Follow-Up

Volquez lasted exactely 1 inning today...24 pitches, 2 H, 1BB, 2K, 1ER. Originally it was thought he threw out his back, but now it is being reported that it is due to numbness in the pinkie and ring finger on his right hand.

Oswalt is winning the only real pitching duel tonight between him and Aaron Cook. Houston leads 4-1 thanks to a 2-run shot from Carlos Lee, and a 2 RBI night for Lance Berkman.

The Yankees beat Cleveland 5-2, thanks to a 4-run 7th, which included a 2-run double by Nick Swisher. The Yankees can also thank Indian pitching tonight, for a very generous 11 free passes. Jeter did score, beinging his career run total to 1499. Joba also pitched well, and past the 5th inning, his line: 8ip 2er 5k 2bb 2h 106 pitches, 66 strikes.

Even though Beltran was a late scratch, the Mets still found a way to score more than 3 runs in a game, even though it was in a losing effort to Pittsburgh, the final being 8-5. The Mets did blow that 5 run lead they had early on, as J.J. Putz pitched to 5 batters in the bottom of the 8th, allowing all to reach base, and allowing 3 earned runs and 1 Unearned Run (hey! thats the name of this blog!). Luckily for the Mets faithful, bullpen collapses are something they have rarely had to encounter, and they should move on from this without much panic. Pitt did play well though, especially Wilson Valdez, who went 2 for 4 with 3 RBI.

A few late games tonight, I get to watch Matt Wieters...plus a recap of the Marlins victory over the Brewers coming up shortly.