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Detroit, where the Tigers host the Texas Rangers. Dave Bush and Max Scherzer pitched to start the game. Texas led the scoring in the sixth inning with Nelson Cruz's single to score Adrian Beltre before completing his trip around on a David Murphy single. Detroit replied in the bottom of the inning with Brennan Boesch's RBI-double driving in Victor Martinez, and coming home on a Brandon Inge sacrifice fly. Inge secured a 3-2 victory for the Tigers in the bottom of the ninth with a solo home run. Mark Lowe blew the save and Darren Oliver took the loss, while Jose Valverde picked up the win. Cruz and Inge were the best batters. Detroit took the series 2-1.
A blowout in Minnesota, with the Twins hosting the Kansas City Royals. The Royals would take the game 10-5, dinging Minnesota starter Francisco Liriano with the loss, securing Kyle Davies with a win, giving holds to Kanekoa Texeria and Tim Collins, and Jeremy Jeffress converted the save. Mike Aviles and Denard Span took top batting honors. The short series was split 1-1.
To Chicago, where the White Sox hosted the Oakland Athletics. Brett Anderson and John Danks threw the spheres. Oakland opened the scoring in the fourth inning with a solo home run by Hideki Matsui. Chicago replied in the fifth inning with Gordon Beckham's double to bring in Juan Pierre. The White Sox added on the next inning with Ramon Castro reaching on a fielder's choice, pushing Carlos Quentin in, followed by Brent Morel's sacrifice to the pitcher providing time for Alex Rios to dash home. Rios made it home again as Morel reached on Kevin Kouzmanoff's eighth inning throwing error. The Athletics found a rally in the ninth inning with Josh Willingham singling to knock in Conor Jackson, before Cliff Pennington had a two-RBI single, which brought around both Willingham and Coco Crisp. The tie at four lasted into the tenth inning, where Oakland set up a similar inning to the one just past as Crisp singled Jackson in, before Daric Barton's two-RBI single to score Willingham and Crisp, winning the game 7-4. Grant Balfour got the win and Brian Fuentes got the save, while Jesse Crain had a hold before Matt Thornton blew a save and got tacked for the loss as well. Matsui and Pierre had the top bats. Oakland took the series 2-1.
To the Pacific Northwest, where the Seattle Mariners hosted and were blown out by the Toronto Blue Jays. Kyle Drabek and Jason Vargas took the mound, although neither was a factor in the decision that saw Marc Rzepczynski get the win while Chris Ray had a blown save and a loss. Jamey Wright did record a hold previous to the Ray's meltdown. Jose Molina and Justin Smoak were the top batters. Seattle took the series 2-1.
Onward to San Diego, where the Padres hosted the Cincinnati Reds. Travis Wood opposed Tim Stauffer from the mound. Cincinnati opened on Juan Francisco grounding into a fielder's choice, bringing around Joey Votto. The Reds added on with a fifth inning double by Votto that scored Drew Stubbs. San Diego got on the board with a seventh inning sacrifice fly by Nick Hundley, bringing in Chase Headley. The Padres added on with Jorge Cantu's game tying groundout that brought in Orlando Hudson. Hudson finished it up by scoring Hundley in the ninth to win the game 3-2 on the RBI-single. Jordan Smith and Aroldis Chapman had holds before Nick Masset blew the save and also got stuck with the loss, and Heath Bell snagged the win. Votto and Hundley had the hot bats. Despite the loss, the Reds did take the series 2-1.
To New York, with the Yankees hosting the Baltimore Orioles. Chris Tillman and A.J. Burnett were the pitchers. New York got the early lead with a three-run homer from Alex Rodriguez, also scoring Derek Jeter and Mark Teixeira. The Yankees added on in the second with a Jeter single knocking in Russell Martin before accompanying Teixeira again at the plate after Robinson Cano's double. New York added another run with Jorge Posada hitting a solo home run in the fifth inning. Baltimore finally found the scoreboard in the seventh on a pair of two-run homers, the first with Matt Wieters scoring Mark Reynolds and the second had Brian Roberts bringing in Robert Andino. This made the score 7-4, which was a final. Tillman took the loss, Burnett hung on for a win, David Robertson and Rafael Soriano had holds, and Mariano Rivera closed out the game. Wieters and Rodriguez were the top batters.
Into Pittsburgh, where the Pirates suffered a 6-0 blowout by the Milwaukee Brewers. Starters Shaun Marcum and Kevin Correia took the win and loss, respectively. Prince Fielder and Matt Diaz were the best hitters.
Over to Washington, D.C., with the Nationals hosting the Philadelphia Phillies. Roy Halladay and John Lannan pitched. Philadelphia opened the scoring in the fourth inning with Ben Francisco's groundout allowing passage for Jimmy Rollins. The Phillies added on in the fifth inning with Placido Polanco singling to knock in Wilson Valdez, and Ryan Howard getting beaned by Lannan, forcing Halladay across the plate. Washington got on the board in the ninth, with Laynce Nix singling in Rick Ankiel and Danny Espinosa doing the same for Jayson Werth, but the Nationals fell short by a 3-2 margin. Halladay tossed a complete game in the win, while Lannan was stuck with the loss. Polanco and Adam LaRoche were the top batters.
To Los Angeles, where the Angels hosted the Cleveland Indians. Carlos Carrasco and Ervin Santana were throwing the spheres. Cleveland opened with Shin-Soo Choo sacrificing his at-bat to score Asdrubal Cabrera. Los Angeles got back into the game in the fourth inning as Howie Kendrick doubled and then scored as Asdrubal failed to field the ball correctly, followed by Torii Hunter's two-run homer bringing in Bobby Abreu. The Indians found a run in the fifth as Michael Brantley hit an RBI-double to score Adam Everett. Choo tied it in the eighth inning with a groundout to the pitcher, which allowed passage for Brantley to come home. The tie lasted into the twelfth inning, as the Angels took a 4-3 win with Jeff Mathis' sacrifice fly to score Vernon Wells. Chad Durbin ended up with the loss, and Scott Downs had a blown save, but Hisanori Takahashi did get the win. Brantley and Hunter were the best batters. The Angels took the series 2-1.
To Atlanta, where the Braves took a 5-1 loss to the Florida Marlins. Josh Johnson had the win and Tim Hudson was stuck with the loss. Chris Coghlan and Chipper Jones were the best hitters.
Up in Boston, the Red Sox were ready to play the Tampa Bay Rays, but the rain won. The game has been postponed.
Back into New York again, as the Mets hosted the Colorado Rockies. Esmil Rogers and Jonathon Niese played on the mound. New York was first on the board in the first inning with Carlos Beltran doubling to score Daniel Murphy. The Mets added on in the second with Angel Pagan dashing home on a wild pitch. Colorado found the scoreboard in the fourth inning with Todd Helton's single driving home Troy Tulowitzki. New York replied with Murphy's double to bring in Jose Reyes. The Rockies took a lead with a three-run bomb by Tulowitzki in the fifth inning, bringing around Seth Smith and Jonathan Herrera. Colorado added on in the sixth with Ryan Spilborghs solo shot. The Mets tried to close in, making it 5-4 with a Pagan sacrifice fly to score David Wright, but they mustered no further offense and took that margin as a loss. Niese had the loss, Rogers had the win, holds went to Matt Reynolds, Felipe Paulino, and Matt Lindstrom, and Huston Street made the save. Tulowitzki and Murphy were the top batters for the game.
Down to Houston, where the Astros were beaten 9-5 by the Chicago Cubs. Carlos Zambrano and Wandy Rodriguez, the starters, had the win and loss, respectively. Holds were given to Marcos Mateo, Sean Marshall, and Kerry Wood before the Cubs had built up enough of a lead to avoid a save chance. Alfonso Soriano and Matt Downs were the best of the hitters. Chicago took the series 2-1.
West to Arizona, where the Diamondbacks were dealt a 15-5 loss by the St. Louis Cardinals. Jake Westbrook had the win and Ian Kennedy had the loss. Colby Rasmus and Russell Branyan were the top hitters. The Cardinals took the series 2-1.
Finally for Wednesday, the San Francisco Giants hosted the Los Angeles Dodgers. Ted Lilly took on Jonathan Sanchez. San Francisco opened in the first inning with Aubrey Huff hitting a sacrifice fly to score Aaron Rowand. The Giants added on with Mike Fontenot's double to score Brandon Belt in the second. Los Angeles got on the board in the fourth with a two-run tater by Rod Barajas, bringing around Marcus Thames. The Dodgers got some more runs as Aaron Miles drilled a double to knock in Thames again, and he advanced to third on an error. San Francisco answered in the bottom of the sixth with a pair of home runs, solo shots from Pablo Sandoval and Fontenot. This made the score 4-3, with Sanchez taking the win, holds being awarded to Ramon Ramirez, Sergio Romo, Jeremy Affeldt, and a save going to Brian Wilson. Lilly was the losing pitcher. Miles and Fontenot were the top hitters. The win gave the Giants a 2-1 series victory.
For Thursday scores click here, and for Friday, click here. Hockey posts are up for the quarterfinals, with each series getting its own post. Remember to look for those posts, as they will contain all the games as they are played. I am still attempting catch-ups, which is the explanation for the links, and I should get a hold of it this weekend, at least for awhile.
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