B & G's 9/17/09

Baseballs:

**Zack Greinke, Kansas City Royals- He really should be the Cy Young award winner. Nobody else have put up the numbers Zack has put up. He threw 5 shutout innings, walked 2, struck out 8. Zack won his 14Th game and now has a 2.14 ERA.

**Jody Gerut, San Diego Padres- Jody finished the day 1-2 with a walk and a grand slam Home Run, his 7Th shot of the year, driving in 4 runs, he has 29 RBIs. Jody is now hitting .217.

**Ichiro, Seattle Mariners- Ichiro went 2-6 and he drove in his 41st RBI of the year for the walk off win. He is hitting .353 on the season.

**Wade Davis, Tampa Bay Rays- Wade threw his 1st career shutout, he gave up 4 hits, he walked 2, struck out 10 and now has a 4.34 ERA, winning his 1st Major League game.

**Howie Kendrick, LA Angels- Howie went 3-4, including hitting his 9Th Home Run of the season, he drove in 2 runs, giving him 55 RBIs and is hitting .298.

**Cole Hamels, Philadelphia Phillies- Cole is starting to pull everything together at the right time of the season. He threw 8 strong innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he walked 1, struck out 10, and he now has a 4.07 ERA. Cole also went 1-3 at the plate and drove in his 4Th RBI. He is hitting .127.

**Brian McCann, Atlanta Braves- Brian went 1-2 with a sacrifice fly, and his 19Th Home Run of the season to give the Braves the lead for good. He drove in 4 runs, giving him 84 RBIs and is hitting .282 on the season.

**Matt Maloney, Cincinnati Reds- Matt earned his 1st Major League victory, he threw 5 innings, giving up 2 runs (2 earned), he walked 1, struck out 3 and he now has a 5.35 ERA.

Goofballs:

**Armando Galarraga, Detroit Tigers- Armando threw just 1/3 of an inning, giving up 3 runs (3 earned), he walked 1, struck out 1, and now has a 5.64 ERA.

**Randy Wells, Chicago Cubs- Randy threw 4 innings, gave up 5 runs (5 earned), he walked 5, struck out 4, lost his 9Th game and he now has a 3.18 ERA.

**Bobby Jenks, Chicago White Sox- Bobby blew the save, he gave up 2 Home Runs in 1 inning, he didn't walk anyone, struck out 1 and now has a 3.71 ERA.

**Orioles Offense- They were shut out, only getting 4 hits, they walked 2 times, struck out 10 and left 4 men on base.

**David Ortiz, Boston red Sox- Papi had a tough night at the plate, striking out 3 times. He went 1-4 and is hitting .232.

**Nationals Offense- 2 runs on just 6 hits, they walked 1 time, struck out 10 and left 5 men on base.

**Nelson Figueroa, New York Mets- Nelson threw 5 innings, he gave up 6 runs (6 earned), walking 1, struck out 4 and he now has a 5.21 ERA, losing his 6Th game of the season.

**Marlins Offense- 2 runs on 8 hits, they walked 1, struck out 9, and left 7 men on base.