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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Wild card standings

WLPctGB
Cleveland9264.590
Boston9164.587 1/2

Remaining Schedules

Cleveland

HOME (6) — Sept. 27-29 Tampa Bay; 30-Oct. 2 Chicago.

Boston

HOME (7) — Sept. 27 (2), 28, 29 Toronto; 30-Oct. 2 NY Yankees.

New York

ROAD (6) — Sept. 27-29 Baltimore; 30-Oct. 2 Boston.

Tigers 4, White Sox 3

Chicago ABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Podsednik lf 402001.289
Iguchi 2b 301000.282
Pierzynski c 310001.256
Konerko 1b 312210.277
Dye rf 400001.271
CEverett dh 200000.245
3-WHarris pr-dh 000000.257
Rowand cf 401000.275
Crede 3b 411100.254
Uribe ss 300010.252
Totals 3037323
Detroit ABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Granderson cf 411112.292
Polanco 2b 402001.340
Shelton 1b 400000.299
MOrdonez rf 301010.301
CPena dh 401001.241
IRodriguez c 401002.278
2-Logan pr 000000.256
VWilson c 000000.215
Monroe lf 311001.277
Inge 3b 422301.255
CGuillen ss 201010.319
1-Infante pr-ss 100000.219
Totals 33410438
Chicago 200010000—370
Detroit 000201001—4100

No outs when winning run scored.

1-ran for Guillen in the 6th. 2-ran for Rodriguez in the 8th. 3-ran for Everett in the 9th.

LOB—Chicago 6, Detroit 9. 2B—CPena (9). HR—Granderson (8), off Politte; Crede (22), off JJohnson; Inge 2 (15), off Garland 2; Konerko (39), off JJohnson. RBIs—Konerko 2 (97), Crede (61), Granderson (20), Inge 3 (71). S—Iguchi, Monroe. GIDP—Pierzynski, Rowand. Runners left in scoring position—Chicago 2 (Dye 2); Detroit 4 (MOrdonez, Inge 2, Infante). DP—Detroit 3 (Monroe and Shelton), (CGuillen, Polanco and Shelton), (Polanco and Shelton).

Chicago IPHRERBBSONPERA
Garland 6 2/3 83337983.53
Cotts 1/3 0000012.01
Politte L, 6-1 121101192.07
Detroit IPHRERBBSONPERA
JJohnson 763301944.54
Dingman 1/3 10010103.16
JWalker 1/3 0001173.35
Spurling 1/3 0000173.33
Rodney W, 2-3 100000142.63

Politte pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.

Inherited runners-scored—Cotts 1-0, JWalker 2-0, Spurling 3-0. IBB—off JWalker (Konerko) 1. HBP—by Rodney (CEverett), by JJohnson (CEverett), by JJohnson (Pierzynski). T—2:43. A—10,840 (40,120).

Royals 5, Twins 0

Kansas City ABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Guiel rf 310010.295
Ambres cf 400000.243
MiSweeney dh 312010.295
Stairs 1b 311101.272
Brown lf 400002.288
Teahen 3b 411102.242
Berroa ss 411100.271
Buck c 201220.241
ABlanco 2b 401000.194
Totals 3157545
Minnesota ABRHBIBBSOAvg.
LFord lf 300010.262
Abernathy 2b 301000.242
Mauer c 401001.300
LeCroy dh 400003.253
JJones cf 400001.248
Cuddyer rf 201011.259
Morneau 1b 300000.238
Tiffee 3b 200010.211
Bartlett ss 200002.239
a-LRodriguez ph-ss 100000.258
Totals 2803038
Kansas City 001310000—570
Minnesota 000000000—030

a-grounded out for Bartlett in the 8th.

LOB—Kansas City 4, Minnesota 5. 2B—Buck (20). HR—Berroa (11), off Baker. RBIs—Stairs (64), Teahen (53), Berroa (53), Buck 2 (45). SF—Stairs. GIDP—Ambres, Stairs, JJones, Tiffee. Runners left in scoring position—Kansas City 2 (Ambres, ABlanco); Minnesota 2 (Mauer 2). Runners moved up—Guiel. DP—Kansas City 2 (Berroa and Stairs), (Berroa, ABlanco and Stairs); Minnesota 2 (Tiffee, Abernathy and Morneau), (Bartlett and Morneau).

Kansas City IPHRERBBSONPERA
Howell W, 3-5 500037976.78
Sisco 230001312.77
Burgos 100000133.75
Affeldt 100000135.67
Minnesota IPHRERBBSONPERA
Baker L, 2-3 565523803.78
Mulholland 310011274.27
Bowyer 100011141.04

HBP—by Howell (Abernathy). T—2:19. A—13,472 (46,564).

Yankees 11, Orioles 3

New York ABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Jeter ss 312220.310
1-Escalona pr-ss 101000.286
ARodriguez 3b 312320.321
Bellhorn 3b 100000.209
JaGiambi 1b 321321.272
2-Lawton pr-rf 100000.128
Sheffield rf 310021.292
TMartinez 1b 100000.243
Matsui lf 321010.298
a-Womack ph-lf 201000.248
Sierra dh 512102.240
Cano 2b 511000.293
Flaherty c 421110.169
Crosby cf 500000.277
Totals 40111210104
Baltimore ABRHBIBBSOAvg.
BCastro dh 401002.276
Gomez 2b 400001.273
Mora 3b 301000.281
WYoung 1b 111000.308
Tejada ss 301000.307
ERogers ss 1112001.000
JvLopez c 301001.280
Whiteside c 100001.333
Matos cf 411000.282
Byrnes lf-rf 301110.235
Freire 1b-lf 400001.262
Newhan rf-3b 300000.200
Totals 3438316
New York 000605000—11120
Baltimore 000000003—382

a-singled for Matsui in the 7th. 1-ran for Jeter in the 6th. 2-ran for Giambi in the 6th.

E—Mora (15), Freire (1). LOB—New York 12, Baltimore 5. 2B—ARodriguez (27), JvLopez (23), Matos (18). HR—ERogers (1), off Embree; JaGiambi (31), off RLopez. RBIs—Jeter 2 (65), ARodriguez 3 (127), JaGiambi 3 (83), Sierra (28), Flaherty (10), ERogers 2 (2), Byrnes (35). SB—ARodriguez (17), Byrnes (5). CS—BCastro (2). GIDP—Cano. Runners left in scoring position—New York 6 (ARodriguez 2, Sheffield 3, Matsui); Baltimore 4 (BCastro, Matos 2, Byrnes). Runners moved up—JaGiambi, JvLopez. DP—Baltimore 1 (Gomez, Tejada and Freire).

New York IPHRERBBSONPERA
RaJohnson W, 16-8 640012873.79
Proctor 100001145.01
FeRodriguez 100001104.70
Embree 143302237.82
Baltimore IPHRERBBSONPERA
RLopez L, 14-12 466653874.97
DuBose 1 1/3 24240436.23
Grimsley 2/3 21010206.30
Julio 11000195.81
Kline 110000164.28
Baldwin 10000053.86

Inherited runners-scored—Grimsley 3-3. T—3:09. A—43,039 (48,290).

Angels 4, Athletics 3

Los Angeles ABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Figgins 3b 400000.288
OCabrera ss 400001.257
GAnderson dh 400002.281
VGuerrero rf 310010.317
Erstad 1b 401100.275
BMolina c 411001.291
SFinley cf 422201.223
JRivera lf 402101.269
AKennedy 2b 300000.300
Totals 3446416
Oakland ABRHBIBBSOAvg.
MEllis 2b 311011.322
Kendall c 301200.273
Kotsay cf 400002.278
EChavez 3b 411101.269
Crosby ss 400001.278
DJohnson 1b 401000.283
Payton lf 411001.279
Hatteberg dh 300001.258
a-Kielty ph 100001.258
Swisher rf 301012.230
Totals 33363210
Los Angeles 020200000—460
Oakland 000020010—361

a-struck out for Hatteberg in the 9th.

E—Crosby (7). LOB—Los Angeles 4, Oakland 6. 2B—Erstad (32), JRivera (16), Kendall (27), Swisher (29). HR—EChavez (26), off KEscobar; SFinley (12), off Blanton. RBIs—Erstad (64), SFinley 2 (54), JRivera (52), Kendall 2 (51), EChavez (97). Runners left in scoring position—Los Angeles 3 (JRivera, AKennedy 2); Oakland 4 (Kendall, Kotsay 3). Runners moved up—BMolina.

Los Angeles IPHRERBBSONPERA
Lackey W, 13-5 6422271033.53
KEscobar H, 2 221101303.12
FrRodriguez S, 42 100002132.52
Oakland IPHRERBBSONPERA
Blanton L, 11-12 854205953.55
Duchscherer 2/3 10011162.32
Street 1/3 0000041.65

Inherited runners-scored—Street 2-0. HBP—by Lackey (Kendall). T—2:29. A—19,347 (43,662).

American League leaders

BATTING—MYoung, Texas, .333; ARodriguez, New York, .321; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, .317; BRoberts, Baltimore, .314; Damon, Boston, .314; Jeter, New York, .310; Tejada, Baltimore, .307.

RUNS—ARodriguez, New York, 118; Jeter, New York, 117; DOrtiz, Boston, 115; MYoung, Texas, 113; Sizemore, Cleveland, 111; Teixeira, Texas, 110; Damon, Boston, 109.

RBI—DOrtiz, Boston, 140; Teixeira, Texas, 138; MRamirez, Boston, 135; ARodriguez, New York, 127; Sexson, Seattle, 117; Cantu, Tampa Bay, 114; Sheffield, New York, 114.

HITS—MYoung, Texas, 215; ISuzuki, Seattle, 196; Jeter, New York, 195; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 193; Tejada, Baltimore, 193; Damon, Boston, 187; ARodriguez, New York, 186.

DOUBLES—Tejada, Baltimore, 50; BRoberts, Baltimore, 45; Matsui, New York, 43; ASoriano, Texas, 41; Crisp, Cleveland, 40; Cantu, Tampa Bay, 39; THafner, Cleveland, 39; MYoung, Texas, 39.

TRIPLES—Crawford, Tampa Bay, 15; ISuzuki, Seattle, 12; Sizemore, Cleveland, 11; Figgins, Los Angeles, 9; Inge, Detroit, 9; BRoberts, Baltimore, 7.

HOME RUNS—DOrtiz, Boston, 46; ARodriguez, New York, 46; Teixeira, Texas, 43; MRamirez, Boston, 41; Konerko, Chicago, 39; Sexson, Seattle, 38; ASoriano, Texas, 35.

STOLEN BASES—Figgins, Los Angeles, 56; Podsednik, Chicago, 56; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 46; Lugo, Tampa Bay, 36; ISuzuki, Seattle, 32; BRoberts, Baltimore, 27; ASoriano, Texas, 27.

PITCHING (14 Decisions)—ClLee, Cleveland, 18-4, .818, 3.90; Halladay, Toronto, 12-4, .750, 2.41; Lackey, Los Angeles, 13-5, .722, 3.53; Colon, Los Angeles, 20-8, .714, 3.51; Crain, Minnesota, 11-5, .687, 2.35; Clement, Boston, 13-6, .684, 4.50; 7 are tied with 667.

STRIKEOUTS—JoSantana, Minnesota, 223; RaJohnson, New York, 203; Lackey, Los Angeles, 195; Zito, Oakland, 168; Kazmir, Tampa Bay, 167; Haren, Oakland, 157; DCabrera, Baltimore, 154; Colon, Los Angeles, 154.

SAVES—Wickman, Cleveland, 45; FrRodriguez, Los Angeles, 42; MRivera, New York, 42; DBaez, Tampa Bay, 39; Nathan, Minnesota, 39; FCordero, Texas, 35; BRyan, Baltimore, 34; Hermanson, Chicago, 34; Guardado, Seattle, 34.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Wild card standings

WLPctGB
Houston8571.545
Philadelphia8473.5351 1/2

Remaining Schedules

Houston

HOME (4) — Sept. 29-Oct. 2 Chicago.

ROAD (2) — Sept. 27-28 St. Louis.

Philadelphia

HOME (2) — Sept. 27-28 New York.

ROAD (3) — Sept. 30-Oct. 2 Washington.

Nationals 4, Marlins 0

Washington ABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Wilkerson lf 501000.250
Carroll 2b 412010.250
JGuillen rf 100000.282
1-Byrd pr-rf 301001.254
NJohnson 1b 411001.292
PrWilson cf 310010.254
Zimmerman 3b 412100.421
CGuzman ss 403300.215
GBennett c 100020.211
HCarrasco p 200002.000
a-Vidro ph 100000.275
Bergmann p 000000.333
Eischen p 000000.333
d-Watson ph 100001.194
Majewski p 000000.000
Totals 33410445
Florida ABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Pierre cf 301010.271
Conine lf 201020.313
CDelgado 1b 300011.304
JEncarnacion rf 400002.286
Lowell 3b 401002.237
Lo Duca c 401000.285
2-Aguila pr 000000.209
Dillon 2b 400003.129
Andino ss 200000.182
b-LHarris ph 100000.288
Wilson ss 100001.000
JVargas p 201001.308
Alfonseca p 000000—-
c-Hermida ph 100000.148
Resop p 000000.000
Totals 31050410
Washington 010000030—4100
Florida 000000000—050

a-popped out for Carrasco in the 7th. b-popped out for Andino in the 8th. c-popped out for Alfonseca in the 8th. d-struck out for Eischen in the 9th. 1-ran for Guillen in the 3rd. 2-ran for Lo Duca in the 9th.

LOB—Washington 8, Florida 8. 2B—Wilkerson (39), Zimmerman (7), CGuzman (18). 3B—NJohnson (3). RBIs—Zimmerman (6), CGuzman 3 (30). SB—Carroll (3), Byrd (3), Pierre (55). CS—Carroll (4). S—GBennett. GIDP—NJohnson, Lowell. Runners left in scoring position—Washington 7 (Wilkerson, Byrd, PrWilson 2, GBennett, HCarrasco 2); Florida 2 (CDelgado, Wilson). Runners moved up—CGuzman. DP—Washington 1 (Zimmerman, Carroll and NJohnson); Florida 1 (Andino, Dillon and CDelgado).

Washington IPHRERBBSONPERA
HCarrasco W, 5-3 620036931.73
Bergmann H, 1 1 2/3 10012252.45
Eischen H, 8 1/3 0000013.21
Majewski 120002122.61
Florida IPHRERBBSONPERA
JVargas L, 5-5 7511241114.09
Alfonseca 143310225.13
Resop 110011199.60

Inherited runners-scored—Eischen 2-0. IBB—off JVargas (GBennett) 1. HBP—by JVargas (JGuillen). WP—Resop. T—2:49. A—11,467 (36,331).

Rockies 6, Braves 5

Colorado ABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Barmes ss 412010.294
LuGonzalez 2b 403001.297
Helton 1b 422111.323
Holliday lf 512001.303
Atkins 3b 513201.286
TGreene c 411301.250
Sullivan cf 000000.289
Mohr rf 301001.218
c-Hawpe ph-rf 101000.268
Freeman cf 400001.263
DeJean p 000000—-
Fuentes p 000000—-
Esposito p 200000.000
JoAcevedo p 000000.125
a-Bigbie ph 100000.219
Speier p 000000.000
d-Ardoin ph-c 100001.237
Totals 38615628
Atlanta ABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Furcal ss 502100.284
MGiles 2b 500001.291
CJones 3b 300021.292
AJones cf 511001.265
LaRoche 1b 422100.261
e-JuFranco ph 101000.277
1-Orr pr 000000.288
Francoeur rf 311122.303
JEstrada c 401201.257
f-BJordan ph 100001.244
Langerhans lf 312010.263
HoRamirez p 301001.225
Boyer p 000000—-
Brower p 000000.000
b-Hollandsworth ph 100000.242
Foster p 000000—-
Reitsma p 000000.000
Mcbride p 000000—-
Lerew p 000000—-
Totals 38511558
Colorado 000102030—6150
Atlanta 010220000—5110

a-flied out for Acevedo in the 7th. b-grounded out for Brower in the 7th. c-singled for Mohr in the 8th. d-struck out for Speier in the 8th. e-doubled for LaRoche in the 9th. f-struck out for Estrada in the 9th. 1-ran for Franco in the 9th.

LOB—Colorado 8, Atlanta 11. 2B—Helton (44), Atkins (29), JuFranco (12), JEstrada (26), Langerhans (22). HR—TGreene (7), off Reitsma; Francoeur (14), off Esposito; LaRoche (19), off Esposito. RBIs—Helton (77), Atkins 2 (84), TGreene 3 (22), Furcal (58), LaRoche (76), Francoeur (44), JEstrada 2 (39). CS—Mohr (2). S—LuGonzalez. GIDP—Holliday. Runners left in scoring position—Colorado 5 (Atkins 2, TGreene, Mohr, Ardoin); Atlanta 8 (Furcal 2, MGiles, AJones, BJordan, HoRamirez, Hollandsworth). Runners moved up—Holliday, Freeman, MGiles, CJones, JEstrada. DP—Atlanta 1 (CJones and LaRoche).

Colorado IPHRERBBSONPERA
Esposito 4 1/3 95530897.71
JoAcevedo 1 2/3 00021236.39
Speier W, 2-1 110002193.80
DeJean H, 19 100002134.62
Fuentes S, 31 110003182.91
Atlanta IPHRERBBSONPERA
HoRamirez 5 1/3 83302864.70
Boyer H, 9 2/3 20002152.39
Brower H, 11 100012195.65
Foster H, 12 1/3 0000024.24
Reitsma L, 3-6 BS, 9 03330015
Mcbride 2/3 10001164.72
Lerew 110011194.76

Reitsma pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.

Inherited runners-scored—JoAcevedo 2-0, Boyer 1-1. IBB—off Lerew (Helton) 1, off JoAcevedo (Langerhans) 1. WP—Fuentes. T—3:17. A—23,788 (50,091).

Brewers 12, Reds 9

Cincinnati ABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Freel lf 612001.270
FLopez ss 221030.286
Dunn 1b 311021.250
Kearns rf 210121.240
Valentin c 332310.287
WPena cf 511201.259
EEncarnacion 3b 402312.229
Olmedo 2b 400012.214
ROrtiz p 200001.077
a-Denorfia ph 100001.273
Shackelford p 000000.000
Simpson p 000000—-
Mercker p 000000—-
c-Holbert ph 100001.217
Coffey p 000000.000
Belisle p 000000.143
Valentine p 000000—-
e-JaCruz ph 000010.246
Totals 339991111
Milwaukee ABRHBIBBSOAvg.
BClark cf 511100.304
Weeks 2b 421011.242
Overbay 1b 200030.278
CaLee lf 401200.267
Jenkins rf 433210.292
BHall ss 434210.291
Branyan 3b 211201.256
b-Helms ph 101000.297
Eveland p 000000.000
Wise p 0000001.000
Lehr p 000000.000
Capellan p 000000—-
d-Fielder ph 101000.296
1-Durrington pr 110001.231
Turnbow p 000000—-
DMiller c 412200.266
Ohka p 100100.115
Cirillo 3b 200000.283
Totals 3512151263
Cincinnati 010200420—990
Milwaukee 03020115x—12151

a-struck out for Ortiz in the 6th. b-singled for Branyan in the 6th. c-struck out for Mercker in the 8th. d-singled for Capellan in the 8th. e-walked for Valentine in the 9th. 1-ran for Fielder in the 8th.

E—Weeks (21). LOB—Cincinnati 10, Milwaukee 7. 2B—EEncarnacion 2 (16), Weeks (12). 3B—BHall (5), DMiller (1). HR—BHall (17), off Coffey; Jenkins (24), off Shackelford; WPena (19), off Ohka; Branyan (12), off ROrtiz; Valentin (14), off Ohka. RBIs—Kearns (64), Valentin 3 (49), WPena 2 (51), EEncarnacion 3 (28), BClark (49), CaLee 2 (113), Jenkins 2 (84), BHall 2 (61), Branyan 2 (31), DMiller 2 (40), Ohka (3). SB—Freel (35). CS—BHall (6). S—Ohka. SF—Valentin, CaLee. GIDP—Freel, Dunn, DMiller. Runners left in scoring position—Cincinnati 5 (Kearns, Valentin, WPena, Olmedo, Denorfia); Milwaukee 4 (BClark, Jenkins, Durrington 2). Runners moved up—Olmedo. DP—Cincinnati 1 (FLopez, Olmedo and Dunn); Milwaukee 2 (Weeks, BHall and Overbay), (BHall, Weeks and Overbay).

Cincinnati IPHRERBBSONPERA
ROrtiz 555522765.23
Shackelford 1/3 31100112.48
Simpson 1 1/3 01110149.45
Mercker BS, 3 1/3 10010103.69
Coffey L, 4-1 BS, 1 0333009
Belisle 2/3 32210194.46
Valentine 1/3 00011148.78
Milwaukee IPHRERBBSONPERA
Ohka 6733381163.95
Eveland H, 6 1/3 03320135.64
Wise BS, 2 2/3 11111163.36
Lehr 1/3 12231274.22
Capellan W, 1-1 2/3 0000043.29
Turnbow S, 36 100021201.80

Shackelford pitched to 3 batters in the 6th, Coffey pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.

Inherited runners-scored—Simpson 1-0, Mercker 1-1, Belisle 1-1, Valentine 2-0, Wise 3-3, Capellan 3-1. IBB—off Belisle (Overbay) 1. HBP—by Eveland (Kearns). WP—Turnbow. T—3:41. A—14,412 (41,900).

Giants 3, Padres 2

San Francisco ABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Winn cf 424110.346
Vizquel ss 300011.269
Snow 1b 402201.282
Bonds lf 500001.250
Benitez p 000000—-
Alou rf 401000.324
Durham 2b 400000.290
Feliz 3b 401000.256
Matheny c 401001.238
1-Ellison pr-lf 010000.271
Hennessey p 200001.216
a-Niekro ph 100000.250
Accardo p 0000001.000
Taschner p 000000—-
TyWalker p 000000.000
d-Alfonzo ph 100000.277
Haad c 000000.083
Totals 3639325
San Diego ABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Loretta 2b 412000.276
Klesko lf 311200.252
Jackson lf 000000.247
e-Burroughs ph 100000.255
BGiles cf 200020.302
RaHernandez c 400001.286
KGreene ss 200010.254
Randa 3b 300001.275
MaSweeney 1b 200001.295
b-EYoung ph 100000.267
Fick 1b 000000.275
Nady rf 300000.265
Peavy p 200000.189
c-McAnulty ph 100000.190
Hoffman p 000000—-
Totals 2823233
San Francisco 000010002—390
San Diego 200000000—230

a-flied out for Hennessey in the 7th. b-grounded into double play for M.Sweeney in the 7th. c-fouled out for Peavy in the 8th. d-flied out for Walker in the 9th. e-popped out for Jackson in the 9th. 1-ran for Matheny in the 9th.

LOB—San Francisco 10, San Diego 2. 2B—Winn (19), Snow (17), Alou (20), Feliz (30). 3B—Winn (4). HR—Klesko (18), off Hennessey. RBIs—Winn (22), Snow 2 (39), Klesko 2 (58). GIDP—RaHernandez, EYoung. Runners left in scoring position—San Francisco 6 (Bonds 4, Matheny 2); San Diego 1 (RaHernandez). Runners moved up—Feliz. DP—San Francisco 2 (Vizquel, Durham and Snow), (Feliz, Durham and Snow).

San Francisco IPHRERBBSONPERA
Hennessey 632223884.85
Accardo 1/3 0001093.86
Taschner 2/3 0000051.31
TyWalker W, 6-4 100000144.40
Benitez S, 19 100000114.34
San Diego IPHRERBBSONPERA
Peavy 8611151182.88
Hoffman L, 1-6 BS, 3 13221020

Inherited runners-scored—Taschner 1-0. HBP—by Peavy (Snow), by Peavy (Vizquel). WP—Peavy. T—2:31. A—31,569 (42,445).

Mets 6, Phillies 5

New York ABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Reyes ss 410010.271
Cairo 2b 512100.240
Beltran cf 410101.271
Floyd lf 301001.274
Wright 3b 310012.306
Piazza c 301001.258
1-GeWilliams pr 000000.250
RCastro c 000000.250
Jacobs 1b 311301.278
Diaz rf 301001.259
Takatsu p 000000—-
a-Mientkiewicz ph 100001.241
RHernandez p 000000—-
Seo p 200001.071
Graves p 000000—-
Ishii p 000000.208
MarAnderson rf 211000.253
Totals 3367529
Philadelphia ABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Rollins ss 412201.288
Lofton cf 410010.328
Utley 2b 513000.286
BAbreu rf 200120.290
Burrell lf 412210.285
Howard 1b 401001.288
DaBell 3b 400000.246
Lieberthal c 211000.255
b-Tucker ph 100001.240
Pratt c 000000.251
BMyers p 200000.161
Urbina p 000000—-
Fultz p 000000.333
Madson p 000000.000
c-Victorino ph 100000.214
Geary p 000000.167
Totals 3359543
New York 010000140—671
Philadelphia 210010100—591

a-struck out for Takatsu in the 8th. b-struck out for Lieberthal in the 8th. c-lined out for Madson in the 8th.

1-ran for Piazza in the 8th.

E—Reyes (16), Utley (15). LOB—New York 5, Philadelphia 9. 2B—Cairo (17), MarAnderson (9), Rollins (36), Utley 2 (37). HR—Burrell (31), off Takatsu; Jacobs (8), off BMyers; Rollins (12), off Seo. RBIs—Cairo (17), Beltran (76), Jacobs 3 (19), Rollins 2 (52), BAbreu (98), Burrell 2 (115). SB—GeWilliams (2), Lofton 2 (18). S—BMyers. SF—Jacobs, BAbreu. GIDP—DaBell.

Runners left in scoring position—New York 3 (Wright, Mientkiewicz 2); Philadelphia 7 (Lofton 2, BAbreu 2, Burrell, DaBell 2).

Runners moved up—Utley, Howard, BMyers.

DP—New York 2 (Seo, Cairo and Jacobs), (Beltran and Cairo).

New York IPHRERBBSONPERA
Seo 574430722.67
Graves 2/3 0000096.51
Ishii 100000124.98
Takatsu W, 1-0 1/3 11101143.18
RHernandez S, 3 210012222.62
Philadelphia IPHRERBBSONPERA
BMyers 7422171093.71
Urbina L, 4-3 BS, 6 02431015
Fultz 01000022.28
Madson 100002223.98
Geary 10000093.72

Seo pitched to 1 batter in the 6th, Urbina pitched to 4 batters in the 8th, Fultz pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. Inherited runners-scored—Graves 1-0, Ishii 3-0, Fultz 1-0, Madson 2-1. IBB—off RHernandez (BAbreu) 1. HBP—by Madson (Piazza), by Graves (Rollins), by Graves (Lieberthal), by BMyers (Floyd).

T—3:07. A—28,679 (43,826).

Dodgers 9, Pirates 4

Pittsburgh ABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Sanchez 3b-2b 511000.284
JWilson ss 501000.259
Bay lf 402111.305
Mackowiak rf 311011.277
Doumit c 300110.256
Gonzalez p 000000—-
Fogg p 000000.106
Eldred 1b 300010.246
McLouth cf 412100.242
Furmaniak 2b 300000.105
Gorzelanny p 000000.000
RiWhite p 000000.000
Cota c 100001.238
KWells p 200000.164
JBautista 3b 210000.176
Totals 3547343
Los Angeles ABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Aybar 3b 312120.388
Choi 1b 401112.253
Robles ss 501000.270
JKent 2b 522000.295
JoCruz rf 422112.260
Navarro c 410010.278
Werth lf 110010.241
b-Ledee ph 100100.282
1-Grabowski pr-lf 111100.165
Repko cf 512401.227
EJackson p 200001.125
Osoria p 000000.000
a-Edwards ph 100000.248
Carrara p 000000.000
Schmoll p 000000.000
Kuo p 000000—-
c-Myrow ph 000000.273
d-JPhillips ph 100000.236
Brazoban p 000000.000
Sanchez p 000000.000
Totals 37911966
Pittsburgh 011000110—471
Los Angeles 00121041x—9112

a-flied out for Osoria in the 6th. b-safe on failed fielder’s choice for Werth in the 7th. c-announced for Kuo in the 7th. d-grounded out for Myrow in the 7th. 1-ran for Ledee in the 7th.

E—JWilson (13), Robles (7), JoCruz (5). LOB—Pittsburgh 8, Los Angeles 11. 2B—Sanchez (22), Aybar (7), Choi (15), JKent (36), JoCruz (22). 3B—Repko 2 (3). HR—McLouth (2), off Brazoban; JoCruz (18), off KWells. RBIs—Bay (95), Doumit (35), McLouth (7), Aybar (7), Choi (42), JoCruz (50), Ledee (39), Grabowski (12), Repko 4 (29). SB—Bay (21), JBautista (1), Aybar (2). Runners left in scoring position—Pittsburgh 5 (Mackowiak, Doumit, Eldred 2, Furmaniak); Los Angeles 5 (Robles 2, Navarro 3). Runners moved up—McLouth, Robles.

Pittsburgh IPHRERBBSONPERA
KWells L, 7-18 5644441035.29
Gorzelanny 1233101913.50
RiWhite 01110083.74
Gonzalez 100011162.89
Fogg 121101115.05
Los Angeles IPHRERBBSONPERA
EJackson W, 2-2 5 1/3 42140957.23
Osoria H, 2 2/3 0000064.05
Carrara H, 11 1/3 11000184.13
Schmoll 01000045.36
Kuo H, 1 2/3 0000166.75
Brazoban 111101195.20
Sanchez 10000183.83

Gorzelanny pitched to 3 batters in the 7th, RiWhite pitched to 2 batters in the 7th, Schmoll pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

Inherited runners-scored—Gonzalez 1-0, RiWhite 3-3, Osoria 1-0, Schmoll 2-1, Kuo 2-0. HBP—by KWells (Werth). WP—EJackson. T—3:17. A—36,397 (56,000).

National League leaders

BATTING—DeLee, Chicago, .340; Pujols, St. Louis, .333; Helton, Colorado, .323; MiCabrera, Florida, .322; Casey, Cincinnati, .312; Wright, New York, .306; Bay, Pittsburgh, .305; Tracy, Arizona, .305.

RUNS—Pujols, St. Louis, 123; DeLee, Chicago, 118; Bay, Pittsburgh, 108; Rollins, Philadelphia, 108; MiCabrera, Florida, 104; Dunn, Cincinnati, 104; MGiles, Atlanta, 101.

RBI—AJones, Atlanta, 128; Burrell, Philadelphia, 115; CDelgado, Florida, 114; CaLee, Milwaukee, 113; MiCabrera, Florida, 111; Pujols, St. Louis, 110; DeLee, Chicago, 105; JKent, Los Angeles, 105.

HITS—DeLee, Chicago, 195; MiCabrera, Florida, 191; Pujols, St. Louis, 191; Rollins, Philadelphia, 189; Reyes, New York, 181; Bay, Pittsburgh, 179; Eckstein, St. Louis, 177.

DOUBLES—DeLee, Chicago, 49; MGiles, Atlanta, 45; Helton, Colorado, 44; Bay, Pittsburgh, 43; Wright, New York, 42; Randa, San Diego, 42; MiCabrera, Florida, 41; Jenkins, Milwaukee, 41; CDelgado, Florida, 41.

TRIPLES—Reyes, New York, 16; Pierre, Florida, 13; Rollins, Philadelphia, 11; Furcal, Atlanta, 10; DRoberts, San Diego, 10; Holliday, Colorado, 7; JWilson, Pittsburgh, 7; Eckstein, St. Louis, 7; Wilkerson, Washington, 7; BGiles, San Diego, 7.

HOME RUNS—AJones, Atlanta, 51; DeLee, Chicago, 45; Pujols, St. Louis, 39; Dunn, Cincinnati, 38; Glaus, Arizona, 37; Ensberg, Houston, 36; Griffey Jr., Cincinnati, 35.

STOLEN BASES—Reyes, New York, 58; Pierre, Florida, 55; Furcal, Atlanta, 45; Rollins, Philadelphia, 39; Freel, Cincinnati, 35; Taveras, Houston, 34; BAbreu, Philadelphia, 31.

PITCHING (14 Decisions)—JoSosa, Atlanta, 13-3, .812, 2.56; Carpenter, St. Louis, 21-5, .808, 2.71; Willis, Florida, 22-9, .710, 2.44; CZambrano, Chicago, 14-6, .700, 3.33; Mulder, St. Louis, 16-8, .667, 3.72; Smoltz, Atlanta, 14-7, .667, 3.06; Schmidt, San Francisco, 12-6, .667, 4.29; Eaton, San Diego, 10-5, .667, 4.18.

STRIKEOUTS—Peavy, San Diego, 216; PMartinez, New York, 208; Carpenter, St. Louis, 207; DDavis, Milwaukee, 200; Burnett, Florida, 198; BMyers, Philadelphia, 196; CZambrano, Chicago, 194.

SAVES—CCordero, Washington, 47; Hoffman, San Diego, 41; Lidge, Houston, 38; TJones, Florida, 38; Isringhausen, St. Louis, 37; Turnbow, Milwaukee, 36; BWagner, Philadelphia, 36.

Magic numbers

AL East

New York, 7

AL Central

Chicago, 5

AL West

Los Angeles, 2

NL East

Atlanta, 2

NL West

San Diego, 4

NOTE: The magic number is derived by adding one to the number of remaining games and subtracting the number of games ahead in the loss column from the second-place team.

Longest hitting streaks

The longest consecutive-game hitting streaks in a single season in baseball history, including 1876-1900:

Player, Team, YearNo.
Joe DiMaggio, New York (A), 194156
Pete Rose, Cincinnati, 197844
Willie Keeler, Baltimore (N), 189744
Bill Dahlen, Chicago (N), 189442
George Sisler, St. Louis (A), 192241
Ty Cobb, Detroit, 191140
Paul Molitor, Milwaukee, 198739
Tommy Holmes, Boston (N), 194537
Luis Castillo, Florida, 200235
Ty Cobb, Detroit, 191735
Fred Clarke, Louisville, 189535
Benito Santiago, San Diego, 198734
Dom DiMaggio, Boston (A), 194934
George McQuinn, St. Louis (A), 193834
George Sisler, St. Louis (A), 192534
Heinie Manush, Washington, 193333
Rogers Hornsby, St. Louis (N), 192233
Hal Chase, New York (A), 190733
George Davis, New York (N), 189333
Jimmy Rollins, Philadelphia, 200531
Vladimir Guerrero, Montreal, 199931
Ken Landreaux, Minnesota, 198031
Rico Carty, Atlanta, 197031
Willie Davis, Los Angeles, 196931
Sam Rice, Washington, 192431
Nap Lajoie, Cleveland, 190631
Ed Delahanty, Philadelphia, 189931
Albert Pujols, St. Louis, 200330
Luis Gonzalez, Arizona, 199930
Sandy Alomar Jr., Cleveland, 199730
Eric Davis, Baltimore, 199730
Nomar Garciaparra, Boston, 199730
Jerome Walton, Chicago (N), 198930
George Brett, Kansas City, 198030
Ron LeFlore, Detroit, 197630
Stan Musial, St. Louis (N), 195030
Goose Goslin, Detroit, 193430
Bing Miller, Phi (A), 192930
Tris Speaker, Boston (A), 191230
Elmer Smith, Cincinnati, 189830