B & G's 9/15/09

Baseballs:

**Cliff Lee, Philadelphia Phillies- Cliff was struggling his last few starts, but he was on in this game, throwing a complete game shutout, a 5 hitter. He walked 3, struck out 9, and now has a 3.00 ERA, winning his 14Th game of the year.

**Adam Laroche, Atlanta Braves- Adam finished the night 4-4 with 2 Home Runs, giving him 25 on the year, he drove in 3 runs, he now has 73 RBIs. Adam is hitting .273.

**Paul Janish, Cincinnati Reds- Paul went 3-4 at the plate, he drove in the winning run, his 14Th RBI and he hit 3 doubles. Paul is hitting .223 on the year.

**Travis Snider, Toronto Blue Jays- Travis went 2-5 at the plate, hit 2 Home Runs, giving him 8 on the season. He drove in 3 runs, giving him 20 RBIs and he is hitting .227.

**Matt Wieters, Baltimore Orioles- Matt went 3-4 at the plate, he hit his 6Th Home Run of the season, drove in 5 runs, giving him 32 RBIs and he is hitting .273.

**Alberto Callaspo, Kansas City Royals- Alberto went 2-4 with a double and he hit his 10Th Home Run of the season, driving in 4 runs with 62 RBIs. Callaspo is now hitting .298.

**Daisuke Matsuzaka, Boston Red Sox- Daisuke threw 6 strong innings, not giving up a run, he walked 3, struck out 5 and won his 2Nd game. He has a 7.02 ERA.

**Derek Lee, Chicago Cubs- Derek went 2-2 with 4 walks and he drove in 3 runs, giving him 101 RBIs. Derek is now hitting .307.

**Nick Punto, Minnesota Twins- Nick finished the night 3-4 with a double and he drove in 2 runs, giving him 32 RBIs. Nick is now hitting .232.

**Sean West, Florida Marlins- Threw 6 solid innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he walked 3, struck out 9 and now has a 4.60 ERA, winning his 7Th game.

**Rajai Davis, Oakland Athletics- Davis finished the night 3-4 with a walk and he drove in 4 runs, giving him 41 RBIs, he is hitting .314 on the season.

**Mark Reynolds, Arizona Diamondbacks- Mark connected on his 42Nd Home Run of the year, a 2 run shot, giving him 96 RBIs and after a 1-4 evening, he is hitting .275.

**A.J. Pierzynsky, Chicago White Sox- A.J. drove in 2 runs to give the White Sox the lead for good. He finished the night off 3-5 and now has 45 RBIs and is hitting .315.

**Andre Ethier, Los Angeles Dodgers- Andre went 2-6 and his Home Run, 30Th of the season was a walk off style. He now has 96 RBIs and is hitting .283.

**Barry Zito, San Francisco Giants- 7 strong innings, he gave up 2 runs (2 earned), walked 1, struck out 9. Barry now has a 3.94 ERA with his 10Th win.

Goofballs:

**Nationals Offense- They were shutout, getting just 6 hits, they walked 3 times, struck out 9.

**Mets Offense- They were shutout, only collecting 3 hits, they walked 4 times, struck out 8 and left 7 men on base.

**Sammy Gervacio, Houston Astros- Sammy lost his 1st game, he gave up 1 run (1 earned), walked 1, struck out 2 and now has a 1.26 ERA.

**Sergio Mitre, New York Yankees- Sergio gave up 4 Home Runs and lasted 5 innings, giving up 7 runs (7 earned), he walked 1, struck out 2 and now has a 7.63 ERA.

**Jeff Niemann, Tampa Bay Rays- Jeff threw 4 1/3 innings, giving up 6 runs (6 earned), he walked 1, struck out 6 and now has a 3.80 ERA with 6 losses.

**Tigers Offense- 1 run on 4 hits, they walked 5 times, and struck out 10.

**Angels Offense- 1 run on 6 hits, they walked 3 times, struck out 8 and left 8 men on base.

**Yovani Gallardo, Milwuakee Brewers- Yovani threw 5 1/3 innings, giving up 7 runs (7 earned), he walked 5, struck out 5, he lost his 12Th game and now has a 3.84 ERA.

**Fausto Carmona, Cleveland Indians- Fausto worked 5 1/3 innings, giving up 5 runs (5 earned), he walked 3, struck out 3, lost his 11Th game and now has a 6.58 ERA.

**Cardinals Offense- Struck out 13 times, 1 run, on just 7 hits.

**Rangers Offense- They finally scored a run, but that is all they did. 1 run on 5 hits, they walked 4 times, struck out 4 and now left 8 men on base.

**Heath Bell, San Diego Padres- Lost the game for the Padres, he gave up 2 runs (2 earned), he now has a 2.90 ERA with 4 losses.

**Mariners Offense- They had their chances to get big clutch hits, but couldn't punch them through. Instead they scored 3 runs, 10 hits, and left 9 men on base.

**Phil Dumatrait, Pittsburgh Pirates- Gave up the Home Run to Ethier, taking his 1st loss of the year, he now has a 11.12 ERA.

**Ubaldo Jimenez, Colorado Rockies- Not very good in this game, he just lasted 2 2/3 innings, giving up 7 runs (6 earned), he walked 2, struck out 6 and carries a 3.55 ERA with 11 losses.