And That Happened
Tigers 5, Athletics 4: Don Kelly with the walkoff? Sure, why not? The A’s are in a deep hole now, down 2-0 in a best of five. How quickly the magic pixie dust from a late regular season run fades.
Nationals 3, Cardinals 2: Gio Gonzalez walked the world, but the Nats rallied and Mike Matheny got outsmarted by Davey Johnson. It’s happened to a lot of ’em, Mike. Don’t worry too much about it.
Yankees 7, Orioles 2: CC Sabathia comes up huge and the Orioles bullpen, for once, gets kicked around.
Reds 9, Giants 0: Bronson Arroyo allowed one hit over seven shutout innings. I know it’s not officially over, but between this and the A’s, I’m not gonna make any reservations for a possible Bay Area World Series.
I felt calm for the first time when I realized that Matheny wouldn’t dare bring in his (right-handed) closer unless it was the 9th inning, so another counter move wasn’t gonna happen.