Posted by Joe Hamrahi on Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at 6:29 am

• The Cubs rebounded from what might have been a disasterous loss by scoring 5 runs in the bottom of the 7th inning to beat the Astros 11-7. Alfonso Soriano’s home run was the big blow that put Chicago ahead for good.
• The Blue Jays scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 9th to walk-off with a 4-3 win over the A’s.
• Prince apologied for pushing Parra and then proceded to park a 2-run home run to help the Brewers beat the Reds, 8-1. Now try to repeat that sentence 3 times fast!
• In the 3-team NL East race…Josh Johnson pitched 6 scoreless innings and Jeremy Hermida drove in 4 runs to lead the Marlins over the Phillies, 8-2. In the Big Apple, Fernando Tatis hit 2 home runs for the Mets to give New York a 6-5 win over San Diego. Philadelphia now leads Florida by 1 1/2 games and New York by 2.
• Evan Longoria, Cliff Floyd, and Dioner Navarro each hit a home run in the 7th inning for Tampa Bay and the Rays held on to defeat the Indians 8-4. Longoria now has 22 homers and 69 RBI on the season.
• Jason Bay continues to rake for the Red Sox, going 4-for-5 with 2 doubles and 2 RBI in Boston’s 8-2 win over the Royals. Who needs Manny??!!!
• Brandon Webb tossed a complete game to wrap up win #16 on the year for Arizona. Webb allowed just one run while scattering 9 hits in the Diamondbacks 3-1 triumph over the Pirates.
• In the Orioles 3-0 win over the Angels, Baltimore’s 28 year-old Chris Waters pitched one hit ball over 8 innings in his major league debut to completely shut down the Los Angeles offense. The Angels finished the night with 2 measley singles.
• The Dodgers staged a dramatic rally in the 9th inning by scoring 4 runs to tie the Cardinals at 4 and send the game into extra innings. Unfortunately for LA, St. Louis outfielder, and All-Star, Ryan Ludwick hit a 2-run homer in the bottom of the 11th inning as the home town crowd celebrated their team’s 6-4 walk-off victory.
• The White Sox added to the walk-off winners’ circle on Tuesday when Nick Swisher belted a 3-run homer off Joel Zumaya in the bottom of the 14th to re-take first place from the Twins.  Placido Polanco hit 2 home runs and a triple for Detroit. White Sox 10, Tigers 8.
• Mike Hampton allowed just 2 runs on 4 hits in 7 innings of work, and the Braves scored 3 in the 5th inning, 3 in the 7th inning, and 5 more in the 9th inning to give the lefty his first win in 3 years. Atlanta coasted to an 11-4 victory over the Giants.
• Joe Nathan blew just his 3rd save of the season, but it was costly because it allowed Seattle to score twice in the bottom of the 8th inning to knock off the Twins, 8-7. Minnesota dropped back into second place behind Chicago with the loss.

Tuesday’s Scoreboard

Game	Box score	Play-by-play
Astros @ Cubs	Cubs 11, Astros 7	Play-by-play
Marlins @ Phillies	Marlins 8, Phillies 2	Play-by-play
Athletics @ Blue Jays	Blue Jays 4, Athletics 3	Play-by-play
Indians @ Rays	Rays 8, Indians 4	Play-by-play
Brewers @ Reds	Brewers 8, Reds 1	Play-by-play
Padres @ Mets	Mets 6, Padres 5	Play-by-play
Yankees @ Rangers	Rangers 8, Yankees 6	Play-by-play
Red Sox @ Royals	Red Sox 8, Royals 2	Play-by-play
Tigers @ White Sox	White Sox 10, Tigers 8	Play-by-play
Dodgers @ Cardinals	Cardinals 6, Dodgers 4	Play-by-play
Nationals @ Rockies	Rockies 8, Nationals 2	Play-by-play
Pirates @ Diamondbacks	Diamondbacks 3, Pirates 1	Play-by-play
Orioles @ Angels	Orioles 3, Angels 0	Play-by-play
Twins @ Mariners	Mariners 8, Twins 7	Play-by-play
Braves @ Giants	Braves 11, Giants 4	Play-by-play

    

Wednesday’s Probable Pitchers

Away	Home	Time (ET)	Away Probable	Home Probable
Brewers	Reds	12:35 p.m.	Suppan (6-7)	Bailey (0-5)
Indians	Rays	12:40 p.m.	Sowers (1-6)	Kazmir (8-5)
Astros	Cubs	2:20 p.m.	Backe (6-10)	Marquis (6-7)
Orioles	Angels	3:35 p.m.	Olson (8-5)	Santana (12-5)
Pirates	D-Backs	3:40 p.m.	Karstens (1-0)	Johnson (9-7)
Braves	Giants	3:45 p.m.	James (2-4)	Lincecum (11-3)
Twins	Mariners	4:40 p.m.	Blackburn (8-6)	Washburn (5-10)
Marlins	Phillies	7:05 p.m.	Sanchez (1-0)	Kendrick (9-5)
Athletics	Blue Jays	7:07 p.m.	Gonzalez (0-0)	Marcum (5-5)
Padres	Mets	7:10 p.m.	Baek (3-6)	Martinez (3-2)
Yankees	Rangers	8:05 p.m.	Ponson (6-2)	Hunter (0-0)
Red Sox	Royals	8:10 p.m.	Wakefield (6-8)	Hochevar (6-9)
Tigers	White Sox	8:11 p.m.	Verlander (8-11)	Danks (8-4)
Dodgers	Cardinals	8:15 p.m.	Lowe (8-9)	Pineiro (3-5)
Nationals	Rockies	9:05 p.m.	Perez (4-8)	Francis (3-7)

    

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