– The Los Angeles Angels won their fifth straight game Sunday, knocking off the Boston Red Sox 5-3 in a series sweep. The Halos once again had to rally in late innings, scoring three runs in the bottom of the eighth on doubles by Howie Kendrick and Casey Kotchman. The Angels now have a nine game lead over the Oakland A’s in the AL West.
– The Milwaukee Brewers won their fourth straight after defeating Tim Lincecum and the San Francisco Giants 7-4. Manny Parra gave up just two runs on seven hits over 7.2 innings, while also helping out his cause with the bat by singling home a run in the second. Ryan Braun also killed the Giants with his bat, knocking in five RBI on the day. The Brewers are now just three games back in the NL Central, after being six back at the start of the second half.
– The Chicago Cubs got back on track with a 9-0 victory over the Houston Astros. Ryan Dempster (8.0 IP, 0 R, 6 H, 7 K) got his first road win in two years and Mike Fontenot chipped in with his eighth homer of the year.
– Andy Pettite was once again lights out for the Yankees, striking out nine and giving up just one run on four hits over eight innings as New York beat the Oakland A’s 2-1. The Yankees have now chipped into Tampa Bay’s lead in the AL East and now sit 4.5 games out of first.
