Some highlights from yesterday's games ...
History can wait. The Nationals are a team some people think might be historically bad, but for at least one day, they defied odds by overcoming a 5-0 deficit to earn their first win of the season. Oh, but Nats fans? Before you get too excited, keep in mind that Jorge Julio was pitching.
A fight between a cat and a bird shouldn't be this close. You'd think an eight-run inning in the third would make things easy the rest of the way, right? Guess again: the Tigers almost saw their first win go up in flames after the Blue Jays clawled their way back in the game. Nevertheless, Todd "Rollercoaster" Jones closed out the 10-9 win, but only after allowing two men on -- he just likes to make things interesting, you know?
World Series hangover? With another win on Wednesday, the Mets swept the series by a combined score of 20-2. Carlos Beltran smacked two out of the park, but the second was just showing off -- New York only needed one as the Cardinals were shut out. As for St. Louis' "Braden Looper, starter" experiment, the results are inconclusive: 6 IP, 8 H, 3 ER.
Bring out the brooms. The Twins also swept their opening series, running the Orioles out of town (or would that be walking? O's starter Jaret Wright did have five of them) with a 7-2 win. And Joe Mauer? Still good. He's hit .455 in his first three.
