B & G's 8/28/09

Baseballs:

**Alfonso Soriano, Chicago Cubs- Soriano finished the day 3-3 with a walk and he hit a big, key 3 run Home Run, his 20Th of the season to lift the Cubs over the Mets. With the 3 runs, it gives him 55 RBIs and Alfonso is now hitting .246.

**Matt Wieters, Baltimore Orioles- Matt went 3-4 with a career high 4 runs driven in, giving him 26 RBIs. Matt is hitting .272.

**Robinson Cano, New York Yankees- Cano went 1-5 but that 1 hit was a walk off 3 run Home Run, his 21st shot of the year, giving him 68 RBIs. Cano is now hitting .313.

**Rick Porcello, Detroit Tigers- He had an early lead and Rick was able to work with that, he threw 5 2/3 innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he walked2, struck out 5 and now has a 4.27 ERA.

**Ryan Howard, Philadelphia Phillies- Ryan went 3-3 with a walk, he hit 2 Home Runs, giving him 37 on the year. He drove in 3 runs, giving him 111 RBIs. Ryan is now hitting .272.

**Chase Headley, San Diego Padres- Chase went 3-4 at the plate, he drove in his 47Th RBI and is now hitting .259.

**Jason Varitek, Boston red Sox- He didn't do much at the plate, but he still helped the Red Sox win the game. He blocked a play at the plate and was able to tag out the go ahead run in the 8Th inning. Then the Sox came back in the bottom half and won the game.

**Homer Bailey, Cincinnati Reds- Homer threw 8 shutout innings, he walked 1 and struck out 7. The reds scored enough runs for him and Bailey won his 4Th game. He now has a 6.04 ERA.

**Jason Bourgeios- Jason went 2-4 and hit his 1st Major League Home Run, driving in 2 runs, giving him 3 RBIs and Jason is now hitting .313.

**Brian Duensing, Minnesota Twins- Brian worked 7 strong innings against a playoff contender. He gave up 1 run (1 earned), he walked 1 and struck out 8 and he now has a 4.37 ERA.

**Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals- Albert finished the night with a walk off Home Run, his 41st shot of the year and he now has 108 RBIs. Albert is now hitting .316.

**Brandon Allen, Arizona Diamondbacks- Brandon finished the night 3-4, scored 3 runs and is now hitting .333.

**Tim Linecum, San Francisco Giants- Tim threw 8 shutout innings, helping his team close the gap on the Rockies a bit more. He walked 3 and struck out 8, winning his 13Th game and now has a 2.33 ERA.

**Mike Sweeney, Seattle Mariners- Mike finished the night 2-3 with a walk, driving in his 24Th RBI of the season. Mike is hitting .261.

**Kendry Morales, LA Angels- Kendry went 5-5 at the plate with 2 doubles and 2 Home Runs, giving him 29 Home Runs, and he drove in 6 runs, giving him 91 RBIs, hitting .307.

Goofballs:

**Brian Stokes, New York Mets- Brian worked 1/3 of an inning, giving up 4 runs (4 earned), he walked 1 and didn't strike anyone out. Brian now has a 3.34 ERA.

**Fausto Carmona, Cleveland Indians- Fausto threw 4 2/3 innings, giving up 6 runs (6 earned), he walked 3, struck out 4, now has a 6.20 ERA with his 9Th loss.

**Randy Williams, Chicago White Sox- Randy threw 2/3 of an inning, giving up 3 runs (3 earned), he walked 2, struck out 1 and now has a 4.50 ERA.

**Rays Offense- 2 runs on 6 hits, 3 walks, and 9 strikeouts. The Rays left 9 men on base and they couldn't get that big clutch hit to help them out.

**Braves Offense- 2 runs on 8 hits, 2 walks, 8 strikeouts, leaving 8 men on base.

**Chris Volstad, Florida Marlins- Chris only lasted 1 2/3 innings, giving up 6 runs (6 earned), he walked 2, didn't strike anyone out and now has a 5.03 ERA.

**Travis Snyder, Toronto Blue Jays- Travis struck out 4 times and the entire Blue Jays team struck out 17 times in a losing effort to the Red Sox.

**Andre Either, Los Angeles Dodgers- Andre struck out 3 times, going 0-4 with a walk. Andre is now hitting .285.

**Zach Duke, Pittsburgh Pirates- Zach had a tough game, he lasted 3 innings, giving up 7 runs (7 earned), he walked 1, didn't strike anyone out and gave up 2 Home Runs. Duke now has a 3.68 ERA.

**Rangers Offense- 2 runs on 7 hits, they walked 2 times and struck out 9. The Rangers left 6 men on base.

**Jason Bergman, Washington Nationals- Jason gave up the Home Run to the Cardinals without retiring anyone. Jason lost his 4Th game and now has a 5.86 ERA.

**Yorman Bazardo, Houston Astros- Bazardo had a tough time, he lasted 2 innings, giving up 8 runs (8 earned), he walked 3 men and didn't strike anyone out. He has a 9.75 ERA, losing his 1st game.

**Rockies Offense- Had no answers for the Giants, they walked 3 times and struck out 10.

**Royals Offense- 3 runs on only 6 hits, they walked 1 time and struck out 7.

**Brad Ziegler, Oakland Athletics- Brad blew the save, he worked 2/3 of an inning, giving up 4 runs (4 earned), he didn't walk anyone and struck out 1. Brad now has a 3.32 ERA, losing his 4Th game.

Marlins Hard After Penny

According to Jon Paul Morosi; the Marlins are "among the most serious suitors" for Brad Penny. Penny was released by the Red Sox last week, and is apparently set to clear release waivers sometime soon.