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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 Mets 4 Chicago Cubs 2- Mike Pelfrey joined the MLB’s 10-win club after giving up one earned run on five hits in eight innings. Daniel Murphy drove in all four runs for the Mets: one on a home run in the 4th inning, one on a single in…

Cincinnati Reds 5 Pittsburgh Pirates 3- Homer Bailey squandered three earned runs on seven hits in 6.1 innings as he improved to 5-4 as a starter. Brandon Phillips and Drew Stubbs each hit a solo home run for Cincinnati, who completed a four-game sweep over Pittsburgh to reach the 60-win…

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.…

Cincinnati Reds 2 San Francisco Giants 1- Drew Stubbs found the perfect time to hit his first career long ball. His walk-off blast in the 10th inning lifted the Cincinnati Reds to their 51st victory of the season. Laynce Nix also went deep for the Reds, who snapped a five-game…

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…

Washington Nationals 9 Arizona Diamondbacks 2- J.D. Martin won his first game of the season after giving up one earned run on five hits in five innings. Adam Dunn hit a two-run blast in the 1st inning for Washington, who reached the 40-win milestone after winning eight straight games. Arizona…

Colorado Rockies 6 Cincinnati Reds 4- Dexter Fowler hit a two-out RBI triple in the top of the 11th inning to lift the Rockies to their 58th victory of the season; Fowler scored the last Colorado run on a Garrett Atkins infield single. Ian Stewart and Troy Tulowitzki both homered…

Atlanta Braves 4 Los Angeles Dodgers 3- Derek Lowe gave up three earned runs on five hits in six innings as he picked up his eleventh victory of the season against his former team. Chipper Jones drove in two runs for the Braves, who improved to 53-51 on the year.…

The Boston Red Sox, year in and year out, refuse to stand pat.  And this year was no different.

General Manager Theo Epstein has once again pulled off another impact deadline deal, acquiring American League All-Star catcher Victor Martinez from the Cleveland Indians for pitchers Justin Masterson, Bryan Price, and Nick…