A CUP of JOE in the SHOW Report #121 "GETAWAY Sunday"...O's get 2 of 3 in the BRONX ZOO...NATS take 3 of 4 from the REDBIRDS...RANGERS lead 3.5 in the AL WEST...Swingin' A's CALIENTE

The O's came in their Weekend Series with the Bronx Bombers at 3 back and leave the Bronx Zoo 2 Back and send the Yanks a Statement...No One is Running from Team 27 Chips....No One.

The O's now have a 1.5 Game Lead on the Rays in the Division and the Wild Card. The Rays LHP and Ace David Price gets his 17th Win Today vs the 'Jays as he got plenty of Run Support. The O's and Rays are chasing the Yankees and if the Heat wasn't turned up in August it is Turned up for September. Yanks Skip Girardi was reported as saying he will have A-Rod in the Mine-Up Monday. Hey Skip..Pitching..Starting Pitching is what will propel you to the 2012 Fall Classic Tourney.

Nats S2 of the Potomac 2-Pack Stephen Strasburg didn't get A Win but the Nats did fight off the Redbirds to take 3 out of 4 Games and the Pirates and Dodgers stay close to the Redbirds by 1.5 Game in the NL Wild Card.

Strasburg went 6 Innings allowing 2 Hits and no runs by whiffing 9 Redbirds. The Redbirds took full advantage of the Pitch and Inning Count Strasburg is on and went to work when the Nats went to the Pen. Immediately putting a Crooked Number up in the 7th Frame and a Run in the 8th Frame. The Nats hold on in the last frame Clippard gets Saves #29.

Rangers Prospect Jurickson Profar homers in his 1st A.B. as the Rangers needed to Win vs the Tribe in Cleveland just stay ahead of the "Not Losing in September" Oakland Athletics.

Rangers get a Solid Pitching Performance from LHP Derek Holland as he goes 7 Full striking out 6 and allowing 2 Runs. Hitting Star for Texas was SS Elvis Andrus as he went 3 for5 while scoring a Run.

The A's lead the AL Wild Card and it looks like they will win 9 in a Row if they hold onto their 6-1 Lead over the Carmines in the 9th Today. Putting Pressure all over the AL as the Rangers or anyone in the AL could not have forecasted this turnaround.  What even more Unbelievable the A's are Only 3.5 Games away from having the BEST RECORD on the Junior Circuit....How 'bout that Slide Piece!

Note: Numbers from MLB.com