5 games decided in 9th

On Wednesday, the Sox were rained out of their game with Tampa Bay. However, there were 3 games decided in the ninth inning and two more won in extras. We start in Detroit, where the game was tied 2-2 when Darren Oliver came on for his second inning of work. The Texas Rangers had kept it tied thanks to a nice play by Dave Bush to nail Brennan Boesch at home plate. After Alex Avila made an out to start the ninth, Brandon Inge came up to the plate. He nailed a shot to deep left that cleared the wall and gave the Tigers a big win. We then head to Chicago and the White Sox, who led 4-1 heading into the ninth. However, Matt Thornton gave up a couple big hits to blow the save, his fourth of the season already, then went to the tenth. Old Red Sox pal Coco Crisp singled home a run and stole a base before being knocked in by Dave Barton in a 7-4 Oakland A's win.

Staying on the East Coast for one more game, Roy Halladay is coasting through his game, winning 3-0 - until the ninth. Lane Nix and Danny Espinosa each nailed RBI hits, but Halladay barely managed to clamp down on the win. We will now move to the West, where the Cleveland Indians take on Los Angeles and the Angels. The Angels jumped out in front to a 3-1 lead on Torii Hunter's bomb, but the Tribe came roaring back to tie it up, where it stayed until the twelfth. Vernon Wells led off the inning with a single for the Halos, and went to second then third. Jeff Mathis nailed a shot that was caught, but Wells came home to give the Angels the win. The madness wrapped up in San Diego with Cincinnati taking on the Padres. Travis Wood pitched 6 marvelous innings, while his team staked out a 2-0 lead. However, Nick Hundley knocked in a run with a sac fly in the 7th and Jorge Cantu tied the game in inning 8 with a groundout. Nick Masset came on to pitch, and Brad Hawpe was thrown out at home on a force-out. Luckily for the Pods, Orlando Hudson was up next, and he delivered with a sharp single to complete the comeback win. MVP for today? Brandon Inge for his bomb.

Trivia
Inge's bomb was his first of the year.