B & G's 9/1/09

Baseballs:

**Chris Davis, Texas Rangers-Game One- Chris had a good evening, he went 3-4 and drove in 2 runs, giving him 40 RBIs. Chris is now hitting .214.

**Aubrey Huff, Detroit Tigers- Aubrey finished the night 2-2 with 2 walks and he drove in 3 runs, giving him 76 RBIs. Aubrey is now hitting .245.

**Cole Hamels, Philadelphia Phillies- Cole threw a complete game shutout, 1 2 hitter, he walked 1 and struck out 9. Cole won his 8Th game of the year and he now has a 4.26 ERA.

**Tim Hudson, Atlanta Braves- Tim came back to the Major Leagues in over a year, battling Tommy John surgery and he was effective, going 5 1/3 innings, giving up 2 runs (2 earned), he walked 3 and struck out 5. Hudson now has a 3.38 ERA.

**Craig Tatum, Cincinnati Reds- Craig finished the night 2-4, driving in 4 runs, giving him 6 RBIs. Craig is now hitting .148.

**Jorge Posada, New York Yankees- Jorge went 2-4 with a walk, he hit 2 Home Runs, giving him 19 on the season, he drove in 3 runs, giving him 66 RBIs and now Jorge is hitting .280.

**Kevin Youkilis, Boston Red Sox- Kevin finished the night 2-4 and hit his 23rd Home Run of the season, driving in 2 runs, giving him 79 RBIs. Youkilis is now hitting .310.

**Randy Wells, Chicago Cubs- Randy became the first rookie Pitcher since Kerry Wood to win 10 games or more, and he did it by completely being in control. Wood threw 6 2/3 innings, giving up 1 run (0 earned), he walked 2 and struck out 4. Randy now has a 2.90 ERA, winning his 10Th game.

**Matt Holliday, St. Louis Cardinals- Matt finished the night 2-4 with his 20Th Home Run of the season, driving in 3 runs, giving him 89 RBIs. Matt is now hitting .310.

**Jose Morales, Minnesota Twins- Jose hit the walk off single to drive in his 5Th run of the year and he now is hitting .353.

**Josh Hamilton, Texas Rangers, Game Two- Josh finished the night 2-4 with 2 Home Runs, he now has 10 on the year. he drove in 3 runs, giving him 49 RBIs. Josh is now hitting .269.

**Todd Helton, Colorado Rockies- Todd went 2-4 and hit his 14Th Home Run of the season, he drove in 3 runs, giving him 73 RBIs. Helton is now hitting .327.

**Clayton Richard, San Diego Padres- Clayton threw 6 2/3 innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he walked 2, struck out 6 and now has a 4.61 ERA, winning his 8Th game.

**Alberto Callaspo, Kansas City Royals- Alberto went 2-4 and drove in 2 runs, including hitting the leading runs to win the game. Callaspo now has 52 RBIs and is hitting .294.

**Doug Fister, Seattle Mariners- Doug threw 7 1/3 innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he walked 2, struck out 2 and Doug won his 2Nd game and now has a 2.94 ERA.

**Matt Kemp, Los Angeles Dodgers- Matt went 2-3 with a walk and hit his 23rd Home Run of the season, he drove in his 87Th run too and is hitting .316.

Goofballs:

**Blue Jays Defense- Not a very well played game, 3 errors causing 1 unearned run to score. John McDonald committed his 3rd error of the season and Aaron Hill committed 2 errors, giving him 6 on the year.

**Carlos Carrasco, Cleveland Indians- Not a good Major League debut, he lasted 3 innings, giving up 6 runs (6 earned), he walked 3, struck out 3, and now has given up 3 Home Runs. Carlos now has a 18.00 ERA.

**Giants Offense- A 2 hitter, putting Hamels in complete control the entire game.

**Marlins Offense- Had no answers for Braves pitching. 3 runs on 8 hits, leaving 6 men on base and striking out 10 times.

**Charlie Morton, Pittsburgh Pirates- Charlie worked 5 innings, giving up 6 runs (6 earned), he walked 4, struck out 1 and now has a 5.43 ERA, losing his 7Th game of the season.

**Chris Ray, Baltimore Orioles- Chris blew the lead for the Orioles, he threw 1/3 of an inning, giving up 3 runs (3 earned), he didn't walk anyone and struck out 1, while also giving up 2 Home Runs. Chris now has a 6.75 ERA.

**Rays Defense- This team is starting to slip more and more, they sort of had to sweep the Sox just to get back into the race. But what hurt them was their defense, 3 errors that allowed 3 unearned runs to score. Carl Crawford (4Th), Akinori Iwamura (6Th), and Carlos Pena (10Th) were the culprits. Manager Joe Madden is getting more gray hairs as we speak.

**Astros Offense- They scored 1 run on 8 hits, they have walked 3 and struck out 8. The Astros left 8 men on base.

**David Weathers, Milwaukee Brewers- David lost his 5Th game, threw 2/3 of an inning, giving up 2 runs (2 earned), he walked 1, and didn't strike anyone out. Weathers now has a 3.58 ERA.

**Matt Thornton, Chicago White Sox- Matt threw 1/3 of an inning, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he didn't walk anyone and struck out 1. Matt has a 2.72 ERA.

**Blue Jays Offense, Game Two- 2 runs on 6 hits, they walked 4 times and struck out 5.
**Mike Pelfrey, New York Mets- Only lasted 4 inning, giving up 6 runs (5 earned), he walked 5, struck out 4 and he has a 5.03 ERA, losing his 10Th game of the year.

**Josh Willingham, Washington Nationals- Struck out 4 times.

**Jay Marshall, Oakland Athletics- Jay lost his 2Nd game, did not retire anyone and gave up 2 runs (2 earned). Jay now has a 14.73 ERA.

**Angels Offense- 1 run on 6 hits, they walked 2 times, struck out 3 and left 4 men on base.

**Mark Reynolds, Arizona Diamondbacks- Mark went 0-5 and struck out 3 times. He is hitting .275 on the year.