It is a sad day for the 2 Chicago baseball teams. Both Chicago baseball teams – the Cubs and the White Sox – have already been officially eliminated from the 2009 MLB playoffs. But because of rain outs, each team is playing a meaningless double-header today. Painful…
The 82-74 Cubs (7.5 games behind the Cardinals for 1st place in the NL Central) take on the 59-97 Pirates at Wrigley Field. Ted Lilly (12-8) pitches in the opener, while Carlos Zambrano (9-6) pitches in the night cap. Why are they even playing these games – the almighty dollar!
The 76-81 White Sox (8 games behind the Tigers for 1st place in the AL Central) take on the 64-92 Indians at Jacobs Field. Carlos Torres (1-1) pitches in Game 1 of the traditional double-header while White Sox ace Mark Buerhle (12-10) pitches in Game 2. Meanwhile, the Indians just fired manager Eric Wedge after 7 years managing the Indians. Not sure why they are playing both games since there is no separate admission for each game like at Wrigley Field.
Get your TV sets tuned in early today – Cubs and Pirates have already started in Chicago with the pesky Pirates out to a 4-0 lead over the lovable losers at the Friendly Confines…
W: T. Clippard (3-2) L: S. Green (1-4) S: M. MacDougal (18) HR:NYM – None WAS – I. Desmond (2)
Final
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W: J. Happ (12-4) L: W. Lopez (0-1) S: R. Madson (10) HR:HOU – L. Berkman (25), K. Matsui (9) PHI – P. Feliz (12), J. Werth (35)
Final
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Florida (84-74) «
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Atlanta (86-71)
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W: R. Pinto (4-1) L: K. Kawakami (7-12) S: L. Nunez (25) HR:FLA – D. Uggla (31), C. Maybin (4) ATL – M. Diaz (13)
Final
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St. Louis (90-67)
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Cincinnati (75-82) «
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W: H. Bailey (7-5) L: J. Pineiro (15-12) HR:STL – D. Freese (1) CIN – J. Bruce (21), J. Votto (24), J. Bruce (22)
Final
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W: R. Dempster (11-8) L: K. Hart (4-9) HR:PIT – None CHC – None
Final 11th
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Milwaukee (77-80)
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Colorado (89-68) «
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W: M. Belisle (3-1) L: D. Weathers (4-6) HR:MIL – J. Kendall (2) COL – C. Iannetta (16)
Final
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L.A. Dodgers (93-65)
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W: R. Webb (2-0) L: C. Billingsley (12-11) S: H. Bell (41) HR:LA – None SD – T. Gwynn (2)
Final
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Arizona (68-89)
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W: J. Sanchez (8-12) L: D. Davis (8-14) HR:ARI – M. Montero (15), M. Montero (16), J. Upton (26) SF – B. Molina (19), P. Sandoval (23), B. Molina (20)
American League
Final 10th
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Detroit (84-73)
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W: J. Rauch (6-3) L: B. Lyon (6-5) S: J. Nathan (45) HR:MIN – None DET – C. Granderson (29)
Final
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W: J. Verlander (18-9) L: B. Duensing (5-2) S: F. Rodney (36) HR:MIN – None DET – M. Cabrera (33), C. Granderson (30)
Final
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Kansas City (64-94)
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W: B. Bruney (5-0) L: K. Farnsworth (1-5) HR:KC – None NYY – M. Teixeira (39), N. Swisher (28)
Final
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Baltimore (60-97)
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W: W. Davis (2-1) L: J. Guthrie (10-17) S: G. Balfour (3) HR:BAL – None TB – None
Final
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Toronto (74-84) «
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Boston (91-66)
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W: R. Romero (13-9) L: C. Buchholz (7-4) S: J. Frasor (11) HR:TOR – J. Bautista (10), A. Lind (33), A. Hill (36), K. Millar (7), A. Lind (34), A. Lind (35) BOS – J. Drew (22)
Final
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Texas (85-72)
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L.A. Angels (93-64) «
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W: S. O’Sullivan (4-2) L: S. Feldman (17-7) S: B. Fuentes (46) HR:TEX – D. Murphy (17) ANA – B. Abreu (15)
Final
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Oakland (75-82)
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W: F. Hernandez (18-5) L: T. Cahill (10-13) HR:OAK – None SEA – K. Griffey (17)
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim clinched the AL West division crown on Monday night with an 11-0 shutout of the Texas Rangers. Overcoming the tragic death of starting pitcher Nick Adenhart in April, the Angels rallied around each other all season long to make the playoffs for the 5th time in 6 seasons. But now the sights are set on October baseball and beating their nemesis – the Boston Red Sox. Since winning Game 7 of the 2002 World Series, the Angels have won just 1 playoff series. The Red Sox have beaten the Angels in 3 playoff series during that span, including the last 2 seasons. Not good seeing that the Angels will host the Red Sox in the ALDS next week in Anaheim.
Manager Mike Scioscia had this to say about the task at hand – “It never gets tired, and it never gets old… We overcame a lot of obstacles, a lot more than anybody expected. I definitely feel we haven’t played our best yet, and this year is different. But if you want to put your money on Boston, go ahead, do it. We believe in ourselves.” Well said, Mike, but until you can knock off the big gorilla in the room, I’m going to side with the big gorilla. Boston in 4 at Fenway Park…
W: Z. Duke (11-15) L: H. Kuroda (8-7) HR:LA – None PIT – A. LaRoche (11), G. Jones (21), A. LaRoche (12)
Final
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N.Y. Mets (67-90)
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W: R. Detwiler (1-6) L: N. Figueroa (2-8) S: M. MacDougal (17) HR:NYM – None WAS – M. Morse (3)
Final
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Houston (73-83) «
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Philadelphia (90-66)
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W: Y. Bazardo (1-2) L: C. Hamels (10-10) HR:HOU – None PHI – None
Final
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Florida (83-74)
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W: J. Jurrjens (14-10) L: A. Sanchez (3-8) HR:FLA – None ATL – C. Jones (18)
American League
Final
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Cleveland (64-92)
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W: J. Danks (13-10) L: A. Laffey (7-8) HR:CHW – None CLE – S. Choo (19)
Final
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W: C. Gaudin (6-10) L: L. Hochevar (7-12) HR:KC – M. Teahen (12) NYY – R. Pena (1), R. Cano (25)
Final
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W: L. Cormier (3-3) L: C. Ray (0-4) S: G. Balfour (2) HR:BAL – B. Roberts (16) TB – G. Kapler (8), B. Zobrist (25), E. Longoria (32), W. Aybar (12)
Final 7th
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Boston (91-65)
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W: S. Richmond (8-10) L: M. Bowden (0-1) HR:TOR – A. Hill (35), R. Barajas (19), J. Bautista (9) BOS – K. Youkilis (26), K. Youkilis (27), D. Ortiz (28)
Final
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Texas (85-71)
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W: E. Santana (8-8) L: T. Hunter (9-5) HR:TEX – None ANA – K. Morales (33)
The Titans do not want to fall to 0-3, and must travel to New Jersey to face the 2-0 Jets…
The 2-0 49ers travel to Minnesota to take on Adrian Peterson and the Vikings. Something’s gotta give in this smash-mouth football game.
Will the Saints high octane offense continue to shine against the Bulls in Buffalo?
These and many more games will be fun to watch over the weekend – stay tuned here for all the latest news and highlights from another entertaining NFL weekend…
South Carolina got the NCAA college football week off to a phenomenal start with the 16-10 upset of 4th ranked Ole Miss in Columbia. Will we see more upsets this weekend? There are some great match-ups – Iowa v. Penn State; Miami v. Virginia Tech; Notre Dame v. Purdue; & Houston v. Texas Tech.
It should be another wild and exciting college football weekend – check back here at the Ticket Chest blog for the latest college football news and scores…
