Two strikes and two outs in the bottom of the ninth and Gore gets a hit,

They don't get any tougher than that. Two outs, two strikes in the ninth.

It is unacceptable that disabled veterans in Illinois rank at the bottom of the list when it comes to disability pay. We owe our disabled veterans more than speeches, parades and monuments.

Their pitcher was settling down and getting into a groove. There were two outs, Chris had two strikes on him and he turned a pitch around and sent it onto the lacrosse field.

If we can get outs in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings, we'll be fine. We're going to score some runs. We've got plenty of starters. But we've got to hold the fort down after the starter goes out.

Pedro is hitting good pitches. He is a talented kid that if he gets strikes he is able to hit the ball pretty well.