DS Day 2 recap

A's 5 Twins 2- Loaiza and Bonser pitched well. The A's looked to be crusing with a 2-0 lead until the sixth when Cuddyer homered and Morneau launched one back to Canada. The Metrodome was buzzing and it looked like the Twins might be turning things around when disaster struck. Mark Kotsay hit a liner into shallow center with Jason Kendall on first and two outs. Instead of playing the ball on a hop and holding Kendall at second, Hunter went for the amazing catch and came up way short. The ball skipped past him and went to the fence. Michael Cuddyer must've been playing with himself or something in right field because he was no where to be seen and Kotsay scored pretty easily, especially given that he kind of jogged into first base. The Twins never recovered and now find themselves in a 2-0 hole going on the road. Can they come back? Sure they can. Will they? I'd be surprised.

Mets 6 Dodgers 5- This was a good game all around that also might've been decided on a freak play. In the second inning with runners on first and second and no outs, Russell Martin ripped a double to right field. Shawn Green played the ball nicely off the wall and easily threw the slow-footed Kent out at the plate. Not only was Kent slow, but he got a bad jump. Then something crazy happend; JD Drew decided to try and score as well. Once John Maine let LoDuca know Drew was coming he easily tagged him out (since he was standing at the plate with the ball) for the routine 9-4-2 double play. The Dodgers lost by one run, think they wish they had that one back? I'd vote yes (Marlon Anderson doubled to second in the next at-bat, both runs might've scored anyways).

The Ex-Pirate Update:
Jason Kendall fared much better today, going 2-for-5 (with a double!), knocking in a run, and scoring on Kotsay's inside the parker.

Esteban Loaiza pitched five shut-out innings but gave up back to back homers to lead off the sixth, promptly ending his afternoon. He finished with 5 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 K, 0 BB.

Kenny Lofton went 0-for-4.

Sean Casey was invaluable in the postponing of the Yankees/Tigers game as he told the umps, "When my back acts up like this, there's definitely a big storm coming. No use in playing this one."

I only made one of those up, I swear.