• Alfonso Soriano hit 2 home runs and drove in 4, and Sean Gallagher pitched 6 strong innings to pick up his first career victory as the Cubs beat the Pirates, 7-4.
  • Adam Jones went 2-for-3, and Brian Roberts singled, tripled and scored twice as the Orioles defeated the Nationals, 5-3. Ryan Zimmerman had 3 hits and 2 RBI for Washington.
  • Jose Guillen went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI, and Miguel Olivo added 2 hits, a home run, and 2 RBI as the Royals won their 5th in a row by beating the Marlins, 7-6. Dan Uggla singled, doubled, homered and scored 3 times for Florida.
  • Josh Hamilton went 5-for-5 with a triple, 2 home runs, 5 RBI, and a walk, and David Murphy went 3-for-6 with a homer and 3 RBI as the Rangers exploded offensively for a 16-8 win over the Astros. Michael Young also had 2 hits, a home run, 3 RBI, and 3 runs scored for Texas. Darin Erstad had 2 doubles and drove in 2 for Houston.
  • Nick Blackburn allowed just 2 runs over 7 innings, and Delmon Young went 3-for-4 with 2 doubles to lead the Twins over the Rockies, 4-2. Clint Barmes singled, doubled, and tripled for Colorado.
  • Joe Saunders gave up 2 runs on 5 hits in 7 1/3 innings, and Maicer Izturis reached base 3 times and scored twice as the Angels fought past the Dodgers, 4-2.
  • Gavin Floyd tossed 6 scoreless innings, and Alexei Ramirez hit his first career home run, a 2-run shot, to help the White Sox shut out the Giants, 2-0. Ray Durham had 3 hits, and Jonathan Sanchez pitched 6 2/3 solid innings for San Francisco.
  • Jayson Werth hit 3 home runs and drove in 8, and Jamie Moyer pitched well enough to win as the Phillies cruised to an easy 10-3 victory over the Blue Jays.
  • Brandon Phillips and Adam Dunn each hit a home run and drove in 2, and Johnny Cueto struck out 7 while allowing just 3 hits over 6 innings as the Reds held off the Indians, 4-3.
  • Brian McCann went 3-for-4 with 2 doubles and an RBI, and Mark Kotsay drove in the winning run with an RBI double in the 8th inning as the Braves snuck past the Athletics, 3-2. Bobby Crosby had 3 hits for Oakland.
  • Andy Sonnanstine threw 8 strong innings, allowing just one run, and Akinori Iwamura led the offense with 3 hits and an RBI as the Rays downed the Cardinals, 3-1.
  • Eric Byrnes collected 2 hits, a home run, and drove in 2, and Dan Haren tossed 7 solid innings as the Diamondbacks rallied to upend the Tigers, 4-3. Magglio Ordonez had 3 hits, and Miguel Cabrera hit a 2-run home run for Detroit.
  • Brian Giles went 4-for-5 with 2 doubles and 2 RBI, and Tad Iguchi had 3 hits, a home run, and drove in 2 as the Padres beat the Mariners, 6-4. Kenji Johjima had 2 hits, a home run, and 2 RBI for Seattle.

Friday's Scoreboard


Pirates
Cubs

1
0
3

2
0
3

3
0
0

4
0
0

5
0
0

6
1
1

7
0
0

8
3
0

9
0


 

R
4
7

H
7
8

E
1
0


Blue Jays
Phillies

1
0
0

2
0
3

3
0
5

4
2
0

5
0
1

6
0
1

7
1
0

8
0
0

9
0


 

R
3
10

H
9
10

E
0
0


Nationals
Orioles

1
2
0

2
0
0

3
0
2

4
1
1

5
0
2

6
0
0

7
0
0

8
0
0

9
0


 

R
3
5

H
11
9

E
1
0


Brewers
Red Sox

1

2
 

3
 

4
 

5
 

6
 

7
 

8
 

9
 


 

R

P

H
 
P

E
 
D


Mets
Yankees

1

2
 

3
 

4
 

5
 

6
 

7
 

8
 

9
 


 

R

P

H
 
P

E
 
D


Indians
Reds

1
0
2

2
0
1

3
0
0

4
0
0

5
0
0

6
3
0

7
0
0

8
0
1

9
0


 

R
3
4

H
5
8

E
0
1


Royals
Marlins

1
2
0

2
0
1

3
0
0

4
2
1

5
0
0

6
0
0

7
0
0

8
2
2

9
1
2


 

R
7
6

H
8
7

E
1
1


Athletics
Braves

1
0
0

2
2
0

3
0
0

4
0
0

5
0
0

6
0
2

7
0
0

8
0
1

9
0


 

R
2
3

H
9
9

E
0
1


Astros
Rangers

1
0
3

2
2
0

3
0
1

4
0
4

5
5
0

6
1
0

7
0
2

8
0
6

9
0


 

R
8
16

H
12
17

E
5
1


Rays
Cardinals

1
0
0

2
0
0

3
2
0

4
1
0

5
0
0

6
0
0

7
0
0

8
0
1

9
0
0


 

R
3
1

H
12
8

E
0
1


Twins
Rockies

1
0
0

2
0
0

3
1
0

4
1
2

5
0
0

6
1
0

7
0
0

8
1
0

9
0
0


 

R
4
2

H
10
7

E
0
2


Tigers
Diamondbacks

1
0
0

2
0
0

3
1
0