In a game where it didn't appear that the Boston Red Sox brought their A game, the Orioles and revitalized Pat Hentgen won a close game 2-1. As posted earlier, the Orioles have become an entertaining game. The Fan was sad to see Ponson get traded to the Giants because the O's have a chance to be a very good team next year.

With Hentgen and Johnson, the team has a pretty good pitching staff and their offense is doing the job. Ponson would have given them four solid starters next year. Mike Hargrove should be considered for Manager of the Year.

Texas hit seven homeruns tonight as Todd Greene and Mark Teixeira each hit two. Teixeira now has seventeen homers and is proving manager Showalter's strategy of letting the young guys play. Showalter has done a great job of putting his young players on the field and the likes of Teixeira, Blalock, Young, Nix and Greene, Showalter is building the fundamentals and building a contender just like he did in Arizona and New York. The Fan hopes that Showalter gets the chance to take his team into the championship this time.

Derek Jeter has been huge for the Yankees the past month and has shown why he is the leader of that club. Tonight, when Tim Hudson looked lights out, Jeter hit a double that drove in a run to tie the game.

The Yankees finished a sweep of the finished Angel team for a great start to their western road trip. The Yankees can only hope that they don't meet the A's though in the playoffs as they don't match up well and it's doubtful they can squeak past the A's in the playoffs like they have in years past.

Important wins tonight: The Cubs in a marathon over the Diamondbacks and the Phillies--with a great performance by Millwood--over the Padres.