Greg Burke finished out the eighth Friday night while reliever Robert Carson warmed up.
Griffin pitched six-hit ball into the eighth inning Friday night and Adam Rosales homered on CC Sabathia's first pitch, leading the Oakland Athletics to a 2-0 victory over the New York Yankees.
No team seeded lower has made it to the final Monday night since eighth-seeded Villanova in 1985.
Both teams had plenty to play for Monday, the Knicks trying to save face after their skid and the Jazz entering the night a game behind the Lakers for the eighth and final Western Conference spot.
On the very last night before seventh or eighth grade, I was still scrambling to get through Tuck Everlasting.
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Michael Del Zotto scored a short-handed goal and set up Rick Nash's game winner to lead the Rangers to a 3-2 win over the Devils on Tuesday night, moving them into a tie with New Jersey for eighth place in the Eastern Conference.
More recently I left my cell phone in my car on a night when I was in the eighth row for a Beyonce concert.
Los Angeles had a 7-2 lead in the eighth but let it slip away on a night when Albert Pujols homered twice and drove in four runs.
John's 66-53 in its tournament opener Wednesday night to reach 20 wins for the eighth time in nine seasons.
Ike Davis finally snapped his prolonged funk at the plate with a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning, and the New York Mets rallied past the Atlanta Braves 4-2 on Sunday night to end an eight-game losing streak at home.
Deron Williams had 20 points and nine assists, and the Nets beat the Magic 97-77 on Monday night for their eighth straight home victory.
Throwing at up to 94 mph after two months of decreased velocity, Sabathia matched his season high with 10 strikeouts while pitching into the eighth inning to lead New York over the Boston Red Sox 4-1 Friday night and stop the Yankees' season-high, five-game losing streak.
Friday night's unexpected hammering was their eighth defeat in their last 13 games at the DW Stadium.
Louis Blues, in the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference, acquired defenseman Jay Bouwmeester from the Calgary Flames on Monday night.
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