Angels 10, Tigers 3 – Detroit was victim to not driving its own runners in with opportunities against Joe Saunders and the Halo bullpen, and then having its own overtaxed bullpen give up seven runs in the eighth inning (four via the longball to Garret Anderson and Orlando Cabrera, although Anderson’s was interfered with and the umps missed it.)
Mets 3, Nats 1, Nats 6, Mets 5 – Orlando Hernandez dominates in the first game of the double-dip while Mike Pelfrey still can’t catch a break in the second one, but even worse, Paul Lo Duca tweaks a hamstring.
Rockies 6, Dodgers 2 – Starting Brett Tomko is always asking for trouble. Matt Holliday and Troy Tulowitzki took Tomko out for two runs each in the first two innings. Jeff Francis has now won six straight decisions for the Rockies.
O’s 7, Yankees 5 – The Orioles fight off a comeback attempt by the Yankees to eek out the win, and the Bronx boys continue to delay attempts at coming back on the Red Sox by losing to teams they really have no business losing to.
Cubs 8, Reds 1 – Alfonso Soriano hits two out of the park and drives in five to go with Derrek Lee’s two-run shot.
Twins 3, Indians 2 – Jason Tyner, as mentioned below, gets his first home run of his career in over a thousand at bats. Johan Santana threw five innings of no hit ball, but a late RBI by Brian Bruscher provides the go-ahead run (and keeps Santana out of the decision.)
Diamondbacks 4, Braves 3 (F/10) – 3 straight games, 3 straight game winning hits for Arizona, as Conor Jackson singles home Chris Young in the bottom of the 10th.
Giants 4, Marlins 3 – Dontrelle Willis stares down boyhood idol Barry Bonds and gets him to pop out twice and K once. Mark Sweeney nails another crucial pinch hit off Marlins closer Kevin Gregg to tie the game in the ninth, and Ray Durham drives in the winning run with Bonds on deck. (And no, I wasn’t able to watch the game — stupid ESPN blackout.)
(Photo: AP/Chris Carlson)
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