Morning Wood - The Astros Are Carlos' Bitch

Chicago Cubs 6 Houston Astros 0

Seriously, it has to have reached a point where the Astros wake up in the morning, see they're going against Carlos Zambrano, and quit right there. He owns them. Going into yesterday's game , Carlos was 4-0 with a 0.46 ERA against Houston in his last five starts, and he lowered that ERA on Friday. Zambrano lasted 6.2 innings allowing no runs and three hits. "We gave them a couple of runs and then we didn't get any offense going," Astros manager Phil Garner said. "That's what Zambrano has been doing to us. He sure enjoys himself when he pitches against us. He shows it on the mound and has been getting good results." Once again, the Cubs went homerless and still won.

Baltimore Orioles 2 Chicago White Sox 0

It's nice to know that the money hasn't changed Mark Buehrle. He still went out and pitched well, and he received absolutely no support from his offense. Erik Bedard picked up where he left off before the break, when he struck out 15 Rangers while facing the minimum in a complete game. He wasn't quite as good against the Sox, but did last seven innings and allow only three hits. "He's one of those guys that's not a mystery, just tough to hit," Paul Konerko said. All the offense in the game came from solo shots by Nick Markakis and Corey Patterson.

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AL

• Blue Jays 6 Red Sox 5
• Indians 5 Royals 4
• DRays 6 Yankees 4
• Twins 5 A's 3
• Angels 2 Rangers 1
• Tigers 6 Mariners 3

NL

• Phillies 13 Cardinals 3
• Nationals 14 Marlins 10
• Reds 8 Mets 4
• Braves 9 Pirates 1
• Rockies 10 Brewers 6
• DBacks 8 Padres 3
• Dodgers 9 Giants 1