Excellent pitching duo of Darren Headley and Austin Greggains limit the damage from a game of errors by the Cubbies.

Tim Baldwin belts 2 HR's. One of them tied the game in the 7th after surrendering the lead to the Mets.

Good game Mets!

Cubs(18):
Baldwin (3-4, 2 HR), Ezquibel (2-3, 2B, BB, 3 RBI), Velasquez (2-4), DiPietro (2-3), Renteria (2-4, 3 Runs),

Mets(18):
Meier (3-5, 2 Runs), McCall (3-5, 2B, Run, RBI), Pleasant (2-5, 2B, Run, 2 RBI), Feduk (2-3, Run).

Mets(18):
Meier (3-4, Run, 3 RBI, SB), Pleasant (2-4, 2 2B, 2 Runs), Kirby (2-4, HR, 2 Runs, 2 RBI).

Cubs(18):
Jackson (3-3, 2B, HR), Baldwin (1-2).

O's score all their runs early. Siefert's strong pitching took care of the rest.

Orioles:
M. Brouse (3-4, 2 Runs), J. Ortiz (2-4, 2 Runs, 2B, RBI, SB), A. Cordero (1-2, Run, 2B), B. Siefert (CG, 9 IP, 2 ER, 10 K).

A huge 10-run 5th put the game out of reach and secured the sweep for the O's.

Orioles:
C. Conroy (1-2, 2 Runs, 2 RBI), C. Cooper (3-3, 2 RBI), De La O (2-3, RBI), A. Cordero (2-2, 2 Runs, 2 RBI), S. Chase (4 IP, 3 ER, 2 K).

The A's continued their hot bats and started with a quick 5 Runs in the first and never looked back. A's Joe Bata pitched a solid 5 innings- but allowing one BOMB of a HR to Rodrigues in the 5th. A's Sam Stewart came in the final 2 innings and closed it out.

A's(18):
Bata (5 IP, 4 Hits, 2 Runs, 3 K), Fujii (2-4, 2 Runs, BB), Hayes (2-3, Run, RBI, SB), Hershfield (1-3, HR, 3 RBI, BB), Mena (2-4, Run, 2 RBI), Rico (1-3, Run, 3 RBI, BB).

Royals(18):
Rodrigues (1-2, HR, 2 RBI, Run).

A's Jason Hershfield Pitched a CG allowing 7 hits, 1 unearned run and striking out 9 in a well pitched game.

A's racked up another 11 hits winning their 5th straight game.

A's(18):
Hershfield (CG, 7 H, 0 ER, 9 K), Everett (1-2, 2B, 3 RBI, Run), Fujii (3-4, RBI, SB), Hayes (2-3, 2 Runs, 2B, RBI), Hershfield (1-3, 2 Runs, RBI), A. Juull (2-2, Run, RBI).

Andy Sanchez gets the win with a complete game 9 IP, 10 K effort.

Red Sox collect 17 hits which included 8 doubles and a solo HR by Ben Hartshorn in the 6th. Tony Anderson and Kevin Angelinovich led the offensive attack with 2 doubles each. Rob Johnstone goes 3-4. Dan England knocks in the GW RBIs.

Braves:
Painter (RBI), Lee (2B), Furtado (2-3, 2 RBI), Marquez (RBI), Codiga (2-3, RBI).

Red Sox:
England (1-3, 2B, 3 RBI, SAC), Hartshorn (2-4, 2B, HR, 2 Runs, RBI), Anderson (3-4, 2 2B, RBI, Run), Angelinovich (3-4, 2 2B, RBI, Run), Lugliani (2-4, 2B, RBI, Run), R. Johnstone (3-4, RBI), Aviles (2-3, 2B, Run).

Red Sox bats are stifled in the nightcap, collecting only 6 hits.

Red Sox:
England (1-4), Hartshorn (1-3, 2B), Angelinovich (1-3), R. Johnstone (1-3), M. Johnstone (1-3), Temores (1-3, RBI).

Braves:
Codiga (2B), Cordeiro (RBI), Marquez (RBI), Herrington (CG, 7 IP, 0 ER, 5 K).

Mariners:
St. Louis (2-3, RBI), Majid (2-3, 2 RBI), Calub (2-3), Berrios (1-2), Mosley (1-3, 2 Runs).

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The Pirates down early 12-4 rally in the final 3 innings for the win.

Adam Arrendondo's HR, 2 doubles, and 5 RBIs led the way.

Pirates:
Arrendondo (3-3, 3 Runs, 5 RBI, HR, 2 2B, BB), Saporito (2-4, 2 Runs), Jason Fish (2-3, Run, 3 RBI), Aponte (2-3, Run, 3 RBI, 2B).

An 11-run third put this one away for the Bucs.

Hats off to a banged up Rays squad for hanging tough all day.

Pirates:
Saporito (2-4, Run, 2 RBI, 2B), Arrendondo (1-2, Run, 2 RBI), Brownfield (2-2, Run, RBI, 2 2B), Brown (2-2, 2 Runs, 2 RBI, 2 2B), Jason Fish (2-3, 2 Runs, 2 RBI, 2B), Keating (2-3, 2 Runs).

The Blue Jays rallied for 5 runs in the last two innings, highlighted by Fred de Young's 3-run homer to dead center.

Blue Jays:
de Young (HR, 3 RBI), Panelli (2-3, RBI), Barnes (2-3, 2B, RBI), Park (2-4, 2 Runs), Hoffman (1-2, 2B, Run).

Guy Giuffre belted a 2-run homer in the 3rd in a tight game that Fred de Young pitched the distance.

Both games were competitive and closely contested. The Tigers played with 10 players, the Blue Jays had nine. These same two teams with collide in the first round of playoff action.

Blue Jays:
Giuffre (HR, 2 RBI), Hoffman (2B, RBI).

Giants:
M. Smith (2-3, RBI, BB), M. Boesch (2-3, Run), P. Jaramillo (2-3, 2B).

Indians:
Garcia (3-3, RBI, 2 Runs), Ybarra (3-3, 2 RBI).

Mikey Smith threw 5 innings to get the win for the Giants.

After the Indians scored 3 in the first, the Giants tightened up to hold the Indians scoreless the rest of the way for the 10-3 win.

Indians:
Aguilar (2-3), Garcia (2-4).

Giants:
M. Smith (2-3, HBP, SB, 2 Runs), M. Frandsen (2-4, 2 Runs), J. Cannon (1-2, BB, SB, Run).