Tampa Bay 7 – Toronto 6

W: Brandon Gomes (1-1) L: Shawn Camp (1-2)
HR: Jose Bautista (33), Evan Longoria (15), Desmond Jennings (3)
SB: Sam Fuld (20)

- Robinson Chirinos was the hero for the second consecutive day with a game-tying single in the bottom of the 11th and then a game-winning single in the bottom of the 12th.

- Jon Rauch blew his fifth save of the season which at some point may bring into question his position as the closer.

- Evan Longoria arguably could have won the game in the bottom of the 11th but inexplicably dove head-first into first base to try and beat out of a ground ball. He may still had been called out had he stayed on his feet but we'll never know. The surprise was with runners on second and third and two outs, the Jays elected to intentionally walk Johnny Damon to get to Longoria. Didn't think I'd see that this year.

- Heralded prospect Brett Lawrie was called up while the disappointing Travis Snider was sent down. This week's FAAB will be very interesting with both him and Paul Goldschmidt likely to see high bids.

Texas 5 - Detroit 2

W: Alexi Ogando (11-5) L: Brad Penny (7-9) S: Neftali Feliz (22)
SB: Elvis Andrus (31)

- Ogando allowed two runs on eight hits (all singles) while striking out seven and walking none. He's 3-0 vs. the Tigers while the rest of the Rangers pitching staff has a goose egg at 0-6.

- The stolen base by Andrus was the first time in seven games the Rangers had a swipe.

- Josh Hamilton who had previously struggled during day games went 2-for-5 at the dish.

Chicago 7 – Pittsburgh 6

W: Jeff Samardzija (6-4) L: Daniel McCutchen (3-3) S: Carlos Marmol (23)
HR: Geovany Soto (11), Carlos Pena (21), Blake DeWitt (3)
CS: Xavier Paul (5)

- A back-and-forth game as the Cubs went up 4-0, only to see the Pirates go up 6-4, to finally surrender the lead for good and lose 7-6.

- Andrew McCutchen set a team record by reaching base for the 28th straight time against the Cubs. Who held the previous record of 27? (Topper and Billgoof cannot answer)

- Carlos Pena homered for the first time since July 18 (16 games). He tends to be a streaky hitter so this may be the start to something.

- Since a shaky run in mid-July, Carlos Marmol has converted three straight save opportunities. Out of his last 26 outs, 13 have come by way of strike out and he's recorded at least one K in his each of his last nine outings.

St. Louis 7 – Florida 4

W: Kyle McClellan (9-6) L: Clay Hensley (1-4) S: Fernando Salas (20)
HR: Matt Holliday (17), Albert Pujols (25)
CS: Skip Schumaker (2)

- The Cardinals got to starter Clay Hensley early, lighting him up for six earned runs in only 2.1 innings. Albert Pujols missed the cycle by a triple while Matt Holliday hit his third home run in four games and has five walks over that span.

- One a non-fantasy note, Logan Morrison gave out over 300 tickets to the game via the Twitter which means the Marlins at least doubled their usual attendance. This was the third different sport held in as many nights at Sun Life Stadium (football, soccer, baseball).

Cleveland 7- Boston 3

W: Justin Masterson (9-7) L: Franklin Morales (0-2)
HR: Carlos Santana (16), Josh Reddick (5)
SB: Asdrubal Cabrera 2 (15), Kosuke Fukudome (3)

- Justin Masterson allowed three runs over striking out nine while walking only one. His ERA sits at a tidy 2.63.

- Jason Kipnis took a night off from hitting homers at Fenway but slugger Travis Hafner and Carlos Santana both went 3-for-4. Dustin Pedroia went 0-for-4 which is a very uncommon occurrence these days.

New York 7 - Chicago 2

W: Ivan Nova (10-4) L: Philip Humber (8-8)
HR: Robinson Cano (18), Russell Martin (12), Adam Dunn (not a misprint, 11)
SB: Derek Jeter (12), Eduardo Nunez (16), Alejandro De Aza (1), Juan Pierre (13)

- The Yankees continue to roll, backed by a dominant performance from Ivan Nova. I'll admit as a Yankees fan I was a bit disappointed they didn't make a move at the trade deadline but they kept a lot of young talent both on their current 40-man roster and in their minors. Nova went 7.2 innings only giving up one run while striking out 10.

- I was curious so I went back and looked. Last year on this day, Adam Dunn hit two home runs to bring his total to…28. Teammate Juan Pierre had 39 stolen bases (this year he's 16-for-29).

Kansas City 9 – Baltimore 4

W: Blake Wood (5-0) L: Zach Britton (6-9)
HR: J.J. Hardy (21)

- Both lefty starters – Zach Britton and Jeff Francis – had subpar outings, each giving up four earned runs in 5.0 and 5.1 innings respectively. The Royals broke open the game in the bottom of the sixth with six runs to cruise to victory.

- Yamaico Navarro received another start at third base and went 1-for-4 with three RBI. Not a bad guy to throw a $1 FAAB bid on if you have an open bench spot.

Colorado 6 – Washington 3

W: Esmil Rogers (5-1) L: Ross Detwiler (1-1)
HR: Troy Tulowitzki (21)
SB: Eric Young Jr. (9)

-  Out of the Nationals 10 hits, only two were for extra bases with Ryan Zimmerman recording two doubles. The Nationals did themselves no favors issuing a total of seven free passes.

- If you're in search of stolen bases, look no further than Eric Young Jr.. He stole a base for the third game in a row and has looked much better at the plate. Over his last six games he has a 3:5 K:BB ratio which is very different than earlier this season. After his call-up back in May he struck out nine times before his first walk.

Los Angeles 7 – Minnesota 1

W: Dan Haren (12-6) L: Francisco Liriano (7-9)
HR: Mark Trumbo (21), Jim Thome (9)

- Dan Haren had a one-hitter through seven innings until Jim Thome took him deep for no. 598. Haren worked out of a jam after the homer despite giving up three consecutive singles.

- Over his last seven games Mark Trumbo is 8-for-26 (.308) with three homers and 14 RBI.

- As I stated, I'm a Yankees fan but I'd like to think I can take a step back and objectively look at baseball when needed. Why on earth are we not hearing more about Jim Thome getting to 600 homers? I think the media might have said a thing or two about Jeter getting to 3,000 hits. (I looked this up really quick but I it looks spot on) – there are 28 people with 3,000 hits. Guess how many people currently have 600 home runs? Seven. If my basic math skills are intact, that means that it's much more difficult to reach 600 home runs than 3,000 hits. Yet I feel like we haven't heard much about Thome, who could reach this milestone any day.

Philadelphia 3 – San Francisco 0

W: Cliff Lee (11-7) L: Madison Bumgarner (6-11)
HR: Hunter Pence (12), John Mayberry Jr. (8)
CS: Jimmy Rollins (6), Wilson Valdez (2)

- Cliff Lee was his usual dominant self, tossing a complete game seven-hitter. He struck out eight and walked one.

- Madison Bumgarner was shaky early and from what I saw, wasn't getting the benefit of the strike zone in the first two innings. He was helped out on a CS at third on Rollins who the replay showed was safe. After the first two innings he settled down to finish with nine Ks and two walks over eight innings. Not a bad outing vs. the Phillies.

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