Detroit ? Kenny Rogers is proving his 41-year-old arm can still win games late in the summer.

He dominated for seven innings and was backed by Marcus Thames’ solo homer and RBI triple in Detroit’s 4-0 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night, the Tigers’ second straight victory in a possibly pivotal four-game series against the World Series champions.

“I know I’ve won games in September before, or August, so it’s not a big deal,” he said. “I just want to start winning some games in October.”

Chicago has lost six of eight, falling 71â2 games behind Detroit.

Orioles 6, Twins 3

Baltimore – Rookie Nick Markakis homered three times to carry Baltimore.

Blue Jays 4, Athletics 3

Toronto – A.J. Burnett won his fourth straight start, and Vernon Wells homered to lead Toronto.

Devil Rays 5, Rangers 3

St. Petersburg, Fla. – Rocco Baldelli and Ben Zobrist hit consecutive sacrifice flies in the seventh inning, helping Tampa Bay beat Texas.

Angels 4, Red Sox 3

Anaheim, Calif. – Garret Anderson drove in the go-ahead run with an RBI single and Los Angeles dealt Boston its sixth straight loss.

Mariners 6, Yankees 5

Seattle – Adrian Beltre homered twice, including a ninth-inning drive off Ron Villone that ended Seattle’s 11-game losing streak.

National League

Mets 8, Cardinals 7

New York – Carlos Beltran hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning, rallying New York Mets past St. Louis.

Marlins 7, Nationals 5

Miami – Miguel Cabrera reached on an eighth-inning error and then scored the go-ahead run on Jeremy Hermida’s groundout to help Florida beat Washington.

Pirates 5, Braves 3

Atlanta – Freddy Sanchez and Jason Bay hit consecutive run-scoring singles in the eighth inning to rally Pittsburgh past Atlanta.

Phillies 6, Cubs 3

Chicago – Jamie Moyer won his Philadelphia debut for his first victory in five starts.

Reds 14, Astros 0

Cincinnati – Adam Dunn’s three-run homer completed an eight-run third inning that swept Cincinnati to its fourth straight victory.

Brewers 4, Rockies 1

Milwaukee – Chris Capuano won for the first time since July 6, and Milwaukee sent Colorado to its fourth straight loss.

Padres 1, Dodgers 0

San Diego – Mike Piazza snapped a 0-for-26 slump with an RBI single and Jake Peavy (7-12) held Los Angeles to three hits in seven innings.

Giants 7, D’backs 6

San Francisco – Rookie Eliezer Alfonzo doubled in the go-ahead run in the eighth for San Francisco, and Barry Bonds had a pair of hits.