Nothing from last night's baseball games is really inspiring to write about (more A-Rod controversy? Ugh.), so I guess it's a good thing Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched against the Indians last night.  Pitched like ass, I might add.  The Red Sox starter gave up 12 hits and 6 earned runs before getting chased in the sixth inning, and the Indians went on to win 8-4.  His teammates couldn't help him out, either, as the Sawx failed to score a run despite loading the bases with no outs in the seventh. 

The Indians, meanwhile, saved the final game of their series and snapped the Red Sox' five-game winning streak.  Uffordesque hunk Grady Sizemore homered and starter Paul Byrd pitched six strong innings, extending his streak of games without giving up a walk to six.  Ooh, a walkless streak!  Alert Cooperstown!

Other MLB stuff: Boston's Kevin Youkilis and the Mariners' Ichiro! Suzuki both extended their hitting streaks to 22 games… Derek Lowe reached base in all three plate appearances and pitched seven scoreless innings in getting the win — oh, it was against the Nationals?  That hardly counts… The Cubs rallied the troops with a grave team meeting, then finished getting swept by the Marlins in Wrigley by a score of 9-0. Inspiring.