Two Games

post from 6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog on 29 May 2008 04:35:00 AM. © 6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog

No Wire Hangers! Cubs 2, Dodgers 1 (10 Innings)

When the pitching has to be perfect, there's no hope for the team. We can't all be the 2003 Dodgers, and the basic fact about the offense was that the only run came in on Blake DeWitt's bases-loaded walk. Derek Lowe posted his best game of the season, but Takashi Saito clearly had nothing, and gave up the tying run; it was left to Chan Ho Park to give up the then-inevitable walkoff run in the 10th.

For what it's worth, you might want to read this Gonfalon Cubs post recalling that the Cubs had a hot start last year, too, and came close to collapsing as well.

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No Pitching, No Win: Tigers 6, Angels 2

It's hard to get too upset at Hokie Joe Saunders for one bad outing; he's done so well for the most part that it's just a shock when he loses. Platitudes about hitting into bad luck are something I like to avoid, but it did seem that Maicer Izturis was having that kind of buzzard luck; he ended some of that with a two-run homer.

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Joe Posnanski Rocks/Some Thoughts On Managers

post from The WGOM on 29 May 2008 03:30:40 AM. © The WGOM

First off, Joe Posnanski's blog about last night's game totally blows whatever I could possibly write out of the water. So do yourself a favor and go read it. I especially like the detail about how David DeJesus had to leave the game due to hives--and those hives could very well have cost [...]

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Padres Farm Report (29 May 08)

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Before we get started, I’ve got a new article up at Hardball Times about a few stories I’ve been tracking this season. I’ve also been interviewed over at Friar Nation. Yes, my revised win projection for the Padres is 73. Seems kinda[...]

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Flores grand slam leads Nats over Padres (AP)

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Jesus Flores had the big hit, but Odalis Perez overcame big pain to help the Washington Nationals. While Flores hit a grand slam, Perez contended with the aftermath of a root canal earlier in the day to pitch into the seventh inning in the Nationals’ 6-4 win over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night.Read [...]

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Cub Town: Perspective

post from Cub Town on 29 May 2008 02:35:00 AM. © Cub Town

Perspective is a fickle master. It rules supreme, molding every thought and beloved belief. It is the difference between right and wrong, love and hate, and even the subtlest of subtleties in how we see the world. But change one variable, and the perceived world crumbles into a pliable heap that is never quite the same as it was before, be the scale great or small.

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Blue Jays 2, Athletics 1

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Alex Rios came up big for the Blue Jays with his bat and his glove.Rios followed a great catch in the sixth by hitting a tiebreaking RBI double in the ninth that helped secure the win for Roy Halladay, and Toronto beat the Oakland Athletics for the first time in five tries this season with [...]

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Bronx Banter: Strictly Business

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Last night, Andy Pettitte turned in his third straight quality start, the Yankee offense scattered four runs against Jeremy Guthrie and company, and Joba Chamberlain and Mariano Rivera, likely appearing as a relief tandem for the last time, combined to nail down the Yankees' win.

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Thames delivers as Tigers avoid sweep

Armando Galarraga came within two outs of his first complete game and shutout in the majors, Marcus Thames hit two homers and the Detroit Tigers beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-2 on Wednesday night to avoid a three-game sweep.Galarraga (4-2) struck out three and walked three while improving his road record to 4-1 in five [...]

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Tigers 6, Angels 2

Detroit manager Jim Leyland informed Marcus Thames before the game that he would be getting more playing time in left field - even against right-handed pitching.Thames rewarded Leyland’s confidence with two two-run homers against one of the game’s hottest pitchers, lefty Joe Saunders.Armando Galarraga came within two outs of his first complete game and shutout [...]

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Halladays Jays take pitchers duel over As

Alex Rios hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the ninth that helped secure the win for Roy Halladay, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Oakland Athletics for the first time in five tries this season with a 2-1 victory Wednesday night.Halladay (6-5) outshined Rich Harden in an impressive pitcher’s duel between two of the [...]

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