Friday, July 31, 2009

B & G's 7/31/09

Baseballs:

**Lastings Milledge, Pittsburgh Pirates- Lastings had 2 hits tonight against his former team, and he drove in 2 runs, giving him 3 RBIs on the season. Lastings is hitting .214 after a 2-3 evening.

**Kevin Youkilis, Boston Red Sox- Kevin went 3-4 at the plate and hit his 18th Home Run of the season, drove in 2 runs, giving him 61 RBIs. Kevin is hitting .301.

**Wes Helms, Florida Marlins- Wes hit a pinch hit double that drove in 2 key runs in the 8th inning to stretch the Marlins lead to 3 runs. Wes has 20 RBIs and is now hitting .273.

**Chris Iannetta, Colorado Rockies- Chris had a hit, but that hit gave his Rockies the win in the 8th inning, his 12th Home Run of the season. Chris went 1-3 with 2 RBIs and a sacrifice fly, giving him 40 RBIs. Chris is hitting .226 on the season.

**Cleveland Indians- The toughest day for any of the players because their heart and soul, Victor Martinez was traded to the Boston Red Sox for Justin Masterson and 2 prospects. Did they feel sorry for themselves? No, they found a way to win against the first place Detroit Tigers. It's going to be tough to find a leader that Victor was, but for tonight, it's enough to win.

**David Price, Tampa Bay Rays- 7 strong innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he walked 2 and struck out 3. David won his 4th game and he now has a 5.10 ERA.

**Mark Reynolds, Arizona Diamondbacks- Mark went 2-3 tonight with a walk, a double and his 29th Home Run of the season. Mark is now hitting .278 with 69 RBIs.

**Jason Schmidt, Los Angeles Dodgers- Jason threw 6 fantastic innings, giving up 1 hit, he did walk 5, but he limited the damage, he struck out 3 too and Jason has a 4.50 ERA.

A.J. Pierzynsky, Chicago White Sox- A.J. went 4-5 with a double and drove in his 30th run of the season, A.J. is now hitting .311.

**Bobby Abreau, L.A. Angels- Bobby finished the game 3-5 and hit his 8th Home Run of the season, driving in 4 runs, giving him 72 RBIs. Bobby is hitting .321.

**Matt Holliday, St. Louis Cardinals- Matt finished the night off at 4-4 and drove in 2 runs, giving him 62 RBIs, Matt is hitting .309 on the year.

**Marlon Byrd, Texas Rangers- Marlon hit his 11th Home Run of the season, a 3 run shot to give the Rangers the lead for good. Marlon now has 51 RBIs and he is hitting .278 after his 1-4 evening.

**Cliff Lee, Philadelphia Phillies- Cliff made a great first impression to the National League and to his new teammates. A complete game, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he walked 2 and struck out 6. Cliff had a no hitter into the 6th inning, and he had 2 hits, including a dobule in the game. Cliff now has a 3.02 ERA and is hitting .222 on the year.

**Rajah Davis, Oakland Athletics- Rajah went 2-3, drove in 2 runs, giving him 20 RBIs. Davis walked 2 times and he is now hitting .275.

**David Eckstein, San Diego Padres- David went 2-3 at the plate, he hit a double and drove in 3 runs, giving him 36 RBIs, and David is now hitting .267.

Goofballs:

**Adam Dunn, Washington Nationals- Struck out 3 times tonight.

**Jeremy Guthrie, Baltimore Orioles- Jeremy had a tough ending to the night, giving up the winning run. He worked 6 2/3 innings, giving up 6 runs (6 earned), he walked 2 and struck out 4. Jeremy now has a 5.37 ERA.

**Carlos Marcol, Chicago Cubs- Gave up 3 runs (3 earned) in 2/3 of an inning, he walked 2 and didn't strike anyone out. Carlos now has a 3.60 ERA, losing his 2nd game.

**David Weathers, Cincinnati Reds- David gave up back to back Home Runs to lose his 3rd game. David threw 1 inning, giving up 2 runs (2 earned), he didn't walk anyone and struck out 1. David now has a 3.46 ERA.

**Casey Fen, Detroit Tigers- Casey came in and couldn't retire an Indians, giving up the losing run. He have up 1 run (1 earned) in 0 innings and now has a 5.40 ERA.


**Sidney Ponson, Kansas City Royals- Sidney was awful, only lasting 4 1/3 innings, giving up 7 runs (7 earned), he walked 3 and struck out 2. Sidney now has a 7.36 ERA and is 1-7 this year.

**Mets Offense- 2 runs on 4 hits tonight, 7 walks and 4 strikeouts. The Mets left 8 men on base, they needed this win tonight.

**Braves Offense- Was shutout tonight, they could only get 3 hits, walked 6 times, struck out 8 and left 10 men on base.

**Alfredo Aceves, New York Yankees- Alfredo gave up 4 runs in the 7th inning to put the game out of reach. So, he did work 1 2/3 innings, giving up 4 runs (4 earned), he walked 2 and didn't strike anyone out. Alfredo now has a 3.54 ERA.

**Bobby Keppel & Jessie Crain, Minnesota Twins- Both pitchers couldn't retire anyone in the 11th inning, Keppel gave up 3 runs (3 earned), he walked 1 and didn't strike anyone out. Keppel lost the game and he now has a 4.58 ERA. Crain gave up 3 runs (3 earned), he walked 1 and didn't strike anyone out. Jessie has a 7.58 ERA.

**Astros Offense- 3 runs on 10 hits tonight, they walked 5 times and struck out 8. The Astros left 11 men on base.

**Jason Vargas, Seattle Mariners- Jason threw 5 innings, giving up 5 runs (5 earned), he walked 1 and struck out 2. Jason lost his 5th game and now has a 4.71 ERA.

**Giants Offense- Had no answers for Cliff tonight, 1 run on just 4 hits, 2 walks and 6 strikeouts.

**Scott Richmond, Toronto Blue Jays- Scott threw 3 innings, giving up 6 runs (4 earned), he walked 3 and struck out 2. Scott now has a 3.97 ERA.

**Braden Looper, Milwaukee Brewers- Braden lasted 5 innings, giving up 6 runs (6 earned), he 1 walk and 3 strikeouts. Braden now has a 7.03 ERA.

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