Jhonny Peralta’s first home run of the season was worth the wait.

Peralta hit a two-run shot in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting the Tigers to a 5-4 win over the Chicago White Sox Friday night in Detroit. The Tigers trailed by a run when Alex Avila hit a one-out single, and Peralta ended it with a homer to right-center.

“It’s the best moment you can feel,’’ Peralta said. “The first home run this year - and walk-off. It’s not bad, huh?’’

Chicago led, 4-2, after Gordon Beckham’s tiebreaking two-run shot in the seventh, but Detroit got a run back in the eighth on an RBI single by Miguel Cabrera. Matt Thornton (1-1) got the last out of the eighth but gave up the winning homer to Peralta.

Cubs 5, Dodgers 4 - Paul Maholm pitched six crisp innings for his third consecutive win and host Chicago held on to beat Los Angeles.

Maholm allowed one run and three hits while improving to 1-5 with a 4.91 ERA in nine career starts against Los Angeles.

Astros 5, Cardinals 4 - Jose Altuve put host Houston on top with a three-run homer in the second inning and held on to beat St. Louis.

The win is the fourth straight for the Astros and the second consecutive loss for the National League Central-leading Cardinals.

Diamondbacks 5, Mets 4 - Cody Ransom hit a two-run homer and a go-ahead single in the eighth inning to help Arizona hand host New York its fourth straight loss.

Paul Goldschmidt hit a tying, two-run double in the eighth and Arizona won a one-run game after losing two in a row at Washington, each by a run. Arizona improved to 1-7 when trailing after seven innings.

Nationals 4, Phillies 3 - Pinch-hitter Wilson Ramos delivered an RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the 11th inning to give Washington a comeback victory over visiting Philadelphia.