Brewers lose 9th straight in 10 innings
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Switch-hitter Alfredo Amezaga changed his mind before his final plate appearance; he wouldn't choke up on the bat despite a 2-for-29 slump against lefties.
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The Nationals lost for the eighth time in nine games last night, a 10-6 thrashing at the hands of the Philadelphia Phillies in which Tony Armas didn't make it out of the fourth inning, allowing five runs.
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The New York Yankees failed to clinch the fourth and final American League playoff spot after blowing a 5-0 lead to lose 7-6 to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 10 innings on Tuesday.
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One more loss and the Giants would set a franchise record with 10 straight. One more fine by Tom Coughlin before he even picked up his first victory and the Giants would be on the verge of revolt.
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A six-run ninth inning wasn't enough for the Mets. An improbable rally fell just short last night when Paul Lo Duca flied out with a runner on third, and New York's 10-9 loss to the Washington Nationals at Shea Stadium cost the NL East leaders another chance to expand their cushion.
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Jake Peavy struck out seven in six innings and Marcus Giles and Khalil Greene drove in three runs apiece to lead the Padres to a 12-6 win over Baltimore last night at San Diego, handing the Orioles their ninth straight loss.
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Whaddya think? Let him close tonight? He threw only 99 pitches and he was still pumping high-octane gas at the end. Curt Schilling might be good for a batter or two in a pinch tonight.
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Brian McCann hit a go-ahead, three-run double in a seven-run eighth inning, and the Atlanta Braves beat Milwaukee 9-3 Wednesday to send the Brewers to their seventh loss in eight games.
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Three Cardinals pitchers fell a single short of the cycle.
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After cutting their division deficit to seven and a half games a week ago, with the loss, the Yankees have fallen 10 Â½ games behind the Boston Red Sox.
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Johnny Estrada hit his second grand slam of the season against Houston and Milwaukee overcame an injury to Ben Sheets to beat the Astros 9-1 on Tuesday night, moving the Brewers into first place in the NL Central.
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Back in sole possession of the National League Central lead, the Milwaukee Brewers faltered again.
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MILWAUKEE -- Brian McCann hit a go-ahead, three-run double in a seven-run eighth inning, and the Atlanta Braves beat Milwaukee 9-3 Wednesday to send the Brewers to their seventh loss in eight games.
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The Mets, behind an important two-run homer from David Wright and an encouraging outing by Oliver PÃ©rez, defeated the Atlanta Braves for their ninth victory in 10 games.
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Now the Cardinals' NL Central lead is down to a half-game. Jason Marquis got just six outs and St. Louis fell behind by eight runs in the third inning, losing to the Milwaukee Brewers 9-4 Thursday night.
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MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Brewers may have lost the war - losing three games to the San Francisco Giants - but they won the battle against slugger Barry Bonds.
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MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Brewers' bullpen coughed up a three-run lead in the eighth inning, allowing the Houston Astros to steal an 9-7 victory on Monday.