Morning Wood

Chicago Cubs 7 New York Mets 1

It's very rare that your humble Foul Balls editor takes a trip inside the walls of Wrigley Field, but as you can see from the picture I took with my cell phone last night, I had some gooooood seats. And they were free to boot. (Thank you, Budweiser.) It was from those seats that Silvio and I got to see Aramis Ramirez hit a two-run homer, Ronny Cedeno hit a two-run single, and Felix Pie break it open with a three-run homer to propel the Cubs to another victory. I also got to stare at third base coach Mike Quade's ass a lot, and that was nice. Of course, Carlos Zambrano didn't have a bad night either, going seven innings and allowing only one run.

St. Louis Cardinals 4 Milwaukee Brewers 3

While at the Cubs game last night, I did take time out to watch Aramis Ramirez to see if he was doing any scoreboard watching since he's already so concerned with what the Cardinals and Brewers are up to this season. I never saw him look once, but if he had, he would have seen that the Cubs didn't gain any ground on the Cardinals in the NL Central as they beat the Brewers on Monday night. Skip Shumaker hit the go-ahead single for the Cardinals in the 9th inning off of Derrick Turnbow, and the Cardinals got their 10th win in their last 12 games against the Brewers. "I was fortunate enough to get the barrel on it," said Schumaker, who uncharacteristically showed emotion at second base. "It was just a little clap to the hands, I think. I don't try to show too emotion on the field. Yeah, I was happy."

AL

• Red Sox 8 Rangers 3
• Tigers 5 Jays 1

NL

• Braves 7 Nats 3
• Marlins 10 Pirates 4
• Dodgers 9 Reds 3
• Astros 10 Padres 3
• Phillies 9 Rockies 5
• DBacks 4 Giants 2