Chicago ? The White Sox brought their brand of aggressive baseball eight miles across town and gave the Cubs a glimpse of why they own the best record in the majors.

Freddy Garcia threw inside early and outpitched Greg Maddux; Joe Crede and Jermaine Dye homered; and the White Sox had four run-scoring hits with two outs to beat the Cubs, 5-1, Friday for their 30th victory.

Winning at Wrigley Field made it all the more enjoyable.

“It’s definitely a lot of fun playing in a series like this. There are a lot of fans and electricity,” Crede said. “It’s so much better.”

On a breezy, 62-degree day before a crowd of 38,988, the White Sox pecked away at Maddux and pulled out to a 4-0 lead.

“We got some big two-out hits,” said White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski, who played last year with the Giants. “I was there for Maddux’s 300th win. It was kind of cool, they said it might never happen again. He’s a great pitcher and a Hall of Fame pitcher, and today we got the best of him.”

Garcia (4-3), who had given up 11 earned runs and 18 hits in his previous two starts over 121â3 innings, surrendered five singles. He lost his shutout bid in his seventh and final inning on an unearned run. Second baseman Tadahito Iguchi dropped Henry Blanco’s popup for a two-base error, and Jerry Hairston hit a two-out RBI single to make it 4-1.

But Garcia set the tone in the first inning. After Maddux had hit Iguchi with a pitch in the top of the inning, Garcia came in high and tight on Hairston, the Cubs’ leadoff hitter, and moments later plunked Derrek Lee.

Jermaine Dye of the Chicago White Sox connects for a home run against the Cubs. The Sox defeated the Cubs, 5-1, Friday at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

Yankees 5, Mets 2

New York – Derek Jeter and the New York Yankees made their share of mistakes. The revamped Mets made even more costly blunders. The Yankees scored twice in the sixth inning on consecutive errors by Kaz Matsui and Doug Mientkiewicz and went on to a victory in the first game of this year’s Subway Series.

Tony Womack walked twice, stole a base and hustled to score two runs, and Hideki Matsui drove in two of the eight Yankees who reached on walks.

The Yankees ended a three-game losing streak to their crosstown rival, improving to 27-16 against the Mets since interleague play began in 1997.

For the first time since 2000, the reinvigorated Mets (22-19) came into the Subway Series with a better record than the Yankees (21-20), but their new Gold Glove first baseman made an error that led to a run, and high-priced newcomer Carlos Beltran left two runners in scoring position before getting an RBI single in the seventh.

Athletics 8, Giants 4

San Francisco – Keith Ginter hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning and had a career-high five RBIs in Oakland’s victory over San Francisco. Eric Chavez had a tiebreaking single during Oakland’s five-run seventh, when four San Francisco pitchers couldn’t stop one of the majors’ worst offenses. Bobby Kielty matched his career high with four hits and scored three runs.

Padres 6, Mariners 1

Seattle – Jake Peavy pitched three-hit ball for seven shutout innings and matched a season high with 10 strikeouts, leading San Diego past Seattle for its eighth straight victory. The surging Padres, who lead the NL West at 26-16, improved to 17-3 in their last 20 games.

The 23-year-old Peavy (4-0) was tough on Seattle. He walked one and improved to 3-0 lifetime against the Mariners, extending his run to 212â3 scoreless innings against them.

Red Sox 4, Braves 3

Boston – A healthy Wade Miller gave Boston’s battered rotation a big boost. Miller retired his first eight batters and allowed three hits in 61â3 innings in a victory over Atlanta after the Red Sox struggled on their six-game West Coast trip.

He made just his third start of the season after recovering from a frayed rotator cuff in his right shoulder that kept him on the disabled list for the last three months of the 2004 season with Houston. He signed with Boston as a free agent.

Another pitcher who switched leagues in the offseason continued to struggle at Fenway Park. Atlanta starter Tim Hudson, obtained in a trade with Oakland, gave up four runs and eight hits, including homers by Jason Varitek and Bill Mueller, in six innings.

Blue Jays 6, Nationals 1

Toronto – The remnants of the Montreal Expos lost in their return to Canada. Ted Lilly struck out a season-high eight in five innings, and Vernon Wells homered twice to lead Toronto over Washington. After playing in Montreal as the Expos from 1969 though last season, Canada’s first major-league baseball team moved to Washington during the offseason.

Phillies 9, Orioles 3

Baltimore – Randy Wolf remained unbeaten against Baltimore, Chase Utley hit a two-run homer, and Philadelphia beat the Orioles for its fourth victory in five games. Wolf (3-4) went six innings, allowing two runs – one earned – and seven hits, walking two and striking out six. He improved to 4-0 in five games – three starts – against the Orioles, whose 56-83 mark (.403) entering the game was the worst interleague record in the majors.

Reds 2, Indians 1

Cincinnati – Aaron Harang, the most dependable pitcher in the majors’ most hittable rotation, took a shutout into the eighth inning, and Cincinnati’s bullpen barely held on. Adam Dunn and Felipe Lopez homered for the Reds, who won for only the fifth time in their last 21 games. Harang (3-2) allowed only four hits and struck out a season-high nine in 71â3 innings.

Marlins 7, Devil Rays 6

Miami – Mike Lowell and Paul Lo Duca drove in three runs each to back Al Leiter and lead Florida over Tampa Bay. Leiter (2-4), whose only other win was against Atlanta on May 3, gave up four runs and six hits in five innings. He had been 0-3 with a 10.19 earned-run average in his first four home starts.

Rangers 7, Astros 3

Arlington, Texas – Kenny Rogers’ scoreless streak was snapped at 31 innings, but he held Houston to three runs in eight innings and received a lot of help from Laynce Nix. Nix hit a three-run homer, had six RBIs and made a run-saving throw from center field to help the 40-year-old Rogers improve to 5-2.

Angels 9, Dodgers 0

Los Angeles – Jarrod Washburn pitched seven sharp innings, and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers despite losing Vladimir Guerrero after he jammed his left shoulder on a play at the plate. Chone Figgins drove in three runs with a second-inning triple off Scott Erickson in the Angels’ first regular-season game in Los Angeles since renaming themselves the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Figgins scored on a sacrifice fly by Darin Erstad, making it 4-0. Juan Rivera, who replaced Guerrero in right field, hit a grand slam in the ninth.

Twins 7, Brewers 1

Minneapolis – Carlos Silva pitched a five-hitter for his second career complete game, seven Twins batters each drove in a run, and Minnesota beat Milwaukee. Shannon Stewart and Nick Punto, holding the top two spots in the lineup, had seven hits between them to spark the Twins, who knocked Brewers starter Gary Glover (2-3) out in a four-run second.

Diamondbacks 6, Tigers 2

Detroit – Brandon Webb took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning and won his sixth straight decision, leading Arizona over Detroit.