Chris Young broke a scoreless tie with a homer to center field leading off the seventh inning and Brandon Webb continued the hot streak of Arizona starters in a 1-0 win over the Giants. Arizona is 17-6 in one-run games after winning for the 11th time in 12 games.
Jimmy Rollins hit a go-ahead, three-run homer with two outs in the seventh inning off reliever Aaron Heilman, rallying the Phillies past the Mets 4-2. It was Rollins’ 10th homer of the season. The second baseman went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases.
Gary Sheffield hit two-run shots in the first and third innings and drove in five in a 10-0 win over the Rangers. His second blast capped a four-run inning and made it 6-0. It was his 35th multihomer game. He also added an RBI single in the fourth …
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… that chased Rangers starter Kevin Millwood, who yielded nine hits and seven runs in 3 2/3 innings. Since coming off the disabled list (strained left hamstring) Friday, Millwood, who fell to 2-5 with a 7.57 ERA, has given up 14 runs in 8 2/3 innings.
Braves starter Kyle Davies lasted only five innings, yielding five runs on six hits and two walks in a 7-4 loss to the Marlins. In five of his starts, he has averaged just over seven innings, going 3-0 with an ERA of 2.29. In his other six, he’s 0-4 with a 9.22 ERA.
Angels shortstop Orlando Cabrera made a key error in an 8-5 loss to the Twins, which snapped a five-game winning streak. He misplayed a potential double-play grounder by Jason Kubel and Nick Punto followed with a three-run shot for a 6-4 lead.
