PHOENIX (AP) Mr. Automatic was at it again. (MORE)

MILWAUKEE (AP) Ryan Braun grinned. He had just agreed to the largest contract in Milwaukee Brewers' history. (MORE)

CLEVELAND (AP) It wasn't even a bad pitch that ended the Cleveland Indians' scoreless streak. (MORE)

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Music blared in the Tampa Bay clubhouse and four large, flat-screen televisions mounted around a column in the middle of the room were tuned to the same in-house channel displaying the AL East standings. (MORE)

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Lance Berkman is going to ride this hitting tear he's on as long as possible. Same goes for Houston manager Cecil Cooper, who continues to be amazed by his club's gutsy play. (MORE)

CHICAGO (AP) Ryan Dempster called Greg Maddux a mentor and showed he learned some lessons. (MORE)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Neither the Detroit Tigers nor the Kansas City Royals saw this sweep coming. (MORE)

PHILADELPHIA (AP) Cole Hamels finally finished what he started. (MORE)

MILWAUKEE (AP) With third baseman Blake DeWitt sidelined because of an aching lower back, Dodgers coach Larry Bowa suggested to manager Joe Torre just before the game that he play Chin-Lung Hu as a fill-in. (MORE)

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Slumping slugger Jim Thome had former teammate Jon Garland on the ropes in the second inning, coming up with the bases loaded and three runs already across the plate. (MORE)