Raul Ibanez had a chance to hit 2 grand slams in the 7th inning of last night's 11-6 Mariners victory over the Twins, but he "only" managed a 2-RBI single in his 2nd at bat with the bases loaded in the 7th.

Ibanez finished with 3 hits, 6 RBI and 2 runs. The Mariners scored 10 runs in the 7th, and rallied from a 6-0 deficit to get the win. Jose Lopez and Adrian Beltre also each had 3 hits for the Mariners, and the Mariners' bullpen combined for 6 shutout innings, as Miguel Batista got pulled after only 3 innings.

Marlon Byrd also had a grand slam, and his was a walk-off, giving the Rangers a 9-5 win over the Yankees. Joba Chamberlain left the game in the 5th inning with stiffness in his right shoulder. Michael Young and David Murphy also homered for the Rangers. Young went 2-4 with 3 RBI, and Murphy was 2-4 with 2 RBI.

----- Other Games -----
AL:
Royals 4, Red Sox 3 - Gil Meche struck out 9, and Alex Gordon homered for the Royals
Blue Jays 6, Athletics 1 - Roy Halladay was simply dominant (8 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 8 K, 1 BB)
Indians 5, Rays 2 - Cliff Lee won his 15th (leads majors), Kelly Shoppach and David Dellucci each had 2 RBI
Angels 6, Orioles 5 - The unthinkable happened... Mark Teixeira made an error and K-Rod blew the save. But the Halos still won, when George Sherrill walked in the winning run in the 9th.


NL:
Reds 6, Brewers 3 - Bronson Arroyo pitched well (6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 6 K, 2 BB), and also hit a 2-RBI double
Astros 2, Cubs 0 - Carlos Lee: 2-4, 1 RBI, game ended after 8 innings due to lightning
Nationals 9, Rockies 4 - Willie Harris: 2-5, 2 R, 3 RBI. Aaron Cook got rocked (5.2 IP, 11 H, 7 R)
DIamondbacks 13, Pirates 7 - Mark Reynolds: 3-5, 2 R, 3 RBI. Dan Haren: 6 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 8 K
Giants 4, Braves 2 - Matt Cain (6.2 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 6 K) might be a Cy Young contender if he played anywhere but SF.


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

Joba gets injured.

The Brewers fighting themselves... interesting strategy.

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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:
Astros, Nationals: 4 wins
Athletics: 7 losses