• Jorge Campillo allowed just one run while striking out 6 over 5 innings, and Mark Teixeira reached base 4 times, homered, and drove in 4 runs as the Braves took care of the Brewers, 8-1.
• Wil Ledezma gave up just one run on 2 hits in 5 innings, and Jody Gerut hit a 3-run home run in the 8th inning to break a 2-2 tie as the Padres defeated the Nationals, 5-2.
• Luis Castillo went 3-for-4 with a walk, and David Wright hit 2 home runs and drove in 4 as the Mets doubled up the Dodgers, 8-4. Blake DeWitt and Jeff Kent each homered for Los Angeles.
• Ryan Theriot reached base 4 times and scored twice, and Alfonso Soriano had 2 hits and 2 RBI to lead the Cubs to an 8-4 win over the Rockies. Chicago scored 2 runs in the 7th inning and 3 more in the 8th to seal the victory.
• Kyle Lohse tossed 6 strong inning, Chris Duncan drove in 2 runs, and Albert Pujols homered and scored twice as the Cardinals held on to beat the Astros, 3-2. Roy Oswalt pitched 7 solid innings for Houston despite taking the loss.
• Kevin Mench went 3-for-5 and scored 3 times, Rod Barajas hit 3 doubles, drove in 3 runs, and scored twice, and Jesse Litsch threw 7 shutout innings as the Blue Jays trounced the A's, 12-0. Jack Hannahan collected 3 hits for Oakland.
• Joe Crede and Paul Konerko each hit solo home runs, and John Danks struck out 8 and allowed just one run over 6 innings to lead the White Sox to a 5-1 win over the Rays.
• Phil Dumatrait pitched 7 brilliant innings, giving up just one unearned run on 2 hits while striking out 9, and Xavier Nady and Jason Bay each doubled, homered, and drove in 2 runs as the Pirates cruised to a 7-2 win over the Reds.
• Carlos Gomez went 4-for-5 with 2 RBI, and Kevin Slowey tossed a complete game 6-hitter as the Twins sent the Royals to their 11th straight defeat, 5-1. Alexi Casilla also had 3 hits for Minnesota.
• Randy Winn went 3-for-4 with 2 solo home runs, including a game winning shot in the top of the 9th, to give the Giants a 4-3 win over the Diamondbacks. Randy Johnson pitched 7 strong innings for Arizona, striking out 9 and tying Roger Clemens for second on the all-time strikeout list.

Thursday's Scoreboard

American League

National League

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Toronto « 0 2 1 1 3 3 0 0 2 12 17 0 Oakland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 W:J.Litsch(7-1) L:D.Eveland(4-4) HR: TOR- S.Stewart (1) OAK- None   Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Chicago WSox « 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 5 11 1 Tampa Bay 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1 W:J.Danks(4-4) L:E.Jackson(3-4) HR: CWS- J.Crede (9), P.Konerko (6) TAM- None   Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Minnesota « 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 5 13 0 Kansas City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 W:K.Slowey(2-4) L:L.Hochevar(3-5) HR: MIN- None KAN- None

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Atlanta « 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 2 8 12 0 Milwaukee 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 W:J.Campillo(2-0) L:S.McClung(2-2) HR: ATL- M.Teixeira (6) MIL- R.Branyan (1)   Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7