The Sports Mac Daily Fives: August 30, 2010

Top 5 Stories From Yesterday

1. Manny Ramirez will move to the Chicago White Sox after a deal is reached with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

2. Antonio Bryant was cut by Cincinnati after signing with the Bengals in March for $28 million, although he will still get the $8 million that was guaranteed when he signed.

3. Tampa Bay deals a serious blow to the Red Sox playoff chances, winning 5-3 and sending Boston 6.5 games back in the division and wildcard.

4. The U.S. men’s basketball team wins impressively for the second straight game, 99-77, and is led by Kevin Durant’s 22 points.

5. Tokyo, Japan, ends the five year winning streak by the U.S. in the Little League World Series, defeating Waipahu, Hawaii, 4-1 to win the championship.

Top 5 Games From Yesterday

1. MLB: Braves 7, Marlins 6: A walk-off two run HR by Brian McCann caps a five run comeback as Atlanta maintains a two game lead in the NL East.

2. MLB: Yankees 2, White Sox 1: New York gets two early runs off of Gavin Floyd and ride a good performance from Ivan Nova to lead the Yankees to a series win.

3. MLB: Giants 9, Diamondbacks 7: San Francisco has to rally for the win after the Giant bullpen gives four runs in two innings, preventing Matt Cain from getting the win.

4. MLB: Mariners 2, Twins 1: Minnesota has a disastrous defensive lapse in the 7th inning that lets Seattle score twice and escape with a victory.

5. MLB: Reds 7, Cubs 5: Cincinnati rallies for the win on an error and an infield single after Chicago had tied the game in the top of the 8th.

Top 5 Performances From Yesterday

1. Cole Hamels, Phillies SP: 0 runs on four hits with six K’s over eight IP and the victory in PHI’s 5-0 win over SD.

2. Jeremy Guthrie, Orioles SP: 0 runs on four hits with five K’s over 8.1 IP and the victory in BAL’s 1-0 win over LAA.

3. Jered Weaver, Angels SP: one run on five hits with 11 K’s over eight IP in LAA’s 1-0 loss to BAL.

4. Carlos Gonzalez, Rockies CF: three for four with two HRs and four RBI in COL’s 10-5 win over LAD.

5. Ryan Braun, Brewers LF: four for four with a HR and two RBI in MIL’s 8-4 win over PIT.

5 Performances That Weren’t So Good From Yesterday

1. Martin Prado, Braves 3B: 0 for five with three K’s in ATL’s 7-6 win over FLA.

2. Leo Nunez, Marlins RP: three runs on two hits in 0.2 IP in FLA’s 7-6 loss to ATL.

3. Jorge Cantu, Rangers 1B: 0 for four with three K’s in TEX’s 8-2 loss to OAK.

4. Ted Lilly, Dodgers SP: seven runs on nine hits in four IP in LAD’s 10-5 loss to COL.

5. Charlie Morton, Pirates SP: seven earned runs on nine hits in 3.1 IP in PIT’s 8-4 loss to MIL.

Top 5 Events To Follow Today

1. MLB: Mets (65-65) at Braves (75-55), 7:00 PM, ESPN: Atlanta tries to stay two games ahead of Philadelphia in the NL East (Misch [NYM] vs. Jurrjens [ATL]).

2. MLB: Athletics (65-64) at Yankees (80-50), 7:00 PM: The young A’s try to stay above .500 in the Bronx Cahill (OAK vs. Moseley [NYY]).

3. MLB: Blue Jays (68-62) at Rays (80-50), 7:00 PM: Tampa Bay tries to keep pace with New York at the top of the AL East (Cecil [TOR] vs. Davis [TB]).

4. MLB: Phillies (73-57) at Dodgers (67-64), 10:00 PM: Philadelphia looks to continue a perfect road trip after sweeping the Padres (Halladay [PHI] vs. Kuroda [LAD]).

5. MLB: Rockies (68-61) at Giants (72-59), 10:00 PM: Two teams looking to stay close in the NL West and wildcard races (De La Rosa [COL] vs. Sanchez [SF]).

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