The morning after Billy Wagner and Trevor Hoffman blew a save on the same night for the first time ever…

Eric Gagne gave up four earned runs after only having allowed 10 all season; Adam Wainwright hurled a complete game loss for St. Louis; Jack Cust accomplished a first in his career in a game that saw twenty-six runs on twenty-three hits and the Milwaukee Brewers manage to maintain their 1/2 game lead with their first win in four games.

Red Sox 5, O’s 6 — After rallying to tie the score with four runs against Eric Gagne in the eighth, the Orioles topped the Red Sox 6-5 off a Nick Markakis sac fly in the ninth.

Yankees 6, Indians 1 — Phil Hughes dominated, Alex Rodriguez hit his 37th homer and the hot Yankees halted the Indians 6-1 on Friday to move into a tie with Seattle for first in the wild-card race.

Athletics 16, Tigers 10 — After squandering a seven run lead, Jack Cust rocketed his first career grand slam that gave Oakland the lead for good 12-9 in an old-fashioned shootout that saw the A’s outscore the Tigers 16-10.

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News and notes while picking up our jaws off the floor after Tiger shot a 63 to charge into the PGA Championship lead…

Cubs reportedly claim Podsednik off waivers (AP/Y! Sports) The Cubs, dealing with an injury to outfielder Alfonso Soriano, reportedly claim southsider Scott Podsednik off waivers from the White Sox.

Oklahoma wants secondary violation taken away (AP/USA Today) Oklahoma wants a secondary violation that was related to the school hanging up jerseys with high school recruits names in the locker room removed due to a 2005 precedent involving a similar situation that took place at the University of Missouri.

Bonds redux (The Soul of Baseball) Joe Posnanski puts together some “incomplete thoughts” on Barry Bonds and the home run record.

Steroids lead investigator for MLB has prostate cancer (AP/ESPN) Former Senator George Mitchell diagnosed with an early form of prostate cancer.  According to the report, the outlook is positive.

Field at Monster Park gets new name (Niners Nation) The playing surface at  Candlestick Monster Park, home of so many triumphs for former 49ers coach Bill Walsh, will be renamed in his honor.

Police link home invasions of NBA players (AP/SI.com) Authorities charged four men Friday in connection with the armed robberies of two NBA players in their Chicago area homes last month.