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Oswalt shines for Phillies

7 shutout innings produce 2-0 victory at home

PHILADELPHIA — Roy Oswalt pitched seven impressive innings in his home debut, two relievers finished off the six-hitter and Philadelphia beat Los Angeles 2-0 on Wednesday night.

The two-time NL champions are 15-4 since July 22, but lost another player when Ross Gload left with a strained right groin.

Oswalt (7-13) allowed five hits, walked two and struck out five. It was his first win in his third start for the Phillies.

Rockies 6, Mets 2

Melvin Mora hit a go-ahead grand slam with two outs in the eighth inning for Colorado.

Giants 5, Cubs 4

Pat Burrell hit a go-ahead solo homer in the eighth inning after an earlier two-run single and Aaron Rowand also homered for San Francisco.

Burrell also made a perfect relay throw from left field that saved an early run for the Giants.

Marlins 9, Nationals 5

Mike Stanton had five hits and four RBIs and Chris Volstad won his third game against Washington this season.

Cardinals 6, Reds 1

Colby Rasmus hit his first career grand slam and Adam Wainwright dazzled again to lead St. Louis to the three-game sweep.

Braves 8, Astros 2

Omar Infante drove in the go-ahead run with a 10th-inning double and Brian McCann added insurance with a grand slam later in the inning to give the Braves a win.

D'Backs 8, Brewers 2

Arizona tied a major league record by hitting four consecutive home runs, with Adam LaRoche, Miguel Montero, Mark Reynolds and Stephen Drew all connecting in the fourth inning.

White Sox 6, Twins 1

John Danks pitched eight sharp innings and Chicago beat Minnesota 6-1 on Wednesday night to move back into a first-place tie in the AL Central with the Twins.

Yankees 7, Rangers 6

Marcus Thames hit a long homer then had the go-ahead RBI single in the ninth inning as New York rallied from five runs down for a split in the two-game series between the division leaders.

Orioles 3, Indians 1

Brad Bergesen pitched a two-hitter for his first win in nearly three months for surging Baltimore.

The Orioles won their fourth straight and moved to 8-1 under new manager Buck Showalter..

Red Sox 10, Blue Jays 1

Bill Hall hit two home runs, and Adrian Beltre and J.D. Drew also connected for Boston.

Hall, who drove in four runs, and Mike Lowell each had three hits as the Red Sox improved to 9-2 against Toronto this season.

Angels 2, Royals 1

Bobby Abreu homered in the bottom of the 10th inning to give Los Angeles Angels a three-game sweep.

Tigers 3, Rays 2

Ryan Raburn hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the sixth inning and the Tigers held on to avoid a series sweep.

Athletics 5, Mariners 1

Dallas Braden tossed a four-hitter for his fourth career complete game, Mark Ellis hit three doubles and drove in three runs, and the Athletics cruised past Seattle.

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