Angels 9, Cardinals 3 - Ervin Santana needed 115 pitches to get through just 6 innings, and his 3 earned runs over six innings was actually a major improvement over his season ERA. The Halo's offense ensured that none of that mattered, piling up the runs early and often with 18 total hits. They had seven hits and four RBI from just the 1-2 hitters (Chone Figgins and Orlando Cabrera).

Blue Jays 1, Dodgers 0 - Derek Lowe gave the Dodger bullpen some major relief, allowing just one run on four hits in a complete game ... loss. The offense, unfortunately, provided absolutely no support and never got home despite reaching base nine times. Oh, and Juan Pierre was dropped from the second spot in the lineup to the eighth.

FC Dallas 3, Galaxy 1 - Now tied for fewest points in the West, the Galaxy are in the awkward position of looking up at Chivas USA.

Chivas USA 1, Fire 0 - Paulo Nagamura scored the lone goal after 79 minutes, helping Chivas sneak past Chicago.

Elsewhere - LAist is severely insulted by being left out of the hot blogger bracket. Sure, we've been out of town a lot and totally out of touch (so we probably missed the entry process), but we've tested the waters on Hot Or Not and think we shoulda' been in this thing ... If anybody knows about Lucha Libre events around town, would you please tell LAist? ... Ah-nold bench presses the Cup ... Nobody cares about hockey, anyway, or basketball, for that matter. Turns out football is the only popular sport (just ask Mark Cuban) ... Save a horse, ride a marathoner.

AP photo by Tom Gannam.