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 Garland (9-10) ran his career record to 13-6 against the Tigers, who began the day six games back of Cleveland in the AL Central and 2 1/2 games behind New York in the wild-card race. Garland allowed one run and struck out four without walking a batter.
Ehren Wasserman and Matt Thornton pitched a scoreless eighth, and Bobby Jenks worked the ninth for his 37th save in 42 chances.
It didn't come without a little bit of drama.
After retiring 53 of his previous 55 batters, Jenks gave up a two-out walk to Brandon Inge and a single to pinch hitter Sean Casey before striking out Curtis Granderson with runners on the corners to end it.
The last-place White Sox improved to 9-4 against Detroit this season.
With two out in the third, Fields lined Jeremy Bonderman's first pitch over the left-centerfield fence, his 18th homer of the year, to give Chicago a 1-0 lead.
Paul Konerko singled in the sixth before Cintron's homer chased Bonderman and made it 3-0. Cintron's first home run of the season came on a 3-1 pitch, which he lined just over the right-field fence.
Zach Miner replaced Bonderman (11-8), who allowed three runs and seven hits in 5 1-3 innings, walking two and striking out three.
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Miner threw 3 2-3 innings of scoreless relief to keep the Tigers close.
Detroit broke up Garland's shutout in the sixth on Guillen's run-scoring single, which put runners on first and third with one out. But Garland got Ivan Rodriguez to foul out and fanned Marcus Thames to end the inning.
Garland had already worked out of two early inning jams.
Singles by Rodriguez and Inge gave the Tigers runners on first and second with two out in the second, but Ramon Santiago grounded out to end the inning. Guillen doubled with one out in the fourth, but Garland retired Rodriguez and Thames on groundouts.
Notes: Detroit DH Gary Sheffield, on the 15-day disabled list because of a troublesome right shoulder that has bothered him since late July, said he should be ready to play when he is scheduled to come off the DL on Thursday. ... White Sox C A.J. Pierzynski was in Orlando, Fla., attending a family funeral. ... Chicago purchased the contract of RHP Lance Broadway from Triple-A Charlotte, and recalled LHP Heath Phillips from the same team. ... The Tigers' Magglio Ordonez was the AL Player of the Month for August. He hit .393 (46-for-117) with 10 homers and 31 RBIs in 29 games.
[Associated Press]
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