Yadier Molina strokes his 41st double of the season in the Cardinals’ 4-3 victory over Colorado, breaking the mark for two-baggers by a catcher. The St. Louis backstop, who will finish the year with 44 doubles, surpasses the record established in 1978 by Ted Simmons, who also played for the Redbirds.

Matt Holliday goes 4-for-4 and reaches base five times to lead the Cardinals to an 11 – 4 win over the Rockies. The Cards score 6 times in the 3rd to give Joe Kelly the win and are once again alone in first place in the tight NL Central.

The Omaha Storm Chasers win the Triple-A National Championship, 2 – 1, over the Durham Bulls, in Allentown, PA. Chris Dwyer has a perfect game for 6 2/3 innings before Tim Beckham singles off him. Jake Odorizzi, meanwhile, has a streak of 23 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings snapped in the 2nd when Omaha’s Lane Adams doubles and comes home on a Manny Pina single. J.D. Martin allows one run in four innings of relief. Durham scores in the 8th when Leslie Anderson homers off Michael Mariot for the final margin. Dwyer is named the game’s MVP.

The Rangers snap a seven-game losing streak by defeating the Rays, 7 – 1, in St. Petersburg. The two clubs are now tied for the two wild card spots in the American League, but four other teams are within 3 1/2 games of the pair.

Andrew Cashner makes a bid to become the first pitcher in Padres history to throw a no-hitter, but falls short, allowing a 7th-inning hit to Jose Tabata after retiring the first 18 batters. He settles for a one-hitter in beating the Pirates, 2 – 0, facing the minimum 27 batters. Pittsburgh remains tied with St. Louis, beaten 6 – 2 at Colorado, in the NL Central.

The Royals beat the Indians, 7 – 1, in a match with significant implications for the AL wild card race. James Shields strikes out a season-high 10 batters as the Royals move within 2 1/2 games of a postseason slot, with Cleveland two games ahead of them as a number of other teams are also still in contention.

Nick Swisher homers from both sides of the plate to lead the Indians to a 7 – 1 win over the White Sox. The win brings Cleveland within a half-game of Tampa Bay and Texas for the second wild card spot in the American League. It is the 13th time that Swisher has accomplished the feat, tying him with former teammate Mark Teixeira for most ever.

Jon Lester brings the Red Sox closer to a division title with a 5 – 1 win over the Yankees, pitching 8 solid innings and allowing only 3 hits in defeating CC Sabathia.

The A’s defeat the Rangers, 1 – 0, as Brandon Moss doubles in Josh Donaldson against hard-luck Yu Darvish in the 1st inning. Bartolo Colon is the winner with help from Grant Balfouras Oakland stretches its lead over Texas to 5 1/2 games.

Chris Davis hits his 50th homer of the year off Steve Delabar in the 8th to lead the Orioles to a 5 – 3 win over Toronto. Davis joins Babe Ruth and Albert Belle as the only players to hit 50 dingers and 40 doubles in the same season.