Someone apparently told Max Scherzer that it was time to pitch well after his return from AAA on Sunday. Despite only getting 17 outs total (5 2/3 innings pitched), he struck out 14 batters and allowed no runs. I'm pretty sure this was a lot more of what the Tigers were looking for when they traded for him. Of a small concern is the fact that it took him 113 pitches to get that many outs, since he also walked 4 batters.
Onto Sunday's Top Performers...
Hitters:
| Name | Team | H/AB | R | HR | RBI | SB |
| Mark Teixeira | Yankees | 2/4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Derek Jeter | Yankees | 2/5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rajai Davis | Athletics | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Magglio Ordonez | Tigers | 2/4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Miguel Cabrera | Tigers | 4/5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Brandon Inge | Tigers | 3/3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Gonzalez | Blue Jays | 3/4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Lyle Overbay | Blue Jays | 2/3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Marco Scutaro | Red Sox | 3/5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| David Ortiz | Red Sox | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jason Varitek | Red Sox | 2/4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Cameron | Red Sox | 2/3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jeff Clement | Pirates | 1/3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jason Heyward | Braves | 2/5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Troy Glaus | Braves | 1/2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Alex Rios | White Sox | 3/5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Ben Zobrist | Rays | 2/4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Reid Brignac | Rays | 2/3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Angel Pagan | Mets | 2/5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jeff Francoeur | Mets | 4/5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Henry Blanco | Mets | 3/4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rickie Weeks | Brewers | 3/4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Albert Pujols | Cardinals | 3/3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Matt Holliday | Cardinals | 4/5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| David Freese | Cardinals | 3/5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Kelly Johnson | Diamondbacks | 4/4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Snyder | Diamondbacks | 2/4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Andres Torres | Giants | 4/6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Buster Posey | Giants | 3/5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eliezar Alfonzo | Mariners | 3/5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Erick Aybar | Angels | 3/3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Howie Kendrick | Angels | 2/5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Ryan Zimmerman | Nationals | 2/5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jason Kubel | Twins | 2/4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Pitchers:
| Name | Team | IP | W/SV | K | ER | BR |
| A.J. Burnett | Yankees | 8 | W | 8 | 1 | 5 |
| Justin Masterson | Indians | 6 2/3 | ND | 8 | 3 | 8 |
| Max Scherzer | Tigers | 5 2/3 | W | 14 | 0 | 6 |
| Ricky Romero | Blue Jays | 9 | W, CG | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Felipe Paulino | Astros | 8 | ND | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| Mike Leake | Reds | 6 | ND | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Jamie Moyer | Phillies | 6 | L | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Anibal Sanchez | Marlins | 6 2/3 | W | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| Bruce Chen | Royals | 4 | ND | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Jon Lester | Red Sox | 7 | W | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| Kenshin Kawakami | Braves | 6 2/3 | ND | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Adam Wainwright | Cardinals | 7 | W | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Clayton Kershaw | Dodgers | 5 | W | 9 | 2 | 8 |
| Ian Kennedy | Diamondbacks | 6 | ND | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Todd Wellemeyer | Giants | 6 2/3 | ND | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| Livan Hernandez | Nationals | 6 1/3 | ND | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Jon Garland | Padres | 7 | ND | 4 | 2 | 6 |