Nine innings, nine items to get you going. Ladies and gentleman of the Stew, take a sip of morning Juice.
1. Any regrets?: The Chicago White Sox may have a couple after watching Daniel Hudson, the talented young pitcher they traded 11 months ago, dominate their lineup and out-pitch the man acquired for him, Edwin Jackson, in their 4-1 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Hudson actually went to the distance for his first career complete game, striking out five, allowing three hits and suffering only one real blemish on a Paul Konerko solo home run. It was a dominating and efficient performance from start to finish. An outing that Hudson relished.
"Going against the team that drafted me and gave me my first chance in the big leagues was a lot of fun," he said. "To do what I did was cool."
And impressed former manager Ozzie Guillen, but didn't necessarily surprise him.
"He was throwing 3-2 changeups to guys. That is confidence. That is maturity," White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said. "We always liked him and when we traded him we knew he had a chance to be a good one. There was not any doubt in anyone's mind about that."
2. Battle for the glass slipper: Two of baseball's biggest surprises met in Cleveland, where the Indians hosted the Pittsburgh Pirates, and also welcomed back Travis Hafner from the DL. Hafner didn't take long to make an impact, delivering what first appeared to be a three-run homer in the eighth inning, but after further review became an RBI double. Those extra two runs would end up scoring anyway, which gave Cleveland ? who was 10-18 without Hafner ? enough insurance to secure a 5-1 victory.
3. Who's Graham Godfrey?: He's 26. He's a right-handed pitcher for the Oakland A's. And he's 1-0 as a major leaguer after pitching his A's to a 5-2 win. A win that�snapped their six-game losing streak to the San Francisco Giants and six-game winless streak against starter Tim Lincecum. Any further questions?
4. Lean on Lind: Blue Jays outfielder Adam Lind stayed red hot, homering for the fourth straight game and the eighth time since returning from the DL on June 3. The two-run blast off Mike Leake capped off Toronto's three-run seventh inning rally and provided the difference in their 3-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds.
5. Unexpected brilliance: Winless and virtually ineffective since May 5. 2010, Doug Davis finally got back in the left-hand column in the Chicago Cubs 3-1 victory over the New York Yankees. Davis worked over the Yankees NL style lineup, pitching seven and one-third innings of one-run baseball. That marked the first time he's seen the eighth inning since Oct. 4, 2009.
6. Welcome back, Mauer: We're happy to report Joe Mauer was back in the Minnesota Twins lineup, and was able to catch all nine innings of their 6-5 victory over the San Diego Padres. He finished the night 1-for-4 at the plate, driving in Alexi Casilla with a single in the first and scoring ahead of Danny Valencia's three-run homer later in the inning. Well played by Minnesota.
7. Nightmare relived: A lot of people forget Jim Leyland managed the Colorado Rockies in 1999. I bet Jim Leyland wishes he was one of those people. The Detroit Tigers skipper returned to the scene of his most miserable managerial experiences ?�Coors Field ?�and probably saw that whole season flash before his eyes as Colorado thumped Rick Porcello en route to a 13-6 triumph.
8. Pick up the pace: After 43 minutes, 69 pitches, and injuries to Carl Crawford and Shaun Marcum, the first inning finally ended at Fenway Park with the Brewers and Red Sox tied at two. Things would eventually settle down, and the pace would quicken thanks to John Lackey, who retired 14 in a row at one point. This allowed Adrian Gonzalez and company to build a lead that ultimately became a 10-4 winner for Boston.
9. Rookies night in Seattle: All of the talk pre-game surrounded Dustin Ackley's debut, and he responded well with his first major league hit and some nifty defense. But fellow rookie Michael Pineda stole the show, taking a no-hitter in the sixth in the Mariners thrilling 4-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Of course the kids did need a little assistance to get over the hump. That's where Ichiro Susuki (three hits, three runs) and Miguel Olivo (11th home run) come in.
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