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Gabe Kapler is surrounded by his Brewers teammates after his game-winning homer in the 13th.

STAR TURNS

By Mark Simon, ESPN Research

Walk-off wins were the key to the pennant chase Sunday, with four postseason contenders impacted by game-ending plays.

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The heroes were unlikely ones. Who would have figured that Chone Figgins would come through against Mariano Rivera, or that Gabe Kapler would go deep in a big spot to help the Brewers' NL wild-card hopes, or that a failure to retire either Tony Pena Jr. or Eugenio Velez would impact the Twins and the Dodgers respectively in their races for divisional supremacy?

That's the beauty of the game, as Tim Kurkjian likes to point out frequently. In basketball, the star player almost always gets a chance to take the game-deciding shot, but in baseball, with lineups being nine deep, anybody can be the star of the night.

Walk-off wins: Sunday's games
Who	Defeated	Walk-off RBI	Impact
Brewers	Nationals	Gabe Kapler	Brewers win fifth straight
Royals	Twins	Tony Pena Jr.	Twins fall out of first place
Giants	Dodgers	Eugenio Velez	Dodgers below .500, fall 1½ out in NL West
Angels	Yankees	Chone Figgins	Yankees swept, 8½ back in AL East

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DYNAMIC POWER DUOS

By Fernando Vina, ESPN

Editor's Note: David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez were the dominant Nos. 3 and 4 hitters of the past five years. Now that Manny and Big Papi have been separated, ESPN.com asked Fernando which big-hitting duos were mostly to take over as baseball's best.

• Albert Pujols and Ryan Ludwick, Cardinals: Everyone knows by now that Pujols is just an amazing hitter. He doesn't get fooled much. He always seems to put the barrel of the bat on the ball. And Ludwick has been equally outstanding this year. They cover each other pretty well in the Cardinals' lineup and are as dangerous a combination as there is in baseball right now.

• Vladimir Guerrero and Mark Teixeira, Angels: Guerrero and Teixeira both bring powerful swings, and they both hit to all fields. Teixeira can hit one out to left-center as a lefty and Vladi will hit one out all over the park. They like to swing a lot, but they don't strike out too much. The Angels were a really, really good team before they even got Teixeira, but now that he's there, they are on another level. And they really buy into Mike Scioscia's type of game plan. They don't try to do too much. They'll hit behind runners. They'll steal a base to get in scoring position. They'll manufacture runs, hit and run and do a lot of things to help you score runs. And now on top of that, they have a big bopper in Teixeira to mix in with Torii Hunter and Vladi. It just gives them such an advantage offensively. So if they can keep Teixeira with the team going forward, the Angels are going to be good for a long time.

• Derrek Lee and Aramis Ramirez, Cubs: Lee is a guy who could be a triple crown threat one of these years. He hits for a high average, goes the other way, hits a ton of doubles and on top of that, he'll turn on some balls and hit for power. So he brings all the elements to the plate. He doesn't strike out a lot, he has a good balance point, and he stays behind the ball nicely. Ramirez is a powerful kid who takes some big hacks and can hit the ball to all fields as well. So that combination is rock solid as well.

What's huge with these tandems is that they make the entire lineup that much better. Every time the No. 2 hitter comes up, he's going to get a lot of fastballs because the opposing team would like to avoid the guy in the three spot. It's the same thing with the third hitter. It's a cycle that carries through most of the lineup and can have a huge impact on the game.

TOUCH 'EM ALL

Who went deep? Keep track of all the home runs hit each day on "Baseball Tonight" and on the Baseball Tonight Clubhouse page.

Click here to find out who hit the longest home run. For more, check out the Home Run Tracker page.

NAME	HR	OPP	PITCHER	SITUATION
M. Bourn, Hou	5	Cin	Harang	Top 1: 1-2, 2 Outs. 2 on.
J. Hamilton, Tex	28	Bal	Waters	Top 1: 1-0, 0 Outs. 2 on.
L. Berkman, Hou	23	Cin	Harang	Top 3: 3-2, 0 Outs. None on.
G. Blum, Hou	11	Cin	Harang	Top 3: 0-0, 0 Outs. None on.
M. Mora, Bal	17	Tex	Harrison	Bot 1: 2-2, 1 Outs. 1 on.
M. Lowell, Bos	14	CWS	Floyd	Top 1: 0-2, 2 Outs. 2 on.
C. Granderson, Det	15	Oak	Smith	Bot 5: 0-1, 0 Outs. None on.
A. Huff, Bal	23	Tex	Harrison	Bot 3: 3-1, 0 Outs. 1 on.
E. Encarnacion, Cin	22	Hou	Rodriguez	Bot 5: 3-2, 2 Outs. None on.
J. Dye, CWS	27	Bos	Buchholz	Bot 2: 1-1, 0 Outs. None on.
L. Gonzalez, Fla	7	NYM	Muniz	Top 6: 2-0, 1 Outs. None on.
I. Kinsler, Tex	15	Bal	Waters	Top 4: 1-2, 0 Outs. 1 on.
M. Jacobs, Fla	25	NYM	Muniz	Top 6: 3-1, 2 Outs. None on.
J. Cabrera, Cin	1	Hou	Rodriguez	Bot 6: 2-0, 1 Outs. None on.
C. Quentin, CWS	32	Bos	Buchholz	Bot 3: 0-0, 1 Outs. 1 on.
J. Thome, CWS	24	Bos	Buchholz	Bot 3: 0-0, 1 Outs. 1 on.
K. Kouzmanoff, SD	17	Col	Hernandez	Top 3: 0-0, 0 Outs. 1 on.
J. Gerut, SD	11	Col	Hernandez	Top 3: 2-0, 2 Outs. 2 on.
B. Giles, SD	8	Col	Grilli	Top 3: 3-1, 2 Outs. 1 on.
R. Hanigan, Cin	1	Hou	Byrdak	Bot 9: 2-2, 2 Outs. 1 on.
A. Kearns, Was	6	Mil	Gagne	Top 8: 1-2, 2 Outs. 1 on.
L. Milledge, Was	12	Mil	Gagne	Top 8: 1-1, 2 Outs. None on.
M. Byrd, Tex	8	Bal	Sherrill	Top 9: 2-1, 0 Outs. 2 on.
W. Aybar, TB	5	Sea	Dickey	Top 2: 3-2, 1 Outs. 2 on.
J. Lopez, Sea	10	TB	Jackson	Bot 2: 1-0, 0 Outs. None on.
C. Snyder, Ari	10	Atl	Hampton	Bot 2: 3-1, 0 Outs. None on.
B. Hawpe, Col	18	SD	Young	Bot 4: 0-0, 2 Outs. 2 on.
L. Carlin, SD	1	Col	Herges	Top 6: 2-2, 2 Outs. 2 on.
S. Riggans, TB	5	Sea	Dickey	Top 5: 1-0, 2 Outs. 2 on.
C. Utley, Phi	29	Pit	Yates	Bot 7: 1-1, 2 Outs. 1 on.
W. Aybar, TB	6	Sea	Woods	Top 7: 3-1, 1 Outs. None on.
G. Kapler, Mil	6	Was	Ayala	Bot 13: 2-2, 0 Outs. None on.