From Last Night:

• Chris Sale went 8 innings, allowed 0 ER, and struck out 14. Against the Astros. He lost.
• Buehrle looks good, blanks the Rangers over 7
• Bumgarner is brilliant against the Braves, 10K
• Fernandez K’s 10 to beat the Cards
• Dusty Baker actually used Chapman in a non-save situation, helping Jay Bruce homer the Reds to victory
• Moore struggles in loss to the Royals (about to lose Appointment TV status)
• The Indians walk off the Nats, Masterson K’s 10

What I’m Watching Today:

• Kershaw pitches at PNC (4p Eastern)
• Cobb faces the Royals (4p Eastern)
• Felix tries to slow the A’s (7p Eastern)
• Zimmermann vs Kazmir (7p Eastern)

The Big Question:

• Are we still even keeping track of wins after what happened to Sale tonight?

Chris Sale went the distance, gave up no earned runs, and struck out 14 Astros and lost. Basically, you can give up 7 ER in 7 IP and get a win and give up 0 ER in 8 innings and lose. So these make sense. But much more notably, MLB handed down suspensions for the Dbacks and Dodgers brawl today and kept it pretty toothless. Belesario threw punches and got one game. Ian Kennedy got 10 games, but he’s only going to miss one start. The managers only got one game. It doesn’t look like MLB wants to curb this behavior, even thought it’s essentially felonious. Other than that, I just have to plug Rick Porcello again, because he’s turning into a star.