For the first time in weeks, Carlos Gonzalez and Troy Tulowitzki didn't do the heavy lifting for the Colorado Rockies.

Tracking the ball against the tough-to-pick-up backdrop of spacious Chase Field, Brandon Allen sprinted to the corner and leaped in the air, snaring Chase Headley's slicing fly ball just before careening off the chain-link fence.

Tim Lincecum's downward spiral is taking San Francisco's playoff hopes along for the ride.

Jon Garland shook off a homer, worked around most of the trouble he created for himself, and grinded his way through seven innings.

The Tampa Bay Rays' frustrating weekend can be summed up with one image: Stars B.J. Upton and Evan Longoria standing nose-to-nose in a heated dugout spat.

Even without overpowering stuff, Ubaldo Jimenez is tough to beat.