Mark Prior gave up three runs on six hits and one walk while striking out seven, as he went the distance to prevent losing all three games of their series against the White Sox. Prior was matched up against Brandon McCarthy, a friend of Prior's, who was making his big league debut. "The kid wants to learn," Prior said of McCarthy, who did not get a decision in his Major League debut. "We've e-mailed back and forth over the last couple years, him looking for advice on what to do in different phases of his career. "He e-mailed the other day and said he wouldn't ask for advice since I was starting against him," Prior said. "I didn't e-mail him back."