SECOND ROUND

Boston 10

Nashville 2

Minnesota 3

LA Dodgers 2

The Twins scored two in the seventh to take the lead for good. Johan Santana allowed two runs and struck out eight in 7 1/3 innings pitched.

San Diego 9

Florida 2

Scott Olsen allowed seven runs (five earned) and walked five and threw two wild pitches in less than four innings of work.

Chi. Sox 3

NY Mets 2

Eight innings and two earned runs allowed for Mark Buehrle, while Bobby Jenks picked up the save. Paul Konerko and Jermaine Dye hit home runs in the victory.

Kansas City 3

Arizona 2

Brian Bannister drove in his own go-ahead run with an RBI double in the 7th, and the Royals held on to win against Brandon Webb.

Chi. Cubs 6

Omaha 5

Atlanta 17

Texas 5

NY Yankees 6

Pittsburgh 2

Alex Rodriguez hit two home runs for the Yankees in the win. Melky Cabrera drove in three.

LA Angels 4

Tampa Bay 0

John Lackey pitched eight shutout innings, striking out nine.

Oakland 7

Milwaukee 4

Travis Buck broke a 4-4 tie in the ninth with a two-run home run.

Colorado 10

Baltimore 6

The O's bullpen imploded, allowing seven runs in the final two innings.

Washington 7

Detroit 3

San Francisco 12

Portland 2

Buffalo 5

Seattle 4

Ryan Mulhern's home run in the first inning gave the Bison a 3-0 lead. The Mariners fought back, bringing the tying run to third in the ninth, but Ichiro struck out to end the game. Ichiro did drive in three of the Mariners' four runs.

St. Louis 7

Toronto 1

Cleveland 2

Sacramento 0