Photo: Bill Richardson, Baseball Digest Daily

Torii Hunter exploded Sunday night to lead the Twins past the Tigers

• Jae Seo pitched 7 shutout innings, allowing just 2 hits, and Carlos Pena reached base 3 times, homered, and drove in 2 as the Devil Rays squeaked by the Blue Jays, 2-1. Shaun Marcum pitched 6 no-hit innings for Toronto before leaving due to a pitch count limitation.
• Oliver Perez allowed just one run on 2 hits through 8 1/3 innings, and Damion Easley went 3-for-5 with a home run and 4 RBI as the Mets beat the Brewers, 9-1. In a rare feat, David Wright stole 3 bases for New York.
• Ian Snell allowed just 2 runs in 7 innings, and Pittsburgh broke through with 18 hits as the Pirates blew out the Braves, 13-2. Chris Duffy had 3 hits, 3 runs scored, 2 RBI, a walk and a stolen base to lead the Pittsburgh offense. Freddy Sanchez chipped in with 3 hits and 3 RBI for the Pirates as well.
• Ted Lilly picked up his 3rd win of the season after pitching 8 strong innings on Sunday as the Cubs downed the Phillies, 4-1. Lilly allowed just one run on 3 hits while striking out 6. Matt Murton and Cesar Izturis had 3 hits apiece for Chicago.
• Cristian Guzman tripled, singled, and drove in 2 runs, and Jesus Flores added 2 RBI as the Nationals swept the Marlins, 6-4. Dan Uggla had 2 doubles, and Josh Willingham had 3 hits for Florida.
• Wandy Rodriguez allowed just one run over 5 innings, and 5 different Astros drove in a run to help Houston to a 5-2 victory over Arizona. Orlando Hudson and Scott Hairston hit home runs for the Diamondbacks.
• Down 5-0 in the last of the 9th inning, the Red Sox scored a remarkable 6-run rally to come back and stun the Orioles, 6-5. Jason Varitek had 2 RBI, and Julio Lugo’s infield single proved to be the walk-off hit. Jeremy Guthrie’s brilliant performance was wasted for Baltimore. Guthrie pitched 8 1/3 innings and allowed just one unearned run on 3 hits.
• David DeJesus went 4-for-6 with 2 doubles, 2 RBI, and 3 runs scored, and Mark Teahen hit a 3-run homer, walked 3 times, and scored twice as the Royals went on to club the White Sox, 11-1. Jorge De La Rosa pitched 7 solid innings for Kansas City, giving up just one run on 3 hits.
• Gary Matthews Jr. had 3 hits, belted 2 home runs, and drove in 4 runs, but that wasn’t enough to hold off the Rangers who rallied for a walk-off win over the Angels, 7-6. Ian Kinsler, Brad Wilkerson, and Nelson Cruz (the walk-off shot) each hit home runs for Texas.
• Fred Lewis went 5-for-6, scored 3 runs, drove in 4, and hit for the cycle to lead a 22 hit attack by San Francisco as the Giants crushed the Rockies, 15-2. Matt Cain picked up the victory, going 6 innings and allowing one run on 5 hits. Kevin Frandsen had 4 hits, a triple, and drove in 3 while Omar Vizquel and Eliezer Alfonzo contributed 3 hits apiece for San Francisco.
• Milton Bradley hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to tie the game, and Jack Cust later hit a three-run walk-off shot as the A’s shocked the Indians by scoring 5 runs in the 9th inning to win the game, 10-7. Bobby Crosby and Eric Chavez also hit home runs for Oakland, and Ryan Garko had 3 hits for Cleveland.
• Horacio Ramirez allowed one run in 6 1/3 innings and out pitched his counterpart from New York, Andy Pettitte, to lead the Mariners to a 2-1 win over the Yankees.
• Marcus Giles and Adrian Gonzalez each reached base 3 times, and Justin Germano pitched 7 scoreless innings as the Padres shut out the Cardinals, 3-0.
• Rafael Furcal went 4-for-4, and Nomar Garciaparra added 3 hits and 3 RBI as the Dodgers pounded out 18 hits to defeat the Reds, 10-5. Ken Griffey Jr. reached base 4 times, homered (career #570), and drove in 3 runs for Cincinnati.
• Torii Hunter was one of 5 Minnesota batters to collect 3 hits on Sunday, but Hunter also doubled, homered twice, and drove in 7 runs as the Twins buried the Tigers16-4. Luis Castillo, Michael Cuddyer, Justin Morneau, and Jason Kubel were the other Minnesota players to collect 3 hits. Cuddyer also homered and drove in 4.  

BDD Players of the Day – San Francisco’s Fred Lewis and Minnesota’s Torii Hunter