• Miguel Olivo doubled twice, and Jose Guillen doubled, homered, and drove in 4 runs as the Royals cruised to a 9-3 win over the Marlins.
  • Gregor Blanco reached base 3 times, and Yunel Escobar went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI as the Braves took care of the A's, 5-2.
  • Shannon Stewart walked, doubled, and drove in 2 runs, and Lyle Overbay smashed a 3-run home run to lead the Blue Jays to a 6-5 victory over the Phillies. Jimmy Rollins was on base 4 times, and Ryan Howard had 2 hits, hit a home run, and drove in 2 for Philadelphia.
  • Albert Pujols had 3 hits, Aaron Miles had 2 hits and 2 RBI, and Skip Schumaker singled and later doubled in the winning run as the Cardinals walked-off with a 5-4 win over the Rays.
  • Brandon Backe tossed 6 1/3 solid innings, and Miguel Tejada went 3-for-5 and scored two times as the Astros edged the Rangers, 5-4.
  • Casey Kotchman and Maicer Izturis each had 3 hits, and Mike Napoli went 3-for-5 with 2 home runs and 5 RBI as the Angels roughed up the Dodgers, 10-2. Jered Weaver struck out 7 while allowing 2 runs over 5 1/3 innings.
  • Randy Johnson pitched 7 shutout innings, and Chris Young walked, doubled, and drove in 3 runs as the Diamondbacks blanked the Tigers, 4-0. Mark Reynolds also had 3 hits and scored 2 runs for Arizona.
  • Paul Janish went 3-for-3 with a walk, and Adam Dunn and Joey Votto went deep for Cincinnati as the Reds defeated Cliff Lee and the Indians, 6-4. Edinson Volquez ran his record to 7-1, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits in 6 innings for Cincinnati.
  • David Ortiz doubled, homered twice, and drove in 4 runs, and Dustin Pedroia and Kevin Youkilis each added 3 hits and a home run as the Red Sox out slugged the Brewers, 11-7. Ryan Braun hit 2 home runs and knocked in 4 for Milwaukee.
  • John Lannan gave up just one run on 4 hits in 7 1/3 innings, and Cristian Guzman had 2 hits, including a home run, as the Nationals nipped the Orioles, 2-1. Jeremy Guthrie allowed just one run over 7 innings for Baltimore.
  • Jason Marquis pitched 6 solid innings, and the Cubs pieced together 4 hits and 7 walks to plate just enough runs to defeat the Pirates, 4-3. Adam LaRoche had 2 hits, a home run, and 3 RBI for Pittsburgh.
  • Todd Helton went 2-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI, and Jeff Francis was solid for 6 1/3 innings as the Rockies rallied to beat the Twins, 6-2.
  • Orlando Cabrera hit 2 home runs and drove in 3, and Joe Crede and Carlos Quentin each added 2 hits, a home run, and 2 RBI as the White Sox trampled the Giants, 13-8. Ray Durham picked up 3 hits and 2 RBI for San Francisco.
  • Feliz Hernandez gave Seattle 6 strong innings, and Jose Lopez drove in all 3 of the team's runs to lead the Mariners to a 3-2 win over the Padres. Brian Giles had 3 hits for San Diego, and starter Shawn Estes was brilliant on the mound, allowing just one run on 2 hits over 6 1/3 innings.
  • Jose Reyes doubled, homered, and drove in 3, Ryan Church walked, hit a home run, knocked in 2 runs, and scored 3 times, and Oliver Perez allowed just 2 runs on 3 hits in 7 2/3 innings as the Mets blew out the Yankees, 11-2.

Sunday's Scoreboard

Pirates
Cubs

1
2
0

2
0
0

3
0
2

4
0
1

5
0
1

6
1
0

7
0
0

8
0
0

9
0


 

R
3
4

H
5
4

E
0
1

Royals
Marlins

1
2
0

2
0
0

3
4
1

4
0
1

5
0
0

6
0
1

7
3
0

8
0
0

9
0
0


 

R
9
3

H
14
10

E
0
1

Indians
Reds

1
0
1

2
0
0

3
0
0

4
1
1

5
0
2

6
1
2

7
2
0

8
0
0

9
0


 

R
4
6

H
9
11

E
0
0

Blue Jays
Phillies

1
0
2

2
0
0

3
0
0

4
0
1

5
3
0

6
3
1

7
0
0

8
0
0

9
0
1


 

R
6
5

H
6
13

E
0
0

Nationals
Orioles

1
0
0

2
0
0

3
1
0

4
0
0

5
0
0

6
0
0

7
0
0

8
1
1

9
0
0


 

R
2
1

H
7
5

E
0
0

Athletics
Braves

1
1
1

2
0
2

3
0
0

4
0
0

5
0
0

6
1
0

7
0
0

8
0
2

9
0


 

R
2
5

H
11
11

E
0
0

Brewers
Red Sox

1
2
1

2
0
0

3
0
2

4
2
3

5
0
2

6
2
1

7
0
2

8
1
0

9
0


 

R
7
11

H
9
15

E
1
0

Rays
Cardinals

1
0
0

2
1
0

3
1
0

4
0
0

5
1
0

6
0
1

7
0
1

8
1
2

9
0
1


 

R
4
5

H
11
11

E
0
1

Astros
Rangers

1
0
0

2
0
0

3
0
0

4
3
0

5
2
0

6
0
0

7
0
3

8
0
1

9
0
0


 

R
5
4

H
13
8

E
0
0

Twins
Rockies

1
0
0

2
0
0

3
0
1

4
0
0

5
0
0

6
2
2

7
0
3

8
0
0

9
0


 

R
2
6

H
6
8

E
3
0

Dodgers
Angels

1
0
0

2
0
4

3
0
0

4
2
1

5
0
2

6
0
1

7
0
2

8
0
0

9
0


 

R
2
10

H
7
14

E
1
0

White Sox
Giants

1
0
0

2
0
1