Updated 11:50 p.m. EST. Completed games Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 3: Jacoby Ellsbury finished a double shy of the cycle, hitting a two-run homer (2) and a triple (1). Matt Stairs hit a three-run homer in the fifth for the Blue Jays, their only scoring. Josh Beckett (17-6) pitched eight innings, allowing five hits and three runs. He becomes the first major leaguer this year to hit 17 wins. Roy Halladay pitched eight innings as well, allowing nine hits and five runs for the loss. Jonathan Papelbon picked up his 33rd save. The Red Sox stay 7 games up on the Yankees in the AL East.  White Sox 3, Tigers 1: The Tigers brought the winning run to the plate in the 9th inning, but Curtis Granderson struck out to end the game. For the White Sox, Josh Fields hit a solo homer, and Alex Cintron hit a two-run homer for the White Sox. Carlos Guillen hit an RBI single for the Tigers in the 6th. Jon Garland (9-10) pitched seven strong innings, giving up one run for the win. Jeremy Bonderman (11-8) pitched 5 1/3 innings, giving up three runs for a loss. Bobby Jenks held off the Tigers threat for his 37th save. Detroit now stands 6.5 games behind the Indians in the AL Central, and 3.5 games behind the Yankees in the AL Wild Card.  Mets 11, Reds 7: Paul Lo Duca racked up 7 RBI, hitting two three-run homers (6, 7) and an RBI single for the Mets. Oliver Perez (13-9) pitched a wild five innings for the Mets, giving up five runs (three earned), but allowing five walks. Bill Bray (3-2) got the loss, allowing three runs without retiring a single batter. The Mets retain a five game lead in the NL East over the Phillies. Dodgers 6, Cubs 2: Three RBI singlesround out the scoring for the Dodgers . Cardinals 6, Pirates 2: Chris Duncan hit a three-run double for the Cardinals  in the 3rd inning.  Rockies 6, Giants 5: Randy Winn hit a three-run homer for the Giants in the 3rd inning . Games in progress Top 11th: Twins 5, Indians 5: Justin Morneau hit a bases-loaded three-run double in the third for the Twins. Bot 6th: Diamondbacks 6, Padres 1:%DIFDELCMD < %DIFDELCMD < %%% Top 5th: Athletics 2, Angels 2:
Updated 12:45 p.m. EST. Other games Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 3: Jacoby Ellsbury finished a double shy of the cycle, hitting a two-run homer (2) and a triple (1). Matt Stairs hit a three-run homer in the fifth for the Blue Jays, their only scoring. Josh Beckett (17-6) pitched eight innings, allowing five hits and three runs. He becomes the first major leaguer this year to hit 17 wins. Roy Halladay pitched eight innings as well, allowing nine hits and five runs for the loss. Jonathan Papelbon picked up his 33rd save. The Red Sox stay 7 games up on the Yankees in the AL East. Indians 7, Twins 5, 11 inn: Travis Hafner had 4 RBI and hit two home runs, including the two-run game-tying home run in the 9th inning, then drove in the game winning run on a sacrifice fly in the 11th inning. Rafael Betancourt pitched two scoreless innings for the win, while Julio DePaulo gave up two runs in one inning of work for the loss. Joe Borowski pitched the bottom of the 11th for his 40th save of the year. The Indians extend their lead in the AL Central to 7 games. White Sox 3, Tigers 1: The Tigers brought the winning run to the plate in the 9th inning, but Curtis Granderson struck out to end the game. For the White Sox, Josh Fields hit a solo homer, and Alex Cintron hit a two-run homer for the White Sox. Carlos Guillen hit an RBI single for the Tigers in the 6th. Jon Garland (9-10) pitched seven strong innings, giving up one run for the win. Jeremy Bonderman (11-8) pitched 5 1/3 innings, giving up three runs for a loss. Bobby Jenks held off the Tigers threat for his 37th save. Detroit now stands 7 games behind the Indians in the AL Central, and 3.5 games behind the Yankees in the AL Wild Card. Diamondbacks 9, Padres 1: Eric Byrnes hit a three-run homer as the Diamondbacks climbed back into a virtual tie with the Padres in the NL West standings. Doug Davis (13-11) pitched 7 innings, allowing one run for the win. Chris Young gave up five runs in four innings for the loss. Mets 11, Reds 7: Paul Lo Duca racked up 7 RBI, hitting two three-run homers (6, 7) and an RBI single for the Mets. Oliver Perez (13-9) pitched a wild five innings for the Mets, giving up five runs (three earned), but allowing five walks. Bill Bray (3-2) got the loss, allowing three runs without retiring a single batter. The Mets retain a five game lead in the NL East over the Phillies. Dodgers 6, Cubs 2: Juan Pierre hit two RBI singles, the latter a bunt single. Brad Penny (15-4) pitched seven innings, allowing two runs (one earned) for the win, while Steve Trachsel (0-1) gave up seven hits and three runs in six innings for the loss. The Cubs' lead in the NL Central is down to a half-game, while the Dodgers are 3 games out of first in the NL West . Cardinals 6, Pirates 2: Chris Duncan hit a three-run double for the Cardinals to break a 2-2 tie in the 3rd inning. Joel Pineiro (4-2) pitched 5 2/3 innings, allowing two runs for the victory. Matt Morris (8-9) allowed five runs and five hits in 5 innings for the loss. Ryan Franklin picked up his first save of the year, pitching 1 1/3 hitless innings. The Cardinals are 1 game back of the Cubs in the NL Central race. Rockies 6, Giants 5: Down 5-4, the Rockies scored one run in the 8th inning and one run in the 9th inning. Brad Hawpe had 2 RBI, including the RBI single that won the game. Manny Corpas (4-2) pitched one perfect inning for the win, while Brad Hennessey (2-4) allowed one run and two hits for the loss. Games in progress %DIFDELCMD < %DIFDELCMD < %%% Top 9th: Angels 4, Athletics 3: Garret Anderson (14) and Howie Kendrick (5) each hit two run homers for the Angels, while Shannon Stewart drove in all three Athletics runs, with a 1st inning solo homer (12), a 2nd inning groundout, and a 9th inning double.
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Indians 7, Twins 5, 11 inn: Travis Hafner had 4 RBI and hit two home runs, including the two-run game-tying home run in the 9th inning, then drove in the game winning run on a sacrifice fly in the 11th inning. Rafael Betancourt pitched two scoreless innings for the win, while Julio DePaulo gave up two runs in one inning of work for the loss. Joe Borowski pitched the bottom of the 11th for his 40th save of the year. The Indians extend their lead in the AL Central to 7 games.
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Diamondbacks 9, Padres 1: Eric Byrnes hit a three-run homer as the Diamondbacks climbed back into a virtual tie with the Padres in the NL West standings. Doug Davis (13-11) pitched 7 innings, allowing one run for the win. Chris Young gave up five runs in four innings for the loss.
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Juan Pierre hit two RBI singles, the latter a bunt single. Brad Penny (15-4) pitched seven innings, allowing two runs (one earned) for the win, while Steve Trachsel (0-1) gave up seven hits and three runs in six innings for the loss. The Cubs' lead in the NL Central is down to a half-game, while the Dodgers are 3 games out of first in the NL West
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Joel Pineiro (4-2) pitched 5 2/3 innings, allowing two runs for the victory. Matt Morris (8-9) allowed five runs and five hits in 5 innings for the loss. Ryan Franklin picked up his first save of the year, pitching 1 1/3 hitless innings. The Cardinals are 1 game back of the Cubs in the NL Central race.
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Randy Winn hit a three-run homer for the Giants in the 3rd inning .
Down 5-4, the Rockies scored one run in the 8th inning and one run in the 9th inning. Brad Hawpe had 2 RBI, including the RBI single that won the game. Manny Corpas (4-2) pitched one perfect inning for the win, while Brad Hennessey (2-4) allowed one run and two hits for the loss.
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4, Athletics 3: Garret Anderson (14) and Howie Kendrick (5) each hit two run homers for the Angels, while Shannon Stewart drove in all three Athletics runs, with a 1st inning solo homer (12), a 2nd inning groundout, and a 9th inning double.