>>Cards Crush Rockies
(Denver, CO) -- Matt Holliday hit a two-run homer and a two-run double against his former team, as the Cardinals crushed the Rockies, 11-6. Carlos Beltran added a two-run homer and David Freese hit a solo shot for the Redbirds, who have won five-of-seven. Kyle Lohse [[ lowsh ]] improved to 11-and-2 despite allowing five runs in six frames. Josh Rutledge belted a three-run homer for the Rockies, who have lost four straight and 10-of-12. Jeff Francis permitted five runs in four innings as he fell to 3-and-3.
>>Burnett Tosses One-Hitter To Lead Bucs Over Cubs
(Chicago, IL) -- A.J. Burnett tossed a one-hitter to lead the Pirates to a 5-0 win over the Cubs. Burnett struck out eight and walked two en route to improving to 13-and-3. Adrian Cardenas laced a pinch-hit single with two outs in the eighth inning to break up the no-hit bid. Neil Walker hit a grand slam in the first inning for Pittsburgh, which has won five-of-seven. Casey Coleman allowed four runs in four-and-two-thirds innings to fall to 0-and-2.
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Philadelphia Phillies 8, Washington Nationals 0
Cincinnati Reds 7, San Diego Padres 6
Atlanta Braves 7, Miami Marlins 1
Milwaukee Brewers 10, Houston Astros 1
Arizona Diamondbacks 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
San Francisco Giants 4, New York Mets 1
>>White Sox Trim Twins
(Minneapolis, MN) -- A.J. Pierzynski's two-run homer in the top of the ninth lifted the White Sox to a 4-3 win over the Twins. Pierzynski also scored on a double by Alexei Ramirez in the seventh. Former Twin Francisco Liriano struck out eight over six innings in his White Sox debut. Matt Thornton earned the win. Addison Reed allowed a run in the ninth, but held on for his 17th save. Denard Span went 4-for-5 with an RBI for the Twins. Nick Blackburn went eight innings in a no-decision. Jeff Gray was charged with the loss.
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Baltimore Orioles 11, New York Yankees 5
Boston Red Sox 4, Detroit Tigers 1
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 6, Texas Rangers 2
Kansas City Royals 8, Cleveland Indians 3
Tampa Bay Rays 8, Oakland Athletics 0
Seattle Mariners 7, Toronto Blue Jays 2
>>Danks Headed For Surgery
(Minneapolis, MN) -- Chicago White Sox pitcher John Danks confirmed on Tuesday that he will require season-ending shoulder surgery. Danks has been out since late May, troubled by soreness in the sub scapular area of his left shoulder. His last foray on the mound came last Friday, when he threw 30 pitches in Texas, followed by playing catch before Monday's series opener with the Twins. The procedure will take place next Monday, according to the ChiSox Twitter page. The 27-year-old went 3-and-4 with a 5.70 earned run average over nine starts before the setback.
