B & G's 8/19/09

Baseballs:

**Jose Contreras, Chicago White Sox- Contreras gave his White Sox a very big lift, going 7 innings, giving up 1 runs (1 earned), he walked 1 and struck out 8. Jose now has a 5.13 ERA and won his 5Th game of the season.

**Jered Weaver, LA Angels- Threw a complete game shutout, giving up 7 hits, walking 1 and struck out 3. Jered won his 13Th game and now has a 3.89 ERA.

**Ichiro, Seattle Mariners- Ichiro went 2-4 with a Home Run, he drove in 2 runs, giving him 36 RBIs. Ichiro now has 8 Home Runs and is hitting .358.

**Carlos Gonzalez, Colorado Rockies- Carlos was inserted into the lead off spot for the first time and he went 2-3 with a walk, including hitting his 8Th Home Run of the season, he now has 18 RBIs. Carlos is now hitting .289.

**Cliff Lee, Philadelphia Phillies- Cliff threw a complete game, giving up 1 unearned run, he didn't walk anyone, struck out 11 and finished up 2-4 at the plate, hitting .278 and now has a 2.72 ERA.

**Paul Maholm, Pittsburgh Pirates- Paul went 7 2/3 innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he walked 2 and struck out 5. Paul now has a 4.74 ERA, winning his 7Th game.

**Nate Schierholtz, San Francisco Giants- Nate went 2-4 and drove in a run, his 23rd RBI, 2 doubles and is now hitting .299.

**Matt Diaz, Atlanta Braves- Matt went 2-4 at the plate with getting hit by a pitch, he hit his 9Th Home Run of the season, drove in 4 runs, giving him 39 RBIs. Matt is now hitting .298.

**Clay Buchholz, Boston Red Sox- Clay gave the Red Sox a quality start, going 6 innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he walked 1 and struck out 4. Clay now has a 3.99 ERA, winning his 2Nd game.

**Jeff Niewmann, Tampa Bay Rays- Jeff threw 7 1/3 innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he walked 1 and struck out 5. Jeff now has a 3.71 ERA, winning his 11Th game.

**Michael Bourn, Houston Astros- Michael went 3-4 with 2 stolen bases, a triple, and his 30Th RBI of the season. Michael is now hitting .291.

**Denard Span, Minnesota Twins- Denard went 3-4 and drove in the tying run and scored the winning run. Denard with a double and his 45Th RBI of the season. Span is now hitting .300.

**Rich Harden, Chicago Cubs- Rich threw a 1 hitter through 7 innings, he walked 3 and struck out 8, winning his 8Th game with a 4.04 ERA.

**Mark Teixeira, New York Yankees- Mark produced the only runs the Yankees needed. He finished up 1-4 with 3 RBIs, his 31st Home Run of the season and he now has 89 RBIs and Mark is hitting .283.

**Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals- Albert had 0 hits, in fact he walked 3 times and went 0-1. But the story was in the 9Th inning, Albert on base stole his 12Th base of the season, the throw got away and Albert advanced to 3rd base. Next pitch, Matt Holliday hit a sacrifice fly to score Albert and the Cards won. Pujols is now hitting .321.

Goofballs:

**Willie Bloomquist & Mike Jacobs, Kansas City Royals- They both struck out 3 times apiece and the Royals as a team struck out 10 times. Bloomquist is hitting .257 and Jacobs is hitting .231.

**Indians Offense- 7 hits and they couldn't get the big hit to drive in a run for the 2Nd night in a row.

**Tigers Offense- 1 run on 6 hits, 3 walks, 7 strikeouts and leaving 7 men on base.

**Colin Balester, Washington Nationals- Colin only lasted 1 1/3 innings, giving up 5 runs (5 earned), he walked 5 and struck out 1, he committed an error, lost his 3rd game and finishes the evening with a 6.75 ERA.

**Mark Reynolds, Arizona Diamondbacks- Mark went 0-4 and struck out 4 times, while the Nationals struck out 11 times as a team. Mark is now hitting .281.

**Brewers Offense- 1 run on 8 hits, 2 walks, and 6 strikeouts.

**Reds Offense- The Reds were shut out, struck out 10 times, and leaving 3 men on base.

**Bobby Parnell, New York Mets- Bobby lasted 3 innings, giving up 9 runs (9 earned), he walked 2, and struck out 1. Bobby lost his 5Th game and now has a 4.74 ERA.

**Blue Jays Offense- They only scored 1 run on 6 hits, striking out 10 times.

**Orioles Offense- 1 run on 7 hits, leaving 5 men on base.

**Marlins Defense- John Baker committed 2 errors (5Th and 6Th) and Jorge Cantu (9Th).

**Rangers Offense- They scored early in the game, but couldn't score any more runs later on. 4 runs on 9 hits, 11 strikeouts, and leaving 6 men on base.

**Mat Latos, San Diego Padres- Latos started very sharp in his first few starts, but his last 2 starts have been less than stellar. He lasted 3 2/3 innings, giving up 5 runs (5 earned), he walked 4 and struck out 5. Mat now has a 4.82 ERA, losing his 3rd game.

**Athletics Offense- They just scored 2 runs on 6 hits, walked 6 times, and struck out 7. They left 10 men on base, not able to get that big clutch hit.

**Dodgers Offense- They really are lucky they scored 2 runs. Andre Ethier and Casey Blake hit solo Home Runs, other than that absolutely nothing from the Dodgers. They scored 2 runs, 4 hits, 2 walks, and 4 strikeouts, leaving 4 men. Couldn't sweep the Cardinals.