Observations:

Gaston chose to walk Mark Teixeira and face A-Rod.  Frasor ended up striking A-Rod out, but not before he threw a wild pitch that allowed Brett Gardner to score, tying the game 2-2, Derek Jeter to move up to 3rd base, and Teixeira to 2nd base. 

The next batter was Robinson Cano and this time Gaston allowed Frasor to pick his poison... pitch to Cano or walk him and face Posada.  Frasor chose to pitch to Cano and the result was a 2-run single.  "I guess I choose wrong," said Frasor after the game. 

Is this what you would have done? 

Notables:

- Ubaldo Jimenez continued his Sherman March to the NL Cy Young against the Diamondbacks.  He struck out 8 and gave up 2 earned runs on 6 hits and 3 walks over 7 innings.  He's now 11-1 and won't stop until he gets to Savannah. 
- Tim Lincecum somewhat righted the ship against the Pirates.  He struck out 6 and gave up 3 earned runs on 6 hits and 2 walks over 7 innings.  He's now winless in his last 4 starts. 
- Javier Vazquez struck out 9 Blue Jays batters and evened his record to 5-5.  He gave up 2 earned runs on 1 hit and 4 walks over 7 innings. 
- Brandon Morrow struck out 8 and walked 1 over 7 innings of 1 run ball against the Yankees in a no decision. 
- Brian Bannister got his 6th win of the season after giving up 2 earned runs over 7.1 innings.  He struck out 5 Tigers batters and walked 1.
- Gio Gonzalez also picked up his 6th win of the season, after giving up 2 earned runs over 7 innings against the Twins.  He struck out 4 and walked 1.  Neo Gio has given up more than 3 runs in only 2 of his 12 starts this season. 
- Brett Myers pitched 6.2 innings of 2 run ball against the Cubs, in a win.  He struck out 6 and walked 1, while giving up 8 hits.  He's now 4-3 and sporting a 3.01 ERA.  Trading Myers should be on the Astros to do list right now. 
- John Lackey had a quality start against the Orioles.  He went 7 innings and only gave up 2 earned runs.  Of course he walked 3 batters and only struck out 2, but let's try to focus on the positive here. 
- Robinson Cano went 3-4 with 2 RBI... all this guy does is hit. 
- Paul Konerko hit his 17th homer of the year.  He's 1 behind that Jose Bautista guy for the MLB lead. 
- Jose Guillen is 5th in the AL in homers after hitting his 13th. 
- John Jaso hits lead-off and people scream bloody murder.  On Sunday he goes 3-5 with 1 homer, 5 RBI, 2 runs, and a stolen base.  Who's screaming bloody murder now?
- Delmon Young went 2-4 with his 6th homer of the season.  He's having a nice little year. 
- Mike Napoli hit his 9th homer of the season, in a 4-5 effort. 
- Nick Markakis delivered the game winning hit against the Red Sox in the bottom of the 11th. 
- Scott Rolen tied the NL home run lead, with his 14th on Sunday.  It came in a pinch hit for Bronson Arroyo. 
- A.J. Ellis got the walk-off hit against the Braves, driving in Russell Martin. 
- Brian McCann went 1-5 with 2 RBI.  He now has 9 RBI in his last 7 games. 
- Troy Tulowitzki hit his 8th homer of the season.  7 of those have come since May 20th. 
- Albert Pujols hit his 14th homer and stole his 6th base of the season.  Don't be surprised by the stolen base, last season he swiped 16 bags. 

Save Chances:

- Heath Bell, converted (15)... struck out 1, gave up 2 hits and 1 walk in a scoreless 10th inning. 
- Mariano Rivera, converted (13)... A clean 1-2-3 9th inning.
- Matt Lindstrom, converted (13)... gave up 2 hits in a scoreless 9th. 
- Francisco Rodriguez, converted (12)... 1 strikeout and 1 hit in a scoreless 9th. 
- Bobby Jenks, converted (9)... struck out 1 in a scoreless 9th. 
- Manuel Corpas, converted (6)... a clean 1-2-3 9th inning. 
- John Axford, converted (4)... gave up 1 hit in a scoreless 10th. 
- Mike Wuertz, converted (1)... struck out 2 for a clean 9th.  Andrew Bailey was getting the day off.
- Nick Masset, converted (1)... gave up a hit and walk, in relief of Francisco Cordero.
- Francisco Cordero, blown (4), win (2)... came in with a 2 run lead, but gave it all back on a Mike Morse 2-run double.  Got the win after Drew Stubbs singled in a run in the top of the 10th.
- Santiago Casilla, converted (1)... got 2 outs in the 10th, in relief of Brian Wilson. 
- Brian Wilson, blown (2), win (2)... blew a 2 run lead in the 9th after giving up a 2-run homer to Delwyn Young.  He was pulled in the 10th after throwing 35 pitches.
- Matt Capps, blown (4)... turned a 1 run lead into a 2 run deficit, after 2 doubles and a Scott Rolen homer. That's 3 blown saves in his last 4 appearances.
- Will Ohman, blown (1)... came in with a 1 run lead, but that was gone after a sac fly by Dustin Pedroia.

Other Closer Outings:

- Jonathan Broxton struck out 3 in the 10th of a tied game. 
- Jonathan Papelbon walked 1 and struck out 1 in a scoreless 9th. 
- Joakim Soria struck out 1 and gave up 1 hit in a scoreless 9th. 
- Rafael Soriano struck out the only batter he faced in the 9th. 
- Ryan Franklin struck out 1 in a scoreless 9th. 
- David Aardsma had himself an ugly little outing.  He gave up 3 earned runs on 3 hits and only got 2 batters out.  The Mariners were down by 2 to start the 9th inning, but Aardsma made sure there would be no comeback with his performance. 
- Brad Lidge struck out 1 in a clean 9th. 
- Octavio Dotel took a loss after giving up a Freddy Sanchez sac-fly in the 10th. 

Non-Closer Outings:

- Matt Thornton gave up 1 earned run on 2 hits and 1 walk, over 1 inning. 
- Tyler Clippard struck out 2 and gave up 1 hit over 1.1 innings, before giving way to Capps in the 9th. 
- Joba Chamberlain got 2 outs and in the process gave up 1 earned run on 2 hits. 
- Fernando Rodney gave up 1 hit and 1 walk in a scoreless 8th.  
- Jason Frasor & Scott Downs combined for 2 outs and 3 earned runs. 
- Brandon League struck out 2 in a scoreless 8th.  His ERA is now 3.69, Aardsma's is 5.21. 
- Mike Adams got his first win of the season after scoreless 8th and 9th innings.
- Andrew Cashner pitched 1.2 clean innings.  He should be moving up the chain, if he continues pitching like this. 

Tough Days:

- Mark Buehrle lasted only 3 innings after giving up 6 earned runs on 8 hits and 3 walks.  He's now pitched 10.2 innings in his last 3 starts combined. 
- Kevin Correia threw 66 pitches and couldn't make it out of the 2nd inning against the Phillies.  He gave up 4 earned runs on 4 hits and 3 walks.  His ERA is now over 5. 

Lineup-ology:

- Pablo Sandoval was back hitting out of the 3 spot.  He batted 8th on Saturday. 
- John Jaso hit lead-off for the Rays for a second consecutive day.  They even have 3 catches on their active roster... the horror! 
- Manny Ramirez didn't start Sunday for the Dodgers.  Another day game, another day off... I'm with Jeff Erickson on this one, are we sure he's not a vampire or at least a character in an Anne Rice novel?
- Nate McLouth didn't start on Sunday due to an issue with his bat and it not working properly. 
- Alex Avila should get more starts at catcher for the Tigers moving forward, according to Jim Leyland.  Gerald Laird owners should take notice. 
- Hanley Ramirez hit lead-off for the Marlins.  The move is not believed to be a permanent one. 
- Ryan Theriot got another day off on Sunday.  Mike Fontenot filled in for him. 
- Tyler Colvin got the start over Alfonso Soriano for the Cubs in left field.

Comings/Goings:

- Recalled: Luke French (Mariners), Emilio Bonifacio (Marlins), Rick VandenHurk (Marlins), & Danny Worth (Tigers).
- Optioned: Tim Wood (Marlins), Brett Carroll (Marlins), Craig Stammen (Nationals), & Omir Santos (Mets).
- Designated for Assignment: Mike Lamb (Marlins), & Adam Everett (Tigers). 

Injuries:

- Watch: David Ortiz (hand), Manny Delcarmen (back), Colby Rasmus (calf), Corey Patterson (leg), Edwin Encarnacion (legs), Chipper Jones (hand), Maicer Izturis (knee), Alex Rodriguez (groin), Justin Morneau (flu), J.J. Hardy (wrist), Jason Giambi (hamstring), Mark Reynolds (wrist), Josh Hamilton (knee), David Freese (ankle), & Jason Heyward (thumb).
- DL Bound: Orlando Hudson (wrist), Doug Fister (right shoulder fatigue), & Todd Coffey (thumb).
- Back Soon: Homer Bailey (shoulder).

Chicks Dig the Long Ball:

- Paul Konerko (17), Vernon Wells (15), Albert Pujols (14), Scott Rolen (14), Dan Uggla (13), Jose Guillen (13), Adrian Gonzalez (11), Rickie Weeks (10), Colby Rasmus (10), Carlos Pena (9), Troy Tulowitzki (8), Carlos Lee (8), Garrett Jones (8), Victor Martinez (8), Brian McCann (6), Cody Ross (6), Jeff Francoeur (6), Delmon Young (6), Martin Prado (5), Matt Treanor (4 & 5), Nick Hundley (4), John Jaso (3), Delwyn Young (2), Rafael Furcal (1), Conor Jackson (1), & Lou Marson (1).

Stolen Bases:

 - B.J. Upton (17), Shane Victorino (12), Andres Torres (10 & 11), Angel Pagan (10), James Loney (8), Hunter Pence (6), Albert Pujols (6), Matt Holliday (6), Josh Willingham (5), Trevor Crowe (5), Jason Kendall (5), Nick Punto (5), Dustin Pedroia (4), Johnny Damon (4), Ian Desmond (4), Austin Kearns (3 & 4), Aubrey Huff (2 & 3), Reid Brignac (2), Matt Stairs (2), Brooks Conrad (2), Brad Hawpe (1), Aaron Rowand (1), John Jaso (1), Lance Zawadzki (1), & Scott Moore (1).

Caught Stealing:

- Elvis Andrus (9), Rajai Davis (4), Alexei Ramirez (4), Michael Young (2), Garrett Jones (2), Blake DeWitt (1), & Mitch Maier (1).

Young Money:

-The MLB 2010 First-Year Player Draft is Monday.  Bryce Harper is expected to go #1 to the Nationals, after that it's anyone's guess. 
- Michael Stanton will join the Marlins team in Philadelphia on Tuesday.  Stanton and Strasburg on the same day?!  I'm not sure the baseball world can handle this much hype. 
- Brad Lincoln will supposedly make his MLB debut on Wednesday for the Pirates.  This is how you nurse a Stanton/Strasburgh hangover.