Sunday baseball

What you missed, in a nutshell:

- Hm, yeah. I think what the Phillies are doing is called a "last minute push." Phillies def. Mets 10-6.

- Jake Peavy. (noun) See Also: Cy Young. Padres def. Giants 5-1.

- While I can appreciate a good Yankees-Red Sox nailbiter, you really didn't have to make that one as interesting as you did, Mariano. Yankees def. Red Sox 4-3.

- Shawn Hill was okay. But "okay" wasn't going to cut it against Tim Hudson on Sunday. Braves def. Nationals 3-0.

- So the Orioles won a game. In extras. And the sky hasn't fallen yet. Interesting... Orioles def. Blue Jays 8-6.

Other results of note: Royals def. Indians (4-3), White Sox def. Angels (9-7), Tigers def. Twins (6-4), Cubs def. Cardinals (4-2), Rockies def. Marlins (13-0), Devil Rays def. Mariners (9-2), Diamondbacks def. Dodgers (6-1)

Monday's match-ups:

RHP Phil Hughes (3-3, 4.91 ERA) and the Yankees host RHP Daniel Cabrera (9-16, 5.37 ERA) and the Orioles. Cabrera is either reallyreally good against the Yankees or reallyreally bad. Should be interesting to see which D-Cab shows up tomorrow.

RHP Brian Lawrence (1-2, 6.31 ERA) and the Mets take on RHP Tim Redding (3-5, 3.42 ERA) and the Nationals in RFK. Two pitchers returning to the starting rotation Monday night. Lawrence is filling in for the injured El Duque. Redding is returning from the DL, after suffering a right elbow contusion while fielding a ground ball.

RHP Jack Cassel (0-0, 4.66 ERA) and the Padres host RHP John Van Benschoten (0-5, 10.86 ERA) and the Pirates.

Other Games of Note:
Tigers @ Indians (Rogers vs. Byrd)
Marlins @ Braves (Kim vs. Smoltz)
Red Sox @ Blue Jays (Wakefield vs. McGowan)
Reds @ Cubs (Arroyo vs. Hill)
Brewers @ Astros (Gallardo vs. Albers)
Phillies @ Cardinals (Kendrick vs. Thompson)
Giants @ Diamondbacks (Correia vs. Webb)
Devil Rays @ Angels (Jackson vs. Escobar)

Biggest series starting Monday is, without a doubt, the Tigers against the Indians. The Tigers find themselves in a situation similar to what the Yankees faced in Fenway over the weekend. They're taking on one of the hottest teams in baseball as the away team. And while the Tigers have a chance - with a series sweep - to make up ground in the AL Central race, this series is all about winning just enough to keep on pace with the Yankees. Depending on how the Yankees fare against the Orioles at home, a series sweep or even 2-out of-3 for the Indians could bury the Tigers' Wild Card hopes.

Cy Young candidates Kelvim Escobar and Brandon Webb take the hill Monday for the Angels and Diamondbacks, respectively. No real marquee pitching match-up tomorrow. Wakefield vs. McGowan could be fun to watch if they're both on, just because they're completely different pitchers. But nothing to get excited over.