Around the Horn - 4/8

Astros closer Jose Valverde blew a 3-run lead to the Cards in the top of the 9th, but Miguel Tejada saved his bacon with a walk 2-run HR in the bottom of the 9th (Astros 5 Cards 3). It was the Astros 4th home run of the game. The loss snapped the Cardinals 5-game winning streak.

Pat Burrell hit a pair of home runs to power the Phillies past the Reds 5-3. Brad Lidge earned his first save in a Phils uniform to get a win for Cole Hamels.

Mark Reynolds homered twice and he and Orlando Hudson drove in 3 runs each as the Dbacks topped the Dodgers 9-3. Reynolds is off to a hot start - .333-4-9 and 7 runs scored. Dan Haren picked up his 1st NL win in the process.

Adrian Gonzalez had 4 hits, including a home run, and Greg Maddux won his 348th career game in the Padres 8-4 win over the Giants. The team by the bay has lost 6 of their first 7 games.

Tom Glavine threw 6 scoreless innings for the Braves, but Blaine Boyer surrendered a 2-run HR to Matt Holliday in the 8th to give the Rockies a 2-1 win. Boyer may not be long for the majors- his ERA is nearly 8.00 and he's been tagged with 2 of the Braves 4 losses.

The Cubs blew a 7-0 lead before beating the Pirates in 12 innings, 10-8. Cubs starter Ted Lilly is off to an awful start, having allowed 9 earned runs in 8.1 innings pitched.

Hanley Ramirez homered and drove in 3 in the Marlins 10-7 clubbing of the Nationals. Not a good game for phenom Andrew Miller though. The rookie allowed 6 runs in 3.1 innings. The Nats have lost 5 straight after winning their first 3.

Francisco Rodriguez blew the Angels 2-1 lead to the Indians in the 9th, and then had to leave the game with an injured ankle. But Torii Hunter got K-Rod off the hook, blasting a walk-off grand slam against Joe Borowski in the bottom of the 9th. Borowski and April, not perfect together.

Joe Crede grand slammed the White Sox to their 5th straight win, a 7-4 victory over the Twins. Javier Vazquez struck out 8 in 7 innings of work for his first win of the season.

Aubrey Huff's 8th inning home run snapped a 4-4 tie and gave the Orioles a 5-4 win over the Mariners. It was the O's improbable 5th straight win.

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