B & G's # 8/3/09

Baseballs:

**Carl Crawford, Tampa Bay Rays- Carl had a great afternoon, he went 3-5 and drove in 3 runs, giving him 50 RBIs with a double and a stolen base. Carl is now hitting .317.

**Tyler Clippard, Washington Nationals- He came into the game, with his Nationals trailing, he weathered the storm. His Nationals awarded him by taking the lead and keeping it. He worked 3 scoreless innings, he didn't walk anyone and struck out 2. Tyler now has a 2.52 ERA after getting his 2Nd win of the season.

**Randy Wells, Chicago Cubs- Randy threw 7 1/3 innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he walked 2 and struck out 5. Randy won his 8Th game and he now has a 2.73 ERA.

**Clete Thomas, Detroit Tigers- Clete hit a walk off Home Run, his 7Th Home Run of the season, he drove in his 29Th run of the season. Thomas is now hitting .269.

**Mark Reynolds, Arizona Diamondbacks- Mark hit 2 Home Runs, giving him 32 on the season, he drove in 3 runs, giving him 73 RBIs. Mark is now hitting .279 after a 2-5 evening.

**Carlos Lee, Houston Astros- Carlos went 3-4 and drove in his 65Th RBI of the season. Carlos is now hitting .311.

**Mat Latos, San Francisco Giants- Mat threw 7 strong innings, giving up 2 runs (2 earned), he walked 2 and struck out 3. Latos now has 3 straight wins and a 2.66 ERA.

**Rajah Davis, Oakland Athletics- Rajah picked up the walk off triple to drive in the final 2 runs, giving him 22 RBIs. Rajah is now hitting .285.

**Ryan Braun, Milwaukee Brewers- Ryan went 4-5 and hit his 22Nd Home Run of the season, driving in 3 runs, giving him 73 RBIs. Ryan is now hitting .316.

Goofballs:

**Zack Greinke, Kansas City Royals- Zack was a bit off, he worked 5 innings, giving up 6 runs (6 earned), he walked 3 and struck out 9. Zack now has a 2.36 ERA and lost his 6Th game.

**Jeff Karstens, Pittsburgh Pirates- Jeff gave up 4 runs (4 earned) in 2/3 of an inning. Jeff walked 1 and struck out 2, he now has a 4.77 ERA.

**Reds Offense- The Reds offense scored 2 runs, on 8 hits, they walked 3 and struck out 6. They left 8 men on base, preventing Aaron Harang from getting the victory. He lost his 13Th game.

**Danys Baez, Baltimore Orioles- Baez lost the game, he threw 1 2/3 innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he didn't walk anyone and struck out 4. Danys now has a 4.35 ERA and lost his 5Th game.

**Nelson Figueroa, New York Mets- Nelson started the gate on the wrong foot and the D-Backs took him out early. He just threw 1 2/3 innings, giving up 6 runs (6 earned), he walked 1 and didn't strike anyone out. Nelson lost his 2Nd game and he now has a 10.57 ERA.

**Giants Offense- 3 runs, on 11 hits, 2 walks and 8 strikeouts, leaving 10 men on base. They had their chances, but they couldn't get that hit to put them over.

**Braves Offense- 2 runs on just 6 hits, 2 walks and 7 strikeouts as a team, preventing them to win.

**C.J. Wilson, Texas Rangers- C.J. blew his 3rd save and lasted 1/3 of an inning, giving up 3 runs (3 earned), he struck out 1 and now has a 3.21 ERA.

**Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers- Clayton lasted just 4 innings, giving up 3 runs (3 earned), what hurt him though was 6 walks and 6 strikeouts. Clayton lost his 6Th game and now has a 2.89 ERA.