• History was made Monday night when pitcher Jon Lester tossed the 18th no-hitter in Boston Red Sox history. Lester allowed just 2 walks while striking out 9 in shutting down the Royals, 7-0. Jason Varitek had 2 hits, a home run, and 2 RBI for Boston.
• Aramis Ramirez went 3-for-5 with a homer and 3 RBI, and Geovany Soto hit a 3-run inside-the-park home run as the Cubs defeated the Astros, 7-2.
• Cristian Guzman had 3 hits and scored 3 times, and Lastings Milledge collected 2 doubles and 2 RBI as the Nationals blanked the Phillies, 4-0. Tim Redding threw 6 1/3 scoreless innings for Washington.
• Alexi Casilla hit a 3 run homer, Joe Mauer reached base 3 times and drove in 2 runs, and Howie Clark hit a walk-off double in the bottom of the 12th inning to give the Twins a 7-6 win over the Rangers. Brendan Harris also had 3 hits for Minnesota while Frank Catalanotto notched 3 hits of his own for Texas.
• Matt Holliday and Garrett Atkins each reached base 3 times, Clint Barmes hit a solo home run, and Yorvit Torrealba hit a 2-run double in the 6th inning to rally the Rockies past the Giants, 4-3. Randy Winn had 2 hits, a home run, and 2 RBI for San Francisco.
• Albert Pujols went 3-for-5 with 2 solo home runs, and Ryan Ludwick singled, doubled, homered, and knocked in 3 as the Cardinals beat the struggling Padres, 8-2. Todd Wellemeyer allowed just 2 runs over 6 innings to pick up his 5th win on the season for St. Louis.
• Eric Hinske doubled, homered, and drove in 2 runs, and Evan Longoria singled, doubled, and hit a 2-run home run in the top of the 13th inning to give the Rays a 7-6 win over the A's. Frank Thomas went 3-for-4 with 2 home runs and 3 RBI for Oakland.
• Matt Kemp went 4-for-4, and Blake DeWitt had 2 hits and 2 RBI, including a one-out walk-off single in the last of the 9th inning as the Dodgers edged the Reds, 6-5. Brandon Phillips had 4 hits, and Adam Dunn had a home run and 3 RBI for Cincinnati.

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