B & G's 9/9/09

Baseballs:

**Esteban German, Texas Rangers- German was a thorn on the Indians side all day, he finished off 5-5 at the plate with a double and he drove in his 3rd run. German came into the game hitting .150, he is now hitting .320.

**Carlos Zambrano, Chicago Cubs- Carlos came back from being injured and threw 6 solid innings, giving up 2 runs (2 earned), he walked 3, and struck out 8. The Cubs need Carlos more than ever to serve as their ace down the stretch. He has a 3.77 ERA.

**Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals- Albert is the best player in baseball. Maybe some of you already knew that, but he has a good chance to prove it by winning a triple crown. He is 2Nd in batting average, .331, he leads the National League in Home Runs with 47, and he is 2Nd in the league in RBIs with 144. Oh yeah, he went 3-5 at the plate with 47 Home Runs now, and drove in 3 runs, giving him 144 RBIs. Albert now is hitting .331. He is fun to watch.

**Wade Leblanc, San Diego Padres- Wade threw 7 strong innings, stopping the Giants offense, giving up 2 runs (2 earned), he walked 3, struck out 3 and now he has a 5.01 ERA, winning his 2Nd game.

**Derek Jeter, New York Yankees- The night was his, he tied Lou Gehrig's all time Yankee hit list with 2,721 hits, he finished the night 3-4 with a walk and he is hitting .330 on the season.

**Carl Pavano, Minnesota Twins- Carl threw 7 1/3 innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he walked 2, struck out 5 and now has a 4.92 ERA with 12 wins.

**Victor Martinez, Boston Red Sox- Victor came into the game as a pinch hitter and delivered a 3 run pinch hit double giving the Red Sox the lead for good. Victor is now hitting .295 with 95 RBIs.

**Pedro Feliz, Philadelphia Phillies- Pedro hit a key Home Run to give the Phillies a bit of a cushion, he finished the night 2-3 with a walk. He now has 10 Home Runs, 66 RBIs and a .268 average.

**Ricky Nolasco, Florida Marlins- He and Cody Ross set the tone against the Mets. Ricky threw 6 1/3 innings, giving up 3 runs (3 earned), he walked 2, struck out 4, and won his 11Th game. He has a 5.23 ERA.

**Billy Butler, Kanasa City Royals- Billy finished the game 3-5 with 3 doubles, he drove in 2 runs, giving him 76 RBIs and is hitting .304.

**Miguel Tejada, Houston Astros- Tejada finished up the game with a walk off single to drive in the final 2 runs, he now has 72 RBIs and a .302 after going 1-4.

**A.J. Pierzynski, Chicago White Sox- A.J. hit a walk off double, he drove in his 43 RBI of the year and finished the night 2-5 with 2 walks.

**Seth Smith, Colorado Rockies- Seth finished the day 2-4 and he hit a walk off single to drive in 2 runs, he finished off with 3 runs driven in and now has 51 RBIs and is hitting .317.

**Jered Weaver- Jered gave the Angels 6 1/3 solid innings, he gave up 2 runs (2 earned), did not walk anyone, struck out 8 and won his 15Th game. Weaver now has a 3.76 ERA.

**Miguel Montero, Arizona Diamondbacks- Miguel finished the game 3-3 with a walk, he hit his 14Th Home Run of the year, drove in his 53rd run and now is hitting .304.

Goofballs:

**Fausto Carmona, Cleveland Indians- This was his worst start in quite some time, he only lasted 2/3 of an inning, giving up 5 runs (5 earned), he walked 1, struck out 1 and gave up 2 Home Runs. He has a 6.48 ERA.

**Pirates Offense- They did score 5 runs, but only had 6 hits, they walked 5 times and struck out 11, leaving 6 men on base.

**Brewers Offense- 1 run on 6 hits, they walked 1 time and struck out 7, leaving 5 men on base.

**Giants Offense- 2 runs on just 5 hits, they walked 3 times, struck out 5 and left 4 men on base.

**Lance Cormier, Tampa Bay Rays- Lost the game, he didn't retire anyone, gave up 2 runs (1 earned). Lance lost his 3rd game and now has a 3.33 ERA.

**Blue Jays Offense- Couldn't help Roy Halladay out, they could score 1 run, on 6 hits, 2 walks, and 6 strikeouts. The Jays left 6 men on base, unable to deliver that big clutch hit.

**Orioles Offense- They had opportunities breaking the game open, but they scored 5 runs, on 12 hits, 5 walks and 8 strikeouts, leaving 12 men on base.

**Tyler Clippard, Washington Nationals- Tyler lost the game, he gave up back to back Home Runs. In 1 inning of work, he gave up 2 runs (2 earned), he didn't walk anyone, struck out 1 and now has a 3.16 ERA, losing his 2Nd game.

**Mets Offense- 3 runs on only 4 hits the entire game.

**Tigers Offense- They only scored 1 run, 5 hits, and struck out 11 times.

**Rafael Soriano, Atlanta Braves- Blew the save and lost the game. He gave up 2 runs (2 earned) in 1/3 of an inning. Soriano now has a 2.80 ERA, losing his 5Th game.

**Edgar Gonzales, Oakland Athletics- Lost his 2Nd game, he threw 1 2/3 innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he now has a 4.92 ERA.

**Francisco Cordero, Cincinnati Reds- Cordero blew the save and lost the game. He lasted 2/3 of an inning, giving up 2 runs (2 earned), he walked 2, struck out 1 and now has a 2.44 ERA.

**Mariners Offense- Other than the back to back Home Runs, the Mariners offense did not do much. 3 runs, on 9 hits, 1 walk, and 11 strikeouts. They left 7 men on base.

**Ramon Troncoso, Los Angeles Dodgers- Ramon lost the game, he committed his 1st error of the season, then walked 3 men, including walking in the winning run. Ramon gave up an unearned run and now has a 2.51 ERA with 3 losses.