B & G's 8/21/09

Baseballs:

**Russell Branyan, Seattle Mariners- Russell went 2-3 with 2 walks and he hit his 29Th Home Run of the season, driving in 2 runs, giving him 74 RBIs. Russell is now hitting .257.

**Braden Looper, Milwaukee Brewers- Braden threw 6 solid innings, giving up 2 runs (2 earned), he walked 2, struck out 4, and now has a 4.95 ERA.

**Charlie Morton, Pittsburgh Pirates- Charlie bounced back from a bad performance to throw 6 1/3 innings, giving up 2 runs (2 earned), he walked 3 and struck out 3. Charlie now has a 5.21 ERA and won his 3rd game.

**Jeff Francoeuer, New York Mets- Jeff had a good night, he went 3-4 and hit his 11Th Home Run of the season, a solo shot, giving him 58 RBIs on the season. Jeff is now hitting .269.

**Hanley Ramirez, Florida Marlins- Ramirez went 3-4 at the plate to extend his hitting streak to 16. He hit his 19Th Home Run of the season, driving in 3 runs, giving him 85 RBIs. But more importantly, his Marlins won the game. Hanley is now hitting .360.

**Marc Rzepczynski, Toronto Blue Jays- Marc won for the first time in a month, he pitched 6 1/3 innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he walked 1, struck out 6, and won his 2Nd game of the season. Marc now has a 3.65 ERA.

**Hedeki Matsui, New York Yankees- The Yankees exploded for 20 runs and Hedeki Matsui is partly responsible for that. He went 2-6 with 2 Home Runs, giving him 21 on the season and he drove in 7 runs, giving him 66 RBIs. Matsui is now hitting .266.

**Scott Kazmir, Tampa Bay Rays- Scott worked 7 1/3 innings, giving up 3 runs (3 earned), he walked 2, struck out 4 and now has a 6.17 ERA, winning his 8Th game of the season.

**Roy Oswalt, Houston Astros- Toy threw 7 shutout innings, he didn't walk anyone and struck out 2. Roy won his 7Th game and now has a 3.83 ERA.

**Brian Roberts, Baltimore Orioles- 2 Home Runs for Brian, he went 2-5, giving him 14 on the season. Brian drove in 3 runs, giving him 59 RBIs and Roberts is hitting .293.

**Aaron Rowand, San Francisco Giants- Aaron went 3-4, hit his 11Th Home Run of the season, driving in 3 runs, giving him 51 RBIs. Aaron is now hitting .280 and he helped give him team a big lift in the win.

**Ryan Rayburn, Detroit Tigers- Ryan gave his Tigers a big lift by hitting 2 Home Runs, giving him 10 Home Runs, with his 2 RBIs, it gives him 34 on the season and after going 2-4, he is hitting .273.

**Clayton Richard, San Diego Padres- Clayton threw 6 shutout innings, he walked 3, struck out 6, earned his 7Th win of the season and he now has a 4.42 ERA.

**Randy Wolf, Los Angeles Dodgers- Randy threw 7 innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), on 1 hit, he walked 2, struck out 5. Randy won his 8Th game and has a 3.34 ERA.

Goofballs:

**David Huff, Cleveland Indians- David was awful again, only lasting 3 2/3 innings, giving up 5 runs (5 earned), he walked 4 and didn't strike anyone out. The walks is what killed Huff and he now has a 6.80 ERA.

**Josh Willingham, Washington Nationals- Struck out 3 times, going 0-4. Josh is now hitting .299

**Reds Offense- 2 runs on 9 hits, 4 walks, and 4 strikeouts. The Reds left 10 men on base.

**Phillies Offense- The offense was a bit flat against Mike Pelfrey and the other Mets pitchers. They scored 2 runs, 10 hits, 2 walks, and 10 strikeouts, leaving 11 men on base.

**Braves Offense- The only one to contribute was Adam Larouche. They scored 3 runs on just 6 hits, walked 2 times, and struck out 10.

**Sean O' Sullivan, LA Angels- Sean lasted 1 inning, he gave up 4 runs (4 earned), walked 3 and struck out 1. Sean lost his 2Nd game and now has a 6.60 ERA.

**Michael Bowden, Boston Red Sox- Yes, Brad Penny was bad, but Michael was worst. He worked 2 innings, giving up 7 runs (7 earned), he walked 3, and didn't strike anyone out. Michael now has a 15.75 ERA.

**Rangers Offense- They didn't score until the 8Th inning and could only get 6 hits with 3 runs. They left 5 men on base.

**Diamondbacks Offense- They were shutout on just 4 hits.

**White Sox Offense- They only scored 1 run on 7 hits, they walked2, struck out 3, and left 7 men on base.

**Aaron Cook, Colorado Rockies- The Giants got to him early, lasting just 3 innings, giving up 4 runs (4 earned), he walked 2, didn't strike anyone out. Aaron now has a 4.47 ERA, losing his 6Th game of the season.

**Athletics Offense- Didn't have many answers for the Tigers. They scored 2 runs on 8 hits, they walked 2 times, struck out 8 and left 8 men on base.

**Cardinals Offense- They were shut out, they only could get 5 hits, walked 3 times and struck out 11.

**Cubs Offense- They could only get 1 hit, on 1 run, they never really gave themselves a chance to score. They struck out 7 times too.