• Jim Thome passed Mark McGuire to move into 9th place on the all time home run list¹ as he hit 2 home runs to lead the Twins over the Rangers.
• Trevor Cahill became the first Oakland pitcher in 3 years to win 15 games² last night. He pitched 6 scoreless innings and only allowed 4 hits.
• The Reds gave themselves a little more padding³ as they beat the Cardinals 6-1 last night. Travis Wood pitched 7 strong innings, giving up 1 run on 5 hits.
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• The Yankees have won 7 straight¹ on their current home stand after beating the Blue Jays 7-3 last night. Curtis Granderson lead the Yankees by driving in 3 runs on a pair of doubles.
• Seattle’s Luke French came up “le short” of a no hitter² against the Indians as he gave up a single in the 7^th inning. The Mariners went on to win 1-0.
• The Dodgers Chad Billingsley was in total control against the Giants last night. He allowed 2 hits over 8 innings³ of work and also chipped in with his bat, driving in the go ahead run in the 4^th inning.
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• The Yankees C.C. Sabathia was dominant from start to finish in his latest outing. Surrendering only 1 through 8 innings, C.C. tied his own record for wins¹ in a season with 19.
• The Rockies and Phillies had themselves a good old fashioned high scoring duel². The Phillies scored 9 runs in the 7^th and were able to hold on, as they won 12-11. Chase Utley added 6 RBI’s with 4 of them coming off his grand slam in the 7^th.
• The Indians Shin-Soo Choo but his team on his back and drove in all but 1 run³ as he hit a bases clearing double and a 2 run blast.
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• David Price gave up 1 run through 8 innings¹ and struck out 7 en route to his franchise record 16^th victory.
• The Giants Tim Lincecum broke out of one of the worst pitching funks² he has had in years. Lincecum threw 8 innings allowing 5 hits with 9 K’s and only allowed 1 run.
• The Twins didn’t loose any ground³ atop the standings thanks to a walk off single by Danny Valencia.
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• The Reds pitcher Aroldis Chapman was only pitching for one inning but he made quite the impression. Chapman recorded a perfect 8^th inning and topped out at 102 mph¹.
• The Marlins Hanley Ramirez showed off his speed² in the 9^th as he stole second after hitting a single. Two batters later he was able to score from second and slide underneath the tag at home for the walk off victory.
• The Blue Jays pounded the Rays for 10 runs in the 6^th inning³ and would roll to an easy 13-5 victory.
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• Trevor Hoffman Recorded No. 599 last night¹ and helped the Brewers sweep the Pirates.
• The Yankees starter Ivan Nova earned his first career victory² pitching 5 innings and striking out 7 along the way.
• Instant replay³ showed that Brian McCann did indeed hit a game winning home run for the Braves as they won 7-6 over the Marlins.
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• The Yankees acquisition of C.C. Sabathia in the off season has paid off as he won his 18^th game of the season¹ and has been the most consistent starter for them all year long.
• The Braves had another 10-1 lead in the early innings but thanks to Tim Hudson’s 13 strike out performance². They did not have to worry about squandering that lead again.
• The Athletics Dallas Braden threw his second career shutout³, holding the Texas Rangers offense to just 4 hits.
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• Stephen Strausburg will undergo season ending surgery and he is confident that he will return to form for next year:

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• The Red’s lead off man Jay Bruce hit 3 home runs² and drove in 5, leading the Reds over the Cubs 7-1.
• The Phillies got a much needed victory as they won 3-2 in the 12^th inning³ thanks to a gorgeous slide by Jimmy Rollins.
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• The Cardinals could not overcome the Nationals in 13 innings despite Albert Pujols reaching the 400 home run plateau

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• The White Sox newest member Edwin Jackson has seemed to settle in as he struck out 10 Orioles hitters² en route to an 8 inning 3 hit performance. The win snapped Chi-Town’s current 5 game loosing streak.
• The Diamondbacks Ian Kennedy struck out a bakers dozen³ Padres hitters while throwing 7 innings of 1 hit ball.
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