The Day in Review

 It was an excellent weekend of football. I'm transitioning - part of being from Pittsburgh is you're usually done with baseball well before September.

Injury News

• Remember when we were freaking out in spring training about Pujols' elbow? Well, he's looking pretty seriously at Tommy John surgery. The Cards aren't out of it but without their big hitter they're not in the race - if you own him, root for a string of Cardinal victories so he puts off the surgery a bit longer.
• BJ Upton is day-to-day with a sore quad.

Notable Performances

• Aubrey Huff and Adam Jones had matching 4 RBI nights, including a homer for each, as Baltimore put up 14 against Cleveland.
• Gary Sheffield had 2 HR and 5 RBI and Miguel Cabrera hit another HR as his torrid pace continued last night; Detroit dropped 14 on Oakland. 
• The Angels only scored 12 against the Yanks, led by Vlad's 3-RBI night, and dropped their magic number to 2 games.
• Edinson Volquez struck out 10 in only 5 2/3 innings. Any thoughts on him heading into next year?
• Jimmy Rollins stole 3 bases, bringing his total for the year to 41.
• Jon Lester won his 14th, striking out 9 in 7 2/3 shutout innings. Tim Lincecum was a little better, striking out 9 in 8 1/3 innings, though he did allow 2 R (1 earned). 

And in my favorite story of the day, Houston pinch hitter Mark Saccomanno hit the first major league pitch he saw into the bleachers for a HR. Seinfeld fans, I am not making that name up. That's what you need to know about the day.