Alberto Callaspo got his fourth RBI in two days and Miguel Olivo hit a two-run homer to help the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 6-4 on Sunday for a split of their four-game series.
David Ortiz went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and two runs batted in, as the Boston Red Sox scored five times in the seventh inning to defeat the Seattle Mariners, 8-4, and avoid a three-game sweep at Fenway Park.
Alberto Callaspo got his fourth RBI in two days and Miguel Olivo hit a two-run homer to help the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 6-4 on Sunday for a split of their four-game series.
Joe Saunders will try to rebound from a disastrous start when he takes the hill for the LA Angels of Anaheim in the finale of a four- game set against the Baltimore Orioles at Angel Stadium.
The Angels have recalled infielder Howie Kendrick from Triple-A Salt Lake and optioned infielder Sean Rodriguez back to the club's top affiliate.
Luis Valbuena and Ben Francisco each went 3- for-3, with Valbuena knocking in a run and scoring twice and Francisco adding a two-run homer in Cleveland's 5-2 win over Oakland.
The cellar dwellers from the AL Central and AL West will collide once again this evening when the Cleveland Indians host the Oakland Athletics at Progressive Field.
Chad Billingsley tries to win his 10th game of the season this afternoon when the Los Angeles Dodgers play the rubber match of their three-game series with the San Diego Padres at Petco Park.
Manny Ramirez returned from a 50-game suspension and played only 5 1/2 innings, going 0-for-3 with a walk, two groundouts and a pop out, but the rest of his Dodger teammates picked up the slack and used a five-run first inning to defeat the Padres, 6-3, in front of a partisan crowd at Petco Park.
Roy Oswalt and Randy Johnson will have a tough time duplicating the magnificent performance from Tim Lincecum on Saturday when the two starters face off this afternoon in the finale of the three-game set between the Houston Astros and San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park.
Following the Giants' 13-0 win over the Astros, the team optioned infielder Matt Downs to Triple-A Fresno to make room for infielder Rich Aurilia, who was activated from the bereavement list.
Chad Billingsley tries to win his 10th game of the season this afternoon when the Los Angeles Dodgers play the rubber match of their three-game series with the San Diego Padres at Petco Park.
Manny Ramirez returned from a 50-game suspension and played only 5 1/2 innings, going 0-for-3 with a walk, two groundouts and a pop out, but the rest of his Dodger teammates picked up the slack and used a five-run first inning to defeat the Padres, 6-3, in front of a partisan crowd at Petco Park.
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