It's kind of a crazy thing, I guess. I didn't know what to expect the first year out. I was teaching and took a leave of absence to see if we could get the balloon up. After Anaheim scored six runs in the previous inning to cut the deficit to two, Swindell pitched a scoreless seventh and the Boston Red Soxs held on to beat the Angels 8-7 Sunday night. Roasted in Seattle for trading away Randy Johnson for three minor leaguers, the Mariners general manager got a little satisfaction Sunday night.
Some players like to ease back into things after coming off the disabled list.
Lucky for the New York Mets, Armando Reynoso is not one of those. Since coming off the disabled list nine days ago, Reynoso has beaten two National League wild-card contenders in his only starts of the season. Reynoso pitched seven strong innings on Sunday as the Mets beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-3. With a six-game winning streak and goals that a short time ago seemed unreachable, the New York Liberty are poised for a run at the top. Jim Druckenmiller is getting playing time and making mistakes.