B & G's 8/5

Baseballs:

**Nelson Figueroa, New York Mets- He came into the game when starter Jonathan Neise was injured, Nelson gave his team a lift, throwing 4 1/3 innings of shutout ball, he didn't walk anyone and struck out 5. Nelson also got a hit at the plate. He won his 1st game of the season and now has a 6.75 ERA.

**Eli Whiteside, San Francisco Giants- Eli hit his 1st Major League Home Run, a grand slam, driving in 4 runs, giving him 7 RBIs. Eli, after going 1-4 is now hitting .226.

Tommy Hansen, Atlanta Braves-Tommy won his 6Th game by throwing 6 solid innings, giving up 2 runs (2 earned), he walked 3 and struck out 5. Tommy lowered his ERA to 3.22 and won his 6Th game.

**Aaron Laffey, Cleveland Indians- A career high 8 strong innings for Aaron, he gave up 1 run (0 earned), walking 1 and striking out 5. Aaron won his 5Th game and now has a 3.58 ERA.

**Edwin Jackson, Detroit Tigers- Edwin was superb tonight, going 8 strong innings, giving up 2 runs (2 earned), he walked 2 and struck out 8. Jackson won his 8Th game and has a 2.62 ERA.

**Johnny Damon, New York Yankees- Johnny drove in 3 runs, including hitting his 19Th Home Run of the season. Johnny is now hitting .283.

**Christian Guzman, Washington Nationals- Christian had 3 hits, just missing a Home Run in 4 at bats. He drove in 2, giving him 39 RBIs and Christian is now hitting .314.

**J.A. Happ, Philadelphia Phillies- Happ went all the way, a complete game shutout, giving up 4 hits, he walked 2 and struck out 10. Happ was in control the entire game, he has a 2.74 ERA and won his 8Th game.

**David Price, Tampa Bay Rays- David threw 6 innings, giving up just 2 runs (2 earned), keeping the Red Sox offense at bay. He walked 0 and struck out 5, lowering his ERA to 4.91 and winning his 5Th game.

**Ryan Roberts, Arizona Diamondbacks- Ryan went 1-2 with 2 walks and hit his 5Th Home Run of the season, which now gives him 12 RBIs. Ryan is hitting .288.

**Justin Lehr, Cincinnati Reds- Justin threw a complete game shutout, his first Major League shutout, he gave up 4 hits, he walked 1 and struck out 4 times. Justin wins his 1st game since 2006 and has a 1.93 ERA.

**Russell Branyan & Jose Lopez, Seattle Mariners- Both drove in 3 runs apiece, hitting in the 2 and 3 spots respectively. Branyan had 2 hits, going 2-5 and with his 3 RBIs, he has 61 RBIs and a .263 average. Lopez, has 65 RBIs after going 3-5 and his 3 runs, he is hitting .281.

**Jim Thome, Chicago White Sox- Jim finished the night 2-4 with 2 Home Runs, giving him 20 on the season and he drove in 4 runs, giving him 66 on the season. Jim is now hitting .254.

**Braden Looper, Milwaukee Brewers- Contained the Dodgers offense, he threw 6 2/3 innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he walked 2 and struck out 4. Braden now has a 4.84 ERA and won his 10Th game.

**Adam Kennedy, Oakland Athletics- Adam gave his team the win with a 2 run shot, his 9Th Home Run of the season in the 6Th inning to win the game for good. Adam has 43 RBIs and is hitting .289 after a 1-4 evening.

Goofballs:

**Kyle Lohse, St. Louis Cardinals- Kyle threw 2 2/3 innings, giving up 5 runs (5 earned), he walked 2 and didn't strike anyone out. Kyle lost his 7Th game and now has a 4.56 ERA.

**Brian Moehler, Houston Astros- Brian threw 6 innings, giving up 7 runs (6 earned), he walked 1 and struck out 5. Brian now has a 5.23 ERA.

**Chad Gaudin, San Diego Padres- Chad was awful, only throwing 3 1/3 innings, giving up 6 runs (6 earned), he walked 2 and struck out 3. Chad now has a 5.13 ERA.
**Twins Offense- Only 1 hitter had 2 hits or more, and as a team, they only collected 7 hits with 1 run.

**Orioles Offense- Had some problems scoring runs for Jeremy Guthrie, their starter. 2 runs, on 4 hits, 3 walks and 10 strikeouts.

**Aaron Hill, Toronto Blue Jays- Aaron struck out 3 times, part of the entire Jays offense striking out 11 times.

**Rick Vandenhurk, Florida Marlins- Rick lasted 4 innings, giving up 5 runs (5 earned), he walked 1, struck out 4 and gave up 3 Home Runs. Rick now has a 4.29 ERA and lost for the 1st time this season.

**Rockies Offense- Had no answers against Happ, they were shut out on only 4 hits, they walked 2 times and struck out 10.

**Brad Penny, Boston Red Sox- What hurt Brad was giving up 3 Home Runs, he survived 6 innings, giving up 5 runs (5 earned), he walked 2 and struck out 5. Brad now has a 5.20 ERA.

**Pirates Offense- 3 runs on just 5 hits, they walked 2 times and struck out 7.

**Cubs Offense- When they had a chance to go up a full game, they blew it by being shut out. They didn't even have many chances, only collecting 4 hits. The Cubs get Thursday off, and come back on Friday.

**Kyle Davies, Kansas City Royals- Kyle was dreadful, only throwing 3 2/3 innings, giving up 8 runs (8 earned), he walked 1 and struck out 2. Kyle loses for the 8Th time and he now has a 6.37 ERA.

**Angels Offense- The Angels could only score 2 runs on 6 hits, they walked 1 time and struck out 7. A rough night for the Angels.

**Dodgers Offense- The night after they scored 17 runs, the Dodgers only scored 1 run and had 5 hits. Baseball is a funny game.

**Vicente Padilla, Texas Rangers- Vicente gave up the winning run and lost his 6Th game. He threw 5 2/3 innings, giving up 6 runs (6 earned), he walked 2 and struck out 4. Padilla now has a 4.92 ERA.