1) BURLINGTON at PALOS HILLS: GAME 1: Palos Hills won 7-6. Lowell went 3-5 with a homer and 3 RBIs. Eckstein had 4 singles and an RBI. Felix Hernandez improved to 10-3 (4.21). GAME 2: Palos Hills won 4-2. Webb allowed 5 hits over 8 1/3 to earn the win. GAME 3: Palos Hills won 6-0. Guerrero was 3-5 with 2 RBIs. Shawn Hill allowed 2 hits in 6 1/3 to go to 6-1 (3.22). GAME 4: Palos Hills won 7-3. Lowell went 3-4 with 2 RBIs. Smoltz picked up the win, while Trachsel faltered to a 1-11 record (6.29). GAME 5: The sweep was completed with an 11-5 final. Lowell was 2-5 with a homer and 3 RBIs. Burlington's Fielder homered twice and drove in 3 runs. Maddux got the win with 3 inn's. of relief work. He is now 7-2 (4.28).
2) TOYOTA at ST. LOUIS: GAME 1: Toyota won 4-2. Carlos Pena hit a 2 run homer. GAME 2: Toyota won 3-0. Rowand was 2-4 with 2 RBIs. GAME 3: Toyota won 2-1. Oliver Perez allowed 3 hits in 5 inn's. to go to 8-4 (3.58). GAME 4: St. Louis won 6-1. Ethier belted a 2 run homer. Lincecum gave up 5 hits in 6 inn's. and is 6-5 (2.88). GAME 5: St. Louis won 4-3. Byrd had a pair of singles and 2 RBIs.