B & G's 9/7/09

Baseballs:

**Derek Lee, Chicago Cubs- Derek went 2-3 with a walk, he hit 2 Home Runs, giving him 31 on the season. He drove in 3 runs, giving him 96 RBIs and Lee is now hitting .298.

**Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees, Game One- Alex finished the day 3-3 with a walk, he drove in his 79Th RBI and is now hitting .282.

**Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins- Joe had another good day, finishing 3-5 with 2 RBIs, giving him 82 on the year. Joe now is hitting .369.

**Mark Buerhle, Chicago White Sox- Mark threw 7 strong innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he walked 2, struck out 4, and he now has a 3.77 ERA, winning his 12Th game.

**Hunter Pence, Houston Astros- Hunter went 2-3 with a walk, he hit his 23rd Home Run of the season, driving in 3 runs, giving him 67 RBIs and is hitting .286.

**Billy Butler, Kansas City Royals- Billy finished the day 3-4 with a walk, he hit 2 Home Runs, giving him 17 on the year and he drove in 4 runs, giving him 72 RBIs. Billy is now hitting .299.

**Chris Carpenter, St. Louis Cardinals- Chris threw a complete game 1 hitter, he walked 2, struck out 10 and now has a 2.16 ERA with 16 wins.

**Ian Stewart, Colorado Rockies- Ian hit a game winning Home Run, his 23rd of the season, giving him 64 RBIs. Stewart is now hitting .235.

**Ronnie Belliard, Los Angeles Dodgers- Ronnie finished the day 3-4 with a double, and he hit his 7Th Home Run of the season, driving in 2 runs, giving him 28 RBIs. Ronnie is hitting .262.

**Juan Uribe, San Francisco Giants- Juan finished the day 3-4 with a triple and 2 Home Runs, giving him 12 on the year. He drove in 5 runs, giving him 40 RBIs. Uribe is hitting .282.

**Mark Teixeira, New York Yankees, Game Two- Mark paced the Yankees to sweep the Rays in the double header. He went 3-4 and hit 2 Home Runs, giving him 35 on the year. He drove in 4 runs, giving him 106 RBIs and Mark is hitting .282.

Goofballs:

**Pirates Offense- They only scored 2 runs, on 2 hits, they walked 3 times and struck out 10. They now lost their 82Nd game and that assures another losing season in Pittsburgh, their 17Th straight season.

**Lance Cormier, Tampa Bay Rays, Game One- Lance gave up 3 runs (3 earned) in 1/3 of an inning, he walked 2, didn't strike anyone out. Lance now has a 3.23 ERA, losing his 2Nd game.

**Scott Richmond, Toronto Blue Jays- Scott threw 6 innings, gave up 6 runs (6 earned), he walked 3 and struck out 2. Scott lost his 9Th game and has a 4.76 ERA.

**Red Sox Offense- Only scored 1 run on 8 hits, they walked 2, struck out 7 and left 8 men on base.

**Chan Ho Park, Philadelphia Phillies- Park blew the lead and lost the game. He lasted 1/3 of an inning, giving up 2 runs (2 earned), he walked 3, didn't strike anyone out and now has a 4.59 ERA.

**Angels Offense- Left 12 men on base, a frustrating day that they did not get the clutch hits.

**Brewers Offense- Just 1 hit, after a day they won a dramatic game. They had no answers for Carpenter.

**Carlos Fisher, Cincinnati Reds- Calos threw 2/3 of an inning, gave up the Home Run, 1 run (1 earned), he now has a 4.18 ERA, losing his 1st game of the season.

**Diamondback Offense- 2 runs on 8 hits, they left 6 men on base.

**Clayton Richard, San Diego Padres- Clayton threw 4 innings, giving up 6 runs (6 earned), he walked 1, struck out 3 and now has a 4.88 ERA, giving up 2 Home Runs.

**Andy Sonnanstine, Tampa Bay Rays- Andy only threw 2 2/3 innings, gave up 8 runs (8 earned), he walked 3, struck out 1 and now has a 7.23 ERA.