AMERICAN LEAGUE
AL Wild Card standings
| W | L | Pct | GB |
| Boston | 93 | 62 | .600 | — |
| Anaheim | 87 | 68 | .561 | 6 |
| Texas | 86 | 69 | .555 | 7 |
Mariners 9, Rangers 0
| Seattle | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| ISuzuki rf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .373 |
| Bocachica rf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 |
| Winn lf | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .287 |
| EMartinez dh | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .269 |
| 1-Lopez pr-dh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ibanez 1b | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .296 |
| BBoone 2b | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .252 |
| Reed cf | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .395 |
| Olivo c | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .232 |
| Dobbs 3b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .189 |
| Lopez ss | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .234 |
| Totals | 37 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 7 | |
| Texas | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| EYoung 2b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .297 |
| Blalock 3b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .274 |
| MYoung ss | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .315 |
| Teixeira 1b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .275 |
| Mench rf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .274 |
| Dellucci lf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 |
| BJordan dh | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 |
| Nix cf | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .253 |
| Barajas c | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 |
| Totals | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| Seattle | 040 | 110 | 012 | — | 9 | 13 | 0 |
| Texas | 000 | 000 | 000 | — | 0 | 3 | 0 |
1-ran for Martinez in the 9th. LOB—Seattle 7, Texas 5. 2B—Winn (34), Ibanez (25), Reed (3), Lopez 2 (12). 3B—Nix (3). HR—Ibanez (16), off Drese. RBIs—Winn (79), Ibanez (60), BBoone (79), Reed 2 (2), Lopez 4 (22). CS—ISuzuki (11). SF—Lopez. GIDP—Reed. Runners left in scoring position—Seattle 5 (ISuzuki 2, EMartinez 2, Olivo); Texas 2 (EYoung, Blalock). DP—Texas 1 (EYoung, MYoung and Teixeira).
| Seattle | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Baek W,2-4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 114 | 5.52 |
| Atchison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 3.38 |
| Texas | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Drese L,14-9 | 4 1/3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 75 | 3.98 |
| Loe | 2 2/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 0.00 |
| Hughes | 2/3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 13.50 |
| BShouse | 1/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2.34 |
| Tejera | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 14.73 |
Inherited runners-scored—Loe 1-0, BShouse 2-0. IBB—off Drese (ISuzuki) 1. T—2:33. A—38,597 (49,115).
Angels 6, Athletics 2
| Oakland | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Kotsay cf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .311 |
| McLemore 2b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .252 |
| EChavez 3b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .271 |
| Durazo dh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .321 |
| Dye rf | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .266 |
| Hatteberg 1b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .291 |
| Byrnes lf | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .288 |
| b-Swisher ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 |
| DMiller c | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 |
| a-Melhuse ph-c | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 |
| Crosby ss | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 |
| c-McMillon ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .193 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| Anaheim | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Figgins 2b-3b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 |
| Erstad 1b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .299 |
| Glaus dh | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .270 |
| VGuerrero rf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .327 |
| GAnderson cf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .303 |
| BMolina c | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .280 |
| Eckstein ss | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .283 |
| ARiggs lf | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .182 |
| DaVanon lf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| Mcpherson 3b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 |
| Amezaga 2b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .159 |
| Totals | 31 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | |
| Oakland | 100 | 010 | 000 | — | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Anaheim | 112 | 000 | 02x | — | 6 | 9 | 0 |
a-grounded out for Miller in the 7th. b-popped out for Byrnes in the 9th. c-popped out for Crosby in the 9th. E—McLemore (7), EChavez (13). LOB—Oakland 7, Anaheim 5. 2B—Kotsay (36), VGuerrero (37), ARiggs (2). HR—Eckstein (2), off Rhodes; Glaus (17), off Mulder. RBIs—EChavez (74), Glaus 3 (40), BMolina (54), Eckstein (34), ARiggs (2). SB—Figgins (32), Eckstein (15). CS—Figgins (13), Eckstein (5). S—McLemore, BMolina. SF—EChavez. GIDP—VGuerrero. Runners left in scoring position—Oakland 3 (McLemore, Dye, Crosby); Anaheim 3 (Glaus, Eckstein, Mcpherson). Runners moved up—Figgins, Erstad, GAnderson. DP—Oakland 1 (Crosby, McLemore and Hatteberg).
| Oakland | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Mulder L,17-7 | 3 2/3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 71 | 4.31 |
| Blanton | 3 1/3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 2.08 |
| Rhodes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5.12 |
| Anaheim | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Lackey W,14-12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 101 | 4.55 |
| FRodriguez H,26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1.77 |
| Percival | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2.89 |
Blanton pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. Inherited runners-scored—Blanton 2-0, Rhodes 1-1. WP—Lackey 2. T—2:41. A—43,512 (45,030).
Orioles 5, Tigers 0
| Detroit | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Infante ss | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .263 |
| Higginson rf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .246 |
| Monroe lf-cf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .290 |
| DYoung dh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 |
| CPena 1b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .246 |
| Munson 3b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .215 |
| Inge c | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .285 |
| JSmith 2b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Logan cf | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 |
| a-Thames ph-lf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 |
| Totals | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Baltimore | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| BRoberts 2b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| Raines Jr. cf | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Mora 3b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .342 |
| Tejada ss | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .314 |
| RPalmeiro dh | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .260 |
| Surhoff rf-1b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .312 |
| JLeon 1b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 |
| Newhan rf | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .315 |
| Bigbie lf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .278 |
| GGil c | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .316 |
| Totals | 31 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Detroit | 000 | 000 | 000 | — | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Baltimore | 210 | 000 | 02x | — | 5 | 11 | 1 |
a-grounded into double play for Logan in the 8th. E—Mora (21). LOB—Detroit 3, Baltimore 3. 2B—Raines Jr. (5), RPalmeiro (27), GGil (2). HR—Surhoff (7), off Maroth; Tejada (32), off Maroth. RBIs—Tejada 3 (142), RPalmeiro (85), Surhoff (47). CS—Raines Jr. (3), Newhan (1). S—BRoberts. GIDP—Thames. Runners left in scoring position—Detroit 1 (Higginson); Baltimore 1 (BRoberts). DP—Baltimore 1 (Tejada, BRoberts and Surhoff).
| Detroit | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Maroth L,11-12 | 7 2/3 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 106 | 4.29 |
| Novoa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6.50 |
| Colyer | 1/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.98 |
| Baltimore | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| RLopez W,14-8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 104 | 3.56 |
Novoa pitched to 1 batter in the 8th, Colyer pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. Inherited runners-scored—Novoa 2-1, Colyer 2-1. WP—Maroth. T—2:11. A—41,178 (48,286).
Red Sox 11, Yankees 4
| New York | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Jeter ss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 |
| a-Escalona ph-ss | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| ARodriguez 3b | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .291 |
| b-Phillips ph-3b | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Sheffield rf | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .292 |
| c-Crosby ph-rf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .152 |
| Matsui lf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .297 |
| d-Sierra ph-lf | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 |
| BWilliams dh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .258 |
| Posada c | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .271 |
| Flaherty c | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 |
| Navarro c | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Olerud 1b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .258 |
| Cairo 2b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .291 |
| Lofton cf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .273 |
| Totals | 30 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | |
| Boston | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Damon cf | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .303 |
| Kapler cf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 |
| Bellhorn 2b | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .261 |
| Reese 2b-ss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .221 |
| MRamirez lf | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .310 |
| DRoberts lf | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .297 |
| DOrtiz dh | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .297 |
| e-McCarty ph-dh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .252 |
| Nixon rf | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .324 |
| f-Hyzdu ph-rf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Varitek c | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .297 |
| Mirabelli c | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .285 |
| OCabrera ss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .282 |
| g-Gutierrez ph-2b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .314 |
| Mueller 3b | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| Youkilis 3b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 |
| Mientkiewicz 1b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .239 |
| Totals | 35 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 11 | |
| New York | 000 | 200 | 020 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Boston | 430 | 013 | 00x | — | 11 | 13 | 0 |
a-grounded into fielder’s choice for Jeter in the 8th. b-homered for Rodriguez in the 8th. c-flied out for Sheffield in the 8th. d-singled for Matsui in the 8th. e-singled for Ortiz in the 8th. f-struck out for Nixon in the 8th. g-grounded out for Cabrera in the 8th. E—Jeter (13). LOB—New York 4, Boston 8. 2B—MRamirez (42), DRoberts (10), DOrtiz (45), Nixon (9). HR—Phillips (1), off Adams; Mueller (12), off Loaiza. RBIs—Phillips 2 (2), Posada 2 (80), MRamirez (127), DOrtiz 2 (134), Nixon 2 (20), Varitek 2 (72), OCabrera (27), Mueller (56). SF—MRamirez, OCabrera. Runners left in scoring position—New York 1 (Olerud); Boston 4 (Varitek, Gutierrez, Mueller, Mientkiewicz). Runners moved up—Nixon.
| New York | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| KBrown L,10-5 | 2/3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 4.25 |
| Loaiza | 4 2/3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 109 | 5.61 |
| Karsay | 2/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3.18 |
| Halsey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7.33 |
| Nitkowski | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 8.25 |
| Boston | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Schilling W,21-6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 103 | 3.26 |
| Astacio | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14.73 |
| Adams | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4.69 |
| Mendoza | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3.33 |
Astacio pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. Inherited runners-scored—Loaiza 2-0, Karsay 3-2. WP—Karsay. T—3:15. A—34,582 (35,095).
Twins 6, Indians 2
| Minnesota | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Kubel lf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .289 |
| JJones rf | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .256 |
| LFord cf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .302 |
| Morneau 1b | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .274 |
| Koskie dh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .243 |
| Cuddyer 3b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .258 |
| CGuzman ss | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .277 |
| Ojeda 2b | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .340 |
| HBlanco c | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .205 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | |
| Cleveland | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Lawton rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .281 |
| Vizquel ss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .290 |
| Peralta ss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| Blake 3b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .272 |
| JPhelps dh | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .254 |
| Broussard 1b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 |
| Crisp lf | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .299 |
| Bard c | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| Sizemore cf | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .228 |
| JMcDonald 2b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .204 |
| a-Belliard ph-2b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| Minnesota | 003 | 110 | 001 | — | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| Cleveland | 010 | 000 | 001 | — | 2 | 9 | 1 |
a-grounded out for McDonald in the 7th. E—Peralta (3). LOB—Minnesota 8, Cleveland 7. 2B—LFord (31), HBlanco (17), Sizemore (5). RBIs—JJones 2 (80), Morneau 2 (56), Koskie (66), HBlanco (36), Sizemore 2 (21). SB—JJones (13), Cuddyer (5), Crisp (20). SF—Koskie, HBlanco. GIDP—Blake, JPhelps, JMcDonald. Runners left in scoring position—Minnesota 3 (JJones, Koskie, Ojeda); Cleveland 3 (Lawton, Crisp, JMcDonald). Runners moved up—Morneau, Bard, Sizemore. DP—Minnesota 3 (CGuzman, Ojeda and Morneau), (CGuzman and Morneau), (Ojeda, CGuzman and Morneau).
| Minnesota | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| CSilva W,14-8 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 93 | 4.16 |
| JRincon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 2.67 |
| Nathan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1.70 |
| Cleveland | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Cruceta L,0-1 | 3 2/3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 85 | 9.39 |
| RiWhite | 2 1/3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 5.29 |
| Bartosh | 1 1/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 5.09 |
| JaDavis | 1 2/3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 5.56 |
Inherited runners-scored—RiWhite 2-0. WP—Nathan, Cruceta. T—2:36. A—22,091 (43,389).
White Sox 5, Royals 1
| Kansas City | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| DeJesus cf | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .281 |
| Gotay 2b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| Stairs 1b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .270 |
| Pickering dh | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .262 |
| Buck c | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .240 |
| Relaford 3b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| Berroa ss | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 |
| DBrown lf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 |
| Gomez rf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .240 |
| Totals | 29 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| Chicago | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Rowand cf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .318 |
| Uribe 3b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .276 |
| CaLee lf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .304 |
| Konerko dh | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .281 |
| Gload 1b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .319 |
| BDavis c | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .212 |
| Valentin ss | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .218 |
| Borchard rf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .171 |
| Valdez 2b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
| Totals | 31 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
| Kansas City | 000 | 010 | 000 | — | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Chicago | 011 | 010 | 20x | — | 5 | 9 | 0 |
LOB—Kansas City 3, Chicago 2. 2B—Rowand (38), Uribe (31). HR—Borchard (6), off BriAnderson; Valentin (29), off BriAnderson; Valdez (1), off BriAnderson; Pickering (6), off Garland; Gload (6), off BriAnderson. RBIs—Pickering (23), Uribe (70), Gload (40), Valentin (69), Borchard (16), Valdez (3). CS—Valentin (5). GIDP—Stairs. Runners left in scoring position—Kansas City 2 (Pickering 2); Chicago 2 (Uribe, CaLee). Runners moved up—Gotay. DP—Chicago 3 (Valentin and Gload), (Rowand and Gload), (Gload and Valentin).
| Kansas City | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| BriAnderson L,5-12 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 102 | 5.85 |
| MacDougal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6.75 |
| Chicago | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Garland W,11-11 | 8 1/3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 101 | 4.95 |
| Marte S,6 | 2/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3.27 |
Inherited runners-scored—Marte 2-0. T—2:00. A—18,949 (40,615).
American League leaders
BATTING—ISuzuki, Seattle, .373; Mora, Baltimore, .342; IRodriguez, Detroit, .335; VGuerrero, Anaheim, .327; Durazo, Oakland, .321; Rowand, Chicago, .318; CGuillen, Detroit, .318.
RUNS—Damon, Boston, 120; Sheffield, New York, 116; VGuerrero, Anaheim, 115; ARodriguez, New York, 111; MYoung, Texas, 110; Mora, Baltimore, 108; Lawton, Cleveland, 108.
RBI—Tejada, Baltimore, 142; DOrtiz, Boston, 134; MRamirez, Boston, 127; Sheffield, New York, 119; VGuerrero, Anaheim, 115; Konerko, Chicago, 112; THafner, Cleveland, 109; Blalock, Texas, 109.
HITS—ISuzuki, Seattle, 251; MYoung, Texas, 208; Tejada, Baltimore, 195; VGuerrero, Anaheim, 192; Damon, Boston, 182; Kotsay, Oakland, 181; Jeter, New York, 181.
HOME RUNS—MRamirez, Boston, 42; DOrtiz, Boston, 40; Konerko, Chicago, 40; Teixeira, Texas, 37; Sheffield, New York, 36; ARodriguez, New York, 35; VGuerrero, Anaheim, 33.
PITCHING (16 Decisions)—Schilling, Boston, 21-6, .778, 3.26; Santana, Minnesota, 20-6, .769, 2.62; Mulder, Oakland, 17-7, .708, 4.31; THudson, Oakland, 12-5, .706, 3.33; Rogers, Texas, 17-8, .680, 4.74; PMartinez, Boston, 16-8, .667, 3.78; Harden, Oakland, 11-6, .647, 4.00; JRincon, Minnesota, 11-6, .647, 2.67.
STRIKEOUTS—Santana, Minnesota, 260; PMartinez, Boston, 222; Schilling, Boston, 203; KEscobar, Anaheim, 182; FGarcia, Chicago, 176; Lilly, Toronto, 164; Harden, Oakland, 159; Bonderman, Detroit, 159.
SAVES—MRivera, New York, 51; FCordero, Texas, 48; Nathan, Minnesota, 43; Foulke, Boston, 30; Percival, Anaheim, 30; DBaez, Tampa Bay, 29; Julio, Baltimore, 22; Dotel, Oakland, 22.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
NL Wild Card standings
| W | L | Pct | GB |
| Chicago | 87 | 68 | .561 | — |
| San Fran | 87 | 69 | .558 | 1/2 |
| Houston | 86 | 70 | .551 | 1 1/2 |
| San Diego | 85 | 71 | .545 | 2 1/2 |
Astros 11, Brewers 7
| Houston | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| JVizcaino ss | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .274 |
| CBeltran cf | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 |
| Bagwell 1b | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .264 |
| Berkman rf | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .317 |
| JKent 2b | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .282 |
| Ensberg 3b | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| Lane lf | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .263 |
| RChavez c | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .208 |
| CHernandez p | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 |
| Harville p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-Burke ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .063 |
| Redding p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .138 |
| b-Alfaro ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Springer p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| Gallo p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| d-OPalmeiro ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 |
| Qualls p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| DMiceli p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| g-Lamb ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .290 |
| Lidge p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 43 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | |
| Milwaukee | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Podsednik cf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .243 |
| BHall ss | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .242 |
| Overbay 1b | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .304 |
| KGinter 2b | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .251 |
| Magruder lf | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .261 |
| Helms 3b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 |
| Krynzel rf | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .226 |
| GBennett c | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .222 |
| e-Branyan ph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| MLJohnson c | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| VSantos p | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .051 |
| Wise p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Liriano p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| c-Durrington ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .228 |
| JBennett p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| f-Counsell ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 |
| BFord p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
| Houston | 400 | 050 | 110 | — | 11 | 16 | 1 |
| Milwaukee | 013 | 000 | 210 | — | 7 | 9 | 0 |
a-flied out for Harville in the 4th. b-grounded out for Redding in the 5th. c-grounded into fielder’s choice for Liriano in the 6th. d-flied out for Gallo in the 7th. e-was hit by pitch for G.Bennett in the 7th. f-popped out for J.Bennett in the 7th. g-flied out for Miceli in the 9th. E—JVizcaino (10). LOB—Houston 9, Milwaukee 10. 2B—JVizcaino (21), RChavez (8), Overbay (50), Magruder (6). 3B—Lane (2). HR—Overbay (15), off Qualls; Berkman (30), off VSantos; Magruder (2), off CHernandez; KGinter (16), off CHernandez; JKent (24), off VSantos. RBIs—JVizcaino (32), Berkman (103), JKent 3 (102), Ensberg (60), RChavez 5 (22), Overbay (83), KGinter 2 (49), Magruder 2 (10), Krynzel (3). SB—CBeltran (27), Podsednik (65). Runners left in scoring position—Houston 5 (Bagwell 2, RChavez 2, CHernandez); Milwaukee 6 (Podsednik 2, Magruder, Helms, Counsell 2). Runners moved up—Alfaro. DP—Houston 1 (JKent and JVizcaino).
| Houston | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| CHernandez | 2 1/3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 59 | 6.43 |
| Harville | 2/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4.82 |
| Redding W,5-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5.72 |
| Springer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3.09 |
| Gallo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 4.81 |
| Qualls | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 4.28 |
| DMiceli | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 3.63 |
| Lidge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2.00 |
| Milwaukee | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| VSantos L,11-12 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 81 | 4.97 |
| Wise | 1/3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4.44 |
| Liriano | 1 2/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 2.77 |
| JBennett | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4.57 |
| BFord | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 6.38 |
VSantos pitched to 2 batters in the 5th. Inherited runners-scored—Wise 1-1, Liriano 1-0. HBP—by BFord (Berkman), by Qualls (Branyan), by Qualls (Helms). WP—CHernandez, Springer, DMiceli. T—3:23. A—18,496 (41,900).
Braves 6, Marlins 3
| Florida | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Pierre cf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .320 |
| LCastillo 2b | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 |
| Easley rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 |
| Cabrera lf | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .299 |
| Conine 1b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .274 |
| Lowell 3b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 |
| AGonzalez ss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .236 |
| Redmond c | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 |
| 1-Aguila pr | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| Willis p | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .205 |
| a-WCordero ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| Kensing p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-LHarris ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| Atlanta | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Thomas lf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .288 |
| NGreen 2b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .278 |
| Marrero rf | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .308 |
| HRamirez p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .095 |
| Colon p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| CJones 3b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .248 |
| JuFranco 1b | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .304 |
| AJones cf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .265 |
| EddPerez c | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .239 |
| Betemit ss | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 |
| Thomson p | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .185 |
| DWise rf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 |
| Totals | 31 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 8 | |
| Florida | 100 | 000 | 011 | — | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| Atlanta | 005 | 001 | 00x | — | 6 | 9 | 0 |
a-struck out for Willis in the 7th. b-grounded out for Kensing in the 9th. 1-ran for Redmond in the 9th. E—Easley (6), AGonzalez (15). LOB—Florida 8, Atlanta 4. 2B—Conine (33), Lowell (41), JuFranco 2 (18), EddPerez (12). RBIs—Pierre (47), Cabrera (105), Conine (79), Thomas (26), CJones 2 (95), JuFranco 2 (55), EddPerez (13). SB—Pierre (44). GIDP—Conine, Thomas, AJones, Thomson. Runners left in scoring position—Florida 3 (Lowell 2, Redmond); Atlanta 2 (AJones, Thomson). Runners moved up—LHarris. DP—Florida 3 (Lowell, AGonzalez and LCastillo), (LCastillo, AGonzalez and Conine), (AGonzalez and Conine); Atlanta 1 (NGreen and JuFranco).
| Florida | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Willis L,10-11 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 102 | 4.01 |
| Kensing | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 9.88 |
| Atlanta | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Thomson W,14-8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 96 | 3.73 |
| HRamirez | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2.39 |
| Colon | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3.45 |
HBP—by Thomson (Easley). T—2:24. A—31,351 (50,091).
Cardinals 9, Rockies 3
| St. Louis | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Womack 2b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .306 |
| d-Renteria ph-ss | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .290 |
| LWalker rf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .304 |
| Pujols 1b | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .330 |
| Edmonds cf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .311 |
| e-Cedeno ph-lf | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .269 |
| Luna ss-2b | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .256 |
| Mabry 3b | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .295 |
| Matheny c | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .241 |
| MAnderson lf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 |
| b-Taguchi ph-lf-cf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .285 |
| Marquis p | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .296 |
| c-RSanders ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .251 |
| Eldred p | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Totals | 40 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 14 | |
| Colorado | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Miles 2b | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .294 |
| Clayton ss | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .278 |
| Helton 1b | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .343 |
| Castilla 3b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 |
| Burnitz cf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .285 |
| LuGonzalez lf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .297 |
| Closser c | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .326 |
| Piedra rf | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .316 |
| Gissell p | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Bernero p | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| a-MaSweeney ph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .273 |
| JrLopez p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Tsao p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| Fuentes p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| Simpson p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| f-Tracy ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Totals | 36 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
| St. Louis | 301 | 100 | 004 | — | 9 | 16 | 3 |
| Colorado | 000 | 200 | 100 | — | 3 | 8 | 0 |
a-walked for Bernero in the 7th. b-walked for Anderson in the 8th. c-lined out for Marquis in the 8th. d-singled for Womack in the 9th. e-singled for Edmonds in the 9th. f-flied out for Simpson in the 9th. E—Luna 2 (6), Mabry (6). LOB—St. Louis 9, Colorado 8. 2B—Pujols (44), Mabry (11). HR—Helton (32), off Marquis; Pujols (46), off Gissell. RBIs—Pujols 4 (120), Cedeno (21), Luna (22), Mabry 2 (40), Miles (46), Helton 2 (91). SB—Womack (25), Luna (6). S—Mabry, Marquis. GIDP—Pujols, Burnitz. Runners left in scoring position—St. Louis 5 (Edmonds, Matheny 2, RSanders, Eldred); Colorado 7 (Clayton 2, Helton 2, Burnitz, Bernero). Runners moved up—Womack, Piedra. DP—St. Louis 1 (Womack, Luna and Pujols); Colorado 1 (Miles, Clayton and Helton).
| St. Louis | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Marquis W,15-6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 101 | 3.66 |
| Eldred S,1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 3.60 |
| Colorado | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Gissell L,0-1 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 78 | 14.54 |
| Bernero | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 5.22 |
| JrLopez | 2/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7.71 |
| Tsao | 1/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4.76 |
| Fuentes | 2/3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 5.23 |
| Simpson | 1/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5.40 |
Inherited runners-scored—Tsao 1-0, Simpson 2-0. WP—Gissell, Fuentes. PB—Closser. T—2:44. A—26,866 (50,449).
Dodgers 7, Giants 4
| Los Angeles | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Izturis ss | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .293 |
| Werth lf | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .266 |
| SFinley cf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .272 |
| Beltre 3b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .341 |
| ShGreen 1b | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .269 |
| Bradley rf | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| Cora 2b | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .270 |
| Ross c | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .166 |
| a-Ventura ph | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 |
| 1-Flores pr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mayne c | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .215 |
| Weaver p | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .221 |
| b-Grabowski ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .226 |
| Sanchez p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Venafro p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| Carrara p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Gagne p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 35 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | |
| San Francisco | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Durham 2b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 |
| Tucker rf | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .258 |
| Feliz 3b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .277 |
| Bonds lf | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .372 |
| 2-Ellison pr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Snow 1b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .328 |
| DCruz ss | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .294 |
| Pierzynski c | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 |
| Herges p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| Christiansen p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| TyWalker p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| c-Alfonzo ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .288 |
| Brower p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Eyre p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Grissom cf | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 |
| Tomko p | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .119 |
| WFranklin p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Torrealba c | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .234 |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 8 | |
| Los Angeles | 200 | 111 | 101 | — | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| San Francisco | 201 | 000 | 100 | — | 4 | 11 | 3 |
a-singled for D.Ross in the 7th. b-grounded out for Weaver in the 7th. c-struck out for T.Walker in the 7th. 1-ran for Ventura in the 7th. 2-ran for Bonds in the 9th. E—Cora (8), Durham (16), Tucker (6), Grissom (1). LOB—Los Angeles 9, San Francisco 11. 2B—Izturis (30), Durham (26), DCruz (30). HR—Cora (10), off WFranklin; Bonds (45), off Weaver; Werth (16), off Tomko. RBIs—Werth 2 (43), ShGreen (85), Bradley (66), Cora 2 (46), Feliz (81), Bonds (101), Snow (58), DCruz (50). CS—Bradley 2 (11). S—Tomko. SF—Feliz. GIDP—Beltre, Pierzynski. Runners left in scoring position—Los Angeles 5 (SFinley, Bradley 2, Ross, Grabowski); San Francisco 5 (Feliz, DCruz, Pierzynski 2, Alfonzo). Runners moved up—Tucker, Snow. DP—Los Angeles 1 (Cora, Izturis and ShGreen); San Francisco 1 (Feliz, Durham and Snow).
| Los Angeles | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Weaver W,13-12 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 97 | 4.01 |
| Sanchez | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3.38 |
| Venafro H,2 | 1/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2.45 |
| Carrara H,6 | 2/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2.36 |
| Gagne S,45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 2.10 |
| San Francisco | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Tomko L,11-7 | 4 2/3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 103 | 4.19 |
| WFranklin | 1/3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6.22 |
| Herges | 2/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5.10 |
| Christiansen | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 4.50 |
| TyWalker | 1/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4.33 |
| Brower | 1 1/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3.48 |
| Eyre | 2/3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4.26 |
Sanchez pitched to 1 batter in the 7th, WFranklin pitched to 1 batter in the 6th. Inherited runners-scored—Venafro 1-1, Carrara 1-0, Christiansen 2-0, TyWalker 1-0, WFranklin 3-1. HBP—by Weaver (Durham). PB—Mayne. T—3:39. A—42,549 (41,584).
Mets 3, Cubs 2
| Chicago | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| CPatterson cf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 |
| DeLee 1b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .285 |
| ARamirez 3b | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .322 |
| Alou lf | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .285 |
| Garciaparra ss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .297 |
| SSosa rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .249 |
| Barrett c | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .298 |
| b-TWalker ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 |
| NPerez 2b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .253 |
| c-Grieve ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .260 |
| Wood p | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .140 |
| Wuertz p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 29 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| New York | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Reyes 2b-ss | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .259 |
| Matsui ss | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .276 |
| Keppinger 2b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| Wright 3b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .288 |
| Brazell 1b | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Diaz rf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .370 |
| Cameron cf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .233 |
| Valent lf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .260 |
| JPhillips c | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .219 |
| Williams cf-rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .234 |
| Leiter p | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .096 |
| a-Zeile ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 |
| Stanton p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Yates p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 |
| Looper p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 30 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Chicago | 000 | 200 | 000 | — | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| New York | 300 | 000 | 00x | — | 3 | 8 | 1 |
a-grounded out for Leiter in the 6th. b-grounded out for Barrett in the 9th. c-struck out for Perez in the 9th. E—Brazell (1). LOB—Chicago 6, New York 8. 2B—Garciaparra (11). RBIs—Garciaparra (17), SSosa (77), Matsui (42), JPhillips (34), Williams (9). SB—Reyes (15). CS—CPatterson (9). S—Wood. GIDP—Wright. Runners left in scoring position—Chicago 3 (Alou 2, Barrett); New York 4 (Matsui, Williams, Leiter 2). Runners moved up—DeLee, SSosa, JPhillips. DP—Chicago 2 (Garciaparra, NPerez and DeLee), (Alou and NPerez).
| Chicago | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Wood L,8-8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 120 | 3.58 |
| Wuertz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4.56 |
| New York | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Leiter W,10-8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 110 | 3.19 |
| Stanton H,24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3.28 |
| Yates H,2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6.31 |
| Looper S,28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2.55 |
HBP—by Wood (JPhillips), by Wood (Valent). T—2:29. A—36,476 (57,405).
Padres 7, Diamondbacks 1
| Arizona | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Tracy 3b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .289 |
| Cintron 2b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 |
| Hammock lf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .235 |
| Cormier p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Nance p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| Choate p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| c-Baerga ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 |
| Service p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Hillenbrand 1b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .304 |
| Devore rf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .198 |
| Terrero cf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .251 |
| Gil ss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .176 |
| Brito c | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Sparks p | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .129 |
| a-Zinter ph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .161 |
| Kroeger lf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .146 |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| San Diego | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Payton cf | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| Loretta 2b | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .338 |
| 1-ASGonzalez pr-ss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 |
| BGiles rf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .287 |
| Nevin 1b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .294 |
| Klesko lf | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .297 |
| Neal p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| b-Nady ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 |
| Sweeney p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Witasick p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Aurilia 3b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .248 |
| RaHernandez c | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .274 |
| RVazquez ss-2b | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .231 |
| Peavy p | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .175 |
| Robinson lf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .293 |
| Totals | 32 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | |
| Arizona | 000 | 010 | 000 | — | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| San Diego | 410 | 001 | 10x | — | 7 | 12 | 0 |
a-walked for Sparks in the 5th. b-grounded out for Neal in the 7th. c-grounded into double play for Choate in the 8th. 1-ran for Loretta in the 7th. E—Terrero 2 (8). LOB—Arizona 6, San Diego 13. 2B—Hillenbrand (33). RBIs—Tracy (52), Nevin 2 (105), Klesko (66), Aurilia 2 (14), RaHernandez (60). S—Peavy. SF—Tracy, Nevin 2, Aurilia. GIDP—Baerga, Kroeger, RVazquez. Runners left in scoring position—Arizona 3 (Hammock 2, Devore); San Diego 8 (Payton, Nady, Aurilia, RaHernandez 2, RVazquez 2, Peavy). Runners moved up—Brito, Nevin 2. DP—Arizona 1 (Cintron, Gil and Hillenbrand); San Diego 2 (Loretta and Nevin), (Nevin, ASGonzalez and Nevin).
| Arizona | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Sparks L,3-7 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 67 | 6.04 |
| Cormier | 1 2/3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 8.24 |
| Nance | 2/3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6.35 |
| Choate | 2/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4.94 |
| Service | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7.08 |
| San Diego | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Peavy W,14-6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 103 | 2.25 |
| Neal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4.28 |
| Sweeney | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.48 |
| Witasick | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3.20 |
Inherited runners-scored—Nance 3-0, Choate 2-1. IBB—off Cormier (Klesko) 1. HBP—by Nance (Loretta), by Nance (Payton), by Peavy (Cintron). T—2:33. A—39,639 (42,445).
Phillies 2, Expos 1
| Philadelphia | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Utley 2b | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 |
| Polanco 3b | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .291 |
| BAbreu rf | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .293 |
| Burrell lf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .251 |
| Michaels lf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| Howard 1b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 |
| ToPerez ss | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .213 |
| Byrd cf | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .228 |
| Pratt c | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .231 |
| Lidle p | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .150 |
| Cormier p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| c-Collier ph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .294 |
| BWagner p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 35 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |
| Montreal | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Wilkerson 1b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .255 |
| EnChavez cf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .276 |
| d-Carroll ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .294 |
| TBatista 3b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 |
| Sledge lf | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 |
| JRivera rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .295 |
| Schneider c | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .262 |
| Harris 2b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .205 |
| Izturis ss | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .225 |
| LHernandez p | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .253 |
| a-Church ph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .208 |
| b-Pascucci ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .137 |
| Horgan p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Rauch p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| Totals | 28 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| Philadelphia | 000 | 020 | 000 | — | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Montreal | 000 | 010 | 000 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 |
a-announced for Hernandez in the 8th. b-grounded into double play for Church in the 8th. c-walked for Cormier in the 9th. d-struck out for Chavez in the 9th. E—LHernandez (2). LOB—Philadelphia 11, Montreal 2. 2B—BAbreu (42), Byrd (13). RBIs—BAbreu 2 (103), Schneider (47). SB—Utley (4). CS—Wilkerson (6). GIDP—Burrell, JRivera, Pascucci. Runners left in scoring position—Philadelphia 4 (Burrell, Michaels, Howard, Lidle); Montreal 1 (LHernandez). Runners moved up—JRivera, Harris. DP—Philadelphia 3 (Polanco, Utley and Howard), (Pratt and ToPerez), (Howard, ToPerez and Howard); Montreal 2 (JRivera and TBatista), (LHernandez, Izturis and Wilkerson).
| Philadelphia | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Lidle W,11-12 | 7 1/3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 91 | 4.95 |
| Cormier H,25 | 2/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.68 |
| BWagner S,20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2.64 |
| Montreal | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| LHernandez L,11-15 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 124 | 3.63 |
| Horgan | 1/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3.32 |
| Rauch | 2/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1.40 |
Inherited runners-scored—Cormier 1-0, Rauch 1-0. IBB—off Rauch (BAbreu) 1. T—2:26. A—12,382 (46,338).
Pirates 4, Reds 2
| Cincinnati | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Freel cf | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| FLopez 3b | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .266 |
| Casey 1b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .331 |
| Dunn lf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .264 |
| DJimenez 2b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| Kearns rf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .233 |
| Valentin c | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .234 |
| Machado ss | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .310 |
| JoAcevedo p | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .047 |
| a-Larkin ph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .290 |
| Padilla p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| PNorton p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| c-JaCruz ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 |
| Van Poppel p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Pittsburgh | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Kendall c | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .321 |
| JWilson ss | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .310 |
| Bay lf | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .295 |
| Mackowiak rf | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .249 |
| CWilson 1b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .260 |
| TRedman cf | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .275 |
| Wigginton 3b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 |
| Gonzalez p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| b-Sanchez ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 |
| STorres p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Mesa p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| Castillo 2b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .253 |
| Fogg p | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .080 |
| Hill 3b | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Cincinnati | 000 | 001 | 001 | — | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh | 201 | 000 | 10x | — | 4 | 14 | 0 |
a-walked for Acevedo in the 6th. b-struck out for Gonzalez in the 7th. c-grounded into double play for Norton in the 8th. LOB—Cincinnati 6, Pittsburgh 11. 2B—Kendall 2 (31), JWilson (40), CWilson (32). 3B—Mackowiak (6). RBIs—FLopez (31), Kearns (27), Bay (79), Mackowiak (75), TRedman 2 (49). SB—Freel (36), Bay (4). CS—Machado (1), Mackowiak (4). GIDP—DJimenez, Valentin, JaCruz. Runners left in scoring position—Cincinnati 4 (Casey, Dunn 2, Machado); Pittsburgh 5 (Bay 2, Mackowiak, Wigginton, Sanchez). Runners moved up—JWilson. DP—Pittsburgh 5 (Mackowiak and Wigginton), (CWilson, JWilson and CWilson), (TRedman and Castillo), (JWilson, Castillo and CWilson), (CWilson, JWilson and Mesa).
| Cincinnati | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| JoAcevedo L,5-12 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 90 | 6.13 |
| Padilla | 1 1/3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12.60 |
| PNorton | 2/3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5.10 |
| Van Poppel | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6.17 |
| Pittsburgh | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Fogg W,10-10 | 5 2/3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 63 | 4.75 |
| Gonzalez H,11 | 1 1/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 1.35 |
| STorres H,27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2.68 |
| Mesa S,41 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3.34 |
Inherited runners-scored—PNorton 1-1, Gonzalez 2-0. IBB—off PNorton (CWilson) 1. HBP—by STorres (Freel). WP—Fogg. T—2:35. A—23,841 (38,496).
National League leaders
BATTING—Bonds, San Francisco, .372; Helton, Colorado, .343; Beltre, Los Angeles, .341; Loretta, San Diego, .338; Casey, Cincinnati, .331; Pujols, St. Louis, .330; ARamirez, Chicago, .322.
RUNS—Pujols, St. Louis, 130; Bonds, San Francisco, 125; JDrew, Atlanta, 115; BAbreu, Philadelphia, 114; Rollins, Philadelphia, 111; Wilkerson, Montreal, 110; Helton, Colorado, 110.
RBI—Castilla, Colorado, 128; Rolen, St. Louis, 121; Pujols, St. Louis, 120; Beltre, Los Angeles, 117; Edmonds, St. Louis, 111; TBatista, Montreal, 110; Burnitz, Colorado, 106.
HITS—Pierre, Florida, 207; Loretta, San Diego, 203; JWilson, Pittsburgh, 196; Beltre, Los Angeles, 196; Izturis, Los Angeles, 189; Pujols, St. Louis, 188; Rollins, Philadelphia, 180; Casey, Cincinnati, 180.
HOME RUNS—Beltre, Los Angeles, 47; Pujols, St. Louis, 46; Bonds, San Francisco, 45; Dunn, Cincinnati, 42; Edmonds, St. Louis, 42; Thome, Philadelphia, 42; Burnitz, Colorado, 37; Alou, Chicago, 37.
PITCHING (16 Decisions)—Clemens, Houston, 18-4, .818, 2.89; Milton, Philadelphia, 14-4, .778, 4.69; Carpenter, St. Louis, 15-5, .750, 3.46; Lima, Los Angeles, 13-5, .722, 4.19; Marquis, St. Louis, 15-6, .714, 3.66; Peavy, San Diego, 14-6, .700, 2.25; Schmidt, San Francisco, 16-7, .696, 3.21.
STRIKEOUTS—RJohnson, Arizona, 272; BSheets, Milwaukee, 245; Schmidt, San Francisco, 240; OlPerez, Pittsburgh, 225; Clemens, Houston, 210; Oswalt, Houston, 194; Clement, Chicago, 190.
SAVES—Isringhausen, St. Louis, 46; Gagne, Los Angeles, 45; Benitez, Florida, 44; Graves, Cincinnati, 41; Smoltz, Atlanta, 41; Mesa, Pittsburgh, 41.
