4 - GAME OF THE DAY - CLE @ PIT/KC @ HOU - 2006

CLE 030 000 100 4 4 1 8
PIT 001 000 04x 5 10 1 8

WP - Gonzalez, PIT (1-1)
LP - Carmona, CLE (0-2)

HR - Hafner, CLE (4)

Pittsburgh wins the game on the strength of 4 runs in the bottom of the eighth to defeat the Indians. Carmona blows the save after been given a given performance by P Byrd for seven innings.

KC 301 000 001 5 7 0 5
HOU 010 122 00x 6 12 1 11

WP - Clemens, HOU (3-0)
LP - Perez, KC (0-2)

HR - Brown, KC 2 (7)

Houston won the came after Clemens settled down after giving up a 3 run HR to Brown in the first inning. Brown hit another off Clemens in the 3rd and the Royals could not keep the Astros from scoring in the middle three innings.

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY

Played 18 Holes of golf today with my father at Fox's Den in Celina, Ohio and could not break 100. 53 going out and a 47 coming in, could not hit greens today.

STANDINGS FOR 2006 CENTRAL

AL W L PCT
INDIANS 10 4 0.714
ROYALS 4 10 0.286
TIGERS 9 3 0.750
TWINS 7 5 0.583
WHITE SOX 6 8 0.429

NL W L PCT
ASTROS 8 7 0.533
BREWERS 6 10 0.375
CARDINALS 5 10 0.333
CUBS 6 9 0.400
PIRATES 8 6 0.571
REDS 9 6 0.600

2 - Game of the Day - 2006 Central - MIN @ MIL

Series 24 Game 1
JUNE 2006

MIN 002 011 130 = 7 17 1 11
MIL 000 000 010 = 1 5 2 7

WP - Bonser, MIN (2-1)
LP - Sheets, MIL (0-1)

HR - Hunter, MIN (3)

Minnesota has won their third game in a row after defeating the Brew Crew with a combined five hitter from their pitching staff. Punto went 5-5 and Hunter was 4-5 with HR to lead the offensive charge. The win moves the Twins to within 2 games of the divsion leaders.

1 - Game of the Day - 2006 Central MIL @ DET

Series 23 Game 5
JUNE, 2006

MIL 010 000 000 1 4 1 3
DET 031 201 00x 7 11 0 10

WP - Verlander, DET (2-0)
LP - Bush, MIL (2-2)

HR - Hall, MIL (3) Ordonez, DET (5), Inge, DET (4)

A complete game from Verlander as the Tigers keep their lead in the AL Central, percentage points ahead of the Indians. Detroit's 1-4 hitters went a combined 7-19 with 3 runs and 5 rbis to lead the offense. Graffanino went 2-4 for the Brew Crew. Milwaukee dropped to three games behind the NL Central leading Reds.