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A little while ago, I made a joke with a friend that the Phillies would have to give up Cliff Lee if they wanted to get Blue Jays superstar Roy Halladay. Turns out, my humor may have also been an omen. Various reports are stating that the Philadelphia Phillies are…

Atlanta Braves 6 New York Mets 0- Tommy Hanson scattered just three hits in seven innings as he earned membership in the MLB’s 10-win club; Hanson walked three and struck out eight. Adam LaRoche homered twice and drove in three runs to lift Atlanta to Win #76 of the season.…

Chicago Cubs 8 Pittsburgh Pirates 5- Carlos Zambrano picked up his 1st win since July 22 after holding the Pirates to two earned runs on five hits in six innings; Zambrano struck out 8 as he earned Win #8 of the season. Micah Hoffpauir hit a solo home run and…

New York Yankees 10 Chicago White Sox 0- Sergio Mitre gave up one hit in 6.1 innings as he improved to 3-1 as a starter; Mitre, who left the game in the 7th inning with a right forearm contusion, gave up his only hit of the game to Jim Thome.…

Philadelphia Phillies 6 New York Mets 2- Cliff Lee won his eighth straight start after scattering two unearned runs on six hits in seven innings; Lee is 12-9 overall this season. Ryan Howard drove in five runs with two long balls, lifting the Phillies to their 72nd win of the…

Chicago White Sox 4 Kansas City Royals 2- Jose Contreras gave up one earned run on three hits in seven innings as he improved to 5-11 as a starter. Gordon Beckham, Carlos Quentin, and Alex Rios all hit solo shots for the White Sox, who won their 62nd game of…

Chicago Cubs 17 Pittsburgh Pirates 2- A ten-run 2nd inning propelled the Chicago Cubs to their 59th victory of the season. Cubs starter Randy Wells gave up two earned runs on seven hits in six innings as he improved to 9-5 as a starter. Kosuke Fukodome hit a three-run blast…

Milwaukee Brewers 12 San Diego Padres 9- Prince Fielder and Mike Rivera each hit two long balls while Ryan Braun went deep once, lifting the Brewers to Win #56 of the year. Brewers starter Manny Parra gave up six earned runs on thirteen hits in 5.2 innings, but it was…

Washington Nationals 12 Florida Marlins 8- Down 6-0 after the first two innings, the Nationals stormed back with a pair of four-run innings (5th and 8th) and a three-run 4th inning; they went on to win their 37th game of the season. Ryan Zimmerman and Elijah Dukes both homered for…

Pittsburgh Pirates 5 Washington Nationals 4- Ross Ohlendorf gave up two earned runs on six hits in 6.1 innings as he improved to 9-8 as a starter. Steve Pearce’s first home run of the season lifted the Pirates to their 44th victory of the season. Lastings Milledge played his first…