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Pierre's bat and glove helps WSox beat Tigers 6-2

By AP

DETROIT – Juan Pierre's two-run double and run-saving catch in the fourth inning helped the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 6-2 Tuesday.

Freddy Garcia (3-2) gave up two runs over six innings, going five starts without a loss for the first time since the end of the 2006 season.

Sergio Santos, J.J. Putz and Bobby Jenks each pitched an inning of scoreless relief.

Rick Porcello (3-4) allowed four runs on eight hits in seven innings.

Pierre led off the game with a walk and scored, hit a two-out double to give Chicago a two-run lead in its three-run fourth and dove to rob Gerald Laird of an RBI single that would have made it 4-3 in the inning.

Detroit's Johnny Damon hit a homer in the first inning, and Brennan Boesch doubled and scored a go-ahead run in the second.

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