Baseball Analysis

Astro pitcher Roy Oswalt won his 19th game, defeating the Cardinals, 3-1, on Tuesday night (7.0 IP, 8 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K), increasing their NL wildcard lead. Read more »

The return of Barry Bonds has buoyed the Giants back into contention in the race, but perhaps too late to overtake the Padres. The Dodgers languish in 4th place, already eliminated from postseason contention. Would this race have shaped up any differently had these two teams been able to remain even somewhat healthy? Without question. Read more »

In the National League, the Marlins have disgracefully disappeared from the scene, while the "We've Got Bonds!" Giants now have a shot at catching the feet-scuffling Padres. Then there are the Phillies and Astros, 1 game apart, and two series away from the final votes are tallied. Thank God Florida's not involved; we might have had to deal with another shamefully Corrupt Counting Calamity. Read more »

27th September, 2005 Petco Park, The Gaslamp. Brett Tomko (7-15, 4.48) vs. Adam Eaton (10-5, 4.18). Tomko has been a little more effective than Eaton in recent outings, as SF looks for a little more "magic," down 3-games, with only 6-games to play. Read more »

Giants CF Randy Winn (4-4, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 RBI) came through, big time, in the ninth inning Monday night, hitting a tying 2-out triple off Padre reliever Trevor Hoffman, and then scored the winning run on J.T. Snow's single, to give SF a thrilling 3-2 win, and pull within 3 games of San Diego. Read more »

26th September, 2005 McAfee Coliseum, Oakland. John Lackey RHP (12-5. 3.55) vs. Joe Blaton RHP (11-11, 3.60). Can the young A's overtake the veteran Angels in this four-game AL-West showdown series? Read more »

Philadelphia SS Jimmy Rollins (3-5, 1 3B, 1 HR, 1 RBI) extended his hitting streak to 30 games, as the Phillies remained in the NL wild-card hunt, with a 6-3 win over the Reds on Sunday afternoon. Read more »

In the midst of the grieving period Marlins fans have went through this past week, a true hero emerged in a season lost. Read more »

25th September, 2005 Camden Yards, Baltimore. David Wells (13-7, 4.49) vs. John Maine (2-2, 4.76). The Red Sox and Yankees are even with 8 games to play, as Boston sends the big left-hander to the mound on Sunday vs. Baltimore. Read more »

Boston's Edgar Renteria singled home a run in the 9th inning to bailout the bullpen, and give the Red Sox a hard-fought, 4-3 victory, over the Orioles on Saturday. With the win, the Red Sox and Yankees are now even in the AL East, with only 8 games to play. Read more »

They?ve reached the 90-win mark, taken over the division lead, and now seem primed to spin more of their familiar post-season magic. The ride began a little scary, but the Yankees finally broke from their early season daze. All is right with the world again ? at least the baseball world. Read more »

24th September, 2005 Petco Park, San Diego. Brian Lawrence (7-15, 5.02) vs. Russ Ortiz (5-11, 6.73). The NL West leading Padres face the veteran right-hander Ortiz, who has a career record of 13-3 vs. San Diego. Read more »

The Yankees continued their winning ways on Friday night defeating the Blue Jays, 5-0, behind the masterful pitching of Shawn Chacon (8.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 1 BB, 3 K). With the win, New York retains their 1 game margin over Boston. Read more »

With a little more than a week left in the season, the Indians not only see themselves in control of the wild card race, but only 2.5 games behind the Chicago White Sox in the American League Central. Read more »

With only 10 days left in the regular season, we have a new RealGM #1 at the top of this weeks player rankings. The playoff races are tight, and players are performing at the highest level. It's going to be essential this week that baseball's top players rise to the occasion, especially if they're Indians, Red (or White) Sox, Yankees, Angels, Marlins, Phils Astros, or Athletics. Read more »

23rd September, 2005 Yankee Stadium, Bronx. Ted Lilly (9-10, 5.46) vs. Shawn Chacon (5-3, 3.25). Chacon is 2-0 (1.29) vs. Toronto in his career. Read more »

Veteran Cubs pitcher Greg Maddux (13-13) gave himself a chance to win at least 15 games for the 17th consecutive season, defeating the Brewers on Thursday, 3-0 (8.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K). Maddux is scheduled to start two more times before the end of the season. Read more »

22nd September, 2005 Shea Stadium, Queens. Dontrelle Willis LHP (21-9, 2.48, 148 K's) vs. Pedro Martinez RHP (15-7, 2.80, 207 K's). The D-Train and Pedro duel with wildcard implications on the line for the Marlins. Read more »

Randy Johnson (15-8) hurled the Yankees into first place in the AL East, with a 2-1 home win over the Orioles, on Wednesday night (8.0 IP, 3 H, 1 BB, 6 K). Read more »

21st September, 2005 U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago. Scott Elarton (10-7, 4.57) vs. Jon Garland (17-9, 3.41). Which team has the edge in the final game of this crucial 3-game series? Read more »