there were three shut outs pitched today. one was a complete game gem, 'a dandy', thrown by c.c. in a 1-0 game against the K.C. royals. the only run was a solo shot by franklyn gutierrez. he also made a nice sliding catch in foul territory for the first out of the ninth. special mention should go to victor. he had 2 of the tribe's 5 hits, both singles. much more importantly, he threw out both baserunners who tried to steal second. a 2 for 2 night for him.

there was another 1-0 game today, it was the dodgers versus the padres. jason schmidt versus chris young. san diego had 2 hits for the entire game, and won. one of those hits was an RBI single by marcus giles. the single in the eighth inning scored pinch hitter and ex indian russel branyan, who was hit by a pitch and then stole second. there were no extra base hits by either team.

the other was a 2-0 win by the A's over boston. it was an ugly win for oakland, as their starting pitcher walked 6 in 6 innings.