The Daily Fives For October 1st, 2010 From The Sports Mac

Top 5 Stories From Yesterday

1.         The Giants secure a tie for the NL west division title after they defeat the Diamondbacks and the Padres lose to the Cubs before their big showdown series.

2.         The Rays fall back into a tie for the AL East lead with the Yankees after they are unable to beat the Royals on the road.

3.            Oklahoma state wins a wild Big 12 shootout over Texas A&M with a field goal with under 10 seconds remaining in the game.

4.         Josh Hamilton said he will be back in the Rangers lineup for the final regular season series ahead of the playoffs next week.

5.         The Jets’ Darrelle Revis will be out for a second consecutive game with hamstring problems, but the Jets did add former Raven Trevor Pryce.

Top 5 Games From Yesterday

1.            Oklahoma State 38, Texas A&M 35: The Cowboys win a wild affair that featured 10 TDs and 886 yards of offense was decided by Dan Bailey’s 41 yard FG as time expired.

2.         Cubs 1, Padres 0: Chicago gets a Brad Snyder RBI single in the 9^th inning to deal a severe blow to San Diego’s playoff hopes.

3.         Royals 3, Rays 2: Tampa Bay gives up three early runs and could not make the comeback as they fall into a tie with New York for the AL East division lead.

4.         Giants 4, Diamondbacks 1: San Francisco scores three runs, 1 in the 5^th and 2 in the 6^th to break a 1-1 tie and clinch at worst a tie for the NL West title.

5.         Rangers 3, Angels 2: Vladimir Guerrero gets the game winning RBI single in the 8^th inning to lead Texas to the victory.

Top 5 Performances From Yesterday

1.         Jose Bautista, Blue Jays LF: 3 for 5 with 2 HRs and 5 RBIs in TOR’s 13-2 win over MIN

2.         Jerrod Johnson, Texas A&M QB: 40 of 62 for 409 yards and 4 TDs in the Aggies 38-35 loss to Oklahoma State

3.         Chris Carpenter, Cardinals SP: 1 run on 4 hits with 4 K’s and the CG victory in STl’s 6-1 win over COL

4.         Edwin Encarnacion, Blue Jays 3B: 3 for4 with 2 HRs and 3 RBIs in TOR’s 13-2 win over MIN

5.         Pedro Alvarez, Pirates 3B: 4 for 5 with a HR and 5 RBIs in PIT’s 11-9 loss to FLA       

5 Performances That Weren’t So Good From Yesterday

1.         Sandy Rosario, Marlins RP: 3 runs on 4 hits facing 5 batters in FLA’s 11-9 win over PIT

2.         Alex Burnett, Twins RP: 3 runs on a hit in 1 IP in MIN’s 13-2 loss to TOR

3.         Jerrod Johnson, Texas A&M QB: threw 4 INTs and had a fumble that was returned for a TD in the Aggies 38-35 loss to Oklahoma State

4.         Doug Fister, Mariners SP: 6 runs on 13 hits in 5.1 IP in SEA’s 8-1 loss to OAK

5.         Brett Myers, Astros SP: 8 runs on 10 hits in 5.2 IP in HOU’s9-1 loss to CIN

Top 5 Events To Follow Today

1.         MLB: Yankees (94-65) at Red Sox (87-72), 7:00 PM: New York looks to take the lead in the AL East; (Pettitte (NYY) vs. Matsuzaka (BOS))

2.         MLB: Phillies (95-64) at Braves (90-69), 7:30 PM: Atlanta tries to wrap up the NL wildcard; (Kendrick (PHI) vs. Beachy (ATL))

3.         MLB: Rays (94-65) at Royals (66-93), 8:00 PM: Tampa Bay hopes to retake the AL East division lead; (Shields (TB) vs. Chen (KC))

4.         MLB: Blue Jays (83-76) at Twins (93-66), 8:00 PM: Minnesota still has faints hopes of the AL’s best record; (Romero (TOR) vs. Pavano (MIN))

5.         MLB: Padres (88-71) at Giants (91-68), 10:00 PM: San Diego must sweep to win a share of the division title; (Richard (SD) vs. Cain (SF))