Another One Bites The Dust

Mets lefty Oliver Perez will have season ending knee surgery. The ship is no longer sinking, New York hit the iceberg, the band started to play, and now are playersicles in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Amazing Mets for sure.

The Dodgers push their lead in the National League West back to three games with a 6 to 1 win over the Rockies in Colorado. Andre Either hit his 26th and 27th home run of the season.

The Yankees stayed six games up on the Boston Red Sox with a 9 to 2 win over the Texas Rangers at Yankee Stadium. Andy Pettitte pitched a solid seven innings winning his third straight decision. As Joba Chamberlain struggles with his new schedule, is there any question that

Boston gets a big boost from Big Papi with a walkoff homerun to beat the Chicago Whitesox 3 to 2. Ortiz hit his second home run of the night to the corner in right field and set off a raucous celebration Red Sox fans might think came from 2004.