AMERICAN LEAGUE
Wild-Card standings
| W | L | Pct | GB |
| New York | 74 | 57 | .565 | — |
| Cleveland | 74 | 58 | .561 | 1/2 |
| Los Angeles | 73 | 58 | .557 | 1 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 62 | .530 | 4 1/2 |
Mariners 8, Yankees 3
| New York | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Jeter ss | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .313 |
| Matsui lf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .298 |
| ARodriguez dh | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .320 |
| JaGiambi 1b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .277 |
| BWilliams cf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 |
| Posada c | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .251 |
| Lawton rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .154 |
| Bellhorn 3b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .213 |
| Cano 2b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |
| Seattle | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| ISuzuki rf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .299 |
| Reed cf | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 |
| Ibanez dh | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .284 |
| Sexson 1b | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .260 |
| Beltre 3b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .263 |
| Morse lf | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .290 |
| 1-Strong pr-lf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 |
| JoLopez 2b | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .244 |
| Torrealba c | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .294 |
| YBetancourt ss | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .230 |
| Totals | 34 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | |
| New York | 002 | 010 | 000—3 | 6 | 1 |
| Seattle | 053 | 000 | 00x—8 | 10 | 0 |
1-ran for Morse in the 7th.
E—Lawton (1). LOB—New York 10, Seattle 10. 2B—Reed (26), JoLopez 2 (8), YBetancourt (5). HR—ARodriguez (40), off Harris; ISuzuki (15), off Chacon. RBIs—ARodriguez (105), Posada (54), Lawton (2), ISuzuki 3 (62), JoLopez 2 (10), Torrealba (6), YBetancourt (7). Runners left in scoring position—New York 6 (Matsui 2, JaGiambi, Posada 2, Bellhorn); Seattle 6 (ISuzuki, Reed, Ibanez, Strong 2, YBetancourt). Runners moved up—Lawton, Torrealba 2.
| New York | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Chacon L, 3-2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 113 | 3.13 |
| FeRodriguez | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 4.05 |
| Seattle | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Harris W, 2-1 | 6 1/3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 112 | 2.28 |
| Sherrill | 1 2/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 3.75 |
| Putz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3.59 |
Inherited runners-scored—Sherrill 1-0. HBP—by Chacon (Morse 2), by Harris (Lawton). WP—Chacon, FeRodriguez. T—3:03. A—37,773 (47,447).
Rangers 8-0, White Sox 6-8
| Chicago | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Podsednik lf | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .277 |
| Uribe ss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 |
| b-TPerez ph | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .229 |
| CEverett dh | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| Konerko 1b | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .272 |
| Pierzynski c | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .265 |
| Dye rf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 |
| Rowand cf | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| WHarris 2b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .213 |
| a-Iguchi ph-2b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .278 |
| Blum 3b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .220 |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 6 | |
| Texas | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Dellucci lf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .259 |
| MYoung ss | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .322 |
| Teixeira dh-1b | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .290 |
| Blalock 3b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .274 |
| ASoriano 2b | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 |
| Mench rf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| AGonzalez 1b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .219 |
| FCordero p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| Matthews cf | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .265 |
| Barajas c | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 |
| Totals | 33 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | |
| Chicago | 212 | 010 | 000—6 | 12 | 2 |
| Texas | 230 | 210 | 00x—8 | 7 | 0 |
a-walked for Harris in the 8th. b-singled for Uribe in the 9th.
E—Blum 2 (2). LOB—Chicago 8, Texas 4. 2B—Podsednik (22), Rowand (23), Teixeira (32). HR—Teixeira 2 (34), off Garland 2. RBIs—CEverett (74), Pierzynski (48), Rowand 3 (56), Blum (3), Dellucci (50), Teixeira 6 (107), AGonzalez (9). SB—CEverett (4). S—Uribe, WHarris. Runners left in scoring position—Chicago 3 (Podsednik, Blum 2); Texas 2 (ASoriano, Mench). Runners moved up—Dye, ASoriano.
| Chicago | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Garland L, 16-8 | 4 1/3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 93 | 3.45 |
| Cotts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 1.88 |
| LVizcaino | 1 2/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3.45 |
| Texas | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Benoit | 3 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 4.04 |
| Wilson W, 1-6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 72 | 7.58 |
| FCordero S, 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3.47 |
Inherited runners-scored—Cotts 1-0. IBB—off Garland (Blalock) 1. T—2:39. A—0 (49,115).
SECOND GAME
| Chicago | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Podsednik lf-cf | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 |
| Iguchi 2b | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .280 |
| CEverett dh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .264 |
| Konerko 1b | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .271 |
| Rowand cf | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .280 |
| TPerez lf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .229 |
| Dye rf | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .274 |
| Widger c | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 |
| Uribe ss | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .238 |
| Ozuna 3b | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .294 |
| Totals | 39 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | |
| Texas | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Dellucci lf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 |
| MYoung dh | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .322 |
| Teixeira 1b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .288 |
| a-AGonzalez ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .216 |
| Blalock 3b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 |
| ASoriano 2b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 |
| Mench rf-cf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .276 |
| Matthews cf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .263 |
| McDougall rf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 |
| DeRosa ss | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 |
| SAlomar c | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
| Totals | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Chicago | 120 | 020 | 300—8 | 14 | 1 |
| Texas | 000 | 000 | 000—0 | 3 | 1 |
a-lined out for Teixeira in the 9th.
E—Widger (5), SAlomar (2). LOB—Chicago 9, Texas 3. 2B—Podsednik (23), Rowand (24), ASoriano (33), DeRosa (5). HR—Dye 2 (25), off Wasdin, Volquez. RBIs—CEverett (75), Rowand (57), Dye 6 (71). SB—Podsednik (55), Ozuna (12). SF—CEverett. GIDP—Widger, DeRosa. Runners left in scoring position—Chicago 4 (Iguchi 2, CEverett, Widger); Texas 3 (ASoriano, Matthews, SAlomar). Runners moved up—Blalock. DP—Chicago 1 (Uribe, Iguchi and Konerko); Texas 1 (ASoriano and Teixeira).
| Chicago | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| McCarthy W, 1-1 | 7 2/3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 117 | 6.19 |
| Jenks | 1 1/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2.53 |
| Texas | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Volquez L, 0-1 | 4 2/3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 93 | 9.64 |
| Wasdin | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 4.40 |
| Ramirez | 2 1/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4.63 |
Inherited runners-scored—Wasdin 2-1, Ramirez 1-0. HBP—by Ramirez (Dye), by Volquez (Rowand). T—2:43. A—28,183 (49,115).
Blue Jays 7, Orioles 2
| Baltimore | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| BRoberts 2b | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .313 |
| Mora 3b | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .283 |
| Tejada ss | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .312 |
| RPalmeiro dh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .266 |
| JvLopez c | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .294 |
| Gibbons 1b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .257 |
| Surhoff lf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 |
| Matos cf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .290 |
| Newhan rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .205 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
| Toronto | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Adams ss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .271 |
| Catalanotto lf | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .291 |
| Rios rf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| VWells cf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .276 |
| Koskie 3b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .249 |
| Hillenbrand 1b | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .291 |
| Hinske dh | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .260 |
| Zaun c | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .264 |
| Johnson rf-lf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .274 |
| OHudson 2b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 4 | |
| Baltimore | 100 | 010 | 000—2 | 8 | 0 |
| Toronto | 040 | 030 | 00x—7 | 12 | 0 |
LOB—Baltimore 6, Toronto 7. 2B—BRoberts (36), Tejada (43), Catalanotto (22), Koskie (12), Hillenbrand (31), Zaun (17), OHudson (24). 3B—Hillenbrand (2). HR—BRoberts (18), off Bush. RBIs—BRoberts (63), Mora (63), Catalanotto (41), Hillenbrand (72), Hinske (55), Zaun (51), Johnson (50), OHudson 2 (60). SB—Adams (8). GIDP—Gibbons. Runners left in scoring position—Baltimore 2 (JvLopez 2); Toronto 3 (Catalanotto, VWells, Koskie). DP—Toronto 1 (OHudson, Adams and Hillenbrand).
| Baltimore | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| RLopez L, 13-8 | 4 2/3 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 106 | 4.85 |
| DuBose | 3 1/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 7.31 |
| Toronto | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Bush W, 4-7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 96 | 4.31 |
| Frasor | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 3.90 |
| Speier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2.72 |
Inherited runners-scored—DuBose 1-0. WP—RLopez. T—2:46. A—25,311 (50,598).
Red Sox 7, Devil Rays 6
| Tampa Bay | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Lugo ss | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .299 |
| Crawford lf | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .290 |
| Cantu 2b | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .299 |
| Huff rf | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .262 |
| Gomes dh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .282 |
| TLee 1b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .281 |
| ASGonzalez 3b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .261 |
| THall c | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .285 |
| Gathright cf | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 |
| Totals | 38 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 5 | |
| Boston | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Graffanino 2b | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .308 |
| Renteria ss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .288 |
| DOrtiz dh | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .294 |
| MRamirez lf | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .290 |
| Varitek c | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .301 |
| Millar 1b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| a-Damon ph-cf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .324 |
| Nixon rf | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .292 |
| Mueller 3b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .302 |
| Kapler cf | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| b-Olerud ph-1b | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .319 |
| Totals | 34 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | |
| Tampa Bay | 140 | 000 | 100—6 | 13 | 0 |
| Boston | 002 | 200 | 021—7 | 11 | 0 |
Two outs when winning run scored. a-walked for Millar in the 8th. b-singled for Kapler in the 8th.
LOB—Tampa Bay 8, Boston 10. 2B—Lugo (28), Crawford (26), Cantu 2 (35), ASGonzalez (15), Renteria (29), Millar (21), Nixon (24), Mueller (31), Kapler (4). 3B—Lugo (5). RBIs—Lugo (49), Crawford (68), Cantu 2 (93), TLee (37), THall (41), Renteria 2 (55), Nixon 2 (56), Mueller 2 (57), Olerud (23). SB—Renteria (9). S—Crawford. SF—Mueller. GIDP—Graffanino, DOrtiz. Runners left in scoring position—Tampa Bay 3 (Cantu, Huff, ASGonzalez); Boston 4 (Graffanino, MRamirez, Varitek, Millar). Runners moved up—Huff, Gathright, DOrtiz, Nixon, Mueller. DP—Tampa Bay 2 (Lugo, Cantu and TLee), (Lugo, Cantu and TLee).
| Tampa Bay | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Kazmir | 5 2/3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 89 | 4.20 |
| Orvella H, 13 | 1 1/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 3.30 |
| Borowski L, 1-1, BS, 2 | 1 1/3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 1.21 |
| DBaez | 1/3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2.70 |
| Boston | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Schilling | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 97 | 6.96 |
| MMyers | 2/3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3.41 |
| Bradford | 1/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2.65 |
| Delcarmen | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4.76 |
| Timlin W, 6-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1.88 |
Inherited runners-scored—DBaez 1-1, Bradford 1-1. HBP—by Bradford (Gomes), by Kazmir (Graffanino). T—3:26. A—35,101 (35,095).
Twins 7, Royals 4
| Minnesota | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| MRyan lf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .242 |
| Punto 2b | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .241 |
| Mauer c | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .302 |
| JJones rf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .255 |
| LFord cf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .260 |
| LeCroy dh | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 |
| Morneau 1b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .237 |
| Cuddyer 3b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .253 |
| Bartlett ss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .268 |
| Totals | 35 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 4 | |
| Kansas City | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Guiel cf | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .111 |
| Hocking 2b | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .222 |
| Long lf | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .272 |
| Brown rf | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 |
| Stairs dh | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| Berroa ss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 |
| Teahen 3b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 |
| Buck c | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .222 |
| McEwing 1b | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Totals | 37 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Minnesota | 200 | 005 | 000—7 | 11 | 2 |
| Kansas City | 001 | 100 | 200—4 | 11 | 1 |
E—Mauer (5), JJones (3), Guiel (1). LOB—Minnesota 5, Kansas City 8. 2B—MRyan (5), Mauer (25), LFord (26), Brown 2 (27). 3B—Mauer (2). HR—Morneau (18), off Gobble; Stairs (12), off CSilva; Buck (8), off CSilva. RBIs—Mauer 2 (52), JJones (61), LFord (48), Morneau 3 (64), Hocking 2 (3), Stairs (51), Buck (32). SB—JJones (10), LFord (11). S—MRyan. GIDP—Mauer, JJones, Teahen. Runners left in scoring position—Minnesota 1 (LeCroy); Kansas City 5 (Hocking 2, Long 2, Berroa). Runners moved up—Guiel 2, Stairs. DP—Minnesota 1 (Punto, Bartlett and Morneau); Kansas City 2 (Hocking, Berroa and McEwing), (Hocking, Berroa and McEwing).
| Minnesota | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| CSilva W, 9-6 | 6 2/3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 108 | 3.34 |
| Romero H, 11 | 1/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2.79 |
| Crain H, 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.51 |
| Nathan S, 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 2.31 |
| Kansas City | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Lima L, 5-13 | 5 1/3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 88 | 6.56 |
| Gobble | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 52 | 6.42 |
| Burgos | 2/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.42 |
Inherited runners-scored—Romero 1-0, Gobble 2-2, Burgos 3-0. HBP—by CSilva (Buck), by Lima (LFord). T—2:45. A—13,819 (40,785).
Athletics 2, Angels 1 (11)
| Oakland | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Kendall c | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 |
| MEllis 2b | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .301 |
| EChavez 3b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| DJohnson 1b | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .310 |
| 1-Bynum pr-lf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| Hatteberg dh | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| Payton cf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
| Swisher rf-1b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .246 |
| Kielty lf-rf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .261 |
| Scutaro ss | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 |
| Totals | 36 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| Los Angeles | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Figgins cf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .284 |
| OCabrera ss | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 |
| GAnderson lf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .285 |
| VGuerrero rf | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .312 |
| BMolina c | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .308 |
| Erstad 1b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .281 |
| JRivera dh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .263 |
| a-Kotchman ph-dh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 |
| Quinlan 3b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .235 |
| AKennedy 2b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .315 |
| Totals | 36 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | |
| Oakland | 000 | 100 | 000 | 01—2 | 7 | 1 |
| Los Angeles | 000 | 000 | 010 | 00—1 | 4 | 1 |
a-flied out for Rivera in the 10th. 1-ran for D.Johnson in the 10th.
E—Kendall (5), AKennedy (5). LOB—Oakland 3, Los Angeles 6. 2B—EChavez (31), DJohnson (18). HR—Kielty (8), off FrRodriguez; Quinlan (2), off Zito. RBIs—DJohnson (44), Kielty (54), Quinlan (6). SB—Figgins (45), Erstad (9). S—Hatteberg. GIDP—Kendall, EChavez, Payton 2, OCabrera. Runners left in scoring position—Oakland 1 (Swisher); Los Angeles 2 (VGuerrero, Quinlan). DP—Oakland 1 (MEllis, Scutaro and DJohnson); Los Angeles 4 (OCabrera and Erstad), (OCabrera and Erstad), (Quinlan, AKennedy and Erstad), (OCabrera, AKennedy and Erstad).
| Oakland | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Zito | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 115 | 3.37 |
| Calero W, 4-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3.53 |
| Street S, 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1.23 |
| Los Angeles | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Colon | 9 1/3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 105 | 3.23 |
| FrRodriguez L, 2-4 | 1 2/3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 3.02 |
Inherited runners-scored—FrRodriguez 1-0. T—2:57. A—42,176 (45,037).
American League leaders
BATTING—Damon, Boston, .324; MYoung, Texas, .322; ARodriguez, New York, .320; THafner, Cleveland, .314; BRoberts, Baltimore, .313; Jeter, New York, .313; Tejada, Baltimore, .312; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, .312.
RUNS—Damon, Boston, 100; Jeter, New York, 100; DOrtiz, Boston, 98; ARodriguez, New York, 98; Teixeira, Texas, 92; ISuzuki, Seattle, 92; MRamirez, Boston, 91.
RBI—DOrtiz, Boston, 117; MRamirez, Boston, 115; Teixeira, Texas, 107; ARodriguez, New York, 105; Sheffield, New York, 99; Matsui, New York, 98; Sexson, Seattle, 96.
HITS—MYoung, Texas, 177; Damon, Boston, 169; Jeter, New York, 166; ISuzuki, Seattle, 164; Tejada, Baltimore, 164; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 160; ARodriguez, New York, 157.
DOUBLES—Tejada, Baltimore, 43; BRoberts, Baltimore, 36; DOrtiz, Boston, 36; Cantu, Tampa Bay, 35; Matsui, New York, 35; THafner, Cleveland, 35; Crisp, Cleveland, 33; ASoriano, Texas, 33.
TRIPLES—Crawford, Tampa Bay, 14; Sizemore, Cleveland, 10; ISuzuki, Seattle, 10; Figgins, Los Angeles, 8; Inge, Detroit, 7; DeJesus, Kansas City, 6; Johnson, Toronto, 6; Damon, Boston, 6.
HOME RUNS—ARodriguez, New York, 40; DOrtiz, Boston, 35; Teixeira, Texas, 34; MRamirez, Boston, 33; Sexson, Seattle, 32; Konerko, Chicago, 32; ASoriano, Texas, 31.
STOLEN BASES—Podsednik, Chicago, 55; Figgins, Los Angeles, 45; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 37; Lugo, Tampa Bay, 32; ISuzuki, Seattle, 27; BRoberts, Baltimore, 26; Womack, New York, 26.
PITCHING (12 Decisions)—Clement, Boston, 12-3, .800, 4.27; ClLee, Cleveland, 14-4, .778, 3.93; Halladay, Toronto, 12-4, .750, 2.41; Colon, Los Angeles, 17-6, .739, 3.23; Crain, Minnesota, 9-4, .692, 2.51; Moyer, Seattle, 11-5, .687, 4.22; JoSantana, Minnesota, 13-6, .684, 3.15.
STRIKEOUTS—JoSantana, Minnesota, 195; RaJohnson, New York, 173; Lackey, Los Angeles, 167; Zito, Oakland, 143; Kazmir, Tampa Bay, 140; Bonderman, Detroit, 136; Mussina, New York, 135.
SAVES—Wickman, Cleveland, 35; Nathan, Minnesota, 34; MRivera, New York, 34; Hermanson, Chicago, 32; DBaez, Tampa Bay, 31; FrRodriguez, Los Angeles, 30; FCordero, Texas, 29; Guardado, Seattle, 29.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Wild-Card standings
| W | L | Pct | GB |
| Philadelphia | 70 | 62 | .530 | — |
| Florida | 70 | 62 | .530 | — |
| New York | 69 | 62 | .527 | 1/2 |
| Houston | 69 | 62 | .527 | 1/2 |
| Washington | 68 | 63 | .519 | 1 1/2 |
Marlins 7, Cardinals 6
| St. Louis | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Eckstein ss | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 |
| LWalker rf | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .275 |
| Pujols 1b | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .329 |
| Edmonds cf | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .266 |
| Rodriguez lf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .295 |
| Taguchi lf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .294 |
| Grudzielanek 2b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .302 |
| Nunez 3b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .295 |
| YMolina c | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 |
| Morris p | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .082 |
| King p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| Tavarez p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| Flores p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-Mabry ph | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .260 |
| Totals | 33 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | |
| Florida | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Pierre cf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 |
| LCastillo 2b | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .301 |
| MiCabrera lf | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .332 |
| CDelgado 1b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .293 |
| 1-Aguila pr | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .210 |
| TJones p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| JEncarnacion rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .298 |
| Lowell 3b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .238 |
| AGonzalez ss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 |
| Treanor c | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .217 |
| a-Lo Duca ph-c | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .301 |
| IValdez p | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Mota p | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Conine 1b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 |
| Totals | 33 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | |
| St. Louis | 000 | 103 | 011—6 | 7 | 1 |
| Florida | 013 | 000 | 03x—7 | 10 | 1 |
a-fouled out for Treanor in the 8th. b-homered for Flores in the 9th. 1-ran for C.Delgado in the 8th. E—Nunez (8), Treanor (2). LOB—St. Louis 5, Florida 4. 2B—YMolina (13). 3B—CDelgado (2). HR—Mabry (8), off TJones; Grudzielanek (8), off IValdez; MiCabrera (28), off Morris. RBIs—Rodriguez (18), Grudzielanek 4 (52), Mabry (31), MiCabrera 3 (94), CDelgado 2 (95), JEncarnacion (69), Treanor (10). SB—Eckstein (10), Pujols 2 (13), Edmonds (4), Rodriguez (2). S—Morris. SF—JEncarnacion. GIDP—LCastillo. Runners left in scoring position—St. Louis 4 (LWalker, Edmonds, Nunez 2); Florida 1 (IValdez). DP—St. Louis 1 (Grudzielanek, Eckstein and Pujols).
| St. Louis | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Morris L, 14-6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 95 | 3.91 |
| King BS, 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.06 |
| Tavarez | 1/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2.75 |
| Flores | 2/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.75 |
| Florida | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| IValdez | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 88 | 4.36 |
| Mota W, 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 4.25 |
| TJones S, 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1.20 |
Morris pitched to 2 batters in the 8th, King pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. Inherited runners-scored—King 2-2, Tavarez 1-1, Flores 1-0. IBB—off Mota (Rodriguez) 1. T—2:33. A—20,073 (36,331).
Mets 6, Phillies 4
| Philadelphia | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Rollins ss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .262 |
| Lofton cf | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .312 |
| Utley 2b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .294 |
| BAbreu rf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .293 |
| Burrell lf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .283 |
| Howard 1b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .289 |
| DaBell 3b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .245 |
| Lieberthal c | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Tejeda p | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .100 |
| Madson p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| c-Chavez ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .218 |
| Urbina p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 9 | |
| New York | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Reyes ss | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
| Cairo 2b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .249 |
| Beltran cf | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .267 |
| Floyd lf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .281 |
| Wright 3b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .315 |
| Jacobs 1b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .308 |
| Woodward 1b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .296 |
| Diaz rf | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .269 |
| RCastro c | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .257 |
| Seo p | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 |
| a-KMatsui ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 |
| Heilman p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-MarAnderson ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 |
| JuPadilla p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| d-Offerman ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .221 |
| Looper p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| Totals | 33 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
| Philadelphia | 310 | 000 | 000—4 | 11 | 1 |
| New York | 100 | 010 | 13x—6 | 10 | 0 |
a-flied out for Seo in the 5th. b-flied out for Heilman in the 7th. c-grounded out for Madson in the 8th. d-flied out for Padilla in the 8th. E—DaBell (16). LOB—Philadelphia 8, New York 8. 2B—Lofton (10), Reyes (19), RCastro (13). 3B—Diaz (3). HR—RCastro (6), off Urbina; Beltran (14), off Tejeda; Burrell (27), off Seo; Lofton (2), off Seo. RBIs—Rollins (36), Lofton (21), Burrell 2 (96), Beltran 2 (62), RCastro 3 (36). SB—Rollins (29), Reyes (46), Wright (16). S—Tejeda 2. GIDP—Jacobs, Diaz. Runners left in scoring position—Philadelphia 5 (Rollins 2, Lofton 2, Howard); New York 4 (Cairo, Floyd 2, RCastro). Runners moved up—Lieberthal, Cairo, MarAnderson. DP—Philadelphia 2 (Utley, Rollins and Howard), (Rollins, Utley and Howard).
| Philadelphia | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Tejeda | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 100 | 3.19 |
| Madson H, 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 3.31 |
| Urbina L, 3-2 | BS, 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 32 |
| New York | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Seo | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 92 | 1.86 |
| Heilman | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 3.71 |
| JuPadilla W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1.96 |
| Looper S, 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3.23 |
HBP—by Madson (Cairo). WP—Madson. T—3:09. A—36,505 (57,369).
Astros 5, Reds 2
| Cincinnati | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| FLopez ss | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .284 |
| Aurilia 2b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .272 |
| Griffey Jr. cf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .301 |
| WPena rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .266 |
| d-JaCruz ph | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 |
| Casey 1b | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .320 |
| Dunn lf | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .251 |
| LaRue c | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .262 |
| e-Valentin ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .291 |
| EEncarnacion 3b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .238 |
| ROrtiz p | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .093 |
| Coffey p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| c-Olmedo ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .234 |
| Standridge p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
| Houston | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Taveras cf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .297 |
| Biggio 2b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| Ensberg 3b | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .282 |
| Berkman 1b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .290 |
| Lane rf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 |
| Scott lf | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .186 |
| AEverett ss | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .249 |
| Quintero c | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .192 |
| WRodriguez p | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .161 |
| a-Lamb ph | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .208 |
| Springer p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| b-JVizcaino ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .252 |
| Gallo p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| Qualls p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| Wheeler p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| Lidge p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | |
| Cincinnati | 000 | 010 | 001—2 | 5 | 0 |
| Houston | 000 | 050 | 00x—5 | 9 | 0 |
a-singled for Rodriguez in the 5th. b-struck out for Springer in the 6th. c-struck out for Coffey in the 8th. d-singled for Pena in the 9th. e-grounded out for LaRue in the 9th. LOB—Cincinnati 6, Houston 6. 2B—Casey (31), Scott (1). HR—Ensberg (34), off ROrtiz. RBIs—Dunn (87), Valentin (38), Taveras (25), Ensberg 3 (94), Lamb (41). SF—Taveras. Runners left in scoring position—Cincinnati 3 (FLopez, EEncarnacion 2); Houston 2 (Quintero, JVizcaino). Runners moved up—Valentin.
| Cincinnati | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| ROrtiz L, 8-10 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 94 | 5.43 |
| Coffey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4.50 |
| Standridge | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3.86 |
| Houston | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| WRodriguez W, 9-6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 56 | 5.94 |
| Springer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5.01 |
| Gallo | 1/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2.77 |
| Qualls | 2/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3.23 |
| Wheeler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 1.74 |
| Lidge | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 2.36 |
Inherited runners-scored—Qualls 1-0. WP—ROrtiz. T—2:24. A—29,971 (40,950).
Pirates 6, Brewers 0
| Pittsburgh | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Sanchez 2b | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .279 |
| TRedman cf | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .257 |
| Bay lf | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .298 |
| CWilson rf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .262 |
| Doumit c | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .253 |
| Eldred 1b | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .234 |
| Wigginton 3b | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .226 |
| JWilson ss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .237 |
| Maholm p | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| b-McLouth ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .156 |
| STorres p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 9 | |
| Milwaukee | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| BClark cf | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .310 |
| Weeks 2b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .244 |
| Overbay 1b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .274 |
| CaLee lf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 |
| BHall 3b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 |
| DMiller c | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .255 |
| CHart rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .209 |
| Hardy ss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .216 |
| DDavis p | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .169 |
| a-Magruder ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .206 |
| Capellan p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| Totals | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| Pittsburgh | 500 | 000 | 001—6 | 8 | 1 |
| Milwaukee | 000 | 000 | 000—0 | 4 | 1 |
a-flied out for D.Davis in the 7th. b-struck out for Maholm in the 9th. E—Sanchez (5), Overbay (8). LOB—Pittsburgh 5, Milwaukee 6. 2B—Sanchez (15), CWilson (7), JWilson (16), BClark (25). RBIs—TRedman (23), Doumit (27), Wigginton (18), JWilson 3 (42). SB—JWilson (2), CaLee (12). GIDP—Overbay, CHart. Runners left in scoring position—Pittsburgh 2 (Wigginton, Maholm); Milwaukee 3 (CaLee, Hardy 2). Runners moved up—Overbay. DP—Pittsburgh 2 (Sanchez, JWilson and Eldred), (JWilson, Sanchez and Eldred).
| Pittsburgh | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Maholm W, 1-0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 108 | 0.00 |
| STorres | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3.47 |
| Milwaukee | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| DDavis L, 9-10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 115 | 4.12 |
| Capellan | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 4.05 |
T—2:31. A—28,337 (41,900).
Cubs 6, Dodgers 3
| Los Angeles | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Werth cf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .243 |
| Robles ss | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 |
| JKent 2b | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .294 |
| Ledee lf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .291 |
| JPhillips 1b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .244 |
| Dessens p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Brazoban p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| c-Perez ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .321 |
| Edwards 3b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .261 |
| Navarro c | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .278 |
| JoCruz rf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .221 |
| Penny p | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .114 |
| Choi 1b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .257 |
| d-Saenz ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 |
| Totals | 36 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |
| Chicago | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Hairston Jr. cf-lf | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| Cedeno ss | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .292 |
| DeLee 1b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .346 |
| Burnitz rf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .269 |
| Garciaparra 3b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .267 |
| TWalker 2b | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 |
| Murton lf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .339 |
| Dempster p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .077 |
| HBlanco c | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .236 |
| Prior p | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .205 |
| a-Macias ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
| Ohman p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| Novoa p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-McClain ph | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 1-CPatterson pr-cf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .224 |
| Totals | 30 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | |
| Los Angeles | 110 | 001 | 000—3 | 10 | 0 |
| Chicago | 010 | 004 | 01x—6 | 11 | 0 |
a-grounded out for Prior in the 6th. b-doubled for Novoa in the 8th. c-lined out for Brazoban in the 9th. d-flied out for Choi in the 9th. 1-ran for McClain in the 8th. LOB—Los Angeles 6, Chicago 7. 2B—JKent (32), Navarro (3), Hairston Jr. (21), DeLee (43), TWalker (22), McClain (1). HR—JKent (24), off Prior; Garciaparra (4), off Penny; Edwards (2), off Prior. RBIs—JKent (89), JPhillips (53), Edwards (10), Burnitz (70), Garciaparra 2 (11), HBlanco 3 (20). SB—Cedeno (1), Murton (1). S—Cedeno, Murton, HBlanco, Prior. SF—Garciaparra. Runners left in scoring position—Los Angeles 2 (Navarro, Saenz); Chicago 5 (Hairston Jr. 2, Burnitz, Garciaparra). Runners moved up—JPhillips.
| Los Angeles | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Penny L, 6-9 | 5 2/3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 85 | 3.91 |
| Dessens | 1 1/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 3.04 |
| Brazoban | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5.74 |
| Chicago | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Prior W, 10-5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 94 | 3.72 |
| Ohman H, 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2.34 |
| Novoa H, 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3.28 |
| Dempster S, 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3.77 |
Inherited runners-scored—Dessens 1-0. T—2:38. A—37,552 (39,538).
Nationals 3, Braves 2
| Washington | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Wilkerson lf | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .249 |
| Vidro 2b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .262 |
| NJohnson 1b | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .291 |
| JGuillen rf | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .301 |
| PrWilson cf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .260 |
| Schneider c | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .281 |
| Castilla 3b | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .249 |
| CGuzman ss | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .194 |
| JoPatterson p | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .087 |
| Bergmann p | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| HCarrasco p | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Majewski p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| c-Baerga ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| CCordero p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| Totals | 37 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| Atlanta | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Johnson lf | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .243 |
| MGiles 2b | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .303 |
| CJones 3b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .300 |
| AJones cf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .270 |
| LaRoche 1b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .253 |
| 1-Langerhans pr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 |
| Francoeur rf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .349 |
| JEstrada c | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .260 |
| Betemit ss | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .295 |
| JoSosa p | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .050 |
| Boyer p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| a-Orr ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .295 |
| Foster p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| Kolb p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-Hollandsworth ph | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .257 |
| Reitsma p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 35 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 8 | |
| Washington | 000 | 120 | 000—3 | 11 | 0 |
| Atlanta | 002 | 000 | 000—2 | 9 | 0 |
a-struck out for Boyer in the 6th. b-singled for Kolb in the 8th. c-flied out for Majewski in the 9th. 1-ran for LaRoche in the 9th.
LOB—Washington 9, Atlanta 13. 2B—Vidro (20), NJohnson (31), JEstrada (25). HR—JGuillen (24), off JoSosa. RBIs—Vidro (31), JGuillen (68), PrWilson (70), MGiles (48), AJones (103). SB—Wilkerson (6). CS—Francoeur (2). Runners left in scoring position—Washington 3 (NJohnson 2, Schneider); Atlanta 7 (MGiles 3, LaRoche 2, Francoeur, JEstrada).
| Washington | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| JoPatterson | 2 2/3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 61 | 2.50 |
| Bergmann W, 1-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 0.00 |
| HCarrasco | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 2.13 |
| Majewski H, 21 | 1 1/3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2.91 |
| CCordero S, 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0.95 |
| Atlanta | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| JoSosa L, 9-3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 86 | 2.70 |
| Boyer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1.86 |
| Foster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3.33 |
| Kolb | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 4.94 |
| Reitsma | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4.01 |
Inherited runners-scored—Bergmann 3-0, HCarrasco 2-0, Majewski 2-0. IBB—off JoSosa (JGuillen) 1. T—3:11. A—20,001 (50,091).
Giants 4, Rockies 3
| Colorado | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Sullivan cf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .262 |
| LuGonzalez 2b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .285 |
| Helton 1b | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .307 |
| Holliday lf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .305 |
| Atkins 3b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .279 |
| 1-Miles pr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 |
| Mohr rf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .215 |
| Quintanilla ss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 |
| Ardoin c | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 |
| d-Closser ph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .223 |
| Cook p | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 |
| a-Piedra ph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .294 |
| Cortes p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| DeJean p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| San Francisco | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Winn cf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .269 |
| Chavez ss | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Snow 1b | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 |
| Alou rf-lf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .318 |
| Feliz lf-3b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .264 |
| Durham 2b | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .299 |
| Alfonzo 3b | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .288 |
| Benitez p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| Haad c | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .059 |
| c-Ellison ph-rf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
| Hennessey p | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 |
| b-Linden ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Taschner p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| Matheny c | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Colorado | 100 | 101 | 000—3 | 8 | 0 |
| San Francisco | 010 | 000 | 12x—4 | 11 | 0 |
a-walked for Cook in the 7th. b-flied out for Hennessey in the 7th. c-grounded out for Haad in the 8th. d-announced for Ardoin in the 9th. 1-ran for Atkins in the 9th.
LOB—Colorado 4, San Francisco 7. 2B—Winn (9), Durham 2 (27). 3B—Holliday (6). HR—LuGonzalez (8), off Hennessey; Helton (15), off Hennessey. RBIs—LuGonzalez (31), Helton (58), Holliday (54), Winn (8), Durham (48), Alfonzo (42). SB—Winn (5). CS—Miles (2). GIDP—LuGonzalez, Ardoin, Alfonzo, Haad. Runners left in scoring position—Colorado 2 (Sullivan, Atkins); San Francisco 3 (Chavez, Feliz, Haad). Runners moved up—Ardoin. DP—Colorado 2 (Quintanilla, LuGonzalez and Helton), (Quintanilla, LuGonzalez and Helton); San Francisco 2 (Chavez and Snow), (Chavez, Durham and Snow).
| Colorado | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Cook | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 92 | 3.76 |
| Cortes H, 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3.35 |
| DeJean L, 5-3 | BS, 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
| San Francisco | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Hennessey | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 97 | 5.23 |
| Taschner W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2.70 |
| Benitez S, 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4.20 |
T—2:31. A—36,439 (41,584).
Padres 5, Diamondbacks 3
| Arizona | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Counsell 2b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .268 |
| Clayton ss | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 |
| LGonzalez lf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .276 |
| Glaus 3b | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .265 |
| ShGreen cf | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .293 |
| Tracy rf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .293 |
| CJackson 1b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .175 |
| Cormier p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Groom p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| Lyon p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| Worrell p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| d-McCracken ph | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .230 |
| Stinnett c | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .290 |
| e-Cintron ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 |
| Halsey p | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .063 |
| a-TClark ph-1b | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .313 |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| San Diego | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| EYoung lf | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .280 |
| Otsuka p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Hoffman p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| Loretta 2b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .288 |
| Randa 3b | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .276 |
| BGiles rf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .301 |
| 1-DRoberts pr-cf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 |
| Nady 1b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 |
| KGreene ss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .254 |
| Olivo c | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .305 |
| Johnson cf-lf-rf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .190 |
| Peavy p | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .196 |
| Linebrink p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-MaSweeney ph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .315 |
| c-Jackson ph-cf-lf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .251 |
| Totals | 29 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | |
| Arizona | 200 | 100 | 000—3 | 10 | 0 |
| San Diego | 300 | 001 | 01x—5 | 9 | 0 |
a-fouled out for Halsey in the 7th. b-announced for Linebrink in the 7th. c-fouled out for M.Sweeney in the 7th. d-singled for Worrell in the 9th. e-grounded into double play for Stinnett in the 9th. 1-ran for Giles in the 8th.
LOB—Arizona 7, San Diego 6. 2B—ShGreen (30). HR—Randa (16), off Halsey; LGonzalez (20), off Peavy; BGiles (14), off Halsey; Glaus (30), off Peavy. RBIs—LGonzalez (69), Glaus 2 (84), Randa (58), BGiles 3 (71), Olivo (15). SB—Counsell (23), Clayton (8). CS—EYoung (5). S—Nady. SF—Olivo. GIDP—Clayton, Cintron, Johnson. Runners left in scoring position—Arizona 4 (Clayton 2, Tracy, Stinnett); San Diego 2 (Loretta, Johnson). DP—Arizona 1 (Clayton, Counsell and CJackson); San Diego 2 (KGreene, Loretta and Nady), (KGreene and Nady).
| Arizona | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Halsey L, 8-12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 83 | 4.50 |
| Cormier | 1/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5.32 |
| Groom | 1/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6.52 |
| Lyon | 1/3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6.20 |
| Worrell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5.68 |
| San Diego | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Peavy W, 12-6 | 6 2/3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 112 | 3.01 |
| Linebrink H, 19 | 1/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.40 |
| Otsuka H, 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 2.65 |
| Hoffman S, 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3.43 |
Lyon pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.
Inherited runners-scored—Groom 1-0, Lyon 2-0, Worrell 2-1, Linebrink 2-0. IBB—off Worrell (KGreene) 1. T—2:51. A—27,853 (42,445).
National League leaders
BATTING—DeLee, Chicago, .346; MiCabrera, Florida, .332; Pujols, St. Louis, .329; Casey, Cincinnati, .320; Wright, New York, .315; BClark, Milwaukee, .310; Helton, Colorado, .307.
RUNS—Pujols, St. Louis, 107; DeLee, Chicago, 104; Bay, Pittsburgh, 93; Dunn, Cincinnati, 91; MiCabrera, Florida, 89; Pierre, Florida, 87; BAbreu, Philadelphia, 87.
RBI—AJones, Atlanta, 103; Pujols, St. Louis, 99; CaLee, Milwaukee, 97; Burrell, Philadelphia, 96; CDelgado, Florida, 95; MiCabrera, Florida, 94; Ensberg, Houston, 94; DeLee, Chicago, 94.
HITS—DeLee, Chicago, 169; MiCabrera, Florida, 167; Pujols, St. Louis, 162; Reyes, New York, 155; Casey, Cincinnati, 152; BClark, Milwaukee, 151; Taveras, Houston, 148.
DOUBLES—DeLee, Chicago, 43; MGiles, Atlanta, 39; MiCabrera, Florida, 37; Bay, Pittsburgh, 37; Randa, San Diego, 36; Wright, New York, 35; BGiles, San Diego, 35.
TRIPLES—Reyes, New York, 14; Pierre, Florida, 12; Furcal, Atlanta, 10; Rollins, Philadelphia, 8; Eckstein, St. Louis, 7; DRoberts, San Diego, 7; BGiles, San Diego, 7.
HOME RUNS—AJones, Atlanta, 42; DeLee, Chicago, 39; Dunn, Cincinnati, 35; Pujols, St. Louis, 35; Ensberg, Houston, 34; Griffey Jr., Cincinnati, 33; ARamirez, Chicago, 31.
STOLEN BASES—Reyes, New York, 46; Pierre, Florida, 46; Furcal, Atlanta, 38; Taveras, Houston, 31; Freel, Cincinnati, 29; Rollins, Philadelphia, 29; BAbreu, Philadelphia, 25.
PITCHING (12 Decisions)—Carpenter, St. Louis, 19-4, .826, 2.29; JoSosa, Atlanta, 9-3, .750, 2.70; Eaton, San Diego, 9-3, .750, 3.86; PMartinez, New York, 13-5, .722, 2.77; Mulder, St. Louis, 15-6, .714, 3.74; Morris, St. Louis, 14-6, .700, 3.91; LHernandez, Washington, 14-6, .700, 3.87.
STRIKEOUTS—Peavy, San Diego, 197; Carpenter, St. Louis, 183; PMartinez, New York, 182; Clemens, Houston, 167; CZambrano, Chicago, 165; DDavis, Milwaukee, 165; Burnett, Florida, 164.
SAVES—CCordero, Washington, 42; Isringhausen, St. Louis, 34; Hoffman, San Diego, 34; TJones, Florida, 32; Lidge, Houston, 31; BWagner, Philadelphia, 31.
