The Phillies grabbed the lead in the NL East with a dominating win over the Marlins on Friday night, according to MLB.com. Philadelphia won 12-3, despite trailing 3-0 after the first inning. The Phillies scored seven runs in the second to grab hold of the game and never let go. Brett Myers struck out eleven batters, settling down despite the rough first inning. Chase Utley blasted a pair of home runs, giving him eighteen for the season. The Phillies, who have now won five-straight, hold a .5 game lead over the Marlins in the division.

Somehow, those involved lost track of their triple-play ball. John Bowker entrusted the souvenir ball to bullpen catcher Taira Uematsu, also the translator for Keiichi Yabu. But, as it turns out, Uematsu had no idea that ball was the special one and he played catch with it, thus the ball got mixed up with all the others. ?I tried,? Bowker said with a grin. This one will have to stay in their memories and on the highlight reels. The Giants turned a triple play in the eighth inning of their 7-3, 13-inning loss to the Padres on Friday night, as reported by the Associated Press.

Reds' outfielder Jay Bruce proved why he is considered a top prospect after being called up prior to Tuesday?s game against the Pirates. Bruce gave the Reds no reason to regret its decision Tuesday, becoming the first Cincinnati player since Willie Green in 1992 to record three hits in his first game, as reported by Yahoo.com. ?I don?t think you can write it any better than that,? Bruce said.

Brandon Webb lost his second-straight game on Monday against the Braves, according to The Associated Press. Webb began the season 9-0, including a pair of complete games against the same Atlanta team that roughed him up on Monday. He gave up a season-high 10 hits, the most he's surrendered since 2006. "I just wasn't sharp," Webb said. "I started off and everything they hit seemed to find holes. I wasn't working ahead and didn't have a real good fastball. My velocity was down. I got a lot of strikeouts, but it didn't seem like I could ever make the big pitch when it counted." He lost his previous appearance to the Marlins.

Adrian Gonzalez hit a two-out, three-run home run on Sunday to give San Diego an 18th inning victory over Cincinnati on Sunday, according to MLB.com. The hit was Gonzalez's 14th homer of the season, off the tenth pitcher the Reds used in the game. It was also his first walk-off hit in the Major Leagues. "It was a 3-2 changeup," said Gonzalez of his game-winner. "He was throwing a lot of changeups to guys before that. I figured, 'Why would he throw me a fastball since he threw changeups to the other three guys in the same count?' I just made sure that I stayed back on it, and he threw it for a strike and I was able to take advantage."

The surging New York Yankees won their fifth-straight game on Sunday with a come-from-behind win over the slugging Seattle Mariners, according to MLB.com. The Yankees scored four runs in the bottom half of the eighth inning to erase a three-run deficit. Robinson Cano hit a sacrifice fly that scored Alex Rodriguez, and Jose Molina followed that up with a double to allow Hideki Matsui to score the winning run. Chien Ming-Wang threw 111 pitches over 6.1 innings, allowing seven hits and five earned runs. Jarrod Washburn won the duel, allowing just four hits and two runs in six innings of work, but the Yankees won the war and earned a series sweep. New York will begin a three-game set with Baltimore on Monday.

Barry Zito earned his first win of the season, pitching the Giants past the Marlins 8-2 Friday night, as reported by ESPN.com. Bengie Molina and Aaron Rowand hit consecutive home runs, and Jose Castillo also connected to help the Giants win their third straight game. Zito (1-8) allowed one run and three hits in 6 1/3 innings. He struck out five and walked four for his first victory since September 30, 2007, when he defeated the Dodgers in the season finale.

Cincinnati outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. hit the 598th home run of his Major League career on Thursday night in a loss to San Diego, according to The Associated Press. The two-run bomb was the first Griffey hit in his last 90 at-bats, the second longest drought of his career. He's close to becoming just the sixth player in history to smack 600 home runs. "He's swinging the bat pretty good," Reds manager Dusty Baker said. "He's getting close to getting his stride together. Now we have to get some other guys to get their strokes together." The Reds have lost four straight games.

Jon Lester threw the eighteenth no-hitter in Red Sox history on Monday night as he guided Boston to a 7-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals. Lester allowed just two baserunners, while striking out nine batters. Boston enjoyed their last no-hitter on Sept. 1, 2007 when Clay Buchholz posted one in just his second Major League start. The Red Sox scored five runs in the third inning, and catcher Jason Varitek provided yet another offense spark in the seventh with a two-run home run. Lester survived cancer to battle back and pitch in the team's World Series-clinching game last fall.

The Tampa Rays took over first place in the AL East on Tuesday night with an extra-inning victory over the New York Yankees, according to The Associated Press. The Rays won 2-1 in the eleventh inning when Gabe Gross singled Jonny Gomes home, and took over first place because of a Boston loss to Baltimore. Tampa has won six straight games and eleven in a row at home, their best start in franchise history.