• Lance Berkman went 3-for-3 with a walk, double, home run, stolen base, and 3 RBI, and Hunter Pence added a single and a double as the Astros knocked off the Reds, 5-3.
• Magglio Ordonez went 3-for-4 with 2 home runs and 4 RBI, and Curtis Granderson, Brandon Inge, and Ryan Raburn all hit home runs as the Tigers cruised to an 8-2 win over the Rangers. Michael Young reached base 3 times and homered for Texas.
• Aaron Cook allowed just 2 runs on 4 hits over 8 innings, and he picked up 2 hits in 3 trips to the plate to lead the Rockies to a 4-2 victory over the Cubs. Scott Podsednik also had 3 hits, a double, and stole a base for Colorado. Jason Marquis tossed 7 solid innings for Chicago.
• In the first game of a doubleheader, Grady Sizemore went 4-for-5 with a home run and 2 RBI, and Casey Blake and Jason Michaels each added 2 hits and 2 RBI as the Indians beat up the Royals pitching staff, 9-6. Alex Gordon reached base 4 times, and Miguel Olivo had 3 hits, including a 2-run homer, for Kansas City.
• Cliff Lee pitched a complete game 3-hit shutout, and David Dellucci hit a solo home run as the Indians took game 2 of the twin bill against the Royals, 2-0. Brian Bannister threw 6 2/3 strong innings for Kansas City despite being charged with the loss.
• Chipper Jones went 3-for-3 with a walk, a home run, and 2 runs scored, and Jeff Francoeur doubled and knocked in 3 runs to help the Braves swim past the Marlins, 7-4. Josh Willingham had 3 hits, doubled, homered, and drove in 4 runs for Florida.
• Felipe Lopez doubled, hit a grand slam, and drove in 6 runs, and Aaron Boone and Wil Nieves each collected 2 hits and scored 2 runs as the Nationals rallied to double up the Mets, 10-5. Luis Castillo had 3 hits for New York.
• Jim Thome hit career home run #513, and Joe Crede singled in the winning run in the last of the 9th inning as the White Sox walked-off with a 7-6 win over the Yankees. Melky Cabrera walked, singled, homered, and drove in 2 for New York.
• Conor Jackson had 2 hits and 2 RBI, and Jeff Salazar hit a 2-run shot as the Diamondbacks bounced back to beat the Dodgers, 6-4. Jeff Kent had 2 hits and 2 RBI for Los Angeles.
• Jamie Moyer pitched 6 solid innings, Chase Utley had 3 hits, and Pat Burrell doubled, walked twice, and drove in 2 runs as the Phillies rallied to defeat the Brewers, 3-1. Bill Hall and Ryan Braun each had 3 hits, and Jeff Suppan allowed just one run on 5 hits in 7 innings for Milwaukee.
• Gary Matthews Jr. picked up 3 hits and 3 RBI, and Erick Aybar added 2 hits and 2 RBI as the Angels hung on to beat the Red Sox, 7-5. Manny Ramirez had 3 hits, and rookie Justin Masterson made his MLB debut by allowing just one run on 2 hits and 4 walks over 6 innings for Boston.
• Donnie Murphy went 3-for-5 with 2 home runs with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored, Rajai Davis added 3 hits, and Greg Smith gave up just 2 runs in 7 innings as the A's blew out the Twins, 11-2.
• Joel Pineiro yielded just one run on 4 hits in 7 innings, and Brian Barton had 2 hits, a walk, and 2 RBI to lead the Cardinals to a 6-2 win over the Pirates. Yadier Molina singled and doubled twice for St. Louis.
• Carl Crawford went 3-for-5 with 2 stolen bases, and Evan Longoria doubled, tripled, walked, stole a base and drove in a run as the Rays completed the sweep of Toronto in Disney World by beating the Blue Jays, 5-3.
• Tim Lincecum struck out 9 over 6 1/3 scoreless innings, and Rich Aurilia provided all the offense in the game with a solo home run in the 7th inning as the Giants squeezed past Chris Young and the Padres, 1-0. Young allowed just one run on 2 hits while striking out 10 in 7 innings for San Diego.
• Adam Jones went 3-for-4 with 2 doubles and 3 RBI, and Brian Roberts reached base 3 times and hit a solo home run in the 8th inning to put Baltimore ahead for good as the Orioles edged the Mariners, 8-7. Ichiro Suzuki walked twice, homered, stole a base, drove in 2, and scored 2, and Yuniesky Betancourt collected 3 hits and scored twice for Seattle.

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