Braves Update:
John Smoltz gave up an early run to the Diamondbacks in the first, but by the fourth batter in the top of that inning, the Braves already had a one run lead and never looked back. Mark Teixeira had 2 two run homers and Yunel Escobar added a solo shot in the Braves 6-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. By avoiding the sweep the Braves went 3-3 on their homestand but gave up two more games to the surging Mets. The Braves start a four game series with the Cincinnati Reds tonight at 7:10 PM/est on SS.
Games behind NY Mets in NL East: 5.5
Games above .500: 6
NL Wild Card Leader: San Diego Padres
Braves Notes: Not only did John Smoltz fan 12 batters on Sunday, but he surpassed Phil Nierko to become the Braves all-time strike out leader...two time all-star, Brian McCann and older brother Brad are in the latest edition of ESPN the Magazine. Check out the article here.
NASCAR Update:
The 3M 400 at Michigan International Speedway was postponed due to rain. The race will be made up on Monday at noon/est. (As of 8 AM, foxsports.com is reporting it's still raining in Brooklyn, MI and the race maybe be moved to Tuesday at 10 AM/est.)
Ricky Rudd will leave the #88 Snickers Ford for Robert Yates Racing at the end of the 2007 season. Rudd will turn 51 in September.
News & Notes: Johan Santana struck out 17 batters in the Minnesota Twins 1-0 win over the Texas Rangers...With the New York Yankees 9-3 win over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday, Joe Torre is tied with Casey Stengel for second on the all time wins chart for the team. The Yanks also moved within 4 games of the Boston Red Sox in the AL East...Greg Maddux came through in a big way for the San Diego Padres on Sunday by getting it done on deffense and offense in the Pads 5-3 win over the Houston Astros...While the Giants picked up the 13-12 preseason win over the Baltimore Ravens, they may have lost in the long run as safety Will Demps left the game with a dislocated Elbow, cornerback Sam Madison pulled a hamstring, wide reciever Michael Jennings ruptured his Achillies' tendon and Steve Smith left with a concussion...Congratulations to Roger Federer on winning his 50th tournament on Sunday after beating American James Blake 6-1, 6-4, at the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters...And finally, it looks like some of you took my advise and headed to the theaters to catch the new movie Superbad, because it raked in $31 million to take the top spot at the box office this weekend.
Check this out: It's "My Boys" Monday. You can catch your favorite show about a female sports writer and her friends on TBS at 10 PM/est. Just to get you in the mood here's Kyle Howard (aka Bobby) before he was famous in a short lived Fox TV show called "Opposite Sex." And if some of his castmates look familiar, it's because they are. Check out "Heroes" Milo Ventimiglia, Fantastic Four's Chris Evans and "Smallville's" Allison Mack in the pilot episode here, here, here, here and here.
It's been fun blogging with you,
Kate
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