Bit Player Stars for the Blue Jays

TORONTO â€”  Craig Grebeck has the role of a utility player all figured out.

Grebeck hit a game-winning single in the ninth inning Monday as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox, 4-3, to end a four-game losing streak.

The 5-foot-7 utility player went three for five with two RBIs, playing in place of Homer Bush.

“I know my role,� said Grebeck, who is hitting .383 in 47 at-bats.

Although Bush is hitless in his last 11 at-bats and batting only .200, Grebeck doesn’t expect to become the starting second baseman.

“Homer is our second baseman. He didn’t hit .320 by fluke last year,� Grebeck said. “We needed to give Homer a day off, he’s been struggling.�

Chicago, trailing 3-1, tied it in the ninth on a two-out single by Jeff Abbott off Billy Koch (3-0) and Herbert Perry’s second home run of the season.

But Chicago’s Bob Howry (0-1) walked pinch-hitter Darrin Fletcher with one out in the bottom half, Shannon Stewart hit a ground-rule double and Grebeck grounded a single under the glove of shortstop Jose Valentin, playing in as the White Sox hoped for a double play.

Toronto’s Pete Munro, making his first start of the season, didn’t allow a hit until Chris Singleton doubled with two outs in the fourth and gave up only four hits and one run in 7 1/3 innings. Valentin’s RBI single tied the score 1-1 in the fifth.

Grebeck’s solo homer off Jim Parque put Toronto ahead in the fourth, and the Blue Jays took a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the fifth on a throwing error by Greg Norton and an RBI single by Stewart.

The White Sox had won three in a row.