And That Happened

Cardinals 6, Brewers 5: Jake Westbrook with career win 100. And get this: dude allowed only one run in six innings and his ERA increased. Which, yes, will happen when you come in at 0.98. It’s now an unsightly 1.10. He talked after the game how 100 was a goal for him. And while, no, it isn’t 300, it represented him being a grinder and sticking around and stuff. I think there’s all kinds of underrated glory in that: 300-game winners are spectacular, but they’re on that far right side of the bell curve with which most folks don’t have a frame of reference. Hundred-game winners have been around the block and seen a good deal of bad to go with the good and all of that.

Orioles 5, Angels 1: Chris Tillman with eight shutout innings. He’s from Orange County, so maybe it was the home cooking. Unless maybe his mom can’t cook and it was really just like, “hey, awesome, we get to eat at Del Taco!” or something.

Tigers 7, Astros 3: Fourteen innings in Houston, decided when Houston intentionally walked Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder to get to Don Kelly. Kelly was up to the challenge and singled in the go-ahead run. Matt Tuiasosopo then doubled in two more followed by a Jhonny Peralta sac fly. Get this: seven shutout innings from the Tiger bullpen. You don’t expect that very often.

Nationals 3, Braves 1: Washington earns the split behind a nice outing from Dan Haren, who was really in need of a nice outing. It was the first time he’d gone past the sixth inning this season. First time he reached the eighth in nearly a year.

White Sox 3, Rangers 1: You know what the real tragedy about all this is? Hector Santiago was not even supposed to be here today! But he was and pitched well (5.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 6K). Then he closed the store to play hockey, went to a wake and tried to win back his ex-girlfriend without even discussing how he felt about his present one.

Phillies 7, Marlins 2: Kyle Kendrick: Phillies ace. He picks up his third win after allowing only two runs over seven innings. Domonic Brown was 3 for 4 with a homer. Ryan Howard had a solo shot. Juan Pierre notched his 600th career steal.

Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 1: The Blue Jays waked a lot of Red Sox. How many times did they walk the Red Sox?

This many times!

Haha, no, actually it was 10. And David Ortiz even took the day off. Man.

Padres 4, Cubs 2:  Travis Wood deserved better, but bad defense and bad bullpen work did him in.

Rays vs. Royals: POSTPONED: Last time I was here, it was rainin, doesn’t rain here anymore. The streets were drowned, and the water’s waining, all the runes washed to shore. Now I’m here lookin’ through the rubble, tryin’ to find out who we were. Last time I was here, it was rainin, ain’t rainin’ anymore.