• Omar Vizquel and Benjie Molina each had 2 hits and an RBI, and Jonathan Sanchez allowed just 2 runs in 6 1/3 innings as the Giants rallied to beat the Rockies, 3-2, in 10 innings. Ubaldo Jimenez pitched 7 shutout innings of 3-hit ball but did not figure in the decision for Colorado.
• Jeff Francoeur went 3-for-4 with a triple, home run, and 4 RBI, Mark Teixeira went 3-for-5 with 2 doubles and 3 RBI, and Brian McCann added 3 hits and scored 3 times as the Braves trounced the Mets, 11-4. Jair Jurrjens allowed just one earned run over 7 innings as well for Atlanta.
• Jacoby Ellsbury went 3-for-5 with a home run and 3 runs scored, and Dustin Pedroia added 3 hits and an RBI as the Red Sox won their 6th in a row by doubling up the Royals, 6-3. Bartolo Colon picked up the win for Boston in his 2008 debut, allowing 2 runs on 6 hits in 5 innings of work.
• Brandon Inge doubled, tripled and drove in 2 runs, and Marcus Thames hit a double and a grand slam to lead the Tigers to a 9-4 rout of the Mariners.
• Ricky Nolasco gave up just one run on 3 hits while striking out 7 over 7 innings, and Cody Ross led the offense with a solo home run as the Marlins knocked off Brandon Webb and the Diamondbacks, 3-1. Stephen Drew collected 3 hits, including a home run, for Arizona.
• Michael Bourn had 3 hits, Carlos Lee hit a 3-run home run, and Shawn Chacon tossed 7 solid innings as the Astros hung on to defeat the Cubs, 5-3.
• Jermaine Dye hit 2 home runs and drove in 4, and Javier Vazquez gave up just 2 runs on 4 hits in 7 innings as the White Sox came from behind to beat the Indians, 7-2.
• James Loney walked twice and hit a solo home run, Matt Kemp added 2 hits and scored twice, and Hiroki Kuroda yielded just 2 runs over 8 innings as the Dodgers swept away the Reds, 5-2.
• Dana Eveland threw a complete game 3-hitter, and Jack Cust homered and drove in 4 runs as the A's pounded the Rays, 9-1. Bobby Crosby also had 3 hits and 2 RBI for Oakland.
• Alex Rodriguez went 3-for-4 with 2 doubles, a home run and an RBI, and Darrell Rasner pitched 7 shutout innings as the Yankees blanked the Orioles, 8-0.
• Rickie Weeks had 2 hits, homered, and scored twice, and Ben Sheets tossed a complete game to lead the Brewers to a 4-1 win over the Pirates.
• Vlad Guerrero hit 2 home runs and drove in 4, and Jon Garland picked up his 5th victory on the year as the Angels edged the Blue Jays, 4-3.
• Jamie Moyer pitched 6 shutout innings, and Ryan Howard doubled, homered twice and knocked in 4 runs as the Phillies crushed the Nationals, 12-2. Shane Victorino also singled, doubled, homered, drove in 2 runs, and scored 3 times, and Pedro Feliz had 3 hits and a home run for Philadelphia.
• Sidney Ponson tossed a complete game 6-hitter, and David Murphy, Gerald Laird, and Ramon Vazquez each had 2 hits and 2 RBI as the Rangers pounded the Twins, 10-1. Josh Hamilton and Chris Shelton also had 3 hits apiece for Texas.
• Skip Schumaker had 4 hits, Aaron Miles had 3 hits, and Troy Glaus and Ryan Ludwick each drove in 3 runs as the Cardinals roughed up the Padres, 11-3. Adrian Gonzalez had 2 hits, a home run, and 3 RBI for San Diego.

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