Cincinnati Reds 0, Philadelphia Philles 5: Cole Hamels pitched a complete game, 3 hit shutout. The kid’s the real deal.

St. Louis Cardinals 4, Washington Nationals 1: Albert Pujols hit his 15th homer of the year.

Florida Marlins 5, Atlanta Braves 7: Chipper Jones hit his 400th homer of his career, but was also 4-5 on the night, raising his batting average to .418; it’s time to start talking MVP.

Houston Astros 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 4: Jason Michaels had 3 of Pittsburgh’s 4 RBI’s.

New York Mets 1, San Diego Padres 2: Any loss hurts, but it especially hurts when the bases are loaded, it’s the bottom of the ninth, and you hit the batter to walk in the run. Ouch.

Chicago Cubs 5, LA Dodgers 4: At 39-22, the Cubs are thinking World Series. Serious question: Would Bartman dare go to a playoff game?

Toronto Blue Jays 8, New York Yankees 9: There were 23 hits and 17 runs, but the Yanks managed 3 runs in the ninth to take the game.

Baltimore Orioles 3, Minnesota Twins 2: Adam Jones hit a homer in the 7th to put the Orioles on top by one, ultimately the winning run of the game. He then went to a booby-club and beat up some strippers.

Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1, Boston Red Sox 7: This was supposed to be a good series. Thus far, the Red Sox have outscored the Rays 11-2, and players are now throwing punches.

Cleveland Indians 4, Texas Rangers 9: The Rangers are a quiet 31-31 on the year. Not bad, given the talent.

Kansas City Royals 2, Chicago White Sox 6: They’re quietly moving up the rankings as everyone else pays attention to the Cubs.