• Mike Lowell went 3-for-5 with a double, home run, and 3 RBI, and David Ortiz and Kevin Youkilis each hit home runs and drove in 2 as the Red Sox doubled up the Tigers, 6-3. Daisuke Matsuzaka allowed just one run on 2 hits, but walked 8, over 5 innings for Boston.
• Johnny Cueto struck out 8 over 6 solid innings, and Adam Dunn hit a 2-run homer as the Reds downed the Cubs, 5-3. Geovany Soto went 3-for-3 with a double and a home run for Chicago.
• Yadier Molina collected 3 hits and Joel Pineiro helped his own cause by driving in 2 runs as the Cardinals fought off the Rockies to win, 6-5. Albert Pujols scored the winning run on a groundout in the 9th inning for St. Louis. Brad Hawpe went 2-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI, and Chris Iannetta added 3 hits for Colorado.
• Dana Eveland gave up just 3 hits over 7 scoreless innings, and Emil Brown went 3-for-4 and drove in the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning as the A's walked-off with a 2-1 victory over the Orioles. Garrett Olson allowed just one run on 4 hits while striking out 7 in 6 1/3 innings for Baltimore.
• Raul Ibanez doubled twice and drove in 2 runs, and Wladimir Balentien singled and hit a 3-run home run as the Mariners cruised to a 7-3 win over the Rangers.
• Toronto got yet another brilliant starting pitching performance, this time from Dustin McGowan, and Matt Stairs provided the game's only offense with a solo home run as the Blue Jays shut out the White Sox, 1-0. Javier Vazquez gave up the one run while striking out 9 in 7 2/3 innings for Chicago.
• Ervin Santana tossed a complete game 4-hit shutout, and Garret Anderson and Brandon Wood hit 9th inning home runs to lead the Angels to a 4-0 win over the Royals. Brett Tomko pitched 7 scoreless innings of 2-hit ball for Kansas City.
• Chase Utley doubled twice, walked twice, and scored 2 runs, Eric Bruntlett singled, tripled, and had 3 RBI, and Carlos Ruiz and Geoff Jenkins each had 3 hits and an RBI as the Phillies roughed up the Diamondbacks, 11-4. Arizona's Max Scherzer struck out 5 but did not make it past 4 innings in today's outing. Jamie Moyer allowed just 2 runs over 7 strong innings for Philadelphia.
• Rafael Furcal, Matt Kemp andBlake DeWitt all hit home runs, and Chad Billingsley yielded just one run over 6 solid innings as the Dodgers got back in the win column by beating the Mets, 5-1.

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