Arizona's Randy Johnson allowed two hits in seven innings and struck out 11 to raise his total to a major league-leading 72, six more than Boston's Pedro Martinez. Darryl Kile's next start will be pushed back two days because of Thursday night's rainout against the Florida Marlins. It was the final night of the Cardinals' only scheduled visit to Miami. Alfonso Soriano scored the tiebreaking run on a controversial play in the sixth inning as the New York Yankees overcame a grand slam by Jeff Conine to beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-5 Thursday night. Frank Menechino singled in the winning run in the 15th inning as the Oakland Athletics overcame a pair of Carlos Delgado homers to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 Thursday.
Clouds pass quickly.
Sunshine is inevitable. The Padres score a lot of runs, collect the final out, then gather near the mound to slap hands. It's a rolling beach party. Check our live Major League Scoreboard for game previews, live game action, box scores and wrapups. Put together your own free fantasy league and let the fun begin.