Citing he has lost confidence in his manager, Mariner GM Jack Zduriencik fires Don Wakamatsu and three coaches. Triple-A Tacoma manager Daren Brown is named as the interim pilot of the last-place club (42-70), becoming the team’s fifth skipper in a little more than three years.

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Citing he has lost confidence in his manager, Mariner GM Jack Zduriencik fires Don Wakamatsu and three coaches. Triple-A Tacoma manager Daren Brown is named as the interim pilot of the last-place club (42-70), becoming the team’s fifth skipper in a little more than three years.

David Price needs support from his bullpen, but he sets a club record with his 15th win of the season when Tampa Bay defeats Detroit, 6 – 3. Price strikes out 9 batters in 5 innings but has to leave the game because of a high pitch count, letting Chad Qualls, Joaquin Benoit and Rafael Soriano handle the last 4 innings.

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David Price needs support from his bullpen, but he sets a club record with his 15th win of the season when Tampa Bay defeats Detroit, 6 – 3. Price strikes out 9 batters in 5 innings but has to leave the game because of a high pitch count, letting Chad Qualls, Joaquin Benoit and Rafael Soriano handle the last 4 innings.

Brian Roberts hits his first homer of the season, a walk-off shot to lead off the 10th, as the Orioles defeat the White Sox, 3 – 2, for their 6th win in 7 games since Buck Showalter took over as manager a week ago.

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Brian Roberts hits his first homer of the season, a walk-off shot to lead off the 10th, as the Orioles defeat the White Sox, 3 – 2, for their 6th win in 7 games since Buck Showalter took over as manager a week ago.

The Reds obtain OF Jim Edmonds from the Brewers in a trade for OF Chris Dickerson. The 40-year-old Edmonds is hitting .286 after sitting out all of last season. His presence doesn’t help as the Reds drop the first game of a crucial three-game series with the Cardinals at home, losing 7 – 3. The Cards score all their runs off rookie Mike Leake in the 4th, highlighted by Skip Schumaker’s first major league grand slam, to pull within one game of division-leading Cincinnati.

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The Reds obtain OF Jim Edmonds from the Brewers in a trade for OF Chris Dickerson. The 40-year-old Edmonds is hitting .286 after sitting out all of last season. His presence doesn’t help as the Reds drop the first game of a crucial three-game series with the Cardinals at home, losing 7 – 3. The Cards score all their runs off rookie Mike Leake in the 4th, highlighted by Skip Schumaker’s first major league grand slam, to pull within one game of division-leading Cincinnati.