Final Countdown, Three To Go...#78 of 81
Tonight's finale featured the most runs scored of all four games and was less of a pitchers' duel than I expected. Thankfully, the weather was pleasant so there was no worry for another delay. Marcus Thames led off the scoring with a two-run homer, but CC Sabathia seemed to be having trouble getting pitches over for strikes. He walked a couple of runs in and I'd like to see the final count of hit batsmen tonight (all three by Javier Vazquez!). The night got hectic enough that I couldn't follow the game closely, but final score 10-3 Rays.
The Red Sox are coming in for the weekend and I'm sure they'd love to turn the Yankees 0.5 game lead into a deficit since Tampa Bay is hosting the Mariners next. Boston has not been eliminated yet so they'll be fired up to keep themselves afloat. It'll be a fun weekend either way.
The Rangers, Reds and Phillies are getting close to clinching but the NL West and AL East races should go down to the very last game. I was hoping Colorado would make a push to affect the west and wild card but they are currently getting worked over by Arizona. Now there's a team that knows how to play spoiler!
The Red Sox are coming in for the weekend and I'm sure they'd love to turn the Yankees 0.5 game lead into a deficit since Tampa Bay is hosting the Mariners next. Boston has not been eliminated yet so they'll be fired up to keep themselves afloat. It'll be a fun weekend either way.
The Rangers, Reds and Phillies are getting close to clinching but the NL West and AL East races should go down to the very last game. I was hoping Colorado would make a push to affect the west and wild card but they are currently getting worked over by Arizona. Now there's a team that knows how to play spoiler!