LAst Night's Action: Juiced And Bagel For Dodgers

Braves 4, Dodgers 0 - Atlanta jumped out to an early lead, which is something you don't want to give John Smoltz. The starter-turned-closer-turned-starter hurled seven shutout innings just ten days ahead of his 40th birthday. The Jones boys (Andruw and Chipper) didn't produce a hit, but combined for three walks and scored three runs. The Dodgers had ten base runners and even juiced the bases in the fourth with nobody out. Smoltz still held them to a bagel.

Angels 5, White Sox 1 - Mike Scioscia is now the winningest manager in Anaheim history, reaching victory 626 on Friday night to pass Bill Rigney. The Angels jumped out to an early lead again and stayed ahead the whole way. They also stayed a game ahead of Seattle, who beat the Yankees 15-11 despite falling behind 5-0 in the first. The game's major subplot was Darin Erstad's return to Angel Stadium, where he had played the previous 11 seasons before going to Chicago. His old stomping grounds didn't look so familiar anymore. In the second he lost a fly ball in the outfield to allow an RBI double. A few minutes later when Pale Hose were up, he over slid second base and was tagged out.

Elsewhere - Cardinals have gotten on the bandwagon of banning alcohol in their clubhouse after the Josh Hancock's death turned out to be alcohol related ... Speaking of bandwagons, is everybody on Golden State's? Based on this picture, it looks like one guy is missing out ... Matt Leinart pulls a Matt Leinart. Seriously, we should start calling anything that seems really Hollywood a "Leinart" ... At least this story reminds us why we love sports.

AP photo by John Bazemore.