- Vernon Wells and Rod Barajas each doubled and homered, and John Parrish threw 6 strong innings as the Blue Jays held on to beat the Braves, 9-5. Gregor Blanco had 4 hits for Atlanta.
- Andy Pettitte gave the Yankees a gutsy effort for 6 innings, and Robinson Cano contributed 2 hits and a key RBI to lead the Yankees over the Mets, 3-2.
- Adam Dunn was on base 3 times and hit a solo home run, Paul Bako drove in 3 runs, and Johnny Cueto tossed 6 1/3 scoreless innings as the Reds blanked the Indians, 5-0. Casey Blake went 3-for-3 for Cleveland.
- Rookie Ty Taubenheim gave Pittsburgh 6 solid innings, and Jason Bay provided the heroics with a solo home run in the bottom of the 13th inning as the Pirates walked-off with a 4-3 win over the Rays.
- Adam Jones went 4-for-5 and scored 3 runs, and Garrett Olson knocked in a run and gave up just one over 5 innings as the Orioles obliterated the Nationals, 9-1.
- Rick Ankiel provided the big offensive blow with a 2-run home run, and Mitchell Boggs threw 6 strong innings as the Cardinals rebounded to beat the Royals, 5-1.
- Tim Lincecum struck out 11 through 7 brilliant scoreless innings, and San Francisco scratched across a run on a sacrifice fly, despite collecting just 2 hits on the afternoon, as the Giants edged the A's, 1-0. Justin Duchscherer was superb for Oakland, giving up just one run on 2 hits in 8 innings.
- Alexei Ramirez hit a double and a home run, Jermaine Dye launched a 2-run blast, and Carlos Quentin hit his 18th home run of the year to put the White Sox up for good in the 7th inning and give them a 6-5 victory over the Cubs.
- Carlos Lee went 3-for-5 with a home run and 3 RBI and Mark Loretta crushed a 3-run home run, but it was Lance Berkman's 2-run double in the last of the 8th inning that propelled Houston into the lead and helped them out-slug the Red Sox, 11-10. Dustin Pedroia had 4 hits for Boston, and Mike Lowell went 4-for-4 with 2 doubles, a home run, and 3 RBI.
- Ryan Raburn reached base 3 times and hit a grand slam, and Miguel Cabrera singled and later doubled in the 2 winning runs in the bottom of the 9th inning to lead the Tigers to an 7-6 walk-off win over the Rockies. Chris Iannetta and Willy Taveras each had 3 hits for Colorado while Edgar Renteria picked up 3 knocks of his own for Detroit.
- Chris Young doubled, tripled, and drove in 3 runs, and Mark Reynolds hit 2 doubles and knocked in 2 more to give Brandon Webb all the offensive support he would need to pick up his 12th win of the year, a 6-2 Diamondbacks victory over the Marlins.
- Manny Parra allowed just 2 hits in 7 scoreless innings, and Bill Hall doubled and drove in 2 runs on the day as the Brewers finally ended the Twins winning streak, 5-1.
- Chase Utley hammered 2 doubles and a solo home run, and Ryan Howard hit a 2-run shot that traveled over 420 feet to lead the Phillies to an 8-6 victory over the Rangers. Ian Kinsler and Michael Young had 3 hits apiece for Texas.
- Adrian Beltre went 3-for-4 with a double and 2 RBI, and Carlos Silva gave up 2 runs over 7 innings as the Mariners sent the Padres to their 7th straight loss, 4-2.
- Chad Billingsley pitched 7 shutout innings, and Matt Kemp scored the game's only run on 2 errors and a sacrifice fly as the Dodgers nipped the Angels, 1-0, despite not recording a single hit on the evening. Jered Weaver (6 innings) and Jose Arredando (2 innings) combined on an 8 inning no-hitter but still lost the game.
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