CC Sabathia pitched his second consecutive dominating complete game effort, as the Milwaukee Brewers downed the San Francisco Giants, 9-1, in the opener of a three-game set at AT&T Park.
CC Sabathia pitched a four-hitter to win his third straight start since joining Milwaukee and the Brewers beat the San Francisco Giants 9-1 on Friday night.
Raul Ibanez displayed his trade value by hitting a grand slam to back another strong start from Felix Hernandez, and the Seattle Mariners ended the Cleveland Indians' five-game winning streak with an 8-2 win Friday night.
Garret Anderson was 4-for-4 with a go-ahead solo homer and five RBIs, leading the Los Angeles Angels to an 11-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.
Ben Zobrist clubbed the go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning, and Tampa Bay snapped a season-long seven-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.
Yadier Molina broke a tie with a two-run single in the eighth inning as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres, 11-7, extending Greg Maddux's winless streak to 13 starts.
Richie Sexson finalized his contract with the New York Yankees on Friday and was immediately plugged into the starting lineup against Oakland left-hander Greg Smith.
Yadier Molina's two-run single with the bases loaded broke an eighth-inning tie and the St. Louis Cardinals went on to an 11-7 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday night.
Ryan Howard continued to hit home runs in July, adding his ninth of the month as the Phillies started the second half on a good note, beating the Florida Marlins, 4-2.
It seemed like they swung at every pitch, but Chicago's first eight batters of the game reached base en route to scoring six first-inning runs, as the White Sox dominated the Kansas City Royals, 9-5.
Glen Perkins was brilliant on the mound to win his fifth straight decision, and Delmon Young went 4-for-4, as the Minnesota Twins crushed the Texas Rangers, 6-0, in the opener of a three-game set from the Metrodome.
Brian McCann hit a bases-loaded double, while Brent Lillibridge went 2-for-4 with two runs batted in, as Atlanta held off Washington, 7-6, in the opener of a three-game set with the Nationals.
Chris Iannetta clubbed a two-run homer and the Colorado Rockies overcame a shaky beginning from Ubaldo Jimenez to down the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-3, in the opener of a four-game series at Coors Field.
Jermaine Dye's two-run single highlighted a six-run first inning that featured seven Chicago hits and the White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 9-5 on Friday night.
Matt Holliday and Brad Hawpe homered, and Seth Smith hit an inside-the-park home run to lead the Colorado Rockies to a 5-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.
