Atlanta Braves 5, Florida Marlins 6: I turned this game on in the fourth inning, saw that Tim Hudson wasn’t pitching, and immediately thought, “Oh no, Hudson caught a case of Mike Hampton, the same thing Tom Glavine recently caught.” As it turned out, it’s just that he was sucking, giving up four runs in three innings, completely unable to find his fastball (it was clocking in about five to six m.p.h. slower than normal). The Marlins got a quick lead, the Braves tried to rally back, but much like the theme from the rest of the year, they lose. Yunel Escobar is hitting .345 on the year, and Chipper’s hitting over .400; that said, the rest of the Braves look completely lost at the plate.

Arizona Diamondbacks 4, San Francisco Giants 1: Barry Zito had one of his better outings, giving up only four runs, and it’s a real shame the Giants had to squander it and waste it on a game they faced Brandon Webb, who was lights out. Webb went eight innings, giving up three hits and one run, lowering his ERA to a 1.86 and going to 4-0 on the year.

Boston Red Sox 9, New York Yankees 15: It’s always nice to see a good pitching duel. It’s not often your starting pitcher (Buchholz, for the Red Sox) can give up seven runs in three innings, and your team’s still in the game. Not often, of course, unless the other guy (Wang, Yankees) gives up eight runs in four innings. With all the hitting going on, David Ortiz was only 1-5, which actually helped his average and pushed above .120.

Detroit Tigers 13, Cleveland Indians 2: Which team has been more disappointing? You’d have to say the Tigers, only ’cause they started 0-7. That said, both have been pretty bad. Edgar Renteria was 3 of 4 with five RBI’s, and Armando Gallaraga gave up only two runs on one hit in six and two-thirds innings pitched. I picked the Tigers to be in the World Series, and if they can get going, they can make that pick look not quite so dreadful.