Jimmy Rollins returned to the lineup last night for the first time since sustaining a sprained ankle against the Mets way back when. Rollins went 3-5 with a homerun, a double, 3 RBI, and 1 run scored. Having him back at the top of the lineup sent a bolt of energy through the [...]

The last time he blew a save, I said it might be time for the Cardinals’ thinktank to start coming up with a contingent plan for closer Jason Isringhausen. After his 5th blown save of the year (and 2nd consecutive), it is Isringhausen, himself, who is saying it is time to “figure out what to [...]

Aaron Cook had his best outing of the year, allowing just three hits in seven innings to beat the Padres 4-2. Garrett Atkins had three hits and Brad Hawpe drove in two runs to back the victory. Cook improved to 6-1 on the year. Jake Peavy took the loss for the Padres, dropping to 4-2. He [...]

Aaron Cook had his best outing of the year, allowing just three hits in seven innings to beat the Padres 4-2. Garrett Atkins had three hits and Brad Hawpe drove in two runs to back the victory. Cook improved to 6-1 on the year. Jake Peavy took the loss for the Padres, dropping to 4-2. He [...]

The collapse of what has been a fairly reliable bullpen this far into the season led to a 7-4 Giants loss. A three-run eighth inning for the Phillies broke a 4-4 tie and gave them all they needed to win the game. The loss to the Phillies extended the Giants losing streak to five games [...]

Ted Lilly did it all Friday night. He took the win on the mound, and had the two run single that proved to be the difference in a 3-1 game. Lilly took a 1-0 fastball from Dan Haren and drove it into center field, scoring two runs and putting the Cubs ahead 2-1 at the [...]

  The streak is over! OK, so it’s not the losing streak, which everyone wants to end, but the Mariners’ scoreless innings streak ended at 24 during their 4-2 loss to the White Sox. It’s the equivilent of someone telling the captian of the Titanic that the ship will sink in two hours rather than one. Sure, [...]

   The Cubs started their longest home stand of the season (10 games) Friday afternoon and it didn’t take long for them to get comfy. After Arizona’s Chris Young went yard off Ted Lilly, again, to give the D-Backs a 1-0 lead, the lefty starter was lights out and Chicago went on to win 3-1.

Greg Smith gave up four runs in six innings. Not great, but not terrible either. With a little help from the batters, the game might have been won. However, that help never came. The team’s four singles scattered throughout the game somehow just didn’t produce any runs. The teams face each other again tonight at [...]

The offense couldn’t get going last night, scoring only one run in the ninth inning to take the 7-1 loss in the series opener to the Astros. The Dodger offense could only produce seven hits: two from each James Loney and Blake DeWitt, and one each from Russell Martin, Andruw Jones, and Derek Lowe. The lone [...]

Jonathan Papelbon surrendered a two-run single to Mike Lamb in the bottom of the ninth as the Twins downed the Red Sox 7-6.  Papelbon has now blown back-to-back games, also losing Wednesday’s game to the Tigers.  Starter Jon Lester only lasted 5-1/3 innings, while throwing 94 pitches and allowing five runs (three earned).  David Aardsma and [...]

The Angels were shut out by the Rays and starter James Shields, who allowed just one hit, with eight strikeouts, in the 2-0 Rays win. The only hit the Angels could muster was a Brandon Wood single in the third. The only other mistake Shields made was hitting Erick Aybar with a pitch. Aybar had to [...]

May 10, 1958 at Yankee Stadium Yankees 8, Senators 0  (12-4) Whitey Ford and Ryne Duren combined to throw a six hit shutout as the Yankees picked up their third win in a row.  Ford improved to 2-2 and he gave up six hits with five strikeouts in seven shutout innings.  Duren was equally impressive with two [...]

May 10, 1968 at D.C. Stadium
Tigers 12, Senators 1  (17-9)

The Tigers won their third straight game behind a huge game by Al Kaline at the plate and another rock solid outing on the mound by Denny McLain.  Kaline went three for four with a homerun, six RBIs and three runs.  Bill Freehan and Don Wert also went yard in the contest and Freehan finished the game with three RBIs.

Denny McLain improved to 5-0 with another complete game.  He gave up one run on seven hits with seven strikeouts and the lone run was a solo homer off the bat of Frank Howard.

May 10, 1988 at Wrigley Field Dodgers 6, Cubs 5  (19-9) The Dodger almost let this game slip away from them as they blew a 5-1 lead but they held on to win it in the fourteenth inning on a solo homer by Kirk Gibson.  It was his sixth homer of the season and he finished three [...]

The Twins overcame a horrid start by Boof Bonser to beat the Boston Red Sox 7-6. It came down to the wire as the win was sealed in the bottom of the 9th by Mike Lamb. Bonser blew two leads, but the hitters were able to overcome both of them to pull away with the [...]

Game 36 Recap- Veteran RH SP Steve Trachsel pitched a workman like 5 1/3 innings and earned his 1st victory since April 4th to help the Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 7-4 Friday night at Kauffman Stadium. Trachsel gave up a 2 run homer to KC 3b Alex Gordon in the 1st inning but [...]

Game 35 Recap- The Pittsburgh Pirates continue to play strong ball winning their 4th game in a row with a exciting, well pitched victory over the Atlanta Braves 3-2 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. 2b Freddy Sanchez drove in all of the Pirates runs including a clutch 2 out hit in the ninth for the decisive [...]

The Skinny:  The Rays started their series with the Angles this evening and were part of a good old fashioned pitchers duel.  Jon Garland was great for the Angels but James Shields was just a bit better for the Rays.  The Rays won 2-0, all the runs coming in the bottom of the ninth on [...]

I guess when the team you cover is as bad as the Mariners, you start to lose your mind. First it’s beat writer Geoff Baker with his doomsday blog headlines. Now it’s columnist Steve Kelley who interviewed Ichiro … well, Ichiro’s bobble head. Yeah.  Commenter Smitty said it best when he wrote, “This is truly the [...]

The Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins on Thursday 6-2 in a game that helped them take the series with Minnesota two games to one.  Jermain Dye hit a home run in his third straight game to fuel the Sox to the win.  Despite only eight hits in the game, the Sox had key [...]

In a move to bolster the bench and gave a young kid everday playing time in the minors, Pirates traded the dreaded player to be named later for OF Jason Michaels from the Indians today. The right handed hitting OF was designated for assignment and not getting much playing time in the strong Cleveland OF. [...]

Yesterday, the Braves finished up their series at home against the Padres with a 5-4 win.  Thus, sweeping the Padres at Turner Field after losing four straight on the road.  Jo-Jo Reyes, the recent addition to the Braves rotation, was forced to leave the game in the Third inning with a blister developing on his [...]

The Dodgers host the Astros in their first series against them this season, tonight at 7:40. Derek Lowe will look for this third win to bring his record above .500. Lowe is coming off his worse outing of the season, giving up five runs, six hits, and four walks through five against the Rockies on Sunday. [...]

The Angels finish off their road trip in Tampa Bay, facing the second place Rays tonight at 4:10. A series win will be their sixth consecutive road series win of the season. Jon Garland will make the start to go for his fifth win of the season. He has a 5-1 career record against the Rays, [...]

Josh Beckett allowed just six singles, claimed his fourth win of the season, left town with his lowest ERA of the season (3.70), and, to top things off, recorded his 1,000th career strikeout.  Beckett benefited from another round of offensive firepower from the Red Sox lineup, which has scored five or more runs in seven straight [...]

The Skinny:  The Washington Nationals avoided a sweep in Houston by winning 8-3 on Thursday night.  After losing the first two games in Houston by one run in each game, the Nationals game out swinging to improve their record to 15-20. The Pitching:  John Lannan was sharp once again in a start for the Nationals.  Lannan [...]

May 9, 1958 at Yankee Stadium Yankees 9, Senators 5  (11-4) After almost a week off because of tough weather, Bob Turley got started exactly where he left off in this one. Despite his worst start of the season, he improved to 4-0.  He gave up five runs (four earned) on seven hits and six walks with [...]

May 9, 1978 at Yankee Stadium Yankees 3, Twins 1  (16-10) Catfish Hunter threw six shutout innings as he tried to get back on track after a rough start to the season.  He improved to 2-3 and he gave up one hit and two walks with the three strikeouts.  Sparky Lyle gave up one run on three [...]

The Giants six-game road trip resulted in just one win after the Pirates completed a sweep of them today. A big four-run inning put the Giants ahead in the fourth, but were unable to hang on and lost 5-4. With all these close games, the Giants could very well be leading the division if they [...]