>>Cubs Win Second Straight After 12-Game Skid

(Chicago, IL)  --  Alfonso Soriano homered to back seven solid innings from Jeff Samardzija as the Cubs beat the Padres, 5-3.  Darwin Barney went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles, an RBI and two runs scored as Chicago won its second straight on the heels of a 12-game losing streak.  Samardzija fanned eight while allowing three runs for his fifth win.  He also singled in a run to help his own cause.  Eric Stults gave up four runs in six-and-a-third frames to take the loss for San Diego.  Carlos Quentin hit his first home run of the year and Will Venable had an RBI triple for the Padres.

>>Braves Clip Cards To Snap Eight-Game Slide

(Atlanta, GA)  --  Dan Uggla clubbed a three-run homer and Michael Bourn added a solo shot to lead the Braves in a 5-4 win over the Cardinals.  Jose Constanza scored on a wild pitch to account for Atlanta's other run.  Randall Delgado tossed five-and-a-third frames of three-run ball to pick up the win and Craig Kimbrel locked down his 14th save of the season for the Braves, who snapped an eight-game slide.  Yadier Molina finished 4-for-4 with a homer and three RBI for St. Louis.  Jake Westbrook allowed all five runs, four earned, in five innings of duty to absorb the loss.

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Cincinnati Reds 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Miami Marlins 3, Washington Nationals 1
New York Mets 6, Philadelphia Phillies 3
Milwaukee Brewers 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
San Francisco Giants 3, Arizona Diamondbacks 1

>>White Sox Pummel Rays

(St. Petersburg, FL)  --  Dayan Viciedo went 3-for-4 with a homer and two RBI as the White Sox pummeled the Rays, 7-2.  Viciedo also scored three times, while Alexei Ramirez plated a pair of runs in Chicago's seventh straight win.  Phil Humber tossed seven innings of two-run ball to earn his first win since tossing a perfect game on April 21st.  Hideki Matsui hit a two-run homer in his debut with the Rays.  James Shields allowed six runs, five earned, in six innings to fall to 6-and-3.

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Kansas City Royals 8, Cleveland Indians 2
Toronto Blue Jays 8, Baltimore Orioles 6
Boston Red Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 3
Seattle Mariners 10, Texas Rangers 3
Minnesota Twins 3, Oakland Athletics 2
LA Angels of Anaheim 5, New York Yankees 1

>>Magglio Ordonez To Announce Retirement Sunday

(Detroit, MI)  --  Magglio Ordonez is formally retiring from Major League Baseball.  The six-time All-Star will make it official during a pre-game ceremony in Detroit on Sunday.  Ordonez spent the final seven seasons of his 15-year career with the Tigers, helping Detroit reach the 2006 World Series.  The 38-year-old finishes his career with more than 21-hundred hits, a .309 batting average and 294 home runs.  Ordonez played his first eight seasons with the Chicago White Sox.