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AL standings

 East W L Pct GB New York 69 42 .622 u Boston 62 48 .564 6 1/2 Tampa Bay 61 50 .550 8 Toronto 53 57 .482 15 1/2 Baltimore 46 65 .414 23 central W L Pct GB Detroit 59 51 .536 u WHITE SOX 57 55 .509 3 Minnesota 54 57 .486 5 1/2 Cleveland 48 63 .432 11 1/2 Kansas City 43 68 .387 16 1/2 west W L Pct GB Los Angeles 65 44 .596 u Texas 62 48 .564 3 1/2 Seattle 58 53 .523 8 Oakland 49 62 .441 17 SundayAEs Games Cleveland 8, WHITE SOX 4 Detroit 8, Minnesota 7 Toronto 7, Baltimore 3 Oakland 6, Kansas City 3 Texas 7, L.A. Angels 0 Seattle 11, Tampa Bay 2 N.Y. Yankees 5, Boston 2 MondayAEs Games WHITE SOX at Seattle, 9:10 p.m. Oakland at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m. Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, 6:05 p.m. Detroit at Boston, 6:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m. TuesdayAEs Games WHITE SOX at Seattle, 9:10 p.m. Oakland at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m. Texas at Cleveland, 6:05 p.m. Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, 6:05 p.m. Detroit at Boston, 6:10 p.m. Kansas City at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m. SaturdayAEs Games WHITE SOX 8, Cleveland 5 Toronto 3, Baltimore 2, 10 innings N.Y. Yankees 5, Boston 0 L.A. Angels 3, Texas 2 Minnesota 11, Detroit 0 Kansas City 12, Oakland 6 Tampa Bay 10, Seattle 4 NL standings East W L Pct GB Philadelphia 61 48 .560 u Florida 58 53 .523 4 Atlanta 58 54 .518 4 1/2 New York 52 59 .468 10 Washington 40 72 .357 22 1/2 Central W L Pct GB St. Louis 62 51 .549 u CUBS 58 51 .532 2 Houston 55 56 .495 6 Milwaukee 55 56 .495 6 Cincinnati 48 62 .436 12 1/2 Pittsburgh 45 66 .405 16 west W L Pct GB Los Angeles 67 45 .598 u Colorado 61 50 .550 5 1/2 San Francisco 61 50 .550 5 1/2 Arizona 50 62 .446 17 San Diego 47 66 .416 20 1/2 SundayAEs Games Colorado 11, CUBS 5 Washington 9, Arizona 2 Florida 12, Philadelphia 3 St. Louis 7, Pittsburgh 3 Houston 2, Milwaukee 0 Cincinnati 5, San Francisco 2 N.Y. Mets 5, San Diego 1 Atlanta 8, L.A. Dodgers 2 MondayAEs Games CUBS at Colorado, 7:40 p.m. Houston at Florida, 6:10 p.m. Cincinnati at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Arizona, 8:40 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 9:15 p.m. TuesdayAEs Games Philadelphia at CUBS, 7:05 p.m. Houston at Florida, 6:10 p.m. Washington at Atlanta, 6:10 p.m. San Diego at Milwaukee, 7:05 p.m. Cincinnati at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m. Pittsburgh at Colorado, 7:40 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Arizona, 8:40 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 9:15 p.m. SaturdayAEs Games CUBS 6, Colorado 5 San Francisco 4, Cincinnati 2 Washington 5, Arizona 2 Florida 6, Philadelphia 4 Milwaukee 12, Houston 5 St. Louis 5, Pittsburgh 3 San Diego 3, N.Y. Mets 1 Atlanta 2, L.A. Dodgers 1, 10 innings Cubs box score Rockies 11, Cubs 5 Chicago AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Theriot ss 5 2 2 0 0 1.295 Bradley rf 5 0 4 1 0 1.266 D.Lee 1b 5 0 2 1 0 1 .290 J.Fox 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .297 f*ckudome cf 5 1 2 1 0 2.275 A.Soriano lf 4 0 0 0 0 1.250 Fuld lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Je.Baker 2b 5 1 2 0 0 1.197 K.Hill c 5 1 3 1 0 1 .220 R.Wells p 1 0 0 0 0 0.156 Stevens p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- b-Miles ph 1 0 0 0 0 0.198 Grabow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 d-Fontenot ph 1 0 0 0 0 0.228 Totals 42 5 17 4 0 9 Colorado AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Fowler cf 4 3 1 0 1 2 .265 C.Gonzalez lf 5 1 3 1 0 0.283 Helton 1b 4 2 3 2 0 0.323 G.Atkins 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0.227 Tulowitzki ss 5 0 1 1 0 1 .266 Fogg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Hawpe rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .313 c-Spilborghs ph-rf 1 0 0 0 0 0.246 Stewart 3b 3 2 1 0 1 2 .229 Barmes 2b 3 0 0 1 0 0.245 Torrealba c 3 1 2 3 1 0.242 Hammel p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .125 Daley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- a-S.Smith ph 1 1 1 1 0 0.296 F.Morales p 1 0 0 0 0 1.400 Quintanilla ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 Totals 36 11 14 9 4 7 Chicago 001 101 011u 5 17 3 Colorado 301 013 30xu11 14 1

a-doubled for Daley in the 6th. b-grounded out for Heilman in the 8th. c-fouled out for Hawpe in the 8th. d-grounded out for Grabow in the 9th.

EuD.Lee (4), A.Soriano (9), K.Hill (3), Quintanilla (2). LOBuChicago 13, Colorado 6. 2BuBradley (11), D.Lee (21), J.Fox (9), f*ckudome (25), Je.Baker (5), C.Gonzalez (8), Helton 2 (33), Hawpe (30), S.Smith (10). 3BuJe.Baker (2). RBIsuBradley (28), D.Lee (74), f*ckudome (40), K.Hill (15), C.Gonzalez (8), Helton 2 (65), Tulowitzki (53), Barmes (54), Torrealba 3 (13), S.Smith (30). SBuFowler (26). CSuC.Gonzalez (1). SuR.Wells 2.

Runners left in scoring positionuChicago 10 (f*ckudome 2, R.Wells, Je.Baker 3, D.Lee, Bradley, J.Fox 2); Colorado 4 (Hammel, Hawpe, Fowler, Spilborghs).

Runners moved upuA.Soriano, Barmes. GIDPuR.Wells, Tulowitzki, Hawpe.

DPuChicago 2 (Je.Baker, Theriot, D.Lee), (Theriot, Je.Baker, D.Lee); Colorado 1 (Stewart, Barmes, Helton).

Chicago IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA

Wells L, 8-5 5? 8 7 5 2 3 101 3.01

Stevens 1 5 4 4 1 2 39 7.36

Heilman ? 0 0 0 0 2 8 4.50

Grabow 1 1 0 0 1 0 18 3.14

Colorado IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA

 Hmmel W, 7-6 5 11 3 3 0 4 70 4.66 Daley 1 0 0 0 0 2 133.06 F.Morales 2 5 1 1 0 2 432.11 Fogg 1 1 1 1 0 1 222.17 Hammel pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.

Inherited runners-scoreduStevens 1-1, Heilman 2-0, Daley 1-0. IBBuoff R.Wells (Torrealba). HBPuby Stevens (Barmes), by Hammel (J.Fox). WPuR.Wells.

UmpiresuHome, Bill Welke; First, Jim Reynolds; Second, Chris Guccione; Third, Angel Campos.

Tu3:06. Au40,217 (50,449).

How they scored

Rockies 1st: Fowler walked. Gonzalez singled, Fowler to second. Helton singled, Fowler scored, Gonzalez to third. On SorianoAEs error, Helton to second. Tulowitzki singled, Gonzalez scored, Helton to third. Hawpe hit into a double play, Helton scored. Rockies 3, Cubs 0.

Cubs 3rd: Theriot singled and went to second on BradleyAEs single. Lee popped out. Fox was hit by a pitch, loading the bases. f*ckudome singled, Theriot scored, Bradley to third, J.Fox to second. Rockies 3, Cubs 1.

Rockies 3rd: Fowler safe on LeeAEs error. Gonzalez flied out. Fowler stole second. On HillAEs error, Fowler to third. On WellsAE wild pitch, Fowler scored. Rockies 4, Cubs 1.

Cubs 4th: Hill singled and went to second on Wells sacrifice. Theriot flied out. Bradley doubled, Hill scored. Rockies 4, Cubs 2.

Rockies 5th: Fowler singled. Gonzalez lined out. Helton doubled, Fowler scored. Rockies 5, Cubs 2.

Cubs 6th: Baker tripled. Hill singled, scoring Baker. Rockies 5, Cubs 3.

Rockies 6th: Stewart singled and went to second on Barmes groundout. Torrealba singled, Stewart scored. Torrealba to second. Stevens pitching. Smith doubled, Torrealba scored. Fowler struck out. Gonzalez singled, Smith scored. Rockies 8, Cubs 3.

Rockies 7th: Helton doubled. Tulowitzki struck out. Hawpe singled, Helton to third. Stewart walked, loading the bases. Barmes was hit by a pitch, Helton scored, Hawpe to third, Stewart to second. Torrealba singled, Hawpe scored, Stewart scored, Barmes to third. Rockies 11, Cubs 3.

Cubs 8th: With two outs, Theriot singled, went to second on BradleyAEs single and scored on LeeAEs double. Rockies 11, Cubs 4.

Cubs 9th: Fogg pitching. f*ckudome doubled. Fuld safe on error, f*ckudome scored. Rockies 11, Cubs 5.

White Sox box score

Indians 8, White Sox 4

Cleveland AB R H BI BB SO Avg.

Sizemore cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .232

J.Carroll 3b 5 1 2 3 0 1 .295

 A.Cabrera ss 4 0 1 0 1 0 .311 Choo rf 5 0 3 0 0 0 .298 Jh.Peralta dh 5 1 2 0 0 1.275 Valbuena 2b 5 3 2 0 0 0.238 Crowe lf 2 1 0 1 1 1 .227 A.Marte 1b 3 2 2 1 1 0.250 Toregas c 3 0 2 3 0 1.273 Totals 37 8 15 8 3 4 Chicago AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Podsednik cf 4 0 1 0 0 0.297 Beckham 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0.302 Dye rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .272 Konerko dh 4 0 0 0 0 1.285 Pierzynski c 4 1 2 1 0 0.316 Quentin lf 3 1 2 0 1 0.232 Kotsay 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .245 Al.Ramirez ss 4 1 3 2 0 1.273 Getz 2b 3 0 0 1 0 0 .268 a-Thome ph 1 0 0 0 0 1.255 Totals 35 4 10 4 1 3 Cleveland 000 041 120u8 15 0 Chicago 030 000 100u4 10 0 a-struck out for Getz in the 9th.

LOBuCleveland 7, Chicago 5. 2BuJ.Carroll (7), Choo (26), Jh.Peralta (24), Pierzynski (15), Kotsay (4). 3BuChoo (4), Valbuena (2). HRuJ.Carroll (2), off Linebrink; Pierzynski (12), off D.Huff; Al.Ramirez (12), off D.Huff. RBIsuJ.Carroll 3 (20), Crowe (9), A.Marte (3), Toregas 3 (4), Pierzynski (33), Al.Ramirez 2 (49), Getz (28). SBuA.Cabrera (15), Choo (16). SFuCrowe, Toregas.

Runners left in scoring positionuCleveland 5 (Choo 2, Sizemore, J.Carroll, Valbuena); Chicago 4 (Podsednik, Beckham, Quentin, Thome).

Runners moved upuGetz. GIDPuBeckham, Kotsay.

DPuCleveland 2 (A.Marte, A.Cabrera), (J.Carroll, Valbuena, A.Marte); Chicago 2 (Getz, Kotsay), (Quentin, Quentin, Pierzynski).

Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA

Huff W, 6-6 6? 8 4 4 1 1 92 6.72

Sipp ? 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.50

C.Perez 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 4.15

K.Wood 1 2 0 0 0 2 20 4.73

Chicago IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA

 Cntrers L, 4-11 4? 6 4 4 2 2 87 5.09 T.Pena 1? 3 1 1 0 1 144.85 Linebrink 1? 3 3 3 1 0 343.20 Dotel 1? 3 0 0 0 1 282.89

Inherited runners-scoreduT.Pena 2-0, Dotel 1-1. WPuDotel.

UmpiresuHome, Brian Gorman; First, Gerry Davis; Second, C.B. Bucknor; Third, Mike Everitt.

Tu2:52. Au34,063 (40,615).

How they scored

White Sox 2nd: With one out, Pierzynski homered to center. Quentin walked and went to third on KotsayAEs double. Ramirez singled, Quentin scored, Kotsay to third. Getz grounded out, Kotsay scored. White Sox 3, Indians 0.

Indians 5th: Peralta singled and went to third on ValbuenaAEs single. Crowe walked, loading the bases. Marte infield single, Peralta scored, Valbuena to third, Crowe to second. Toregas hit a sacrifice fly, Valbuena scored. Sizemore flied out. Carroll doubled, Crowe scored, Marte scored. Indians 4, White Sox 3.

Indians 6th: Peralta doubled. Valbuena grounded into fielderAEs choice, first baseman Kotsay to third baseman Beckham, Peralta out. Crowe struck out. Marte singled, Valbuena to third. Toregas infield single, Valbuena scored. Indians 5, White Sox 3.

Indians 7th: Linebrink pitching. Carroll homered to left. Indians 6, White Sox 3.

White Sox 7th: With one out, Ramirez homered to left. Indians 6, White Sox 4.

Indians 8th: Valbuena tripled and scored on CroweAEs sacrifice fly. Marte walked. Dotel pitching. On DotelAEs wild pitch, Marte to second. Toregas singled, Marte scored. Indians 8, White Sox 4.

AL box scores

Blue Jays 7, Orioles 3

 Baltimore ab r h bi Toronto ab rh bi Pie lf 4 0 1 0 Scutaro ss 5 2 4 2 CIzturs ss 4 0 2 1 A.Hill 2b 50 1 0 AdJons cf 4 1 1 0 Lind dh 3 10 0 Markks rf 4 0 1 0 Millar 1b 32 3 2 A.Huff 1b 3 1 0 0 Overay pr-1b 00 0 0 Mora 3b 3 0 2 1 V.Wells cf 31 2 3 Scott dh 4 0 1 1 Rios rf 4 02 0 Wieters c 4 0 0 0 Encrnc 3b 40 1 0 Andino 2b 3 1 1 0 Barajs c 40 0 0 Reimld ph 1 0 0 0 Bautist lf 41 1 0 Totals 34 3 9 3 Totals 35 7 14 7 Baltimore 011 001 000u3 Toronto 014 000 20xu7

EuMarkakis (6), Scutaro (4). DPuBaltimore 3, Toronto 3. LOBuBaltimore 6, Toronto 7. 2BuC.Izturis (8), Scutaro (33). HRuScutaro (10), Millar (6), V.Wells (12). SBuAndino (3), Bautista (4). CSuA.Hill (2).

 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Matusz L,2-2 2? 7 5 5 2 1 Bass 3? 2 0 0 0 0 Albers ? 3 2 2 1 0 C.Ray 1? 2 0 0 0 0 Toronto Halladay W,12-5 8 9 3 2 1 4 Frasor 1 0 0 0 1 1

UmpiresuHome, Fieldin Culbreth; First, Adrian Johnson; Second, Jim Wolf; Third, Gary Cederstrom.

Tu2:40. Au27,464 (49,539).

Tigers 8, Twins 7

 Minnesota ab r h bi Detroit ab r h bi Span cf 3 0 0 0 Grndrs cf 4 11 0 OCarer ss 5 0 1 0 Polanc 2b 51 3 1 Mauer dh-c 4 0 1 0 Thams lf 31 1 1 Mornea 1b 5 1 1 0 Thoms lf-rf 20 0 1 Cuddyr rf 5 3 4 3 MiCarr 1b 52 2 2 DlmYn lf 5 1 1 1 CGuilln dh 31 3 0 Rdmnd c 4 1 3 1 Ordonz rf 4 1 2 0 Gomez pr 0 0 0 0 Raburn lf 00 0 0 BHarrs 3b 0 0 0 0 Inge 3b 3 00 1 Punto 3b-2b 4 1 1 0 Laird c 4 1 2 1 ACasill 2b 3 0 2 2 Santiag ss 30 1 1 Kubel ph 1 0 0 0 Guerrir p 0 0 0 0 Totals 39 7 14 7 Totals 36 815 8 Minnesota 010 202 101u7 Detroit 000 420 02xu8

EuCuddyer (5). DPuMinnesota 1. LOBuMinnesota 8, Detroit 8. 2BuMorneau (27), Cuddyer (24), Laird 2 (17). 3BuA.Casilla (2). HRuCuddyer 2 (19), Delm.Young (4), Thames (12), Mi.Cabrera (23). SBuGranderson (20). SuSpan, Santiago. SFuInge.

 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO S.Baker 4? 9 6 6 0 3 Keppel 2? 4 0 0 0 1 Guerrier L,5-1 1 2 2 2 1 1 Detroit Washburn 6 10 5 5 1 3 Seay ? 1 1 1 0 0 Perry ? 1 0 0 0 1 Lyon W,5-4 1 1 0 0 1 0 Rodney S,23 1 1 1 1 0 0 HBPuby S.Baker (C.Guillen).

UmpiresuHome, Doug Eddings; First, Brian Knight; Second, Hunter Wendelstedt; Third, Dana DeMuth.

Tu3:01. Au35,423 (41,255).

Athletics 6, Royals 3

 Oakland ab r h bi Kansas City ab r h bi Kenndy 2b-3b 3 0 1 0 DeJess lf 30 0 0 RDavis cf 4 0 2 0 Blmqst 2b 30 0 0 Hairstn lf 4 0 1 0 Butler dh 40 2 0 Cnghm lf 1 0 0 0 Teahen 1b 4 1 1 0 Cust dh 3 1 0 0 Callasp 3b 41 2 0 KSuzuk c 4 2 2 1 B.Pena c 40 1 1 Everdg 1b 4 0 0 0 Maier cf 4 1 2 1 M.Ellis 2b 0 0 0 0 YBtncr ss 40 1 0 RSwny rf 3 1 1 3 JAndrs rf 40 0 1 Crosby 3b-1b 4 2 2 2 Pnngtn ss 4 0 0 0 Totals 34 6 9 6 Totals 34 39 3 Oakland 040 000 011u6 Kansas City 000 000 300u3

DPuOakland 2. LOBuOakland 6, Kansas City 6. 2BuK.Suzuki (27), Callaspo (30). HRuK.Suzuki (9), R.Sweeney (5), Crosby 2 (6). SBuKennedy (14), R.Davis 2 (20), R.Sweeney (5), Bloomquist (18), Maier (6), J.Anderson (14). CSuKennedy (5).

 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Bre.Anderson W,7-8 6 6 3 3 1 5 Wuertz 1 1 0 0 1 0 Ziegler 1 2 0 0 0 0 A.Bailey S,16 1 0 0 0 0 1 Kansas City Hochevar L,6-5 7 7 4 4 3 6 R.Colon ? 1 1 1 0 0 Bale 1? 1 1 1 1 0 Bre.Anderson pitched to 3 batters in the 7th. HBPuby Hochevar (R.Davis). WPuWuertz.

UmpiresuHome, Scott Barry; First, Rob Drake; Second, Tim Timmons; Third, Jeff Kellogg.

Tu2:57. Au19,439 (38,177).

Mariners 11, Rays 2

 Tampa Bay ab r h bi Seattle ab r h bi Bartlett ss 4 0 2 0 ISuzuki rf 5 2 2 1 Crwfrd lf 3 0 1 0 FGtrrz cf 53 3 2 Bennett p 0 0 0 0 JoLopz 2b 51 3 1 Springr p 0 0 0 0 MSwny dh 31 2 1 Zaun ph 1 0 0 0 Beltre 3b 4 2 2 0 Longori 3b 4 0 1 0 Branyn 1b 41 1 4 Zobrist 2b 2 0 0 0 JaWlsn ss 31 1 0 Burrell dh-lf 4 0 1 0 Johjim c 4 0 0 0 WAyar 1b 2 1 1 0 MSndrs lf 20 0 1 Kapler rf 3 0 0 0 Gross ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Navarr c 4 1 1 2 BUpton cf 4 0 0 0 Totals 32 2 7 2 Totals 35 11 14 10 Tampa Bay 020 000 000u 2 Seattle 130 034 00xu11

DPuTampa Bay 1, Seattle 2. LOBuTampa Bay 9, Seattle 7. 2BuLongoria (30), I.Suzuki (22), Jo.Lopez (27). HRuNavarro (7), F.Gutierrez (14), Branyan (26). SuM.Saunders. SFuM.Sweeney.

 Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO Kazmir L,6-7 4? 9 7 7 2 3 Bennett 2? 3 4 4 2 1 Springer 1 2 0 0 0 1 Seattle Rowland-Smith W,2-1 6? 6 2 2 4 6 Kelley 1? 0 0 0 0 2 Batista 1 1 0 0 0 1

HBPuby Bennett (Beltre), by Rowland-Smith (Crawford), by Kelley (W.Aybar). WPuKazmir. BalkuKelley.

UmpiresuHome, Bob Davidson; First, Jeff Nelson; Second, Mark Carlson; Third, Tim Tschida.

Tu2:39. Au28,490 (47,878).

Rangers 7, Angels 0

 Texas ab r h bi Los Angeles ab r h bi Borbon dh 5 1 1 0 MIzturs 3b 4 0 1 0 MYong 3b 5 0 1 0 EAyar ss 40 0 0 DvMrp lf 4 0 1 0 BAreu rf 4 0 0 0 Byrd cf 4 1 3 3 Guerrr dh 40 1 0 Hamltn rf 4 1 0 0 JRiver lf 30 0 0 Blalock 1b 5 1 1 0 HKndrc 2b 3 0 0 0 Germn 2b 3 1 2 0 Quinlan 1b 30 0 0 Tegrdn c 4 1 1 2 MthwsJ cf 20 0 0 Andrus ss 4 1 2 0 JMaths c 3 0 1 0 Totals 38 7 12 5 Totals 30 03 0 Texas 000 210 121u7 Los Angeles 000 000 000u0

EuB.Abreu (6), J.Mathis 2 (4). LOBuTexas 8, Los Angeles 4. 2BuDav.Murphy (14). HRuByrd (12), Teagarden (4). SBuBorbon (1), German (1). SFuByrd.

Texas IP H R ER BB SO

Holland W,5-7 9 3 0 0 1 8

Los Angeles

 Lackey L,7-5 6? 8 4 2 2 8 Oliver ? 2 2 2 0 0 Arredondo 1? 2 1 1 0 2

UmpiresuHome, Gary Darling; First, Todd Tichenor; SecUmpiresuHome, Gary Darling; First, Todd Tichenor; Second, Bill Hohn; Third, Paul Emmel.

Tu2:27. Au35,706 (45,257).

Yankees 5, Red Sox 2

 Boston ab r h bi New York abr h bi Ellsury cf 4 0 0 0 Jeter ss 4 01 0 Pedroia 2b 4 1 1 0 Damon lf 41 1 1 VMrtnz 1b 4 1 1 2 Teixeir 1b 41 2 1 Youkils 3b 4 0 1 0 ARdrgz dh 3 2 1 1 Bay lf 4 0 1 0 Posada c 41 2 0 J.Drew rf 4 0 3 0 Swisher rf 40 1 2 Lowell dh 2 0 0 0 Cano 2b 4 0 1 0 Varitek c 4 0 0 0 MeCarr cf 40 0 0 NGreen ss 3 0 2 0 HrstnJr 3b 20 1 0 D.Ortiz ph 0 0 0 0 HMatsu ph 1 0 0 0 Wdwrd pr 0 0 0 0 R.Pena 3b 00 0 0 Totals 33 2 9 2 Totals 34 510 5 Boston 000 000 020u2 New York 000 000 14xu5

DPuNew York 2. LOBuBoston 8, New York 6. 2BuPosada (17). HRuV.Martinez (17), Damon (21), Teixeira (29), A.Rodriguez (21). SuEllsbury.

 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Lester 7 5 1 1 0 7 D.Bard L, 0-1 ? 2 3 3 1 0 Okajima ? 3 1 1 0 0 New York Pettitte 7 5 0 0 2 4 co*ke W,4-3 1 3 2 2 0 1 Ma.Rivera S,32 1 1 0 0 1 1

UmpiresuHome, Bill Miller; First, Derryl Cousins; Second, Chad Fairchild; Third, Jim Joyce.

Tu3:08. Au48,190 (52,325).

NL box scores

Nationals 9, Diamondbacks 2

 Arizona ab r h bi Washington ab r h bi Oeltjen lf 4 1 3 1 Morgan cf 4 2 2 1 RRorts 2b 4 0 0 0 CGzmn ss 4 1 2 1 S.Drew ss 3 0 0 0 Zmrmn 3b 53 3 0 Rynlds 3b 2 1 1 1 Dunn 1b 4 11 2 Tracy 1b 4 0 2 0 Sosa p 0 00 0 Snyder c 3 0 0 0 Wlngh lf 30 1 0 LRosls p 0 0 0 0 WHarrs lf 00 0 0 GParra ph 1 0 0 0 Dukes rf 5 0 2 3 Schnws p 0 0 0 0 J.Bard c 51 1 0 Boyer p 0 0 0 0 AlGnzlz 2b 41 2 0 ARomr rf 4 0 2 0 JMartn p 2 0 1 0 CYoung cf 4 0 1 0 Clipprd p 00 0 0 Y.Petit p 1 0 0 0 Brgmn p 0 00 0 Whitsll ph 1 0 0 0 JPadill ph 1 0 1 0 Zavada p 0 0 0 0 Villone p 00 0 0 Monter c 2 0 1 0 Bellird 1b 10 0 0 Totals 33 2 10 2 Totals 38 9 16 7 Arizona 100 000 010u2 Washington 201 101 04xu9

EuOeltjen (1), C.Young (2), Reynolds (18). DPuWashington 3. LOBuArizona 7, Washington 10. 2BuC.Young (23), Zimmerman 2 (26), Willingham (24), Alb.Gonzalez (11). HRuOeltjen (2), Reynolds (36), Dunn (30). SBuMorgan 2 (36). CSuOeltjen (1). SuSosa.

 Arizona IP H R ER BB SO Y.Petit L,2-6 4 9 4 3 1 3 Zavada 1? 2 1 1 1 0 L.Rosales 1? 0 0 0 1 1 Schoeneweis ? 4 4 4 0 0 Boyer ? 1 0 0 1 0 Washington J.Martin W,1-2 5 5 1 1 1 1 Clippard 0 0 0 0 2 0 Bergmann 1 0 0 0 0 0 Villone ? 3 0 0 0 0 Sosa S,2 2? 2 1 1 0 2 Clippard pitched to 2 batters in the 6th. WPuY.Petit.

UmpiresuHome, Tom Hallion; First, Phil Cuzzi; Second, Brian OAENora; Third, Jerry Crawford.

Tu3:01. Au19,938 (41,888).

Braves 8, Dodgers 2

 Atlanta ab r h bi Los Angeles ab r h bi Church cf 5 1 1 1 Furcal ss 3 0 0 0 Prado 3b 5 0 2 3 Ethier rf 41 1 0 GAndrs lf 5 0 0 0 MRmrz lf 4 1 3 0 YEscor ss 3 2 1 0 Blake 3b 20 1 1 McCnn c 3 1 1 0 Kemp cf 4 00 0 M.Diaz rf 4 2 3 2 RMartn c 3 0 1 0 AdLRc 1b 3 0 0 1 Hudson 2b 40 2 0 KJhnsn 2b 3 2 1 0 Loretta 1b 40 0 0 JVazqz p 2 0 1 0 Stults p 1 0 0 0 Norton ph 1 0 0 0 Pierre ph 10 0 0 Acosta p 0 0 0 0 JefWvr p 00 0 0 Moylan p 0 0 0 0 Loney ph 1 0 0 0 Troncs p 0 0 0 0 Mota p 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 8 10 7 Totals 31 2 8 1 Atlanta 011 100 005u8 Los Angeles 000 100 001u2

DPuAtlanta 3, Los Angeles 1. LOBuAtlanta 4, Los Angeles 6. 2BuChurch (19), McCann (28), M.Ramirez (17), Hudson (29). HRuM.Diaz (6). SuJ.Vazquez. SFuAd.LaRoche, Blake.

 Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO J.Vazquez W,10-7 8 5 1 1 2 7 Acosta ? 3 1 1 0 0 Moylan ? 0 0 0 0 0 Los Angeles Stults L,4-3 5 5 3 3 1 3 Jef.Weaver 3 0 0 0 0 2 Troncoso ? 3 4 4 1 0 Mota ? 2 1 1 0 0

HBPuby Acosta (R.Martin), by Stults (McCann). WPuStults.

UmpiresuHome, Chuck Meriwether; First, Laz Diaz; Second, Eric Cooper; Third, Mike Reilly.

Tu2:53. Au45,438 (56,000).

Cardinals 7, Pirates 3

 St. Louis ab r h bi Pittsburgh ab r h bi BrRyan ss 5 1 1 0 McCtch cf 4 1 1 0 Lugo 2b 3 1 1 0 Milledg lf 40 2 0 Schmkr ph-2b 2 1 1 2 DlwYn 2b 4 0 2 1 Pujols 1b 2 1 1 0 GJones rf 41 1 0 Hollidy lf 3 2 2 1 Pearce 1b 41 1 2 Ludwck rf 4 1 1 2 Cedeno ss 4 0 1 0 YMolin c 4 0 2 1 RVazqz 3b 40 2 0 KGreen 3b 4 0 1 1 Jarmll c 4 0 1 0 Motte p 0 0 0 0 Duke p 3 00 0 TMiller p 0 0 0 0 Capps p 0 00 0 McCllln p 0 0 0 0 JChavz p 00 0 0 Rasms cf 4 0 0 0 Meek p 0 00 0 Pineiro p 2 0 0 0 Moss ph 1 00 0 DeRosa ph 1 0 1 0 Thurstn 3b 1 0 0 0 Totals 35 7 11 7 Totals 36 311 3 St. Louis 000 100 150u7 Pittsburgh 021 000 000u3

EuThurston (11), Duke (2), Pearce (2). DPuSt. Louis 3, Pittsburgh 1. LOBuSt. Louis 4, Pittsburgh 6. 2BuPujols (29), Ludwick (13), McCutchen (16), G.Jones (9), R.Vazquez (4). HRuSchumaker (4), Pearce (2). CSuHolliday (2). SFuHolliday.

 St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO Pineiro W,10-9 7 9 3 3 0 6 Motte 0 1 0 0 0 0 T.Miller ? 1 0 0 0 1 McClellan S,2 1? 0 0 0 0 0 Pittsburgh Duke 7? 7 3 2 1 2 Capps L,2-7 0 1 2 2 0 0 J.Chavez ? 3 2 2 0 0 Meek 1 0 0 0 0 1 Capps pitched to 2 batters in the 8th. Motte pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. HBPuby Capps (Pujols). WPuJ.Chavez.

UmpiresuHome, Mike Estabrook; First, Andy Fletcher; Second, Greg Gibson; Third, Tim McClelland.

Tu2:43. Au24,369 (38,362).

Marlins 12, Phillies 3

 Florida ab r h bi Phil. ab r h bi Coghln lf 6 2 4 2 Rollins ss 4 1 2 0 Bonifac 2b 5 2 1 0 Victorn cf 2 0 0 0 HRmrz ss 6 3 4 3 Werth cf 10 0 0 Cantu 1b 6 1 2 2 Utley 2b 30 1 0 Helms 3b 6 1 2 3 Howard 1b 3 0 0 1 C.Ross cf 6 1 3 1 Ibanez lf 40 0 0 RPauln c 5 0 1 0 Dobbs rf 31 2 0 Hermid rf 2 1 1 0 P.Feliz 3b 4 1 1 2 JJhnsn p 3 0 1 0 Bako c 2 00 0 Gload ph 0 1 0 0 Ruiz ph-c 10 0 0 Meyer p 0 0 0 0 Moyer p 1 0 0 0 NJhnsn ph 1 0 0 0 TWalkr p 00 0 0 Calero p 0 0 0 0 BFrncs ph 10 0 0 Pinto p 0 0 0 0 RLopez p 0 0 0 0 T.Wood p 0 0 0 0 Kndrck p 00 0 0 Brntltt ph 1 0 0 0 S.Eyre p 0 0 0 0 Lidge p 0 0 0 0 Totals 46 12 19 11 Totals 30 36 3 Florida 000 030 603u12 Philadelphia 100 000 200u 3

EuBako (2), Werth 2 (5). DPuFlorida 3. LOBuFlorida 12, Philadelphia 4. 2BuCoghlan (15), Ha.Ramirez (32), C.Ross (29). HRuHelms (2), P.Feliz (8). SBuHa.Ramirez (20), C.Ross (4). CSuBonifacio (8). SFuHoward.

 Florida IP H R ER BB SO Jo.Johnson W,11-2 6 4 1 1 1 6 Meyer 1 2 2 2 0 2 Calero ? 0 0 0 1 1 Pinto ? 0 0 0 0 0 T.Wood 1 0 0 0 0 0 Philadelphia Moyer L,10-9 5 11 3 2 1 1 T.Walker 1 0 0 0 0 0 R.Lopez ? 3 6 6 3 0 K.Kendrick ? 1 0 0 0 0 S.Eyre 1 1 0 0 0 1 Lidge 1 3 3 3 0 0 Moyer pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.

HBPuby Jo.Johnson (Dobbs), by Moyer (Hermida). WPuJo.Johnson.

UmpiresuHome, Ed Rapuano; First, Paul Schrieber; Second, Paul Nauert; Third, Joe West.

Tu3:30. Au45,169 (43,647).

Mets 5, Padres 1

 New York ab r h bi San Diego ab r h bi Pagan cf 4 1 0 0 Gwynn cf 4 0 0 0 LCastill 2b 5 0 2 0 ECarer ss 40 0 0 DWrght 3b 5 0 0 0 AdGnzl 1b 4 0 1 0 DnMrp 1b 5 0 2 1 Kzmnff 3b 31 1 0 Francr rf 4 2 2 0 Headly lf 40 1 1 Sullivn lf 4 0 0 0 Blanks rf 4 0 2 0 Santos c 4 1 1 0 OSalazr 2b 40 0 0 AHrndz ss 3 0 2 1 HBlanc c 20 1 0 JSantn p 3 1 2 1 Stauffr p 0 0 0 0 FrRdrg p 0 0 0 0 LRdrgz ph 10 0 0 Mujica p 0 0 0 0 R.Webb p 0 0 0 0 Eckstn ph 1 0 0 0 Thtchr p 0 0 0 0 GBurke p 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 5 11 3 Totals 31 16 1 New York 010 003 001u5 San Diego 000 001 000u1

EuO.Salazar (2). DPuNew York 1, San Diego 1. LOBuNew York 8, San Diego 6. 2BuKouzmanoff (24), Blanks (6). CSuDan.Murphy (2). SuStauffer.

 New York IP H R ER BB SO J.Santana W,13-8 8 5 1 1 2 4 Fr.Rodriguez 1 1 0 0 0 1 San Diego Stauffer L,1-4 5 5 1 1 2 6 Mujica 1 3 3 1 0 1 R.Webb 1 0 0 0 0 0 Thatcher 1 1 0 0 0 2 G.Burke 1 2 1 1 1 0

UmpiresuHome, Randy Marsh; First, Angel Hernandez; Second, Marvin Hudson; Third, Lance Barksdale.

Tu2:53. Au27,754 (42,691).

Astros 2, Brewers 0

Milwaukee ab r h bi Houston ab r h

bi

 FLopez 2b 4 0 1 0 Bourn cf 3 0 1 0 MCmrn cf 5 0 1 0 KMatsu 2b 40 0 0 Braun lf 5 0 1 0 Tejada ss 4 0 0 0 Fielder 1b 4 0 1 0 Ca.Lee lf 31 0 0 McGeh 3b 4 0 0 0 Blum 3b 4 12 2 Hall rf 3 0 1 0 Michals rf 2 0 1 0 Catlntt ph 0 0 0 0 Erstad 1b 30 1 0 Coffey p 0 0 0 0 Quinter c 20 0 0 Hardy ss 3 0 1 0 WRdrg p 2 01 0 Counsll ph-ss 1 0 0 0 Kata ph 10 0 0 Kendall c 2 0 0 0 Fulchin p 00 0 0 Gallard p 2 0 0 0 Valvrd p 0 0 0 0 Gerut rf 1 0 1 0 Totals 34 0 7 0 Totals 28 26 2 Milwaukee 000 000 000u0 Houston 000 200 00xu2

EuBourn (3). DPuMilwaukee 1, Houston 2. LOBuMilwaukee 12, Houston 6. 2BuHardy (14), Michaels (10), Erstad (5). HRuBlum (7).

 Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO Gallardo L,10-9 7 6 2 2 4 4 Coffey 1 0 0 0 0 0 Houston W.Rodriguez W,11-6 7 5 0 0 2 3 Fulchino ? 1 0 0 1 0 Valverde S,15 1? 1 0 0 0 2

HBPuby Valverde (Kendall), by W.Rodriguez (Kendall). WPuGallardo, W.Rodriguez.

UmpiresuHome, Larry Vanover; First, Ted Barrett; Second, James Hoye; Third, Sam Holbrook.

Tu2:40. Au32,262 (40,976).

Reds 5, Giants 2

 Cincinnati ab r h bi San Fran ab r h bi Tavers cf 5 1 1 0 Velez lf-cf 4 1 2 0 AlGnzlz ss 3 0 0 0 FSnchz 2b 40 2 0 Janish ss 1 0 0 0 Sandovl 3b 40 1 0 BPhllps 2b 5 1 1 1 BMolin c 40 0 0 Votto 1b 3 0 0 0 Winn rf 3 0 1 0 Balentn rf 3 1 2 1 Garko 1b 30 0 0 L.Nix lf 4 1 1 0 Rownd cf 20 1 0 ARosls 3b 4 1 3 2 FLewis lf 2 0 1 0 Tatum c 3 0 0 0 Renteri ss 40 0 0 Harang p 4 0 0 0 Cain p 2 00 0 Masset p 0 0 0 0 MValdz p 0 0 0 0 Corder p 0 0 0 0 Aurilia ph 11 1 0 JMiller p 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 5 8 4 Totals 33 2 9 0 Cincinnati 100 310 000u5 San Francisco 000 001 010u2

DPuCincinnati 3. LOBuCincinnati 7, San Francisco 6. 2BuVelez (5), F.Lewis (16). HRuB.Phillips (17), A.Rosales (4). SBuTaveras (24).

 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Harang W,6-13 7 7 2 2 2 7 Masset 1 0 0 0 0 0 Cordero S,24 1 2 0 0 0 0 San Francisco Cain L,12-4 7 7 5 5 2 7 M.Valdez 1 1 0 0 2 1 J.Miller 1 0 0 0 0 0 Harang pitched to 3 batters in the 8th. WPuHarang, Cain, M.Valdez.

UmpiresuHome, D.J. Reyburn; First, Tony Randazzo; Second, Mike Winters; Third, Jerry Layne.

Tu2:30. Au36,705 (41,915).

Midwest League standings

Eastern Division

 W L PCT GB x-Fort Wayne (Padres) 32 11 .744 u West Michigan (Tigers) 25 18 .581 7 Great Lakes (Dodgers) 24 19 .558 8 Dayton (Reds) 21 21 .500 10 1/2 South Bend (DAEbacks) 20 22 .476 11 1/2 Lansing (Blue Jays) 16 26 .381 15 1/2 Western Division W L PCT GB Peoria (Cubs) 25 17 .595 u Cedar Rapids (Angels) 24 18 .571 1 Clinton (Mariners) 21 21 .500 4 Quad Cities (Cardinals) 20 22 .476 5 x-COUGARS (Athletics) 20 23 .465 5 1/2 Burlington (Royals) 18 24 .429 7 Beloit (Twins) 16 26 .381 9 Wisconsin (Brewers) 14 28 .333 11 x-clinched first half SundayAEs Games Clinton 5, COUGARS 3 Fort Wayne 4, South Bend 0 Quad Cities 11, Burlington 8 Peoria 8, Wisconsin 3 Dayton 10, Lansing 9 Beloit at Cedar Rapids Great Lakes 6, West Michigan 0 MondayAEs Games Clinton at COUGARS, 7:30 p.m. Beloit at Cedar Rapids, 1:05 p.m. Quad Cities at Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Fort Wayne at South Bend, 7 p.m. Wisconsin at Peoria, 8 p.m. Dayton at Lansing, 7:05 p.m. West Michigan at Great Lakes, 7:05 p.m. SaturdayAEs Games Clinton 9, COUGARS 1 Cedar Rapids 6, Beloit 3, 1st game South Bend 8, Fort Wayne 4, 1st game Burlington 2, Quad Cities 1 Peoria 14, Wisconsin 5 Beloit 10, Cedar Rapids 2, 2nd game South Bend 4, Fort Wayne 0, 2nd game Great Lakes 10, West Michigan 2 Dayton 18, Lansing 5 Northern League standings W L PCT GB Winnipeg 47 28 .627 u Gary 45 32 .584 3 Fargo-Moorhead 41 33 .554 5 1/2 Kansas City 35 43 .449 13 1/2 FLYERS 33 43 .434 14 1/2 Joliet 27 49 .355 20 1/2 SundayAEs Games Winnipeg 7, FLYERS 2 Joliet 14, Fargo-Moorhead 4 Kansas City 12, Gary 9 MondayAEs Games Fargo-Moorhead at FLYERS, 8:05 p.m. Winnipeg at Joliet, 8:05 p.m. Gary at Kansas City, 8:05 p.m. SaturdayAEs Games FLYERS 7, Winnipeg 3 Fargo-Moorhead 9, Joliet 6 Kansas City 10, Gary 7