B & G's 7/28/09

Baseballs:

**Ross Gload, Florida Marlins- Gave his team a lift with a walk off Home Run, his 4Th Home Run of the season, a 2 run shot, giving him 18 RBIs. Ross is now hitting .276.

**Kevin Kouzmanoff, San Diego Padres- Kevin went 2-3 with 2 doubles and 2 RBIs, giving him 56 RBIs on the season. Kevin is now hitting .247.

**Willie Bloomquist, Kansas City Royals- Willie went 3-5, scored 2 runs and he drove in his 20Th run with his 3rd Home Run of the season. Bloomquist is hitting .276.

**Mike Pelfrey, New York Mets- Mike threw 6 1/3 innings, did not give up any runs, he walked 3 and struck out 5. Mike won his 8Th game of the year and he now has a 4.72 ERA.

**Scott Kazmir, Tampa Bay Rays- Scott shut down the Yankees offense for 7 innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he walked 1 and struck out 4. Scott now has a 6.22 ERA.

**Adam Kennedy, Oakland Athletics- Adam went 5-7 at the plate with a double and he drove in 3 runs, giving him 37 RBIs. Adam is now hitting .295 on the season.

**Miguel Tejada, Houston Astros- Miguel went 2-4 and drove in 5 runs, giving him 60 RBIs. Miguel hit his 9Th Home Run and he is now hitting .328.

**Colin Balester, Washington Nationals- Came in and threw 6 solid innings, giving up 2 runs (2 earned), he didn't walk anyone and struck out 3. Colin won his 1st game of the year and he now has a 4.00 ERA.

**Elvis Andrus, Texas Rangers- Elvis went 3-4, including hitting his 4Th Home Run of the year, he drove in 2 runs, giving him 19 RBIs. Elvis is now hitting .263.

**Adam Wainwright, St. Louis Cardinals- 8 shutout innings, giving up 8 hits. He walked 1 and struck out 5. Adam won his 12Th game and he now has a 2.80 ERA.

**Nick Plunto, Minnesota Twins- Nick had the big hit that eventually ended Mark Buehrle's night, he drove in 2 runs, giving him 23 RBIs. Nick is hitting .211 after a 1-3 evening.

**Cole Hamels, Philadelphia Phillies- Cole threw 8 fantastic innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he didn't walk anyone and struck out 9. Cole won his 7Th game and he now has a 4.42 ERA.

**Eugenio Valez, San Francisco Giants- Eugenio finished the night 2-3 with a walk and hit his 1st Home Run of the season, giving him 2 RBIs on the year. Valez is now hitting .238.

**Gary Matthews, Jr, L.A. Angels- Gary got the big hit, driving in 3 runs in the 8Th inning giving the Angels a much needed win. Gary finished the night 2-4 with 2 doubles and he now has 35 RBIs. Gary is now hitting .238.

**Ichiro, Seattle Mariners- Ichiro finished the night 3-4 with a walk and he drove in his 26Th run, a walk off single to win the game. Seattle needed this win since they have been sliding lately. Ichiro is now hitting .366 on the year.

Goofballs:

**Rafael Soriano, Atlanta Braves- Rafael blew the save, giving up that 2 run shot to Gload, he worked 1/3 of an inning, giving up 2 runs (2 earned), he walked 1 and didn't strike anyone out. Rafael now has a 1.91 ERA.

**Reds Offense- Just 2 runs on 6 hits, 2 walks and 12 strikeouts. The Reds have lost their 13Th game in their last 17 games.

**Orioles Offense- Leaving 11 men on base, 3 runs, 11 hits, 4 walks, and 5 strikeouts. No clutch hitting, or else the outcome could have been different.

**Rockies Offense- Got shut out and only delivered 7 hits, just 2 doubles, 3 walks and 8 strikeouts. They had no answers for Pelfrey or the Mets.

**C.C. Sabathia, New York Yankees- C.C. was rocked a bit, he only lasted 5 2/3 innings, giving up 6 runs (5 earned), he walked 2 and struck out 6. C.C. lost for the 7Th time and he now has a 3.83 ERA.

**Jonathan Papelbon, Boston Red Sox- Blew his 3rd save opportunity, he threw an inning, giving up 3 runs (2 earned), he walked 1 and struck out 1. Papelbon had a no decision and he has a 2.09 ERA.

**Cubs Offense- The Astros silenced the Cubs bats, they scored 6 runs and just connected on 5 hits, they walked 6 and struck out 10.

**Tim Dillard, Milwaukee Brewers- Tim gave up 3 runs (3 earned) in the 8Th inning, throwing 4 innings, what hurt him was 5 walks and 1 strikeout. Tim raised his ERA to 6.75.

**Tigers Defense- 3 errors were the key as 2 unearned runs scored. Miguel Cabrera (6Th), Adam Everett (10Th), and Ramon Santiago (5Th) all contributed.

**Chad Billingsley, Los Angeles Dodgers- Chad threw 5 scoreless innings, but gave up 6 runs in the 6Th. He gave up 6 runs (6 earned) in 5 2/3 innings, he walked 6 and struck out 5. Chad lost for the 6Th time and has a 3.96 ERA.

**White Sox Offense- 3 runs on 7 hits, 2 walks, and 6 strikeouts. I can't give the goofball to Mark Buerhle because he retired the first 17 hitters he faced, which means he breaks the record for the most consecutive betters with 45. Just amazing, it's ashame the offense couldn't give him more runs to work with.

**Diamondbacks Offense- 3 runs, 5 hits, 1 walk, and 10 strikeouts. Couldn't get the big hit to give them runs except in the 9Th inning.

**Pirates Offense- 2 runs on 10 hits, 3 walks and 10 strikeouts. The Pirates couldn't get the big clutch hit, they left 11 men on base.

**Tony Sipp, Cleveland Indians- Came in and gave up the double to Matthews, Jr. He finished up with 1/3 of an inning, giving up 2 runs (2 earned), he walked 2 and didn't strike anyone out. Tony now has a 4.11 ERA.

**Scott Downs, Toronto Blue Jays- Lost his 3rd game and gave up the walk off single. Scott gave up 1 run 91 earned) in 2/3 of an inning and he now has a 3.18 ERA.