It was early this morning, at 00:54 central daylight, that you bore the bad news:
I read the text a couple hours later and never really got back to sleep. My eyes were bleeding.
Then today at 8:32 you helped to get things back on track: SaleCut.
Jace Peterson tripled and scores now on a John Brebbia wild pitch, Atlanta leads 6-3.
The Braves have won it by the score of 6-3. The Redbird winning streak ends at eight games. R.A. Dickey gets the win, Michael Wacha the loss, Arodys Vizcaíno the save.
Chase Headley has singled. Next up, Ronald Torreyes. With Starlin Castro battling injuries this summer, Torreyes has been playing almost every day for a couple of months . At the moment, though, Chris Sale has him in the hole. Torreyes, K. Now Austin Romine triples and the game is tied. Per Boog Sciambi and Chris Singleton on ESPN radio Mookie Betts didn't handle that ball quite right, the play was up against the wall—hey, it's not easy. "He thought he had a little more room than he did," says Singleton. "An unlikely mistake coming from one of the elite defenders in the game," says Sciambi.
In the sixth, David Robertson is on to relieve Jordan Montgomery. Montgomery retired Betts to lead off the inning but he walked Andrew Benintendi and Joe Girardi decided he had seen enough. Montgomery goes five-and-a-third, allowing one run on two hits while walking three and fanning four. Considering he took a ball in batting practice off the side of his head yesterday, Montgomery threw pretty well tonight.
Sciambi tells the audience that Robertson is ambidextrous and can throw pretty well with his left hand. The 3-and-1 to Hanley Ramirez misses low and Robertson has walked the first batter he faces. Rafael Devers will pinch-hit for Chris Young. The ESPN crew throws a Daryle Ward comp—a visual comp only—on Devers, who fans. I used to like to call Daryle Ward "Dar-lyle". And I'd make a reference to that Newhart bit about, "This is my brother Darryl. And this is my other brother Darryl."
Judge strikes out. He is about where I am this evening: in a certifiable tailspin.
Harper injured. Doesn't look good.
Then today at 8:32 you helped to get things back on track: SaleCut.
Expansion Game
In his last 33 games, Giancarlo Stanton has 21 home runs. But here he looks at strike three, at the knees from Antonio SenZatela. It's 5-3 Miami Marlins leading the Colorado Rockies, bottom of the seventh, two out, Christian Yelich facing a 1-and-2 count. The Marlins have three more victories than the Rockies, all-time. SenZatela throws a breaking ball that Yelich can't lay off and can't get any of, K. Inning over. If Charlie Blackmon is coming up soon, I'll stick around. Nolan Arenado, by the way, left this game after taking a pitch off his left hand. There is no update yet, per the Rockies broadcast. I did not realize Ryan McMahon had been called up. Junichi TaZawa deals to Pat Valaika. Valaika singles, his third hit of the game. He can hit a little bit, his OPS .870 before this game, in scattered duty. Here's McMahon. He singles on an 0-and-2 pitch through the right side. TaZawa's in trouble. Here's Ryan Hanigan, for the first time. GIDP, 4-6-3. Valaika moves to third but there are, all of a sudden, two outs. Mark Reynolds will pinch-hit. Reynolds excuse-me swings, the ball goes to short, Reynolds is out 6-3. Rockies rally ended.DeJong Homers Again
It doesn't seem possible but Paul DeJong has homered again, his 18th. The bases are loaded now for Yadier Molina. Two out, bases loaded, full count, the St Louis Cardinals trail the Atlanta Braves 5-3 in the bottom of the eighth. Not That Jose Ramirez gets Molina, 5-3.Jace Peterson tripled and scores now on a John Brebbia wild pitch, Atlanta leads 6-3.
The Braves have won it by the score of 6-3. The Redbird winning streak ends at eight games. R.A. Dickey gets the win, Michael Wacha the loss, Arodys Vizcaíno the save.
The ScuZzer
We've spun out, baseball style, to the Desert Tilt. It is the Chicago Cubs visiting the Arizona Diamondbacks. Jake Arrieta works to Daniel Descalso, aka The ScuZzer. ScuZzer, 8. To the fifth, it's 2-0 Chicago Cubs.Cubs Fans Take Over Chase Field
In the top of the eighth the Cubs lead 2-1, one out. There are two runners aboard. Heyward was just intentionally walked to allow for the possibility of a double play. Javier Báez bats against Jake Barrett. Báez swings wildly at a slider outside and it's 1-and-2. Báez destroys the next pitch, it's his 17th home run. There are a lot of Cubs fans at this game, a recurring theme in Phoenix it seems: transplant audience ambiguation. It's 5-1 Cubs. "He will swing at anything but if you make a mistake he will hurt you," says Steve Berthiaume on the Arizona TV call. Now Ian Happ loses one and this crowd is as much for the Cubs as it is for the Diamondbacks. Knowing the Cardinals have lost these Cubs fan cacti smell a return to sole possession of first and I've lost my interest in this game.Sunday Night Baseball
Xander Bogaerts, 5-3. Brock Holt has the only hit for the Red Sox. The Yankees also have just one hit, from Gary Sánchez. Brock Holt walks. On a pitch to Sandy Leon, Holt moves up to second. This is the top of the fifth inning, Jordan Montgomery on the mound. Jackie Bradley Jr Jr singles and Brock Holt does score, his taking of second on the ball in the dirt making the difference. Eduardo Nuñez is in the hole. To the last half of the fifth, it's 1-0 Boston.Chase Headley has singled. Next up, Ronald Torreyes. With Starlin Castro battling injuries this summer, Torreyes has been playing almost every day for a couple of months . At the moment, though, Chris Sale has him in the hole. Torreyes, K. Now Austin Romine triples and the game is tied. Per Boog Sciambi and Chris Singleton on ESPN radio Mookie Betts didn't handle that ball quite right, the play was up against the wall—hey, it's not easy. "He thought he had a little more room than he did," says Singleton. "An unlikely mistake coming from one of the elite defenders in the game," says Sciambi.
In the sixth, David Robertson is on to relieve Jordan Montgomery. Montgomery retired Betts to lead off the inning but he walked Andrew Benintendi and Joe Girardi decided he had seen enough. Montgomery goes five-and-a-third, allowing one run on two hits while walking three and fanning four. Considering he took a ball in batting practice off the side of his head yesterday, Montgomery threw pretty well tonight.
Sciambi tells the audience that Robertson is ambidextrous and can throw pretty well with his left hand. The 3-and-1 to Hanley Ramirez misses low and Robertson has walked the first batter he faces. Rafael Devers will pinch-hit for Chris Young. The ESPN crew throws a Daryle Ward comp—a visual comp only—on Devers, who fans. I used to like to call Daryle Ward "Dar-lyle". And I'd make a reference to that Newhart bit about, "This is my brother Darryl. And this is my other brother Darryl."
Judge strikes out. He is about where I am this evening: in a certifiable tailspin.
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