Yardwork: Phil Humber One-Hits Yanks, Pirates Play in Front of Nobody
By Tim Ryan
The poor fella should have at least been allowed to park himself in the front row and enjoy some baseball when literally no one is sitting in the entire section. As for the actual game, the bravado-filled Buccos, presumably angered by this photo being taken, scored four runs in the bottom half of the fourth as they made another valiant climb back to .500.
D-Backs 4, Phillies 0 — With Cliff Lee going for the Phillies, Ian Kennedy stepped up and pitched a complete game, three-hit, 10 K shutout. But really, Ian Kennedy out-pitching Cliff Lee? What the hell was going on last night? Lee was no slouch actually, he struck out 12 over seven innings, but was killed by the long ball.
Blue Jays 6, Rangers 4 — If I’m a Blue Jays fan, I’m content with what I see so far from 23-year-old Kyle Drabek. Then again, don’t let that young age get your hopes up too much. See Hughes, Philip.
Reds 9, Brewers 5 — Jay Bruce hit a two-run shot and Bronson Arroyo covered all the bases, so why don’t you slide?
Rockies 5, Cubs 3 — The Cubs committed four errors, three of which were committed by Starlin Castro and the other by starter Matt Garza, who admirably took the loss on his Troll Pencil Topper chin: “We lost tonight because I couldn’t throw the ball to first base. If I throw the ball to first base, it’s still a 3-3 ballgame and we’re still playing.” We’re days away from either he or Zambrano — preferably both — destroying the dugout with a bat. I can’t wait.
