TheĀ PhilliesĀ take the lead in theĀ NL EastĀ onĀ Roy Oswaltā€™s four-hitĀ complete gameĀ shutoutĀ of theĀ Mets, 3 ā€“ 0. Oswalt is now 6-1, 1.98, since being acquired fromĀ HoustonĀ at theĀ trading deadline. Meanwhile, theĀ Cardinalsā€™Albert PujolsĀ bangs two homers againstĀ Tim HudsonĀ as theĀ BravesĀ lose, 7 ā€“ 3, to fall one game back of the Phils.

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TheĀ PhilliesĀ take the lead in theĀ NL EastĀ onĀ Roy Oswaltā€™s four-hitĀ complete gameĀ shutoutĀ of theĀ Mets, 3 ā€“ 0. Oswalt is now 6-1, 1.98, since being acquired fromĀ HoustonĀ at theĀ trading deadline. Meanwhile, theĀ Cardinalsā€™Albert PujolsĀ bangs two homers againstĀ Tim HudsonĀ as theĀ BravesĀ lose, 7 ā€“ 3, to fall one game back of the Phils.

TheĀ GiantsĀ defeat theĀ Padres, 6 ā€“ 1, and the two teams are now tied for the lead in theĀ NL West.Ā Tim Lincecum, who went through a rough patch in August, putting up an 0-5 record with a 7.82 ERA, wins his third straight September start and drives in two runs with a single. However, the Giants lose OFĀ Andres TorresĀ for two weeks as he undergoes an emergency appendectomy.

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TheĀ GiantsĀ defeat theĀ Padres, 6 ā€“ 1, and the two teams are now tied for the lead in theĀ NL West.Ā Tim Lincecum, who went through a rough patch in August, putting up an 0-5 record with a 7.82 ERA, wins his third straight September start and drives in two runs with a single. However, the Giants lose OFĀ Andres TorresĀ for two weeks as he undergoes an emergency appendectomy.