B & G's 9/8/09

Baseballs:

**Marlon Byrd, Texas Rangers, Game One- Marlon finished game 1 4-4 with a walk, including hitting his 16Th Home Run of the season, driving in 3 runs, he now has 72 RBIs and is hitting .283.

**Raul Ibanez, Philadelphia Phillies- Ibanez led the way, he went 3-4 and hit 2 Home Runs giving him 30 on the season. He drove in 2 runs, giving him 82 RBIs and is hitting .279.

**Geovany Soto, Chicago Cubs- Soto went 1-3 with 2 walks and he drove in 2 runs, giving him 35 RBIs, Soto is now hitting .219.

**Cameron Maybin, Florida Marlins- Cameron went 2-4 and hit his 2Nd Home Run of the season, driving in 2 runs, giving him 7 RBIs and a .228 average.

**Nick Swisher, New York Yankees- Nick finished the night 2-3 with a walk and 2 Home Runs, but his last Home Run is what counted the most, a walk off shot to give the Yankees the win. He now has 26 Home Runs on the year, and 77 RBIs with a .254 average.

**John McDonald, Toronto Blue Jays- Johnny Mac delivered with just his 2Nd Home Run of the year, a 3 run shot to give his Jays the lead for good, he now has 7 RBIs, and after his 3-4 evening, he is hitting .267.

**Dustin Pedroia, Boston red Sox- Dustin hit 2 Home Runs to lead the Red Sox charge, he now has 12 on the year and with the 3 runs he drove in, he has 60 RBIs. Dustin is now hitting .294.

**Chris Davis, Texas Rangers, Game Two- Chris finished the twin bill with a 3-4 game, he hit his 18Th Home Run of the season, drove in 4 runs, giving him 48 RBIs and he is now hitting .215.

**Javier Vazquez, Atlanta Braves- Vazquez threw 7 shutout innings, he walked 4, and struck out 9, winning his 12Th game. Javier also went 2-3 at the plate and is hitting .207 with a 3.06 ERA.

**Matt Holliday, St. Louis Cardinals- Matt went 2-4 with a walk and he hit his 23rd Home Run of the season, driving in 2 runs, giving him 95 RBIs. Holliday is now hitting .316.

**Billy Butler, Kansas City Royals- Billy went 2-3 with 2 RBIs, giving him 74 RBIs and he is now hitting .302.

**Ryan Sweeney, Oakland Athletics- Ryan went 4-6 at the plate, he drove in 2 runs, giving him 41 RBIs and is now hitting .283.

**Eric Young Jr.- The young rookie helped his Rockies win by producing a 2-3 evening with his 1st Major League Home Run, he drove in his 1st Major League RBI and is now hitting .308.

**Andre Ethier, Los Angeles Dodgers- Andre finished the night 2-4 and he drove in 2 runs, giving him 94 RBIs. Andre is now hitting .282.

**Chase Headley, San Diego Padres- Chase finished the night 3-4 and he hit his 11Th Home Run of the season, drove in 2 runs, including the go ahead run, giving him 52 RBIs and he is hitting .259.

**Erick Aybar, LA Angels- Won the game with a walk off single, driving in his 52Nd RBI of the season, finishing off 1-5 and is hitting .305.

Goofballs:

**Jensen Lewis, Cleveland Indians, Game One- Jensen lost his 4Th game of the year, he threw 1 1/3 innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he walked 1, struck out 1 and now has a 4.94 ERA.

**John Lannan, Washington Nationals- John threw 6 2/3 innings, he gave up 4 runs (4 earned), walked 2, and struck out 1. John gave up 4 Home Runs to take part in his 11Th loss of the year. He has a 4.14 ERA.

**Zach Duke, Pittsburgh Pirates- Zach lasted just 4 innings, giving up 8 runs (8 earned), he walked 1, struck out 2 and now has a 4.02 ERA, taking his 14Th loss.

**Mets Offense- 2 runs, 10 hits, 1 walk, 5 strikeouts, leaving 8 men on base.

**Rays Offense- 2 runs on only 8 hits, 3 walks, and 7 strikeouts.

**Jon Raush, Minnesota Twins- Jon lost the game by giving up a 3 run Home Run to John McDonald. He worked 2/3 of an inning, giving up 3 runs (3 earned), he walked 1, didn't strike anyone out and now has a 4.27 ERA after his 3rd loss of the season.

**David Hernandez, Baltimore Orioles- David threw 2 2/3 innings, gave up 6 runs (6 earned), he walked 2, struck out 3, gave up 4 Home Runs and now has a 5.05 ERA with 7 losses.

**Aaron Laffey, Cleveland Indians, Game Two- Aaron lasted 3 1/3 innings, gave up 7 runs (6 earned), he walked 1, and struck out 1. Aaron lost his 5Th game and now has a 3.79 ERA.

**Astros Offense- 1 run on 7 hits, they walked 4, and struck out 9 with just 1 extra base hit, leaving 8 men on base.

**Trevor Hoffman, Milwaukee Brewers- Trevor blew the save and he lost the game, throwing 1 inning, giving up 2 runs (2 earned), he walked 1, struck out 1 and now has a 2.05 ERA.

**Bobby Seay, Detroit Tigers- Blew the lead and lost his 3rd game. He threw 2/3 of an inning, giving up 2 runs (2 earned), he has a 3.60 ERA.

**Carlos Torres, Chicago White Sox- Certainly his shortest outing of his short career. He only threw 2/3 of an inning, giving up 5 runs (5 earned), he walked 1, struck out 1, gave up 2 Home Runs and now has a 6.35 ERA.

**Reds Offense- 1 run on just 4 hits for the team, they left 7 men on base.

**Blaine Boyer, Arizona Diamondbacks- Blaine lasted 2/3 of an inning, giving up 3 runs (3 earned), he now has a 4.50 ERA.

**Giants Offense- 3 runs on 9 hits, just 2 walks, and 7 strikeouts, leaving 7 men on base.

**Jack Wilson, Seattle Mariners- Committed 2 errors, giving him 11 on the season.

Aroung the MLB on Wednesday...

*The Cardinals and utility man Mark Derosa are working on an extension before he hits free agency.

*The Cubs were 1 of many teams to watch pitcher Wei-Yin Chen's last start ans will likely be a free agent in the United States.

*The Phillies release pitcher Rodrigo Lopez, Lopez has a era of 5.70 in 30 innings this year.

*DH Mike Sweeney hopes to play in 2010.

More to come.