B & G's 9/5/09

Baseballs:

**Derek Lee, Chicago Cubs- Derek went 3-4 with 2 Home Runs, giving him 29 on the year. He drove in 3 runs, giving him 93 RBIs and he is now hitting .293.

**Robinson Cano, New York Yankees- Cano finished the day 3-4 with a walk. He hit his 23rd Home Run of the season, driving in his 75Th run and is hitting .319.

**Matt Cain, San Francisco Giants- Matt earned his 1st win in 6 weeks by throwing 7 strong innings, giving up 2 runs (2 earned), he walked 2 and struck out 5. Matt has 13 wins and a 2.51 ERA.

**Nick Punto, Minnesota Twins- Nick went 2-3 with a walk and he drove in a run to give the Twins a 2-1 lead. The other run was scored on an error, so he has 30 RBIs and hitting .219.

**Gavin Floyd, Chicago White Sox- Gavin threw 8 strong innings, throwing 6 perfect innings, he gave up 1 run (1 earned), didn't record a walk and struck out 11. Gavin wins his 11Th game and carries a 3.84 ERA.

**Melvin Mora, Baltimore Orioles- Melvin went 3-4 with his 7Th Home Run, driving in 3 runs, including the game winning RBI, and that gives him 40 RBIs. Melvin is now hitting .265.

**Kazui Matsui, Houston Astros- Matsui picked up the game winning hit, driving in 2 runs with a single, he now has 36 RBIs after a 1-5 game. Matsui is hitting .244.

**Hanley Ramirez, Florida Marlins- Hanley finished up 2-4 with a walk and he hit his 20Th Home Run, driving in 3 runs, giving him 91 RBIs. Hanley is now hitting .359.

**Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals- Albert hit his 44Th Home Run in the 10Th inning, serving as a pinch hitter to give his Cardinals another win. Pujols now has 117 RBIs and a .321 average.

**Kip Wells, Cincinnati Reds- Kip won his 1st game of the year, 6 strong innings, giving up just 1 hit, he walked 4, struck out 4 and now has a 4.85 ERA.

**Marcus Thames, Detroit Tigers- Marcus delivered the big hit to drive in the winning run when he pinch hit in the 8Th inning. He now has 31 RBIs and is hitting .247.

**Erick Aybar, LA Angels- Eric finished the night 3-4 and he drove in the winning run in the 11Th inning, his 50Th RBI of the season. Erick is now hitting .303.

**Jose Contreras, Colorado Rockies- Jose made a nice debut for the Rockies, he pitched 6 2/3 innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he walked 1, struck out 5 and now has a 5.19 ERA with his 6Th win.

**Cliff Pennington, Oakland Athletics- Cliff finished the night 3-3 with a walk, he hit his 3rd Home Run of the season, driving in 2 runs, giving him 10 RBIs. Cliff is now hitting .252.

**Randy Wolf, Los Angeles Dodgers- Randy earned his 100Th career win by going 7 strong innings, giving up 2 runs (2 earned), he didn't walk anyone and struck out 5. Randy now has 10 wins and a 3.22 ERA.

Goofballs:

**Mets Offense- 3 runs on 10 hits, 4 walks, and 13 strikeouts. In fact the first 3 hitters (Angel Pagen, Luis Castillo, and David Wright) all struck out 3 times apiece. They left 10 men on base.

**Blue Jays Offense- 4 runs on only 4 hits, they left 7 men on base.

**Brewers Offense- As a team, they only scored 2 runs, 6 hits, they walked 2 times, and struck out 6. The Brewers in the process couldn't get that clutch hit, leaving 6men on base.

**Indians Offense- Just a tough afternoon for the Indians hitting, getting absolutely no momentum, scoring 1 run on 4 hits, leaving 7 men on base.

**Red Sox Offense- Once again, they struggled to score runs, 1 run on only 3 hits with 1 walk and 12 strikeouts. They didn't even stand a chance today with the offense.

**Kevin Millwood, Texas Rangers- Had a 3-0 lead to work with, but he couldn't hold it. He threw 5 innings, giving up 5 runs (5 earned), he walked 4 and struck out 4. Kevin lost his 9Th game and now has a 3.77 ERA.

**Brad Lidge, Philadelphia Phillies- Blew his 10Th save, and he lost the game. He worked 2/3 of an inning, giving up 2 runs (2 earned), he walked 2 and struck out 1. Brad lost his 7Th game and now has a 7.15 ERA.

**Livan Hernandez, Washington Nationals- Livan threw 5 innings, giving up 6 runs (6 earned), he walked 4, struck out 6 and now has a 5.44 ERA.

**Pirates Offense- Couldn't get any protection for a brilliant pitching performance by Ross Ohlendorf, who deserved the win. 1 run on 6 hits, and they left 9 men on base.

**Braves Offense- Were shut down all night, scoring 1 run and getting 4 hits, walked 5 times and struck out 7. The Braves left 9 men on base, not getting the big hit.

**Grant Balfour, Tampa Bay Rays- Grant wasn't the only person to blame, but he gave up the losing run and he lost his 4Th game. He gave up 1 run 91 earned) in 1 inning, he walked 1, and didn't strike anyone out. Grant now has a 4.62 ERA.

**Royals Offense- 1 run on just 7 hits, didn't have an answer for John lackey. With Zack Greinke pitching well, a good old fashioned pitcher's duel.

**Arizona Diamondbacks- Left 7 men on base with 1 run on 7 hits, 1 walk, and 7 strikeouts.

**Bill Hall, Seattle Mariners- Had a very tough night, striking out 5 times.

**Everth Cabrera, San Diego Padres- Committed 3 errors, allowing 3 unearned runs to score. Cabrera now has 12 errors this year.