Phew

Now, that's a ballgame. This thing was filled with all sorts of twists and turns. Here were my high/lowlights:

1.) Radke going only 2. It was bound to happen. The man's arm is about to fall off. I expect this to happen again this season, but let's hope that he can keep it together MOST of the time when he's asked to go out there and pitch.

2.) Punto hits a homer. What? Punto? Are you kidding me?

3.) Hunter's re-emergence as an offensive player. Hunter is incredibly inconsistent, but his recent power surge has made me forget that he's lost a step on defense.

4.) Neshek gives UP a homer. This is almost as nuts as Punto hitting one. Guess the cosmos had to balance things out. Oh...wait...I don't believe in that kind of thing...

5.) Ozzie's moves. How rough is it when you take out your starter in the 6th inning when he's thrown only 71 pitches and given up just 1 run, only to see the lefty specialist give up a base hit, and then to see his rightie replacement give up a homerun. Sometimes, you can just get too cute. Ozzie should have left Vazquez in. After all, it's not often he gets solid starts from his starters (excepting the recent performances of Jon Garland).

6.) Finally, a huge shoutout to the bullpen for covering 7 innings and allowing just 1 run. Neshek was due for giving one up, because he had been unbelievable of late. When your starter leaves after 2, you just aren't supposed to win the game. Even better is the fact that no one, other than Guerrier, had to work too terrible much, so the 'pen isn't shot for the rest of the series. Great job, guys. Of course, that's what we fans have come to expect, for good reason.