"Jake Peavy took advantage of the free-swinging Seattle hitters Friday night.

For Peavy, that was about as good as it got as he struck out eight while laboring through six innings to earn the victory for the Chicago White Sox.

"The biggest thing was I was able to make some pitching out of the stretch (position)," said Peavy, who had runners on base in each of the first five innings. "I hadn't done that all year. (Friday night), I made some good pitches with runners on. To make good pitches out of the stretch was gratifying.

"Another game, must win. We see Detroit winning. We know we've got to win."

Peavy needed 108 pitches to get through six innings."