Yardwork: Johan Gets the Win But Only Because he Got Hurt
By Tim Ryan
Indians 6, Mariners 3: In typical Mariners news, Doug Fister (4-11) took another violent loss up the tailpipe.
Phillies 12, Rockies 11: Chase Utley drove in six runs. The Phillies conducted a nine-run seventh inning. This alone tells me they’re not quite done yet. When the winning pitcher’s name is Bastardo, the only choice is to hide.
Yankees 5, Athletics 0: CC silenced the A’s for eight innings of one-hit ball, but I’m sure FanGraphs will tell you that he’s probably not one of the best pitchers in the AL. And they’d be right. Numbers never lie. I will now humbly tip my hat.
Tigers 10, Twins 9 (13 innings): Gerald Laird and his solo shot in the 13th inning get all the glory, but does anyone know if Jose Valverde did his invisible mound karate after blowing the save but still getting the win?
Red Sox 6, Orioles 4: It’s so strange to look at the box score and see that Dice-K pitched 5 2/3 innings and only walked one. Where does he get the nerve? Now I know the O’s lost but there is some rather large news coming out of this game. It’s basically Baltimore’s little World Series — star catcher Matt Wieters went 3 for 4 and is now batting over .250!!!
Happy Labor Day!