Posted by basebal5 on Thursday, July 10, 2008 at 6:45 am

- Kevin Youkilis singled, doubled, hit a home run, drove in 4 runs and scored 3 runs, and Manny Ramirez went 3-for-5 with 2 doubles and 3 RBI to lead the Boston onslaught of 23 hits as the Red Sox demolished the Twins, 18-5. Jacoby Ellsbury added 4 hits, and Dustin Pedroia had 2 hits and 3 RBI for Boston.
- Scott Olsen allowed just one run on 4 hits over 8 innings, and Hanley Ramirez collected 3 hits, including his 22nd home run, as the Marlins defeated the Padres, 5-2. Mike Jacobs also had 2 hits, a homer, and 2 RBI for Florida.
- Tampa Bay's Edwin Jackson and New York's Sidney Ponson gave their respective teams very solid outings, and it took 10 innings before Bobby Abreu broke a 1-1 tie with an RBI double to give the Yankees a 2-1 walk-off win over the Rays.
- John Lannan and three Washington relievers combined on a 3-hit shutout, and Jesus Flores led the offense with a 3-run home run as the Nationals upset the Diamondbacks, 5-0. Kory Casto singled, doubled, walked, and drove in 2 runs as well for Washington.
- Matt Joyce went 3-for-4 with a double, home run, and 2 RBI, and Miguel Cabrera contributed a 2-run walk-off homer in the last of the 9th inning as the Tigers rallied from 6 runs down to stun the Indians, 8-6. Detroit scored 5 runs in the 7th inning to tie the game at 6 before pulling out the victory on Cabrera's home run. Grady Sizemore had 3 hits and 2 RBI for Cleveland.
- David Eckstein doubled twice and drove in 2 runs, Marco Scutaro reached base 4 times, and Alex Rios added 2 hits and 2 RBI of his own as the Blue Jays survived the Orioles, 9-8. Adam Jones hit a 3-run home run, and Nick Markakis went 3-for-5 with a homer and 3 runs scored for Baltimore.
- Lance Berkman was on base 3 times and stole 2 bases, and Geoff Blum launched a 3-run blast to lead the Astros over the Pirates, 6-4. Nate McLouth doubled 3 times for Pittsburgh.
- Carlos Delgado singled, doubled twice, and scored 2 runs, Ramon Castro hit a 3-run home run, and Johan Santana pitched 5 scoreless innings before giving way to rain as the Mets blanked the Giants for the second night in a row, 5-0.
- Glendon Rusch gave up just one run in 6 innings, and Garrett Atkins went 3-for-4 with 2 home runs and 3 RBI as the Rockies knocked off the Brewers, 8-3. Joe Koshansky added a 2-run homer for Colorado. Ben Sheets kept Milwaukee in the game all night, striking out 11 while allowing 3 runs over 6 innings, but the bullpen blew any chance the Brewers had of coming back. Bill Hall led the Milwaukee offense with a double and a home run.
- Carlos Zambrano proved he was a worthy All-Star selection by pitching a one-hitter for 8 innings tonight, and his All-Star teammate Aramis Ramirez picked him up by collecting a double, a home run, and 2 RBI as the Cubs outplayed the Reds, 5-1.
- Ryan Howard reached base 3 times, homered to break an 8th inning tie, and drove in 2 runs, and J.A. Happ was solid for 6 1/3 innings on the hill as the Phillies snapped their 4 game losing streak by beating the Cardinals, 4-2.
- Michael Young went 3-for-5 with a stolen base and an RBI, Jarrod Saltalamacchia drove in 2 runs, and Josh Hamilton smashed a 2-run walk-off home run off Francisco Rodriguez in the bottom of the 9th as the Rangers came from behind to shock the Angels, 5-4. Los Angeles starter Jered Weaver allowed just one earned run in 6 strong innings before giving way to the bullpen.
- Carlos Quentin hit home runs #20 and #21, collected 4 RBI, and scored 3 runs, and the Chicago bullpen provided superb relief for 3 1/3 innings to help the White Sox fight back from a 5-run deficit and beat the Royals, 7-6. John Buck had 2 hits, a home run, and 2 RBI, and Ross Gload went 3-for-4 and drove in 2 for Kansas City.
- Derek Lowe took a perfect game into the 7th inning, and Matt Kemp (solo home run) and Andruw Jones each drove in a run as the Dodgers nipped the Braves, 2-1. Atlanta finished with just 2 hits, one of which was a home run off the bat of Jeff Francoeur. The Braves' Tim Hudson kept pace with Lowe, giving up just 2 runs on 4 hits over 7 innings of work.
- Ichiro Suzuki and Adrian Beltre each had 3 hits, and Jose Lopez singled, doubled and drove in 3 runs as the Mariners rallied for 5 runs in the 5th inning to defeat the Athletics, 6-4. Donnie Murphy drove in 3 runs for Oakland.

Wednesday's Scoreboard

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National League

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Minnesota 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 14 1 Boston « 0 0 4 0 2 1 7 4 X 18 23 2 W:J.Beckett(9-5) L:L.Hernandez(9-6) HR: MIN- J.Morneau (13), J.Kubel (13) BOS- K.Cash (2), K.Youkilis (14)   Final(10) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E Tampa Bay 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 NY Yankees « 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 0 W:M.Rivera(4-3) L:G.Balfour(2-1) HR: TAM- C.Pena (14) NYY- None   Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cleveland 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 14 1 Detroit « 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 2 8 14 1 W:T.Jones(4-0) L:J.Lewis(0-3) HR: CLE- None DET- M.Joyce (6), M.Cabrera (16)   Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Baltimore 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 1 8 11 1 Toronto « 0 0 0 7 1 1 0 0 X 9 12 0 W:A.Burnett(9-8) L:G.Olson(6-4) S:B.Ryan (17) HR: BAL- A.Jones (5), N.Markakis (14) TOR- None   Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LA Angels 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 8 2 Texas « 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 5 10 0 W:J.Wright(5-3) L:F.Rodriguez(0-2) HR: ANA- J.Rivera (3) TEX- J.Hamilton (20)   Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Chicago WSox « 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 2 0 7 5 1 Kansas City 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 13 0 W:A.Russell(3-0) L:R.Tejeda(0-2) S:O.Dotel (1) HR: CWS- C.Quentin 2 (21) KAN- J.Buck (5)   Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Seattle « 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 6 11 1 Oakland 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 0 W:R.Corcoran(1-0) L:J.Blanton(5-12) S:B.Morrow (8) HR: SEA- None OAK- J.Cust (16)

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Florida « 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 8 1 San Diego 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 6 0 W:S.Olsen(5-4) L:C.Baek(2-4) S:K.Gregg (17) HR: FLA- M.Jacobs (19), H.Ramirez (22) SDP- S.Hairston (14)   Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Houston « 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 10 0 Pittsburgh 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 8 0 W:B.Moehler(5-4) L:S.Burnett(0-1) S:J.Valverde (23) HR: HOU- G.Blum (6) PIT- None   Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E St. Louis 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 0 Philadelphia « 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 X 4 7 0 W:C.Condrey(2-1) L:K.McClellan(1-4) S:B.Lidge (20) HR: STL- None PHI- P.Feliz (11), R.Howard (25)   Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E San Francisco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 NY Mets « 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 X 5 9 0 W:J.Santana(8-7) L:J.Sanchez(8-5) HR: SFG- None NYM- R.Castro (3)   Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Arizona 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Washington « 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 X 5 6 0 W:J.Lannan(5-9) L:M.Owings(6-8) HR: ARI- None WAS- J.Flores (5)   Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cincinnati 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 Chicago Cubs « 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 X 5 10 1 W:C.Zambrano(10-3) L:J.Cueto(7-9) S:K.Wood (23) HR: CIN- A.Dunn (23) CHC- A.Ramirez (16)   Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Colorado « 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 4 0 8 10 0 Milwaukee 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 9 0 W:G.Rusch(2-3) L:B.Sheets(10-3) HR: COL- G.Atkins 2 (14), J.Koshansky (2) MIL- B.Hall (12)   Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Atlanta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 Los Angeles « 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 2 5 0 W:D.Lowe(7-8) L:T.Hudson(9-7) S:T.Saito (17) HR: ATL- J.Francoeur (9) LOS- M.Kemp (8)

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