It’s going to be quite exciting for the next week and a half as we had the AL Central, NL Central and AL East all tighten up this weekend, with 1-2 in each division having a head-to-head series coming up. The Yankees lost to the Angels this afternoon as LAnaheim had no problem turning balls in play against Chien-Ming Wang into hits. Of the 24 balls in play against Wang today, 13 went for hits. The Angels seem to find the holes against the Yankees defense. Weaver had no problem with the Yankees offense, allowing just one run over six innings while striking out eight. Despite last second homers by A-Rod and Giambi, the Angels got Weaver his 8th win with no losses by a final of 5-3.
Meanwhile, Baltimore and Boston knocked out a total of 20 runs as the Red Sox took an 11-9 win. Boston would get out to a lead, and Baltimore kept battling back. The game ended with Papelbon walking two to load the bases, then getting Mora to ground to third to end the game. Manny Ramirez went 0-3 to end his hitting streak.
One game now separates the long time rivals. The two play a five game series next weekend in Boston. That will test the stamina of both teams.