Wednesday sports preview

GAME OF THE DAY: New York Yankees at LA Angels, 7 p.m. Yes I’m picking this game for the third day in a row. I won’t pick it tomorrow, I promise. Yes, I know these two teams don’t play against each other tomorrow.

The Angels pounded the Yankees on Tuesday night, winning 18-9. You read that right. Garret Anderson got two franchise records on one swing — he hit a team-record 10 RBI in the game and also hit his 8th career grand slam. Mike Mussina was knocked out of the game in the second inning, and the Angels never stopped piling on the runs.

Tonight, the Angels go for the sweep. Probables: Andy “I have too many t’s in my name” Pettitte vs. John “if I were a Yankee or Red Sox, I’d be famous” Lackey

OTHER BIG MLB GAMES:

San Diego at NY Mets, 4 p.m. Nationally televised on ESPN2. This picture on Faith and Fear in Flushing is a must-see. All of a sudden, the Mets have won four in a row. The Padres are tied with the Phillies in a wild-card race where seven teams are within 2.5 games of each other.

Chicago Cubs at San Francisco, 7 p.m. Nationally televised on WGN. The Cubs are tied for first. With a bad outing, Barry Zito’s ERA can climb above 5. What a great signing. Just six more years and about $108 million left until that contract runs out.

Milwaukee at Arizona, 6:40 p.m. Brandon Webb chases history tonight. More on that in another post.

Cleveland at Detroit, 4 p.m. The Tigers won Tuesday night, moving them to within 1/2 of a game of first behind the Indians.

Los Angeles Dodgers at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Is it just me, or do the Phillies seem to be in contention until the final week every single year, but never actually make the playoffs?

OTHER SPORTS:

USA men’s basketball national team vs. Venezuela, 8 p.m. Nationally televised on ESPN Classic. The game is an Olympic qualifier. And nice of USA Basketball to misspell Venezuela. Anyone else surprised this game is stuck on a cable network as random as ESPN Classic?

Also, there’s the Little League World Series, all day on ESPN/ESPN2.