Baseball Before Bedtime: Good Morning

Here's what happened in baseball last night when we cheated on every test: Giants 3, Rangers 2: The Giants were part of the conversation, and then out of it, and then just as quickly back in it once again. What were we talking about? Oh yes, contention. After being shamefully wiped clean by the Angels last week, San Fran swept the Rangers on the backs of good pitching; Barry Zito's seven solid topped off a weekend in which Texas managed just seven runs in a sweet three game takedown. Our old friend Andruw Jones broke up Zito's no-hitter in the seventh with a two run tater tot. The Giants are the anti-Phillies, having won 11 of 13 series at home. Mariners 3, Diamondbacks 2: It was a wild weekend of walkoffs, despite the absolutely discouraging lack of crustacean-friendly walkoff walks. No matter, Tony Clark's ninth inning error was hilarious enough to help Seattle win and reacquaint theyselves with the .500 mark for the first time since early May. Clark's oopsie...