B & G's 8/14/09

Baseballs:

**Derek Lee, Chicago Cubs- Derek finished the day 3-3 and drove in 7 runs, he walked and had 2 doubles. Derek is now hitting .290 with 81 RBIs.

**Josh Johnson, Florida Marlins- Johnson threw 7 1/3 innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he walked 3 and struck out 11. Josh now has a 2.85 ERA, winning his 12Th game of the season.

**Felix Pie, Baltimore Orioles- Felix hit for the cycle, a double, single, triple, and a Home Run, his 3rd Home Run of the season, and he drove in 4 runs, giving him 15 on the season. Felix after his 4-5 evening is now hitting .254.

**Garrett Mock, Washington Nationals- Garrett threw 6 shutout innings, he walked 4 and struck out 6. Mock won his 2Nd game and now has a 5.27 ERA.

**Brandon Inge, Detroit Tigers- Brandon hit a walk off Home Run, his 23rd of the season, driving in his 65Th run. Brandon is now hitting .250 after a 1-4 evening.

**Bobby Parnell, New York Mets- Making his 2Nd Major League start, he threw 6 shutout innings, he didn't walk anyone and struck out 7. Bobby now has a 3.50 ERA and won his 3rd game.

**Ryan Howard, Philadelphia Phillies- Ryan hit the go ahead Home Run, his 28Th of the season, driving in his 86Th run of the season. Ryan finished up 1-3 with a walk and he is hitting .266.

**Roy Halladay, Toronto Blue Jays- Roy threw 8 strong innings, giving up 2 runs (1 earned), he didn't walk anyone and struck out 6, winning his 13 game and has a 2.65 ERA.

**Ryan Braun, Milwaukee Brewers- Ryan went 2-4 with a walk and hit 2 Home Runs, giving him 25 on the season, he drove in 3 runs, giving him 84 RBIs. Ryan is now hitting .315.

**Jason Kubel, Minnesota Twins- Jason went 3-4 with 5 RBIs and a Home Run, his 20Th of the season. Kubel now has 68 RBIs and is hitting .312 on the season.

**Victor Martinez, Boston Red Sox- Victor hit a big clutch double to give the Red Sox the lead for good. He went 1-3 with 2 walks and drove in 2 runs, giving him 77 RBIs on the season. Victor is now hitting .284.

**Adam Wainwright, St. Louis Cardinals- Adam threw 7 shutout innings, he didn't walk anyone and struck out 3. Adam also hit his 2Nd Home Run of the season, he drove in his 4Th run and is now hitting .164 and has a 2.62 ERA, winning his 14Th game.

**Dan Haren, Arizona Diamondbacks- Dan threw 8 strong innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he walked 2 and struck out 8. Dan lowered his ERA to 2.50 and won his 12Th game of the year.

**Alexi Ramirez, Chicago White Sox- Alexi went 2-5 at the plate and hit his 14Th Home Run of the season, driving in his 53rd RBI. Ramirez is hitting .274.

**Mark Teixeira, New York Yankees- Mark hit his 30Th Home Run of the season to give the Yankees the lead in the 9Th inning. Mark has 86 RBIs and after going 1-3 with a walk, he is hitting .288.

Goofballs:

**Charlie Morton, Pittsburgh Pirates- Charlie lasted 1+ inning, giving up 10 runs (10 earned), he walked 3 and struck out 1. Charlie now has a 5.51 ERA, losing his 6th game of the season.

**Rockies Offense- Striking out 15 and producing 4 runs on just 5 hits.

**Jered Weaver, LA Angles- Jered threw 3 1/3 innings, giving up 8 runs (8 earned), he walked 4 and struck out 3. Jered now has a 4.12 ERA.

**Royals Offense- They were shutout, only collecting 3 hits, 2 walks, and 5 strikeouts.

**Reds Offense- The Reds were shutout, getting 8 hits, they walked 4 times and struck out 8.

**Giants Offense- Were shutout and they only had 4 hits, 1 walk and 8 strikeouts.

**Braves Offense- The Braves scored 2 runs on 8 hits, 2 walks, and 3 strikeouts. The Braves left 8 men on base.

**Rays Offense- Were shut down by Doc Halladay, 2 runs on 9 hits, 0 walks, and 7 strikeouts.

**Wandy Rodriguez, Houston Astros- Wandy lasted 4 innings, giving up 10 runs (10 earned), he walked 5, struck out 4, and gave up 3 Home Runs. Wandy lost his 7Th game and he now has a 3.05 ERA.

**Justin Masterson, Cleveland Indians- Justin threw 3 1/2 innings, giving up 7 runs (6 earned), he walked 5 and struck out 3. Justin now has a 4.70 ERA.

**Frank Francisco, Texas Rangers- Blew his 3rd ave and lost the game, giving up 6 runs (6 earned) in 2/3 of an inning, he struck out 1 and now has a 3.66 ERA.

**Mat Latos, San Diego Padres- Mat threw 4 innings, giving up 7 runs (7 earned), he walked 3 and struck out 1. Mat now has a 4.01 ERA.

**Dodgers offense- 1 run on just 7 hits, 3 walks, and 9 strikeouts.

**Adam Kennedy, Oakland Athletics- Struck out 3 times, going 0-5. Adam is now hitting .280.

**Mariners Offense- 2 runs on 7 hits, but 12 strikeouts, not getting the big hits to score more runs.