Foul Ball: Perfection & Suck it, A-Rod!

Oakland 4 Tampa Bay 0: Before Sunday, Dallas Braden was the guy known who blasted A-Roid for violating one of baseball's "unwritten rules." That was until Mother's Day May 9th 2010, when Braden became the 19th pitcher to throw a perfect game. Braden struck out 9 Rays hitters while Tampa Bay has been on the wrong side of a perfect game for the second straight year. This was also Braden's first complete game.

Peggy Lindsey Quote: Dallas Braden's grandmother had some choice words for A-Roid after her grandson threw a perfect game. From Susan Slusser's Twitter account, "Stick it, A-Rod" said Peggy Lindsey. Classic! Long live Peggy Lindsey!

Houston 4 San Diego 3, 11 Innings: Even a blind squirrel finds a nut every once in a while. Hunter Pence knocked in the game-winning run in the eleventh inning to snap a three-game losing streak. Pence still has crazy eyes though. Heath Bell blew the save when he gave up a sacrifice fly to Pedro Feliz.

Chi White Sox 7 Toronto 9: McCovey Chronicles let out a collective groan when they found out that Fred Lewis homered in the 9th inning to key a four-run rally and victory for the Blue Jays. Lewis hit a three-run home run off of Bobby Jenks in the ninth inning to key a come-from-behind victory for the Blue Jays.

Fred Lewis Quote: Let's just say Freddie is happy to be on a team that plays him every day. From the AP recap, “This is fun. I’m on a team that never quits. You never know what to expect when you get to the ballpark. You never know who the hero will be that day. It’s just fun to be a part of,” said Lewis. I bet Freddie can't wait for that Toronto-San Francisco series later this year.

San Francisco 6 NY Mets 5: This was truly bizarre game. The Giants, a team that hacks at everything, drew 11 walks and only six hits but still picked up the victory. I haven't even began to talk about how Tim Lincecum picked up his third straight no-decision after going six innings giving up seven hits, two runs, two walks, and eight strikeouts. Aaron Rowand hit the game-winning home run in the eighth inning for the Giants as Brian Wilson picked up the five-out save.

Minnesota 6 Baltimore 0: Joe Mauer returned from an heel injury going 1-for-3 as Minnesota's designated hitter. Denard Span was the star of the Twins offense going 3-for-4 with three RBIs. Nick Blackburn shut down the Orioles offense in seven inning giving up only four hits.

Los Angeles 2 Colorado 0: So Ubaldo Jimenez is mortal after all. Jimenez gave up two hits, one run, seven innings of work to pick up his first loss of the year. Okay, maybe Jimenez pitched well enough and his offense failed him. He's still mortal and can bleed like Ivan Drago.

Boston 9 NY Yankees 3: After being thrashed by the Yankees in the first two games, the Red Sox recovered and made sure they weren't swept in their own ballpark. Jeremy Hermida homered and drove in three runs while Jon Lester pitched seven strong innings to pick up the victory. The Red Sox though are going to regret not signing Mark Texeria before the 2009 season.

Pittsburgh 4 St. Louis 11: Eight different Cardinals drove in runs, including Yadier Molina's three RBIs. Adam Wainwright pitched six innings giving up five hits, two runs, two walks, and striking out seven. The Pirates left six men on base, including three in scoring in position.

Cincinnati 5 Chi Cubs 3: The Cubs have now lost four in five games and have stumbled in the standings to fifth in the NL Central standings looking up to the Pirates. Joey Votto hit a three-run home run in the seventh inning to break the tie and give the Reds the victory. Mike "I have a" Leake picked up the victory. Yes, I just went Chris Berman on you.

Ryan Dempster Quote: Things aren't looking good for the Cubs at the moment. From the AP recap, “Things aren’t pretty right now,” Dempster said. Your not kidding, Ryan.

Create a Caption: Dallas Braden receives an emotional hug from his grandmother after pitching a Perfect Game.


Video of the Day: This is a couple of days old, but funny nevertheless. Lastings Milledge thought he had a home run until realizing the ball never went over the wall.