Since being traded to the Dodgers, Manny Ramirez has been incredible at the plate. In 6 games, he now has 13 hits, 7 runs, 4 HR, 9 RBI, and a .565 batting average. Last night, he hit a 2-run HR, leading the Dodgers to a 4-1 win over the Cardinals.

Rookie Clayton Kershaw pitched masterfully, going 7 innings, giving up only 1 run on 3 hits, while striking out 7.

In the Nationals' 6-3 win over the Rockies in the opening game of their doubleheader, Lastings Milledge went 3-4 with 2 HR and knocked in 4 runs. The Nationals won the 2nd game 6-3 as well.


----- Other MLB Games -----
AL:
Blue Jays 6, Athletics 4 - Scott Rolen, John McDonald: 2 RBI each
Yankees 3, Rangers 0 - Mike Mussina: 7 IP, 8 H, 0 R, 6 K, 1 BB
Tigers 8, White Sox 3 - Miguel Cabrera: 3-3, HR, 3 RBI
Mariners 2, Rays 1 - Raul Ibanez: walk-off solo HR in the bottom of the 9th

NL:
Mets 5, Padres 3 - David Wright: 2-run walk-off HR in the bottom of the 9th
Marlins 3, Phillies 0 - Chris Volstad: 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R ... Cody Ross: 2-4, 2 runs
Astros 7, Reds 4 - Roy Oswalt: 7 IP, 9 H, 1 R, 6 K, 2 BB
Braves 6, Diamondbacks 4 - Charlie Morton: 7 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 4 K, 1 BB


----- MLB News/Notes -----

NL Cy Young preview.

Rays' Manager benches BJ Upton for lack of hustle.

The Mariners are in rough shape.

Mike Mussina gave quite the impressive interview to Big League Stew.



Streakers - In case any team tries to make history, I'm going to list the teams with the longest active winning and losing streaks. Today's streakers:
Blue Jays: 4 wins
Athletics: 10 losses