In Miami, The Miami Heat beat the Atlanta Hawks 98-72 in Game 6 to force a Game 7 in their first round series. This series has been uneventful, with the winning teams usually winning big. Dwyane Wade led the Heat with 41 points and also had five rebounds. Michael Beasley also contributed 22 points and 15 rebounds for the Heat in his best game of the series. Mike Bibby led the Hawks with 20 points and also had seven rebounds. Josh Smith had 10 rebounds but only had seven points in an uneventful game for him. Game 7 is Sunday in Atlanta.
In New York, the New York Yankees beat the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 10-9 to improve their record to 13-10. The Angels record dropped to 9-13. The Yankees were down 9-4 entering the eighth inning. The Yankees scored four runs in the eighth inning by RBI hits from Melky Cabrera and Ramiro Pena. In the ninth inning, Jorge Posada ended it with a two-run single that brought Angel Berroa and Mark Teixeira home for the win. Angels closer Brian Fuentes was hit with the loss.
In San Francisco, the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 3-2 to give Giants pitcher Randy Johnson his 297th career win. Johnson struck out nine batters, and was scoreless in seven innings of work. Johnson left the game with the Giants leading 3-0. The Giants relievers gave up two runs in the eighth inning, but Brian Wilson was able to shut the door on the Rockies in the ninth inning to preserve the win. Ubaldo Jimenez was the losing pitcher for the Rockies.
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