B & G's 8/18/09

Baseballs:

**Trevor Bell, LA Angels- Trevor earned his 1st Major League victory, going 5 1/3 innings, giving up 3 runs (3 earned), he walked 2 and struck out 2. Trevor now has a 5.91 ERA.

**Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers- Miggy went 3-4 and drove in 2 runs, giving him 72 RBIs, putting the Tigers ahead for good. Cabrera is now hitting .334.

**Ulbaldo Jimenez, Colorado Rockies- 8 strong innings for the Rockies new ace, he gave up 2 runs (2 earned), walked 1, struck out 5, and he now has a 3.41 ERA with his 11th win.

**Jamie Moyer, Philadelphia Phillies- Jamie gave his team a big lift by throwing 6 shutout innings, not walking anyone and struck out 5. Moyer won his 11Th game of the year and he now has a 5.22 ERA.

**Ross Ohlendorf, Pittsburgh Pirates- Ross threw 7 strong innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he walked 2 and struck out 5. Ross cuts down his ERA to 4.15 and won his 11Th game of the season.

**Ryan Garko, San Francisco Giants- Ryan finished the night 2-5 and drove in 4 runs, giving his Giants the win. Ryan now has 47 RBIs and is hitting .273 on the season.

**Gary Sheffield, New York Mets- Gary had a good night, going 3-5 with 2 doubles, both in the 4Th inning and he drove in 2 runs, giving him 43 RBIs and he is now hitting .290.

**David Ortiz, Boston Red Sox- Papi went 2-3 at the plate with 2 walks, 3 runs scored, and 3 RBIs, including hitting his 18th Home Run. Ortiz is now hitting .224 and has 68 RBIs.

**Gabe Gross, Tampa Bay Rays- Gabe finished the night 2-4, he hit his 6Th Home Run of the season, a shot that gave his Rays the lead for good, 3-2. He drove in 2 runs, giving him 32 RBIs and Gabe is hitting .265.

**Ricky Nolasco, Florida Marlins- Ricky threw a complete game, giving up 2 runs (2 earned), he didn't walk anyone, and he struck out 10. Ricky won his 9Th game and now he has a 5.22 ERA.

**Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins- Joe went 3-5 with 2 Home Runs, giving him 25 on the season and with his 3 RBIs, he has 77 RBIs. Joe is now hitting .383.

**Billy Butler, Kansas City Royals- Billy went 3-5, hit 3 doubles, and he drove in 2 runs, giving him 64 RBIs and a .304 average.

**Kevin Kouzmanoff, San Diego Padres- Kevin went 3-4 with 2 RBIs, giving him 70 RBIs. Kevin is now hitting .265 on the year.

**CC Sabathia, New York Yankees- CC threw 8 strong innings, giving up 2 runs (2 earned), he walked 1 and struck out 7. CC finally threw well in Oakland, a city he was born in and had up until now struggled to win his entire career. Sabathia has 14 wins and a 3.58 ERA.

**Chad Billingsley, Los Angeles Dodgers- Chad threw 6 strong innings, giving up 2 runs (2 earned), he didn't walk anyone and struck out 1. Chad won his 12Th game and he now has a 3.70 ERA.

Goofballs:

**Indians Offense- 4 runs on 12 hits, leaving 9 men on base. Not getting that big hit to give them the lead.

**Mark Lowe, Seattle Mariners- Blew the lead, giving up 4 runs (2 earned), he walked 1 and didn't strike anyone out. Mark now has a 3.38 ERA. Mark now has 6 losses on the year too.

**Nationals Offense- 3 runs on 10 hits, leaving 9 men on base.

**Diamondbacks Offense- Scoring just 1 run, and collecting 4 hits, they did not walk, and struck out 8 times.

**Brewers Offense- 2 runs on only 6 hits, walking 2 and struck out 7 times.

**Francisco Cordero, Cincinnati Reds- Cordero lost the game, he only threw 2/3 of an inning, giving up 3 runs (3 earned), he walked 1, struck out 1 and now has a 2.30 ERA.

**Derek Lowe, Atlanta Braves- Derek got hammered hard in the 4Th inning, he lasted 3 2/3 innings, giving up 8 runs (earned), not walking anyone or striking anyone out. Derek lost his 8Th game and he now has a 4.45 ERA.

**Casey Janssen, Toronto Blue Jays- Lost the game for the Jays and his 1st error of the season cost his team the game. He threw 1 inning, giving up 3 runs (1 earned), he walked 1, and struck out 2. Casey now has a 6.04 ERA, losing his 4Th game of the year.

**Jason Berken, Baltimore Orioles- Lost his 11Th game of the season, he threw 5 2/3 innings, giving up 5 runs (5 earned), didn't walk anyone and struck out 3. Jason gave up 3 Home Runs that ultimately cost his team the game and he now has a 6.72 ERA.

**Astros Offense- They could only score 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 walks, and 10 strikeouts. Nolasco owned the Astros hitters.

**Jason Jennings, Texas Rangers- Jason threw 1 1/3 innings, giving up 3 runs (3 earned), he walked 1, struck out 1, and he gave up 2 Home Runs, losing the game and he now has a 3.97 ERA.

**White Sox Offense- 4 runs on 8 hits with 6 walks, leaving 10 men on base, and ruining any chances of winning the game.

**Cubs Offense- Couldn't get the big clutch hit to give them any leads. They scored 3 runs on 7 hits, 5 walks, and they left 8 men on base.

**Jay Marshall, Oakland Athletics-Lost his 1st game of the season by throwing just 1/3 of an inning, giving up 4 runs (4 earned), he now has a 9.82 ERA.

**Cardinals Offense- Only collecting 5 hits and 3 runs, they didn't offer many chances of coming back against the Dodgers.