Outfielder Jose Guillen of the Washington Nationals is going to have season ending surgery tomorrow. His right elbow is completely shot. There is a torn ligament in the elbow. You might know this surgery as Tommy John surgery. It’s been determined that Guillen simply can’t play anymore unless the surgery is done. When finished, he’s going to have to spend at least 8 months trying to rehabilitate. In fact, it could take up to 18 months or so.

The St. Louis Cardinals had no answer for Jeff Francis in Colorado today. It was an ugly affair. Cardinals hitters combined for just two hits as Jeff Francis weaved his mastery inning after inning. He recorded the complete game win. He only allowed the aforementioned two hits and did not allow a single walk. He also struck out 8 Cardinals hitters.

The Chicago White Sox made a late push in today’s game with the Minnesota Twins, but it was too little too late. After five innings of play the White Sox had the lead, 2-0, but it all went downhill after that. In the sixth inning, the Twins came alive and scored 3 runs to take a 3-2 lead. In the seventh inning, they built on that lead by scoring 3 more. They now led 6-2. They went up 7-2 in the ninth. The White Sox scored 2 in the bottom of the ninth, but it didn’t matter. The Twins won 7-4.

The Tigers set the tone early in this game by scoring 5 runs in the first inning. Cliff Lee, of Cleveland, just didn’t have any luck running tonight. Despite the hot start, Cleveland made a game of it. They scored in the 4th, 5th, 7th and 8th innings. However, the Indians got the short end of the stick. They lost today’s battle 9-7. The Indians are really playing out the season and waiting for next year. They are hoping to spoil someone’s chances at a playoff birth.

The Big Unit was on his game today. Randy Johnson pitched six solid innings. He only allowed 2 runs over 7 hits and 2 walks. He also struck out 7 Texas hitters. A-Rod was back at third base for the Yankees and he managed to play a game with no errors. The Rangers took an early 1-0 lead, but it was short lived. The Yankees tied the game in the third inning and went ahead for good in the fourth.