Konerko belts two homers; Brewers stop Mets? streak

Paul Konerko homered twice off A.J. Burnett to spoil the right-hander?s Toronto debut, giving the Chicago White Sox a 4-2 win over the Blue Jays on Saturday.

Konerko hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the fifth ? his second of the game, fourth of the season and third in two games.

Burnett (0-1), who signed a five-year, $55 million contract with Toronto after spending seven seasons with the Marlins, gave up seven hits and four runs in six innings while walking one and striking out five. He started the season on the disabled list after scar tissue broke off in his elbow during spring training, delaying his first start with his new team.

Indians 7, Tigers 2

DETROIT (AP) ? Fausto Carmona allowed one run in six innings in his major league debut to lead the Indians to the win.

Carmona (1-0), recalled from Triple-A Buffalo to replace C.C. Sabathia (abdominal strain), gave up five hits to help Cleveland snap a three-game losing streak. He walked two and struck out four.

Jeremy Bonderman (1-2) lost his second start in a row, giving up seven runs and eight hits with a walk in 3 2-3 innings. The Tigers have lost five of six since a 5-0 start.

Travis Hafner hit a two-run homer in the first and sparked Cleveland?s five-run fourth inning with a leadoff double. Hafner?s seventh home run moved him into a tie for the major league lead with Detroit?s Chris Shelton.

Mariners 3, Red Sox 0

BOSTON (AP) ? Joel Pineiro and two relievers combined on a five-hit shutout for the Mariners.

Seattle took advantage of two passed balls by Josh Bard to score three runs in the third inning. Bard had trouble handling Tim Wakefield?s knuckleball. Raul Ibanez and Richie Sexson each drove in runs.

Boston, which led the majors in runs each of the past three seasons, has scored four or less seven times in 11 games.

Pineiro (2-1) gave up five hits and two walks with five strikeouts in 6 1-3 innings. Eddie Guardado pitched the ninth for his second save in two opportunities.

Orioles 3, Angels 2

BALTIMORE (AP) ? Erik Bedard pitched eight strong innings to earn his third win for the Orioles.

Jeff Conine had an RBI double and Melvin Mora singled in a run for Baltimore. Ramon Hernandez had three hits.

Bartolo Colon (0-2) gave up only one earned run in seven innings for Los Angeles, but the 2005 AL Cy Young Award winner now has gone three starts without a victory.

Chris Ray worked the ninth for his fourth save in four tries.

National League

Brewers 8, Mets 2

NEW YORK (AP) ? Tomo Ohka shut down New York?s offense and slapped a go-ahead double, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to an 8-2 victory Saturday that stopped the Mets? winning streak at seven.

Pitching against a team that began the day with an NL-high .310 batting average, Ohka (1-1) allowed two runs ? one earned ? and five hits in seven innings. He had been 0-5 in seven appearances at Shea Stadium coming in.

Cardinals 9, Reds 3

ST. LOUIS (AP) ? Albert Pujols, Hector Luna and Scott Spiezio homered and Sidney Ponson won his home debut with the Cardinals.

Luna tied his career high with three RBIs for the Cardinals, who are 3-2 at new Busch Stadium.