Carl Pavano won his third straight start as the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago White Sox 9-4 on Monday to snap a four-game losing streak in the American League. Pavano (3-3) allowed four runs and 10 hits over 6 1-3 innings in his first appearance against the White Sox in nearly five years. The right-hander didn't issue a walk and struck out three. Choo Shin-soo and Johnny Peralta drove in three runs apiece for Cleveland, which totaled 13 hits and scored three more runs than it did during its four-game slide. Chicago lost for the seventh time in nine games as Gavin Floyd (2-3) gave up eight runs and 11 hits over five innings. The right-hander is 0-2 with a 9.73 ERA in four starts since April 19. Lowe outlasts Santana Derek Lowe outlasted fellow ace pitcher Johan Santana as the Atlanta Braves beat New York 8-3 on Monday, ending the Mets' seven-game winning streak in the National League. Shortstop Jose Reyes' two-out error in the seventh inning led to four runs, saddling Santana (4-2) with his second loss this season when he did not allow an earned run. Matt Diaz's two-run single off Pedro Feliciano snapped a 1-1 tie in the seventh, and Casey Kotchman followed with another two-run single that made it 5-1. Lowe (5-1) gave up two runs and five hits in 6 2-3 innings, winning his fourth straight start. The Braves have won five of six on an eight-game road trip against the three teams ahead of them in the NL East. Santana was charged with two unearned runs and seven hits in 6 1-3 innings. He lowered his NL-best ERA to 0.78 through seven starts, three of which New York has lost. In other games it was: Giants 11, Nationals 7; Reds 13, Diamondbacks 5.
