B & G's 8/9/09

Baseballs:

**Placido Polanco, Detroit Tigers- Polanco went 3-5 at the plate and drove in his 52Nd run late in the game to give the Tigers the lead for good. He is hitting .276.

**Ryan Zimmerman, Washington Nationals- Ryan helped the Nationals win their 8Th straight game. He finished up 3-5 with 3 runs scored and 2 doubles. Ryan is hitting .306 on the season.

**Hanley Ramirez, Florida Marlins- The All Star Shortstop went 4-6 at the plate and drove in 3 runs with a double. Ramirez is now hitting .348 with 74 RBIs.

**Skip Schumaker, St. Louis Cardinals- Skip hit a Home Run, his 4Th of the season to get the ball rolling for the Cardinals in the 8Th inning. He now has 28 RBIs and after a 1-2 afternoon, he is hitting .294.

**Marco Scutaro, Toronto Blue Jays- Marco set the tone early, he finished up 4-5, including hitting his 10Th Home Run of the season, driving in 2 runs, he now has 49 RBIs and is hitting .300.

**Jamey Carroll, Cleveland Indians- Jamey gave the Indians a big lift, he went 2-5, including hitting his 2Nd Home Run of the season, he drove in 3 runs, giving him 20 RBIs. Jamey is now hitting .295.

**Wandy Rodriguez, Houston Astros- 7 shutout innings for Wandy, he walked 2 and struck out 3. Wandy won his 11Th game and now has a 2.51 ERA.

**Bobby Crosby, Oakland Athletics- Bobby hit 2 Home Runs, giving him 6 on the season and he drove in 2 runs, giving him 27 RBIs. Crosby finished up 2-4 and is now hitting .227.

**Todd Helton, Colorado Rockies- Todd extended his hitting streak to 14 and he finished up 3-4 with 2 doubles and he drove in 2 runs, giving him 65 RBIs. Todd is now hitting .323.

**Derek Holland, Texas Rangers- Derek threw a complete game shutout, throwing a 3 hitter, he walked 1 and struck out 8. Derek won his 5Th game and has a 5.04 ERA.

**Johan Santana, New York Mets- Johan pitched very well and he contributed with the bat. He went 2-3 with his 4Th RBI. Santana is hitting .158, and he threw 8 fantastic innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he walked 2 and struck out 4. Johan won his 13Th game and now has a 3.00 ERA.

**Russell Branyan, Seattle Mariners- Russell went 1-4, but that 1 hit was meaningful. He hit a grand slam Home Run, his 26Th of the season. He drove in 4 runs, giving him 66 RBIs and is now hitting .255.

**Aaron Harang, Cincinnati Reds- Harang threw 7 strong innings, giving up 2 runs (2 earned) and he the Reds gave him some run support too, winning his 6Th game of the year. He walked 2 and struck out 7, Harang now has a 4.43 ERA.

**Matt Diaz, Atlanta Braves- Matt went 3-4 and hit his 6Th Home Run of the season, driving in 2 runs, giving him 31 RBIs. Matt is now hitting .292.

**Mark Teixeira, New York Yankees- Mark went 2-4 and hit his 29Th Home Run of the season, driving in his 86Th run, giving the Yankees the lead for good after Johnny Damon had tied the game with a Home Run himself. Mark is now hitting .286.

Goofballs:

**Matt Guerrier, Minnesota Twins- Lost the game, he gave up 2 runs (2 earned) in 1 inning, he walked 1 and struck out 1. Matt lost his 1st game and now has a 2.28 ERA.

**Scott Schoenweis, Arizona Diamondbacks- Scott only threw 2/3 of an inning, giving up 4 runs (4 earned). He now has a 8.24 ERA.

**Rodrigo Lopez, Philadelphia Phillies- 2/3 of an inning, giving up 6 runs (6 earned), he walked 3 and didn't strike anyone out. Lopez now has a 5.70 ERA.

**Matt Capps, Pittsburgh Pirates- Blew his 3rd game and lost his 7Th game. Matt didn't retire anyone, giving up 2 runs (2 earned), he didn't walk anyone or struck out anyone. Matt now has a 5.97 ERA.

**Brian Matusz, Baltimore Orioles- Brian lasted only 2 2/3 innings, giving up 5 runs (5 earned), he walked 2, and struck out 1. What hurt him though was giving up 3 Home Runs. Brian now has a 7.04 ERA and lost his 1st game.

**Scott Linebrink, Chcago White Sox- Scott gave up 3 runs (3 earned) in 1 1/3 innings, he walked 1 and didn't strike anyone out. Linebrink now has a 3.20 ERA.

**Brewers Offense- Was shutout in the afternoon. They only had 7 hits, walked 3 times and struck out 5. The Brewers left 12 men on base.

**Royals Offense- 3 runs on 9 hits, only 2 walks, and 6 strikeouts. They left 6 men on base and didn't have many opportunities to get that big hit.

**Jeff Stevens, Chicago Cubs- Jeff threw an inning, giving up 4 runs (4 earned), he walked 1 and struck out 2. Jeff now has a 7.36 ERA.

**Angels Defense- 3 errors cost 2 unearned runs to score early in the game. Bobby Abreau (6Th) and Jeff Mathis committed 2 errors (3rd and 4Th). Getting shutout didn't help matters either.

**Padres Offense- They only scored 1 run on 6 hits, 2 walks, and 5 strikeouts.

**Scott Kazmir, Tampa Bay Rays- Scott threw 4 1/3 innings, giving up 7 runs (7 earned), he walked 2 and struck out 3. Scott now has a 6.50 ERA and lost his 7Th game.

**Giants Offense- 2 runs on only 7 hits, 0 RBIs.

**Ramon Troncoso, Los Angeles Dodgers- Ramon threw just 1/3 of an inning, giving up 4 runs (4 earned), putting the game out of reach. He walked 1 and didn't strike anyone out. Ramon now has a 2.76 ERA.

**Daniel Bard, Boston Red Sox- Lost the game by giving up back to back Home Runs, losing his 1st game, giving up 3 runs (3 earned) in 2/3 of an inning. Daniel now has a 2.97.