Baseball Update:
Pedro Feliz not only hit the game tying RBI in the ninth for the Phils, but he also delivered a walk-off homerun in the 12th to give Philadelphia the 5-2 win over the Dodgers. Andre Either collected a five ball walk in the first when home-plate umpired Jerry Layne lost track of the count. Well that's reassuring.
The Mets bullpen remained shakey without veteran closer Billy Wagner. Pedro Feliciano gave up solo homeruns to Brad Asmus -- his second of the season-- and to Darin Erstad in the 10th allowing the Astros to get the 6-4 victory. Adding insult to injury, the Mets may have to shut down starter John Maine for the remainder of the season thanks to a nagging shoulder injury.
The Pirates sure didn't make it easy on the Brewers to earn the sweep on Sunday, but a game winning RBI by J.J. Hardy in the 12th allowed Milwaukee to take out the Brooms with a 4-3 victory.
A.J. Pierzynski was involved in a controversial run-down in the 10th inning. He was ruled safe due to infielder interference (Willy Aybar) and was given third base. Two batters later Alexi Ramirez drove in Pierzynski for the winning run. The 6-5 win over the Rays, coupled with Minnesota's loss gave Chicago a half game lead in the Central.
Francisco Rodriguez picked up his 50th save of the season -- only 7 back of the record -- highlighted LA's 5-3 defeat of the Twins.
In another extra innings game, rookie Jed Lowrie hit a game winning homerun in the 11th in Boston's 6-5 edging of the Blue Jays. Dustin Pedroia added a three inning round tripper as a part of a four run 3rd. The Red Sox, who will enter their final series at Yankee Stadium, will be without starter Josh Beckett who is still experiencing tingling in his pitching arm and possibly J.D. Drew who is hoping to avoid a trip to the DL wiht a herniated disk in his back.
The Yankees completed a three game sweep of the Orioles after Robinson Cano hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh giving the Yanks a 8-7 lead. Cano went 4-for-5 with two doubles, two RBIs and two runs scored.
Hank Steinbrenner wants Joba Chamberlain back on the mound as either a starter or a reliever by the end of this season. There is no reason for this, you're pretty much out of the playoff race barring a miracle, why risk hurting your future for no reason. Just have Pavano pitch. (He won on Saturday by the way. A modern day Mike Hampton.)
Dan Harden had 11 strike outs, while Mark DeRosa, Geovany Soto and Kosuke Fukudome added homeruns in the Cubs 6-1 bashing of the Nats.
Not only did Albert Pujols hit a two run homer in the Cardinals 6-3 victory over the Braves, but for a brief moment he surpassed Chipper Jones for the NL batting crown. He now trails Chip by less than a percentage point. Go Chipper Go!
Johnny Cueto left Sunday's' game after just three innings with soreness in his right triceps tendon. Of course the game continued for another nine innings until the Rockies Omar Quintanilla homered in the 12th to give Colorado a 4-3 edge.
Congrats to Hawaii who picked up the Little League World Series Championship with a 12-3 drubbing of Mexico.
Nascar Update:
Congrats to Carl Edwards who picked up his second straight cup W with his victory at Thunder Valley on Saturday. Kasey Kahne, Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Burton were among the unfortunates involved in wrecks during the race.
Congrats to Brad Keselowski who took the lead from points leader Clint Bowyer on lap 227 and never looked back, earning him the Nationwide Series victory at Bristol.
Speaking of Brad, he reportedly declined an offer to drive for Penske Racing in 2009. Penske looks like it is a sinking ship.
It's official, Casey Mears will be driving the #07 for RCR in 2009, while Clint Bowyer, who is currently in the #07 will move to the #33 General Mills Chevy for the team. Nascar would not allow Bowyer to take his #07 points to the #33, so he will not have a guaranteed spot in the Daytona 500, unless he takes the Chase.
Jeremy Mayfield could land in the Hall of Fame racing ride for three races this season.
News&Notes: With Osi Umenyiora's injury, Michael Strahan says he's willing to come out of retirement, for $8 million!...The Giants fell to the Jets, 10-7 in the annual preseason rumble...The Falcons will give rookie QB Matt Ryan a chance announcing he'll be their #1 starter...Meanwhile it looks like the Arizona Cardinals have opted for experience over Matt Leinart, choosing Kurt Warner to be their #1 QB...Congrats to Helio Castroneves for winning something other than Dancing with the Stars (Click here to see this season's contestants). Helio picked up his first win in 30 races with his victory at Sonoma...Vijay Singh wrapped up the Barclays Open on Sunday. Ridgewood Country Club served as a lovely backdrop for the first stop inthe FedEX Cup. Click here for photos...The Olympics officially wrapped up on Sunday with China passing the torch to England in the closing ceremonies. The US led the overall medal count besting China by 10, but China had the most gold medals with 51 compared to the US's 36.
Check this out: I know it will be a tough choice for some of you, but tonight you can either watch the Democratic National Convention or The Hills. And while you ponder on which gets a live viewing and which will be on your DVR for tomorrow, click here to see how much each member of the MTV reality drama is paid per episode.
It's been fun blogging with you,
Kate
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