Tigers Snap Streak Though the Detroit Tigers were unable to begin their lengthy homestand successfully, they received a boost from their latest outing at Comerica Park.
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Brewers Can’t Gain As they keep pushing the Pittsburgh Pirates further down the NL Central standings, the Milwaukee Brewers can’t get any closer to the top.
Pleasent Surprise Entering his first full season in the majors, Mike Pelfrey was looking to become a consistent contributor for the New York Mets. He’s been even better than that, leading the NL East front-runners in wins.
Glimmer Of Hope The New York Yankees know they’ll need some assistance from around the AL if they hope to reach the playoffs, but that’s been hard to come by.
Rays Make History For the first decade of the Tampa Bay Rays existence, thoughts of a winning season were mere science fiction. Now, finishing above .500 is the true story of their 2008.
Costly Mistakes Toby Gerhart ran for a career-high 147 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries in his first game back from a knee injury and Stanford took advantage of two bizarre fumbles in the south end zone to beat Oregon State 36-28 in the season opener Thursday night.
Rare Home Dog Alex Rodriguez has had a tough time this week. A matchup with A.J. Burnett and the Blue Jays may not help his confidence.
NL East Showdown The New York Mets increased their lead atop the NL East without playing a game.
Cardinals Have Hope The St. Louis Cardinals could have been understandably discouraged after the seventh inning of their last game, one that looked like it would be their second consecutive loss to the only team ahead of them in the wild-card race.
Unexpected Sweep The Kansas City Royals season-opening sweep of the Detroit Tigers resulted in optimism that Kansas City might surprise, and pessimism over the Tigers possibly underachieving. One line of that thinking turned out to be correct.