This is actually a Gorillaz song and there's a Kimmel vid of Albarn playing it "by himself" but I thought a full band might go down a little better
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ANZOATEGUI 1, LARA 0 IN LARA (11 INNINGS)
Happily, this great game was not decided with the "runner on second" rule. In the eleventh, Ali Castillo singled, went to second on a ground out, and scored on a Luis Sardinas single for the game's only run. Lara loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the eleventh, but a double play ended the game. Lara had just three hits. Raul Rivero pitched six shutout innings, giving up three hits and no walks and striking out four.
Sunday
ANZOATEGUI 9, LARA 6 AT ANZOATEGUI
Anzoategui scored four in the fifth and four in the sixth to take a 9-3 lead. Rafael Ortega hit a three-run triple in the sixth. Carlos Rivero was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk. Ildemaro Vargas was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs. Cesar Hernandez was 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs. Jecksson Flores was 2-for-5 with a double. Henry Centeno started for Lara. He pitched 4.2 innings, allowing four runs (one earned) on four hits and two walks and striking out two.
Record: Lara trails the best-of-seven series 0-3.
Next game: Lara is at Anzoategui on Tuesday.
Saturday
CAGUAS 7, MAYAGUEZ 3 AT CAGUAS
Caguas scored two in the seventh to break a 2-2 tie and Jarren Duran hit a three-run homer in the eighth to put the game out of reach. Henry Ramos was 2-for-3 with a walk for Mayaguez. Jack Lopez was 2-for-5. Luis Medina struck out six in 5.1 innings, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk.
Sunday
CAGUAS 7, MAYAGUEZ 6 AT MAYAGUEZ
Mayaguez scored four in the seventh to take a 6-5 lead, but Caguas scored two in the ninth to win it. Two hit batsmen were followed by RBI singles by Victor Caratini and Vimael Machin for the tying and lead runs. Jeremy Rivera was 3-for-4 with a double and two runs to lead Mayaguez. Nick Travieso started and pitched 4.1 innings, allowing five runs on five hits and four walks and striking out three.
Record: Mayaguez loses the best-of-seven series to Puerto Rican League Champion Caguas, 0-4.
Saturday
BRISBANE 6, MELBOURNE 5 AT MELBOURNE
It was 4-4 through four. Brisbane scored single runs in the fifth and eighth to go up 6-4. Melbourne got one in the ninth but did not get the tying run on base. Blake Gailen was 3-for-5 with a home run (his third) and a double. Chris Burke was 1-for-5 with a home run, his second. Ex-Twin Sam Gibbons pitched 4.2 innings of relief, giving up two runs (one earned) on five hits and two walks and striking out three. Ex-Twin Delmon Young pitched the ninth, giving up two walks but not allowing a run.
Sunday
MELBOURNE 4, BRISBANE 1 AT MELBOURNE
It was 1-1 through five. Melbourne scored single runs in the sixth, seventh, and eighth to win it. Jarryd Dale was 2-for-2 with a walk. Kyle Perkins was 2-for-3 with two doubles. Jack Enciondo started and pitched 2.2 innings, giving up one run on two hits and four walks and striking out four.
Stats: Delmon Young was 1-for-3 and is batting .412. Damek Tomscha was 1-for-4 and is batting .324. Darryl George was 0-for-4 and is batting .301. Josh Tols retired all four men he faced and has an ERA of 2.53. Jon Kennedy pitched two shutout innings and has an ERA of 2.03. Drew Anderson pitched two shutout innings and has an ERA of zero.
Record: Melbourne is 13-7, in first place in the Australian League, one game ahead of Perth.
Next game: Melbourne's next scheduled game is Wednesday afternoon at Brisbane.
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Date: Saturday, August 9.
Batting stars: Jacque Jones was 3-for-5 with two doubles, two runs, and three RBIs. Corey Koskie was 2-for-3 with two walks and two runs. A. J. Pierzynski was 2-for-4 with a walk. Torii Hunter was 2-for-5 with a home run (his twenty-first), a stolen base (his fifth), and four RBIs.
Pitching star: Juan Rincon pitched two shutout innings, giving up three hits and striking out one.
Opposition stars: Alex Sanchez was 3-for-5 with a stolen base, his thirty-fourth. Warren Morris was 2-for-3. Brandon Inge was 2-for-4. Bobby Higginson was 1-for-5 with a home run (his ninth) and three RBIs. Matt Roney pitched five innings, giving up two runs on three hits and three walks and striking out one.
The game: It was all Tigers early. In the first Sanchez singled, stole second, was bunted to third, and scored on a ground out. In the third Inge singled, was bunted to second, and scored on a Sanchez single. Later in the inning Higginson hit a two-run homer to make it 4-0 Detroit.
The Twins started their comeback in the fourth. Doug Mientkiewicz doubled and Koskie walked. RBI singles by Jones and Pierzynski cut the lead to 4-2. In the sixth Koskie singled, Jones doubled, and Hunter delivered a two-run single to tie it 4-4.
The Tigers had two singles and a walk in the seventh, had men on first and third in the eighth, and got two singles in the ninth, but could not bring a run across. In the tenth Mientkiewicz and Koskie walked, Jones hit a two-run double, and Hunter hit a two-run homer, putting the Twins up 8-4. Detroit got a single in the tenth, but that's all.
WP: Rincon (3-4). LP: Chris Mears (0-1). S: None.
Notes: Stewart was in left, Michael Restovich in right, and Jones at DH. Dustan Mohr pinch-ran for Jones in the tenth.
Stewart was 1-for-6 and was batting .318. Restovich was 0-for-2 with three walks and was batting .313. Jones was batting .309. Pierzynski was batting .304. Koskie was batting .303.
Brad Radke started for the Twins and pitched 7.1 innings. He gave up four runs on eight hits and a walk and struck out three. His ERA was 5.01.
LaTroy Hawkins retired the only man he faced to drop his ERA to 2.37.
The Twins finally got two games above .500. Tom Kelly used to say that you can't talk about the pennant race until you get above .500. We'll see if the Twins could stay above .500 and get into the pennant race. Although really, given that no one in the division was playing all that well, they were already in the pennant race.
Record: The Twins were 59-57, in third place in the American League Central, 2.5 games behind Kansas City. They were two games behind third-place Chicago.
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(2 votes, average: 6.50 out of 10)Loading... Date: Friday, August 8.
Batting stars: A. J. Pierzynski was 2-for-4 with a double. Shannon Stewart was 2-for-4 with a stolen base, his second. Matthew LeCroy was 1-for-4 with a home run, his tenth.
Pitching stars: Johan Santana pitched eight innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits and three walks and striking out five. He threw 118 pitches.
Opposition stars: Craig Monroe was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer (his twelfth) and a walk. Mike Maroth pitched eight innings, giving up four runs (three earned) on seven hits and a walk and striking out two.
The game: In the third, Pierzynski led off with a double and scored on a Michael Restovich triple. A sacrifice fly made it 2-0. Stewart then singled and stole second. Luis Rivas reached on an error. Stewart was caught on the front end of a double steal, but Rivas went to second and scored on Doug Mientkiewicz' single to make it 3-0 Twins. LeCroy homered in the fourth to increase the lead to 4-0.
The Tigers got on the board in the fifth. Monroe walked and Carlos Pena singled, putting men on first and second with none out. An error brought home a run, but a double play took away the chance for a bigger inning for Detroit.
It was still 4-1 through eight, and it appeared the Twins had the game well in hand. In the ninth, however, Dmitri Young hit a one-out double and Monroe followed with a two-run homer, cutting the lead to 4-3. But a strikeout and a fly out ended the game with the Twins still on the right side of the score.
WP: Santana (6-3). LP: Maroth (6-16). S: Guardado (26).
Notes: Stewart was in left with Restovich in right.
Restovich was 1-for-3 and was batting .333. Stewart raised his average to .320. Pierzynski raised his average to .302. Corey Koskie was 0-for-3 and was batting .300.
In his last two starts, Santana pitched fourteen innings and gave up three runs (two earned) on seven hits and six walks, striking out twelve. His season ERA was 3.19.
The Twins once again edged one game over .500. Would they be able to stay over .500 this time?
Record: The Twins were 58-57, in third place in the American League Central, three games behind Chicago. They were 2.5 games behind second-place Kansas City.
Every time I think it's a bit nippy here, I remember MN is at least 10 degrees colder.
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