From Last Night:

• Jeremy Bonderman’s return doesn’t go well, gives up 7 ER in 4.2 to the Twins
• The Angels lose their 3rd straight to the Astros fall to 25-32
• Darvish narrowly outduels Santana, but has to sweat as his bullpen nearly costs them
• The Dbacks back Corbin’s 9th W
• Lee Ks 11 in 7.2 innings to beat the Crew
• Dusty waits to use his closer and it costs him a win against the Pirates
• The Fish hit Harvey and sweep the Mets
• The Rays rough up the Indians

What I’m Watching Today:

• Masterson vs Pettitte in NY (7p Eastern)
• Burnett and Medlen face off in Atlanta (7p Eastern)
• Under the radar Cahill and Lynn draw each other at Busch (8p Eastern)

The Big Question:

• How will Puig do in his MLB debut?

If you follow me on Twitter or were an early regular at New English D, you know I was very invested in Jeremy Bonderman’s comeback today. It didn’t go well. Because the Tigers were in Baltimore I had to have the Tigers on the radio, which gave me a chance to watch Bonderman on television. He had a fastball from 89-92 and a good slider at times, and he struck out the first batter he faced and delivered a 1-2-3 first inning. If you followed his career as a Tiger, you know the first inning gave him nightmares. But from there it unraveled as he allowed 3 runs in the 2nd and 2 runs in each of the 4th and 5th innings before being removed from the game. He struck out just one batter. He actually kept the ball down and had decent movement on his pitches, but without a good offspeed pitch, it’s hard to be successful as a starter if you don’t have a big fastball. It sounds like he’ll get another shot in five days, but if nothing else, he made it back to the big leagues. I’ll always be rooting for him even if he doesn’t have much left. He has something left.