1) STERLING at KTS: GAME 1: KTS won 8-7. Pence went 4-5 with a home run, 4 runs scored and 2 RBIs. GAME 2: KTS won 5-4. Flores was 2-4 with a homer and he drove in 3 runs. Sterling's Dunn gave his team a 4-2 lead in the 3rd. inn. by blasting a grand slam. Anthony Reyes tossed a CG 7 hitter. GAME 3: Sterling won 2-0. Verlander threw a CG 5 hitter. GAME 4: Sterling won 11-3. Stephen Drew was 3-5 with 2 homers and he knocked in 3. Betemit had 2 singles and 3 RBIs. Sterling's, Garciaparra, was injured and is out for 10 games. GAME 5: Sterling made it 3 straight 6-4. Sheffield went 3-5 with a home run and 3 RBIs and Betemit was 2-4 with a home run and 3 RBIs.
2) BURLINGTON at TOKOHOMA: Tokohoma won 5-4. ARod homered, doubled and he knocked in a pair of runs. PH Carlos Ruiz produced a game winning 2 out RBI single in the bottom of the 9th. GAME 2: Burlington won 15-10. Uggla went 3-5 with 2 home runs and 4 RBIs. Ichiro rapped out 4 singles and scored twice. Tony Pena pitched 3 1/3 inn's. of 1 hit relief to go to 5-2 (2.43). GAME 3: Tokohoma won 6-4. Kearns homered and drove in 3 runs. Burlington's Alou homered twice and had 3 RBIs. GAME 4: The Chiefs prevailed 7-3. ARod had a pair of doubles and 4 RBIs. Rich Hill saw his record elevate to 7-4 (6.67). GAME 5: Tokohoma won 3-1. Brendan Harris & Fielder each hit solo homers. Francisco Rodriguez got save #13 (0.96).