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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Wild Card

WLGB
New York6751
Seattle6650
x-Cleveland65532
x-Detroit65532

x-Cleveland and Detroit are tied for the AL Central lead

Mariners 4, Twins 3

Minnesota ABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Casilla 2b 300002.247
a-LRodriguez ph-3b 100000.194
Bartlett ss 500102.259
Mauer c 403200.309
THunter cf 401000.290
Morneau 1b 401001.281
Cuddyer rf 400001.275
RoWhite lf 400000.149
Tyner dh 312011.276
Punto 3b-2b 221021.208
Totals 3438338
Seattle ABRHBIBBSOAvg.
ISuzuki cf 401000.346
Vidro 2b 403100.315
JGuillen rf 410001.287
Ibanez dh 311000.269
Sexson 1b 412302.210
Johjima c 300001.277
AJones lf 300000.263
YBetancourt ss 311000.291
Bloomquist 3b 300000.292
Totals 3148404
Minnesota 000010200—380
Seattle 200010001—481

No outs when winning run scored. a-lined out for Casilla in the 9th. E—Vidro (1). LOB—Minnesota 8, Seattle 4. 2B—Mauer (22), Sexson (19), YBetancourt (24). HR—Sexson (19), off Guerrier. RBIs—Bartlett (30), Mauer 2 (52), Vidro (43), Sexson 3 (58). SB—Mauer (7), Punto (14). S—Casilla. GIDP—JGuillen. RLSP—Minnesota 3 (Casilla, THunter, Morneau); Seattle 3 (Ibanez 2, Johjima). RMU—Bartlett, Bloomquist. DP—Minnesota 1 (Bartlett, Casilla and Morneau).

Minnesota IPHRERBBSOERA
JoSantana 7733043.02
Guerrier L,1-4 1111001.77
Seattle IPHRERBBSOERA
FHernandez 6411263.86
Parrish H,10 1/3 122105.65
Green BS,3 1 2/3 200012.74
Putz W,2-1 1100011.46

Guerrier pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. IR-S—Green 2-2. HBP—by JoSantana (Ibanez). WP—JoSantana. Balk—FHernandez. T—2:36. A—37,902 (47,447).

Red Sox 3, Devil Rays 0

Tampa Bay ABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Iwamura 3b 300011.286
Crawford lf 401001.314
Upton cf 300011.321
CPena 1b 400001.265
DYoung rf 300001.296
BHarris 2b 300000.294
Gomes dh 301002.265
JoWilson ss 300001.278
Navarro c 200010.208
Totals 2802038
Boston ABRHBIBBSOAvg.
JLugo ss 413101.238
Youkilis 1b 400001.300
DOrtiz dh 401101.316
MRamirez lf 411001.291
JDrew cf 300010.262
Lowell 3b 402100.311
Cora 2b 401000.255
Mirabelli c 310012.204
Hinske rf 200011.198
Totals 3238337
Tampa Bay 000000000—020
Boston 10000011x—380

LOB—Tampa Bay 4, Boston 8. 2B—JLugo (24), DOrtiz (37). RBIs—JLugo (55), DOrtiz (71), Lowell (78). SB—Crawford (38). CS—Navarro (1). RLSP—Tampa Bay 2 (CPena, DYoung); Boston 5 (Youkilis, MRamirez, JDrew, Mirabelli 2). RMU—CPena, MRamirez, Cora.

Tampa Bay IPHRERBBSOERA
Shields L,9-8 6511054.22
Glover 1111215.43
Balfour 1211114.00
Boston IPHRERBBSOERA
Wakefield W,14-10 8200264.55
Papelbon S,28 1000121.93

T—2:43. A—36,808 (36,525).

Athletics 7, Tigers 2

Oakland ABRHBIBBSOAvg.
ShStewart lf 534010.303
Ellis 2b 611201.262
Cust rf 413011.268
1-Furmaniak pr-rf 000000.000
Piazza dh 411112.277
DJohnson 1b 400112.227
Scutaro 3b 401311.247
Kotsay cf 400001.217
DMurphy ss 400012.219
Suzuki c 412011.250
Totals 397127711
Detroit ABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Granderson cf 210020.296
Polanco 2b 310001.344
Sheffield dh 400001

MOrdonez rf

4

0

1

2

0

3

.356

CGuillen ss

3

0

1

0

1

0

.306

IRodriguez c

4

0

1

0

0

3

.279

Casey 1b

4

0

0

0

0

1

.291

Thames lf

4

0

0

0

0

2

.259

Inge 3b

4

0

1

0

0

3

.243

Totals

32

2

4

2

3

14

Oakland 202021000—7121
Detroit 200000000—242

Kotsay reached first on catcher’s interference. 1-ran for Cust in the 8th. E—Scutaro (11), CGuillen (23), IRodriguez (6). LOB—Oakland 13, Detroit 7. 2B—Suzuki (7), IRodriguez (23). 3B—CGuillen (8). HR—Ellis (16), off Durbin. RBIs—Ellis 2 (55), Piazza (24), DJohnson (43), Scutaro 3 (32), MOrdonez 2 (104). RLSP—Oakland 6 (Ellis 2, Scutaro, Kotsay 2, Suzuki); Detroit 4 (Polanco, Sheffield, Casey 2). RMU—Sheffield.

Oakland IPHRERBBSOERA
Gaudin W,9-8 6 2/3 422294.12
ABrown 1 1/3 000131.77
Street 1000022.93
Detroit IPHRERBBSOERA
Durbin L,7-5 4 1/3 665434.68
Grilli 1 1/3 311235.93
Miner 1 1/3 100023.60
Seay 1100022.94
ALopez 1100113.77

IR-S—ABrown 1-0, Grilli 2-2, Miner 3-0. HBP—by Gaudin (Polanco). WP—ABrown. T—3:04. A—37,229 (41,070).

Yankees 7, Orioles 6

Baltimore ABRHBIBBSOAvg.
BRoberts 2b 512100.317
CPatterson cf 522100.270
Markakis rf 210010.295
Tejada ss 401102.299
Millar 1b 401000.268
Huff dh 401001.260
Mora 3b 402000.270
RaHernandez c 400001.259
Redman lf 422000.444
Totals 36611314
New York ABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Damon dh 311000.259
a-Duncan ph-dh 100000.306
b-Giambi ph 101000.275
Jeter ss 501100.329
BAbreu rf 411100.282
ARodriguez 3b 411001.300
Matsui lf 311010.297
Posada c 412101.340
Cano 2b 400002.312
Betemit 1b 211211.333
APhillips 1b 100000.280
MeCabrera cf 311100.302
Totals 35710625
Baltimore 300010101—6110
New York 220110001—7100

One out when winning run scored. a-grounded out for Damon in the 6th. b-singled for Duncan in the 9th.

LOB—Baltimore 5, New York 6. 2B—BRoberts (34), Damon (19), MeCabrera (20). HR—CPatterson (6), off Wang; Betemit (2), off Guthrie; BAbreu (12), off Guthrie. RBIs—BRoberts (44), CPatterson (35), Tejada (58), Jeter (57), BAbreu (79), Posada (68), Betemit 2 (8), MeCabrera (52). SB—CPatterson (33), ARodriguez (14). GIDP—Millar, ARodriguez. RLSP—Baltimore 3 (BRoberts, CPatterson, RaHernandez); New York 4 (Damon 2, Cano 2). RMU—CPatterson, Huff, Mora, RaHernandez 2, Jeter. DP—Baltimore 1 (Tejada, BRoberts and Millar); New York 1 (ARodriguez, Cano and Betemit).

Baltimore IPHRERBBSOERA
Guthrie 4 2/3 966233.50
Burres 1 1/3 000014.45
Hoey 1000015.79
JWalker 1000003.00
Bradford L,1-5 1/3 111003.45
New York IPHRERBBSOERA
Wang 6855124.09
Villone H,3 1000003.34
Chamberlain H,2 1000020.00
MRivera W,3-3 BS,3 1311003.00

Wang pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. IR-S—Burres 2-0, Villone 1-1. HBP—by Bradford (MeCabrera), by Wang (Markakis). WP—Guthrie, Wang, Villone 2. T—3:10. A—54,398 (56,937).

Royals 6, Blue Jays 2

Toronto ABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Johnson lf 513001.259
Overbay 1b 401000.255
Rios rf 302110.306
VWells cf 401000.260
Thomas dh 311011.261
AHill 2b 400001.268
Thigpen c 301100.278
a-Zaun ph-c 100000.256
Luna 3b 300002.000
b-Olmedo ph 100000.286
JMcDonald ss 300000.266
c-Stairs ph 100000.291
Totals 3529225
Kansas City ABRHBIBBSOAvg.
DeJesus cf 221010.277
EGerman 2b 321010.284
Teahen rf 322110.291
Butler 1b 301200.296
Gload 1b 101200.290
Gordon 3b 401001.244
Brown dh 400002.233
Buck c 400001.228
Gathright lf 400001.343
TPena ss 300000.272
Totals 3167535
Toronto 011000000—293
Kansas City 10201020x—670

a-popped out for Thigpen in the 8th. b-grounded out for Luna in the 9th. c-grounded out for McDonald in the 9th. E—Overbay (3), AHill (9), Luna (1). LOB—Toronto 8, Kansas City 5. 2B—Johnson 2 (8), Rios (33), Thomas (21). 3B—Gload (3). HR—Teahen (6), off Litsch. RBIs—Rios (66), Thigpen (5), Teahen (50), Butler 2 (33), Gload 2 (39). SB—EGerman (8). CS—TPena (5). GIDP—VWells, Gordon. RLSP—Toronto 4 (Rios, Thomas 3); Kansas City 2 (Gordon 2). RMU—Overbay, VWells, AHill, Butler. DP—Toronto 1 (JMcDonald, AHill and Overbay); Kansas City 1 (EGerman and Butler).

Toronto IPHRERBBSOERA
Litsch L,4-5 6 2/3 652223.54
Tallet 1/3 111113.72
Frasor 1000024.43
Kansas City IPHRERBBSOERA
OPerez W,7-11 5822135.78
JoPeralta H,2 1 1/3 100013.57
Gobble H,10 1/3 000003.08
Greinke H,12 1 1/3 000104.59
Soria 1000012.12

IR-S—Tallet 1-1, Gobble 1-0, Greinke 1-0. HBP—by Litsch (DeJesus). T—2:55. A—14,845 (40,785).

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Wild Card

WLGB
San Diego6354
Philadelphia62551
Atlanta62561 1/2
Colorado61562

Pirates 3-3, Giants 1-10

San Francisco ABRHBIBBSOAvg.
RDavis cf 401100.321
Durham 2b 400002.227
Winn rf 400000.289
Bonds lf 301001.282
BMolina c 300000.267
Feliz 3b 300000.255
Ortmeier 1b 311000.246
Frandsen ss 300000.211
Cain p 200001.048
b-Rodriguez ph 100000.240
Messenger p 000000.000
Totals 3013104
Pittsburgh ABRHBIBBSOAvg.
McLouth cf 401101.234
JBautista lf 311010.259
FSanchez 2b 411001.304
LaRoche 1b 300010.250
Doumit rf 200001.277
a-Izturis ph-3b 100000.255
Castillo 3b-rf 301202.266
Paulino c 300001.241
JWilson ss 201000.269
Maholm p 311001.188
Totals 2836327
San Francisco 001000000—130
Pittsburgh 21000000x—360

a-grounded out for Doumit in the 6th. b-flied out for Cain in the 8th.

LOB—San Francisco 2, Pittsburgh 4. 2B—RDavis (6), Ortmeier (4), McLouth (13), FSanchez (30), Castillo (14), Maholm (1). RBIs—RDavis (3), McLouth (20), Castillo 2 (16). CS—JWilson (4). GIDP—Maholm. RLSP—San Francisco 1 (Durham); Pittsburgh 3 (LaRoche, Paulino 2). RMU—Frandsen. DP—San Francisco 1 (Cain, Frandsen and Durham).

San Francisco IPHRERBBSOERA
Cain L,4-13 7633273.77
Messenger 1000002.62
Pittsburgh IPHRERBBSOERA
Maholm W, 8-14 9311044.38

HBP—by Cain (JWilson). T—1:51. A—0 (38,496).

GAME TWO

San Francisco ABRHBIBBSOAvg.
RDavis cf 422010.329
Vizquel ss 310110.251
Winn rf 400100.286
Feliz 3b 421111.255
Ortmeier lf 521200.243
Klesko 1b 312410.270
Rodriguez c 402000.259
Frandsen 2b 311000.213
Lowry p 311102.059
b-DRoberts ph 100000.265
Kline p 000000.000
Totals 3410101043
Pittsburgh ABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Izturis ss 500000.250
JBautista rf 211130.261
FSanchez 2b 502001.305
Bay lf 300020.253
LaRoche 1b 401000.250
Phelps c 412100.353
Castillo 3b 400002.259
McLouth cf 402000.239
Youman p 200001.100
Kuwata p 000000—-
a-Nady ph 111100.289
Osoria p 000000—-
c-JWilson ph 100000.266
Grabow p 000000.000
Totals 3539354
San Francisco 100004500—10102
Pittsburgh 010000101—390

a-homered for Kuwata in the 7th. b-flied out for Lowry in the 8th. c-grounded out for Osoria in the 8th. E—Vizquel (7), Rodriguez (3). LOB—San Francisco 4, Pittsburgh 10. 2B—RDavis 2 (8), Feliz (21), Klesko (22), Lowry (2). HR—JBautista (8), off Kline; Nady (15), off Lowry; Ortmeier (3), off Kuwata; Klesko (6), off Youman; Phelps (3), off Lowry. RBIs—Vizquel (33), Winn (38), Feliz (57), Ortmeier 2 (8), Klesko 4 (36), Lowry (2), JBautista (39), Phelps (9), Nady (59). SB—RDavis 2 (13), McLouth (8). S—Winn. SF—Vizquel. GIDP—Youman. RLSP—San Francisco 2 (Vizquel, Lowry); Pittsburgh 5 (Izturis, Bay, LaRoche, Phelps, JWilson). RMU—Winn. DP—San Francisco 1 (Feliz, Vizquel and Frandsen); Pittsburgh 1 (McLouth and FSanchez).

San Francisco IPHRERBBSOERA
Lowry W,13-7 7622533.28
Kline 2311014.46
Pittsburgh IPHRERBBSOERA
Youman L, -4 6455425.17
Kuwata 1555009.43
Osoria 1100003.00
Grabow 1000014.21

IBB—off Youman (Feliz) 1. HBP—by Osoria (Frandsen). T—2:33. A—25,434 (38,496).

Astros 4, Dodgers 1

Houston ABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Burke 2b 500102.229
Lamb 3b 501002.296
Berkman 1b 412011.262
CaLee lf 500001.302
Scott rf 412101.255
Lane cf 311212.175
Bruntlett ss 411002.262
Ausmus c 200021.233
Oswalt p 200011.120
Qualls p 000000—-
Totals 34474513
Los Angeles ABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Furcal ss 301101.278
Martin c 400000.292
Loney 1b 401000.324
JKent 2b 400001.288
LGonzalez lf 300011.275
Garciaparra 3b 200001.280
Hillenbrand 3b 200000.000
Pierre cf 413000.283
Ethier rf 200010.299
Billingsley p 100000.105
a-MaSweeney ph 101000.255
RoHernandez p 000000—-
Beimel p 000000.000
b-Kemp ph 100000.311
Broxton p 000000—-
Saito p 000000—-
Totals 3116124
Houston 000130000—470
Los Angeles 000010000—160

a-singled for Billingsley in the 5th. b-flied out for Beimel in the 7th. LOB—Houston 9, Los Angeles 6. 2B—Berkman (14), Scott (21). HR—Lane (8), off Billingsley. RBIs—Burke (19), Scott (54), Lane 2 (23), Furcal (39). SB—Pierre (46). S—Oswalt. SF—Furcal. GIDP—JKent, Hillenbrand. RLSP—Houston 5 (Burke 2, Lamb, Lane, Bruntlett); Los Angeles 2 (Martin, Billingsley). RMU—Burke, CaLee, Scott. DP—Houston 2 (Bruntlett, Burke and Berkman), (Burke, Bruntlett and Berkman).

Houston IPHRERBBSOERA
Oswalt W,13-6 8611233.32
Qualls S,3 1000013.32
Los Angeles IPHRERBBSOERA
Billingsley L, 7-4 5644473.54
RoHernandez 1000013.38
Beimel 1100114.06
Broxton 1000022.43
Saito 1000021.58

IBB—off Oswalt (Ethier) 1. WP—Billingsley. T—3:02. A—49,511 (56,000).

American League leaders

ABRHPct.
MOrdonez Det43589155.356
ISuzuki Sea48884169.346
Polanco Det43681150.344
Figgins LAA34761118.340
Posada NYY37463127.340
Jeter NYY48075158.329
Pedroia Bos35352115.326
VGuerrero LAA42165136.323
BRoberts Bal45778145.317
DOrtiz Bos39976126.316

Home Runs

ARodriguez, New York, 39; Morneau, Minnesota, 28; CPena, Tampa Bay, 26; Dye, Chicago, 24; Sheffield, Detroit, 24; Matsui, New York, 23; Konerko, Chicago, 23; THunter, Minnesota, 23.

Runs Batted In

ARodriguez, New York, 114; MOrdonez, Detroit, 104; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, 90

National League leaders

ABRHPct.
HaRamirez Fla45890156.341
Holliday Col46080156.339
CJones Atl35973121.337
Utley Phi39979134.336
Renteria Atl42374142.336
MiCabrera Fla42771143.335
DYoung Was36348121.333
DeLee ChC40067126.315
Rowand Phi42773134.314
Pujols StL41571130.313
ARamirez ChC35145110.313

Home Runs

Fielder, Milwaukee, 36; Howard, Philadelphia, 33; Dunn, Cincinnati, 30; MiCabrera, Florida, 28; Griffey Jr., Cincinnati, 27

Runs Batted In

Howard, Philadelphia, 97; CaLee, Houston, 95; Holliday, Colorado, 93; Fielder, Milwaukee, 88; MiCabrera, Florida, 83