Ryan Ludwick saved the Cardinals with his second home run of the day, this one coming in the 10th inning of a 9-8 win over the Rays. It was Ludwick’s second two-homer game of the season.
Three weeks after having the majors’ worst record and rumors of Ron Washington being fired, the Rangers are at break-even after winning for the 15th time in their last 21 games, 6-2 over the Astros.
Rod Barajas had a pair of home runs, including a grand slam, and had a career-best five RBIs in the Blue Jays’ 6-3 win over the Phillies. The grand slam, off Adam Eaton, was the third of his career.
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After Rafael Betancourt struggled as the Indians’ closer, Masa Kobayashi took over. He didn’t fare any better, giving up a game-winning three-run homer to Adam Dunn in a 4-2 loss to the Reds.
Since going to the NL, interleague play has not suited Tim Hudson. The Braves’ starter fell to 0-9 vs. AL after Saturday’s loss in his first outing vs. the Athletics, the team that traded him in ’04.
Livan Hernandez had a perfect game through five innings against the Rockies. But the Twins’ starter ended up allowing eight hits and three runs in 7 1/3 innings and took the loss.
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EDITED BY BOB FOLTMAN AND MIKE PANKOW
