Jays lose, and Curt Schilling beats Tampa. Back in third place...
Tough night for Aaron Hill - his error prolonged an inning long enough for two unearned runs to score, and he hit into a double play to bring a promising fourth inning to a sudden stop. Hey, that's baseball.
Elsewhere, Oakland formally clinched the AL West behind but the best news for the A's was the five shurout innings turned in by Rich Harden, who has missed most of the season. Adding a pitcher like Harden beats losing a pitcher like... oh, Liriano. The Twins won anyway, to remain a game behind Detroit. Santana collected win number 19.
In the NL, Dodgers win and Phillies lose. Greg Maddux and Nomar Garciaparra led the way. The Dodgers trail San Diego by two games in the NL West, and have a one game lead on the Phillies for the Wild Card.
Chris Carpenter didn't do his Cy Young bid any favours - he couldn't hold a 5-2 lead against San Diego and his record fell to 15-8 and his ERA climbed to 3.09. Advantage Webb.
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