The Sports Mac: The Daily Fives For September 15, 2010
Top 5 Stories From Yesterday
1. Reggie Bush forfeits his Heisman Trophy which he won in 2005 and becomes the first player in the 75 year history of the award to do so.
2. The Yankees leap back into first in the Al East after a thrilling extra inning win that ended on a 9-5 double play with Carl Crawford thrown out to end the game.
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3. The Padres extend their lead in the NL West to 1.5 games after beating the Rockies for the second straight game and the Giants get shutout by the Dodgers.
4. Ryan Grant of the Packers and Kris Jenkins of the Jets are both out for the season after injuries they suffered in Week 1.
5. Philadelphia extends its lead in the NL East to 2 games after they win a tight game in Florida while the Braves were shut out by Washington.
Top 5 Games From Yesterday
1. Yankees 8, Rays 7, 10 innings: After getting a Jorge Posada pinch-hit HR to take the lead, the Rays run themselves out of the game with fly out/thrown out double play to end it.
2. Phillies 2, Marlins 1: Philadelphia gets a career high strikeout night from Cole Hamels and just enough offense to expand their division lead.
3. Padres 7, Rockies 6: San Diego hangs on for the win after Colorado had scored two in the 9th and had the tying run on second base before turning a double play to get the win.
4. Dodgers 1, Giants 0: Clayton Kershaw pitches a four hit shutout and Los Angeles scores an unearned run to drop San Francisco 1.5 games back in the NL West.
5. Astros 3, Brewers 2: Houston scores three runs in the 1st and make it hold up for the win despite Milwaukee pulling within one in the 9th.
Top 5 Performances From Yesterday
1. Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers SP: 0 runs on 4 hits with 4 K’s and the CG shutout in LAD’s 1-0 win over SF
2. Daniel Hudson, Diamondbacks SP: 0 runs on 4 hits with 8 K’s over 8 IP in ARI’s 3-1 win over CIN
3. Shelley Duncan, Indians LF: 3 for 3 with 2 HRs and 4 RBIs in CLE’s 4-3 win over LAA
4. Livan Hernandez, Nationals SP: 0 runs on 5 hits with 6 K’s over 8 IP in WAS’s 6-0 win over ATL
5. Mike Aviles, Royals 2B: 3 for 4 with a HR and 3 RBIs in KC’s 11-3 win over OAK
5 Performances That Weren’t So Good From Yesterday
1. Josh Roenicke, Orioles RP: 3 earned runs on 3 hits facing 5 batters in TOR’s 11-3 loss to BAL
2. Matt Garza, Rays SP: 6 runs on 9 hits in 4.2 IP in TB’s 8-7 10 inning loss to NYY
3. Zach Duke, Pirates SP: 7 earned runs on 9 hits in 3.1 IP in PIT’s 9-1 loss to NYM
4. Austin Jackson, Tigers CF: 0 for 5 with 3 K’s in DET’s 11-4 loss to TEX
5. Gio Gonzalez, Athletics SP: 7 runs on 7 hits in 2 IP in OAK’s 11-3 loss to KC
Top 5 Events To Follow Today
1. MLB: Padres (82-62) at Rockies (79-66), 3:00 PM: San Diego looks for the sweep in Colorado; (Richard (SD) vs. De La Rosa (COL))
2. MLB: Yankees (88-57) at Rays (87-57), 7:00 PM, ESPN: The rubber match of the series will determine the Al East leader; (Hughes (NYY) vs. Shields (TB))
3. MLB: Phillies (85-61) at Marlins (73-71), 7:00 PM: Philadelphia goes for the sweep and a 5-1 road trip; (Halladay (PHI) vs. Sosa (FLA))
4. MLB: Cubs (64-81) at Cardinals (74-69), 8:00 PM: St. Louis’s fading playoff hopes could use a boost tonight over their rivals; (Good match-up; Zambrano (CHC) vs. Carpenter (STL))
5. MLB: Dodgers (72-73) at Giants (81-64), 10:00 PM, ESPN: We might be entering must-win territory for San Francisco; (Good match-up; Billingsley (LAD) vs. Cain (SF))
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