B & G's 9/21/09

Baseballs:

**Chase Headley, San Diego Padres- Chase made sure his team would win the game. He finished the night 5-6 with 3 doubles, and a Home Run, his 12Th of the season, driving in 2 runs, giving him 61 RBIs on the year. Chase is now hitting .266.

**Martin Prado, Atlanta Braves- Martin finished the night 3-4 with 2 doubles and he drove in 2 runs, Martin is hitting .302 and has 48 RBIs.

**David Purcey, Toronto Blue Jays- David threw 7 1/3 innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he walked 4, struck out 4 and won his 1st game in over a year. Purcey now has a 5.31 ERA.

**Billy Butler, Kansas City Royals- Billy went 2-4 with a walk, he hit 2 doubles, giving him 49 on the season. He also has 85 RBIs and is hitting .300.

**Nick Blackburn, Minnesota Twins- Nick shutout the White Sox, he threw 7 innings, didn't walk anyone, struck out 6, won his 11Th game and now has a 4.18 ERA.

**Mark DeRosa, St. Louis Cardinals- Mark went 3-4 at the plate, he hit 2 Home Runs, giving him 23 on the year, he drove in 4 runs, which now gives him 76 RBIs and Mark is hitting .257.

**Derek Lee, Chicago Cubs- Derek finished the night 3-4 with his 34Th Home Run of the season, he drove in 4 runs, giving him 107 RBIs and is now hitting .306.

**Fred Lewis, San Francisco Giants- His speed was the difference because he was safe on a ground out double play that scored a run, so he drove in his 19Th RBI of the season, despite being 0-1, but that run won the game for the Giants. Lewis is hitting .266.

**Joe Saunders, LA Angels- Joe worked 8 1/3 innings, giving up 2 runs (2 earned), he didn't walk anyone, struck out 3, won his 14Th game of the year and now has a 4.63 ERA.

**David Murphy, Texas Rangers- David finished the night 3-4 with 2 walks, he drove in 2 runs, giving him 48 RBIs and is hitting .273.

Goofballs:

**Jeff Karstens, Pittsburgh Pirates- Had a very rough outing, throwing 1/3 of an inning, giving up 5 runs (5 earned), he walked 2, didn't strike anyone out, losing his 5Th game and now has a 5.53 ERA.

**Patrick Misch, New York Mets- Patrick threw 1 1/3 innings, giving up 8 runs (8 earned) he walked 1, struck out 1 and he gave up 3 Home Runs. Patrick now has a 5.59 ERA with 4 losses.

**Orioles Offense- 2 runs on just 6 hits, they walked 4 times, struck out 4 and left 8 men on base.

**Manny Delcarmen, Boston Red Sox- He threw 2/3 of an inning, giving up 4 runs (4 earned), he walked 1, struck out 1 and now has a 4.34 ERA.

**White Sox Offense- Were shutout and didn't even walk 1 time.

**Wandy Rodriguez, Houston Astros- Wandy gave up 6 runs (6 earned) in 5 innings, he didn't walk anyone, struck out 5 and now has a 2.97 ERA with 11 losses.

**Braden Looper, Milwaukee Brewers- Braden got shelled, throwing 4 innings, giving up 7 runs (7 earned), he didn't walk anyone, struck out 2, and gave up 2 Home Runs. Braden lost his 7Th game and now has a 5.12 ERA.

**Diamondbacks Defense- 3 errors were committed in the game. Brandon Allen (2Nd), Ryan Roberts (6Th), and Esmerling Vazquez (1st) all contributed to the ugly night of defense.

**Yankees Offense- 2 runs on 7 hits, they walked 1 time, struck out 3 and left 5 men on base.

**Edgar Gonzales, Oakland Athletics- Edgar worked 3 1/3 innings, he gave up 6 runs (5 earned), he walked 2, struck out 3 and now has a 5.22 ERA with 3 losses.

Around the MLB on Tuesday...

9:55: Pitcher Jason Marquis told his friend and outfielder Jeff Francoeur for the Mets that he would love to play for them next year.

9:30: The Cubs have 37 year old outfielder Mike Cameron on there list to pursue in the offseason.

More to come.