A’s 6, Red Sox 0: Nomar Garciaparra returned to Boston last night for the first time since that fateful trade in late July of 2004. He was greeted with a warm standing ovation from the Fenway faithful, and really, why wouldn’t he get that? If Nomar’s never moved at the trading deadline for Orlando Cabrera and Doug Mientkiewicz, the curse lives on. Easily the ballsiest, boldest move on Theo’s resume. As for the action on the field, rookie Brett Anderson threw an impressive complete game, two-hit shutout and struck out nine along the way. Nomar went 2-for-4 with an RBI. Cabrera, who’s bounced around a bunch and is now playing short for Oakland, had a solo shot in the ninth.

Phils 22, Reds 1: This was the Phillies offense in the bottom of the first inning. Amazingly, there were actual outs sprinkled in here too — walk, homer, single, homer, hit-by-pitch, walk, double, double, walk, homer. With one inning in the books, the score was 10-0, and one of those doubles came off the bat of Cole Hamels. Not a good night for Johnny Cueto. Someone get Tim Kurkjian on the phone about this one. Baseball is crazy!

Mariners 5, O’s 0: Jarrod Washburn silenced the Baltimore bats for a dominant, complete game shutout. If not for a two-out single off the bat of Nick Markakis in the fourth, it’s a perfect game. Naturally, as he was last year, the soon-to-be free agent will be prominently involved in every single trade rumor for the next three weeks.

Rockies 1, Nationals 0: It’s difficult to get past headlines that say “Marquis wins major league-leading 11th game.” I’m sure it’s even more difficult for Cubs fans. And this 1-0 shutout he threw last night against the Nats is coming fresh off a 3-0 shutout over the Dodgers.

D-Backs 6, Padres 5: Justin Upton continues to be the better brother.

Giants 5, Marlins 4: Pablo Sandoval hit a grand slam that put San Francisco ahead for good. He’s one of five players vying for the final National League spot, and his name is Pablo Sandoval, so how could you not vote for him?

Blue Jays 7, Yanks 6: Forget about umpire Marty Foster’s embarrassing call at third on Jeter’s steal, the bigger concern is Andy Pettitte’s dedication to crapping the bed at home. Of the Yankee starters, he appears to be suffering the most. He’s allowed 12 home runs in 10 starts in the Bronx, including two yesterday. In seven starts on the road, he’s allowed just two.