B & G's 9/11/09

Baseballs:

**Aramis Ramirez, Chicago Cubs- Aramis finished the afternoon 3-3 and he drove in 3 runs, giving him 54 RBIs and he was hit by a pitch. Ramirez is now hitting .315.

**Shane Victorino, Philadelphia Phillies- Shane finished the day 3-3 with 2 walks, he hit 3 doubles and is now hitting .301.

**Miguel Olivo, Kansas City Royals- Olivo went 2-4 with his 19Th Home Run of the season, he drove in both Royal runs, giving him 51 RBIs. Miguel is hitting .248.

**Brian Roberts, Baltimore Orioles- Brian set the tone for the Orioles, he finished up 1-3 with a walk and a sacrifice fly. He drove in 3 runs, giving him 69 RBIs, ruining Derek Jeter's night, who got a hit to take over Lou Gehrig as the Yankee with the most career hits. Brian is now hitting .283.

**Brian Tallet, Toronto Blue Jays- Brian threw 6 1/3 innings, giving up 3 runs (3 earned), he walked 2, and struck out 7. Brian wins his 7Th game and now has a 5.26 ERA.

**J.D. Martin, Washington Nationals- J.D. threw 5 innings, giving up 2 runs (2 earned), he walked 4, struck out 4 and earned his 4Th win of the season. Martin now has a 4.29 ERA.

**Lance Berkman, Houston Astros- Lance finished the night 2-2 with 2 walks and he hit his 20Th Home Run of the year, driving in 2 runs, giving him 71 RBIs. Lance is now hitting .277.

**Kurt Suzuki, Oakland Athletics- Kurt finished the game 3-5, he hit his 12Th Home Run of the season, drove in 3 runs, giving him 72 RBIs, Kurt is now hitting .273.

**Jair Jurrjens, Atlanta Braves- 8 shutout innings, he walked 2, struck out 7, won his 11Th game and now has a 2.81 ERA.

**Ryan Braun, Milwaukee Brewers- Ryan went 2-5 and hit his 29Th Home Run of the season, giving him 100 career Home Runs and with his 3 RBIs, he has 98 on the season. Ryan is up to .309.

**Maicer Izturis, LA Angels- Izturis went 3-4 with 2 doubles and drove in 2 runs, giving him 57 RBIs and a .297 average.

**Yorvit Torrealba, Colorado Rockies- The Rockies looked dead, but magic took over, or maybe destiny? 2 outs, bases loaded, and Yorvit Torrealba delivered a 3 runs double, giving him 21 RBIs and he is hitting .277.

**Casey Blake, Los Angeles Dodgers- Casey finished the night 2-3 with a walk, he hit his 17Th Home Run of the season and drove in 3 runs, giving him 73 RBIs. Casey is hitting .276.

Goofballs:

**Justin Lehr, Cincinnati Reds- Justin threw 4 2/3 innings, giving up 5 runs (5 earned), he walked 3, struck out 1 and now has a 4.93 ERA with 2 losses.

**Mets Offense- Scored just 2 runs, 9 hits, they walked 1 time, struck out 6. They are now a season high 17 games under .500 with the loss.

**Indians Offense- Had their chances in extra innings, they were thrown out at the plate twice, so they only scored 1 run, on 8 hits, walked 3 and struck out 13 times.

**Damaso Marte, New York Yankees- Marte blew the lead and lost the game, he lasted just 1/3 of an inning, giving up 4 runs (4 earned), he walked 1, didn't strike anyone out and now has a 11.32 ERA, losing his 2Nd game of the season.

**Tigers Offense- They left 10 men on base, scoring 4 runs, 13 hits, 2 walks, and 8 strikeouts.

**Brian Sanshes, Florida Marlins- Brian lost his 2Nd game, he threw 1 inning, giving up 2 runs (2 earned), he walked 1, didn't strike anyone out. Brian now has a 1.78 ERA.

**Ryan Doumit, Pittsburgh Pirates- Committed his 3rd error of the season that allowed 6 unearned runs to score in the 7Th inning.

**Nick Blackburn, Minnesota Twins- He lasted 3 innings, giving up 6 runs (6 earned), he walked 1, struck out 2 and gave up 3 Home Runs. Nick now has a 4.39 ERA with 11 losses.

**Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals- Albert made 2 errors, giving him 11 on the season.

**Doug Davis, Arizona Diamondbacks- Doug threw 3 innings, gave up 5 runs (5 earned), he didn't walk anyone and struck out 2. Doug now has a 3.99 ERA with 13 losses.

**White Sox Offense- They scored 1 run on 5 hits, leaving 4 men on base.

**Heath Bell, San Diego Padres- Blew his 4Th save and lost the game. He threw 1 inning, gave up 4 runs (4 earned), he walked 2, struck out 1 and now has a 2.55 ERA.

**Merkin Valdez, San Francisco Giants- He couldn't retire anyone and put the game out of reach. He gave up 4 runs (4 earned), he walked 1, didn't strike anyone out and now has a 5.72 ERA.