Ryan Spilborghs hit the first walk-off grand slam in Rockies history as Colorado edged out San Francisco in 14 innings.
The match was tied at 1-1 when the Giants scored three runs in the top of the 14th but the home side hit back, led by Spilborghs, to secure a 6-4 win and move within three games of the National League West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers.
Philadelphia maintained their big lead at the top of the National League East with a 6-2 win over the New York Mets.
Cliff Lee continued his superb start to life with the Phillies, giving up two unearned runs over seven innings, while Ryan Howard hit two homers for the world champions.
The Washington Nationals slumped to another defeat, a six-run sixth inning turning the game as the Milwaukee Brewers ran out 7-1 winners.
The Boston Red Sox kept up their American League East push with a 12-8 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
Mike Lowell's three-run homer proved the final straw for White Sox starter Jose Contreras, whose two-out error earlier in the third inning put his side on the back foot.
The defeat saw the White Sox fall three and a half games behind Detroit in the American League Central.
Minnesota closed to within one game of Chicago after Alexi Casilla and Jason Kubel both scored in the sixth inning to seal a narrow 2-1 win over Baltimore.
Luis Valbuena hit a second decisive homer in three days as Cleveland defeated Kansas City 10-6, with Travis Hafner also hitting a three-run shot.
Ian Snell was the hero for Seattle, allowing Oakland only one hit in the fifth inning as they pulled further clear of the American League West basement boys with a 3-1 victory. Ken Griffey Jr smashed a two-run homer for the Mariners.
Miguel Cabrera homered and hit five RBI as the Detroit Tigers beat the Los Angeles Angels 10-7 in their series opener.
Roy Halladay gave up eight runs in six innings as Toronto lost a high-scoring encounter 12-7 to the Tampa Bay Rays, for whom Jeff Niemann also struggled.
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