Jesse Litsch won his fifth straight decision and extended his scoreless streak to 16 innings in the Jays’ 12-0 win over the A’s. Litsch hasn’t lost since April 22 in Tampa and is 7-1 overall.
After Phil Dumatrait went 0-4 with a 15.00 ERA last season, the Reds cut him. But Thursday he pitched a career-high seven innings with nine strikeouts in the Pirates’ 7-2 victory over … the Reds.
David Wright hit a pair of two-run home runs off Dodgers starter Brad Penny to lift the Mets to an 8-4. It was Wright’s first multiple-homer game of the season. The Mets win also spoiled …
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… Joe Torre’s first trip back to New York since leaving the Yankees. Still, Torre received an ovation from many in the crowd of 52,886 when he went to the mound to make a pitching change.
A difficult season for Roy Oswalt dropped to another level. The Astros lost 3-2 for Oswalt’s first loss to the Cardinals in his last 11 starts dating to September 2005. He fell to 4-5.
Of the 84 pitches Seth McClung threw Thursday, 48 were balls, one reason why the Brewers starter gave up six runs, eight hits and six walks in 4 2/3 innings in an 8-1 loss to the Braves.
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