Blue-Jays....... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 - 8 10 2
Royals.......... 0 1 1 2 3 0 1 0 1 - 9 18 0
Adrian Gonzalez had 4 hits and 2 RBI as the Kansas City Royals pulled out a
win over the Toronto team by a score of 9 to 8 at Kauffman Stadium.
The deciding run was scored by Kansas City in the 9th. Gonzalez lofted a
solo-blast 'downtown' giving Kansas City the victory and sending the 13,555
home-town fans home happy.
Indians......... 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 8 0
Angels.......... 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 5 8 0
In a thrilling finish the Anaheim Angels won in dramatic fashion coming back
to beat the Cleveland Indians by the count of 5 to 3.
Anaheim won the game with a rally in the bottom of the 9th inning with 3 runs
utilizing 2 base hits. After an out was recorded, Marco Scutaro got things
going when he lined a base-hit. Jason Bartlett followed next and he drew a
walk. Matt Tolbert got his turn next, but he was a strikeout victim. Casey
McGehee was up next and he clubbed a three-run home run giving Anaheim the
victory as 16,481 happy fans celebrated wildly.
Blue-Jays....... 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 - 6 10 2
Braves.......... 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 - 7 13 0
In an great finish the Atlanta Braves won in dramatic fashion over the Toronto
club by a score of 7 to 6 at Progressive Field.
Atlanta scored the decisive runs in a big bottom of the 9th inning scoring 3
runs on 2 base hits. Derek Jeter kicked off the action when he laced a
base-knock. Kevin Youkilis followed next and he was hit by a pitch. Matt
Holliday dug into the batters box next, but he struck out. Nick Swisher
followed, but he was set down on strikes. Jermaine Dye came to the plate and
launched a three-run homer giving Atlanta the win as 48,075 happy fans
joyfully celebrated.
Twins........... 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 - 8 11 2
Pirates......... 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 - 10 11 0
In a dramatic ending at Miller Park the Pittsburgh Pirates won in their last
at-bat beating the Minnesota Twins by the count of 10 to 8.
Pittsburgh erupted with the game winning runs in the bottom of the 9th inning
with 2 runs. Justin Morneau led off and started the rally when he drew a
walk. Ben Francisco stepped up to the plate and he cleared the fences for a
two-run home run making Pittsburgh victorious to the delight of the the home
town crowd. This was a game of many highs and lows for the home town fans,
as the lead kept changing - 5 times in all.
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