New York 16, Chicago 10: The Hitmen got homers from
Babe Ruth, Biz Mackey, Ed Delahanty and
Milton Bradley but couldn't overcome a 3-for-3 6 RBI performance from
Orlando Hudson, who hit his first homer of the season and tripled his RBI output in the wild matchup. Former Hitman
Josh Beckett (13-8) was hit hard but got the win.
Johan Santana (11-7, 4.93) was hit hard for the second straight game.
Sacramento 9, Wichita 2: In what could be a pivotal series in the chase down the stretch, the Stingers host the red-hot Brigade and cool them off in Game One.
Harry Walker was the only Stingers starter without a hit, though he walked twice.
Carlos Marmol (10-11, 3.95) got the win with 8 strong innings.
Jay Hughes (9-13, 4.57) was knocked out in the third.
| West | W | L | PCT | GB |
| Chicago Hitmen | 71 | 63 | .530 | - |
| Wichita Brigade | 70
| 66 | .515 | 2.0 |
| Sacramento Stingers | 68 | 66 | .509 | 3.0 |