B & G's 8/6/09

Baseballs:

**Trevor Crowe, Cleveland Indians- Trevor had the game winning hit, driving in his 8Th run of the season to give the Indians a 2-1 lead. Trevor is now hitting .225 and is hitting .375 since he got called back up.

**Ryan Zimmerman, Washington Nationals- Ryan finished the day 4-4 with 3 RBIs. He was a double shy of hitting the cycle. He hit his 1st triple of the season and now has 23 Home Runs with 74 RBIs. Ryan is hitting .300

**Alex Aliva, Detroit Tigers- Alex, son of Assistant General Manager Al Aliva made his Major League debut. He responded by going 2-4 with a RBI double, his 1st Major League hit. Alex is now hitting .500.

**Cliff Lee, Philadelphia Phillies- Cliff came into his new surroundings in Philadelphia and responded with 7 strong innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he walked 1 and struck out 9. Cliff wins his 9Th game and now has a 2.95 ERA.

**Alex Romero, Arizona Diamondbacks- Alex went 4-7 at the plate with a double and he drove in 3 runs, giving him 9 RBIs. Alex is hitting .290 this season.

**Erick Aybar, LA Angels- Erick went 3-4 at the plate and his his 4Th Home Run of the season, driving in 2 runs, giving him 41 RBIs. Aybar is now hitting .311.

**Tommy Hunter, Texas Rangers- The rookie pitched 7 strong innings, giving the Rangers a big lift. He gave up 3 runs (2 earned), walked 2 and struck out 4. Tommy won his 4Th game and a 2.63 ERA.

**Jorge Posada, New York Yankees- Jorge finished the night 3-5 with his 14Th Home Run of the season, driving in 3 runs, giving him 50 RBIs on the season. Posada is hitting .278

**Bruce Chen, Kansas City Royals- Bruce threw 6 2/3 innings, giving up 2 runs (2 earned), he walked 1 and struck out 4. Bruce won his 1st game and he now has a 5.28 ERA.

**Clayton Richard- Clayton has won 2 in a row for his new team, he threw 5 2/3 innings, giving up 3 runs (3 earned), he walked 4 and struck out 5. Clayton now has a 4.49 ERA.

**Andre Ethier, LA Dodgers- Andre hit a walk off Home Run, a 3 run shot to win the game. Andre has 23 Home Runs and now has 72 RBIs. Andre is now hitting .274.

Goofballs:

**Twins Offense- 1 run on just 7 hits, 3 walks and 5 strikeouts. They lose a series they needed to win.

**Luis Ayala, Florida Marlins- Luis threw an inning, giving up 4 runs (4 earned), he walked 2 and struck out 1. Luis lost his 4Th game and now has a 4.99 ERA.

**David Hernandez, Baltimore Orioles- David only lasted 3 innings, giving up 5 runs (5 earned), he walked 2 and struck out 1. David now has a 3.96 ERA.

**Rockies Offense- 1 run on 8 hits, they struck out 12 times.

**Steven Jackson, Pittsburgh Pirates- Steven threw 2 innings, giving up 5 runs (4 earned), he walked 3 and struck out 1. Jackson now has a 4.37 ERA with 2 losses.

**John Danks, Chicago White Sox- John lasted 6 1/3 innings, but he gave up 7 runs (6 earned), he walked 3, struck out 5, and 3 Home Runs. John has a 4.23 ERA.

**Athletics Offense- 3 runs on 5 hits, 3 walks and 6 strikeouts.

**John Smoltz, Boston Red Sox- He was awful, lasted only 3 1/3 innings, giving up 8 runs (8 earned), he walked 4 and struck out 3. John now has a 8.33 ERA, losing his 5Th game.

**Mariners Offense- 2 runs on 12 hits, no clutch hits. They left 9 men on base.

**Livan Hernandez, New York Mets- 5 innings for Livan, giving up 7 runs (7 earned), he walked 4 and struck out 2. Livan now has a 5.08 ERA.

**Rafael Soriano, Atlanta Braves- Blew his 3rd save of the season and couldn't retire any hitters. Soriano now has a 2.34 ERA.