- C Victor Martinez, BOS hit two solo home runs in five at-bats.
- 1B/3B Kevin Youkilis, BOS hit a two-run home run in the 8th inning to give the Red Sox the lead over the Yankees.
- 3B Alex Rodriguez, NYY hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 9th of Jonathan Papelbon to tie the game at 9 and end Papelbon's save streak at 22 games.
- OF Marcus Thames, NYY hit a two-run, walk-off home run off Papelbon to give the Yankees the win.
- OF Corey Patterson, BAL stole two bases. Might be a source of some quick, cheap steals.
- 1B Ryan Howard, PHI was 3/5, 2 R, 6 RBI courtesy of a grand slam.
- OF Jayson Werth, PHI had a home run and four RBI.
- SP Kyle Kendrick, PHI pitched eight innings, allowing just five hits, two earned runs, one walk and struck out four to earn his second victory of the season.
- C Joe Mauer, MIN was 3/5 to raise his batting average to .360. His power numbers may not be there but this guy is a batting champ.
- 1B Justin Morneau, MIN was 3/4 with three runs, four RBI and two home runs. His batting average is now .374.
- OF Vernon Wells, TOR had three hits and is hitting .310 on the season. He continues to get it done.
- 3B/OF Jose Bautista, TOR hit his 11th homer of the season.
- OF Corey Hart, MIL hit two solo home runs.
- SP Johnny Cueto, CIN pitched seven innings, allowing seven hits, one earned run, one walk and seven strikeouts to earn his third win.
- SP Edwin Jackson, ARI pitched eight shut out innings, allowing just four hits, two walks while striking out 12 to earn his second win.
- SS Starlin Castro, CHC went 3/5 with his first stolen base while raising his batting average to .361.
- 3B Aramis Ramirez, CHC hit a walk-off two-run home run to beat Colorado.
- SS Ian Desmond, WAS was 4/4 with a run scored.
- 1B Albert Pujols, STL was 3/3 with two runs and a walk.
- C Yadier Molina, STL stole his fifth base of the season. That's impressive.
- 2B/3B Jose Lopez, SEA was 2/4 with three RBI and a stolen base.
- 1B Daric Barton, OAK was 3/3 with two runs, an RBI, a double and triple.
- 2B/3B Blake DeWitt, LAD was 2/4 with a run, two RBI and two triples.
- SP John Ely, LAD pitched seven innings, allowing five hits, two earned runs, zero walks with eight strikeouts to earn his second victory.
- SP Clayton Richard, SD pitched seven innings, allowing just three hits, one run, walking three and striking out five to earn his third win.
- SS Jason Bartlett, TB successfully executed a walk-off squeeze bunt to win the game.
Man, I loved digging through all of tonight's baseball games to find these top performers. Hopefully you won't have to do the same now that I've listed all the gems.
