The Sports Mac: Daily Fives: August 24th, 2010

Top 5 Stories From Yesterday

1.    Tiger Woods officially divorces his now ex-wife, but the couple will share the parenting responsibilities for their two children.

2.    Johnny Damon is waived by the Tigers and claimed by the Red Sox but has not decided if he will return to Boston.

3.    The Giants and Cardinals both gain ground in the NL Wild Card after both win and the Astros beat the Phillies.

4.    Joe Mauer breaks up a combined four pitcher no-hitter in the ninth inning by the Rangers but Texas still picks up the victory.

5.    Stephen Strasburg’s rookie season is finished after the Nationals shut him down yesterday.

Top 5 Games From Yesterday

1.    MLB: Rangers 4, Twins 0: 4 Rangers pitchers combine on a one-hitter to win the battle of division leaders.

2.    MLB: Blue Jays 3, Yankees 2: Jose Bautista hit two more home runs as New York falls back into a first place tie in the AL East.

3.    MLB: Astros 3, Phillies 2:  Philadelphia can manage only two runs against Houston which gets a game-winning two-run single from Carlos Lee in the 8th

4.    MLB: Rays 4, Angels 3: Tampa Bay scores four in the first two innings and hangs on to get back into a first place tie in the division

5.    EPL: Manchester City 3, Liverpool 0:  Manchester City sends a clear shot to the rest of the Premier League that they may be in the running for the title all season long

Top 5 Performances From Yesterday

1.    Rich Harden, Cubs SP: 0 runs on 0 hits with 6 K’s over 6.2 IP and the victory in TEX’s 4-0 win over MIN

2.    Aubrey Huff, Giants 1B: 3 for 4 with a HR and 3 RBIs in SF’s 11-2 win over CIN

3.    Carlos Tevez, Manchester City Striker: Two goals including converting a penalty in Manchester City’s 3-0 win over Liverpool

4.    Jose Bautista, Blue Jays LF: 2 for 3 with 2 HR and all 3 RBIs in TOR’s 3-2 win over NYY

5.    Albert Pujols, Cardinals 1B: 3 for 5 with a HR and 3 RBIs in STL’s 10-2 win over PIT

5 Performances That Weren’t So Good From Yesterday

1.    Edison Volquez, Reds SP: 5 runs on 5 hits in 0.2 IP in CIN’s 11-2 loss to SF

2.    Livan Hernandez, Nationals SP: 7 runs on 10 hits in 4.1 IP in WAS’s 9-1 loss to CHC

3.    Ryan Howard, Phillies 1B: 0 for 4 with 3 K’s in PHI’s 3-2 loss to HOU

4.    Bruce Chen, Royals SP: 5 runs on 5 hits in 4.1 IP in KC’s 12-3 loss to DET

5.    Derrek Lee, Cubs 1B: 0 for 4 with 3 K’s in ATL’s 5-4 loss to COL

Top 5 Events To Follow Today

1.    MLB: Yankees (77-48) at Blue Jays (65-59), 7:00 PM: (Moseley (NYY) vs. Rzepczynski (TOR))

2.    MLB: Twins (72-53) at Rangers (70-54), 8:00 PM: (Good match-up: Pavano (MIN) vs. Lewis (TEX))

3.    MLB: Braves (73-52) at Rockies (64-60), 8:30 PM: (Lowe (ATL) vs. De La Rosa (COL))

4.    MLB: Rays (77-48) at Angels (62-64), 10:00 PM: (Davis (TB) vs. Santana (LAA))

5.    MLB: Reds (72-53) at Giants (70-56), 10:00 PM: (Good match-up: Wood (CIN) vs. Sanchez (SF))

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