Posted by Dave as Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, MLB, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals at 7:43 AM CDT on July 18th, 2008
New York Mets 10, Cincinnati Reds 8: It took 4 runs in the ninth inning to get the win, but the Mets were able to rally to nab their 10th straight. Johan Santanna gave up 5 earned runs in 4 innings, but David Wright knocked in 4 RBI’s to help the Mets rally. New York is now tied with Philadelphia for the NL East lead.
San Diego Padres 3, St. Louis Cardinals 4: Troy Glaus had two homers to help the Cardinals get past Jake Peavy and the Padres.
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Colorado Rockies 5: You can’t say Colorado is completely out of it, but it’ll take a miracle like last year to help them reach the playoffs again. Sitting 8 back from Arizona, and with the Diamondbacks still expected to make a move, it’ll be tough to sneak their way in.
Detroit Tigers 6, Baltimore Orioles 5: The Tigers are over .500, and find themselves 6.5 behind the ChiSox. Even if they’re able to catch Chicago, they’ll still have to be worried about Minnesota, who’s as hot as any team right now.