Yost ejected in Brewers Loss, The King returns, and Chicago destroys New York... that is, the Cubs and Mets.
The Milwaukee Brewers' standing as the best team in baseball has been questioned a lot in this early season due to the ease of their schedule thus far. Well, the Brew-Crew have done little to prove themselves in the past week, having lost four of the last five games to NL East toughs New York and Philadelphia. In tonight's game against the Phillies (the second of a three-game series), Milwaukee manager Ned Yost was ejected in the fourth inning for committing that almighty baseball faux pas: arguing balls and strikes. Later in the game former closer turned setup man Derrick Turnbow gave up the winning run to the Phillies, who continue to struggle around the .500 mark. Meanwhile in Seattle, ace-in-the-making Felix Hernandez made his return from the DL (tightness in the elbow) and pitched well, but not for very long. Facing a pitch-count, "The King" Hernandez threw for just 3 2/3 innings, allowing three earned runs, walking three, and striking out five. The Seattle offense was in it for the long run, however, scoring 11 runs (including six in the third inning) and seeing Ichiro put together his sixth five-hit game (that's the most among active players) en route to a win over the Angels. Reliever Sean White picked up for Hernandez with 4 1/3 scoreless innings out of the 'pen. The Yankees were rained out of their game against the White Sox, but there was still plenty of NY/CHI baseball to be had, as the Cubs showed up in Shea Stadium with their bats (and their ace) in stow. In Chicago's 10-1 victory, Aramis Ramirez blasted a ginormous grand slam into the second deck in Shea's left field, and Carlos Zambrano used his newly altered mechanics to hold the potent Mets offense to one run on six hits in his eight inning campaign.Photo and stats courtesy of MLB.com
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