The morning after we changed our mind, thanks to Clay Bucholz…

The Yankees increased their AL wild-card lead to two games as Ian Kennedy won his big-league debut; the Braves lost for the eighth time in their last 11 games to fall 6 1/2 behind the Mets in the NL East; the Indians’ Paul Byrd notched a complete game shutout and Rick Ankiel, Jim Edmonds and Yadier Molina combined for eight hits and nine RBIs in demolishing Cincinnati.

Royals 4, Twins 6 – Mike Redmond’s two-run double in the fifth inning keyed a four-run rally as the Twins beat the Royals, 6-4.

D’Rays 6, Yankees 9 — Alex Rodriguez homered and drove in four runs to back Ian Kennedy’s stellar major league debut, leading the New York Yankees to a 9-6 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

Rangers 7, Angels 6 — LA’s Kelvim Escobar fanned six, but allowed 11 of his 18 batters to reach base. In total, Escobar gave up five runs, six hits and four walks in an effort that fell short of what the Angels needed as the visiting Rangers won 7-6.

O’s 0, Red Sox 10 — It’s been quite the season for the Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox starter Clay Bucholz compounded that fact Saturday. The 23-year-old rookie pitched a no-hitter in just his second outing, using a three-pitch assortment of fastballs, curves and changeups to beat the Baltimore Orioles 10-0.

White Sox 0, Indians 7 — Cleveland’s Paul Byrd tossed a four-hit shutout, handing the Indians their eighth straight win with a 7-0 defeat of the White Sox. Casey Blake and Travis Hafner drove in two runs apiece while Franklin Gutierrez and Kelly Shoppach homered to account for the Indians’ offense.

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News and notes while still reveling in the upset of the season…

The Mercury advance! The Mercury advance! Holy cow! (AP/ESPN) Someone named Cappie Pondexter scored nine of her 33 points in the final five minutes and the Phoenix Mercury advanced to the WNBA finals with a 98-92 win over the San Antonio Silver Stars.

U.S. reaches FIBA final (AP/SI.com) Carmelo Anthony scored 27 points, Michael Redd had 23, and the United States earned a spot in the 2008 Olympics by crushing Puerto Rico 135-91 and landed a spot in the meaningless FIBA final against Argentina.

Sharapova downed in U.S. Open (TSN.ca) The reigning women’s U.S. Open champion is no more as Maria Sharapova was ousted by rising Polish star Agnieszka Radwanksa — bless you! — 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Surgery, uncertainty await Encarnacion (STL Today) The St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Derrick Goold updates the condition of St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Juan Encarnacion, who suffered a potentially career threatening eye injury after being struck by an errant foul ball by teammate Aaron Miles Friday.

Forde: Hail to the victors (ESPN) Pat Forder of ESPN.com writes on the upset victory by Appalachian State over Michigan — at “The Big House — on Saturday.