B & G's 8/30/09

Baseballs:

**Sean West, Florida Marlins- Sean threw 6 strong innings, giving up 3 runs (1 earned), he walked 2, struck out 7. Sean won his 6Th game and now has a 4.22 ERA.

**Matt Kemp,Los Angeles Dodgers- Matt finished the day 1-4 with a walk and a sacrifice fly, he hit his 21st Home Run to give the Dodgers the lead in the 12Th inning, he drove in 2 runs, which gives him 85 RBIs. He is hitting .315.

**Mark Teixeira, New York Yankees- Mark went 1-3 with a sacrifice fly, he hit his 32Nd Home Run, drove in 4 runs, giving him 101 RBIs and is now hitting .284.

**Placido Polanco, Detroit Tigers- Polanco went 1-4 and hit a big 3 run Home Run to give the Tigers the lead in the 8Th inning. It's his 8Th shot of the year and now he has 58 RBIs and is hitting .268.

**Brian Matusz, Baltimore Orioles- The young rookie dominated Indians hitting, throwing 7 innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he walked 1, and struck out 8. Brian now has a 5.28 ERA with 3 wins.

**Paul Byrd, Boston Red Sox- Byrdman came back and pitched for the Sox and the guy was brilliant. He worked 6 shutout innings, walking 3 men, and striking out 1. Paul starts his 2009 year with a 0.00 ERA and winning his 1st game.

**Jeff Suppan, Milwaukee Brewers- Jeff threw 6 strong innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he walked 3 men and struck out 1 lowering his ERA to 5.20, winning his 6Th game of the year.

**Adam Wainwright, St. Louis Cardinals- Adam won his 16Th game by throwing 6 strong innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he walked 3 men and struck out 7. Adam now has a 2.47 ERA.

**Nelson Figueroa, New York Mets- Came in and threw 7 strong innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he walked 2, and struck out 10. Nelson also went 1-3 and drove in a run, his 3rd RBI. Nelson is hitting .333 and now has a 4.50 ERA.

**Jason Kubel, Minnesota Twins- Jason went 2-3 with a walk, he hit his 21st Home Run of the season, drove in 2 runs, giving him 75 RBIs. Jason is hitting .301 on the season.

**John Lackey, LA Angels- John threw 8 strong innings, giving up 1 run (0 earned), he walked 2 and struck out 6. Lackey won his 100Th career win, 9Th of the season. John has a 3.92 ERA.

**Edgar Renteria, San Francisco Giants- Edgar went 3-4 and hit the game winner, a grand slam Home Run, his 4Th of the season. Edgar drove in 5 runs, giving him 47 RBIs and is now hitting .264.

**John Hester, Arizona Diamondbacks- John went 2-3 at the plate and drove in his 3rd run. John is now hitting .750.

**Zack Greinke, Kansas City Royals- Zack threw a 1 hit shutout, only had 2 base runners reach base with 1 walk and 5 strikeouts. Zack now has a 2.32 ERA, winning his 13Th game.

**Joe Blanton, Philadelphia Phillies- Joe threw 7 strong innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he walked 4 and struck out 7. Joe won his 9Th game and now has a 3.77 ERA.

Goofballs:

**Padres Offense- 4 runs on 10 hits, 4 walks, and 8 strikeouts, leaving 9 men on base.

**Reds Offense- Even in a 12 inning game, they only had 2 runs, 8 hits, 4 walks, and 20 strikeouts. Joey Votto struck out 4 times himself.

**Randy Williams, Chicago White Sox- Randy threw 1/3 of an inning, giving up 4 runs (4 earned), he walked 2, didn't strike anyone out and now has a 7.84 ERA.

**Grant Balfour, Tampa Bay Rays- Lost his 3rd game, giving up 1 inning, surrendering 2 runs (2 earned), he walked 1, struck out 1 and now has a 4.45 ERA.

**Indians Offense- 2 runs on only 7 hits, they walked 2 times and struck out 9, leaving 6 men on base.

**Blue Jays Offense- Were shutout, only getting 5 hits, they left 4 men on base.

**Pirates Offense- 1 run on 9 hits, they walked 4 and struck out 3. The Pirates left 8 men on base.

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

**Carlos Zambrano, Chicago Cubs- Carlos threw 3 1/3 innings, giving up 11 hits, 4 runs (3 earned), he didn't walk anyone and struck out 3. Carlos lost for the 6Th time and now has a 3.91 ERA, committed his 3rd error of the season.

**C.J. Wilson, Texas Rangers- Wilson blew the lead, throwing 1 inning, giving up 3 runs (3 earned), he walked 1 and struck out 1. C.J. now has a 3.30 ERA, losing his 6Th game.

**Jay Marshall, Oakland Athletics- Jay gave up 5 runs (5 earned) in 1 2/3 innings. Marshall now has a 12.27 ERA.

**Juan Rincon, Colorado Rockies- Rincon didn't retire anyone, he gave up 3 runs (3 earned), he walked 1 and didn't strike anyone out. Juan now has a 6.28 ERA.

**Astros Offense- 3 runs on 7 hits, 2 walks, and 8 strikeouts, leaving 6 men on base.

**Mariners Offense- Only 2 base runners reach base, so they had no answers for Zack Greinke.

**Braves Offense- 2 runs on 5 hits, 4 walks, and 8 strikeouts, leaving 6 men on base. They couldn't get that big clutch hit to change the game.