B & G's 9/2/09

Baseballs:

**Alexi Ramirez, Chicago White Sox- Ramirez won the game for the White Sox, a single that drove in a run, his 59Th RBI of the season. Alexi finished up 1-3 with a walk and is now hitting .277.

**Landon Powell, Oakland Athletics- Landon finished the day 1-4 and he hit his 5Th Home Run of the season, a grand slam, with the 4 runs he drove in, he has 27 RBIs. Powell now is hitting .255.

**Felix Hernandez, Seattle Mariners- "King" Felix dominated the Angels for 8 shutout innings. He walked 3 men and struck out 6, lowering his ERA to 2.65 and won his 14Th game.

**Rick Porcello, Detroit Tigers- Porcello owned the Indians offense, he threw 7 innings, giving up 2 runs (2 earned), he didn't walk anyone, earned his 12Th win of the year and now has a 4.18 ERA.

**C.C. Sabathia, New York Yankees- C.C. threw 7 strong innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he walked 1 time and struck out 9. C.C. won his 16Th game and now has a 3.48 ERA.

**Brandon Phillips, Cincinnati Reds- Brandon went 3-4 with his 19Th Home Run of the season, driving in 3 runs, he now has 84 RBIs and is hitting .274.

**Ted Lilly, Chicago Cubs- Ted threw 8 shutout innings, he didn't walk anyone, struck out 5, and he now has a 3.17 ERA, winning his 10Th game of the season.

**Kevin Correia, San Diego Padres- Threw 7 2/3 shutout innings, he walked 2, struck out 5 and now has a 4.29 ERA, winning his 10Th game of the season.

**Brad Penny, San Francisco Giants- Brad threw 8 shutout innings, he walked just 1 man and struck out 2. Brad won his 8Th game of the year and now has a 5.28 ERA.

**Dan Uggla- Dan had a squabble earlier in the day with teammate Hanley Ramirez, and he responded by hitting his 25Th Home Run of the season, driving in 2 runs, giving him 72 RBIs. Dan went 2-5 and is now hitting .245.

**Pat Burrell, Tampa Bay Rays- He broke the tie with a RBI single, and he finished the night 2-4 and hit his 13Th Home Run of the season. Pat now has 55 RBIs, after driving in 2 runs and he now is hitting .243.

**Skip Schumaker, St. Louis Cardinals- Skip went 4-4 at the plate with a walk and he drove in 2 runs, giving him 34 RBIs. He is hitting .301 on the season.

**Nelson Cruz, Texas Rangers- Nelson went 3-4 and hit his 30Th Home Run of the season, driving in 2 runs, giving him 69 RBIs. Nelson is hitting .270 on the year.

**Jason Giambi, Colorado Rockies- Got the big hit to put the Rockies on top for good in the 8Th inning, driving in 2 runs, giving him 43 RBIs. With his pinch hit, he is hitting .196.

**Brandon Allen, Arizona Diamondbacks- Brandon hit a towering shot, his 2Nd Home Run of the year to give his Diamondbacks a bit of a cushion. He has 7 RBIs after driving in 2 runs and is hitting .243 after his 1-4 evening.

Goofballs:

**Joe Nathan, Minnesota Twins- Blew his 5Th save, he gave up 4 runs (4 earned), walked 2, and struck out 1. I'll still take Joe on my team as the closer anytime, but the Twins truly needed him to notch the save. He now has a 2.36 ERA, losing his 2Nd game.

**Yasuhiko Yabuta, Kansas City Royals- Yabuta blew the game away by giving up the grand slam. He worked 2/3 of an inning, giving up 5 runs (5 earned), he walked 1 and didn't strike anyone out. He has a 27.00 ERA.

**Angels Offense- They were shutout, only collecting 4 hits, they walked 3 times and struck out 7, leaving 6 men on base.

**Indians Defense- 5 errors for the Tribe. The first time that has happened since 1998. Jhonny Peralta committed 3 errors himself, giving him 17 on the year. Asdrubal Cabrera committed his 9Th of the year, and Luis Valbuena committed his 10Th of the year.

**Jim Johnson, Baltimore Orioles- Jim didn't retire anyone in the 9Th, gave up 5 runs (5 earned), he walked 2 and didn't strike anyone out. Jim raised his ERA to 3.86.

**Pirates Offense- 3 runs on 8 hits, they struck out a total of 14 times and left 7 men on base.

**Astros Offense- They were shutout on 5 hits, they walked 1, struck out 5 and left 6 men on base.

**Nationals Offense- They were shut out, getting 4 hits, they walked 2 times and struck out 6.

**Phillies Offense- 0 runs, on 5 hits, 1 walk and 4 strikeouts, certainly not standing a chance to come back and win.

**Mike Gonzales, Atlanta Braves- Lost the game when he gave up the walk off Home Run, he threw 1/3 of an inning, giving up 1 run (1 earned), and he now has a 2.43 ERA.

**Ramon Ramirez, Boston Red Sox- Ramon wound up with the loss, his 4Th of the season. He threw 1 inning, giving up 2 runs (2 earned) and he now has a 2.93 ERA.

**David Bush, Milwaukee Brewers- David only lasted 3 1/3 innings, he gave up 8 runs (8 earned), he walked 2, struck out 2 and now has a 6.47 ERA.

**Blue Jays Offense- They scored 4 runs, but only 5 hits. They couldn't get the big clutch hit to put them over the top.

**Brian Stokes, New York Mets- Brian, in just 1/3 of an inning, gave up 3 runs (3 earned), he walked 3 men and now has a 3.72 ERA.

**Dodgers Offense- They only scored 1 run on 7 hits, walked 1 time, and struck out 4, leaving 6 men on base.

Options for After the Season (Players)

These will just be for the outfielders:

LF Carl Crawford has a 10 million club option with a 1.25 million buyout with the Tampa Bay Rays.
LF Manny Ramirez has a 20 million club option with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
CF Coco Crisp has a 8 million club option with a 500K buyout with the Kansas City Royals.
RF Jermaine Dye has a 12 million mutual option with a 1 million buyout with the Chicago White Sox.
RF Geoff Jenkins has a 7.5 million mutual option with a 1.25 million buyout with no team.
RF Magglio Ordonez has a 18 million club/vesting option with a 3 million buyout with the Detroit Tigers.
RF Austin Kearns has a 10 million club option with a 1 million buyout with the Washington Nationals.

Tomorrow I will have player options for starting pitchers.