The Mets beat the Giants 11-9 in 12 innings Saturday in a game featuring a major league-record 10 double plays.
Homecoming
Miguel Tejada returns to Oakland on Monday for the first time since signing a $72 million, six-year contract with Baltimore last off-season. “I don’t want to lie, I really want to come back to Oakland,” Tejada said. “I want to say to the fans, ‘I was really happy while I was here.’ “
Wild-card races
Listen not to the critics, for there is no shame in a race for fourth place.
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NL / GB
San Francisco –
CUBS 0.5
San Diego 2.5
Florida 5
Philadelphia 6
AL / GB
Boston –
Texas 1
Anaheim 1
Cleveland 8.5
SOX 9.5
Wild-card implications
San Francisco Giants ace Jason Schmidt, bothered by a sore groin, had his next start pushed back four days as a precautionary move. The All-Star will face Atlanta on Saturday.
