Sunday, May 15, 2005 |
Pickoff Moves
Astros 9, Giants 0
Losing a game to another division leader? Sucky.Seeing your principle division rival get blown out by a bottom-dwelling Astros? Not so sucky.
Really, this was a laugher all the way through for the 'Stros, who cruised through it. In particular, last year's postseason hero Brandon Backe made it look almost easy.
San Francisco goes to 18-19 on the loss, four games back of the division-leading Diamondbacks.
Yankees 6, Athletics 4
On the one hand, of course you want your division rivals to do poorly; the name of the game is to win more games than the other guys. On the other hand, if you're playing in the stooge division, your fate is certain death once you get into the postseason. With second-place Texas still only two games over .500 (20-18), the AL West is maybe taking over the AL Central as the worst division in the league.Dan Haren gave up four runs and ten hits in 6.0 IP; Ricardo Rincon lost the game with the two earned runs he surrendered. The Yankee victory marks a sweep of the A's at home. Oakland falls to last place in the AL West at 14-23, seven games out of first.
Recap
Brandon Wood Lighting Up The Cal League
2003 first-round pick Brandon Wood went 3-4 in a game against the San Jose Giants, homering twice and driving home three in the 4-3 victory. Wood's hitting .317/.359/.683 in 145 AB; with his two homers in today's game, he now has 15 on the year.
Thanks to jte87 at Minor League Ball for the nod.
The NL West might not be that far behind -- nobody can have any real hope that the Giants will be any good at this point, and while the D-Backs continue to spit in the face of their Pythageorean record, that just can't last...can it?
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