B & G's 8/13/09

Baseballs:

**Josh Hamilton, Texas Rangers- It was "The Josh Hamilton Show" today, he finished 4-4 with 2 doubles, and 2 RBIs, giving him 37 RBIs. Josh is now hitting .260.

**Gil Meche, Kansas City Royals- Gil gave the Royals a big lift, making his 1st start since July 11Th. He lasted 5 innings, giving up 4 runs (4 earned), he walked 2 and struck out 2. Gil now has a 4.69 ERA.

**Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers- Justin gave his team a big lift and a big win against the Boston red Sox. Justin went 8 innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he walked 1 and struck out 8. Justin now has a 3.28 ERA, winning his 13Th game.

**Prince Fielder, Milwaukee Brewers- Prince hit a towering Home Run that hasn't even landed yet. Very impressive, he finished up 2-4 with 2 Home Runs and a walk. Prince now has 29 Home Runs, 102 RBIs and a .308 average.

**Cliff Lee, Philadelphia Phillies- Cliff threw 8 fantastic innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he walked 3 and struck out 8. Cliff won his 10Th game and now has a 2.86 ERA.

**Jason Marquis, Colorado Rockies- Jason threw 7 solid innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he walked 3 and struck out 6. Jason now has a 3.55 ERA, winning his 13Th game of the season.

**Sean West, Florida Marlins- 6 solid innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he didn't walk anyone and struck out 3. Sean won his 4Th game and now has a 4.57 ERA.

**Jonny Gomes, Cincinnati Reds- Jonny is the hero of the day, he finished up 3-4 with 3 Home Runs, giving him 14, giving him 5 RBIs and now he has 33 RBIs. Jonny now is hitting .271.

**Hedeki Matsui, New York Yankees- Hedeki went 4-5 at the plate, hitting 2 Home Runs, giving him 19 Home Runs, and after driving in 5 runs, he has 58. Hedeki is now hitting .269.

Goofballs:

**Indians Offense- 1 run today on 8 hits, 2 walks, and 12 strikeouts. They had many chances to get that big hit to turn things around, only to get out of it.

**Twins Offense- They left 9 men on base, scoring 4 runs on 7 hits.

**Red Sox offense- They were shutout this afternoon, walking 1 time and striking out 9 times with only 4 hits.

**Cesar Carillo, San Diego Padres- Made his Major League debut and the Brewers gave him a rather brutal beating. 2 1/3 innings, giving up 8 runs (8 earned), he walked 2, struck out 1 and gave up 3 Home Runs. Cesar now has a 30.86 ERA with his 1st loss.

**Cubs Offense- The Cubs were swept and in part due to their offense. 1 run on 6 hits just never gets it done, as a team they struck out 10 times.

**Garrett Jones, Pittsburgh Pirates- Garrett went 0-4 with 4 strikeouts. He is hitting .288.

**Chris Sampson, Houston Astros- Chris threw 2/3 of an inning, giving up 6 runs (6 earned)he walked 2 and didn't strike anyone out. Chis now has a 5.04 ERA.

**Nationals Offense- 0 runs with 2 hits. One word...ugly.

**Ian Snell- Making his 3rs start for the Mariners, he was good his 1st start, but horrible his last 2 starts. Tonight, he threw 6 innings, giving up 8 runs (8 earned), he walked 3 and struck out 4. Ian now has a 5.84 ERA, losing his 9Th game.