Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
September 23, 2008
The East Contracts

The Phillies lose and the Mets win as the lead in the NL East is down to 1 1/2 games. Remember, the Mets hold the tie-breaker against the Phillies, so if the two teams finished tied and ahead of the other wild card contenders, then the Mets win the division and Philadelphia gets the Wild Card.

Kelly Johnson extended his hitting streak with two base knocks tonight and Casey Kotchman hit just his second homer since joining the Braves as Atlanta earns a 3-2 win. Cole Hamels pitched well, but the Phillies just couldn't put together a big rally against Mike Hampton.

Johan Santana pitched eight strong innngs, walking two and striking out 10 as the Mets beat the Cubs 6-2. Johan picks up his 15th win, his fifth straight year reaching that level. Pedro Feliciano gave the Mets fan a scare in the ninth, allowing two hits, but Ayala came on for the last two outs and the save.

The Brewers are losing to the Pirates 3-2 in the bottom of the seventh.

Update: Mike Cameron doubles in two in the bottom of the seventh and the Brewers take a 4-3 lead.

Update: The Pirates get the two runs back in the eighth. Steve Pearce homers for the lead.


Posted by David Pinto at 10:07 PM | Division Races | TrackBack (0)
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