Three games got rained out while Jose Bautista rained three homers of his own.
Reds 9, Cardinals 7: The Reds finished off their road sweep of the Cards and caused some blood to boil in the process. Albert Pujols got drilled by Francisco Cordero in the ninth, which seemed unintentional, but it raised some ire on the St. Louis bench regardless. Ladies and gentlmen, we’ve got ourselves a real rivalry brewing.
Nationals 8, Marlins 4: How have the Marlins not put Javier Vazquez out of his misery yet? The Marlins never had a shot in this one as the Nats jumped on Vazquez for six runs in the first, including a two-run double from opposing pitch Jason Marquis. Vazquez is lucky the Marlins are too cheap to DFA him.
Blue Jays 11, Twins 3: Jose Bautista went yard three times in his first three at-bats, raising his season total to 16. It is hard to believe some people thought his 2010 season was a fluke. Idiots. What? You’re going to check out blog archives? NO! Stop! Errr, I mean, go right ahead, just give me a second to hit this weird button that says “DELETE.”
Orioles 9, Rays 3: The vaunted Rays bullpen finally sprung a leak and couldn’t keep this game close, allowing five runs in relief of Andy Sonnastine. JJ Hardy continues to be red hot since his return from the DL, smashing a grand slam to break the game wide open.
Mets 7, Astros 4: Justin Turner had the game of his life. The rookie hit his first career homer and drove in a career-high 5 RBIs, which pretty much goes without saying since he had seven RBIs in his entire career before tonight.
Braves 3, Phillies 2: I know Roy Halladay is awesome and everything, but the Phillies might want to use their bullpen just a little bit more durign his starts. For the second straight time, Halladay pitched a complete game and lost because he allowed a run in the bottom of the ninth. It is OK to go just seven innings, Doc. You don’t have anything else to prove.
Brewers 9, Pirates 6: Zack Greinke still doesn’t look very good, but that didn’t stop him from winning his second consecutive start. The Brew Crew handed Kevin Correia his first road loss of the season thanks in large part to a big game from Ryan Braun, who homered and tripled to drive in four runs.
White Sox 4, Athletics 3: Trevor Cahill suffered his first loss of the season and the White Sox are suddenly looking like they could turn this thing around. The Pale Hose have now won six of their last nine, all of which have been on the road.
Red Sox 7, Yankees 5: Jorge Posada finally quit being a baby and returned to action, though it was pretty anti-climatic as he drew a walk in his lone plate appearance. While New York was going crazy over their washed up DH’s drama, the Red Sox were busy completing the road sweep of the Yanks and getting their record back up to .500 for the first time all season.
Padres 8, Rockies 2: The suddenly potent Padre offense kept it going by way of two big innings against the Rox. Their latest offensive outburst not only secured them the victory, but it also helped Mat Latos finally earn his first win of the season.
Diamondbacks 4, Dodgers 1: Ian Kennedy quietly continues to be one of the best pitchers in the National League. Despite not having his best stuff, Kennedy turned in a fine line and held the Dodgers to just one run, allowing the D’Backs to win their first series in Dodger Stadium since 2007.
Rangers 5, Angels 4: For the second straight game, the Ranger and Angel bullpens took turns gagging in the late innings, this time it was Texas coming out on top on the strength of a big game from Chris Davis.
Giants @ Cubs (PPD): They say the game was rained out, but we all know it was just because the Cub players were all camping out in line to try and get a seat at the taping of Oprah’s last show, which tapes tomorrow (like you didn’t already know that).
Royals @ Tigers (PPD): This game may have been postponed, but the Royals probably still would’ve scored zero runs anyway.
Indians @ Mariners (PPD): For the second straight day, the M’s and Tribe get rained out. This also marks the first time in over a week that Brandon League hasn’t blown a save for two straight days.
Pitchers of the Night:
Roy Halladay, Phillies: 8 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 7 K
Ian Kennedy, Diamondbacks: 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 8 K
Jake Arrieta, Orioles: 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 7 K
Hitters of the Night:
Jose Bautista, Blue Jays: 3/5, 3 R, 4 RBI, 3 HR
NOBODY ELSE: Because everything pales in comparison to Bautista’s night
