AL East (Pee-Wee Wanninger Division):

It was a pretty good day for rookie pitchers in the AL East to put it mildly. There was a no-hitter by Clay Buchholz in Boston against the Orioles. The Red Sox reclaimed the #1 spot in the AL.

Ian Kennedy of the Yankees just had to settle for a regular old win against Tampa Bay.

Toronto beat Seattle despite losing a hit because Aaron Hill batted out of order. However, that was really John Gibbons' fault and he didn't seem to be all worked up about it.

AL Central (Vito Valentinetti Division):

Cleveland won its eighth straight game and are now just 2 1/2 games behind Boston for the best record in the AL. Paul Byrd threw a four-hitter. The White Sox have lost 18 of 21, which matches the worst 21-game stretch in franchise history.

The Tigers remained 5 1/2 games back with a win in Oakland. And the Twins got up early in the morning (11:10 am local time start) to beat Kansas City.

AL West (John Montague Division):

Texas tried to give back a big lead to the Angels, but the Rangers held on for a 7-6 win. But the Mariners lost their 8th straight game and they remain 6 1/2 games out of first.

Oakland won lost. See above.

AL Wild Card (Dave Collins Division):

The Yankees now lead Seattle by two games for the wild card. The Tigers are three games back. Tomorrow's pitchers: Andy Pettitte vs Jason Hammel, Jeff Weaver vs. A.J. Burnett, Nate Robertson vs. Dallas Braden.

NL East (Rico Brogna Division):

The Mets have made the Braves pretty much irrelevant when it comes to the playoffs with a 5-1 win. The Braves are 6 1/2 behind the Mets with the Phillies in between them. Tom Glavine of the Mets faces John Smoltz of the Braves Sunday in a game dripping with nostalgia.

The Phillies dropped a game when J.D. Durbin couldn't retire any of the seven Marlin batters he faced in the first inning. The Marlins won 12-6. But Washington beat the Giants, so there is still a tie for worst record in the NL. The Fish will play in DC staring Monday for three games. Tickets are still available.

NL Central (Ted Savage Division):

The top three teams all won. The Cubs beat the Astros, 4-3. The Brewers routed Pittsburgh, 12-3, and the Cardinals routed the Reds, 11-3. The Cubs lead is 1 1/2 games over Milwaukee and 2 over the Cardinals games. The top three teams in the division are .500 or better now! The last time the top three teams in the NL Central were at .500 or better was on May 1.

Juan Encarnacion of the Cardinals will miss the rest of the season and might have had his career ended after suffering multiple facial fractures and an eye injury Friday night when he was hit by a foul ball while standing in the on deck circle.

NL West (Steve Finley Division):

The Padres held on to their lead in the division and the #1 spot in the NL with a 7-0 win over the Dodgers. The Padres go for the sweep against Chad Billingsley Sunday sending Justin Germano to the mound.

Arizona scored 12 runs in the first three innings against Colorado and won 13-7. Dana Eveland got the start for the DBacks despite a 20.20 ERA. His ERA is now 18. Edgar Gonzalez got the win in relief.

NL Wild Card (Terry Mulholland Division):

The NL wild card is looking increasingly like it will be one of four teams: San Diego, Arizona, New York, or Philadelphia. The Phillies trail the two NL West teams by three games as well as New York in the East. This division could be renamed soon! Stay tuned!

Arizona sends Brandon Webb out to pitch against Josh Fogg of Colorado. Philadelphia has Adam Eaton facing Scott Olsen of the Marlins.