>>Cards Crush Houston
(St. Louis, MO) -- David Freese ripped a three-run homer and had four RBI as the Cardinals crushed the Astros, 13-4. Matt Holliday drove in four and Allen Craig added three RBI for St. Louis, which swept the three-game set from Houston. Jake Westbrook gave up five runs in as many innings but hung around to improve to 13-and-9. The Cards head to Cincinnati for a big three-game weekend series against the Reds. Lance Lynn gets the start tonight against Mat Latos.
MLB NL
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Colorado Rockies 1, New York Mets 0
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 (11 inn)
San Francisco Giants 5, Atlanta Braves 2
MLB AL
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Detroit Tigers 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2 (11 inn)
LA Angels of Anaheim 14, Boston Red Sox 13 (10 inn)
Tampa Bay Rays 5, Oakland Athletics 0
Texas Rangers 10, Minnesota Twins 6
>>Cubs Start Set With Rockies
(Chicago, IL) -- The Chicago Cubs open up a three-game series against the Colorado Rockies this afternoon at Wrigley Field. Jeff Samardzija [[ suh-MARD-juh ]] gets the nod opposite Drew Pomeranz in the opener. The Northsiders have dropped four straight and were swept in a three-game series in their last set at Milwaukee.
>>White Sox Host M's
(Chicago, IL) -- The Chicago White Sox are back on the diamond this evening as they kick off a three-game series against the Seattle Mariners at The Cell. Jake Peavy will toe the rubber against Jason Vargas in the opener. The Southsiders are coming off a three-game sweep over the New York Yankees to improve to 68-and-55 on the season.
