The Sports Mac: The Daily Fives For September 14th, 2010

Top Five Stories From Yesterday

1. The Ravens beat the Jets in the first game of a Monday Night Football doubleheader after New York failed to convert a 4^th and 10 with 36 seconds remaining.

2. The Chiefs get a huge win to start the season by defeating the division rival Chargers after San Diego could not score on four tries from the Kansas City six-yard line on their final drive.

3. Rafael Nadal becomes the seventh player to complete the career Grand Slam after winning the U.S. Open title over Novak Djokovic in New York.

4. The Rays move into first place in the AL East in dramatic fashion after defeating the Yankees in extra innings to take a half-game lead in the division.

5. The Padres beat the Rockies on the road to retake the lead in the NL West, and drop Colorado two and a half games back in the division.

Top Five Games From Yesterday

1. Chiefs 21, Chargers 14: After scoring two long touchdowns on a punt return and a 56-yard run, Kansas City holds on for the victory as San Diego had a first-and-goal from the KC six and couldn’t score the tying touchdown.

2. Rays 1, Yankees 0, 11 innings: Tampa Bay retakes first in the AL East on a walk-off home run from Reid Brignac, to win what was a scoreless game in extra innings.

3. Ravens 10, Jets 9: In a defensive slugfest, New York manages three field goals on offense as Baltimore scored the only touchdown on a one-yard run by Willis McGahee.

4. Padres 6, Rockies 4: San Diego got out to a 5-0 lead, and held on for the victory as Colorado did have the tying run at the plate to end the game.

5. Mets 1, Pirates 0, 10 innings: New York wins on a RBI single by Nick Evans to win it in extra innings.

Top Five Performances From Yesterday

1. Baltimore Ravens defense: Held the New York Jets to 166 yards of total offense, and nine points in their 10-9 win on Monday Night Football.

2. C.C. Sabathia, Yankees SP: Zero runs on two hits with nine K’s over eight IP in NYY’s 1-0 11-inning loss to TB.

3. Philip Rivers, Chargers QB: 22-of-39 for 298 yards and two TDs in San Diego’s 21-14 loss to Kansas City.

4. Derek Lowe, Braves SP: Zero runs on six hits with 12 K’s over eight IP, and the victory in ATL’s 4-0 win over WAS.

5. Jon Lester, Red Sox SP: One run on three hits with 12 K’s over eight IP, and the victory in BOS’ 5-1 win over SEA.

Five Performances That Weren't So Good From Yesterday

1. Mark Sanchez, Jets QB: 10-of-21 for 74 yards in the New York Jets 10-9 loss to Baltimore.

2. Matt Cassel, Chiefs QB: 10-of-22 for 68 yards and a TD in Kansas City’s 21-14 win over San Diego.

3. Andrew Miller, Marlins SP: Five earned runs on nine hits over five IP in FLA’s 11-4 loss to PHI.

4. Barry Enright, Diamondbacks SP: Five runs on seven hits in three IP in ARI’s 7-2 loss to CIN.

5. Carlos Pena, Rays 1B: 0-for-4 with three K’s in TB’s 1-0 11-inning win over NYY.

Top Five Events To Follow Today

1. MLB: Yankees (87-57) at Rays (87-56), 7:00 p.m.: New York tries to take the division lead back in Florida: Nova (NYY) vs. Garza (TB).

2. MLB: Phillies (84-61) at Marlins (73-70), 7:00 p.m.: Philadelphia looks to maintain its one-game lead in the NL East: Hamels (PHI) vs. Mendez (FLA).

3. MLB: Twins (85-58) at White Sox (79-64), 8:00 p.m.: Chicago’s last opportunity to make a direct impact into the Twins' AL Central lead: Liriano (MIN) vs. Danks (CHW).

4. MLB: Padres (81-62) at Rockies (79-65), 8:30 p.m.: San Diego looks to gain a little more ground on Colorado: Garland (SD) vs. Hammel (COL).

5. MLB: Dodgers (71-73) at Giants (81-63), 10:00 p.m.: San Francisco tries to get back into the division lead facing their rival: Kershaw (LAD) vs. Zito (SF).