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TODAY
N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia (4:10 p.m. EDT). Two struggling NL East rivals face off. The Mets send Fernando Nieve (3-1) to the mound to face Jamie Moyer (6-6).
THURSDAY STARS
Derrek Lee, Cubs, hit a grand slam and a three-run homer for a career-high seven RBI, and Chicago opened an 11-game homestand by beating the Brewers 9-5.
Bobby Abreu, Angels, hit two home runs and Los Angeles beat the lowly Orioles 5-2.
Todd Wellemeyer, Cardinals, rebounded from his shortest start of the season with 71/3 solid innings and St. Louis beat the Giants 5-2.
Geoff Blum, Astros, hit a three-run homer and finished with four RBI as Houston beat San Diego 7-2.
Fernando Tatis, Mets, hit a two-run homer among his three hits and scored four times in New York's 9-8 victory over the Pirates in 10 innings.
UN-BEE-LIEVABLE
The Astros beat the San Diego Padres 7-2, but only after waiting out a 52-minute delay in the top of the ninth inning caused when a swarm of bees took over part of left field at Petco Park. A beekeeper was called to the downtown ballpark and sprayed a chair and a ballgirl's jacket that had attracted the bees. The swarm first appeared along the warning track. Later, fans were cleared out of several sections down the left-field line.
FINDING THE PLATE
Barry Zito threw 26 pitches before recording an out in the Giants' 5-2 loss to St. Louis.
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