Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
June 13, 2007
Blowout Finals

It's big win Wednesday as a number of teams win by large margins. The Yankees gain a game on the Red Sox, cutting the AL East lead to 8 1/2 games. New York took down Arizona 7-2. Matsui, Posada and Alex Rodriguez all homered, for A-Rod number 25 on the season. That leaves him 11 short of 500. More importantly, Mussina pitched like the Mike of old, lasting 7 2/3 innings, striking out seven and walking none for the win.

Meanwhile, the Rockies were rocking Fenway. Colorado hitters picked up 14 hits, five for extra bases as they triumphed over the Red Sox 12-2. The Rockies bullpen pitched four solid innings, allowing just one hit while striking out three. The Rockies are now 7-3 in their last 10 games.

The Padres averaged a run per inning as they blew out the Devil Rays 9-0. The Padres got off to a big lead early and Peavy cruised for seven innings, allowing two hits and three walks while striking out eight. He's still allowed just one home run this season.

And in the battle of the also rans, Pittsburgh downed Texas 8-1. Ian Snell continues to show why he's the ace of the staff, pitching the first complete game of his career, giving up just one unearned run. Snell is now 6-4 with a 2.63 ERA. Jose Bautista was just a home run short of the cycle.

Update: You can add Minnesota over Atlanta (6-0) and Oakland over Houston (7-3) to the list.


Posted by David Pinto at 10:20 PM | Games | TrackBack (0)
Comments

Much as I hate to say it, the Yankees are alive and well. They're only 4 1/2 out of the wild card and even the division is looking possible.

The Bombers never had an awful run diff, so their resurgence is not a big surprise. Their current +59 run diff is the third best in the AL. Really, they "should" just be a couple games behind the Red Sox in the division and virtually tied with the Tigers for the wild card.

With the rotation getting healthier and deeper, and the lineup as productive as ever, it's starting to look like New York will make the postseason. Depressing.

Posted by: Casey Abell at June 14, 2007 07:53 AM
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