Padres 5, Brewers 4
Buddy Carlyle flirted with a no-hitter and a place in baseball history.Carlyle, in his major league debut, held Milwaukee hitless for 5 2/3 innings before the San Diego Padres held on to beat the Brewers 5-4 in 10 innings Sunday.
Carlyle, at 21 the youngest Padres starting pitcher since 18-year-old Jay Franklin in 1971, allowed only one runner through five innings, walking Jeromy Burnitz in the second.
With two outs in the sixth, an error by shortstop Chris Gomez let Marquis Grissom reach base. Ron Belliard walked and Geoff Jenkins followed with a home run over the center-field fence, giving Milwaukee a 3-2 lead.
"I didn't even realize it," Carlyle said of his no-hit bid. "I was more concerned with the zero in the run column."
Even if Carlyle wasn't thinking about becoming the first player to throw a no-hitter in his first major league start since Bobo Holloman pitched one for St. Louis in 1953, his teammates were well aware of the situation.
"Any time a guy goes into the sixth, you're starting to think about it," said Phil Nevin, who scored the winning run on Dave Magadan's sacrifice fly with one out in the 10th. "As soon as the ground ball was hit to Gomez, I was thinking about it big time."
Carlyle allowed only two hits and one earned run in seven innings. He struck out five and walked two, and also had a single and a walk.
"I was a little bit in awe," said Carlyle, called up to the majors Friday after going 11-8 with a 4.89 ERA at Triple-A Las Vegas. "I didn't know where I was throwing the ball in the first inning."
BRAVES 4, CARDINALS 3: In St. Louis, Chipper Jones homered with one out in the 12th inning as Atlanta extended its winning streak to 10 games.
The Braves moved 31/2 games ahead of the New York Mets for first place in the National League East.
The Braves' streak is their longest since they won 13 straight from July 8-25, 1992, to tie the team record set in 1982.
DIAMONDBACKS 8, METS 4: In Phoenix, Luis Gonzalez drove in four runs with a home run, two doubles and a single as Arizona took two of three from New York.
The Diamondbacks, winners of 12 of their last 14, stayed 81/2 games ahead of second-place San Francisco in the NL West.
Matt Williams had a two-run double in Arizona's four-run first inning.
Gonzalez has hit safely in his last 13 games, his fourth double-digit hitting streak of the season.
CUBS 6, DODGERS 0: Sammy Sosa hit his major league-leading 54th homer, and rookie Kyle Farnsworth (3-7) pitched a two-hitter as Chicago salvaged the finale of a three-game series at Los Angeles.
ASTROS 10, MARLINS 4: Mike Hampton tied teammate Jose Lima with his NL-leading 17th victory, and rookies Daryle Ward and Lance Berkman homered on consecutive pitches for Houston at the Astrodome.
Ward's three-run homer and Berkman's solo shot erased the Marlins' 2-1 lead in the sixth inning.
Craig Biggio hit a leadoff homer in the first for the Astros and broke his own team record with his 52nd double.
EXPOS 8, REDS 6: Geoff Blum's triple drove in the tying and go-ahead runs in the sixth inning as Montreal spoiled Pete Harnisch's second attempt for his 100th career victory.
Trailing 6-5 with runners on first and second and two outs, Blum tripled to put the host Expos ahead and chase Harnisch (13-8).
ROCKIES 6, PHILLIES 5: In Denver, Darryl Kile overcame a shaky start and Larry Walker had three hits as Colorado completed a three-game sweep of Philadelphia.
Kile (8-12), pitching on three days' rest, gave up four runs in the first three innings, but recovered to win his eighth straight decision over the Phillies.
Walker went 3-for-5 with three singles to raise his league-leading average to .366.
GIANTS 5, PIRATES 3: Shawn Estes pitched eight strong innings and J.T. Snow drove in three runs for host San Francisco.
Estes (9-7) allowed six hits, struck out eight and walked one. Robb Nen struck out the side in the ninth for his 30th save, tying Mike Marshall (178) for 31st on the career list.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
WHITE SOX 7, A'S 2: Keith Foulke and Shep enjoyed a doggone fun time at Comiskey Park.
The Chicago White Sox held their Dog Day of August promotion Sunday, and Foulke's 3-year-old black Labrador retriever was among 500 canines taking part.
Shep wore his master's No. 29 and posed for pregame pictures with the White Sox reliever.
"We just bought a jersey and threw his name and number on it so he could represent the team," Foulke said.
After the dogs were treated to ice cream and took their seats in the right-center field bleachers, Foulke earned a save as the White Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 7-2.
White Sox right fielder Magglio Ordonez said he could hear the dogs barking during the victory, which dropped the A's one game behind Boston in the AL wild-card race as the Red Sox beat Anaheim 7-4.
Carlos Lee had three hits and drove in four runs as the White Sox solved Kevin Appier (12-12).
Appier had been 4-0 against Chicago, including three wins with Kansas City before he was traded to Oakland on July 31. But the White Sox tagged him for seven runs in four-plus innings.
Appier admitted a strain in his upper right leg has been bothering him.
RED SOX 7, ANGELS 4: Pat Rapp improved to 4-0 since rejoining the Boston rotation July 28, and the Red Sox completed a three-game sweep at Fenway Park.
Trot Nixon had three hits and scored three runs as Boston improved to 9-1 over Anaheim.
RANGERS 4, BLUE JAYS 2: Rafael Palmeiro set a Texas record with his 39th RBI of the month as the Rangers handed Toronto its ninth straight home loss.
Texas swept the three-game series and won its fourth in a row. The AL West leaders (79-52) moved 27 games over .500 for the first time in club history.
Toronto trails Boston by four games in the wild-card chase. The Blue Jays' skid is their second-longest ever at home -- the 1977 expansion team dropped 11 in a row at Exhibition Stadium.
Palmeiro broke the Rangers record of 38 RBIs set by Juan Gonzalez in July 1996. Toronto's Shannon Stewart extended his hitting streak to 26 games.
ORIOLES 11, TIGERS 4: Albert Belle hit four doubles to tie a team record and Baltimore won its final game at Tiger Stadium.
Belle, who began the day with only 18 doubles this season, matched the Orioles mark shared by Dave Duncan and Charlie Lau. Belle drove in three runs and scored three times.
DEVIL RAYS 6, INDIANS 4: Roberto Hernandez, rumored in trade talks, retired Harold Baines and Jim Thome with the bases loaded to end the game at Jacobs Field.
Hernandez has 36 saves and has converted 15 straight chances. There has been talk Tampa Bay might trade him before midnight Tuesday, the deadline for teams to set their postseason rosters.
Hernandez got Baines on a lineout to shortstop and struck out Thome. Cleveland's Manny Ramirez drove in two runs, giving a major league-leading 133 RBIs.
YANKEES 11, MARINERS 5: Ricky Ledee became the first Yankees player to hit an inside-the-park homer in the Bronx since Deion Sanders in 1990.
Ledee hit a drive over center fielder Ken Griffey Jr. and circled the bases while Seattle right fielder Jay Buhner chased the carom.
New York beat the Mariners for the eighth straight time and moved one game ahead of Cleveland for the best record in the majors.
Andy Pettitte (12-9) won for the fifth time in six starts since the July 31 trading deadline.
TWINS 6, ROYALS 2: Rookie Corey Koskie homered and drove in four runs as Minnesota won its fourth straight game.
Kansas City was swept in the three-game series at the Metrodome and has lost six in a row to the Twins.