HE DELIVERS
Jose Contreras pitched eight innings, struck out nine and gave up two runs as the White Sox beat Detroit 8-2 to move three games ahead of Cleveland in the AL Central.
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American League | New York is a game up on Boston in the East, and the Red Sox and Cleveland are tied for the wild-card lead.
YANKEES 2, ORIOLES 1: Alex Rodriguez hit a solo homer in the sixth and Shawn Chacon gave up one run in 6 2/3 innings to lead New York.
DEVIL RAYS 1, INDIANS 0: Julio Lugo’s sacrifice fly was enough for Tampa Bay to edge Cleveland.
National League | Philadelphia barely stayed alive, but Houston leads in the wild-card chase.
PHILLIES 16, METS 6: Philadelphia crushed New York, helped by a
seven-run eighth inning.
ASTROS 7, CARDINALS 6: Morgan Ensberg’s game-winning, line-drive double in the top of the ninth scored Willy Taveras and Houston stayed atop the wild-card standings.
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ON TAP TODAY
AL: Cleveland goes with C.C. Sabathia (14-10, 4.20) against Tampa Bay and hopes to take a wild-card lead over Boston.
NL: A light day has only one game of major consequence: Houston hosting Chicago in an attempt to stay ahead of Philadelphia.
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