelined for the first time in 192 games, the rest of the Minnesota Twins’ lineup picked up the slack – and then some.

Joe Mauer and Jason Bartlett drove in three runs apiece, and the Twins totaled 17 hits to beat the Florida Marlins 11-1 Saturday night.

Indians 4, Nationals 3

WASHINGTON – Victor Martinez hit a three-run homer to straightaway center field in the top of the ninth, and the Cleveland Indians ended the game with an unusual double play in a 4-3 victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday night.

Martinez hit Chad Cordero’s pitch over the 410-foot mark, ending 17 innings of offensive doldrums for the Indians against the Nationals pitching staff.

Cleveland scored only one run in Friday night’s loss and appeared on course to do the same on Saturday until the big three-run ninth.

Devil Rays 4, Dodgers 3

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Dioner Navarro hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the seventh inning as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 on Saturday night.

Navarro, mired in a 2-for-34 slump, homered off Randy Wolf for his first home run since last Sept. 4. The catcher was obtained by the Devil Rays from Los Angeles in a four-player deal last June.