>>White Sox Rally To Top Yankees
(Bronx, NY) -- Dayan Viciedo hit a three-run homer in the top of the ninth to give the White Sox a 4-3 comeback win over the Yankees. Alejandro De Aza went 4-for-5 with a solo homer for Chicago in the opener of the four-game set. Hector Santiago was credited with his second win. Addison Reed nailed down his 11th save. Mark Teixeira hit a solo homer, while Alex Rodriguez and Robinson Cano each plated a run for the Yankees. David Robertson blew his second save and fell to 0-and-2.
MLB NL
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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4
Colorado Rockies 11, Washington Nationals 10 (11 inn)
Arizona Diamondbacks 3, Atlanta Braves 2
San Diego Padres 7, Houston Astros 3
New York Mets 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
San Francisco Giants 5, Cincinnati Reds 0
MLB AL
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Cleveland Indians 7, Baltimore Orioles 2
LA Angels of Anaheim 9, Toronto Blue Jays 7
Detroit Tigers 5, Tampa Bay Rays 2
Texas Rangers 7, Oakland Athletics 6
Seattle Mariners 1, Boston Red Sox 0
>>Cubs Host Houston
(Chicago, IL) -- The Chicago Cubs open up a three-game series against the Houston Astros this afternoon at Wrigley Field. Paul Maholm will toe the rubber against Bud Norris in the opener. The Northsiders took two-of-three from the New York Mets in their last series, but suffered a 17-1 loss in Wednesday's finale to fall to 26-and-49 on the season.
>>Cardinals Host Bucs
(St. Louis, MO) -- The St. Louis Cardinals open up a three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates this evening at Busch Stadium. Adam Wainwright gets the nod opposite Kevin Correia in the opener. The Cards had a five-game winning streak snapped with a 5-3 loss at Miami on Wednesday to fall to 40-and-36 on the season.