Keith's Sports Journal: Foul Ball: Walkoffs & Anemic Offenses

Oakland 5, Texas 4, 10 Innings: Kurt Suzuki and Josh Willingham both hit home runs for the A's against the Rangers, but it would be Hideki Matsui's walkoff home run in the bottom of the tenth that would be the biggest home run of the year. Twitter star Brandon McCarthy took the no-decision. There was only 9,000 people at the Coliseum yesterday which prompted this comment from Matsui, “Hopefully after today’s game there will be 100 more people,” Matsui quipped. Yikes. Not exactly good PR for the team. (gif via Jeff Sullivan)

Washington 2, San Fransisco 0: I don't know what rock bottom is for a MLB offense, but being shutout by Tom Gorzelanny has to be close. If it wasn't for Aaron Rowand, the Giants would have been no-hit. Miguel Tejada committed an error at third base during the game which lead to Nationals runs. Needless to say McCovey Chronicles is through with Tejada.

Bruce Bochy Quote: Via the AP recap: "We’re awful right now,” manager Bruce Bochy said. “We know it.” That's about as candid as Bochy will get and he's absolutely correct.

Detroit 3, New York 5: This game was actually tied in the ninth inning. So of course the Jose Valverde blew the game when he allowed Nick Swisher single to score the winning run. Alex Avila hit two solo home runs for the Tigers in the game, including the game-tying home run but of course that didn't stop Valverde from ruining the night.

St. Louis 5, Florida 6: The Marlins have gone 7-3 in their past ten games and now are tied in for the lead in the NL East with Philadelphia. Gaby Sanchez hit a grand slam in the third inning off of Kyle Lohse. Mike Stanton added another home run in the fifth inning. The Marlins bullpen shut down the Birds in four innings of work to secure the win.

Chicago 6, Baltimore 2: Hawk Harrelson can finally smile as his White Sox avoided the sweep at the hands of the Baltimore Orioles. Paul Konerko homered twice and Mark Buehrle pitched 6 2-3 scoreless innings. Konerko finished the day with four RBIs and the White Sox bullpen managed somehow not to blow the lead.

Atlanta 6, Milwaukee 2: In five career starts against the Braves Yovani Gallardo was 3-0 until Monday night. Alex Gonzalez drove in three runs against the Brewers and backup catcher David Ross hit a home run for the Braves. Jair Jurrjens went 7 2/3 innings giving up two runs while picking up the victory.

Boston 9, Anaheim of Orange County 5: Jered Weaver finally picked up a loss on the season and of course it came at the hands of the Red Sox who have now beaten the Angels five times this season. The Red Sox took the lead in the fifth inning off a two-run single by Dustin Pedroia. Adrian Gonzalez knocked in three runs and David Ortiz homered and drove in two runs. Clay Buchholz picked up the victory, while Weaver threw 118 pitches in only six innings of work. 118 pitches? When did Dusty Baker start managing the Angels?

Create a Caption: I think you're suppose to hold onto the ball.