B & G's 9/23/09

Baseballs:

**A.J. Burnett, New York Yankees- Burnett threw 5 2/3 innings, giving up 2 runs (2 earned), he walked 3, struck out 11. Burnett now has a 4.19 ERA with his 12th win of the year.

**Carlos Guillen, Detroit Tigers- Carlos went 3-4 at the plate, hit 2 Home Runs, giving him 11 on the season and with his 4 runs he drove in, he has 38 RBIs and is hitting .246.

**Ryan Zimmerman, Washington Nationals- Ryan finished the night 1-3 with a walk, he hit his 31st Home Run of the season, drove in 3 runs, giving him 100 RBIs. Ryan is hitting .290.

**Joey Votto, Cincinnati Reds- Joey went 4-5 at the plate, he hit 2 doubles and drove in his 74th run. Joey scored 3 runs and is hitting .314.

**Brett Carroll, Florida Marlins- Brett hit a walk off single to drive in his 17th run and give his Florida Marlins a big win. Carroll is hitting .277.

**Tim Hudson, Atlanta Braves- Tim threw a solid quality start, 6 innings, giving up 2 runs (2 earned), he walked 2, struck out 3. Tim now has a 3.56 ERA with 2 wins.

**Travis Snyder, Toronto Blue Jays- Travis set the tone for the Jays. Travis hit his 9th Home Runs, drove in 2 runs, giving him 25 RBIs. Travis is hitting .237 after a 2-4 evening.

**B. J. Upton, Tampa Bay Rays- Upton went 2-3 with a walk, he drove in 3 runs, including hitting the go ahead RBI. He now has 48 RBIs and is hitting .237.

**David Ortiz, Boston Red Sox- Papi went 2-4, hit his 25th Home Run of the year, drove in 4 runs, giving him 88 RBIs. Ortiz is now hitting .234.

**Chris Narveson, Milwaukee Brewers- Chris threw 5 2/3 innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he didn't walk anyone and struck out 10. Chris now has a 3.82 ERA, winning his 2nd game of the year.

**Nick Punto, Minnesota Twins- Nick went 2-4 with a walk at the plate, he drove in 3 runs, including the go ahead run. Nick is hitting .232 with 37 RBIs.

**Bud Norris, Houston Astros- Bud won his 6th game of the year by throwing 6 shutout innings, he walked 2, struck out 3 and now has a 4.58 ERA.

**Will Venable, San Diego Padres- Will went 2-4 with a walk, he hit his 12th Home Run of the season, drove in 4 runs, giving him 37 RBIs. Will is hitting .273.

**Juan Uribe, San Francisco Giants- Juan went 2-3 with a walk, he hit a double, and a Home Run, his 14th shot of the season. He drove in 3, giving him 50 RBIs. Uribe is now hitting .293.

**Hank Blalock, Texas Rangers- Hank went 3-5, he hit his 25th Home Run of the season, drove in 4 runs, giving him 66 RBIs. Hank is hitting .244 this season.

Goofballs:

**Kendry Morales, LA Angels- Kendry struck out 4 times in the game.

**Justin Masterson, Cleveland Indians- Justin lasted 4 innings, he gave up 8 runs (6 earned), walked 3, struck out 4 and now has a 4.79 ERA.

**Andre Ethier, Los Angeles Dodgers- Andre booted a ball he should have had to allow Justin Maxwell to score the winning run, and the Dodgers slipped a loss.

**Kevin Hart, Pittsburgh Pirates- Kevin threw 4 innings, giving up 8 runs (8 earned), he walked 3, struck out 2 and raised his ERA to 5.38 and lost his 8th game.

**Brad Lidge, Philadelphia Phillies- Brad blew his 11th save and lost his 8th game. He threw 2/3 of an inning, giving up 2 runs (2 earned), he walked 2, struck out 1 and now has a 7.48 ERA.

**Mets Offense- No clutch hitting, 2 runs, 11 hits, 4 walks, 7 strikeouts, leaving 11 men on base. Tough night for them.

**Orioles Offense- 3 runs on 6 hits, they walked 5, struck out 6, and left 9 men on base.

**Mark Lowe, Seattle Mariners- Mark threw 1/3 of an inning, gave up 2 runs (2 earned), he walked 2, didn't strike anyone out and now has a 3.07 ERA, with his 7th loss.

**Royals Offense- 2 runs, on 12 hits, they walked 3 times, struck out 10, left 12 men on base.

**Cubs Offense- The Cubs scored 2 runs, on 7 hits, 1 walk, 11 strikeouts, leaving 6 men on base.

**White Sox Defense- 3 errors for the White Sox in the game. Gordon Beckham (14th), Alexi Ramirez (19th), and Matt Thornton (1st) all contributed to 2 unearned runs.

**Cardinals Offense- They were shut out by the Astros. They had 7 hits, walked 3 times, struck out 8 and prevented to celebrate a division clincher.

**Rockies Offense- They just scored 3 runs, 6 hits, walked 7, and struck out 7, leaving 10 men on base.

**Justin Upton, Arizona Diamondbacks- Justin struck out 4 times to lead the D-Backs to 16 strikeouts.

**Athletics Offense- 3 errors cost the team 5 unearned runs. Mark Ellis (4th), Adam Kennedy (16th), and Cliff Pennington (3rd) all contributed to the errors.