Troy Tulowitzki likes the high ones. Here he blasts a two-run homer on a pitch that's well above the letters.
CC Sabathia has a big test today.
Is David Ortiz cured?
Leading Off
The Boston Globe ponders David Ortiz. Is he cured? Is he just hitting well right now? Will he return to his .187 batting average.
After his horrible start, Big Papi is hitting .308 with five home runs in June. Red Sox fans will also notice the team has played it's best ball, winning at a .722 clip, this month as well.
So if Ortiz stays hot, it's likely no one in the East will catch the Rays.
Regional Roundup
The Phillies played like it was October, against their Fall Classic nemesis. The Orioles also saw a streak end.
- Brad Lidge says he's ready to return. We hope he means to dominance and not just his recent ineffectiveness.
- Peter Schmuck looks at how the Orioles should attack the trade season.
- More rumors of the axe hanging over Manny Acta's head.
- A hot-shot prospect isn't making predictions.
Best of Rest
Two pitchers had very dominant performances Tuesday.
- Coco Crisp's crispy labrum ended his season. It's been a while, but Zack Grienke got the win.
- Joel Pineiro was dominant
- Tim Lincecum dominated the Athletics.
- Will the Dodgers take on payroll at the trade deadline? Nobody knows.
- Larry Stone breaks down Interleague play
- From the AP: President Barack Obama plans to throw out the ceremonial first pitch before the All-Star game at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on July 14. The White House says Major League Baseball's focus on community service matches with Obama's service initiative this summer, known as United We Serve. Obama, a White Sox fan, will be the fourth president to throw out the first pitch at an All-Star game, following John F. Kennedy (1962 in Washington), Richard Nixon (1970 in Washington) and Gerald Ford (1978 in San Diego).
Today in history
1955 -- Harmon Killebrew hit his first major league homer, off Billy Hoeft at Griffith Stadium, but the Detroit Tigers beat the Washington Senators 18-7.
1962 -- Jack Reed, a substitute outfielder, hit a homer off Phil Regan in the 22nd inning to give the New York Yankees a 9-7 win over the Detroit Tigers in a game that lasted 7 hours, 22 minutes. It was the only homer Reed hit in the majors.
The Closer
CC Sabathia will test his arm today in Turner Field. How he fares is more important than what happens in the Yankees actual game. If he has to go on the disabled list the Yankees could be in real trouble.
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