– For the second night in a row, the Chicago Cubs knocked off division rival Milwaukee. The Cubs got a tremendous start from ace Carlos Zambrano as Zambo gave up no runs on five hits and struck out nine over eight innings of work in Chicago’s 7-1 win. The Brewers’ Ben Sheets (10-4) got lit up in the sixth inning as the Cubs put a five-spot on the board. With the win, Chicago now has a three game lead in the NL Central.
– Tampa Bay’s Matt Garza pitched his first career complete-game shutout as the Rays topped the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0. Garza gave up no runs on five hits and struck out five, while Eric Hinske (HR in 3rd) and Evan Longoria (two-run triple in 8th) provided the offense.
– With the Rays’ win, the Red Sox fell two games back in the AL East as they continue to struggle with the Los Angeles Angels. The Halos got a masterful performance out of John Lackey, who held Boston to two runs on two hits while going the distance in a 6-2 victory. He took a no-hit bid into the ninth when Dustin Pedroia hit a one-out single. The Angels are now 7-1 against the Red Sox this season and just added former Braves’ first basemen Mark Teixiera to the lineup.
– While Boston can’t figure out Los Angeles, the Yankees continue to struggle against the last place Orioles. While New York rallied for five runs in the final two innings Tuesday, it wasn’t enough as Baltimore knocked off the Bronx Bombers 7-6. Daniel Cabrera picked up his seventh win of the year, while Darrell Rasner continues to struggle at 5-8. Alex Rodriguez did hit his 22nd dinger of the year, but he Yanks have now fallen four games back in the division.
