Each day, MLB.com selects one player from each game whose performance stands out:
Mike Baxter | Mets 6, Padres 2
Baxter drew a club-record five of 10 Mets walks as the offense got behind a solid effort from Jeremy Hefner to even the series in San Diego.
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Wei-Yin Chen | Orioles 4, Rays 0Chen held the Rays to six baserunners in seven innings, lowering his ERA since the All-Star break to 1.95 en route to his 10th win of the season.
Edwin Encarnacion | Blue Jays 3, A's 1 (11)Encarnacion stole a pair of bases to help fuel Toronto's 11th-inning rally.
Danny Espinosa | Nationals 10, Marlins 7Espinosa delivered the decisive hit in the Nats' six-run eighth inning, launching a go-ahead three-run homer.
Scott Feldman | Rangers 4, Royals 2Feldman allowed just two runs on six hits in 7 2/3 innings while striking out four for his sixth straight win.
Doug Fister | Tigers 6, Indians 1Doug Fister threw 5 2/3 innings of perfect ball, then went the distance against the Indians.
Felix Hernandez | Mariners 1, Yankees 0Hernandez allowed just two hits, none after the sixth inning, during a shutout of the Yankees in the Bronx.
Erik Kratz | Phillies 3, D-backs 0Kratz's solo homer was all Roy Halladay needed to pick up his first win since coming off the DL.
Howie Kendrick | Angels 6, White Sox 5 (10)Kendrick knocked in the game-winning run with a two-out single in the 10th inning to help end the Angels' three-game losing streak. He also worked a bases-loaded walk during a three-run first inning.
Clayton Kershaw | Dodgers 3, Cubs 1Kershaw struck out seven over seven innings and collected nearly as many hits (two) at the plate as he allowed (three) in recording his ninth victory.
Joe Mauer | Twins 6, Red Sox 4With the Twins down to their final strike, Mauer launched a three-run homer over the Green Monster to hand the Sox perhaps their most devastating loss of the season.
Angel Pagan | Giants 11, Rockies 6Pagan helped the Giants notch double-digit runs for the second straight game, driving in three with four hits.
Justin Maxwell | Astros 3, Braves 2Maxwell went 4-for-4 with two homers and drove in all three of the Astros' runs against the Braves.
Scott Rolen | Reds 5, Pirates 4Rolen ignited the Reds with a two-run single in the first inning, then tripled and scored the go-ahead run in the eighth.
Adam Wainwright | Cardinals 6, Brewers 1Wainwright threw a five-hitter, allowing one run while striking out seven. He threw 98 pitches, 73 for strikes.
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