-A Casey Blake throwing error in the 5th and a Miguel Olivo homer in the 9th gave Gil Meche and KC a 2-0 win over Aaron Laffey and the struggling Indians.
-Darrell Rasner 1, Hughes/Kennedy 0. After the prospect lefty was sent to AAA, Rasner allowed just a 2 run Adrian Beltre dinger over 6 innings as the Yankees shelled Carlos Silva and Seattle 8-2 for the 3 game sweep. Matsui and Cabrera each had 2 RBI.
-Roy Halladay struck out 7 over 7 1/3 of 3 run ball as Toronto edged Chicago 4-3. Matt Stairs drove in a pair for the Jays.
-Greg Maddux will need another try for 350, as he allowed 5 runs on 11 hits in just over 5 frames as Florida flushed the Padres 10-3. Dan Uggla drove in 3 as Andrew Miller threw 6 innings for the victory.
-Atlanta scored 7 in the 2nd off of Bronson Arroyo and routed the Reds 14-7. Chipper Jones homered and drove in 5, Mark Kotsay went deep with 3 RBI.
-Boston battered Scott Kazmir in his first start of the season, and the Red Sox got a homer and 4 RBI from Kevin Youkilis in a 7-3 win over Tampa.
-Tim Redding allowed one run over 6 1/3 innings and Aaron Boone homered in Washington's 5-2 win over Pittsburgh. Adam LaRoche homered in the loss.
-Carlos Ruiz homered in the 8th to tie it, and then a Eugenio Velez error allowed the winning run to score in the 9th as Philadelphia shocked the Giants 5-4. Brad Lidge got the win.
-Houston scored twice of Eric Gagne in the 9th to tie it, and then won it in the 12th on a walkoff two run Hunter Pence jack as the Astros beat the Brewers 8-6. Mike Cameron homered twice with 4 RBI in the loss, and Lance Berkman went deep with 4 driven in for the Astros.
-Detroit scored 6 times in the first off of Boof Bosner, but the Tiger couldn't hold on. Minnesota scored 4 times in the 7th, and Joe Nathan finished off a sweet 7-6 comeback win for the Twins. Mauer and Punto each drove home a pair for the Twins.
-Aaron Cook allowed just 2 runs over 7 2/3 as Colorado halted the Dodgers' 8 game winning streak 7-2 behind 2 Matt Holliday RBI. Derek Lowe allowed 5 runs in as many frames to take the loss.
-Joe Saunders improved to 6-0 as the Angels got a homer and 3 RBI from Torii Hunter in a 6-4 win over Baltimore. Steve Trachsel allowed those 6 runs in just 3 innings.
-Oakland scored 3 times in the 7th off a Ryan Sweeney single and a Jack Cust 2 run shot to tame Texas 3-1. Greg Smith struck out 10 over 6 innings, and allowed just a solo homer to German Duran in the win.
-The Mets became the first team to take a series from Arizona since the opening week as the Mets scored 3 in the 9th keyed by a Conor Jackson throwing error to defeat the Diamondbacks 5-2. David Wright homered in the New York win.
-Todd Wellemeyer allowed 2 runs over 5 as the NL Central leading Cardinals bested the Cubs 5-3 at Busch. Kennedy and Pujols each drove home a pair for St Louis.
Fantasy Studs & Duds (The best and worst over the last 7 days based on the SOS scoring system)
Hitting Studs
5) Geovany Soto, C, CHC
4) Dan Uggla, 2B, FLA
3) Rafael Furcal, SS, LAD
2) Adrian Gonzalez, 1B, SDG
1) Matt Kemp, OF, LAD
Hitting Duds (with at least 16 at bats)
5) Kenji Jojhima, C, SEA
4) Lyle Overbay, 1B, TOR
3) Jermaine Dye, OF, CWS
2) Eric Byrnes, OF, ARZ
1) Jacque Jones, OF DET
Pitching Studs
5) Dan Haren, SP, ARZ
4) Joe Saunders, SP, LAA
3) Jon Lester, SP, BOS
2) Aaron Cook, SP, COL
1) Roy Halladay, SP, TOR
Pitching Duds
5) John Lannan, SP, WSH
4) Jeff Suppan, SP, MIL
3) Steve Trachsel, SP, BAL
2) Brian Bannister, SP, KC
1) Rafael Betancourt, RP, CLE
News, Notes & Rumors
-Roger Clemens has now apologized for his "personal mistakes" to his family and to his ever dwindling group of public supporters. But he then stated that he never used performance enhancing drugs or had an affair with Mindy McCready. So then what the hell did you do wrong besides for being caught and then denying everything? Stay tuned, cuz the hits just keep on coming.
-Dontrelle Willis has returned to the Tigers. Usually, this would be good news. But the team said that they'd rather have him with the big club rather then make rehab starts for AAA Toledo. Apparently, the vastly overrated D-Trainwreck isn't ready for live game action which is odd, because I've been saying that for the last two years.
-Dustin Moseley has been pitching rather well for the LAA this season, but you can add him to the list of shelved Halos starters as he was put on the 15 day.
-Pittsburgh has designated Rule 5 pitcher Evan Meek for assignment, which means he could be sold to the Rays for 50,000 bucks. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the Tampa Tribune are reporting that the Pirates may work out a deal with the Rays so that Meek could remain in the Pirates minor league organization.
-The Cardinals have sent down former top prospect Anthony Reyes to AAA, while calling up new prospect pitcher Mike Parisi.
-Mets pitching coach Rick Peterson is under fire for his handling of pitchers Mike Pelfrey and Oliver Perez, says the New York Post.
-Get ready for a shaken up Tigers lineup by manager Jim Leyland, according to the Detroit Free Press.
Monday On Tap
-Dice-K and Jeremy Bonderman will take the hill as the Red Sox and Tigers begin at 7 on ESPN. Other 7pm starts include Dempster and Cueto in Cincy and McGowan and Vazquez squaring off in Toronto. The 8pm hour games include the NL Central leading Cardinals opening up a series in Denver and red hot Ervin Santana and the Angels playing the Royals. Max Scherzer makes his first ever big league start against the Phillies and the Mets open up a series in LA against the Dodgers.
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