Oakland Athletics pitcher Dallas Braden threw an ideal sport in a 4-Zero dwelling win over the Tampa Bay Rays at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Braden, who grew to become the 19th MLB pitcher to file an ideal sport, had six strikeouts in 9 innings of labor. Oakland completed with 12 hits, together with Daric Barton going 3-for-5 and Ryan Sweeney going 2-for-Four with a double. Braden went 11-14 in 2010, and 26-36 in a five-year profession that resulted in 2011.

Rickie Weeks hit a walk-off single to present the Milwaukee Brewers a 4-Three dwelling win over the St. Louis Cardinals. The Brewers mounted a two-out rally within the ninth, beginning with a J.J. Hardy single up the center. Gabe Kapler adopted with a pinch-hit single, then Jason Kendall walked to load the bases. Weeks got here by way of with a grounder by way of the left aspect that drove in Hardy and Kapler.

The Chicago White Sox recorded two wins in opposition to the Milwaukee Brewers, ending the ultimate eight innings of a 25-inning sport that was suspended the evening earlier than as a consequence of size. Harold Baines hit a walk-off dwelling rune to cap off the 7-6 win, whereas Tom Seaver pitched the highest of the 25th to earn the win.

Seaver additionally earned a win within the evening cap, pitching the primary eight 1/Three innings earlier than giving method to Salome Barojas, who received the ultimate two outs in Chicago’s 4-Three win. Jerry Hairston hit a solo sixth-inning dwelling run for the White Sox, whereas Roy Howell and Robin Yount every homered for the Brewers.