The beat goes on.
Andy Pettitte fell behind the eight ball early, Alex Rodriguez and Jason Giambi hit solo homers, but that was all Roy Halladay would allow as the
Blue Jays stopped the Yanks 6-2 in the Bronx. Toronto scored three runs in the first inning, thanks in part to a misplayed fly ball in left by Xavier Nady, tacked one on in the second and put the game away with two runs in the seventh.
I was stuffing my fat face with cheeseburgers, hot dogs and pasta (I'm Italian -- we have pasta with everything) during Sunday's contest, so I wasn't as "locked in" as I usually am. Therefore, no roundup. To be honest, I don't know if I'm going to be rounding up the rest of the games. Oh, sure, I'll be watching, but it takes some time and effort for me to round things up (believe it or not). We'll see. The BoSox also lost so the Bombers remain seven back in the wild card hunt.
The Yanks will head to Detroit Monday to make up a May 11 rainout. I don't know why the powers that be scheduled the Yankees (or the Tigers) for an off day on Labor Day, but what do I know. Sidney Ponson (7-5, 4.80 ERA) will go against Justin Verlander (10-14, 4.53 ERA). Verlander was blasted in his last start against the Cleveland Indians (6 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 1 HR, 3 BB, 8 K) and finished 2-3 with a 4.70 ERA in August. Ponson was slapped around in his last start against the Red Sox (4.2 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 BB, 3 K) and hasn't picked up a win since Aug. 6 against the Texas Rangers.
Both these teams were expected by many to make the playoffs this season, but it looks like they'll just be playing out the September string.
That's why you can't predict baseball.
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The horror....the horror....