CUBS 14-22 vs ROCKIES 19-17
Highlights: Alfanzo Soriano For the cubs 2-run dinger. Then Starling
Castro hits a RBI single to right. Then Schierholtz drives 2 home with a hit down the 3rd base line and the cubs win 9-1.
Box Score
Team R H E
COL 1 3 0
CHI 9 14 0
Key Players
Rutledge (COL) 1-3, HR (5)
Gonzalez (COL) 0-4
Castro (CHI) 2-3, 2B, 2RBI
Soriano (CHI) 2-4, HR (4), 2 RBI
Pitching
W: (CHI) Wood (4-2) 7IP, 0R, 2K
L: (COL) Nicasio (3-1) 6IP, 5 ER, 2K
Grizzles lead series 2-1
Against the Grizzles the Thunder have shot 36% and 35% from 3. Let’s start 48-35 Thunder in the 2nd. Perkins gets the steal passes to Durrant who dumps it to Martin Thunder up 15. Let’s Resume in the 3rd 72-65 OKC Grizzles ball. Jerryd Bayless driving…gets the bucket to fall and 1! Then Martin loses the ball Allen scoops it up and lays it in tied at 74. Then 4th Quarter 86-85 Memphis but KD from the elbow… Thunder up 1. Later 91-90 Thunder, Grizzles ball then Mike Homley Jr. driving and gets the finger roll to fall. 10 Seconds left 94-92 Grizzles Thunder ball and who does it go to? KD drives and scores. 6 seconds left Zach Randolph for the grizzles… NOT IN THIS HOUSE! Kendrik Perkins with the rejection so we go to OT. 20 seconds left in OT now 98-97 grizzles and Marc Gasol… CLUTCH! 100-97 Grizzles. Thunder inbounding last chance… but Tony Allen with the steal and the Grizzles win 103-97 after the free throws.
Box Score
THUNDER 97
GRIZZLES 103
Key Players PTS
(OKC) Durrant 27 5-7 3pt, 7AST
(MEM) Conley 24 5 AST, 4 STL
(MEM) Gasol 23 11 REB, 6 BLK
Yankees(22-13) at Royals(18-15)
HIGHLIGHTS:Let’s start Top of the 3rd Royals up 1-0 man on 1st and Robinson Cano batting remember when he won the home-run derby? Well the Royals didn’t! Cano hits it outta the park.Next batter Vernon Wells Hits one out of the park. Yankees Home Run leaders 1.Cano(10),2. Vernon(9),T3. Overbay(6) T3.Hafner(6). Then Eric Chavez hits one down the left field line and drives a run home.
Box Score
Team R H E
NYY 4 9 0
KC 3 7 2
Key Players:
Wells (NYY) 3-4, HR(9), 2RBI
Cano (NYY) 3-4, HR(10), 2RBI
Pitching:
W:(NYY) Kuroda (5-2)
L:(KC) Santana (3-2)
S:(NYY) Rivera (15)
AL EAST STANDINGS
TEAM W L GB
NYY 23 13 —
BAL 23 15 1
BOS 22 16 2
TB 19 18 4 1/2
TOR 15 24 9 1/2
coming into the final day at the players championship the top of the standings looked like this
T1 David Lengmerth -11
T1 Sergio Garcia -11
T1 Tiger Woods -11
T4 Casey Wittenberg-10
T4 Ryan Palmer -10
T4 Henrik Stenson -10
well, lets get this started.
NOTE: Please excuse my bad golfing language I’ve never written a golf article before.
highlights: Tiger on 13 with a 3-shot lead but… plunk! He hits the ball into the water hazard and settles for a double-bogey. Then on Par 5 16th hole Tiger’s 3rd shot, a chip shot from the bunker and he gets onto the green within a yard of the hole he would birdie up 1. Then on the dreaded 17th hole: The water island hole Tiger lands it onto the green. Garcia on 16 for the eagle.. NO but sinks the birdie so Garcia and Tiger tied. Back to Tiger on 17 and he sinks the putt for Par on 17 so they stay even. Then Garcia on 17… misses the island and the ball lands in the water hazard. So Garcia trying again his 3rd shot obviously he gets it on the island but it takes a bad hop into the water. Garcia ends up with a quadruple bogey he’s out of the race. Now that other guy that was tied with Tiger David Lengmerth he’s one stroke behind now, but going for the birdie on 17 to tie Tiger… but he misses the easy putt settles for par. Now Tiger on 18 one up from Lengmerth going for birdie… NO! He does par the hole. Now Lengmerth the loooooong birdie putt on 18 to send it to a playoff… misses the hole by *that* much and TIGER WOODS WINS THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP.
Final Standings
1. Woods -13
T2.Streelman -11
T2.Maggert -11
T2.Lingmerth -11
T5.Laird -10
T5.Stenson -10
T5.R.Palmer -10
T8.Crane -7
T8.McIlroy -7
T8.B.Snedeker -7
T8.Westwood -7
T8.Leishman -7
Notable
T19.Donald -5
T19.A.Scott -5
T37.B.Watson -2
T48.Kucher E
T55.Cabrera +1
The Game: Rockies (19-16) at Cardinals (22-12)
just yesterday I blogged about Shelby pitching a 1-hitter for the cards. Well today Adam Wainwright pitched a 2-hitter for the cards!
Box Score:
TEAM R H E
COL 0 2 0
STL 3 13 0
Key Players
(COL) Gonzalez 0-4
(COL) Tulowitzki 0-3
(STL) Molina 2-3, RBI
(STL) Holliday 2-5, R
Pitching
W: (STL) Wainwright (5-2) CG, BB, 7K
L: (COL) Chacin (3-2) 5 IP, 2ER, 5K
Amare Stoudemire’s 1st game back since March 7th. J.R. Smith battling an illness. So lets key in on: J.R. SMITH. Smith 3 pointer-won’t go. Then on defense not paying attention and leaves a Pacer wide open for the 3. Back to some highlights 2nd quarter: Knicks driving pass to Stoudemire and DONT TOUCH THIS! The slam dunk for Amare. Lets Key in on: Knicks turnovers. After a turnover David West for the Pacers: GOOD! After another Knicks turnover Pacers layup… YES Pacers up 3 at the break. Let’s key in on: Hibbert. And then Hibbert for the Pacers with the lefty hook! shot up for the pacers no good no problem Hibbert tips it in. Then George Hill for three! Pacers win 82-71
Knicks 71
Pacers 82
Key Players POINTS
Anthony (NYK) 21 6-16 FG, 5 REB
Stoudemire (NYK) 7 3-8 FG
George (IND) 14 8 AST, 5 STL
Highlights: Before the game the teams did not shake hands and that goes to show some of the hatred in this rivalry. In Game 2 there was 9 technical fouls 1 flagrant foul and 2 ejections. Nate Robinson driving for the Bulls, Chris Anderson blocks and falls on him but then Joakim Noah pushes Anderson down. Lebron James fouled by Nazr Mohammed James looks like he pushes Mohammed back technical for James but wait Mohammed shoves Lebron onto the floor Goodbye, sir Mohammed ejected. 2nd half now lets get to the real highlights James on the fast break but NO! Robinson comes in from behind to block James! 4th quarter 81-78 Heat, Wade cuts backdoor James to Wade SLAM DUNK!!!! 2 and a half minutes to play Heat up 4 and James… DAGGER! Heat up 5 now and Norris Cole hits the 3. Then James: need any salt in that wound? driving and makes the bucket and the free throw.
Box Score
Heat 104
Bulls 94
Key Players: Points
(MIA) James 25 8 REB, 7AST
(MIA) Bosh 20 19 REB
(CHI) Boozer 21 10-16 FG
(CHI) Robinson 17 6REB,7AST
The Game: Rockies (19-15) at Cardinals (21-12)
The Highlights: 0-0 right now Shelby Miller pitching for the Cards and Eric Young Jr. Hits one into the outfield for the single that would be the only Rockies hit all game long. 7th inning 3-0 Cardinals 0-2 count Strike 3. 2 batters later 0-2 count strike 3. 9th inning 2 outs 0-2 count strike 3!
The Box Score
TEAMS R H E
COL 0 1 0
STL 3 10 0
The Key Players:
Beltran (STL) 2-4, HR (9)
Miller (STL) W(5-2), CG, H, 0BB, 13K
Pitching
W: (STL) Miller (5-2)
L: (COL) Garland (3-3)
Blue Jays (13-22) at Rays (16-17)
Highlights: 1-0 Rays, Dicky pitching for Toronto bases loaded Matt Joyce with an RBI single. Blue Jays batting Edwin Encarnacion line drive to right drives the runner on 2nd home and its 3-2 Blue Jays. 4-4 bottom 10th Bases loaded full count and… Ball 4 a WALK-OFF WALK to win the game!
Box Score
Teams R H E
TOR 4 8 0
TB 5 9 1
Key Players:
(TOR) Bautista 1-4, 2B, 2RBI
(TB) Longoria 3-5, 2 2B, 2R
(TB) Escobar 1-4, HR (3)
Pitchers
W: (TB) Farnsworth (2-0) IP, 0R, 0K
L: (TOR) Loup (1-3) 2/3 IP, ER, 0K
Yesterday I published a “#1 Story” I will continue doing that except that it will be called Talk of the Town
Series: 3-1 Blackhawks prior to game
Highlights: Late 1st period Wild turnover and Jonathon Toews to Hossa GOAL! Blackhawks up 1-nil second period, Kruger around the goalie… score. 3 minutes later Hossa scores on the around the goalie to the other side. 3-1 Blackhawks now and Bickle’s shot no good rebounded by Shaw who puts it in the goal.
Box Score:
TEAM GOALS
MIN 1
CHI 5
Key Players:
(CHI) Hossa 2 Goals (3), AST
(CHI) Kruger Goal (1), Ast