THREE UP
Ken Griffey Jr., who entered as a defensive replacement in the top of the ninth inning, smacked a game-winning two-
run homer in the bottom half off Matt Capps as the Reds rallied to beat the Pirates 4-3.
Scott Feldman and a reshuffled Rangers bullpen shut down the Yankees on four hits in a 2-1 win. Feldman won for the first time in nine starts. Texas is two games over .500 for the first time since Sept. 22, 2006.
THREE DOWN
Josh Willingham hit two homers, including the game-winner in the 10th off Jon Rauch, as the Marlins rallied for a 6-5 win over the Nationals. Willingham missed 50 games with a herniated disc earlier his year.
The Mets’ John Maine was roughed up by the Cardinals, yielding five runs (three earned) on seven hits in just four innings in a 7-1 loss. Maine also had a two-base error on a pickoff throw in the second.
The Dodgers’ Jason Repko, who was called up on Monday, went 0-for-5 with four strikeouts in his first appearance in the majors since 2006. He stranded four runners on base in a 4-1 loss to the Astros.
Orioles closer George Sherrill, who might receive an All-Star invite, blew his fifth save in 31 chances in a 6-5, 11-inning loss to the Royals. Sherrill gave up Miguel Olivo’s pinch homer with two outs in the ninth.
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EDITED BY MIKE PANKOW AND THOMAS L. OUTLAW
