Cabreras 4 hits, 4 RBIs rally Tigers (AP)

post from MLB News Blog on 26 September 2009 06:28:04 PM. © MLB News Blog

Miguel Cabrera got four hits and drove in four runs, giving him at least 100 RBIs for the sixth consecutive season, and the Detroit Tigers rallied from a five-run deficit to beat the Chicago White Sox 12-5 on Saturday night. Curtis Granderson, Placido Polanco and Gerald Laird each had three of Detroit's 20 hits, including [...]

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Yanks One Win Away After CC's Gem

post from Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog on 26 September 2009 06:23:00 PM. © Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog

(REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
R H E BOS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 2 1 NYY 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 X
3 7 0
WP - CC Sabathia (19-7)
LP - Daisuke Matsuzaka (3-6)
SV - Mariano Rivera (43)

CC Sabathia was spectacular today as the Yanks made it two in a row over the Red Sox with a 3-0 win in the Bronx. In 7 shutout innings the big left-hander held the Red Sox to just one hit -- a Mike Lowell single -- and one walk, while striking out eight on his way to his MLB best 19th win of the season. He threw 96 pitches on the day, with 57 finding the zone. This was CC at his best, pounding the zone with 94-96 MPH fastballs, and had great movement and command of his changeup and slider. The way he threw the ball today Boston didn't stand a chance.

Boston starter Daisuke Matsuzaka was also very good, although he seemed to be flirting with disaster all day. But as soon as the Yankees had a threat he buckled down and held them off the board over the first five.

The Yanks had two on and one out the first, second, and third, each time failing to score. Then they put two on with nobody out in the fourth, but once again Matsuzaka kept them from scoring. In the fifth they had their best opportunity after loading the bases with nobody out, but Alex Rodriguez grounded into a force, Hideki Matsui popped out to the catcher, and Nick Swisher popped out to Mike Lowell in foul territory to end another Yankee threat.

They'd finally get on the board when Robinson Cano hit an opposite field solo homer to lead off the sixth, his 24th homer of the year.

After a scoreless seventh, the only 1-2-3 inning of the day for Red Sox pitching, the Yanks added two more insurance runs off Billy wagner in the eighth. Swisher led off with a walk, and Brett Gardner pinch ran for him. Then after Cano struck out, Melky Cabrera was hit by a pitch and Jose Molina wlaked to load the bases. After Derek Jeter struck out for out number two you figured this was just going to be another dead rally with nothing to show for it. But after working the count to 3-2, Johnny Damon hit a broken bat bloop single into right to drive in Gardner and Cabrera.

The inning probably would have ended without any runs had it not been for Chris Woodward's crucial error. With runners on first and third and Molina at the plate, Wagner threw one in the dirt, it skipped away, but not far enough and Gardner was hung up between third and home. He got into a rundown and the Sox played it well, but when Victor Martinez threw to Woodward he rushed to make the tag and forgot the ball. Gardner was safe and Melky was now at second.

It wasn't a good day for the Yankees offense, who were just 1-for-15 with runners in scoring position, and left 12 men on base. But a win is a win, and a win against the Red Sox is an even better win, so who cares.

After CC left the game Phil Hughes came in a threw a perfect eighth, picking up two K's along the way. Then after the Yanks score those two insurance runs, Mariano Rivera came in, got into a little bit of trouble allowed the tying run to come to the plate, but was able to strikeout Lowell for the final out of the game, and his 43rd save of the year.

The Yanks go for the sweep, win no. 100, and the division tomorrow afternoon in the Bronx with Andy Pettitte on the mound. Veteran right-hander Paul Byrd will get the ball for Boston. The game will be on ESPN and first pitch is set for 1:05 p.m.

Put 'em away fellas.

AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Jeter, SS 3 0 2 0 1 1 3 .332 Damon, LF 4 0 1 2 1 0 3 .284 Teixeira, 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .293 Rodriguez, A, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .286 Matsui, H, DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .280 Swisher, RF 2 0 1 0 2 0 3 .249 1-Gardner, PR-CF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Cano, 2B 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 .321 Cabrera, Me, CF-RF 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 .270 Molina, J, C 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .216 Totals 30 3 7 3 7 5 32

1-Ran for Swisher in the 8th.
BATTING
HR: Cano (24, 6th inning off Matsuzaka, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Jeter 2; Damon; Teixeira; Matsui, H; Swisher; Cano 4.
RBI: Cano (80), Damon 2 (79).
2-out RBI: Damon 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rodriguez, A; Molina, J 3; Swisher 2; Teixeira.
Team RISP: 1-for-15.
Team LOB: 12.

BASERUNNING
SB: Damon (12, 2nd base off Matsuzaka/Martinez, V), Gardner (24, 3rd base off Wagner, B/Martinez, V).

FIELDING
DP: (Jeter-Teixeira).

IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Sabathia (W, 19-7) 7.0 1 0 0 2 8 0 3.21 Hughes, P (H, 18) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.99 Rivera, Ma (S, 43) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.85
Pitches-strikes: Sabathia 96-57, Hughes, P 13-8, Rivera, Ma 20-15.

RED SOX STATS

PLAYER OF THE GAME: CC Sabathia (W, 7 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 8 K)

HONORABLE MENTION: Robinson Cano (1-for-3, HR, BB, RBI, R)

Tomorrow's Game

Yankees vs. Red Sox
Game Time: 1:05 p.m. TV/Radio: ESPN, WCBS
LHP Andy Pettitte (13-7, 4.15) vs. RHP Paul Byrd (1-2, 6.04)

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Game 155 Thread: Reds @ Astros

post from Red Reporter on 26 September 2009 06:00:00 PM. © Red Reporter

Next Game

Cincinnati Reds
@ Houston Astros

Saturday, Sep 26, 2009, 7:05 PM EDT
Minute Maid Park

Justin Lehr vs Felipe Paulino

Partly cloudy. Winds blowing from right to left field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 80.

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W-L ERA WHIP K BB 2009 - Justin Lehr4-25.301.562323

W-L ERA WHIP K BB 2009 - Felipe Paulino2-106.061.618530

The Reds refuse to go into the abyss of another losing season without a fight. They've won five games in a row overall and eight straight against the Astros. Are you as excited as I am??? I thought so.

Tonight we'll find out if Justin Lehr learned anything from giving up FIVE home runs in his last start, which happened to be against this very Astros team. Lehr hasn't been pitching too great lately, but he's not taking losses either. Over his last five starts his ERA is a Badroyo-esque 8.00 but somehow he's 2-2 and the Reds are 3-2 in those five starts.

Felipe Paulino on the other hand has been pitching pretty well while getting no help from his teammates. He is 0-4 this month despite a 3.52 ERA because the Astros haven't scored one single run for him. Somewhere, Aaron Harang nods his head in a knowing manner.

The suddenly surging Reds will definitely better last years' win total. How does this make you feel as a Reds fan? Do you see real progress or is it just dumb luck? Personally I see a lot of improvement in the pitching and fielding departments, but the offense is going to need some help next year if they're going to make a run at the playoffs. I know it's all been said before, but what else are we going to talk about?

Florida is favored by 21 points over UK but Tim Tebow may have H1N1. UC won again and I'm pretty sure they could give tOSU a run for their money on a neutral field. Louisville disbanded their football team to save money and to stop wasting everyone's time.

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Game 155 Open Thread - Twins at Royals

post from Royals Review on 26 September 2009 06:00:00 PM. © Royals Review

I always think Scott Baker is "Scot" Baker, but that would be wrong, and that would be less Franklin W. Dixon-esque as a name, and this is required for most Twins starters.

If I was a sportswriter from the 1910s however, I'd have a variety of Scotland-based nicknames for him and have every game story be essentially impossible to understand, because everything would be an elaborate metaphor about Scotland.

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Andre Dawson 2004 Donruss Throwback Threads
Generations

post from 30-Year Old Cardboard on 26 September 2009 05:46:40 PM. © 30-Year Old Cardboard

Well, 2 out of 3 ain’t bad. And when those 2 are Billy Williams and Andre Dawson, you really cannot go wrong!!!This card comes from the 2004 Donruss Throwback Threads set, and the subset tagged as ‘Generations’. Numbered at 477/1500, I really like what Donruss tried to give us with this subset by providing us [...]

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2009 Game 154: Twins @ Royals

post from The WGOM on 26 September 2009 05:28:44 PM. © The WGOM

Why do I even give a shit about major league baseball, anyways?I have problems in my life, just like every other person out there. I struggle with this and that. Bad things happen sometimes. I have to bust my hump to take care of my wife and daughter. It ain't easy.Major [...]

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Saturday Post

post from Capitol Avenue Club on 26 September 2009 05:21:15 PM. © Capitol Avenue Club

Happy Saturday, everyone. This Saturday Post comes after the Braves and the Yellow Jackets won their games. Though before the completion of the San Francisco-Chicago and Colorado-St. Louis games. So I’m happy. And hey, why not? The Braves have been kicking some ass. How much ass have they been kicking? Try winning 14 of their [...]

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The disappointing story of Jeremy Hermida

post from Marlin Maniac | A Florida Marlins Blog on 26 September 2009 04:42:29 PM. © Marlin Maniac | A Florida Marlins Blog

A while back, I discussed a bit about the problems Jeremy Hermida was facing at the plate. With another lost season all but over thanks to a strained oblique, I thought it would be fitting to cap off his season with a review of what went wrong and[...]

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Torre uncertain about playoff rotation (AP)

Dodgers manager Joe Torre is facing a math problem as the playoffs approach: 6 into 4 won't go. Torre plans to go with a four-man rotation if the Dodgers reach the playoffs, but they're currently using six: Randy Wolf, Clayton Kershaw, Hiroki Kuroda, Jon Garland, Vicente Padilla and Chad Billingsley.

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Fading Giants lose to Cubs again, 6-2 (AP)

The San Francisco Giants have played themselves right out of the playoff race. "It's getting down to a miracle," manager Bruce Bochy said. "I think we've made it real, real difficult." Aramis Ramirez homered, Jake Fox hit a two-run single and the Chicago Cubs beat the Giants 6-2 on Saturday for their sixth win in [...]

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