• David Wright went 3-for-5 with a home run and 2 RBI, and Carlos Beltran added 3 hits of his own as the Mets hung on to beat the Yankees, 7-4. Derek Jeter singled, doubled, homered and drove in 2 for the Bombers.
  • Aaron Miles went 4-for-5, Albert Pujols had 2 hits, a home run, and 2 RBI, and Ryan Ludwick blasted 2 homers, including a walk-off shot in the bottom of the 10th inning, to give the Cardinals a 9-8 win over the Rays. Jason Bartlett had 4 hits, and B.J. Upton and Carl Crawford had 3 hits apiece for Tampa Bay.
  • Blake DeWitt doubled, homered, and drove in 2 runs, and Russell Martin picked up 3 hits and a walk as the Dodgers doubled up the Angels, 6-3. Garret Anderson had 3 hits for the club from Anaheim.
  • Rich Harden struck out 8 and allowed just one run over 7 innings, and Ryan Sweeney reached base 3 times, homered, and drove in 3 runs as the A's edged the Braves, 5-4.
  • Rod Barajas hit a solo home run and smashed a grand slam, and A.J. Burnett struck out 8 over 6 1/3 strong innings as the Blue Jays defeated the Phillies, 6-3. Jimmy Rollins singled, doubled twice, and drove in 2 runs for Philadelphia.
  • Mike Jacobs tripled, homered, and drove in 3, and Wes Helms hit a 3-run home run to lead a 5-run 7th inning as the Marlins knocked off the Royals, 7-3. Mark Grudzielanek has 3 hits for Kansas City.
  • Armando Galarraga gave up just 2 runs on one hit in 6 innings, and Carlos Guillen reached base twice and drove in 2 runs to lead the Tigers to a 3-2 win over the Diamondbacks.
  • Mark Buehrle allowed just one run over 6 2/3 innings, and Jermaine Dye and Toby Hall contributed 3 hits apiece as the White Sox clipped the Giants, 3-1.
  • Freddy Sanchez went 3-for-5 and scored twice, and Nate McLouth singled twice and hit a 2-run home run in the top of the 9th inning to put Pittsburgh ahead for good as the Pirates held on to beat the Cubs, 7-6. Alfonso Soriano was 5-for-5 with a double, 2 home runs and 3 RBI for Chicago in defeat.
  • Aaron Harang tossed 7 strong innings, allowing just one run, and Adam Dunn hit a mammoth 3-run home run in the last of the 9th inning to give the Reds a 4-2 walk-off victory over the Indians. Ben Francisco went 3-for-5 with a home run and a stolen base for Cleveland.
  • Marlon Byrd was 3-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI, and Milton Bradley reached base 3 times, homered, and knocked in 2 as the Rangers cruised past the Astros, 6-2. Vicente Padilla yielded just 2 runs while striking out 6 in 7 innings of work for Texas.
  • Alex Cintron went 4-for-4, Nick Markakis had 2 hits, homered, and drove in 3, and Jay Payton added a 2-run blast as the Orioles nipped the Nationals, 6-5. Aaron Boone had 2 hits and 2 RBI for Washington.
  • Rookie Greg Reynolds tossed 6 scoreless innings, and Jeff Baker doubled and scored twice to help the Rockies get by the Twins, 3-2.
  • Erik Bedard struck out 10 while allowing just 2 runs on 5 hits in 8 innings, and Adrian Beltre hit a 2-run home run as the Mariners dropped the Padres, 4-2.
  • David Ortiz reached base 4 times, hit a 3-run homer, and scored twice, and Daisuke Matsuzaka allowed just 2 unearned runs over 6 2/3 innings as the Red Sox took game one of their doubleheader against the Brewers, 5-3. Ryan Braun had 3 hits, including a solo homer off Jonathan Papelbon, for Milwaukee.
  • In the second of two at Fenway Park, Mike Lowell doubled, homered, and drove in 4 runs to lead the Red Sox to a sweep over the Brewers, 7-6. Corey Hart reached base 3 times and homered for Milwaukee.

Saturday's Scoreboard


Pirates
Cubs

1
0
0

2
1
3

3
0
0

4
1
1

5
3
0

6
0
0

7
0
1

8
0
0

9
2
1


 

R
7
6

H
11
11

E
2
0


Rays
Cardinals

1
1
2

2
2
0

3
0
0

4
0
1

5
0
4

6
1
1

7
3
0

8
1
0

9
0
0


 

R
8
9

H
18
13

E
1
1


Brewers
Red Sox

1
0
1

2
0
3

3
0
0

4
0
0

5
0
0

6
0
0

7
2
0

8
0
1

9
1


 

R
3
5

H
9
11

E
1
1


Dodgers
Angels

1
0
0

2
2
0

3
2
0

4
0
2

5
0
0

6
0
0

7
1
0

8
1
0

9
0
1


 

R
6
3

H
8
8

E
1
1


Mets
Yankees

1
0
2

2
0
0

3
0
0

4
3
0

5
0
0

6
0
0

7
3
1

8
0
1

9
1
0


 

R
7
4

H
13
9

E
0
0


Indians
Reds

1
0
0

2
1
0

3
0
0

4
0
0

5
0
0

6
0
1

7
0
0

8
1
0

9
0
3


 

R
2
4

H
10
6

E
2
0


Nationals
Orioles

1
0
1

2
1
0

3
0
3

4
1
0

5
0
2

6
0
0

7
0
0

8
3
0

9
0


 

R
5
6

H
7
13

E
1
0


Blue Jays
Phillies

1
0
0

2
4
0

3
0
0

4
0
1

5
0
0

6
0
0

7
0
2

8
0
0

9
2
0


 

R
6
3

H
13
6

E
0
1


Royals
Marlins

1
0
0

2
0
0

3
2
0

4
0
2

5
1
0

6
0
0

7
0
5

8
0
0

9
0


 

R
3
7

H
9
9

E
1
0


Athletics
Braves

1
1
0

2
3
0

3
1
0

4
0
0

5
0
1

6
0
0

7
0
0

8
0
0

9
0
3


 

R
5
4

H
7
7

E
0
1


Astros
Rangers

1
1
2

2
0
2

3
0
0

4
1
0

5
0
0

6
0
0

7
0
2

8
0
0

9
0


 

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