B & G's 8/11/09

Baseballs:

**Aaron Laffey, Cleveland Indians- Aaron won his 6Th game by throwing 6 2/3 scoreless innings. He had a rough 1st inning, but after that, he settled down and had a nice flow. He walked 3 and struck out 2, Aaron now has a 3.25 ERA.

**Tommy Hanson, Atlanta Braves- Tommy dominated the Nationals offense, he threw 6 2/3 innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he didn't walk anyone and struck out 9. Tommy won his 7Th game and now has a 3.05 ERA.

**Dan Uggla, Florida Marlins- Dan went 3-5 and hit a walk off single to drive in the winning run, he drove in 2 runs for the night, he has 60 RBIs. Dan is now hitting .240.

**Jorge Posada, New York Yankees- Posada went 2-4 and he hit his 15Th Home Run to put the Yankees ahead for good. He drove in 2 runs, giving him 52 RBIs. Posada is now hitting .283.

**Brian Roberts, Baltimore Orioles- Brian went 3-4 at the plate, he stole 2 bases and hit a double. Brian drove in his 47Th run and is now hitting .286.

**Mike Lowell, Boston Red Sox- Mike came in to the game because Kevin Youkilis got thrown out for fighting. He responded by going 2-3 with 2 Home Runs, giving him 13 on the season, he drove in 3 runs, giving him 57 RBIs. Mike also scored 3 runs and he is hitting .297.

**Ben Francisco, Philadelphia Phillies- Big Ben had a 1-5 evening, but that 1 hit was big. Ben gave the Phillies the lead for good in the 12Th inning with his 12Th Home Run of the season, he has 37 RBIs. Ben is hitting .251 on the year.

**Adrian Gonzales, San Diego Padres- Adrian had a career night going 6-6, he drove in 3 runs, giving him 67 RBIs on the season. Adrian is now hitting .262.

**Miguel Olivo, Kansas City Royals- Olivo went 3-5 with his 16Th Home Run, he drove in 3 runs, giving him 42 RBIs. Miguel is now hitting .246.

**Alex Gonzales, Cincinnati Reds- Alex went 4-5 at the plate and drove in his 26Th run of the season. Alex is now hitting .217.

**Andrew McCutcheon, Pittsburgh Pirates- Andrew went 1-3 with 3 walks, he stole 3 bases and scored 3 runs. He is now hitting .293.

**Ervin Santana, LA Angels- Santana threw a complete game shutout, a 3 hitter against the Rays. He walked 2 and struck out 6. Santana now has a 6.38 ERA.

**Trent Oeltjen, Arizona Diamondbacks- Trent had a career night, a short career night, going 4-4 with a double and a triple. Trent is now hitting .500 on the season.

**Alexei Ramirez, Chicago White Sox- Alexei went 1-3 and hit his 13Th Home Run of the season, he drove in 3 runs, giving him 52 RBIs. Ramirez also walked and he is hitting .274.

**Manny Ramirez, Los Angeles Dodgers- Manny went 2-3 with 2 walks and he hit his 13Th Home Run of the season, driving in 3 runs, giving him 44 RBIs. Manny is hitting .319.

Goofballs:

**Rangers Offense- They were shutout for the 6Th time this season, only collected 7 hits, 3 walks, and 6 strikeouts.

**Adam Dunn, Washington Nationals- Adam struck out 4 times, leading the offense with a combined 13 strikeouts.

**Wesley Wright, Houston Astros- Wesley lost the game, his 2Nd of the season. He threw 2/3 of an inning, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he walked 3 and struck out 2. Wright now has a 5.97 ERA.

**Jesse Carlson, Toronto Blue Jays- Jesse lost the game and blew the save opportunity. He worked 1/3 of an inning, giving up 3 runs (3 earned). He gave up back to back Home Runs that gave the Yankees the lead for good, losing his 5Th game of the season. Jesse now has a 5.40 ERA.

**Athletics Offense- 2 runs on 7 hits, they walked 2 times and struck out 8. Oakland couldn't get the clutch hit, they left 7 men on base.

**Chris Lambert, Detroit Tigers- Came into the game after Portello hit Youkilis and the Red Sox punished him. 5 innings, giving up 5 runs (5 earned), he walked 4 and struck out 3. Chris now has a 14.85 ERA.

**Cubs Offense- 3 runs on 10 hits with 7 walks and 10 strikeouts. The Cubs left 12 men on base and they had their chances, but couldn't get that big hit.

**Mark DiFelice, Milwaukee Brewers- Mike threw 2/3 of an inning, giving up 3 runs (3 earned), he didn't walk anyone and struck out 1. Mark now has a 3.40 ERA.

**Nick Blackburn, Minnesota Twins- Nick lasted 1 2/3 innings, giving up 6 runs (4 earned), he walked 2 and didn't strike anyone out. Nick lost his 7Th game and he now has a 3.99 ERA.

**Cardinals Offense- 4 runs on 15 hits, so they certainly had their chances for a big key hit to give them the lead.

**Jhoulys Chacin, Colorado Rockies- The young kid struggled, throwing 2 2/3 innings, giving up 4 runs (4 earned), he walked 6 and only gave up 1 hit, so that hurt him. He struck out 1 and now has a 5.87 ERA.

**Rays Offense- The team only had 3 hits and were shutout. They walked 2 times and struck out 6.

**Mets Offense- The Mets scored 2 runs on 8 hits, 1 walk, and 10 strikeouts.

**David Aardsma, Seattle Mariners- David blew the save and he threw 2/3 of an inning, giving up 3 runs (3 earned), he walked 1 and didn't strike anyone out. David now has a 2.04 ERA.

**Giants Offense- Had no answers against the Dodgers pitching, 1 run on 4 hits, they walked 1 and struck out 3 times.