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Today

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (5:10 p.m. MDT). Reds rookie Jay Bruce went 3-for-3 in his eagerly awaited debut on Tuesday night.

STARS

Wednesday

- Matt Garza, Rays, gave up two runs and four hits in eight innings of a 5-3 win over the Rangers. He struck out 10 with two walks to improve to 4-1.

- Adam Wainwright, Cardinals, gave up a run on a walk and three hits over eight innings in a 6-1 win over Houston. He also struck out eight.

- Jason Giambi, Yankees, homered and drove in a pair of runs in a 4-2 win over Baltimore.

- Jeff Suppan, Brewers, scattered five walks and four hits over eight innings, striking out seven in a 1-0 victory over the Braves.

- Chase Utley, Phillies, hit his major league-leading 17th homer, a three-run shot that powered Philadelphia to a 6-1 victory over Colorado.

ROYAL PAIN

Kansas City blew a five-run lead in the ninth inning against Minnesota to lose its 10th straight. The skid started when the Royals were no-hit by Boston's Jon Lester on May 19 in Fenway Park, and is their longest since a 13-game slide May 12-25, 2006. The current streak includes four-game sweeps at Boston and Toronto.

WALK IN THE PARK

Albert Pujols drew his major league-leading 13th intentional walk in the first inning of a 6-1 win over Houston, and walked on six pitches in the third. He's walked 45 times this season.

RUDE GUESTS

The Giants spoiled Doug Davis' homecoming Wednesday night with a 11-3 rout of Arizona. Davis was making his second start of the season and first at home since returning from surgery to remove his cancerous thyroid gland.

BIRDS IN HAND

Andy Pettitte gave up two runs and eight hits in 6 2/3 innings in the Yankees' 4-2 win over Baltimore, improving to 24-6 lifetime against the Orioles. The left-hander is 15-4 in Baltimore, by far the winningest visiting pitcher in Camden Yards history.

ROCKY ROAD

The Rockies are a season-worst 13 games under .500 after a 6-1 loss in Philadelphia. The defending NL champions, who swept Philadelphia in the division series last October, have been decimated by injuries this season.

DINNER WITH DICE-K

Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka is auctioning off a sushi dinner for five - including him and his wife, Tomoyo - to benefit a children's charity, Good Sports. The opening bid for the eBay auction that runs through June 7 was $1,000. A translator will be provided.

PALE HOSED

The AL Central-leading White Sox have won five of six against Cleveland in a nine-game span and 11 of 14 overall. With its 6-5 win over the Indians on Wednesday, Chicago has beat Cleveland exactly 1,000 times.

AILING

Tampa Bay closer Troy Percival limped off the mound with tightness in his left hamstring during a win over Texas. … The Yankees placed right-hander Ian Kennedy on the disabled list with a strained muscle near his right ribcage. He also has bursitis in his right shoulder blade. … Indians DH Travis Hafner was out of the starting lineup for third straight game because of an injured right shoulder. … The Blue Jays placed Gregg Zaun on the 15-day disabled list with a mild strain and inflammation in his right elbow.

SPEAKING

"Too many babies here. They don't know how to play the game and win the game right, the way it's supposed to be played. And that's the problem here. Now I know why this organization's been losing for a while. Now I know." - Royals outfielder Jose Guillen after Kansas City blew a five-run lead in the ninth inning of a 9-8, 10-inning loss to Minnesota.

SEASONS

May 30

1922 - Between the morning and afternoon games of a Memorial Day twin bill, Max Flack of the Chicago Cubs was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for Cliff Heathcote. They played one game for each team.

1927 - In the fourth inning of a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, shortstop Jim Cooney of the Chicago Cubs caught Paul Waner's liner, stepped on second to double Lloyd Waner and then tagged Clyde Barnhart coming from first for an unassisted triple play.

1935 - Babe Ruth made his last major league appearance. He played one inning for the Boston Braves against the Philadelphia Phillies. Jim Bivin retired Babe Ruth on an infield grounder in the Babe's final major league at-bat.

1940 - Carl Hubbell of the New York Giants threw 87 pitches in a 7-0 one-hitter against the Brooklyn Dodgers. He faced the minimum 27 batters. Johnny Hudson, who singled, was caught stealing.

1956 - Mickey Mantle hit a home run which came within a foot-and-a-half of leaving Yankee Stadium. It hit the face of the upper deck in right field, 370 feet from home plate and 117 feet in the air. Mantle became the first player to hit 20 home runs by the end of May as the Yankees beat the Washington Senators 4-3.

1961 - Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris and Bill Skowron each hit two homers to lead the New York Yankees to a 12-3 rout of the Boston Red Sox. Yogi Berra also added a homer.

1962 - Pedro Ramos of the Cleveland Indians tossed a three-hitter and hit two home runs, including a grand slam, for a 7-0 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.

1977 - Cleveland's Dennis Eckersley pitched a 1-0 no-hitter against the California Angels.

1982 - Baltimore's Cal Ripken Jr. began his record consecutive games streak by starting at third base against the Toronto Blue Jays.

1987 - Eric Davis hit a grand slam in the third inning, breaking two National League records and leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 6-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Davis became the first NL player to hit three grand slams in a month and his major league leading 19 homers broke the NL record for most homers in April and May.

1992 - Scott Sanderson became the ninth pitcher to beat all 26 major league teams as New York defeated Milwaukee 8-1. Sanderson joined Nolan Ryan, Tommy John, Don Sutton, Mike Torrez, Rick Wise, Gaylord Perry, Doyle Alexander and Rich Gossage as those who have defeated every club.

2001 - Barry Bonds hit two home runs, moving past Willie McCovey and Ted Williams into 11th place on the career list with 522. Bonds with 17 home runs in May, surpassed the mark set by Mark McGwire in 1998 and Mickey Mantle in 1956.

2003 - Ken Griffey Jr. hit a game-tying home run in the ninth and a go-ahead homer in the top of the 11th to lead Cincinnati over Florida 4-3.

2006 - Vernon Wells hit three home runs and Troy Glaus added two more in Toronto's 8-5 victory over Boston.

Today's birthdays: Reggie Willits 27; Manny Ramirez 36; Scott Eyre 36.