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Friday, July 25

New York Yankees at Boston (7:05 p.m. EDT). Hard-throwing Joba Chamberlain and the surging Yankees head to Fenway for a three-game set against Josh Beckett and the Red Sox.

STARS

Wednesday

- Adam Dunn, Reds, hit the team's first grand slam of the season and drove in another run during a 9-5 win over the Padres.

- Carlos Quentin, White Sox, hit two homers, including a three-run shot during a five-run eighth to help rally Chicago to a 10-8 win over Texas.

- Armando Galarraga, Tigers, carried a perfect game into the seventh inning and wound up allowing three hits and one earned run, striking out seven in a 7-1 rout of Kansas City.

- Mike Mussina, Yankees, scattered six hits over eight shutout innings, striking out seven in a 5-1 win over the Twins.

- Jeff Mathis, Angels, went 4-for-5 with his first grand slam in the majors, finishing with a career-high six RBIs in a 14-11 win over the Indians.

- James Shields, Rays, gave up three runs and came within two outs of a complete game in a 4-3 victory over the Athletics.

- Doug Mientkiewicz, Pirates, went 4-for-4 with a pair of RBIs, helping Pittsburgh wrap up its first road sweep with an 8-7 win over Houston.

- Gregor Blanco, Braves, went 4-for-5 with three RBIs and scored three runs, backing a strong performance by Tim Hudson in a 9-4 win over the Marlins.

HALO HITTING

The Angels pounded out a season-high 19 hits in their 14-11 win over Cleveland, including four by Howie Kendrick, who equaled a franchise record with three doubles. Jeff Mathis had four hits and a career-high six RBIs, including his first grand slam in the majors, and Casey Kotchman had a career-best five hits. It was the first time in Angels history that three players each had four or more hits in the same game.

THANKS FOR PLAYING

Ben Zobrist homered and drove in two runs to support a strong outing by James Shields in the Rays' 4-3 win over the Athletics. Afterward, Zobrist was optioned to Triple-A Durham to make room on the roster for starting shortstop Jason Bartlett, who is expected to be activated Thursday after missing 16 games with a strained right knee.

HELP, PLEASE?

Greg Maddux left with a 3-2 lead in the sixth inning, then watched Cla Meredith serve up a two-run homer in the Reds' 9-5 win over San Diego. The 42-year-old Maddux hasn't won since May 10, going a career-long 14 starts without a victory. He's 0-5 with nine no-decisions and a 4.54 ERA since his last win.

DOUBLE DOWNER

The Braves lost slugger Chipper Jones in the fourth inning with a strained left hamstring while running out a groundball, then saw ace Tim Hudson leave two innings later with tightness in his right elbow. They went on to rout the Marlins 9-4 without two of their best players.

NEARLY PERFECT

Tigers rookie Armando Galaragga carried a perfect game into the seventh inning against the Royals, then settled for allowing one run on three hits in a 7-1 win. Detroit hit .355 in taking the three-game series, outscoring Kansas City 33-6.

ROAD, SWEET, ROAD

Jason Bay's two-run homer helped the Pirates beat Houston 7-1 for their first road sweep this sason. Pittsburgh has won three straight road games for the first time this season and has its first three-game victory streak since taking six straight from May 6-12.

YANKEES SURGING

Mike Mussina baffled Minnesota for eight innings in the Yankees' 5-1 win, their 10th straight at Yankee Stadium. New York wrapped up a 6-0, post-break homestand before heading to a pivotal three-game series against the Red Sox at Fenway Park. The winning streak has the Yankees within 3.5 games of Tampa Bay in the AL East.

SPEAKING

"They can play without me, but I can't manage without them." - White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen, who wasn't around to see his team score five times in the eighth inning for a 10-8 victory over Texas. Guillen had been ejected an inning earlier for arguing strikes.

SEASONS

July 25

1918 - Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators pitched a four-hitter in 15 innings to beat the St. Louis Browns 1-0. The only hit off him in the first 11 innings was a triple by George Sisler.

1930 - The Philadelphia Athletics came up with a triple steal in the first inning and again in the fourth against the Cleveland Indians.

1939 - Atley Donald of the New York Yankees set a rookie pitching record in the AL when he registered his 12th consecutive victory since May 9, with a 5-1 victory over the St. Louis Browns.

1941 - Lefty Grove of the Boston Red Sox won his 300th and last game, beating the Cleveland Indians 10-6.

1961 - En route to his 61-homer season, Roger Maris of the New York Yankees hit four homers against the Chicago White Sox in a doubleheader to give him 40 for the year. The Yankees took both games, 5-1 and 12-0, and Maris moved 25 games ahead of Babe Ruth's 1927 pace.

1962 - Stan Musial of St. Louis became the NL's career RBI leader. His two-run home run, in a 5-2 loss to Los Angeles, gave him 1,862 RBIs, passing Mel Ott.

1978 - Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds singled to left off New York's Craig Swan in the third inning to set a NL record of hitting safely in 38 consecutive games. The Mets won the game 9-2.

1991 - Seattle's Jay Buhner hit a 479-foot homer over the left-field bullpen at Yankee Stadium.

1996 - Bruce Ruffin of the Colorado Rockies struck out four batters in one inning. It was only the 25th time in major league history four batters struck out in one inning.

1998 - Neifi Perez of the Colorado Rockies hit for the cycle against the St. Louis Cardinals.

2000 - Mike Lansing of Colorado hit for the cycle. The Rockies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks, 19-2.

Today's birthdays: Kevin Kouzmanoff 27; Shawn Riggans 28; Santiago Casilla 28; Javier Vazquez 32; Guillermo Mota 35; Billy Wagner 37.