Sunday’s games:

Mets vs. Yankees

The Subway Series wraps up this afternoon, as Johan Santana (5-3) takes the mound for the Mets, and C.C. Sabathia (7-3) starts for the Yankees. Game time is 1:05 p.m. in the Bronx.

Marlins vs.  Rays

Josh Johnson (7-2) and the Marlins look to finish up their series with the Rays with a win. David Price (10-2) starts for Tampa Bay. First pitch is 1:10 p.m. in Miami.

Braves vs. Royals

Kenshin Kawakami (0-9) once again goes for his first win of the season as the Braves go for the sweep of the Royals. Kyle Davies (4-5) gets the start for Kansas City. Game time is 1:35 p.m. in Atlanta.

Nationals vs. White Sox

John Lannan (2-4) and the Nationals look to end their five-game losing streak as they finish up their series with the White Sox. Freddy Garcia (7-3) takes the mound for Chicago. First pitch is 1:35 p.m. in D.C.

Phillies vs. Twins

Roy Halladay (8-5) and the Phillies try to take the rubber game against Carl Pavano (7-6) and the Twins. Game time is set for 1:35 p.m. in Philadelphia.

Saturday’s games:

Mets vs. Yankees

Mike Pelfrey (9-1) and the Mets are up against Phil Hughes (9-1) and the Yankees. Game time is 1:05 p.m. in the Bronx.

Nationals vs. White Sox

J.D. Martin (0-2) takes the mound for the Nationals as they continue their series with the White Sox. Jake Peavy (5-5) gets the start for Chicago. First pitch is 4:10 p.m. in D.C.

Phillies vs. Twins

Cole Hamels (6-5) and the Phillies face Kevin Slowey (7-4) in game two against the Twins. Game time is 4:10 p.m. in Philadelphia.

Braves vs. Royals

Kris Medlen (4-1) will start for the Braves as they take on Zack Greinke (2-8) and the Royals. First pitch is set for 7:10 p.m. in Atlanta.

Marlins vs. Rays

Chris Volstad (4-6) will start the second game of the series for the Marlins. Jeff Niemann (6-1) gets the start for the Rays. Game time is 7:10 p.m. in Miami.

Phillies vs. Twins

The Phillies beat the Twins by a score of 9-5. The Phillies scored early and often, getting three runs in the 1st and five runs in the 2nd. Philadelphia had back-to-back home runs by Chase Utley and Ryan Howard in the 2nd to make it 8-0. Howard had two home runs on the night along with a triple. The Twins got on the board in the 6th with an RBI single by Michael Cuddyer, and again in the 7th on a Nick Pinto home run. The Twins fought back to score two more in the 9th on a wild pitch and an RBI ground out by Orlando Hudson.

Joe Blanton got the win for the Phillies, going 6 innings and giving up three runs on seven hits. Nick Blackburn took the loss, lasting only 1.2 innings, allowing eight runs on six hits.

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Nationals vs. White Sox

The Nationals lost to the White Sox in extra innings 2-1. The White Sox jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the 1st inning, but then the game was all pitching. Washington tied it up in the 7th with an RBI double by Adam Dunn. The game remained tied until the 11th when a single by Alex Rios scored Mark  Kotsay for the go ahead run.

Stephen Strasburg, who had a no decision, pitched 7 innings allowing one run on four hits and struck out ten. Drew Storen took the loss for the Nationals. Gavin Floyd also had a no decision, going 8 innings and giving up one run on four hits. J.J. Putz got the win. Bobby Jenks recorded his 14th save for Chicago.

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Marlins vs. Rays

The Marlins snapped a three-game losing streak, beating the Rays 7-4. The Rays jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in the 1st on an RBI double by Ben Zobrist. The Marlins responded in the bottom of the inning. After Chris Coghlan scored to make it 2-1, rookie Mike Stanton hit his first Major League home run — a grand slam — to give the Marlins a 5-2 lead. Florida would go on to score two more in the 2nd on singles by Hanley Ramirez and Dan Uggla. Tampa Bay scored one run in the 4th on an error by Ramirez, and again in the 7th on a single by B.J. Upton.

Nate Robertson got the win, going 6 innings and allowing three runs on five hits. Matt Garza got the loss, throwing only 1.1 innings and giving up seven runs on seven hits. Leo Nunez got his 14th save for the Marlins.

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Braves vs. Royals

The Braves held onto first place in the NL East with their 6-4 win over the Royals. Atlanta struck first, scoring two runs in the 2nd on a sacrifice bunt by Derek Lowe and later in the inning on a wild pitch. Kansas City would tie it up with an RBI single by Jason Kendall in the 3rd and a home run by Billy Butler in the 4th. The Braves scored three more in the 4th with a double by Melky Cabrera and singles by Lowe and Chipper Jones. The Royals scored again in the 7th and 8th on singles by Wilson Betemit and Jose Guillen.

Derek Lowe got the win going 6.1 innings and allowing three runs on six hits. Brian Bannister took the loss, lasting only 4 innings and giving up five runs on seven hits. Billy Wagner got his 13th save for Atlanta.

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Mets vs. Yankees

The Mets won their eighth straight, beating the Yankees 4-0. The Mets scored in the 1st on an RBI single by Ike Davis. They got two more runs in the eighth when a double by Angel Pagan scored Ruben Tejada and Jose Reyes. Reyes drove in a run in the 9th to make it 4-0. Nick Swisher went 2-5 and Francisco Cervelli went 2-4 for the Yankees.

Hisanori Takahashi pitched 6 strong innings to get the win, giving up no runs on four hits. Javier Vazquez took the loss, throwing 7 innings and allowing one run on three hits. Francisco Rodriguez recorded his 16th save.

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Friday’s match ups:

Mets vs. Yankees

Hisanori Takahashi (5-2) and the Mets head across town to the Bronx to take on Javier Vazquez (6-5) and the Yankees. Game time is 7:05 p.m.

Nationals vs. White Sox

Stephen Strasburg (2-0) goes for win number three as he and the Nationals face Gavin Floyd (2-7) and the White Sox. First pitch is 7:05 p.m. in D.C.

Phillies vs. Twins

Joe Blanton (1-5) and the Phillies begin their weekend series with the Twins. Nick Blackburn will take the mound for Minnesota. Game time is 7:05 p.m. in Philadelphia.

Marlins vs. Rays

Nate Robertson (4-5) will start for the Marlins as they take on Matt Garza (7-4) and the Rays. First pitch is set for 7:10 p.m. in Miami.

Braves vs. Royals

Derek Lowe (8-5) starts for the Braves as they begin a series with the Royals. Brian Bannister (6-4) takes the mound for the Royals. Game time is 7:35 p.m. in Atlanta.

Nationals vs. Tigers

The Tigers beat the Nationals in a score of 8-3.  Alex Avila doubled in 2 runs in the 2nd scoring Carlos Guillen and Brandon Inge.   In the 5th and 6th inning they tacked on 5 more runs thanks to hits by Carlos Guillen, Miguel Cabrera, and Ramon Santiago.   The Nationals scored in the 6th when Christian Guzman singled home Ian Desmond.  In the 7th they added another run from an Adam Dunn homer and again in the 8th when he singled home Christian Guzman.  Magglio Ordonez added the 8th run for the Tigers in the 8th inning when he singled home Ramon Santiago.

Jeremy Bonderman got the win pitching 7 innings giving up 5 hits, 2 runs, and 7 strikeouts.  The lose went to Luis Atilano who pitched 4.1 innings giving up 9 hits, 5 runs, with 1 strikeout.

Mets vs. Indians

The Mets beat the Marlins in a score of 8-4.  The Mets scored 3 runs in the first thanks to singles by Ike Davis, Henry Blanco, and a sac fly by Jeff Francoeur.  The Indians scored 2 runs in the 2nd and 3rd  but the Mets countered with 2 more runs in the 4th.  Travis Hafner grounded in runs from both the 5th and 7th inning.  Jose Reyes added the 8th run for the Mets when he tripled home Ruben Tejada.

R.A Dickey got the win pitching 6 innings giving up 7 hits, 3 runs, with 5 strikeouts.   Jake Westbrook  took the loss pitching 7 innings, giving up 11 hits, 5 runs, and 5 strikeouts.

Phillies vs. Yankees

The Phillies beat the Yankees in a score of 7-1.  Ryan Howard singled home Shane Victorino in the 4th to score the first run of the game.  In the 5th Shane Victorino hit a homerun with Carlos Ruiz on base.  The Yanks scored the only run of the game in the 6th when Robinson Cano singled home Mark Teixeira.  The Phillies added 4 more runs thanks to Wilson Valdez, Plácido Polanco, Ryan Howard, and Raul Ibanez.

Kyle Kendrick got the win pitching 7 innings, 4 hits, 1 run with 3 strikeouts.  Andy Pettitte got the loss pitching 7 innings, 6 hits, 3 runs with 7 strikeouts.

Braves vs. Rays

The Braves beat the Rays in a score of 3-1.  Carlos Pena singled home Carl Crawford in the 4th to score the 1st run of the game.  Jason Heyward hit a solo shot in the 4th to tie the game.  In the 6th Troy Glaus doubled home Tim Hudon and Martin Prado.

Tim Hudson got the win pitching 7 innings giving up 4 hits, 1 run and 5 strikeouts.  James Shields got the loss pitching 6 innings giving up 5 hits, 3 runs with 2 strikeouts.  Billy Wagner got his 12th save of the season with 1 strikeout.

Marlins vs. Rangers

The Rangers beat the Marlins in a score of 6-4.  The Marlins struck 1st scoring 3 runs in the 2nd from hits by Ronnie Paulino and Chris Coghlan.  Guerrero put the Rangers on the board with a solo shot in the 4th.   The Rangers added 3 more runs in the 5th thanks to Elvis Andrus and Ian Kinsler and 2 more runs in the 7th when Michael Young singled home David Young and Ian Kinsler hit a sac fly to score Elvis Andrus.  The Marlins added another run in the 8th when Cody Ross doubled home Dan Uggla.

Dustin Nippert pitched 3 innings giving up 7 hits, 4 runs, and 4 strikeouts.  Alexi Ogando got the win pitching just 2.1 innings with 4 strikeouts.  Ricky Nolasco got the loss pitching 6 innings with 7 hits, 4 runs, and 4 strikeouts.  Neftali Feliz got his 18th save of the season including 1 strikeout.

Thursday’s games:

Nationals vs. Tigers

Luis Atilano (5-3) goes for win number six as he and the Nationals try to take game three against the Tigers. Jeremy Bonderman (2-4) gets the start for Detroit. Game time is 1:05 p.m. in Detroit.

Phillies vs. Yankees

Kyle Kendrick (3-2) and the Phillies finish up their series against the Yankees. Andy Pettitte ( 8-1) takes the mound for the Yankees. First pitch is 7:05 p.m. in the Bronx.

Mets vs. Indians

R.A. Dickey (4-0) goes for his consecutive fifth win as he and the Mets go for the sweep of the Indians. Jake Westbrook (4-3) starts for Cleveland. Game time is 7:05 p.m. in Cleveland.

Braves vs. Rays

Tim Hudson (6-2) and the Braves go for the series win as they go up against James Shields (5-5) and the Rays. First pitch is set for 7:10 p.m. in Atlanta.

Marlins vs. Rangers

Ricky Nolasco (5-5) and the Marlins close out their series against the Rangers tonight. Dustin Nippert (2-3) gets the start for Texas. Game time is set for 7:10 p.m. in Florida.

Nationals vs. Tigers

The Nationals fell to the Tigers 8-3 Wednesday night. Washington jumped out to an early lead with home runs by Adam Dunn in the 1st inning and Roger Bernadina in the 2nd.  Detroit responded in the bottom of the 2nd, scoring four runs on a single by Gerald Laird and a sacrifice fly by Don Kelly.  Down 5-2 in the 6th, Ivan Rodriguez drove in Christian Guzman with a single.  It wasn’t enough though as Detroit scored three more runs in the 7th on a Brennan Boesch home run.

Livan Hernandez took the loss, tossing 6.2 innings and giving up eight runs on seven hits. Justin Verlander got the win for the Tigers going 8 innings and allowing three runs on seven hits.

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Mets vs. Indians

The Mets beat the Indians 8-4, winning their sixth game in a row. The game was scoreless until the 3rd inning when Angel Pagan drove in Ruben Tejada on an RBI double starting off a five-run inning. Pagan went 3-5 with three RBIs on the night. In the bottom of the 4th, Shelley Duncan put the Indians on the board with a two-run homer. Top of the 6th, the Mets scored three more on RBI singles by Jeff Francoeur and Pagan. The Indians would go on to score another run in the eighth on a sac fly by Jhonny Peralta.

Jon Niese got the win for the Mets, going 7 innings and giving up three runs on eight hits. Mitch Talbot took the loss, lasting only 5.2 innings and allowing eight runs on 13 hits.

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Phillies vs. Yankees

The Phillies took game two against the Yankees, winning by a score of 6-3. Philadelphia got on the board first in the 2nd inning. Shane Victorino drove in three runs with a triple. The Phillies got two more in the 4th with back-to-back home runs by Ryan Howard and Jayson Werth. The Yankees scored in the 2nd and 5th innings on home runs by Robinson Cano and Jorge Posada respectively.

Jamie Moyer got the win for the Phillies, throwing 8 innings and giving up two runs on three hits. A.J. Burnett took the loss, going only 3.1 innings and allowing six runs on six hits.

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Marlins vs. Rangers

The Marlins lost their second in a row to the Rangers by a score of 6-3. The Rangers scored early and often with a run in each of the first three innings. Hanley Ramirez drove in a run in the 3rd cutting the Rangers lead to 3-1. Chris Coghlan doubled in the 5th inning to make it 3-2 Rangers. The Marlins bullpen was shaky giving up two runs in the 8th and a home run to Josh Hamilton in the top of the 9th.

Anibal Sanchez kept the Marlins in the game, but got the loss, going 6 innings and allowing three runs on eight hits.  Rangers starter Tommy Hunter lasted only 2.1 innings. He wound up with a no decision. Darren O’Day got the win for the Rangers, while Neftali Feliz got the save.

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Braves vs. Rays

The Braves beat the Rays 6-2, keeping themselves atop of the NL East. Troy Glaus drove in two runs in the 3rd to make it 3-0 Braves. In the bottom of the 8th the Braves scored two more runs on RBI singles by Melky Cabrera and Martin Prado. The Rays bats were quiet most of the night until the top of the ninth when they scored two runs on a single by Ben Zobrist and a double by Dioner Navarro.

Tommy Hanson threw 7 innings of shut out baseball to get the win for the Braves. He allowed no runs on three hits. Wade Davis got the loss, going 5 innings and giving up three runs on seven hits.

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Wednesday’s games:

Mets vs. Indians

Jon Niese (3-2) and the Mets go for win number five on the road as they continue their series against Mitch Talbot (7-4) and the Indians. Game time is 7:05 p.m. in Cleveland.

Nationals vs. Tigers

Livan Hernandez (5-3) takes the mound for the Nationals as they take on the Tigers. Justin Verlander (7-4) gets the start for the Tigers. First pitch is 7:05 p.m. in Detroit.

Phillies vs. Yankees

Jamie Moyer (6-6) and the Phillies look to bounce back and take game two against the Yankees. A.J. Burnett starts for the Yankees. Game time is 7:05 p.m. in the Bronx.

Braves vs. Rays

Tommy Hanson (6-3) goes for win number seven as he and the Braves take on Wade Davis (5-6) and the Rays. Game time’s set for 7:10 p.m. in Atlanta.

Marlins vs. Rangers

The Marlins look to take game two against the Rangers. Anibal Sanchez (6-3) starts for the Marlins, while Tommy Hunter (2-0) starts for the Rangers. First pitch is 7:10 p.m. in Florida.

Mets Vs Indians

The Mets finally got Johan Santana a win last night beating the Indians 7-6. Although Johan did have his best stuff the offense picked him up.

New York struck first with an infield single RBI by David Wright that drove in Jose Reyes to give them a first inning 1-0 lead. The Indians struck right back scoring 4 unanswered runs on the likes of a Travis Hafner homerun and a Trevor Crowe 2 RBI single.

After the fourth inning Johan begin to settle inning finishing his day throwing 3 scoreless innings to keep the Mets in the game and they rewarded him. They came fighting back started off by back to back bunt singles by Alex Cora and Jose Reyes, Wright then followed that up with another RBI Single. The biggest blow came next with a homerun from Ike Davis broke the 4-4 tie and gave the mets a 6-4 lead.

K-Rod entered the 9^th inning with a 3 run lead allowing a 2 run homerun by Shelly Duncan but still held onto the game earning his 14^th save of the season.

Phillies Vs Yankees

Going into last nights game it appeared we might have a classic pitcher’s duel on our hands between Roy Halladay and CC Cebathia, but they didn’t quite live up to expectations. In a World Series rematch the Phillies dropped game 1 of the series by the score of 8-3 to the defending champs.

Halladay got reminded last night what it was like to pitch in the AL East going 8 innings and allowing 6 runs to the Bronx Bombers. Bret Gardner got the scoring going with a 2 RBI triple in the 2^nd inning to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead. In the 3^rd inning Nick Swisher and Curtis Granderson both went deep off of Halladay to make it a 5-0 Yankee lead.

The Phillies did have some early fight in them scoring 3 runs in the fourth inning with RBI Singles by Werth and Ibanez to make it a 5-3 ballgame, but that is as close as they would get. Sabathia went 7 strong innings allowing 5 hits and 3 earned runs for his 7^th victory of the season.

Nationals Vs Tigers

John Lannan got knocked around in the series opener as the Tigers defeated the Nationals by the score of 7-4.

The Nationals jumped out to an early lead in this one led by RBI single by both Josh Willingham and Ivan Rodriguez to give Washington a 3-1 lead in the third. The Tigers fought right back to tie the game up in the bottom half then Mike Morse hit a homerun to put the Nationals back up by 1 but that would be the last time they led this ball game.

The Tigers tied the game in the fourth innings thanks to an RBI Double by Magglio Ordonez and a Sac Fly by Carlos Guillen. The Biggest blow of the game came in the 5^th inning when Ryan Raburn hit a 3 run homerun to give the Tigers a 7-4 lead and they never looked back.

Jose Valverde came in to close the game for start Max Scherzer who went 6 strong innings earning his 3^rd win of the season while Valverde converted his 14^th save of the year.

Braves Vs Rays

The top team in each Eastern Division squared off last night with the Rays taking the opener of the series 10-4.

David Price did not have his best stuff of the season as he was in trouble most of the night but he battled his way through 5 solid innings to help lead the Rays earning his league leading 10^th win of the season.

The Rays jumped out to an early 4-0 lead from a 1^st inning homerun by Evan Longoria and a 2 RBI double by Sean Rodriguez. The closest the Braves got in this one was in the 5^th inning when after an RBI Single by Melky Cabrera that made the score 5-3 Rays.

But the Rays offense was too much on this night, Ben Zobrist blew the game wide open after an RBI single in the 6^th to make the game 7-3. They added 3 more in the 7^th by RBI’s from Crawford, Longoria and Pena.

Marlins Vs Rangers

Hanley Ramirez with a 2 run single

The Marlins spoiled a great pitching performance by Josh Johnson as the bullpen couldn’t hold the lead in the ninth as the Rangers beat the Marlins 3-2 in the series opener.

This was a pitcher’s duel between C.J. Wilson and Josh Johnson each putting in solid performances. Wilson went 6 strong innings for the rangers allowing only 2 hits and 2 earned runs, only to be outdueled by his counterpart Johnson who went 7 innings allowing 1 run on 4 hits.

Texas scored their only against Johnson in the first inning from a single by Josh Hamilton that drove home Ian Kinsler. The Marlins did not respond until the 6^th inning when Hanley Ramirez hit a 2 run homerun to put the score at 2-1 Florida.

Leo Nunez came in to close it out for the Marlins but the Rangers came fighting back. Pinch-hitter, Matt Treanor stepped up with two men on base and he delivered with a triple that drove in the tying and winning run of the game.

Neftali Feliz then entered the game for the Rangers in the bottom half of the 9^th and recorded his 16^th save of the season.

NL East teams are back in action today. Here are the match ups:

Mets vs. Indians

Johan Santana (4-3) and the Mets look to continue their three-game winning streak on the road as they take on Justin Masterson (2-5) and the Indians. First pitch is 7:05 p.m. in Cleveland.

Nationals vs. Tigers

John Lannan (2-3) and the Nationals begin a three-game series tonight against the Tigers. Max Scherzer gets the start for the Tigers. Game time is 7:05 p.m. in Detroit.

Phillies vs. Yankees

Roy Halladay(8-4) and the Phillies take on C.C. Sabathia (6-3) and the Yankees. Game time is 7:05 in the Bronx.

Braves vs. Rays

Kenshin Kawakami (0-8), still trying to get his first win of the season, takes the hill for the Braves. David Price (9-2) starts for the Rays. First pitch is 7:10 p.m. in Atlanta.

Marlins vs. Rangers

Josh Johnson (7-2) and the Marlins begin their series against the Rangers tonight. C.J. Wilson gets the start for the Rangers. Game time’s set for 7:10 p.m. in Florida.