Devil Rays 9, Orioles 7: Akinori Iwamura went 3-5, with a two-run homer in the 8th inning, and picked up a stolen base in the win. James Shields  pitched seven innings, giving up one earned run (four total) for the win. Jim Hoey  walked three and gave up three runs in one inning of work for the loss. Angels 9, Athletics 5:  Royals 8, Rangers 1: 
Devil Rays 9, Orioles 7: Akinori Iwamura went 3-5, with a two-run homer in the 8th inning, and picked up a stolen base in the win. James Shields (11-8) pitched seven innings, giving up one earned run (four total) for the win. Jim Hoey (1-4) walked three and gave up three runs in one inning of work for the loss. Angels 9, Athletics 5: The Angels were ahead 9-0, but a late rally by the Athletics closed the gap. Gary Matthews Jr., Jeff Mathis, and Garret Anderson all hit homers, but the Athletics scored four runs in the 8th inning and one in the 9th, led by Mike Piazza, who went 3-4 in the game, and had a two-run homer in the 8th, and a sacrifice fly for the only run in the 9th. Ervin Santana (6-12) pitched 6 1/3 innings of two-hit, scoreless ball for the win, while Chad Gaudin (10-10) gave up seven runs, six earned, in five innings of work. The Angels have a 6.5 game lead on the Mariners, and own the best record in baseball at 81-56. Royals 8, Rangers 1: Alex Gordon went 3-6 with 4 RBI, as the Royals picked up the win. Zack Greinke (6-5) pitched five scoreless innings for the win, while Kamerin Loe (6-11) left after the third inning, giving up two runs and five hits for the loss.
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The Angels were ahead 9-0, but a late rally by the Athletics closed the gap. Gary Matthews Jr., Jeff Mathis, and Garret Anderson all hit homers, but the Athletics scored four runs in the 8th inning and one in the 9th, led by Mike Piazza, who went 3-4 in the game, and had a two-run homer in the 8th, and a sacrifice fly for the only run in the 9th. Ervin Santana (6-12) pitched 6 1/3 innings of two-hit, scoreless ball for the win, while Chad Gaudin (10-10) gave up seven runs, six earned, in five innings of work. The Angels have a 6.5 game lead on the Mariners, and own the best record in baseball at 81-56.
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Alex Gordon went 3-6 with 4 RBI, as the Royals picked up the win. Zack Greinke (6-5) pitched five scoreless innings for the win, while Kamerin Loe (6-11) left after the third inning, giving up two runs and five hits for the loss.