Foul Ball: Bizarre Day of Baseball

NY Yankees 3 Minnesota 6: Up until this game, the Yankees had flat out owned the Twins. They beat them 10 times in a row, including a sweep in last year's playoffs, and haven't lost to the Twins at home since 2007. That all changed off of a Jason Kubel grand slam off of Mariano Rivera in the eighth inning. Rivera relieved Joba Chamberlain who had loaded the bases. Rivera walked Jim Thome making the score 3-2, then gave up the Kubel grand slam on a 1-0 count. The Twins finally exercised some demons against the Yankees.



Cincinnati 7 St. Louis 2: For the 1st time since 2007, the Cincinnati Reds are in sole possession of first place in the NL Central. Former Cardinal Scott Rolen knocked in three runs while Reds starting pitcher Bronson Arroyo also knocked in two runs. Arroyo pitched a complete game giving up seven hits, two runs, and striking out three. Celebrate today Reds fans, but remember Dusty Baker is still your manager.

Dusty Baker Quote: Good ole Dusty has another team in first place of their division. From the AP recap, “You’ve got to enjoy the moment—enjoy May 16th,” manager Dusty Baker said. “My dad always said, ‘Enjoy today because tomorrow isn’t promised to anybody.”’

San Diego 0 Los Angeles 1: The Padres were able pick up a victory this year with only one hit, now their the team that is on the wrong side of a two-hitter loss. The Dodgers only managed two hits against the Padres, but still managed to pick up the victory. The Padres have a half game lead over the Giants in the NL West and play a crucial two-game series with the Giants starting on Monday.

Toronto 5 Texas 2: How's this for a terrible division. The Rangers are swept by the Blue Jays, but still lead the AL West by two games over the A's. The Blue Jays won behind Brandon Morrow's eight hit, two run, six inning performance.

Baltimore 1 Cleveland 5: Jake Westbrook gave Cleveland fans something to smile about. Westbrook pitched a complete game giving up nine hits, one run, 1 walk, and striking out eight. The Orioles left five men on base including three in scoring position while also hitting into two double plays. Even the Giants hitters think that's a complete fail.

Detroit 5 Boston 1: The Tigers are the first team to win four straight series at home against reigning playoff teams since 1995, when baseball began putting four teams in the postseason. Armando Galarraga picked up his first victory of the year shutting out the Red Sox in 5 1/3 innings.

Florida 10 NY Mets 8: With the sweep over the Mets, the Marlins picked up their first four-game sweep since 2006. The Marlins pounded the Mets in the third inning for six runs and then added runs in the fifth and sixth innings and had to hold on for dear mercy to pick up the victory and the sweep.

Tampa Bay 2 Seattle 1: Only the Mariners could lose a game that Cliff Lee pitched a complete game. Lee pitched a complete game giving up only five hits and two runs, but that wasn't enough to pick up the victory. The Mariners had their chances to give Lee some run support, but they left seven men on base. It's like poor Cliff is still pitching in Cleveland.

Create a Caption: Any time Joba Chamberlain loses, God smiles.


Video of the Day: Check out Tigers closer Jose Valverde's unique ninth inning entrance.