SEATTLE - Bad news for the AL Central: The White Sox have snapped out of their mini-slump, and Bobby Jenks appears to be back on track, too.

John Danks combined with J.J. Putz and Jenks on a two-hitter, Alexei Ramirez homered and first-place Chicago beat the woeful Seattle Mariners 4-0 on Tuesday.

Danks (10-7) allowed Casey Kotchman's infield single in the second and Ichiro Suzuki's two-out single in the eighth on his final pitch of the night. He struck out eight and walked four, then got a dugout bear hug from manager Ozzie Guillen as Chicago increased its lead in the AL Central to a season-high 3? games over Detroit and Minnesota.

Putz got the final out of the eighth for his 25th consecutive scoreless outing, breaking Shingo Takatsu's White Sox record from 2004. And closer Jenks, the former Prairie American Legion standout, pitched a perfect ninth in his first appearance since he failed to record an out on Sunday, when he was charged with four runs in a loss at Minnesota.

"That was the reason he was in there," save situation or not, Guillen said of Jenks, who has 20 saves in 21 chances but a 4.63 ERA. "The way he pitched against Minnesota I wanted to get him in there the first opportunity I could. Hopefully, it creates a positive environment for him. Bobby's good at bouncing back."

And forgetting.

"Games like that, I try not to let them affect me in any way," Jenks said. "Save situation or not, I would have the same attitude."

The Mariners looked particularly lifeless while losing for the 14th time in 17 games and plummeting to a season-low 22 games under .500.