Tinker and Evers, the best-known double play combo of all time, refused to speak to each other for 33 years.

The Twins swept the White Sox to tie them for second place in the AL Central, but the Yankees swept the Rangers to sneak ahead of both teams into the Wild Card lead.

Ryan Madson ties a major league record with four wild pitches in one inning. Plus, the Twins beat the White Sox again and there’s another pitching duel in Denver.

The Twins have won 32 of their last 40 games, more than any other team in baseball. They won a key game last night, 7-4 over the White Sox, and they’re now just two games behind last year’s World Series champ.

Returning to Win Probability Added, this time looking at individual batters, starters and relievers.

One-run homers in each of the three last half-innings marked the see-saw swing of Boston at Seattle. Plus the Pads take back first, St. Louis sweeps LA and Jered Weaver matches Fernando Valenzuela.

Three Hernandez’s started games yesterday and gave up homers (Livan 2 for the Nats, Felix 1 for the Mariners, Orlando 2 for the Mets.) There were also three Gonzalez’s figuring in the homer count: pitchers Enrique (2 for Arizona) and Geremi (1 for Milwaukee) surrendered homers, and Luis (1 for Arizona) hit one.

A-Rod became the youngest batter ever to reach 450 home runs, while the Mets slugged a grand slam home run in a five-game span, a major league first. A-Rod’s home run was also the longest of the day.

The Blue Jays shrugged off controversy with a 5-4, 11-inning win over the Yankees.

A review of Seth Mnookin’s chronicle of the past four years in Red Sox Nation.