Wild card standings
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Wild Card standings
| W | L | Pct | GB | |
| Boston | 82 | 54 | .603 | — |
| Anaheim | 78 | 58 | .574 | 4 |
| Texas | 74 | 62 | .544 | 8 |
Monday’s Games
Chicago White Sox 7, Texas 4
Boston 8, Oakland 3
Indians 5, Mariners 0
| Cleveland | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Crisp cf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .280 |
| Vizquel ss | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .307 |
| Lawton lf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .279 |
| VMartinez c | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .287 |
| THafner dh | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .309 |
| Blake 3b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .272 |
| Broussard 1b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .268 |
| Belliard 2b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .294 |
| Gerut rf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| Seattle | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| ISuzuki rf | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .379 |
| Winn cf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .287 |
| EMartinez dh | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .275 |
| 1-Lopez pr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| Ibanez lf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 |
| BBoone 2b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .248 |
| JoCabrera 3b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .272 |
| Olivo c | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .253 |
| Lopez ss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 |
| Bloomquist 1b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 |
| Totals | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Cleveland | 022 | 000 | 001 | — | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Seattle | 000 | 000 | 000 | — | 0 | 5 | 0 |
1-ran for Martinez in the 9th.
LOB—Cleveland 1, Seattle 4. 2B—Bloomquist (10). HR—Lawton (20), off Sherrill; Vizquel (7), off Meche; Blake (25), off Meche; THafner (26), off Meche. RBIs—Vizquel 2 (56), Lawton (66), THafner (102), Blake (73). GIDP—Ibanez, BBoone.
Runners left in scoring position—Cleveland 1 (Blake); Seattle 2 (Winn, Ibanez).
DP—Cleveland 2 (Belliard and Broussard), (Blake, Belliard and Broussard).
| Cleveland | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Sabathia W, 11-9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 118 | 3.98 |
| Seattle | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Meche L, 4-6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 116 | 5.38 |
| Kida | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0.00 |
| Sherrill | 2/3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3.80 |
| Putz | 1/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5.27 |
Inherited runners-scored—Putz 1-0.
PB—Olivo.
T—2:14. A—33,084 (47,447).
Orioles 4, Twins 1
| Minnesota | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| ShStewart dh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .318 |
| JJones rf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .262 |
| THunter cf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 |
| Morneau 1b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .258 |
| LFord lf | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .304 |
| Tiffee 3b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .350 |
| Cuddyer 2b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 |
| HBlanco c | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .196 |
| Ojeda ss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| a-Kubel ph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 |
| CGuzman ss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 |
| Totals | 28 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Baltimore | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| BRoberts 2b | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .288 |
| Bigbie lf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .272 |
| Mora 3b | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .346 |
| Tejada ss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .310 |
| JvLopez c | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .314 |
| RPalmeiro dh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .254 |
| Surhoff rf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .311 |
| JLeon 1b | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .170 |
| Raines Jr. cf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Minnesota | 000 | 010 | 000 | — | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Baltimore | 000 | 022 | 00x | — | 4 | 10 | 2 |
a-walked for Ojeda in the 8th. E—Tejada (20), Cabrera (1). LOB—Minnesota 5, Baltimore 10. 2B—HBlanco (15), BRoberts 2 (45), JLeon (1), Raines Jr. (3). HR—JLeon (2), off Mulholland. RBIs—Ojeda (2), Mora 2 (91), JLeon 2 (6). S—BRoberts. SF—Ojeda. GIDP—JJones, THunter, Tejada. Runners left in scoring position—Minnesota 1 (JJones); Baltimore 5 (Bigbie, Tejada, JvLopez, RPalmeiro, Raines Jr.). DP—Minnesota 1 (Ojeda, Cuddyer and Morneau); Baltimore 3 (Tejada, BRoberts and JLeon), (Surhoff and JvLopez), (JLeon, Tejada, JLeon and Tejada).
| Minnesota | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Mulholland L, 4-8 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 95 | 5.02 |
| Crain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 1.69 |
| Fultz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 4.80 |
| Baltimore | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Cabrera W, 11-7 | 7 1/3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 109 | 4.50 |
| BRyan H, 19 | 2/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.20 |
| Julio S, 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3.70 |
Mulholland pitched to 3 batters in the 6th. Inherited runners-scored—Crain 1-0, BRyan 1-0. IBB—off Mulholland (JvLopez) 1. T—2:31. A—36,600 (48,286).
White Sox 7, Rangers 4
| Chicago | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| WHarris 2b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .265 |
| Rowand cf | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .314 |
| CaLee lf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .305 |
| Konerko 1b | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .276 |
| Gload 1b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .293 |
| CEverett dh | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .271 |
| Valentin ss | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .220 |
| BDavis c | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .224 |
| Borchard rf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .157 |
| Crede 3b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .234 |
| Totals | 34 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Texas | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Dellucci dh | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .267 |
| MYoung ss | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .310 |
| Blalock 3b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .269 |
| Teixeira 1b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .277 |
| ASoriano 2b | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .279 |
| Mench lf | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .279 |
| BJordan rf | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| Nix cf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 |
| Barajas c | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 |
| Totals | 39 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| Chicago | 000 | 220 | 300 | — | 7 | 9 | 1 |
| Texas | 010 | 101 | 100 | — | 4 | 11 | 5 |
E—Grilli (2), ASoriano 2 (22), Barajas (7), Park 2 (2). LOB—Chicago 6, Texas 11. 2B—Valentin (19). HR—Mench (19), off Cotts; Dellucci (17), off Grilli; MYoung (19), off Grilli; CEverett (5), off Park. RBIs—Rowand (56), Konerko (97), CEverett (19), Valentin (65), Dellucci (55), MYoung (79), Blalock (92), Mench (55). SB—WHarris (15), BJordan (2). S—WHarris, Valentin. GIDP—Konerko, Crede. Runners left in scoring position—Chicago 2 (Konerko, Crede); Texas 6 (Teixeira 2, Mench 2, Nix 2). Runners moved up—Rowand, BDavis. DP—Texas 2 (MYoung, ASoriano and Teixeira), (Mahay, MYoung and Teixeira).
| Chicago | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Grilli W, 1-1 | 5 2/3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 107 | 6.48 |
| Cotts H, 4 | 1 1/3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 4.75 |
| Adkins H, 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 3.58 |
| Marte H, 19 | 1/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3.03 |
| Takatsu | 2/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2.50 |
| Texas | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Park L, 3-5 | 6 1/3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 112 | 5.32 |
| Mahay | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 2.33 |
| Brocail | 2/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5.63 |
Cotts pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. Inherited runners-scored—Adkins 1-0, Mahay 1-0. HBP—by Brocail (CaLee). WP—Grilli 2. T—2:50. A—31,251 (49,115).
Tigers 7, Royals 3
| Kansas City | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| DeJesus cf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .277 |
| Relaford lf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .239 |
| Nunez rf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 |
| Harvey 1b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .295 |
| Randa 3b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .281 |
| Stairs dh | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .269 |
| Berroa ss | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .252 |
| Buck c | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .208 |
| Gotay 2b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .244 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Detroit | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Infante 2b | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| Higginson rf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .247 |
| CGuillen ss | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .312 |
| DYoung dh | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .269 |
| CPena 1b | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .254 |
| Monroe lf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .295 |
| JSmith 3b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .264 |
| Inge c | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .284 |
| Logan cf | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .321 |
| Totals | 35 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| Kansas City | 000 | 200 | 001 | — | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| Detroit | 300 | 001 | 03x | — | 7 | 11 | 2 |
E—Harvey (4), Higginson (5), CGuillen (16). LOB—Kansas City 7, Detroit 8. 2B—Stairs (16), Infante 2 (19), CPena (20). HR—Berroa (6), off Knotts; Monroe (13), off Bautista. RBIs—Randa (44), Stairs (57), Berroa (33), Infante 3 (43), CPena (69), Monroe 2 (57), JSmith (11). CS—Relaford (4). GIDP—Stairs, Berroa, Gotay, Monroe. Runners left in scoring position—Kansas City 4 (Nunez 2, Harvey, Gotay); Detroit 5 (Infante, CGuillen, DYoung 2, Inge). Runners moved up—DeJesus. DP—Kansas City 1 (Randa, Gotay and Harvey); Detroit 3 (CPena, CGuillen and CPena), (JSmith, Infante and CPena), (CPena, CGuillen and CPena).
| Kansas City | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Bautista L, 0-1 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 96 | 13.50 |
| Cerda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 2.32 |
| Carrasco | 2/3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 3.96 |
| Camp | 1/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Detroit | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Ledezma W, 4-2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 97 | 3.89 |
| Knotts S, 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 5.82 |
Inherited runners-scored—Camp 2-0. WP—Ledezma. Balk—Bautista. T—2:39. A—21,516 (40,120).
Yankees 7, Devil Rays 4
| Tampa Bay | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Lugo ss | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 |
| Baldelli cf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 |
| TMartinez 1b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 |
| Simon dh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| JoCruz rf | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .232 |
| Cantu 2b | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .295 |
| Blum lf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .224 |
| THall c | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .264 |
| Upton 3b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .264 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| New York | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Jeter ss | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .276 |
| ARodriguez 3b | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .285 |
| Sheffield rf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .297 |
| Matsui lf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .292 |
| Posada c | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 |
| Olerud 1b | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .263 |
| 1-Crosby pr-cf | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .175 |
| BWilliams dh | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .255 |
| Cairo 2b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .282 |
| Lofton cf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 |
| a-Sierra ph | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| TClark 1b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .229 |
| Totals | 33 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Tampa Bay | 010 | 001 | 002 | — | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| New York | 001 | 400 | 02x | — | 7 | 12 | 0 |
a-singled for Lofton in the 8th. 1-ran for Olerud in the 8th. E—Waechter (1). LOB—Tampa Bay 6, New York 7. 2B—Baldelli (22), ARodriguez 2 (19). HR—Blum (7), off Quantrill; Cantu (1), off OHernandez. RBIs—JoCruz (68), Cantu (7), Blum 2 (29), Jeter (61), ARodriguez 3 (84), Sheffield (103), Cairo (35), Sierra (55). SB—Upton (1). SF—Jeter, Cairo. GIDP—BWilliams. Runners left in scoring position—Tampa Bay 2 (Lugo, JoCruz); New York 4 (ARodriguez, Sheffield, Matsui, Posada). Runners moved up—Simon, Jeter, Sheffield, Cairo. DP—Tampa Bay 1 (Cantu, Lugo and TMartinez).
| Tampa Bay | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Waechter L, 3-7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 66 | 5.43 |
| Halama | 1 1/3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4.66 |
| Nunez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1.23 |
| Seay | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2.50 |
| LCarter | 2/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3.22 |
| New York | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| OHernandez W, 7-0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 110 | 2.62 |
| Quantrill S, 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 3.81 |
Inherited runners-scored—Nunez 1-0, LCarter 2-2. HBP—by OHernandez (TMartinez), by OHernandez (Simon). T—2:57. A—44,422 (57,478).
Red Sox 8, Athletics 3
| Boston | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| DRoberts cf | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .288 |
| Bellhorn 2b | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .267 |
| MRamirez lf | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .317 |
| DOrtiz dh | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .303 |
| Millar 1b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .296 |
| Mientkiewicz 1b | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 |
| Varitek c | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .307 |
| OCabrera ss | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .281 |
| Mueller 3b | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| Kapler rf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .272 |
| Totals | 39 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| Oakland | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Kotsay cf | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .305 |
| Byrnes rf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 |
| EChavez 3b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .284 |
| Hatteberg 1b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .307 |
| DMiller c | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| Durazo dh | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .320 |
| Crosby ss | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .254 |
| Swisher lf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 |
| Scutaro 2b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
| a-McLemore ph-2b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .251 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Boston | 000 | 200 | 204 | — | 8 | 13 | 0 |
| Oakland | 101 | 000 | 100 | — | 3 | 7 | 0 |
a-grounded out for Scutaro in the 7th. LOB—Boston 9, Oakland 3. 2B—DRoberts (8), DOrtiz (42), Mueller (24), Byrnes (31), Durazo (29), Crosby 2 (32). HR—DOrtiz (36), off Zito; MRamirez (38), off Zito; Kotsay 2 (14), off Arroyo 2. RBIs—DRoberts (10), MRamirez (111), DOrtiz 4 (122), Varitek (65), Mueller (52), Kotsay 2 (58), Crosby (53). SB—Bellhorn (6), Varitek (8). CS—DRoberts (1). GIDP—Hatteberg. Runners left in scoring position—Boston 5 (DOrtiz 2, Varitek, Mueller 2); Oakland 3 (DMiller, Scutaro, McLemore). Runners moved up—Bellhorn, MRamirez, Hatteberg, Swisher. DP—Boston 1 (Bellhorn, OCabrera and Millar).
| Boston | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Arroyo W, 8-9 | 6 2/3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 4.23 |
| Timlin H, 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4.32 |
| Embree H, 18 | 1/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.33 |
| Mendoza | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1.69 |
| Oakland | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Zito L, 10-10 | 6 1/3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 119 | 4.62 |
| Mecir | 1/3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3.51 |
| RRincon | 1/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.65 |
| Bradford | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4.42 |
| Rhodes | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 5.40 |
Mecir pitched to 2 batters in the 7th, Bradford pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. Inherited runners-scored—Timlin 1-0, Mecir 1-0, RRincon 2-0, Rhodes 1-1. IBB—off Rhodes (MRamirez) 1.T—3:00. A—37,839 (43,662).
American League leaders
| G | AB | R | H | Pct. | |
| ISuzuki Sea | 136 | 597 | 89 | 226 | .379 |
| Mora Bal | 114 | 448 | 92 | 155 | .346 |
| IRodrgz Det | 115 | 455 | 63 | 153 | .336 |
| VGurro Ana | 131 | 522 | 102 | 172 | .330 |
| Durazo Oak | 121 | 437 | 72 | 140 | .320 |
| Erstad Ana | 102 | 404 | 66 | 128 | .317 |
| MRmrz Bos | 128 | 482 | 94 | 153 | .317 |
| Rwnd ChW | 117 | 395 | 81 | 124 | .314 |
| Damon Bos | 127 | 526 | 106 | 165 | .314 |
| JvLopez Bal | 126 | 491 | 65 | 154 | .314 |
RUNS—Damon, Boston, 106; VGuerrero, Anaheim, 102; Sheffield, New York, 102; Lawton, Cleveland, 97; MYoung, Texas, 94; CGuillen, Detroit, 94; MRamirez, Boston, 94.
RBI—DOrtiz, Boston, 122; Tejada, Baltimore, 122; MRamirez, Boston, 111; Sheffield, New York, 103; THafner, Cleveland, 102; VGuerrero, Anaheim, 102; VMartinez, Cleveland, 101; JGuillen, Anaheim, 101.
HITS—ISuzuki, Seattle, 226; MYoung, Texas, 180; VGuerrero, Anaheim, 172; Tejada, Baltimore, 169; Damon, Boston, 165; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 158; ASoriano, Texas, 158; CGuillen, Detroit, 158.
DOUBLES—Belliard, Cleveland, 46; BRoberts, Baltimore, 45; DOrtiz, Boston, 42; THafner, Cleveland, 39; CGuillen, Detroit, 36; Tejada, Baltimore, 36; MRamirez, Boston, 36.
TRIPLES—Crawford, Tampa Bay, 17; Figgins, Anaheim, 14; CGuillen, Detroit, 10; Infante, Detroit, 8; MYoung, Texas, 7; JoCruz, Tampa Bay, 7; 5 are tied with 6.
HOME RUNS—MRamirez, Boston, 38; DOrtiz, Boston, 36; Konerko, Chicago, 35; ARodriguez, New York, 33; Sheffield, New York, 33; Teixeira, Texas, 30; Blalock, Texas, 29.
STOLEN BASES—Crawford, Tampa Bay, 50; ISuzuki, Seattle, 32; Figgins, Anaheim, 27; BRoberts, Baltimore, 26; ARodriguez, New York, 23; Lawton, Cleveland, 22; Jeter, New York, 22.
PITCHING (14 Decisions)—Mulder, Oakland, 17-4, .810, 3.90; Schilling, Boston, 18-6, .750, 3.38; PMartinez, Boston, 15-5, .750, 3.55; THudson, Oakland, 11-4, .733, 2.95; Santana, Minnesota, 16-6, .727, 2.95; KBrown, New York, 10-4, .714, 3.99; Washburn, Anaheim, 11-5, .687, 4.70.
STRIKEOUTS—Santana, Minnesota, 224; PMartinez, Boston, 197; Schilling, Boston, 172; FGarcia, Chicago, 152; KEscobar, Anaheim, 150; Lilly, Toronto, 149; Harden, Oakland, 139.
SAVES—MRivera, New York, 46; FCordero, Texas, 42; Nathan, Minnesota, 38; Foulke, Boston, 27; Percival, Anaheim, 26; DBaez, Tampa Bay, 25; Julio, Baltimore, 21; Urbina, Detroit, 21.
NATIONAL LEAGUE Wild Card standings
| W | L | Pct | GB | |
| Chi. Cubs | 74 | 60 | .552 | — |
| San Fran | 76 | 63 | .547 | 1/2 |
| Houston | 74 | 63 | .540 | 1 1/2 |
| San Diego | 73 | 64 | .533 | 2 1/2 |
| Florida | 70 | 62 | .530 | 3 |
Monday’s Games
Houston 11, Cincinnati 5
Chicago Cubs 9, Montreal 1
San Diego 7, St. Louis 3
Braves 3, Phillies 1
| Philadelphia | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Rollins ss | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .282 |
| Polanco 2b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 |
| BAbreu rf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 |
| Thome 1b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
| DaBell 3b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 |
| Michaels cf | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .263 |
| Burrell lf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 |
| Lieberthal c | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 |
| Milton p | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .127 |
| a-Howard ph | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 1-Collier pr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .296 |
| Madson p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Telemaco p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| c-Utley ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 |
| RHernandez p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| FRodriguez p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Cormier p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Atlanta | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Furcal ss | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .290 |
| MGiles 2b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .297 |
| JDrew rf | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .312 |
| CJones 3b | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .255 |
| Marrero lf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .340 |
| JuFranco 1b | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .306 |
| Smoltz p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| AJones cf | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .265 |
| EddPerez c | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .203 |
| d-JEstrada ph-c | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .324 |
| TSmith p | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| TMartin p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| b-DWise ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .233 |
| Alfonseca p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Reitsma p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| Laroche 1b | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| Philadelphia | 000 | 100 | 000 | — | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Atlanta | 012 | 000 | 00x | — | 3 | 12 | 0 |
a-singled for Milton in the 5th. b-struck out for Martin in the 6th. c-grounded out for Telemaco in the 7th. d-struck out for Perez in the 7th. 1-ran for Howard in the 5th. LOB—Philadelphia 6, Atlanta 13. 2B—Rollins 2 (38), JDrew (24). HR—AJones (25), off Milton. RBIs—Thome (92), JuFranco (49), AJones 2 (82). SB—Michaels (2). GIDP—MGiles, CJones, EddPerez. Runners left in scoring position—Philadelphia 4 (Polanco 2, Thome, Utley); Atlanta 6 (Marrero 2, JEstrada 2, TSmith 2). Runners moved up—Polanco. DP—Philadelphia 3 (Rollins, Polanco and Thome), (Rollins, Polanco and Thome), (Rollins, Polanco and Thome); Atlanta 1 (JuFranco).
| Philadelphia | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Milton L, 13-4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 84 | 4.69 |
| Madson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2.03 |
| Telemaco | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5.00 |
| RHernandez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5.33 |
| FRodriguez | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 3.38 |
| Cormier | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3.69 |
| Atlanta | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| TSmith W, 1-3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 86 | 6.14 |
| TMartin H, 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3.79 |
| Alfonseca H, 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 2.97 |
| Reitsma H, 27 | 1/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.45 |
| Smoltz S, 36 | 1 2/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 2.05 |
RHernandez pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. Inherited runners-scored—FRodriguez 2-0, Smoltz 1-0. T—2:54. A—31,949 (50,091).
Astros 11, Reds 5
| Cincinnati | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Freel cf-3b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .274 |
| JCastro 3b-ss | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .252 |
| Casey 1b | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .338 |
| Riedling p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| c-Vander Wal ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .128 |
| Dunn lf | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .271 |
| DJimenez 2b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .258 |
| Kearns rf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .226 |
| FLopez ss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .252 |
| Van Poppel p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
| MMatthews p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| b-JaCruz ph-1b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 |
| CMiller c | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Harang p | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .042 |
| PNorton p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| Bragg cf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .211 |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| Houston | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Biggio lf | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .288 |
| Harville p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Bullinger p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| CBeltran cf | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .267 |
| Taveras cf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Bagwell 1b | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| Burke 2b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Berkman rf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .313 |
| OPalmeiro lf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .241 |
| JKent 2b | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .286 |
| Bruntlett ss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Lamb 3b | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .309 |
| JVizcaino ss-1b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .287 |
| Ausmus c | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .249 |
| Backe p | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| a-Lane ph-rf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 |
| Totals | 35 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 8 |
| Cincinnati | 100 | 000 | 013 | — | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Houston | 100 | 424 | 00x | — | 11 | 12 | 1 |
a-grounded out for Backe in the 7th. b-grounded into double play for Matthews in the 8th. c-grounded out for Riedling in the 9th. E—Lamb (12). LOB—Cincinnati 9, Houston 5. 2B—Dunn 2 (29), Bagwell (25), JVizcaino (18). 3B—Freel (7). HR—JCastro (4), off Bullinger; Backe (1), off Harang; JKent (21), off Harang; Berkman (26), off Harang; Bagwell (23), off Harang. RBIs—JCastro 3 (22), DJimenez (54), Bagwell 3 (72), Berkman (89), JKent 2 (89), Lamb 3 (50), Backe 2 (4). SB—Casey (2). S—Harang. GIDP—JaCruz, JVizcaino. Runners left in scoring position—Cincinnati 6 (Freel, JCastro, Dunn, DJimenez 2, Kearns); Houston 3 (Bagwell 2, JVizcaino). Runners moved up—Berkman. DP—Cincinnati 1 (JCastro, DJimenez and Casey); Houston 1 (Bruntlett, Burke and JVizcaino).
| Cincinnati | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Harang L, 8-8 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 4.59 |
| PNorton | 1 1/3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 5.52 |
| Van Poppel | 1/3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6.28 |
| MMatthews | 1 1/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7.71 |
| Riedling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 4.70 |
| Houston | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Backe W, 3-2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 101 | 4.20 |
| Harville | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5.10 |
| Bullinger | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 6.16 |
Harang pitched to 2 batters in the 5th. Inherited runners-scored—Van Poppel 3-2, MMatthews 3-2, PNorton 1-1. IBB—off PNorton (JKent) 1. HBP—by Van Poppel (Bagwell). WP—Harang. T—2:56. A—40,581 (40,950).
Cubs 9, Expos 1
| Montreal | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Wilkerson 1b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 |
| EnChavez cf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 |
| Carroll 3b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .281 |
| TBatista 3b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 |
| Pascucci rf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .172 |
| JRivera rf-cf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .285 |
| Church lf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .192 |
| ASGonzalez ss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .238 |
| Biddle p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Majewski p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-Sledge ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 |
| Schneider c | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 |
| Izturis 2b-ss | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 |
| Armas Jr. p | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Vargas p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .045 |
| HMateo 2b | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Chicago | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| CPatterson cf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .280 |
| CMurray cf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| DeLee 1b | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .290 |
| TWalker 1b | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 |
| Garciaparra ss | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .299 |
| NPerez ss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 |
| Alou lf | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .284 |
| REMartinez 3b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| ARamirez 3b | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .320 |
| DiFelice c | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| Grieve rf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .258 |
| Goodwin rf | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .213 |
| Grudzielanek 2b | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .301 |
| Barrett c | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .297 |
| Dempster p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| Zambrano p | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .210 |
| a-Macias ph-lf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .256 |
| Totals | 33 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| Montreal | 000 | 100 | 000 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Chicago | 313 | 000 | 02x | — | 9 | 9 | 0 |
a-struck out for Zambrano in the 8th. b-flied out for Majewski in the 9th. E—Izturis (2). LOB—Montreal 5, Chicago 3. 2B—JRivera (19), Church (1), HMateo (2), Alou (27). HR—Barrett (14), off Biddle; Grudzielanek (5), off Armas Jr.; ARamirez 2 (29), off Armas Jr. 2; DeLee (29), off Armas Jr.. RBIs—ASGonzalez (23), DeLee (83), Alou (87), ARamirez 4 (89), Grudzielanek (19), Barrett 2 (59). S—Vargas. Runners left in scoring position—Montreal 4 (Carroll, Pascucci, Armas Jr. 2); Chicago 1 (Alou). Runners moved up—Wilkerson, Carroll, Church, ASGonzalez, Garciaparra.
| Montreal | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Armas Jr. L, 2-4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 62 | 4.61 |
| Vargas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 5.01 |
| Biddle | 1 2/3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 6.92 |
| Majewski | 1/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1.04 |
| Chicago | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Zambrano W, 13-8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 119 | 2.86 |
| Dempster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4.00 |
HBP—by Zambrano (Schneider). T—2:30. A—38,807 (39,345).
Brewers 9, Pirates 5
| Milwaukee | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Podsednik cf | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 |
| BClark rf | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .265 |
| Overbay 1b | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .310 |
| Jenkins lf | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| KGinter 2b | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .248 |
| Branyan 3b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .232 |
| Moeller c | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .214 |
| Counsell ss | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .237 |
| Glover p | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| BFord p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| Adams p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| d-Krynzel ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 |
| LVizcaino p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| Kolb p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| Totals | 34 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 7 |
| Pittsburgh | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Kendall c | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .308 |
| JWilson ss | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .307 |
| Ward 1b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .259 |
| CWilson rf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .270 |
| Mackowiak 3b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .256 |
| Bay lf | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .297 |
| TRedman cf | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 |
| Castillo 2b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .265 |
| Vogelsong p | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 |
| NFigueroa p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-ANunez ph | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 |
| Brooks p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| b-Hill ph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .262 |
| Grabow p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| c-Wigginton ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 |
| Mesa p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Milwaukee | 016 | 000 | 002 | — | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh | 000 | 202 | 001 | — | 5 | 10 | 1 |
a-singled for N.Figueroa in the 4th. b-hit a sacrifice fly for Brooks in the 6th. c-flied out for Grabow in the 8th. d-fouled out on bunt for Adams in the 9th. E—Overbay (9), Kendall (10). LOB—Milwaukee 3, Pittsburgh 12. 2B—BClark (14), Jenkins (33), Ward (14). HR—Mackowiak (16), off Glover; Jenkins (21), off Vogelsong. RBIs—BClark 4 (36), Jenkins 3 (78), Counsell 2 (22), Kendall (45), Mackowiak 2 (71), Bay (66), Hill (26). SB—Podsednik (54), JWilson (8). SF—Bay, Hill. GIDP—Overbay. Runners left in scoring position—Milwaukee 2 (Overbay, Glover); Pittsburgh 8 (JWilson 2, Ward 2, Mackowiak, TRedman, Castillo, Vogelsong).Runners moved up—JWilson, Castillo 2. DP—Pittsburgh 1 (Castillo, JWilson and Ward).
| Milwaukee | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Glover W, 1-0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 105 | 7.20 |
| BFord | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 6.86 |
| Adams H, 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 3.38 |
| LVizcaino | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4.18 |
| Kolb S, 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2.44 |
| Pittsburgh | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Vogelsong L, 4-12 | 2 2/3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 65 | 6.81 |
| NFigueroa | 1 1/3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5.94 |
| Brooks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 0.93 |
| Grabow | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 5.30 |
| Mesa | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3.41 |
Glover pitched to 2 batters in the 6th, LVizcaino pitched to 3 batters in the 9th. Inherited runners-scored—BFord 2-2, Kolb 3-1, NFigueroa 3-2. HBP—by Mesa (Moeller), by Glover (Kendall), by Vogelsong (KGinter). WP—Glover. T—3:23. A—12,771 (38,496).
Padres 7, Cardinals 3
| St. Louis | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Womack 2b | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 |
| Cedeno rf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .258 |
| Pujols 1b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .329 |
| Rolen 3b | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .319 |
| Edmonds cf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .315 |
| Renteria ss | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .294 |
| RSanders lf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .260 |
| Eldred p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Flores p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| Matheny c | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .242 |
| 1-Taguchi pr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 |
| Carpenter p | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .085 |
| Lankford lf | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .257 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| San Diego | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Burroughs 3b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .295 |
| RVazquez 2b | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .183 |
| BGiles rf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .280 |
| Nevin 1b | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .303 |
| Klesko lf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
| Otsuka p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| Hoffman p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| KGreene ss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .270 |
| Nady cf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Linebrink p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-Long ph-lf | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .293 |
| RaHernandez c | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .269 |
| Eaton p | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .218 |
| Robinson cf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 |
| b-Payton ph-cf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .238 |
| Totals | 33 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| St. Louis | 020 | 001 | 000 | — | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| San Diego | 000 | 030 | 04x | — | 7 | 9 | 0 |
a-singled for Linebrink in the 8th. b-struck out for Robinson in the 8th. 1-ran for Matheny in the 9th. E—Pujols (9), Rolen (9). LOB—St. Louis 9, San Diego 5. 2B—BGiles (23). RBIs—Renteria 2 (64), Matheny (40), RVazquez (4), BGiles 2 (83), Klesko (54), KGreene (57), Long (24). CS—Pujols (5). SF—KGreene. Runners left in scoring position—St. Louis 5 (Womack 2, Pujols 3); San Diego 2 (Nevin, Payton). Runners moved up—Edmonds, RaHernandez. DP—San Diego 1 (KGreene and Nevin).
| St. Louis | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Carpenter | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 109 | 3.37 |
| Eldred L, 3-1 | 1/3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 3.79 |
| Flores | 2/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.00 |
| San Diego | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Eaton | 6 2/3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 110 | 4.69 |
| Linebrink W, 7-1 | 1 1/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 1.95 |
| Otsuka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2.15 |
| Hoffman S, 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 2.68 |
Otsuka pitched to 2 batters in the 9th. Inherited runners-scored—Flores 1-0, Hoffman 2-0, Linebrink 2-0. HBP—by Carpenter (Burroughs). WP—Carpenter, Eldred. T—2:52. A—34,382 (42,445).
National League leaders
| G | AB | R | H | Pct. | |
| Bonds SF | 124 | 318 | 110 | 118 | .371 |
| Loretta SD | 132 | 532 | 97 | 183 | .344 |
| Beltre LA | 131 | 506 | 94 | 171 | .338 |
| Casey Cin | 120 | 477 | 85 | 161 | .338 |
| Helton Col | 129 | 456 | 97 | 153 | .336 |
| Pujols StL | 130 | 507 | 118 | 167 | .329 |
| JEstrada Atl | 114 | 398 | 52 | 129 | .324 |
| Pierre Fla | 132 | 553 | 80 | 177 | .320 |
| ARamrz ChC | 118 | 447 | 84 | 143 | .320 |
| Rolen StL | 133 | 474 | 105 | 151 | .319 |
RUNS—Pujols, St. Louis, 118; Bonds, San Francisco, 110; Rolen, St. Louis, 105; JDrew, Atlanta, 102; BAbreu, Philadelphia, 102; Rollins, Philadelphia, 98; Helton, Colorado, 97; Loretta, San Diego, 97; Edmonds, St. Louis, 97.
RBI—Rolen, St. Louis, 117; Castilla, Colorado, 113; Pujols, St. Louis, 106; Edmonds, St. Louis, 104; Beltre, Los Angeles, 101; Burnitz, Colorado, 95; BAbreu, Philadelphia, 94.
HITS—Loretta, San Diego, 183; Pierre, Florida, 177; JWilson, Pittsburgh, 173; Beltre, Los Angeles, 171; Pujols, St. Louis, 167; Izturis, Los Angeles, 162; Casey, Cincinnati, 161.
DOUBLES—Loretta, San Diego, 44; Overbay, Milwaukee, 43; Casey, Cincinnati, 41; Castilla, Colorado, 40; Biggio, Houston, 40; Pujols, St. Louis, 38; Rollins, Philadelphia, 38; Helton, Colorado, 38.
TRIPLES—JWilson, Pittsburgh, 12; Pierre, Florida, 11; Rollins, Philadelphia, 10; JKent, Houston, 8; Freel, Cincinnati, 7; Izturis, Los Angeles, 7; DRoberts, Los Angeles, 7; BGiles, San Diego, 7; Durham, San Francisco, 7.
HOME RUNS—Beltre, Los Angeles, 44; Pujols, St. Louis, 43; Dunn, Cincinnati, 41; Edmonds, St. Louis, 40; Thome, Philadelphia, 39; Bonds, San Francisco, 39; Burnitz, Colorado, 33; Alou, Chicago, 33.
STOLEN BASES—Podsednik, Milwaukee, 54; Pierre, Florida, 37; BAbreu, Philadelphia, 36; DRoberts, Los Angeles, 33; Freel, Cincinnati, 29; CPatterson, Chicago, 26; Rollins, Philadelphia, 25.
PITCHING (14 Decisions)—Clemens, Houston, 15-4, .789, 3.27; Marquis, St. Louis, 14-4, .778, 3.44; Milton, Philadelphia, 13-4, .765, 4.69; Pavano, Florida, 16-5, .762, 3.09; Carpenter, St. Louis, 14-5, .737, 3.37; Peavy, San Diego, 11-4, .733, 2.21; Schmidt, San Francisco, 15-6, .714, 3.01.
STRIKEOUTS—RJohnson, Arizona, 249; BSheets, Milwaukee, 213; Schmidt, San Francisco, 209; OlPerez, Pittsburgh, 198; Clement, Chicago, 179; Clemens, Houston, 177; Oswalt, Houston, 172.
SAVES—Benitez, Florida, 40; Isringhausen, St. Louis, 39; Gagne, Los Angeles, 37; Kolb, Milwaukee, 37; Graves, Cincinnati, 37; Smoltz, Atlanta, 36; Mesa, Pittsburgh, 36.
Active HR leaders
Through Sept. 6
| 1. Barry Bonds | 697 |
| 2. Sammy Sosa | 568 |
| 3. Rafael Palmeiro | 544 |
| 4. Ken Griffey Jr. | 501 |
| 5. Fred McGriff | 493 |
| 6. Jeff Bagwell | 442 |
| 7. Frank Thomas | 436 |
| 8. Juan Gonzalez | 434 |
| 9. Jim Thome | 420 |
| 10. Gary Sheffield | 412 |
| 11. Manny Ramirez | 385 |
| 12. Alex Rodriguez | 378 |
| 13. Mike Piazza | 376 |
| 14. Larry Walker | 363 |
| 15. Ellis Burks | 352 |
| 16. Carlos Delgado | 330 |
| 17. Mo Vaughn | 328 |
| 18. Tino Martinez | 319 |
| 19. Chipper Jones | 306 |
| 19. Edgar Martinez | 306 |
| 21. Ruben Sierra | 300 |
| 21. Jim Edmonds | 300 |
Career Home Run leaders
Through Sept. 6
(x-active)
| Player | No. |
| 1. Hank Aaron | 755 |
| 2. Babe Ruth | 714 |
| 3. x-Barry Bonds | 697 |
| 4. Willie Mays | 660 |
| 5. Frank Robinson | 586 |
| 6. Mark McGwire | 583 |
| 7. Harmon Killebrew | 573 |
| 8. x-Sammy Sosa | 568 |
| 9. Reggie Jackson | 563 |
| 10. Mike Schmidt | 548 |
| 11. x-Rafael Palmeiro | 544 |
| 12. Mickey Mantle | 536 |
| 13. Jimmie Foxx | 534 |
| 14. Willie McCovey | 521 |
| 14. Ted Williams | 521 |
| 16. Ernie Banks | 512 |
| 16. Eddie Mathews | 512 |
| 18. Mel Ott | 511 |
| 19. Eddie Murray | 504 |
| 20. x-Ken Griffey Jr. | 501 |
| 21. Lou Gehrig | 493 |
| 21. x-Fred McGriff | 493 |
| 23. Stan Musial | 475 |
| 23. Willie Stargell | 475 |
| 25. Dave Winfield | 465 |
| 26. Jose Canseco | 462 |
| 27. Carl Yastrzemski | 452 |
| 28. x-Jeff Bagwell | 442 |
| 28. Dave Kingman | 442 |
| 30. Andre Dawson | 438 |
| 31. x-Frank Thomas | 436 |
| 32. x-Juan Gonzalez | 434 |
| 33. Cal Ripken Jr. | 431 |
| 34. Billy Williams | 426 |
| 35. x-Jim Thome | 420 |
| 36. Darrell Evans | 414 |
| 37. x-Gary Sheffield | 412 |
| 38. Duke Snider | 407 |
Career Strikeout leaders
Through Sept. 5
(x-active)
| 1. Nolan Ryan | 5,714 |
| 2. x-Roger Clemens | 4,276 |
| 3. Steve Carlton | 4,136 |
| 4. x-Randy Johnson | 4,120 |
| 5. Bert Blyleven | 3,701 |
| 6. Tom Seaver | 3,640 |
| 7. Don Sutton | 3,574 |
| 8. Gaylord Perry | 3,534 |
| 9. Walter Johnson | 3,508 |
| 10. Phil Niekro | 3,342 |
| 11. Ferguson Jenkins | 3,192 |
| 12. Bob Gibson | 3,117 |
| 13. x-Greg Maddux | 2,885 |
| 14. Jim Bunning | 2,855 |
| 15. Mickey Lolich | 2,832 |
This date in baseball
Sept. 7
1908 — Walter Johnson pitched his third consecutive shutout in four days with a 4-0, two-hit victory over the New York Highlanders.
1911 — Rookie Grover Alexander of the Philadelphia Phillies won a 1-0 thriller against 44-year-old Cy Young, who closed his career with the Boston Braves.
1916 — The New York Giants beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 4-1 to start their 26-game winning streak, a major league record.
1923 — Howard Ehmke of the Boston Red Sox tossed a 4-0, no-hit victory over the Philadelphia Athletics. In the seventh, Philadelphia’s Slim Harriss hit ball to the wall for a double, but was called out for missing first base.
1962 — Maury Wills of Los Angeles stole four bases and set a National League record with a total of 82 for the season. The Dodgers lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-1.
1984 — Dwight Gooden of the Mets struck out Ron Cey of the Chicago Cubs in the second inning for No. 228 to set a National League record for a rookie. Gooden passed Grover Cleveland Alexander, who set the mark with 227 in 1911. New York coasted to a 10-0 victory behind Gooden’s one-hitter.
1993 — Mark Whiten of the St. Louis Cardinals had the greatest game at the plate in major league history in the nightcap of a doubleheader with Cincinnati. In the 15-2 win, Whiten hit four home runs and drove in 12 runs, to become the only player to accomplish both feats in one game.
1998 — Ken Griffey Jr. homered twice against Baltimore, giving baseball three 50-homer players in a season for the first time. Griffey joined Mark McGwire and Babe Ruth as the only players to hit 50 or more in consecutive seasons. Ruth did it in 1920-21 and 1927-28, and McGwire has hit 50 or more the last three years.
Baseball Calendar
Oct. 5 — Playoffs begin.
Oct. 12 — League championship series begin.
Oct. 23 — World Series begins, city of AL champion.
October/November TBA — Free agent filing period, first 15 days after World Series ends.
Nov. 9-12 — General managers meetings, Key Biscayne, Fla.
Dec. 7 — Last day for teams to offer salary arbitration to their former players who became free agents.
Dec. 10-13 — Winter meetings, Anaheim, Calif.
Dec. 19 — Last day for free agents offered salary arbitration to accept or reject the offers.
Dec. 20 — Last day for teams to offer 2005 contracts to unsigned players.
2005
Jan 5-15 — Salary arbitration filing.
Jan. 8 — Last day until May 1 for free agents who rejected arbitration offers to re-sign with their former teams.
Jan. 18 — Exchange of salary arbitration figures.
Feb. 1-21 — Salary arbitration hearings.
Feb. 19 — Voluntary reporting date for pitchers, catchers and injured players.
Feb. 24 — Voluntary reporting date for other players.
March 2-11 — Teams may renew contracts of unsigned players.
March 2 — Mandatory reporting date.
March 16 — Last day to place a player on unconditional release waivers and pay 30 days termination pay instead of 45 days.
March 30 — Last day to request unconditional release waivers on a player without having to pay his full 2005 salary.
April 4 — Opening day. Active rosters reduced to 25 players.