Short Schedule today in the Majors, looks like we can just go game by game:
Sabathia is dazzling: C.C. picked up his 19th win of the season today agains the Oakland A's. Without a doubt, his performance today exemplified why he should be this year's AL Cy Young award winner. 8 innings, 0 runs, 1 hit, 3 walks, 5 strikeouts. All of this coming at a clutch time in the season when the Yankees could easily lose the division lead to the Rays. Sabathia's ERA lowered to 3.02 after last night's game. Mark Ellis was the only A's player who could manage a hit off the Yankee ace. Offensively, Curtis Granderson led the charge for the Yanks going 2-3 with 2 home runs to yanked to right field. Posada also added a solo home run. Yankees 5, A's 0
Boston inches closer to Wildcard Spot: Following a victory last night against the Orioles, the Red Sox are now just 6.5 games back of a wildcard spot. In order for them to make the playoffs this year, they will have to rely on the Rays losing a lot the rest of the way. They do not control their own destiny at this point. Last night the offensive was led by a great second inning effort from the middle of the order. Adrian Beltre smashed a solo shot (25) and David Ortiz hit a key two run single, gathering RBIs 81 and 82 on the season. Scott Atchison pitched two flawless innings of relief. In his first year with the Red Sox, Atchison has done a decent job in relief. 31 appearances, and about a 3.83 ERA. Red Sox 6, Orioles 4
Crazy night in Minnesota: 13 innings, 4 hours and 47 minutes, 15 pitchers, and constant lead changes made this game a thriller for sure. Don Kelly got things rolling for the Tigers with a solo shot in the 2nd to put them up 2-0, only to be matched in the bottom of the inning by a two-run single from Jose Morales. J.J. Hardy hit a sac fly in the 4th to put the Twins up 3-2, then in the top of the 5th, Miguel Cabrera had an RBI groundout to tie it up again. The bottom of the 5th was a big inning for the Twins, putting up 3 runs, the first of which was caused by an error. The Twins put up one more before the Tigers' Johnny Peralta hit a solo HR to make it 4-7 in the top of the 8th, immediately followed by a Ryan Raburn pinch-hit HR to make it 5-7. Wil Rhymes then made up for his earlier error by knocking in two with a single, tying the game at 7-7. Minnesota took the lead again in the Bottom of the 8th, on a single by Alexi Casilla. Then in the top of the 9th, September call-up Casper Wells hit a game tying HR to send it into extras. It was the first of his career. In the top of the 11th, Ryan Raburn singled home a run to give the Tigers a 9-8 lead. This was matched by an RBI groundout from Delmon Young in the bottom frame. Finally, in the top of the 13th, Gerald Laird hit the go ahead HR and Jose Valverde held the Twins off. Tigers 11, Twins 10
Cleveland beats Seattle in a meaningless affair: Ya, the title pretty much says it all. It's not really worth talking about so here's the score. Indians 6, Mariners 3
Mets stand in the way of Braves: The Braves and Phillies, as we know, are in a crucial race for the division. Tonight, before getting injured, Johan Santana pitched 5 great innings of baseball. He gave up one run, on a homer by Brian McCann. Hudson pitched a great game for the Bravves as well, unfortunately 7 innings and 3 ER wasn't good enough last night. The Mets' offense was lead by a David Wright solo HR (22) and a Carlos Beltran RBI triple. Mets 4, Braves 2
Phillies score nine in the seventh, gain momentum: With the win tonight, and the Braves' loss, the Philies have come within two games of the division league. This will be a very interesting race to watch as we approach the end of the regular season. The Phillies had 9 runs in the top of the 7th, led by HRs from Ryan Howard(25) and Jayson Werth(19). The teams had a combined 35 hits, including 20 from Colorado. Unfortunately for Colorado, they stranded 14 runners on base. Phillies 12, Rockies 11
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