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The Twins beat the A’s, pulling ahead of the White Sox, who lost to the Angels, who gained ground on the A’s. Meanwhile, the the Giants beat the Rockies, pulling them closer to the Dodgers and Padres, who lost to the Cubs and Reds, respectively, keeping them even with the Cardinals, who beat the Astros.

After all these years, the burning question remains: do you like Piña Coladas, and getting caught in the rain?

Sanchez, Ross, and Ugga, each only $327K for the season, power the Marlins past the Mets, maintaining Florida’s unbelievable Wild Card contention. Oh, and The Big Hurt homers in his 6th consecutive game for the Athletics.

Why wait until October for playoff baseball?

Guest author Craig Brown chronicles the downs, ups and outs of the Royals’ young third baseman.

Five starting pitchers recorded ten or more strikeouts yesterday; that hasn’t happened in eight years.

Lots of extra-inning games and pennant action yesterday, but the real action was in Arizona, where Brandon Webb pitched a one-hitter.

A final predictive look at the NL Wild Card race