B & G's 10/2

Baseballs:

**Eric Byrnes, Arizona Diamondbacks- Eric went 4-5 at the plate, he hit 2 Home Runs, giving him 8 on the season. He drove in 5 runs, giving him 31 RBIs and is now hitting .226.

**Michael Aubrey, Baltimore Orioles- Michael went 2-4 at the plate, he hit 2 Home Runs, giving him 4 on the season, he drove in 6 runs, giving him 14 RBIs and now Aubrey is hitting .293.

**Daisuke Matsuzuka, Boston Red Sox- Daisuke showed to be in good shape after his injury filled season. 6 strong innings, giving up 2 runs (2 earned), he walked 3, struck out 7 and now has a 5.76 ERA with 4 wins.

**Jake Peavy, Chicago White Sox- Threw 8 strong shutout innings, he walked 2, struck out 5 and now has a 3.45 ERA with 9 wins.

**Cameron Maybin, Florida Marlins- Cameron went 4-5 at the plate with 2 doubles, he drove in his 13Th RBI and is hitting .257.

**Daniel McCutcheon, Pittsburgh Pirates- Daniel earned his 1st Major League win, he threw 6 1/3 innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he walked 2, struck out 5 and now has a 4.21 ERA.

**John Maine, New York Mets- 7 strong innings for the Mets, he gave up 1 run (1 earned), he didn't walk anyone, and struck out 7. John won his 7Th game and has a 4.43 ERA.

**BJ Upton, Tampa Bay Rays- Upton hit for the cycle, a Home Run, his 11Th of the season, a triple, a double and 2 singles, driving in 6 runs, giving him 55 RBIs. After his 5-5 evening, BJ is hitting .243.

**Ian Desmond, Washington Nationals- Ian went 2-3 with a walk, he hit his 3rd Home Run of the season, drove in 3 runs, giving him 11 RBIs and is hitting .286.

**Delmon Young, Minnesota Twins- Delmon finished the night 2-4 with his 10Th Home Run of the season, he drove in 5 runs, giving him 55 RBIs and he is hitting .281.

**Ryan Braun, Milwaukee Brewers- Ryan went 2-5 at the plate, he hit 2 doubles and drove in 3 runs, giving him 111 RBIs and he is hitting .318.

**Jered Weaver, LA Angels- Jered threw 5 shutout innings, he didn't walk anyone, struck out 5. Weaver has 16 wins and a 3.75 ERA.

**Juan Uribe, San Francisco Giants- Uribe went 1-4, but that 1 hit was what gave the Giants the go ahead run, a solo shot, his 16Th of the year and he now has 54 RBIs and a .293 average.

**Taylor Teagarden, Texas Rangers- Taylor connected with the go ahead run in the 9Th inning. He finished off 2-5 and drove in his 23rd RBI and is now hitting .224.

**Ubaldo Jimenez, Colorado Rockies- Jimenez gave his Rockies 6 strong innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he walked 4, struck out 10. Jimenez won his 15Th game and has a 3.47 ERA.

Goofballs:

**Tom Gorzellany, Chicago Cubs- Tom lasted 3 innings, giving up 7 runs (6 earned), he walked 1, struck out 3, and finished his season with a 5.55 ERA with 3 losses.

**David Purcey, Toronto Blue Jays- David worked 3 2/3 innings, giving up 7 runs (7 earned) he walked 2, struck out 1 and now has a 6.19 ERA.

**Indians Defense- 3 errors set a bad night for the Indians. Matt Laporta (4Th), Kelly Shoppach (4Th), and Jhonny Peralta (19Th) all contributed to 2 more unearned runs.

**Tigers Offense- They were shutout in the game and have had some trouble scoring some consistent runs. They walked 2 times, struck out 5 and somehow only collected 3 hits.

**Phillies Offense- They were flat in the game, only getting 2 runs on 7 hits, they walked 1, struck out 4 and left 6 men on base.

**Brandon Phillips, Cincinnati Reds- Had a tough night at the plate, struck out 3 times.

**Doug Brocail, Houston Astros- Put the game away in the 8Th inning, he gave up 4 runs (4 earned) in 1 inning, he now has a 4.58 ERA.

**C.C. Sabathia, New York Yankees- C.C. worked 2 2/3 innings, giving up 9 runs (5 earned), he walked 5, struck out 3 and now has a 3.37 ERA with his 8Th loss.

**Braves Offense- 3 runs on 11 hits, 1 walk, 7 strikeouts, leaving 10 men on base and no clutch hitting.

**Lenny DiNardo, Kansas City Royals- Lenny threw 1 inning, giving up 7 runs, (5 earned), he walked 2, didn't strike anyone out and now has a 9.28 ERA with 3 losses.

**Kyle McClellan, St. Louis Cardinals- Kyle blew the lead and lost his 4Th game of the year. He threw 1/3 of an inning, giving up 4 runs (4 earned), he walked 1, struck out 1 and now has a 3.24 ERA.

**Athletics Offense- 2 runs on 8 hits, 0 walks, and 8 strikeouts, leaving 5 men on base.

**Will Venable & Henry Blanco, San Diego Padres- They each struck out 3 times.

**David Aardsma, Seattle Mariners- David threw 2/3 of an inning, he gave up 3 runs (3 earned), he now has a 2.56 ERA with his 6Th loss.

**Casey Blake & Manny Ramirez- They both struck out 4 times, and the entire Dodgers offense had trouble getting the clutch hits to knock in the big runs.