Yardwork: Mariners Have Won 11 of 13
By Tim Ryan
Marlins 5, D-Backs 2 — Anibal Sanchez stopped Arizona’s win streak at seven, going eight innings and allowing two runs. Of more significance, despite the loss the D-Backs somehow find themselves in first place, which is exactly where everyone expected them to be.
White Sox 10, Red Sox 7 — Phil Humber gave up four runs and nine hits over 7 2/3 innings but that was more than enough to beat the Red Sox, who had Alfredo Aceves (5 IP, 6 ER) on the mound. Chicago has impressively won six straight at Fenway Park and at long last, the Phil Humber All-Star game buzz has begun!
Cards 4, Giants 3 — Ryan Franklin’s has had three straight scoreless outings covering 4 2-3 innings. I am not lying to you, this is true. San Fran’s bullpen melted down in the eighth, blowing a two-run lead. Also, as posted earlier this morning, Chris Berman had a rough night. You’re with me, awful broadcast.
Nats 10, Phils 2 — Cliff Lee wasn’t so great. Six runs on seven hits in 5 1-3 innings, including a pair of home runs from Danny Espinosa is not what we’ve become accustomed to from Cliffy. Expect a full day of completely reasonable panic on sports radio in Philadelphia.
Astros 7, Cubs 3 — Houston scored six runs in the top of the ninth to steal a ridiculous win at Wrigley against the disgusting Cubs. They also got an excellent start from 20-year-old rookie Jordan Lyles, though he walked away with the no-decision. Hilarious line of the evening goes to Carlos Marmol: 0.1 IP, 5 H, 6 ER, 1 BB, 0 K. To put things mildly, he basically took a dump on a burning tire.
It appears the wild crowd at MLB Advanced Media have finally relented and are allowing videos to be embedded, but only if you’re interested in stale highlights. Anything from last night does not include an embed button. For example, here’s Big Papi’s ninth inning blast off closer Jose Velverde from… Sunday.
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