Foul Ball: Cards Complete Sweep, Yankees Comeback & K-Rod: Scumbag

Cincinnati 1 St. Louis 6: I'm a firm believer that brawls are not good for teams, especially late in the year. It shows that team doesn't have the mentality to compete down the stretch. I remember last year when the Giants got into one with the Dodgers late in August. The Giants promptly collapsed at the end of the season and missed the playoffs because they didn't have the mentality to compete down the stretch. I hope Reds fans remember this because their team was just swept by St. Louis and now sit a game behind the Cardinals in the NL Central.

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2 Kansas City 1, 10 Innings: Both Zach Greinke and Jerred Weaver pitched beautifully in eight innings both giving up six hits and one run. Bobby Abreau homered off of Jesse Chavez in the 10th inning to defeat the Royals. Poor Greinke, the guy can't catch a break while playing for the Royals.

Detroit 3 Tampa Bay 2: In the battle of pitchers who have thrown no-hitters, Justin Verlander got the better of Matt Garza. Verlander pitched six innings giving up six hits, one run, and struck out seven. Ryan Raburn hit a tie-breaking two-run home run off of Garza in the sixth inning to help the Tigers avoid the sweep.



Seattle 1 Oakland 5: Dallas Braden pitched a complete game four-hitter giving up one run and striking out six. The Mariners avoided walking over his pitching mound at all costs in fear of their lives.

Texas 6 New York 7: With Cliff Lee dealing it looked like the Rangers were going to sweep the Yankees and send a message to the American League that the Rangers are the team to beat. Then things fell apart. The Yankees scored two runs in the seventh, one run in the eighth, then two runs in the ninth inning to take the lead and eventually beat the Rangers. Marcus Thames knocked in the go-ahead run in the ninth inning for the Yankees.

San Francisco 5 Chicago 4: A weird game that the Giants somehow won. The Giants jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning, gave up the lead, Aaron Rowand hit a home run and the Giants took back the lead, the Giants blew the lead, and then finally Pat Burrell hit a home run in the 8th inning and the Giants managed to hold onto the lead and the victory.

Francisco Rodriguez, Scumbag: Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez was arrested on Wednesday night for allegedly beating up his father-in-law. Rodriguez allegedly beat up his father-in-law in a hallway at Citi Field and was promptly arrested. The NY Daily News reports Rodriguez's father-in-law received one punch for Rodriguez  resulting in facial abrasions. K-Rod will be arraigned on Thursday morning. Will K-Rod wear the glasses and celebrate in the courtroom? Whatever happens K-Rod is officially a scumbag.

Create a Caption: Cleveland fans showed up in big numbers for the Indians game against Baltimore. 

Video of the Day: I like Eddie Vedder and Pearl Jam, but this song is terrible.