B & G's 9/28/09

Baseballs:

**Adam Laroche, Pittsburgh Pirates- Adam faced off with his former team and finished the day 5-5 with 2 doubles, 2 Home Runs, giving him 12 on the year and he drove in 6 runs. Adam has 61 RBIs and is hitting .259.

**Jair Jurrgens, Atlanta Braves- Jair threw 7 shutout innings, he walked 1, struck out 3 and lowered his ERA to 2.61. Jurrgens won his 14Th game of the season.

**Rod Barajas, Toronto Blue Jays- Rod went 2-4, he hit his 19Th Home Run of the season, drove in 3 runs, giving him 71 RBIs. Rod is now hitting .234.

**John Danks, Chicago White Sox- John threw a complete game, he gave up 1 run (1 earned), walked 1, struck out 7 and earned his 13Th win of the season and his 1St career complete game. John now has a 3.69 ERA.

**Robinson Cano, New York Yankees- Cano went 2-4 at the plate, he hit his 25Th Home Run of the season, drove in 4 runs, giving him 84 RBIs and is hitting .322.

**Miguel Tejada, Houston Astros- Tejada went 4-5 at the plate, he drove in his 82Nd RBI of the season and is hitting .313.

**Pat Burrell, Tampa Bay Rays- Pat went 1-3 with a sacrifice fly, his 63Rd RBI of the season to put the Rays ahead for good. He is hitting .226.

**Mike Morse, Washington Nationals- Mike went 3-4, he hit a game winning 3Rd Home Run of the season, drove in his 10Th RBI and is hitting .306.

**Ervin Santana, LA Angels- A complete game shutout, giving up 7 hits, he walked 1, struck out 2 and lowered his ERA to 5.10 ERA with his 8Th win and helped clinch the AL Western Division.

Goofballs:

**Dodgers Offense- 1 run on just 4 hits, it didn't help matters that Hiroki Kurada was bad, but his offense didn't help at all. They have clinched a playoff birth, but not the division yet.

**Anibal Sanchez, Florida Marlins- Sanchez threw 5 innings, he gave up 3 runs (3 earned), but he walked 8 men, struck out 4 and now has a 4.10 ERA with 8 losses.

**Michael Bowden, Boston Red Sox- Started the game because of a late scratch by Josh Beckett. He didn't fare too well. Throwing 3 innings, giving up 7 runs (7 earned), he walked 1, struck out 3, and gave up 2 Home Runs. Bowden lost his 1St game and has a 10.80 ERA.

**Jensen Lewis, Cleveland Indians- Put the game away in the 9Th inning. The deficit was only 3-1, but he gave up 3 runs (2 earned), he walked 1, struck out 1 and now has a 4.60 ERA.

**Luke Hochevar, Kansas City Royals- Luke threw 6 innings, giving up 8 runs (8 earned), he walked 2, struck out 2 and now has a 6.24 ERA with his 12Th loss of the season.

**Phillies Offense- 2 runs on 4 hits, they walked 4 times, struck out 5 and left 6 men on base.

**Orioles Offense- They had 6 runs on 13 hits, 6 walks, 7 strikeouts, no clutch hitting and they left 14 men on base.

**Mets Offense- They had no answers for the Nationals. They scored 1 run on 7 hits, walked 3 times, struck out 4 times and left 10 men on bases.

**Tommy Hunter, Texas Rangers- Tommy threw 2 1/3 innings, giving up 7 runs (6 earned), he walked 2, struck out 1 and now has a 4.10 ERA with his 5Th loss.