- A.J. Burnett allowed just one run over 5 innings while striking out 7, and Lyle Overbay singled, doubled, walked and drove in a run to lead the Blue Jays to 5-1 win over the Orioles in the completion of Wednesday’s rain suspended game.

- Oliver Perez struck out 12 and gave up just one run over 7 1/3 superb innings, and Carlos Delgado broke a 1-1 tie with a 2-run double in the bottom of the 8th inning as the Mets defeated the Phillies, 3-1. Ryan Howard and Chase Utley fanned 3 times apiece against Perez. Jamie Moyer was brilliant in his own right, tossing 7 innings of 2-hit ball in a no-decision for Philadelphia.

- Adam Lind and Marco Scutaro each went 3-for-4 with a double and 2 runs scored, and Roy Halladay was up to his old tricks, holding Baltimore to just one run over 7 innings, as the Blue Jays shot down the Orioles, 7-1, in Thursday’s regularly scheduled game.

- Matt Cain pitched a complete game 4-hit shutout, and Dave Roberts singled twice and drove in the game’s only run in the last of the 8th inning as the Giants blanked the Nationals, 1-0. Tim Redding surrendered just one run in 8 innings for Washington in defeat.

- Yoslan Herrera tossed 6 scoreless innings, Xavier Nady and Jason Bay hit back-to-back home runs, and Nate McLouth added a homer and drove in 3 as the Pirates dominated the Padres once again, 9-1.

- Carlos Zambrano pitched 7 solid innings to run his record to 11-4, and Aramis Ramirez led the offense with 2 hits and 2 RBI as the Cubs doubled up the Marlins, 6-3. Jorge Cantu went 3-for-3 with a walk for Florida.

- Gil Meche was on his game for Kansas City, shutting out Tampa Bay for 7 innings, David DeJesus reached base 3 times, and John Buck smacked a 2-run double as the Royals knocked off the slumping Rays, 4-2.

- J.J. Hardy went 3-for-5, Prince Fielder reached base 4 times, and Ryan Braun went 4-for-4 with a 2-run 9th inning home run that sent the Brewers to a 4-3 victory over the Cardinals. Milwaukee got another impressive performance from starter Ben Sheets who allowed just 2 earned run on 4 hits in 7 innings of work.

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