Sunday Roundup - When The Devil Came

Sunday, June 27 2004 @ 10:34 AM EDT

Contributed by: Lucas

He was not red
He was chrome... and he said
Come with me

Batista throws seven strong, Menechino and Johnson go long, and Montreal falls to 24 below .500.

Summaries: From MLB.com Spencer Fordin, the Sun's Mike Rutsey, and the Star's Geoff Baker.

Injuries: Frank Catalanotto finally joins the DL, replaced by Kerry Ligtenberg. Liggy makes for an awkward left fielder, I imagine.

Notes: Injuries force Toronto to carry 12 hitters and 13 pitchers. Can you, the fan, devise a more well-rounded roster?

Griffin opines on the long, slow, sad decline of the Expos.

Elsewhere in the AL East, Baltimore gave Ray Miller his old job back, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays became the first team ever to achieve a winning record after being 18 games below .500 at some point of the season. Tampa Bay also is the only franshise to win thirteen consecutive interleague games. Good for them.

Outside the division, the Athletics lose Hudson and Harden on the same day, Texas wins their eighth straight, and Arizona loses their eighth straight.

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