Baseball results 2007!!!

[ticklingfeet4fu]

I decided that we should try to record the results of these games the best we can. But I do need help from you guys too. I will try to record as many game results as I cannot do it everyday. I will try to for as many as I can. Let's start with tonight's game between the defending World Champions St.Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets. This is considered opening day, but me being a more trad kinda guy, I know Opening Day is tomorrow when you can see your teams introduced on your team's television network. You can get excited. Having opening day on ESPN is useless because you don't get the flavor of your team or even your opponents team. But I digress. Tonight the two aces Chris Carpenter vs. 290 game winner Tom Glavine. The Mets got to Chris Carpenter early as Carlos Delgado hit an opposite field double to drive in two. Paul LoDuca hit a bases loaded single driving in two. But the key to the Mets tonight was their defense as the Amazins turn 4 double plays and Beltran ( who drove in a run ) threw David Eckstein out at the plate. The Cardinals were only able to fashion one run off of Glavine in 6 innings. Carpenter took the loss and Glavine nailed down his 291st win. Final score from Busch Stadium, Mets defeat the Cardinals 6-1. Here is how it looks in the boxscore.




NY Mets 6, St. Louis 1

Preview - Box Score - Recap



(1-0)
Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

NY Mets 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 12 0

St. Louis 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 10 1


WP: T. Glavine (1-0)
LP: C. Carpenter (0-1)



(0-1)



Box Score Play by Play


Scoring Summary
Top 3rd: NY Mets
- C. Delgado doubled to deep left, P. Lo Duca and C. Beltran scored


Top 4th: NY Mets
- C. Beltran singled to center, J. Reyes scored, P. Lo Duca to second


Bot 6th: St. Louis
- D. Eckstein doubled to left, S. Schumaker scored


Top 9th: NY Mets
- P. Lo Duca singled to left, D. Newhan scored


NY Mets
AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg
J. Reyes ss 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .250
P. Lo Duca c 5 1 2 3 0 0 2 .400
C. Beltran cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .250
C. Delgado 1b 5 0 1 2 0 1 3 .200
D. Wright 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250
M. Alou lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250
S. Green rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .500
E. Chavez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J. Valentin 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .250
T. Glavine p 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500
P. Feliciano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J. Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A. Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D. Newhan ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
B. Wagner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 37 6 12 6 1 4 14

Batting
2B - C Delgado (1, C Carpenter).

S - T Glavine.

RBI - C Delgado 2 (2), P Lo Duca 3 (3), C Beltran (1).

2-out RBI - C Delgado 2, P Lo Duca 2, C Beltran.

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Valentin 1, C Delgado 1, D Wright 1.

Team LOB - 7.
Base Running
CS - J Reyes (1, 2nd base by B Thompson).
Fielding
Outfield assists - C Beltran (D Eckstein at Home).

DP - 4 (D Wright-J Valentin-C Delgado, J Reyes-J Valentin-C Delgado 2, J Valentin-J Reyes-C Delgado).


St. Louis
AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg
D. Eckstein ss 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .750
P. Wilson rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .250
A. Pujols 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000
S. Rolen 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000
Y. Molina c 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .500
J. Edmonds cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333
S. Spiezio ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
S. Taguchi lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250
A. Kennedy 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333
R. Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B. Thompson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
G. Bennett ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
C. Carpenter p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
S. Schumaker ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
T. Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A. Miles 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000
Totals 32 1 10 1 3 3 19

Batting
2B - D Eckstein (1, T Glavine).

3B - A Kennedy (1, T Glavine).

RBI - D Eckstein (1).

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Miles 1, Y Molina 2.

GIDP - P Wilson, J Edmonds, A Kennedy, S Rolen.

Team LOB - 8.
Fielding
E - S Taguchi (1, fly ball).

DP - 1 (A Kennedy-A Pujols).


NY Mets
IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA
T. Glavine (W, 1-0) 6.0 6 1 1 1 2 0 1.50
P. Feliciano 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
J. Smith 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
A. Heilman (H, 1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
B. Wagner 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

St. Louis
IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA
C. Carpenter (L, 0-1) 6.0 9 5 5 1 3 0 7.50
T. Johnson 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
R. Flores 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
B. Thompson 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 9.00


HBP - C Beltran (by C Carpenter); S Rolen (by T Glavine).

Pitches-strikes - T Glavine 89-50; P Feliciano 17-8; J Smith 12-8; A Heilman 2-1; B Wagner 17-9; C Carpenter 101-65; T Johnson 8-6; R Flores 8-6; B Thompson 13-9.

Ground balls-fly balls - T Glavine 9-6; P Feliciano 2-1; J Smith 0-0; A Heilman 2-0; B Wagner 0-3; C Carpenter 11-3; T Johnson 0-2; R Flores 0-3; B Thompson 2-0.

Batters faced - T Glavine 23; P Feliciano 4; J Smith 3; A Heilman 1; B Wagner 5; C Carpenter 29; T Johnson 3; R Flores 3; B Thompson 5.

Game Details
Umpires: HP--Gary Cederstrom. 1B--Lance Barksdale. 2B--Jim Reynolds. 3B--Adam Dowdy.
Time: 2:38.
Attendance: 45,429.
Weather: 72 degrees, clear.

 

[ticklingfeet4fu]

Some great games in baseball's traditional Opening Day. In the National League, the Marlins behind Dontrell Willis's 6 innings and one earned run clobbered the Nationals 9-2. Miguel Cabrera went 3 for 4 and had 4 RBI. In Philadelphia, Brian McCann opened up the Braves scoring with a homerun and Edgar Renteria had 2 homeruns including the game-winner in the 10th inning as the Braves toppled the Phillies 5-3. In Milwaukee, the Brewers opened up their home schedule by dismantling the Dodgers 7-1. Ben Sheets is the story here as he pitched a complete game 2 hitter. Derek Lowe threw 84 pitches in 4 innings giving up 6 earned runs and walking 5. The 84 pitches is only 20 less than Sheets threw the ENTIRE game. Brewers beat the Dodgers 7-1. In Cincinnati, it was the same old story for the Cubs as they were beaten 5-1. Adam Dunn crushed 2 homeruns in making Carlos Zambrano look more like Victor Zambrano. Aaron Harang went 7 innings giving up no earned runs. Reds win 5-1. In Colorado, Eric Byrnes, Orlando Hudson and Scott Hairston combined for 6 RBI as the Arizona Diamondbacks ( playing in their 10th year ) beat the Colorado Rockies ( playing in their 15th season ) 8-6. Juan Cruz picked up the win in relief and Latroy Hawkins lost in relief. In Houston, Xavier Nady blasted a 2 out game tying homerun in the 9th off of closer Brad Lidge and then Jason Bay hit a 2 run homer in the 10th as the Pirates beat the Astros 4-2. Chad Qualls gave up Bay's homerun lost and Matt Capps won in relief.

In the American League, Toronto knocked off the Tigers in 10 innings 5-3. Troy Glaus singled off of Fernando Rodney ( 0-1 ) in the 10th inning to make the score 4-3. The Jays got another run on a ground out to provide the winning margin. Gary Sheffield was 0 for 3 with 2 RBI in his Tigers debut. In New York, Carl Pavano with 634 days rest was ineffective. Inspite of that, the Yankees beat the Devil Rays 9-5. The Yankees got 4 2/3 innings of scoreless relief from their bullpen as they allowed only 3 hits and struck out 5. Jorge Posada and Alex Rodriguez hit homers as the Yankees beat Tampa Bay 9-5. In Chicago, the Indians had fun with the White Sox as they scored five in the first, four more in the second and added two more in the third as they crushed the ChiSox 12-5. C.C. Sabathia got the easy win going 6 innings and Jose Contreras went 1 inning and gave up 7 earned runs took the loss. In Kansas City, the Royals opened up the season by beating up Curt Schilling and the Red Sox 7-1. Gil Meche, the Royals $55 million man went 7 1/3 inning allowing 6 hits and striking out 6. Mark Grudzielanek had 3 RBI and John Buck hit a solo homer. Royals beat Boston 7-1. In Seattle, Felix Hernandez went 8 innings and struck out 12 as the Mariners beat the A's 4-0. The Mariners took advantage of Bobby Crosby's error in the 6th inning and Richie Sexton blasted a long 3 run homer to dead center off of losing pitcher Dan Haren to give the M's a 4-0 victory. In Minnesota, the Twins got back to back homeruns off the bats last year's MVP Justin Morneau and Torii Hunter and they both drove in 2 runs as the Twins beat the Orioles 7-4. Johan Santana went 6 innings to get the win and Erik Bedard went 4 2/3 gave up 6 runs took the loss. And in Anaheim, the Angels lead the Rangers 3-1 with 2 out in the top of the 7th inning. Casey Kotchman has homer for the Halos in this game. Enjoy the games everyone.

 

[giantfan121262]

Good to see you around again, my friend. Thanks for the recap, and I hope all is well with you and Amy.

 

[ticklingfeet4fu]

Good to see you around again, my friend. Thanks for the recap, and I hope all is well with you and Amy.

You are welcome sir. We are doing okay.

The last game I left you with was the Angels and Rangers from Anaheim. That game was 3-1 with 2 outs in the 7th and the Rangers batting. The Angels added a run in the 8th and defeated the Rangers 4-1. John Lackey recorded the win as he allowed one unearned run over 5 innings of work walking 4 and striking out 5 while giving up 4 hits. Kevin Millwood was saddled with the loss. Final from Anaheim, Angels 4-Rangers 1. There are nine games on tap today which includes 6 games from the National League. We will take care of those games later. But one last look back, Here is last night's boxscore of the Angels/Rangers game. Have a GREAT day everyone and enjoy the games.




LA Angels ( 1-0 ) 4, Texas ( 0-1 ) 1






Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

Texas 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2

LA Angels 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 X 4 9 2


WP: J. Lackey (1-0) S: F. Rodriguez (1)
LP: K. Millwood (0-1)







Box Score Play by Play


Scoring Summary
Bot 1st: LA Angels
- V. Guerrero doubled to deep left, G. Matthews Jr. scored


Bot 2nd: LA Angels
- C. Kotchman homered to deep center


Top 3rd: Texas
- I. Kinsler homered to deep center


Bot 5th: LA Angels
- M. Izturis singled to left, M. Napoli scored


Bot 8th: LA Angels
- S. Hillenbrand singled to center, G. Anderson scored


Texas
AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg
K. Lofton cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .333
F. Catalanotto dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000
M. Young ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
M. Teixeira 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .333
S. Sosa rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000
H. Blalock 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .500
B. Wilkerson lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000
G. Laird c 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000
I. Kinsler 2b 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .333
Totals 30 1 5 1 5 7 14

Batting
2B - H Blalock (1, J Lackey).

HR - I Kinsler (1, 3rd inning off J Lackey 0 on, 0 Out).

RBI - I Kinsler (1).

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - H Blalock 2, S Sosa 1, G Laird 1, M Teixeira 1.

GIDP - M Young.

Team LOB - 8.
Base Running
SB - K Lofton 2 (2, 2nd base off J Lackey/M Napoli, 3rd base off J Lackey/M Napoli).
Fielding
E - H Blalock (1, ground ball); G Laird (1, throw).

DP - 2 (G Laird-M Young, M Young-I Kinsler-M Teixeira).


LA Angels
AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg
G. Matthews Jr. cf 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .333
O. Cabrera ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250
V. Guerrero rf 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .333
G. Anderson lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .250
S. Hillenbrand dh 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .250
C. Kotchman 1b 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 .667
H. Kendrick 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000
M. Napoli c 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 .333
M. Izturis 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333
Totals 31 4 9 4 3 8 10

Batting
2B - V Guerrero (1, K Millwood); G Anderson (1, M Wood).

HR - C Kotchman (1, 2nd inning off K Millwood 0 on, 0 Out).

RBI - V Guerrero (1), C Kotchman (1), M Izturis (1), S Hillenbrand (1).

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Hillenbrand 1.

GIDP - V Guerrero.

Team LOB - 6.
Base Running
SB - M Napoli (1, 2nd base off K Millwood/G Laird).

CS - S Hillenbrand 2 (2, 2nd base by K Millwood/G Laird, 2nd base by M Wood/G Laird).
Fielding
E - M Napoli (1, dropped foul ball); G Matthews Jr (1, fly ball).

DP - 2 (H Kendrick-O Cabrera-C Kotchman, M Izturis-H Kendrick).


Texas
IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA
K. Millwood (L, 0-1) 5.0 5 3 3 2 5 1 5.40
R. Mahay 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
M. Wood 2.1 3 1 1 1 2 0 3.86

LA Angels
IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA
J. Lackey (W, 1-0) 5.0 4 1 0 4 5 1 0.00
D. Oliver (H, 1) 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 NA
J. Speier (H, 1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
S. Shields (H, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
F. Rodriguez (S, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00


WP - J Lackey.

IBB - M Teixeira (by J Lackey).

Pitches-strikes - K Millwood 82-49; R Mahay 13-7; M Wood 30-22; J Lackey 96-56; D Oliver 8-3; J Speier 16-10; S Shields 16-10.

Ground balls-fly balls - K Millwood 6-3; R Mahay 0-1; M Wood 2-2; J Lackey 4-6; D Oliver 0-0; J Speier 1-4; S Shields 1-0.

Batters faced - K Millwood 21; R Mahay 3; M Wood 10; J Lackey 23; D Oliver 2; J Speier 5; S Shields 3.

Game Details
Umpires: HP--Jerry Crawford. 1B--Bill Hohn. 2B--Brian O'Nora. 3B--Phil Cuzzi.
Weather: 63 degrees, clear.
Wind: 6 mph, out to center.
Attendance: 43,906

 

[ticklingfeet4fu]

Like I said earlier, we had 9 games in the Majors today.

In the National League, the Giants unvailed their new 126 million dollar pitcher and all the hype about how deep into games he goes went completely by the boards in start #1. Barry Zito gave the Giants only 5 innings in his first start in San Francisco as the Padres roughed up the Giants 7-0. Zito went 5 innings gave 3 runs ( though only two were earned ) on 4 hits and walked two batters including the number 8 hitter Jose Cruz Jr with the bases loaded. Cruz would end the game with 2 RBIs and the Padres Jake Peavy would end up with the win. Peavy went 6 innings and gave up 3 hits. Padres win 7-0. In Washington, the Marlins beat up on the Nationals again 9-3. Josh Willingham and Miguel Olivo contributed 2 RBIs apiece to give Scott Olson his first win of the year. In Milwaukee, Prince Fielder clobbered a solo homerun and Kevin Mench mashed a the differece making 2 run blast as the Brewers beat the Dodgers 4-3. Kevin Mench's two run homer was hit in the sixth inning to give the Brewers a 4-3 lead they would not relinquish. The Brewers bullpen was strong going 4 innings and the Dodgers hitters could only manage 2 hits the final 4 innings. Brian Shouse picked up the win in relief as the Brewers beat the Dodgers 4-3. In Houston, Xavier Nady slammed another homerun and drove in the game winning run in the 8th inning as the Pirates rallied from behind again the beat the Astros 3-2. Ian Snell went the first 6 innings for the Pirates allowed 2 runs while striking out 11 batters. Jason Jennings went 6 innings as well and gave up one run and struck out 7. Neither started got the decision but the Pirates did get the decision as they beat the Astros again 4-3. In St.Louis, the ageless one proved you do not need a DH. Just practice. Orlando Hernandez went seven strong innings giving up only one run, on a Scott Rolen homerun, on 5 hits as the Mets beat the Cardinals 4-1. But while Hernandez was the pitching star, he also started two 1-6-3 double plays on defense and then at the plate went two for three including the back breaking two run double that gave the Mets a 4-0 lead. The Cardinals never recovered and they look to salvage the series finale in St.Louis tomorrow night. The win extends the Mets regular season winning streak over the Cardinals to five games. In Colorado, Stephen Drew drove in the go-ahead run for the Rockies in the top of the 11th, but it was Troy Tulowitzki who tied the game with two outs in the 11th with a double that smashed off of Eric Byrnes wrist and Chris Iannetta who drove in Tulowitzki with the game winner. I was fortunate enough to see the end of this exciting contest. Rockies win in 11 over the Diamondbacks 4-3.

In the American League, there was only three games on the schedule. The Baltimore Orioles faced off against the Twins in Minnesota and were beaten again. Pat Neshek won the game in relief of Boof Bonzer ( yes folks, that really is his name ). Daniel Cabrera pitched 7 innings and gave up three runs was saddled with the loss. With two outs in the fifth, Cabrera failed to field a comebacker off of the bat of Luis Castillo right at him which allowed Jason Kubel to score from third to tie the score at 2-2. Jason Bartlett in the 7th drove in Jason Tyner with what proved to be the winning run. Tyner who ran for Rondell White ,who had singled, stole second to put himslef in position to score the game winning run. Joe Nathan picked up his second save in as many night and the Twins beat Baltimore 3-2. In Seattle, Richie Sexson hit a two run homer and Yuniesky Betancourt hit a 2 run blast and Ichiro Suzuki had 2 hits and 2 RBI as the Mariners kept up their winning as they beat up the Athletics 8-4. The Mariners now are 2-0 on the young season. For Sexton he has now driven in five runs on the season. In Anaheim, it is seventh inning stretch time and the Angels lead this one 7-3 over the Texas Rangers. Vladimir Guerrero is three for three so far with a homer and 4 RBI on the night. We will finish this game in the morning with a boxscore. In the meantime, let's look at a boxscore from one of the completed games from tonight. We will look at the Dodgers/Brewers in boxscore. Good night everyone.



Milwaukee ( 2-0 )4, LA Dodgers ( 0-2 )3

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

LA Dodgers 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 7 0

Milwaukee 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 X 4 8 0


WP: B. Shouse (1-0) S: F. Cordero (1)
LP: R. Wolf (0-1)


Scoring Summary
Top 3rd: LA Dodgers
- R. Martin doubled to deep right center, J. Pierre scored

- N. Garciaparra doubled to deep center, R. Martin scored


Bot 3rd: Milwaukee
- P. Fielder homered to deep left center


Top 5th: LA Dodgers
- R. Martin homered to deep center


Bot 6th: Milwaukee
- K. Mench homered to deep left center, J. Estrada scored


LA Dodgers
AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg
J. Pierre cf 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .000
R. Martin c 5 2 3 2 0 1 0 .333
N. Garciaparra 1b 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .167
J. Kent 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .286
L. Gonzalez lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000
M. Kemp rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
W. Betemit 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .143
R. Martinez ss 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .250
M. Anderson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
W. Valdez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R. Wolf p 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .000
C. Billingsley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J. Broxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
O. Saenz ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Totals 34 3 7 3 4 9 12

Batting
2B - R Martin (1, C Capuano); N Garciaparra (1, C Capuano).

HR - R Martin (1, 5th inning off C Capuano 0 on, 1 Out).

RBI - R Martin 2 (2), N Garciaparra (1).

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - L Gonzalez 1, J Pierre 2, M Kemp 1.

Team LOB - 8.


Milwaukee
AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg
R. Weeks 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143
J.J. Hardy ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500
P. Fielder 1b 4 1 1 1 0 3 2 .250
B. Hall cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250
J. Estrada c 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 .667
K. Mench lf-rf 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .250
C. Hart rf 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .250
F. Cordero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T. Graffanino 3b 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .500
C. Capuano p 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000
G. Aquino p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B. Shouse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T. Gwynn ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
M. Wise p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D. Turnbow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
G. Jenkins lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Totals 31 4 8 4 1 9 11

Batting
2B - J Estrada (1, R Wolf); B Hall (1, R Wolf).

HR - P Fielder (1, 3rd inning off R Wolf 0 on, 1 Out), K Mench (1, 6th inning off R Wolf 1 on, 1 Out).

RBI - C Hart (1), P Fielder (1), K Mench 2 (2).

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Weeks 1.

Team LOB - 6.
Base Running
CS - B Hall (1, Home by R Wolf/R Martin).


LA Dodgers
IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA
R. Wolf (L, 0-1) 6.0 7 4 4 1 5 2 6.00
C. Billingsley 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
J. Broxton 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00

Milwaukee
IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA
C. Capuano 5.0 5 3 3 2 6 1 5.40
G. Aquino 0.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
B. Shouse (W, 1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
M. Wise (H, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
D. Turnbow (H, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
F. Cordero (S, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00


HBP - R Weeks (by R Wolf); J Estrada (by R Wolf).

Pitches-strikes - R Wolf 93-66; C Billingsley 11-8; J Broxton 11-10; C Capuano 95-59; G Aquino 18-7; B Shouse 2-1; M Wise 13-7; D Turnbow 8-5; F Cordero 13-7.

Ground balls-fly balls - R Wolf 5-7; C Billingsley 1-1; J Broxton 0-0; C Capuano 4-5; G Aquino 0-2; B Shouse 1-0; M Wise 1-2; D Turnbow 1-1; F Cordero 0-1.

Batters faced - R Wolf 27; C Billingsley 4; J Broxton 3; C Capuano 22; G Aquino 5; B Shouse 1; M Wise 4; D Turnbow 3; F Cordero 3.

Game Details
Umpires: HP--John Hirschbeck. 1B--Brian Gorman. 2B--Mike Everitt. 3B--Gerry Davis.
Time: 2:31.
Attendance: 22,603.
Weather: INDOORS

 

[ticklingfeet4fu]

Alright then, we left the Angels/Rangers game at the 7th inning stretch with the score 7-3. The Halos tacked on another run in the 7th inning on a Howie Kendrick RBI single that scored Shea Hillenbrand to make it 8-3. That would be your final out in Anaheim. Vicente Padilla was the starter and loser as he gave up 6 earned runs in 4 2/3 innings on 9 hits. As I said last night, Vladimir Guerrero was the start of this game as he ended up going 4 for 4 with a homer and 3 RBI. The winning pitcher Kelvim Escobar went 5 1/3 innings to earn his first win of the year. Final score Angels 8 - Rangers 3.

There is a FULL slate of games today which includes that Blue Jays in Comerica Park to take on the Detroit Tigers. Why would I point that game out??? Good question. Answer, Sadira and I will be attending the game in Detroit. So if you are in Detroit's Comerica Park, come on out and say hello. I will report on the full slate of games later and give you a feel of Comerica Park. Until then, if we don't see you at the ballpark, we hope to see you right back out here. Here is the late game in boxscore form and have a great day everyone.



LA Angels ( 2-0 ) 8, Texas ( 0-2 ) 3






Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

Texas 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 4 2

LA Angels 2 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 X 8 13 1


WP: K. Escobar (1-0)
LP: V. Padilla (0-1)

Box Score Play by Play


Scoring Summary
Bot 1st: LA Angels
- V. Guerrero singled to left, G. Matthews Jr. scored, O. Cabrera to second

- G. Anderson grounded into fielder's choice, O. Cabrera to third, V. Guerrero out at second, O. Cabrera scored, G. Anderson to second on pitcher V. Padilla's fielding error


Top 3rd: Texas
- I. Kinsler homered to deep left


Bot 3rd: LA Angels
- V. Guerrero homered to deep left center


Top 5th: Texas
- M. Young safe at first on second baseman H. Kendrick's fielding error, I. Kinsler scored, F. Catalanotto to second


Bot 5th: LA Angels
- O. Cabrera singled to right, G. Matthews Jr. to second, G. Matthews Jr. scored, O. Cabrera to third on right fielder N. Cruz's fielding error

- V. Guerrero singled to left, O. Cabrera scored

- C. Kotchman singled to left, V. Guerrero scored


Top 6th: Texas
- K. Lofton hit sacrifice fly to center, H. Blalock scored


Bot 6th: LA Angels
- G. Matthews Jr. singled to left center, M. Izturis scored


Bot 7th: LA Angels
- H. Kendrick singled to left, S. Hillenbrand scored, C. Kotchman to second


Texas
AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg
K. Lofton cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .286
F. Catalanotto lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
M. Kata ph-lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
M. Young ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000
M. Teixeira 1b 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 .200
S. Sosa dh 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .143
H. Blalock 3b 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .286
N. Cruz rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000
G. Laird c 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .125
I. Kinsler 2b 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 .333
Totals 31 3 4 2 8 8 19

Batting
2B - K Lofton (1, K Escobar); G Laird (1, H Carrasco).

HR - I Kinsler (2, 3rd inning off K Escobar 0 on, 1 Out).

SF - K Lofton.

RBI - I Kinsler (2), K Lofton (1).

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Sosa 2, M Young 3, N Cruz 1.

Team LOB - 10.
Base Running
SB - I Kinsler (1, 2nd base off K Escobar/M Napoli).
Fielding
E - V Padilla (1, catch); N Cruz (1, bobble).

Outfield assists - F Catalanotto (M Izturis at 2nd base).

PB - G Laird.

DP - 2 (H Blalock-I Kinsler-M Teixeira, M Teixeira-M Young-M Teixeira).


LA Angels
AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg
G. Matthews Jr. cf 3 2 2 1 2 0 2 .500
O. Cabrera ss 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .333
V. Guerrero rf 4 2 4 3 1 0 0 .714
G. Anderson lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .111
S. Hillenbrand dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .250
C. Kotchman 1b 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .600
H. Kendrick 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .250
M. Napoli c 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .167
M. Izturis 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .286
Totals 34 8 13 6 5 1 18

Batting
HR - V Guerrero (1, 3rd inning off V Padilla 0 on, 0 Out).

RBI - V Guerrero 3 (4), C Kotchman (2), G Matthews Jr (1), H Kendrick (1).

2-out RBI - C Kotchman.

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Anderson 1, G Matthews Jr 1, H Kendrick 1.

GIDP - M Napoli, G Anderson.

Team LOB - 8.
Base Running
SB - M Izturis (1, 2nd base off S Feldman/G Laird).
Fielding
E - H Kendrick (1, ground ball).


Texas
IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA
V. Padilla (L, 0-1) 4.2 9 6 6 3 1 1 11.57
S. Feldman 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 0 9.00
C.J. Wilson 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 6.75
B. Chen 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

LA Angels
IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA
K. Escobar (W, 1-0) 5.1 3 3 2 5 4 1 3.38
H. Carrasco 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 NA
D. Oliver (H, 1) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
J. Speier (H, 2) 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.00
S. Shields 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00


IBB - V Guerrero (by S Feldman).

HBP - C Kotchman (by C Wilson).

Pitches-strikes - V Padilla 93-54; S Feldman 24-11; C Wilson 20-12; B Chen 8-5; K Escobar 103-57; H Carrasco 10-3; D Oliver 8-3; J Speier 21-12; S Shields 28-18.

Ground balls-fly balls - V Padilla 9-3; S Feldman 2-1; C Wilson 1-3; B Chen 2-1; K Escobar 8-4; H Carrasco 0-0; D Oliver 0-1; J Speier 0-2; S Shields 3-1.

Batters faced - V Padilla 24; S Feldman 6; C Wilson 7; B Chen 3; K Escobar 25; H Carrasco 2; D Oliver 2; J Speier 5; S Shields 6.

Game Details
Umpires: HP--Bill Hohn. 1B--Brian O'Nora. 2B--Phil Cuzzi. 3B--Jerry Crawford.
Time: 3:01. (Plus ceremonies delay totaling 9 minutes in the 1st).
Attendance: 42,463.
Weather: 65 degrees, clear.
Wind: 5 mph, out to center.


Game Notes

THE START OF THE GAME IS BEING DELAYED DUE TO CEREMONIES.

 

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Well it was fridged in Comerica Park in Detroit but the game continued to be played. In the second inning, I caught a foul ball in flight off the bat of Toronto Blue Jays Alex Rios. My hand stung for three innings. Speaking of three, the Tigers sent 12 men to the plate in the third inning and scored 8 runs off of A.J. Burnett and Jason Marcum as the Tigers defeated the Blue Jays 10-9. The third inning scoring was capped a Curtis Granderson grand slam homerun ( his first slam of his career ). The Blue Jays frantically tried to come back with 7 runs in the 8th inning but it was Todd Jones who shut the door in the ninth to pick up his first save of the year. One note the hot dogs at Comerica are MUCH better than the Dodger Dogs. If you are Los Angeles for a Dodgers game stay away from the Dodger Dogs unless you like the idea of being sick. The final from Comerica, Tigers 10- Blue Jays 9. In New York, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the New York Yankees were postponed due to rain. No make-up date has been announced. In Chicago, Jim Thome opened the scoring with a three run blast and Tadahito Iguchi blasted a two run bomb but it was the Indians who won the game and not the hometown heroes. Victor Martinez contributed with a 4 for 4 day with 2 RBI and Grady Sizemore hit a two run homer in the seventh and the Indians outlasted the White Sox 8-7. In Anaheim, the Angels score four in the first and that was all that Ervin Santana would need as the Angels as they swept the Texas Rangers by the final score of 5-3. Santana went 7 innings and gave up 2 runs on 4 hits while striking out 6. Angels sweep the Rangers. In Kansas City the Red Sox blasted the Royals 7-1. Kevin Youkilis hit a 2 run homer and Julio Lugo chipped in with 2 RBI in support of Josh Beckett. The Red Sox win their first of the season as they beat Kansas City 7-1. In Minnesota, Luis Castillo, Michael Cuddyer and Rondell White drove in two runs a piece as the Twins finished off a three game sweep of the Orioles 7-2. For the Baltimore Orioles it is the first time that have been 0-3 to start the season since 1995. Ramon Ortiz won it and Jaret Wright lost it. Twins beat Baltimore 7-2. In Seattle, Oakland's Mark Ellis hit a base-loaded double and then drove a two run double as the A's win for the first time this year in a 9-0 blowout. Rich Harden was the easy winner going 7 strong innings giving up just 3 hits. The Mariners shutout 9-0 by Oakland.

In the National League, in our Nation's Capital the Marlins blew a 5-0 and 6-1 leads and fell to the Nationals 7-6. Jorge Julio allowed three run to score in the bottom of the ninth in just 1/3 innings to blow the save and the game for the Marlins. Dmitri Young had the game winning hit on a long fly ball that was allowed to drop by the left fielder in hopes it would go foul. For Young his hit gave the Nationals and Manny Acta their first victory of the season. In Colorado, the Rockies scored 7 runs in their half of the 8th inning breaking open a 4-2 game. Matt Holiday went 4 for 5 with 4 RBI. For the Rockies it is their second straight win. Rodrigo Lopez picks up his first victory for the Rockies as he came over from the Orioles organization. The final score the Rockies 11- the Diamondbacks 4. Atlanta got a game tying two run homerun off the bat of Brian McCann against Tom Gorman and then in the 11th inning rookie Scott Thorman blasted the game winning off of reliever Ryan Madison to give the Braves a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. The wild finish negated great starting perfomances by Tim Hudson for the Braves who went 7 innings striking out 5 and giving up 2 hits and one run. And also the performance of Cole Hamels who gave up no runs on 4 hits while striking out 8 batters. Braves win a wild one in Philadelphia 3-2. In Cincinnati, the Cubs got a brilliant pitching performance from Ted Lilly who gave up one run on three hit and struck out 9 to help pitch the Cubs to a 4-1 over the Reds. Aramis Ramirez went 3 for 5 with 2 runs scored and Mark DeRosa drove in two. Bronson Arroyo struck out 9 Cubs but allowed four runs over 7 innings. Cubs win 4-1. In Milwaukee, Jason Schmidt started to earn his overblown contract by going 5 ( only 5 ) innings allowing one run on three hits and walking 3 as the Dodgers held on for dear life to get their first win of the season. Olemdo Saenz hit a two run double in the 8th inning which proved to be the difference in the game. At the time of the double it gave the Dodgers a 5-1 cushion. Takashi Saito pitched 1 2/3 innings to earn the save. The Dodgers beat the Brewers in Milwaukee 5-4. In Houston, Pittsburgh completed the three game sweep of the Astros beating Houston 5-4. Jose Bautista went 3 for 5 and drove in 3 runs as the Pirates knock off the Astros 5-4. In St.Louis, the Champions got swept by the Mets. John Maine started and went 7 innings giving up only one hit. Braden Looper started for the Cardinals gave up only 3 runs in 6 innings in hit first Major League start. But it was the Cardinals bullpen who let this game get out of hand and allowed the Mets to cruise to a 10-0 victory. Carlos Beltran clobbered 2 homeruns in this game and Jose Reyes added a solo homer. Mets sweep the Cardinals 10-0 and that sent 45,423 crying in their Budweiser. In San Francisco, Marcus Giles and Adrian Gonzalez had six of the Padres 8 hits including a homerun a piece and drove in 4 of the Padres 5 runs as the Padres beat the Giants 5-3. The outburst by these two offset Barry Bonds 1st homerun of the year. Padres beat the Giants 5-3. They go for the sweep later today. That is a look at the Major League games. Now let's take a look at one of the boxscores as we say good night.





NY Mets ( 3-0 )10, St. Louis ( 0-3 ) 0

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

NY Mets 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 0 10 12 0

St. Louis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1


WP: J. Maine (1-0)
LP: B. Looper (0-1)


Box Score Play by Play


Scoring Summary
Top 6th: NY Mets
- C. Beltran homered to deep right, P. Lo Duca scored

- S. Green singled to center, D. Wright scored, M. Alou to second


Top 7th: NY Mets
- J. Reyes homered to deep right

- C. Beltran homered to deep right


Top 8th: NY Mets
- J. Franco safe at first on right fielder P. Wilson's fielding error, D. Wright scored, M. Alou scored, S. Green to third, J. Franco to second

- J. Reyes doubled to left, S. Green and J. Franco scored

- C. Beltran grounded out to third, J. Reyes scored, P. Lo Duca to second


NY Mets
AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg
J. Reyes ss 5 2 2 3 0 1 0 .308
P. Lo Duca c 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 .385
C. Beltran cf 5 2 2 4 0 1 2 .333
C. Delgado 1b 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .154
D. Wright 3b 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 .300
M. Alou lf 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .273
L. Milledge lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S. Green rf 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .333
J. Valentin 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 .091
J. Maine p 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
J. Franco ph 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .000
A. Burgos p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A. Sele p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 38 10 12 9 4 6 12

Batting
2B - J Reyes (1, R Springer).

HR - C Beltran 2 (2, 6th inning off B Looper 1 on, 1 Out, 7th inning off J Hancock 0 on, 2 Out), J Reyes (1, 7th inning off J Hancock 0 on, 1 Out).

SF - J Franco.

RBI - C Beltran 4 (6), S Green (1), J Reyes 3 (3), J Franco (1).

2-out RBI - S Green, C Beltran.

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Valentin 1, C Delgado 1.

GIDP - J Valentin.

Team LOB - 6.


St. Louis
AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg
D. Eckstein ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333
C. Duncan lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .375
A. Pujols 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .100
S. Rolen 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .222
S. Taguchi ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167
J. Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 .286
P. Wilson rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .125
Y. Molina c 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200
A. Miles 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
B. Looper p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A. Kennedy ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
J. Hancock p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T. Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R. Springer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B. Thompson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S. Schumaker ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
J. Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 29 0 2 0 2 9 9

Batting
2B - C Duncan (1, A Sele).

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Miles 1, S Taguchi 1.

Team LOB - 4.
Fielding
E - P Wilson (1, line drive).

DP - 1 (D Eckstein-A Pujols).


NY Mets
IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA
J. Maine (W, 1-0) 7.0 1 0 0 2 6 0 0.00
A. Burgos 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
A. Sele 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00

St. Louis
IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA
B. Looper (L, 0-1) 6.0 8 3 3 1 3 1 4.50
J. Hancock 0.2 2 2 2 0 1 2 27.00
T. Johnson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
R. Springer 0.1 2 5 3 2 1 0 40.50
B. Thompson 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.38
J. Isringhausen 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00


WP - B Thompson.

Pitches-strikes - J Maine 97-65; A Burgos 13-10; A Sele 15-9; B Looper 93-54; J Hancock 11-9; T Johnson 1-1; R Springer 28-17; B Thompson 15-9; J Isringhausen 10-6.

Ground balls-fly balls - J Maine 3-12; A Burgos 1-1; A Sele 1-0; B Looper 7-8; J Hancock 1-0; T Johnson 0-1; R Springer 0-1; B Thompson 1-0; J Isringhausen 1-2.

Batters faced - J Maine 24; A Burgos 3; A Sele 4; B Looper 26; J Hancock 4; T Johnson 1; R Springer 6; B Thompson 3; J Isringhausen 3.

Game Details
Umpires: HP--Jim Reynolds. 1B--Adam Dowdy. 2B--Gary Cederstrom. 3B--Lance Barksdale.
Time: 2:38.
Attendance: 45,423.
Weather: 41 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 17 mph, left to right.

 

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Today and tonight we had nine games on tap. One of those nine games, Toronto at Detroit was postponed due to bad weather. The game will be made up on September 10th at 7:05pm. In other games, the Kansas City Royals helped the debut of Daisuke Matsuzaka of the Boston Red Sox. Matsuzaka allowed a single to his first batter David DeJesus and also allowed a homer in the sixth inning to DeJesus. Other than that, Matsuzaka allowed a total of 6 hits in 7 innings and struck out 10 as the Red Sox beat the Royals 4-1. Zach Greinke was the hard luck loser as he went 7 innings striking out 7 and allowing one earned run. Greinke returning from a season filled with personal problems and issues matched Matsuzaka pitch for pitch. Manny Ramirez went 2 for 5 with an RBI as the Red Sox beat the Royals 4-1. In the Windy City, A.J. Pierzynski never though getting hit by a pitch could feel so good. Indians reliever Roberto Hernandez hit Pierzynski in the bottom of the ninth with the bases loaded to force in pinch runner Rob Mackowiak with the winning run as the White Sox got their first win of the year beating the Indians 4-3. Paul Konerko, Tadahito Iguchi and Scott Podsednik each drove in runs for the winning Sox. The Indians got homers Grady Sizemore and Jason Michaels. The Indians dropped to 2-1 and now go home to host Seattle and the White Sox await division rivals Minnesota to come to Chicago. In New York the Yankees played the Devil Rays and were beaten 7-6. The Yankees committed 3 errors and left 10 men on base including 6 of them in scoring position. The Yankees who got great work from their bullpen on Monday had gotten poor work from their pen as they pitched five innings giving up three runs on six hits while walking three. The Yankees now get the Baltimore Orioles while Tampa Bay goes home to face the Toronto Blue Jays. In Anaheim, the Angels Vladimir Guerrero and Garrett Anderson went back to back on homeruns in the bottom of the fourth. But it was the power of former Dodger Mike Piazza that put the Athletics over the top. Mike Piazza went three for five including an opposite field homerun in the top of the ninth off premier reliever Francisco Rodriguez that gave the A's a 4-3 victory. For the future Hall of Famer it was Piazza's 420th career homerun. This is the start of a four game series for these two rivals to which game one goes to Oakland 4-3.

In the National League, there was four games played. First one was in Cincinnati between the Reds and the Cubs. The much improved Cubs need to improve more as they were beaten by the Reds 5-2. The Cubs got great starting pitching from Jason Marquis but their bullpen gave away the game with wild pitches and a fat pitch served up by Scott Eyre to Scott Hatteberg that allowed the Reds to put the game away in the 8th inning. The Reds will play the 3-0 Pirates at home and the Cubs head to Milwaukee to finish up their six game road trip before they go home for the first time this year. In Philadelphia, Jim Rollins stated in the off-season that it was the Phillies that were the team to beat. Well the Braves took that to heart and swept away the Phillies beat them in the series finale 8-4. Brian McCann hit a two single in the 1st and Kelly johnson then started a 6 run fourth with a 2 run homer and the inning was capped when Scott Thorman doubled in the final two runs of the inning. That gave the Braves an 8-1 lead. The Braves now go home to take on the 3-0 Mets and the Phillies go to Florida to take on the Marlins. The final in a non-competitive game Braves 8- Phillies 4. In washington, the Diamondbacks came to town and came away with a 4-3 win. Chris Young had a 2 run single in the first and Orlando Hudson drove a long homer to straight away center to give Arizona an early 4-0 lead. The Nationals chipped away but were unable to pull themselves completely out of the 4-0 and fell short 4-3. Edgar Gonzalez struck out 7 in 5 innings picked up the win. In San Francisco the Giants avoided being swept by the Padres by beating San Diego 5-3. Matt Morris went 6 innings in this game as he picked up his first win of the year and his 112th career win. The Giants Ray Durham had a 2 run single and scored a run to pace the Giants to their first win of the season. There is a full slate of game this weekend. So follow your favorite teams and report about it. Now let's look at one of the boxscores from Thursday's games. Have a great weekend everyone.



Boston ( 2-1 ) 4, Kansas City ( 1-2 ) 1

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

Boston 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 4 11 0

Kansas City 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 2


WP: D. Matsuzaka (1-0) S: J. Papelbon (1)
LP: Z. Greinke (0-1)

Box Score Play by Play


Scoring Summary
Top 1st: Boston
- M. Ramirez doubled to deep right, K. Youkilis scored


Top 5th: Boston
- J. Lugo stole third, J. Lugo scored on J. Buck's throwing error


Bot 6th: Kansas City
- D. DeJesus homered to deep right


Top 8th: Boston
- D. Ortiz scored, J.D. Drew to second on wild pitch

- C. Crisp singled to center, J.D. Drew scored, M. Lowell to second


Boston
AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg
J. Lugo ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .333
K. Youkilis 1b 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .231
D. Ortiz dh 5 1 1 0 0 4 2 .182
M. Ramirez lf 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 .273
J.D. Drew rf 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .400
M. Lowell 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .333
J. Varitek c 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .091
C. Crisp cf 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .100
D. Pedroia 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .500
Totals 38 4 11 2 2 10 20

Batting
2B - M Ramirez (1, Z Greinke); M Lowell (3, Z Greinke); J Lugo (1, Z Greinke); J Drew (2, Z Greinke); D Ortiz (2, J Peralta).

RBI - M Ramirez (1), C Crisp (1).

2-out RBI - M Ramirez, C Crisp.

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Crisp 1, J Drew 2, J Lugo 2, D Pedroia 1.

GIDP - J Lugo.

Team LOB - 9.
Base Running
SB - J Lugo (1, 3rd base off Z Greinke/J Buck).
Fielding
DP - 2 (D Matsuzaka-J Lugo-K Youkilis, J Varitek-J Lugo).


Kansas City
AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg
D. DeJesus cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .167
E. German 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .500
M. Teahen rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .300
E. Brown dh 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .143
A. Gordon 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .091
R. Shealy 1b 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .000
R. Gload lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .300
J. Buck c 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .429
T. Pena Jr. ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200
Totals 32 1 7 1 1 12 10

Batting
2B - E Brown (1, D Matsuzaka).

HR - D Dejesus (1, 6th inning off D Matsuzaka 0 on, 0 Out).

RBI - D DeJesus (1).

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Pena Jr 1, A Gordon 1.

GIDP - E Brown.

Team LOB - 5.
Base Running
CS - E German (1, 2nd base by D Matsuzaka/J Varitek).
Fielding
E - J Buck (1, throw); A Gordon (1, ground ball).

DP - 1 (T Pena Jr-R Shealy).


Boston
IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA
D. Matsuzaka (W, 1-0) 7.0 6 1 1 1 10 1 1.29
J.C. Romero (H, 1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
J. Papelbon (S, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00

Kansas City
IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA
Z. Greinke (L, 0-1) 7.0 8 2 1 1 7 0 1.29
J. Peralta 1.0 3 2 1 1 1 0 3.38
D. Riske 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00


WP - J Peralta.

IBB - J Drew (by J Peralta).

Pitches-strikes - D Matsuzaka 108-74; J Romero 15-10; J Papelbon 13-11; Z Greinke 101-64; J Peralta 31-19; D Riske 11-8.

Ground balls-fly balls - D Matsuzaka 5-5; J Romero 3-0; J Papelbon 1-0; Z Greinke 6-8; J Peralta 1-1; D Riske 1-0.

Batters faced - D Matsuzaka 26; J Romero 4; J Papelbon 3; Z Greinke 29; J Peralta 8; D Riske 3.

Game Details
Umpires: HP--Jeff Nelson. 1B--Jim Wolf. 2B--Tim Tschida. 3B--Jim Joyce.
Time: 3:00.
Attendance: 23,170.
Weather: 36 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 9 mph, left to right.

 

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I will start in the American League where Boston was in Texas to play the Rangers. This was an outstandingly pitched game by both Tim Wakefield ( 6 Innings, 3 hits, 1 Earned run and 4 K's ) and Rangers starter Robinson Tejeda ( 7 innings, 3 hits, no runs and 1 K ). But it was the excuse me swing basehit off the bat of Sammy Sosa that gave the Rangers all the run support they would need as the Rangers won their home opener 2-0. Akinori Otsuka threw a scoreless ninth to earn his first save of the year. In Cleveland, the Indians took a 4-0 lead into the fifth on the Seattle Mariners and then they decided there was too much snow to deal with this game and it was postponed. The game will be made up on Saturday as part of a day/night doubleheader first game is schedule to go a 1:05 EDT Bad news in this game though as catcher Victor Martinez was injuried while running the bases. In Yankee Stadium, the Bombers met up with the winless Orioles and found themselves on the wrong of a 6-4 game. Nick Markakis went 2 for 5 with 2 RBI and scored a run to help pace the Orioles 9 hit attack and send the Yankees to their second straight defeat. The clutch hit continues to elude the Yankees as they left 10 more men on base include 8 of them in scoring position. Mike Mussina pitched poorly as he went only 4 innings giving up 6 runs on 8 hits. The Yankees starting staff has now pitched only 12 1/3 innings in 3 games. The Yankees are now 1-2 and host the Orioles later today. Yankees lose 6-4. In Tampa Bay, the Devil Rays opened up their home season with a come from behind victory over the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5. Tampa Bay hit 4 homeruns in this game. They got homeruns from Ty Wiggington, B.J. Upton, Akinori Iwamura ( who was 4 for 4 and 2 runs scored ) and a two run homerun from Delmon Young in the bottom of the ninth. B.J. Ryan blew the save and lost the game for the Blue Jays when he gave up an RBI single to B.J. Upton. In Chicago the White Sox and Twins were postponed because of cold weather. Ther is no make-up game announced at this time. Stay tuned and we will ley you know when the make-up date will be. In Kansas City, The Royals got their second win of the year as they be the Detroit Tigers 3-1. The Royals got to Jose Mesa in the seventh inning as they scored two runs off of Mesa in 1/3 inning. Justin Verlander went the first 6 giving up 2 hits and a run. Verlander got the no decision. Jorge De La Rosa went 7 innings giving up 1 run on 4 hits for the win. David Riske finished the game for his first save of the season. In Anaheim, the Angels got long balls off the bats of Howie Kendrick and a three run blast from Vladimir Guerrero and that paced the Angels to a 5-2 victory over the A's. The win evens up this series 1 game to 1. Dustin Moseley picked up the win and Francisco Rodriguez earned his third save of the young season.

In the National League, Arizona clobbered the Nationals 7-1. Chris Young hit a three run homer and drove in 4 as the Diamondbacks are now 3-2 on the young season. Micah Owings made his Major League debut picked up the win going 5 innings giving up 1 hit and striking out 6. Jerome Williams gave up 4 earned runs in 6 innings and struck out 4. This series continues again on Saturday in Washington. Philadelphia after being swept at home bounced back off the deck and went to Florida and beat the Marlins 8-2. Pat Burrell went 2 for 4 with a three run homer and drove in 4 to help pace the Phillies attack. Jimmy Rollins powered up a two run homer as the Phillies beat the Marlins 8-2. Jamie Moyer went 6 2/3 innings and earned his and the Phillies first win this season. In the Queen City, the Reds knocked the Pirates from the ranks of the unbeaten as they clubbed Pittsburgh 6-1. Brandon Phillips hit a solo homer in the first and 40 year old Jeff Conine hit a 3 run homer in the third and the Reds never looked back. Matt Belisle earned his 8th career victory and now the Reds are 3-1 on this young season. In Atlanta, there was history before a first pitch was ever thrown. This is the first time since 1894 that two teams in the National League matched that were 3-0 at the start of the year. So that being said, who had the edge??? The Braves were playing at home for the first time this year and of course you get your opening day crowd of over 51,000 fans. Edge Braves??? Then the game started and Jose Reyes hits 2 triples and gets 3 hits and drives in 4. Mets in a blowout 11-1. Oliver Perez went 7 inning giving up one run on five hits. He struck out 6 and walked nobody. That is the first time since 2002 that Oliver Perez won a game without walking a batter. Mets move into first by themselves and Atlanta drops to 3-1. Today, Tom Glavine vs. John Smoltz in Atlanta. In Houston, the Astros continue to struggle as the Cardinals came to town last night. The Cardinals and Astros both winless coming into action. But in the third inning Adam Wainwright the Cardinals starter ( and eventual winner ) doubled in the Cardinals first run of the game with a long double to center. Then scored himself on Chris Duncan's two run dinger and that would be all that Wainwright would need from Duncan ( who was 3 for 4 ) and the Cardinals offense. Wainwright went 7 innings surrendering 5 hits and 1 run while striking out 4. Jason Isringhausen came in cleaned up for his first save of the year. Final from Houston, Cardinals 4- Astros 2. In Milwaukee, Cliff Floyd drove home a couple of runs on long doubles and Mark DeRosa and Ronny Cedeno homered for the Cubs to pace a 13 hit attack as the Cubbies pounded on the Brewers 9-3. Rich Hill was fabulous pitching 7 strong innings giving up only one hit while striking out six. The one hit was a homerun by Corey Hart in the sixth inning. Cubs win Cubs win. In San Diego, Kaz Matsui went 3 for 4 with an RBI triple and a run scored and Matt Holliday hit a booming 2 run homer as the Rockies beat the Padres 4-3. Jason Hirsh went 6 2/3 innings giving 6 hits and striking out 8. The starter and loser for the Padres was Greg Maddux who went 5 1/3 while giving up all 4 runs. Rockies beat the Padres 4-3. In San Francisco, the Dodgers came to town for friendly little get together. And the Dodgers Brad Penny kept pitching himself in and out of trouble as Penny gave up 10 hits in 7 innings. Nick Lowry gave up two runs in seven innings and the Dodgers won a nail-biter 2-1. Takashi Saito picked up his second save giving up 2 hits and no runs. The final score in San Francisco the Dodgers 2- the Giants 1. Here is a look back of one of the games in boxscore. Also a programming note, the Seattle Mariners and the Cleveland Indians Day/Night doubleheader has been postponed due to snow. They will try to make up one of games tomorrow as part of another day/night doubleheader and reschedule the other game later this season. Enjoy your Saturday everyone.



LA Dodgers ( 2-2 )2, San Francisco ( 1-3 ) 1



Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

LA Dodgers 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 8 1

San Francisco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 12 1


WP: B. Penny (1-0) S: T. Saito (2)
LP: N. Lowry (0-1)


Box Score Play by Play


Scoring Summary
Top 5th: LA Dodgers
- W. Betemit reached on fielder's choice, M. Kemp scored


Top 6th: LA Dodgers
- J. Kent singled to right, N. Garciaparra scored


Bot 8th: San Francisco
- O. Vizquel grounded out to shortstop, R. Aurilia scored


LA Dodgers
AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg
J. Pierre cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .125
R. Martin c 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250
N. Garciaparra 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .214
J. Kent 2b 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .286
L. Gonzalez lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .286
B. Clark pr-lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
M. Kemp rf 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .333
W. Betemit 3b 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 .083
R. Martinez ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .091
B. Penny p 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333
J. Beimel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
O. Saenz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .333
T. Saito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 33 2 8 2 3 5 13

Batting
2B - N Garciaparra (2, N Lowry).

RBI - W Betemit (1), J Kent (3).

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - O Saenz 2.

GIDP - J Pierre, L Gonzalez, M Kemp.

Team LOB - 7.
Fielding
E - L Gonzalez (1, fly ball).

Outfield assists - L Gonzalez (P Feliz at Home).

DP - 3 (R Martin-R Martinez, J Kent-R Martinez-N Garciaparra, W Betemit-J Kent-N Garciaparra).


San Francisco
AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg
D. Roberts cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .312
O. Vizquel ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .188
B. Bonds lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
R. Durham 2b 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 .385
R. Klesko 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .333
V. Chulk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J. Taschner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B. Molina c 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .333
P. Feliz 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250
R. Winn rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .267
N. Lowry p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
K. Correia p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R. Aurilia ph-1b 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .273
Totals 34 1 12 1 2 3 14

Batting
2B - B Molina (2, B Penny); R Durham (1, B Penny); R Winn (1, B Penny); R Aurilia (1, B Penny).

S - D Roberts.

RBI - O Vizquel (2).

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - O Vizquel 1, R Klesko 1, B Molina 1, P Feliz 1, D Roberts 1.

GIDP - R Klesko, P Feliz.

Team LOB - 9.
Base Running
CS - R Durham (1, 2nd base by B Penny/R Martin), O Vizquel (1, 2nd base by B Penny/R Martin).
Fielding
E - N Lowry (1, throw).

DP - 3 (R Durham-O Vizquel-R Klesko 2, P Feliz-R Durham-R Klesko).


LA Dodgers
IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA
B. Penny (W, 1-0) 7.0 10 1 1 1 1 0 1.29
J. Beimel (H, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
T. Saito (S, 2) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.38

San Francisco
IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA
N. Lowry (L, 0-1) 7.0 6 2 1 2 4 0 1.29
K. Correia 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.50
V. Chulk 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
J. Taschner 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.75


WP - N Lowry.

IBB - R Durham (by J Beimel).

Pitches-strikes - B Penny 85-53; J Beimel 15-8; T Saito 18-14; N Lowry 97-62; K Correia 12-9; V Chulk 6-4; J Taschner 17-11.

Ground balls-fly balls - B Penny 13-4; J Beimel 2-0; T Saito 2-0; N Lowry 12-6; K Correia 1-1; V Chulk 0-1; J Taschner 2-0.

Batters faced - B Penny 27; J Beimel 5; T Saito 5; N Lowry 27; K Correia 3; V Chulk 3; J Taschner 3.

Game Details
Umpires: HP--Mark Wegner. 1B--Bruce Froemming. 2B--Brian Runge. 3B--Mike Winters.
Time: 2:48.
Attendance: 43,146.
Weather: 57 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 17 mph, in from center.

 

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Recapping the day's action in the American League. The Mariners will play a traditional doubleheader in Cleveland provided the weather cooperates. In New York, Jason Giambi got the Yankees to within 7-6 with a 3 run eighth inning homerun and with two outs in the bottom of the ninth Alex Rodriguez capped a 3 for 4 day with a walk-off game-winning grandslam homerun. Rodriguez drove in 6 runs on the day. The hero prior to Rodriguez homer was Melvin Mora of the Orioles who had was 2 for 5 with a 2 run homer and a 3 run double accounting for 5 of the Orioles 7 runs. Kei Igawa was clobbered in 5 innings for 7 runs on 8 hits and he walked 3 batters. With Rodriguez homer it was his 466th of his career and it gave Orioles starter Steve Trachsel a no-decision. Trachsel went 6 2/3 innings giving up 3 runs on 4 hits. In Kansas City, the Tigers played long ball in 29 degree weather. Gary Sheffield, Ivan Rodriguez and Curtis Granderson all hit homeruns and Sheffield and Granderson drove in two runs each as the Tigers held off the Royals 6-5. Mike Maroth coming off of elbow surgery went 5 innings giving up 4 runs. He got the win as Jason Grilli ( 1 inning ), Joel Zumaya ( 2 innings ) and Todd Jones ( 1 inning and his 2nd save ) cleaned up. Reggie Sanders ( had 3 hits and 2 RBI ) and Esteban Germán ( had 2 hits and 2 RBI ) were the offensive stars for the Royals. Tigers win 6-5. In the Windy City, Paul Konerko's RBI single in the first inning off of losing pitcher Carlos Silva was enough run support for Javier Vázquez who was brilliant in holding the Twins to just 1 hit over 6 2/3 innings. For the Twins it was their first loss of the year. In Tampa Bay, the Toronto Blue Jays got a big hit off the bat of Frank Thomas and rode that to an 8-5 victory. Toronto who had a 2-1 when Thomas came to bat in the 2nd inning and Frank Thomas smashed a grandslam homerun to give the Blue Jays a lead they would never give up. Casey Fossum could not get out of the 4th inning for Tampa Bay as he went 3 2/3 giving up 7 runs. He took the loss and now Tampa is 2-2 on this young season. In Texas, the Rangers hammered the Red Sox 8-4. Sammy Sosa hit homerun #1 on the season and his 589th homer of his career. Sosa was 2 for 5 with 2 RBI. Nelson Cruz also chipped in with 2 hits and 3 RBI. Kevin Millwood picked up the win going 6 innings giving up 3 runs on 8 hits. Rangers beat the Red Sox 8-4. In Anaheim, a classic pitcher's duel as Dan Haren lost his second game of the season though he gave up only 1 earned run in 7 innings. Haren's defense has let him down as he has now given up 5 unearned runs on the season. John Lackey was a little more fortunate as his defense did not hurt him as Lackey gave up 1 run over the same seven innings. the Angels on an error Marco Scutaro beat the A's 2-1.

In the National League, the Reds defeated the Pirates 7-5. Aaron Harang picked up the win for the Reds with an uninspiring effort as he went 5 2/3 innings giving up 5 runs on 8 hits. Edwin Encarnación was the star for the Reds with 3 hits and 2 RBI. Adam Dunn also contributed as he hit another homerun his third of the season and drove in 2 runs. The Reds now are in firt place with a 4-1 record. In Milwaukee, the Cubs won their second straight as they beat the Brewers 6-3. Aramis Ramirez hit a two run homerun ( his 1st of the year ) and Derek Lee went 3 for 4 with an RBI. Carlos Zambrano who also drove in a run picked up the victory going 7 innings giving up 3 runs on 5 hits. Cubs win 6-3. In San Francisco, the Dodgers won their second straight from the Giants as they beat their arch-rivals 4-1. Jeff Kent had a two-run double to help provide support for Derek Lowe who was the star of this game giving up 1 run on 4 hits over 7 innings. Lowe lowered his ERA from 13.50 to 5.73. It was his first win of this young season. Dodgers beat the Giants in San Fran 4-1. In Atlanta, the Braves even this series as the battle of Smoltz versus Glavine was not nearly awe inspiring. The Braves beat the Mets 5-3. But it was a sloppy game by the Mets and the Braves took advantage. Neither pitcher was sharp as they both worked really hard to get their pitches in today. Smoltz picked up his 194th career win working 6 innings walking 4 batters and gave up 7 hits and 2 runs. Glavine lost labored through 5 1/3 innings giving up 5 runs but only 2 earned and he walked 3 and gave up 4 hits. Braves move into a tie with the Mets for 1st place in the East with a 4-1 mark. Boxscore on this game at the end. In Florida, Dontrell Willis won his 2nd game of the season going 6 innings and striking out 9 as the Marlins beat the Phillies 8-5. Josh Willingham doubled, tripled and homered in four at bats. He drove in 4 runs as Willingham was the offensive star of the game. Jimmy Rollins hit an inside the park homer and drove in 3 runs in the losing effort. In Washington, the story is the same as it was before. The Nationals are not able to get out of their own way and Manny Acta probably wishes he was still a Mets coach. The Nationals were beaten again at home 7-1. Brandon Webb went 7 innings giving up 1 run on 7 hits while striking out 8 batters. Tony Clark was 3 for 4 with a run scored and a run driven in. Eric Byrnes had 2 hits including his 2nd homer of the season. Diamondbacks beat the Nationals 7-1. Hey, in Houston the Astros won a game. They beat the Cardinals 5-1. Roy Oswalt a complete game 5 hitter as he struck out 4. Carlos Lee helped Oswalt offensively as he went 2 for 3 with 2 RBI including his first homerun of the year. Both teams are now 1-4 and in the basement of the NL Central. In the top of the seventh inning in San Diego, it is the Rockies 2 and the Padres 1. When that game comes to a conclusion ( if I am still up ) I will update it. We will look at the Mets/Braves boxscore from this afternoon. Have a great night everyone.



Atlanta ( 4-1 ) 5, NY Mets ( 4-1 ) 3

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

NY Mets 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 10 2

Atlanta 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 X 5 6 1


WP: J. Smoltz (1-0) S: B. Wickman (2)
LP: T. Glavine (1-1)

Box Score Play by Play


Scoring Summary
Top 1st: NY Mets
- P. Lo Duca homered to deep left


Bot 1st: Atlanta
- J. Francoeur grounded out to shortstop, K. Johnson scored, E. Renteria to third, A. Jones to second


Bot 2nd: Atlanta
- M. Diaz homered to deep left


Top 5th: NY Mets
- C. Beltran singled to left, J. Reyes scored


Bot 6th: Atlanta
- M. Diaz safe at first on right fielder S. Green's fielding error, A. Jones scored, J. Francoeur to third, C. Wilson to second

- C. Woodward hit sacrifice fly to right, J. Francoeur scored, C. Wilson to third

- E. Renteria singled to shortstop, C. Wilson scored, M. Diaz to third, K. Johnson to second


Top 7th: NY Mets
- S. Green singled to center, C. Delgado scored, M. Alou to second


NY Mets
AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg
J. Reyes ss 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 .318
P. Lo Duca c 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .409
C. Beltran cf 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .300
C. Delgado 1b 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .217
D. Wright 3b 5 0 1 0 0 3 3 .300
M. Alou lf 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .316
S. Green rf 5 0 3 1 0 0 2 .400
J. Valentin 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .158
T. Glavine p 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .333
P. Feliciano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J. Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D. Newhan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
S. Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 35 3 10 3 6 6 21

Batting
2B - S Green (1, J Smoltz).

HR - P Lo Duca (1, 1st inning off J Smoltz 0 on, 1 Out).

S - T Glavine 2.

RBI - P Lo Duca (5), C Beltran (7), S Green (3).

2-out RBI - S Green.

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Valentin 1, S Green 2, T Glavine 2, M Alou 1, P Lo Duca 1, C Beltran 1.

Team LOB - 13.
Base Running
SB - J Reyes (2, 2nd base off J Smoltz/B McCann), D Wright (1, 2nd base off B Wickman/B McCann).
Fielding
E - C Delgado (1, catch); S Green (1, fly ball).

DP - 1 (J Reyes-J Valentin-C Delgado).


Atlanta
AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg
K. Johnson 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .118
E. Renteria ss 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .381
C. Jones 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .222
A. Jones cf 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .158
J. Francoeur rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .250
B. McCann c 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .368
C. Wilson 1b 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .100
M. Diaz lf 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 .300
R. Langerhans lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111
J. Smoltz p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
C. Woodward ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .200
M. Gonzalez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R. Soriano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S. Thorman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
B. Wickman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 28 5 6 5 5 2 15

Batting
2B - A Jones (2, T Glavine).

HR - M Diaz (1, 2nd inning off T Glavine 0 on, 1 Out).

SF - C Woodward , M Diaz.

RBI - J Francoeur (3), M Diaz 2 (2), C Woodward (1), E Renteria (4).

2-out RBI - E Renteria.

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Renteria 1, C Jones 2, B McCann 2.

GIDP - J Francoeur.

Team LOB - 7.
Base Running
SB - K Johnson (1, 2nd base off T Glavine/P Lo Duca).

CS - R Langerhans (1, 2nd base by S Schoeneweis).
Fielding
E - C Jones (2, pop up).

DP - 1 (B McCann-C Wilson).


NY Mets
IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA
T. Glavine (L, 1-1) 5.1 4 5 2 3 2 1 2.38
P. Feliciano 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
J. Smith 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
S. Schoeneweis 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

Atlanta
IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA
J. Smoltz (W, 1-0) 6.0 7 2 2 4 4 1 3.75
M. Gonzalez (H, 1) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 6.00
R. Soriano (H, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
B. Wickman (S, 2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00


WP - B Wickman.

IBB - J Valentin (by J Smoltz).

HBP - C Wilson (by T Glavine).

Pitches-strikes - T Glavine 113-56; P Feliciano 11-5; J Smith 19-9; S Schoeneweis 13-9; J Smoltz 118-63; M Gonzalez 24-14; R Soriano 14-11; B Wickman 22-11.

Ground balls-fly balls - T Glavine 6-9; P Feliciano 0-1; J Smith 3-1; S Schoeneweis 2-0; J Smoltz 8-5; M Gonzalez 0-3; R Soriano 2-0; B Wickman 0-2.

Batters faced - T Glavine 26; P Feliciano 2; J Smith 5; S Schoeneweis 3; J Smoltz 29; M Gonzalez 6; R Soriano 3; B Wickman 5.

Game Details
Umpires: HP--Randy Marsh. 1B--Bob Davidson. 2B--Sam Holbrook. 3B--Hunter Wendelstedt.
Time: 3:13.
Attendance: 43,156.
Weather: 45 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 21 mph, left to right.

 

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There is a final in San Diego as the Padres came from behind to defeat the Colorado Rockies 3-2. Adrián González had a sac fly in the seventh inning to knot the game at 2. In the ninth inning Gonzalez struck again clobbering a long double chasing Jose Cruz Jr. home from second base with the winning run. For the Padres they earned their third win of the season and snapped a 2 game skid. David Wells started for the Padres and got a no-decision in this contest. Wells came out in the seventh with 2 outs after giving up 2 runs on 6 hits and striking out 4. Jason Fogg also earned an ND as he went 6 1/3 giving up 2 runs on 6 hits while striking out 3. Here is how this game looks in the boxscore.




San Diego ( 3-2 ) 3, Colorado ( 3-2 ) 2

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

Colorado 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0

San Diego 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 10 0


WP: T. Hoffman (1-0)
LP: M. Corpas (0-1)


Box Score Play by Play


Scoring Summary
Top 3rd: Colorado
- J. Carroll singled to center, T. Tulowitzki and C. Iannetta scored, J. Carroll out at second


Bot 4th: San Diego
- R. Branyan homered to deep left


Bot 7th: San Diego
- A. Gonzalez hit sacrifice fly to deep right, M. Giles scored


Bot 9th: San Diego
- A. Gonzalez doubled to deep left center, J. Cruz Jr. scored, B. Giles to third


Colorado
AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg
W. Taveras cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .125
J. Carroll 2b 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .500
G. Atkins 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .238
T. Helton 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .368
M. Holliday lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .348
J. Baker rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667
S. Finley rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
T. Tulowitzki ss 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .238
C. Iannetta c 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 .133
J. Fogg p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
J. Affeldt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R. Ramirez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B. Hawpe ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
M. Corpas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 29 2 7 2 2 5 9

Batting
S - J Fogg.

RBI - J Carroll 2 (2).

2-out RBI - J Carroll 2.

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Iannetta 2.

GIDP - M Holliday.

Team LOB - 3.
Base Running
CS - W Taveras (1, 2nd base by D Wells/R Bowen).


San Diego
AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg
M. Giles 2b 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .389
B. Giles rf 4 0 2 0 1 0 2 .300
A. Gonzalez 1b 4 0 2 2 0 0 3 .300
M. Cameron cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .250
K. Greene ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .333
R. Branyan 3b 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .333
T. Sledge lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273
D. Brocail p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S. Linebrink p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
G. Blum ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
T. Hoffman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R. Bowen c 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
D. Wells p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
J. Cruz Jr. lf 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .429
Totals 33 3 10 3 2 5 14

Batting
2B - A Gonzalez (1, M Corpas).

HR - R Branyan (1, 4th inning off J Fogg 0 on, 1 Out).

S - M Giles.

SF - A Gonzalez.

RBI - R Branyan (2), A Gonzalez 2 (5).

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Cameron 2, D Wells 1, K Greene 2.

Team LOB - 11.
Base Running
SB - M Giles (1, 2nd base off J Fogg/C Iannetta).
Fielding
Outfield assists - T Sledge (T Helton at 2nd base), M Cameron (J Carroll at 2nd base).

DP - 2 (R Bowen-M Giles, R Branyan-M Giles-A Gonzalez).


Colorado
IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA
J. Fogg 6.1 6 2 2 1 3 1 2.84
J. Affeldt (BS, 1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
R. Ramirez 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
M. Corpas (L, 0-1) 1.1 2 1 1 1 2 0 2.45

San Diego
IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA
D. Wells 6.2 6 2 2 1 4 0 2.70
D. Brocail 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
S. Linebrink 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
T. Hoffman (W, 1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00


IBB - B Giles (by M Corpas).

HBP - M Giles (by J Fogg); T Sledge (by J Fogg).

Pitches-strikes - J Fogg 101-60; J Affeldt 4-2; R Ramirez 7-4; M Corpas 20-11; D Wells 91-56; D Brocail 9-5; S Linebrink 11-6; T Hoffman 16-11.

Ground balls-fly balls - J Fogg 7-9; J Affeldt 0-1; R Ramirez 1-0; M Corpas 1-1; D Wells 4-9; D Brocail 0-1; S Linebrink 2-1; T Hoffman 2-0.

Batters faced - J Fogg 28; J Affeldt 2; R Ramirez 2; M Corpas 7; D Wells 24; D Brocail 2; S Linebrink 3; T Hoffman 3.

Game Details
Umpires: HP--Bill Hohn. 1B--Brian O'Nora. 2B--Phil Cuzzi. 3B--Jerry Crawford.
Time: 2:35.
Attendance: 40,504.
Weather: 64 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, left to right.

 

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Because of illness, I was unable to keep up with today's games. I will post results as I know what happened.

In The American League-

Seattle @ Cleveland Postponed snow. They will play a doubleheader Monday.
Baltimore @ New York- Orioles 6- Yankees 4. Hidecki Matsui placed on the DL.
Toronto @ Tampa Bay Blue Jays 6- Devil Rays 3 Scott Kazmir lost but had 10K's.
Minnesota @ Chicago Twins 3- White Sox 1 Justin Morneau hits three run homer.
Detroit @ Kansas City Tigers 3- Royals 2 Ivan Rodriguez a three homer in 9th inning.
Oakland @ Anaheim Athletics 2- Angels 1 Mike Piazza goes 3 for 4 with a run scored.
Boston @ Texas Red Sox 3- Rangers 2 David Ortiz hits 2 homeruns and 3 RBI.

In the National League-

New York @ Atlanta Braves 3-Mets 2 Braves come from behind to win this game.
Philadelphia @ Florida Marlins 6- Phillies 4 Scott Olsen is now 2-0 this season.
Pittsburgh @ Cincinnati Pirates 6- Reds 3 Jack Wilson 2 for 5 with 2 RBI.
Arizona @ Washington Diamondbacks 3- Nationals 1 Arizona sweeps the four game series.
Chicago @ Milwaukee Brewers 9- Cubs 4 Craig Counsell three run triple.
St.Louis @ Houston Cardinals 10- Astros 1 Scott Rolen 2 hits and 4 RBI.
Los Angeles @ San Francisco Dodgers 10- Giants 4 Dodgers sweep three game series. Zito the $126,000,000 pitcher is pitching like he is worth a $1.26.
Colorado @ San Diego Padres 2- Rockies 1 in 10 innings. Padres are 4-2 and the Rockies are 3-3.

Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day. Here is the box score of the Dodgers/Giants game. Enjoy the games everyone.



LA Dodgers ( 4-2 ) 10, San Francisco ( 1-5 ) 4

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

LA Dodgers 0 1 0 1 0 4 3 0 1 10 15 0

San Francisco 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 9 0


WP: R. Wolf (1-1)
LP: B. Zito (0-2)


Box Score Play by Play


Scoring Summary
Bot 1st: San Francisco
- B. Bonds singled to deep right, R. Aurilia scored


Top 2nd: LA Dodgers
- R. Martinez grounded out to shortstop, M. Kemp scored


Top 4th: LA Dodgers
- L. Gonzalez homered to deep right


Top 6th: LA Dodgers
- M. Kemp singled to pitcher, J. Kent scored, L. Gonzalez to second

- W. Valdez tripled to deep right center, L. Gonzalez and M. Kemp scored

- R. Martinez hit sacrifice fly to center, W. Valdez scored


Top 7th: LA Dodgers
- L. Gonzalez homered to deep right, J. Kent and R. Martin scored


Bot 7th: San Francisco
- P. Feliz homered to deep center, T. Linden scored


Bot 8th: San Francisco
- R. Klesko singled to right, R. Durham scored


Top 9th: LA Dodgers
- M. Kemp singled to left, J. Kent scored


LA Dodgers
AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg
J. Pierre cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .154
R. Martin c 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .300
N. Garciaparra 1b 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .182
J. Kent 2b 4 3 2 0 1 0 2 .318
W. Betemit 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067
L. Gonzalez lf 4 3 3 4 0 0 2 .364
C. Billingsley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M. Anderson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J. Broxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M. Kemp rf 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 .462
W. Valdez ss 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 .600
R. Martinez 3b-2b 4 0 0 2 0 0 3 .067
R. Wolf p 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000
B. Clark lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Totals 40 10 15 10 3 4 14

Batting
2B - W Valdez (1, B Zito); B Clark (2, B Hennessey); J Kent (3, V Chulk).

3B - W Valdez (1, B Zito).

HR - L Gonzalez 2 (2, 4th inning off B Zito 0 on, 0 Out, 7th inning off B Hennessey 2 on, 2 Out).

SF - R Martinez.

RBI - R Martinez 2 (2), L Gonzalez 4 (4), M Kemp 2 (3), W Valdez 2 (2).

2-out RBI - L Gonzalez 3, M Kemp.

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - L Gonzalez 1, R Martinez 1, J Pierre 1, R Martin 1.

Team LOB - 7.
Base Running
SB - J Pierre (2, 3rd base off B Hennessey/E Alfonzo), R Martin (1, 2nd base off B Hennessey/E Alfonzo).
Fielding
DP - 2 (R Martinez-J Kent-N Garciaparra, J Kent-W Valdez-N Garciaparra).


San Francisco
AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg
O. Vizquel ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .190
R. Aurilia 1b 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .316
B. Bonds lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .222
V. Chulk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R. Durham 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .350
B. Molina c 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .278
B. Hennessey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R. Klesko ph-lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .308
T. Linden cf 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .500
P. Feliz 3b 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .250
R. Winn rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .182
B. Zito p 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000
E. Alfonzo c 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Totals 34 4 9 4 4 5 13

Batting
2B - R Aurilia (3, R Wolf); R Durham (2, C Billingsley).

HR - P Feliz (1, 7th inning off C Billingsley 1 on, 0 Out).

RBI - B Bonds (3), P Feliz 2 (3), R Klesko (2).

2-out RBI - R Klesko.

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - P Feliz 1.

GIDP - O Vizquel, B Bonds.

Team LOB - 7.
Fielding
DP - 1 (B Zito-R Aurilia).


LA Dodgers
IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA
R. Wolf (W, 1-1) 6.0 3 1 1 3 3 0 3.75
C. Billingsley 2.0 5 3 3 1 0 1 9.00
J. Broxton 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00

San Francisco
IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA
B. Zito (L, 0-2) 6.0 9 8 8 3 4 1 8.18
B. Hennessey 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 1 5.40
V. Chulk 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 2.70


Pitches-strikes - R Wolf 99-65; C Billingsley 36-20; J Broxton 14-9; B Zito 100-65; B Hennessey 23-17; V Chulk 22-15.

Ground balls-fly balls - R Wolf 10-5; C Billingsley 5-1; J Broxton 1-0; B Zito 5-8; B Hennessey 4-2; V Chulk 1-2.

Batters faced - R Wolf 23; C Billingsley 11; J Broxton 4; B Zito 29; B Hennessey 9; V Chulk 6.

Game Details
Umpires: HP--Brian Runge. 1B--Mike Winters. 2B--Mark Wegner. 3B--Bruce Froemming.
Ejections: SAN FRANCISCO's Bochy by Winters (9th).
Time: 2:47.
Attendance: 39,343.
Weather: 61 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 17 mph, out to center.

 

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Los Angeles @ San Francisco Dodgers 10- Giants 4 Dodgers sweep three game series. Zito the $126,000,000 pitcher is pitching like he is worth a $1.26.

Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day. Here is the box score of the Dodgers/Giants game.

I hope that you feel better soon. 😀

Thanks for featuring the Dodger victory in today's post by giving the box score. Obviously, I was overjoyed at the sweep.

 

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Naturally Milagros. I figured you might have an interest in that boxscore. But if you notice, I have been very random.

Yesterday there was 15 games on tap. We will as per usual start in the American League. And as per usual ( at least for the first week of the season ) there were postponed games. In Cleveland ( and for those who complain about your cold weather shut up ) the Indians and the Seattle Mariners were snowed out of their doubleheader for the third straight day. It has snowed so bad in Cleveland that the Indians will play host to the Los Angeles Angels in Milwaukee this week. The four game series will be made up as the year moves along. We will keep you informed. The Indians and Mariners snowed out.
In Baltimore, the Orioles fresh off of a 2 out of 3 from the Yankees came home for the first time this season and derailed the Detroit Tigers 6-2. Daniel Cabrera went 7 2/3 innings giving up only 2 runs on 7 hits. He struck out 5. Brian Roberts, Melvin Mora and Miguel Tejada combined for 6 hits and three RBI as the Orioles rip the Tigers 6-2.
In Minnesota, the Twins played gracious host to the Yankees as the Yankees clobbered the Twins 8-2. Carl Pavano ( a name more associated with the disabled list ) went 7 strong innings giving up 2 runs on 6 hits walking no one and striking out 2. Pavano's excellent performance was backed up by Bobby Abreu who went 3 for 5 with 3 runs scored and 4 RBI. Alex Rodriguez also hit his 5th homer of the season and Derek Jeter chipped in with 3 hits and 2 runs scored. Yankees 8- Twins 2.
In Toronto, the Royals were smashed by the Blue Jays 9-1. Aaron Hill went 3 for 3 with 2 runs scored and 2 RBI. Lyle Overbay had 3 RBI and A.J. Burnett pulled in his first victory of the season holding the Royals to 3 hits over 6 2/3 innings. Toronto, for the moments hold down the top spot in the East, has now won 3 straight games.
In Arlington, Texas the Rangers exploded for 6 runs in the 6th and downed the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 8-4. Ian Kinsler backed up Brandon McCarthy with 4 hits and 2 RBI. McCarthy went the first 6 innings giving up 5 hits and 2 runs while striking out 5. Carl Crawford hit a two run homer in the loss for Tampa Bay.
In Oakland, José Contreras gave up a run on 4 hits in 6 innings and got pop from Jim Thome ( 3 for 4 with 2 RBI ) and Scott Podsednik as the White Sox beat the Athletics 4-1. Rich Harden who gave up 2 runs on 5 hits over 6 innings took the loss for Oakland.

In the National League:
At Shea Stadium in Flushing Meadows, the New York Mets played host to the Philadelphia Phillies. Jimmy Rollins of the Phillies stirred the pot in the off-season proclaimimg that the Phillies were, in fact, the team to beat. Rollins had a chance to back that up. And on Ryan Howard's three run homer off of reliever Ambiorix Burgos, it was looking like that might be. But then an error by Rollins himself opened the door to a seven run 8th inning and the Mets destroyed the Phillies 11-5. Carlos Delgado, David Wright, Moises Alou and Jose Valentin combine for 8 RBI ( 2 each ) as the Mets dropped the Phillies ( the team to beat ) to 1-6. In the meanwhile, the Mets are 5-2 on the season.
Mets beat-up the Phillies 11-5.
In Pittsburgh, Braden Looper held the Pirates to just 2 hits over 7 innings as he picked up his Major League win as a starter as the Cardinals shutout the Pirates 3-0. Looper, a closer for most of his career, was converted to a starter by manager Tony LaRussa this season has gotten two great performances from Looper. Looper is now 1-1 with a 2.08 ERA. Preston Wilson had a 2 run double to help Looper to his first victory as a starter. Ian Snell went 7 innings as well gave up only one run on 6 hits as he earned a tough loss. Cardinals 3- Pirates 0.
In Chicago, the Cubs played gracious host ( as usual ) as the Astros came in from Houston losers of 5 of their first six and they beat the Cubs 5-3. With the score tied at three, Bobby Howry gave up a 2 run blast to light-hitting Adam Everett as that was the deal breaker for the Cubs. The astros beat the Cubs 5-3.
In Los Angeles, the Rockies gave Todd Helton the day off and Jeff Baker his understudy went 3 for 4 with an RBI. Garrett Atkins had 3 RBI as the Rockies knocked off the Dodgers 6-3. The Dodgers overpaid starter Jason Schmidt hit a homer then later was pulled from the game after giving up four runs and from there was placed on the disabled list. $ 47,000,000 just doesn't buy what it use too . Dodgers fall to the Rockies 6-3.
In Florida, the Marlins beat the Brewers 5-3. Miguel Cabrera had a homer and 3 RBI. With the 3 RBI, Cabrera now has 11 on the young season. Anibal Sánchez was the winner as he went 6 innings giving up 3 runs on 8 hits. Marlins improve their record to 5-2 while the Brew Crew drop to 3-4. Marlins 5- Brewers 3.
In Arizona, the Diamondbacks came away with a hard fought 3-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. The Reds took an early 2-0 lead on an RBI single by Alex Gonzalez and an RBI sac Fly by David Ross. But the Diamondbacks chipped away with runs in the sixth and seventh and then Orlando Hudson's long homerun to left field gave the Diamondbacks their margin of victory. The Diamondbacks lead the West with a 6-2 record and the Reds fall to 4-3.
Arizona 3- Cincinnati 2.
In San Diego, This was an incredible game. I was fortunate enough to watch this on San Diego's Cable 4 on the baseball package last night. Matt Cain for the Giants was brilliant giving up just 1 hit over seven innings of work. Chris Young was equal to the task as he allowed only 4 hits over 7 innings of work. The Padres snuck out the win when they got their only hit off of Cain. Khalil Greene hit a double down the left field line. Russell Branyan walked and Jose Cruz Jr laid down a perfect sacrifice bunt down the third baseline to advance runners to second and third. Then Geoff Blum hit a sacrifice fly to drive in the only run of the game. Trevor Hoffman came on in the ninth to close out a solid 1-0 victory for the Padres. The Giants drop to 1-6 in a hard fought didn't deserve to lose game and the Padres improve their record to 5-2 and trail the Diamondbacks by a half game. This will be the featured boxscore game ( though I did think of choosing my Mets game ) because it was a great game. For Tuesday there is 14 games on the schedule. Enjoy the games everyone. Have a great day.


San Diego ( 5-2 ) 1, San Francisco ( 1-6 ) 0
Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

San Francisco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0

San Diego 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 1 2 0


WP: C. Young (1-0) S: T. Hoffman (2)
LP: M. Cain (0-1)

Box Score Play by Play


Scoring Summary
Bot 7th: San Diego
- G. Blum hit sacrifice fly to deep right, K. Greene scored, R. Branyan to third


San Francisco
AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg
D. Roberts cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .208
O. Vizquel ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .160
B. Bonds lf 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .200
R. Durham 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333
R. Aurilia 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .304
B. Molina c 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .318
K. Frandsen pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
P. Feliz 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .208
R. Winn rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .200
M. Cain p 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000
J. Sanchez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 0 5 0 2 7 10

Batting
2B - R Winn (2, C Young); B Molina 2 (4, C Young, T Hoffman).

S - M Cain.

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Aurilia 1, O Vizquel 1, P Feliz 1, M Cain 1.

Team LOB - 7.


San Diego
AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg
M. Giles 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .308
B. Giles rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
A. Gonzalez 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .296
J. Bard c 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .280
M. Cameron cf 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .192
K. Greene ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 .321
K. Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136
R. Branyan 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286
J. Cruz Jr. lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333
C. Young p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
G. Blum ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000
C. Meredith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T. Hoffman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 24 1 2 1 5 5 9

Batting
2B - K Greene (4, M Cain).

S - J Cruz Jr.

SF - G Blum.

RBI - G Blum (1).

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Giles 1, J Cruz Jr 1, K Greene 2.

Team LOB - 7.


San Francisco
IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA
M. Cain (L, 0-1) 7.0 1 1 1 5 4 0 2.77
J. Sanchez 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6.75

San Diego
IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA
C. Young (W, 1-0) 7.0 4 0 0 2 5 0 2.13
C. Meredith (H, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
T. Hoffman (S, 2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00


HBP - K Kouzmanoff (by M Cain).

Pitches-strikes - M Cain 115-67; J Sanchez 12-7; C Young 106-66; C Meredith 8-7; T Hoffman 10-7.

Ground balls-fly balls - M Cain 4-13; J Sanchez 0-2; C Young 10-6; C Meredith 2-0; T Hoffman 2-0.

Batters faced - M Cain 28; J Sanchez 4; C Young 27; C Meredith 3; T Hoffman 4.

Game Details
Umpires: HP--Wally Bell. 1B--Laz Diaz. 2B--Bill Welke. 3B--Rob Drake.
Time: 2:25.
Attendance: 31,388.
Weather: 62 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 11 mph, left to right.


Game Notes

SAN FRANCISCO PITCHER MATT CAIN HAS A NO-HITTER THROUGH SIX INNINGS.

THE DOUBLE BY SAN DIEGO'S KHALIL GREENE IN THE SEVENTH INNING ENDED MATT CAIN'S NO-HITTER

 

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Results from April 10th,2007

We start in the American League:

In Boston Seattle coming off of a four game snowout was obviously not ready for this game. Jeff Weaver gave up 7 runs in 2 innings of work which inncluded a 50 pitch first inning. Weaver could not find the strike zone and did not find too many outs either. He gave up 7 hits and walked 2 batters in the 70 total pitches he threw. We was to a three ball count on the majority of the Red Sox hitters. Then J.D Drew hit a homer to dead center in the second inning capping of a three run rally and that spelled the end of Weaver and the Mariners. Red Sox blow out the Mariners 14-3.
In Baltimore, the Tigers Curtis Granderson hit 2 doubles and 2 runs scored and Placido Polanco had two hits and an RBI as the Tigers downed the Orioles 3-1. Nate Robertson pitch an excellent game giving up just 4 hits in 7 1/3 innings pitched striking out 5 and walking only one. Orioles Jared Wright left the game in the sixth inning giving up one earned run over 5 and striking out 5. Wright left the game with tightness in his right shoulder and will be reevaluated. Tigers beat the Orioles 3-1.
In Milwaukee, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim visited the Cleveland Indians of Milwaukee and the game finished with the rested team coming out on top. C.C.Sabathia went 7 innings and gave up 3 runs with only one run being earned as he earned his 2nd win of the year as the Indians beat the Angels 7-6. Ervin Santana was the starter and loser for the Angels as he gave up 6 earned runs in 4 2/3 innings while walking 4 batters. Andy Marte had 2 hits and drove in 3 runs and Kevin Shoppach ( who is in for the injuried Victor Martinez ) had 2 RBI in support of Sabathia. Howie Kendrick went 4 for 4 with three run scored in the losing effort. Over 19,000 fans showed up for this neutral site game necessitated by all the snow that dumped down in Cleveland.
In Toronto, the Royals took advantage of 4 Blue Jays errors as Kansas City beat Toronto 6-3. David DeJesus and Mark Grudzielanek had three hits each and rookie Alex Gordon hit his first Major League homerun run to aid in the victory. The win made a winner out of Zach Greinke for the first time as a starter since 2005. He won a game in 2006 as a relief pitcher but this is his first as a starter since 2005. Greinke was solid going 6 innings giving up one run on 6 hits and struck out 5. If Kansas City has any chance of proving their critics wrong this season they will need a big season out of this 23 year old right hander. This is a good start for Greinke and may he have many more. The Royals beat the mistake prone Blue Jays 6-3.
In Texas, the Rangers in a wild game beat the mistake riddled Tampa Bay Devil Rays 12-9. This will be the featured game in boxscore as it was a fantasy player's dream game and a managers nightmare. Rangers Kenny Lofton went 3 for 3 with a homer and 3 RBI and Frank Catalanotto went 3 for 5 with a homer and 4 RBI. Tampa Bay's Ty Wiggington went 3 for 4 hitting his second homerun of the season and had 4 RBI and Delmon Young went 3 for 5 hitting his second homerun and drove in 2 runs. This game made the ballpark look small and it played that way. Rangers beat the D'Rays 12-9.
In Minnesota, Boof got booped as Alex Rodriguez hit his 6th homer of the season and Johnny Damon went deep for a three run homer as the Yankees hammered the beleaguered Twins for the second straight day 10-1. Andy Pettitte was brilliant as he pitched 6 shutout innings allowing 4 hits and striking out three. Even seldom used Kevin Thompson got in on the act late as he doubled in a pair of runs with the bases loaded. The Yankees destroy the Twins 10-1.
In Oakland, the White Sox had a 1-0 in the ninth and Bobby Jenks ( 1-1 ) their closer coughed it up. Jenks gave up 2 runs on 4 hits and walked one intentionally as he absorbed the loss. The White Sox defense also committed an error in that ninth inning which also contributed to the loss. With Jenks meltdown it made a winner out of Huston Street who nailed his first win of the year. Oakland finds a way and beats the White Sox 2-1.

In the National League:
The Milwaukee Brewers and the Florida Marlins game was suspended because of rain. The score was tied a 2-2. Jorge Julio blew the save in the ninth as he gave up a long double to J.J. Hardy that chased home the tying run and sent this game into extra innings. There were three different rain delays in this game. First was 49 minutes long with rain and lightening and the second delay was 21 minutes. The third one was the one that ended up suspending the game and that was 32 minutes long. They will conclude this game before the start of their regularly scheduled game tonight. The scheduled game time is 7:05pm and you can catch on FSN Florida or FSN Wisconsin.
In Chicago, The Cubbies lost again. This time it was to a pitcher making his 4th career start. Chris Sampson allowed the Cubs 3 hits over 5 innings and got support from Luke Scott who drove in 3 runs as the Astros won their 2nd straight game over the Chicago Cubs 4-2. Jason Marquis ( one of the Cubs free agent pitcher's they got in the off-season ) walked 4 in 5 innings of work and allowed 4 hits. But also in Marquis defense his defense betrayed him ( actually it was Cesar Izturis ) as they commited three errors in the game. Cubs tried to rally in the ninth but it came up two runs short. Cubs lose 4-2.
In Pittsburgh, they need a little more time to decide this game as it went 12 innings. The Cardinals beat the Pirates and their bullpen by a final of 3-2. The Cardinals scored the tying runs on Salomon Torres with one out in the ninth on Scott Spiezio's 2 run single and then beat John Wasdin in the 12th inning on a Sac Fly off the bat of Skip Schumaker. The bullpen being beaten robbed
Tom Gorzelanny of his 2nd win of the season. Gorzelanny went 7 innings and gave up 4 hits and struck out 5 while walking nobody. The Pirates drop a tough one at home to the Cardinals 3-2 in 12.
In Atlanta, Andruw Jones hit a homerun in the 4th inning to give the Braves a 1-0 lead over the Nationals. You could turn your TV sets off right there as you know they are playing the Nationals. But if you did in fact turn the sets off then you would have missed Jeff Francoeur show. Francoeur hit a two run double and a three run homer as the Braves blasted the Nationals 8-0. With the win the Braves made a winner out of Tim Hudson who went 7 strong innings giving up 3 hits along the way while striking out 7. The Braves improve to 6-1 as they slug the Nationals 8-0.
In Arizona, the first 4 innings was homerun derby. First it was Adam Dunn for the Reds home hit a blast into the second deck for his fourth homerun of the year. Then later in the first, Chad Tracy clobbered a three run homer to give Arizona a 3-1 advantage. Then in the third inning, Josh Hamilton hit a two run homer to tie things up. Then Brandon Phillips said ' See Ya ' to the ball he hit to give the Reds a 4-3 lead. Then in the bottom of the fourth Chris Snyder answer with a homerun back and suddenly it was 4-4. It stayed there until the 11th inning when David Weathers served up a run scoring double to Scott Hairston to chase home Conor Jackson with the game winning run. Arizona 5- Cincinnati 4.
In San Diego, the Giants held off the Padres 6-5. Bengie Molina drove in two runs to help this Giants offense along and Barry Bonds drove in a run as well. But it was Adrian Gonzalez who single-handedly kept the Padres in the game as he hit 2 homeruns and drove in 4 runs. But it was the Giants that prevailed 6-5.
In Los Angeles, the Dodgers got a sac fly from Russell Martin in the bottom of the eight inning and then the Dodgers went to Takashi Saito to close the deal and he did just that. Saito earned his 4th save and gave the Dodgers their 5th win of the season. Nomar Garciaparra went 2 for 4 with an RBI for the Dodgers. Brett Tomko went the first 6 innings giving up only one hit and striking out 9. Tomko got the no decision.
Those are the results for April 10th. Have a great day everyone.



Texas ( 4-4 ) 12, Tampa Bay ( 2-5 ) 9
Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

Tampa Bay 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 3 9 12 3

Texas 1 2 7 0 0 1 0 1 X 12 12 1


WP: S. Feldman (1-0)
LP: J. Seo (0-1)

Scoring Summary
Bot 1st: Texas
- K. Lofton homered to deep right center


Bot 2nd: Texas
- I. Kinsler homered to deep left, B. Wilkerson scored


Top 3rd: Tampa Bay
- D. Navarro doubled to right, E. Dukes scored

- B.J. Upton tripled to deep center, D. Navarro scored

- T. Wigginton homered to deep left, R. Baldelli and B.J. Upton scored


Bot 3rd: Texas
- B. Wilkerson singled to center, M. Young and M. Teixeira scored, N. Cruz to second

- K. Lofton singled to right, B. Wilkerson and N. Cruz scored, G. Laird to third

- F. Catalanotto homered to deep right, K. Lofton and G. Laird scored


Top 6th: Tampa Bay
- B.J. Upton doubled to deep right, A. Iwamura scored


Bot 6th: Texas
- M. Teixeira scored, H. Blalock to third on wild pitch


Bot 8th: Texas
- F. Catalanotto singled to center, K. Lofton scored


Top 9th: Tampa Bay
- T. Wigginton doubled to deep left, C. Crawford scored

- D. Young homered to deep center, T. Wigginton scored


Tampa Bay
AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg
C. Crawford lf 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .250
B. Zobrist ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .154
R. Baldelli cf 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 .200
T. Wigginton 1b 4 2 3 4 1 0 0 .321
D. Young rf 5 1 3 2 0 0 2 .379
A. Iwamura 3b 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 .458
E. Dukes dh 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .217
D. Navarro c 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .111
B.J. Upton 2b 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .409
Totals 38 9 12 9 5 7 15

Batting
2B - E Dukes (1, J Wright); D Navarro (1, J Wright); T Wigginton 2 (2, B Chen, S Feldman); B Upton (1, R Mahay).

3B - B Upton (1, J Wright).

HR - T Wigginton (2, 3rd inning off J Wright 2 on, 2 Out), D Young (2, 9th inning off B Chen 1 on, 2 Out).

RBI - D Navarro (1), B Upton 2 (5), T Wigginton 4 (6), D Young 2 (7).

2-out RBI - T Wigginton 4, B Upton, D Young 2.

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Crawford 1, D Young 2, E Dukes 1, A Iwamura 1.

Team LOB - 7.
Base Running
CS - C Crawford 2 (3, 2nd base by J Wright/G Laird, 2nd base by J Wright/G Laird).
Fielding
E - D Young (1, fly ball); B Upton 2 (3, ground ball, throw).

DP - 2 (B Zobrist, B Upton-B Zobrist-T Wigginton).


Texas
AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg
K. Lofton cf 3 3 3 3 1 0 0 .207
J. Hairston Jr. cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
F. Catalanotto dh 5 1 3 4 0 0 1 .217
M. Young ss 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .176
M. Kata pr-ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M. Teixeira 1b 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .286
H. Blalock 3b 5 0 1 0 0 1 6 .323
N. Cruz rf 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .300
B. Wilkerson lf 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 .263
G. Laird c 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .190
I. Kinsler 2b 4 1 1 2 0 1 4 .318
Totals 35 12 12 11 5 6 17

Batting
2B - H Blalock (2, J Ryu).

3B - F Catalanotto (1, J Seo).

HR - K Lofton (1, 1st inning off J Seo 0 on, 0 Out), I Kinsler (3, 2nd inning off J Seo 1 on, 2 Out), F Catalanotto (2, 3rd inning off J Seo 2 on, 2 Out).

RBI - K Lofton 3 (4), I Kinsler 2 (6), B Wilkerson 2 (3), F Catalanotto 4 (7).

2-out RBI - I Kinsler 2, K Lofton 2, F Catalanotto 3.

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - H Blalock 1, N Cruz 1.

GIDP - H Blalock.

Team LOB - 5.
Base Running
CS - K Lofton (1, 2nd base by J Ryu/D Navarro).
Fielding
E - I Kinsler (1, ground ball).


Tampa Bay
IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA
J. Seo (L, 0-1) 3.0 8 10 5 3 3 3 9.64
J. Ryu 3.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 1.69
J. Salas 2.0 1 1 1 1 2 0 8.10

Texas
IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA
J. Wright 2.2 5 5 5 3 1 1 16.88
S. Feldman (W, 1-0) 2.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.08
R. Mahay 2.0 2 1 1 2 3 0 2.08
B. Chen 2.0 3 3 0 0 2 1 0.00


WP - J Seo, J Ryu, J Salas.

BALK - R Mahay.

HBP - K Lofton (by J Seo).

Pitches-strikes - J Seo 88-49; J Ryu 44-25; J Salas 36-22; J Wright 61-34; S Feldman 31-20; R Mahay 41-27; B Chen 39-29.

Ground balls-fly balls - J Seo 2-3; J Ryu 4-3; J Salas 2-2; J Wright 2-3; S Feldman 4-2; R Mahay 3-0; B Chen 0-4.

Batters faced - J Seo 21; J Ryu 12; J Salas 8; J Wright 14; S Feldman 9; R Mahay 10; B Chen 10.

Game Details
Umpires: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Mark Carlson. 3B--Larry Young.
Time: 3:06.
Attendance: 23,897.
Weather: 74 degrees, clear.
Wind: 18 mph, right to left.

 

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Hey buddy, This is great! Keep up the good work. My best to you and Amy. I love the way Rollins walked the walk. NOT!!

 

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Results from April 11th

Since the National League had the earlier games, I will start there.

In Pittsburgh, the World Champion St.Louis Cardinals completed a three game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates Wednesday afternoon defeating the Pirates 3-2. Chris Duncan played hero as he hit a pinch hit homerun with one out in the top of the ninth inning off of Salomon Torres ( 0-1 ) to snap a 2-2 tie. Ryan Franklin ( 1-0 ) picked up the win in relief as the Cardinals sweep the Pirates in Pittsburgh 3-2.
In Chicago, the Cubs did not lose as their game with the Astros was snowed out. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on July 12th after the All-Star Break. The Cubs and Astros were originally scheduled an 7:05pm CDT game will fit the rained out game in before that scheduled game.
In Florida, the Brewers and Marlins need 3 more innings to complete their suspended game as it took 13 innings for the Brewers to beat the Marlins 3-2. Rickie Weeks got the winning rally going by drawing a walk off of losing pitcher Renyel Pinto ( 0-1 ) he was sacrifice to second by Craig Counsell after J.J. Hardy groundout to move him to third Prince Fielder singled to right to give the Brewers their winning margin of victory. In the regular scheduled game, the Brewers defeated the Marlins 5-2. Rickie Weekes went 2 for 4 scored 3 runs and homered to drive in 2. J.J Hardy chipped in with 3 hits and drove in a run and the Brewers got a very good pitching performance from Dave Bush who gave up one run in six innings and struck out 5. Brewers improve to 5-4 with the 2 wins and the Marlins drop to 4-4.
In New York, the Phillies received 7 walks from starter and loser Oliver Perez in 2 2/3 innings as the Mets were beaten 5-2. Perez after a quick first inning lost his control and the Phillies took full advantage. The Phillies only got one hit off of Perez but that did not matter as Perez provide all the clutch the Phillies would need. In total the Mets staff walked 11 batters and the Phillies "walked" away with a 5-2 win. The Phillies run their record to 2-6 and the Mets drop to 5-3.
In Atlanta, the Jones boys were doing their thing again as the Nationals are well on their way to losing 110 games. Chipper Jones in the first inning clobbered a two run homer to provide the Braves a quick 2-0 lead. Then in the seventh inning Andruw Jones clubbed a three run homer to give the Braves a 5-0 advantage. The Nationals showed some fight as they got back to within 5-3 in their top half of the eighth but then the Braves laid the hammer down scoring three more in the bottom of the eighth on Kelly Johnson's two run double and Edgar Renteria's RBI single. Chris James went the first 6 innings for Atlanta secured his 2nd win of the year. Jerome Williams went the first 5 innings for Washington giving up only the run homer to Chipper Jones took his second loss of the season. Atlanta is now 7-1 and is off to their best start since 1995 when they won the World Series against Cleveland.
In Arizona Javier Valentin drove in 2 runs with a double in the 7th inning and Josh Hamilton hit a homerun in the 8th to give the Reds a 3-1 lead over Arizona and that provided the Reds enough run support on this night to give the Reds a 3-2 victory over the Diamondbacks. For Arizona it is only their 3rd loss in 10 games and the Reds went back over the .500 mark at 5-4. Matt Belisle went the first 6 innings giving up one run on three hits as he earned his 2nd win of the year. Micah Owings went 6 1/3 gave up 2 runs on 7 hits took his first loss of the year as he is 1-1. Reds beat Arizona 3-2.
In San Diego, Greg Maddux went 6 innings, gave up 6 hits and struck out 6 and nailed down his 1st win of the season and his 334th career victory as the Padres shutout the Giants for the second time in this series, beating them 4-0. Barry Bonds went 0 for 4 is now hitting .192. Marcus Giles went 2 for 3 with a run scored and an RBI as the Padres now head to Chicago to take on the Cubs. The Padres are now 6-3 and the Giants are now 2-7. Padres win 4-0.
In Los Angeles, Nomar Garciaparra hit a two run double and then Jeff Kent singled him in the 3rd inning as the Dodgers beat the Rockies 3-0. Brad Penny claimed his second win of the season and lowered his ERA 0.68 as he went 6 1/3 innings giving up 2 hits and walking 4 and striking out 3. Takashi Saito picked up his 5th save with a scoreless ninth. Dodgers improve to 6-3 as they beat the Rockies 3-0.

In the American League,
In Oakland, the White Sox came from 3-0 down to beat the A's 6-3. Jermaine Dye who has struggled early on hit a 2 run blast in the top of the 8th to get this game even at 3-3. Then the White Sox took advantage of control problems by Huston Street as he walked three and then the big hit off of Paul Konerko's bat, a two run double, gave the White Sox a 6-3 lead. Nothing to do with the game itself, for those of you that are in fact White Sox fans, wasn't it fun to listen to a game without Ken " Hawk " Harrleson??? These three games were VERY good games to listen to with Darrin Jackson ( I believe that is his name ) and " Black Jack " Jack McDowell calling the games. I found myself gravitating to the broadcasts because they were talking about baseball and being fair in their analysis. A very good job by D.J and Jack. I hope they work together more often. The White Sox defeat the A's 6-3.
In Boston, Daisuke Matsuzaka was good but Felix Hernandez was unbelievable. Matsuzaka gave up 3 runs on 8 hits over 7 innings which most nights would be more than enough to win. But Hernandez had a no-hitter going into the eighth inning before J.D. Drew ended it with a single. Hernandez allowed nothing more and struck out 6. Hernandez is now 2-0 and has pitched 17 innings and has 18 strikeouts this season. Matsuzaka took his 1st loss in the Major Leagues and he drops to 1-1. Seattle shuts out the Red Sox 3-0.
In Baltimore, the Orioles and the Tigers played 12 innings before settling on a victor. That victor was the Tigers. It took one swing of the bat from Craig Monroe. Monroe hit a Grand Slam homerun in the 12th inning off of Kurt Birkins as the Tigers beat the Orioles 4-1. Both of these teams had many opportunities as they left 24 men on base ( 13 by the Tigers ). Craig Monroe's slam made a winner out of reliever Wilfredo Ledezma who gave up one hit in 2 innings of work while striking out 3. Tigers beat the O's 4-1.
In Milwaukee, the Angels used solid pitching Joe Saunders and got solid bullpen work as the Angels beat Cleveland 4-1. Jake Westbrook ( 0-1 ) went the first 6 for the Tribe giving up 2 earned runs while his counterpart Joe Saunders went 6 1/3 giving up one run on 4 hits. For Saunders it was his first win of the year. Francisco Rodríguez earned his 4th save of the year.
In Toronto, the Blue Jays took the rubber game of the series as the Jays beat the Royals 7-4. Aaron Hill went 3 for 4 with 3 RBI and made a winner out of Gustavo Chacín who earned his 1st win of the year going 5 innings and giving up 3 runs. B.J. Ryan picked up his 3rd save of the year as the Blue Jays beat the Royals 7-4.
In Texas, the Devil Rays beat the Rangers 6-5. Carlos Pena had a 2 run homerun in the third to cap a 4 run rally and give the D'Rays a 6-1 lead. Ben Zobrist also contributed a homer ( 1st ) and scored 2 runs as the D'Rays salvaged a game in Texas. Winning pitcher was James Shields who went the first 7 innings to earn his 1st of the year.
In Minnesota, the Twins beat the Yankees 5-1. No, Alex Rodriguez did not hit a homerun but he did drive in the only Yankees run which is his 16th RBI this season. The Twins received two run scoring singles from Michael Cuddyer and laid the rest of this game on the right arm of Ramón Ortiz who allowed the Yankees only 3 hits through 8 innings. For Ortiz it was his 2nd win of the young season and Joe Nathan picked up one inning of work in the ninth and it was not a save situation. The Twins beat the Yankees 5-1.
Enjoy the Games as we look back at the boxscore of the day!!!




Seattle ( 3-2 ) 3, Boston ( 4-4 ) 0

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

Seattle 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 9 0

Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2


WP: F. Hernandez (2-0)
LP: D. Matsuzaka (1-1)


Scoring Summary
Top 2nd: Seattle
- Y. Betancourt hit sacrifice fly to left, J. Guillen scored


Top 5th: Seattle
- A. Beltre doubled to deep center, J. Lopez scored, A. Beltre to third on second baseman D. Pedroia's throwing error

- J. Vidro singled to center, A. Beltre scored


Seattle
AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg
I. Suzuki cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .222
A. Beltre 3b 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 .118
J. Vidro dh 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .150
R. Ibanez lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .167
R. Sexson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .176
J. Guillen rf 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .267
J. Ellison rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
K. Johjima c 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .286
Y. Betancourt ss 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 .133
J. Lopez 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .188
Totals 35 3 9 3 2 4 13

Batting
2B - K Johjima 2 (3, D Matsuzaka 2); A Beltre (1, D Matsuzaka).

SF - Y Betancourt.

RBI - Y Betancourt (3), A Beltre (2), J Vidro (1).

2-out RBI - A Beltre, J Vidro.

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Vidro 1, J Lopez 1, Y Betancourt 2.

GIDP - J Vidro.

Team LOB - 9.
Fielding
DP - 1 (Y Betancourt-A Beltre-R Sexson).


Boston
AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg
J. Lugo ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
K. Youkilis 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .258
D. Ortiz dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .207
M. Ramirez lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214
J.D. Drew rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .393
M. Lowell 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233
J. Varitek c 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .217
C. Crisp cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .143
D. Pedroia 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .227
Totals 27 0 1 0 2 6 5

Batting
GIDP - D Ortiz.

Team LOB - 2.
Fielding
E - D Pedroia (2, throw); J Lugo (1, throw).

DP - 1 (K Youkilis-J Lugo-D Matsuzaka).


Seattle
IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA
F. Hernandez (W, 2-0) 9.0 1 0 0 2 6 0 0.00

Boston
IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA
D. Matsuzaka (L, 1-1) 7.0 8 3 3 1 4 0 2.57
J.C. Romero 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.10
J. Pineiro 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.91


HBP - J Guillen (by D Matsuzaka).

Pitches-strikes - F Hernandez 111-69; D Matsuzaka 103-64; J Romero 7-4; J Pineiro 18-13.

Ground balls-fly balls - F Hernandez 17-4; D Matsuzaka 9-8; J Romero 1-1; J Pineiro 2-2.

Batters faced - F Hernandez 29; D Matsuzaka 30; J Romero 2; J Pineiro 7.

Game Details
Umpires: HP--Jerry Crawford. 1B--Bill Hohn. 2B--Brian O'Nora. 3B--Phil Cuzzi.
Time: 2:22.
Attendance: 36,630.
Weather: 46 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 13 mph, in from center.

 

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Remarkable start for Brad Penny. I'm hoping he has many more of them. 😀

 

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Results for April 12th games.

There was only 7 games on the schedule and as it has been for the last 8 days, there was a game postponed because of rain.

In the American League,
In Milwaukee, the Indians used a homer by Grady Sizemore and a 3 run blast from Travis Hafner to lift the Indians to a " home " win over the Los Angeles Angels. The Angels/Indians series drew 52,499 fans for the three game set in Milwaukee. The Indians beat the Angels by the final count of 4-2. Aaron Fultz got his second win in relief of Jeremy Sower who went the first 7 innings giving up only one run on 6 hits and struck out 3. The Angels drop to 6-4 while the Indians improved to 4-2.
In Boston, the Seattle Mariners and the Boston Red Sox were postponed because of rain. The game has been rescheduled for Thursday, May 3rd at 7:05pm EDT. But with this game being fitted in, the home game between the Chicago White Sox and the Seattle Mariners in Seattle on May 2nd at 10:05pm EDT has been rescheduled to 3:05pm EDT. Have you got that??? Good. The Mariners are will to play in all dome stadiums.
In Baltimore, the Orioles needed 10 innings to beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1. Jay Gibbons who had three hits on the day drove in the winning run with an RBI single with 2 outs in the 10th inning. Chris Ray wins the game in relief. The starters for the teams both ended up with no-decisions. Gil Meche for the Royals went 6 innings gave up 7 hits, no runs, while striking out 5. The Orioles, Steve Trachsel went 7 innings giving up only 1 run on 3 hits. For Trachsel it is his second no decision as he has no record this season. The Orioles got their 4th win against 6 losses and the Royals dropped to 3-7. Orioles upend the Royals in 10.
In Toronto, the Tigers got a big lift from struggling Brandon Inge as the Tigers beat the Blue Jays 5-4. Inge was hitting .040 on 1 for 25 for the season when the game began. Inge clubbed a homerun ( 1st ), had an RBI single and had an RBI Sac Fly. Inge's performance made a winner out of starter Mike Maroth ( 2-0 ) who gave up 2 runs on 9 hits in 6 innings. Aaron Hill hit a 2 run homer ( 2nd ) in the loss.
In Minnesota, the Twins got a 2 run homer from Michael Cuddyer ( 1st ) in the 4th inning and got a game winning homerun from Justin Morneau ( 3rd ) leading off the bottom of the ninth to knock off the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 3-2. Brian Stokes ( 0-2 ) gave up the homer to Morneau took the loss. The Twins picked up their 6th win of the season. The homer made a winner out of closer Joe Nathan ( 1-0 ). Twins win 3-2.

In the National League there was only 2 games scheduled and both games would impact the NL East.
In Atlanta, the Nationals snapped a 6 game losing streak beating the Braves and John Smoltz ( 1-1 ) 2-0. Smoltz gave up RBI singles to Ronnie Belliard and to Ryan Zimmerman in the 8th inning to give the Nationals only their 2nd win of the year. Jason Bergmann went the first innings for the Nationals giving up no runs on 1 hit. He got the no decision. The Braves lost for only the 2nd time this year.
In New York, the two left handed pitchers made history. The two left handed pitchers, Jamie Moyer for the Philadelphia Phillies came into this game with 217 career wins and and the Mets lefty Tom Glavine came in with 291 career wins. The 508 wins between the two lefties are the most between two left handed pitchers to start a game. The game started with Jimmy Rollins slamming a lead-off homerun and after the Mets tied the game in the bottom of the first at 1-1. Then Jimmy Rollins clobbered a 2 run homerun with 2 outs in the 2nd to give the Phillies a 3-1 lead. But then the Mets came back again as they scored an unearned run in the 2nd. Then Jose Reyes gave the Mets the lead they would not give up in the 4th inning with a 2 run single. Glavine settled in and ended up with his 292nd career victory. Phillies drop to 2-7 and the Mets are now 6-3. Mets beat the Phillies 5-3. There will be a full slate of games on the schedule today. Now let's look at the Mets/Phillies game in the boxscore. Enjoy the games!!!



NY Mets ( 6-3 ) 5, Philadelphia ( 2-7 ) 3

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

Philadelphia 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 1

NY Mets 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 X 5 9 0


WP: T. Glavine (2-1) S: B. Wagner (2)
LP: J. Moyer (1-1)

Scoring Summary
Top 1st: Philadelphia
- J. Rollins homered to deep left


Bot 1st: NY Mets
- C. Beltran singled to left, J. Reyes scored, P. Lo Duca to second


Top 2nd: Philadelphia
- J. Rollins homered to deep left, A. Rowand scored


Bot 4th: NY Mets
- J. Reyes singled to left, D. Easley and M. Alou scored


Bot 7th: NY Mets
- M. Alou singled to center, D. Wright scored


Philadelphia
AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg
J. Rollins ss 4 2 2 3 0 0 1 .278
S. Victorino rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .214
C. Utley 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231
R. Howard 1b 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .212
P. Burrell lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .323
W. Helms 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .280
A. Rowand cf 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .300
C. Ruiz c 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .280
J. Moyer p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
C. Condrey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M. Bourn ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
J. Werth ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300
R. Madson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 29 3 6 3 4 5 12

Batting
2B - R Howard (2, B Wagner).

HR - J Rollins 2 (5, 1st inning off T Glavine 0 on, 0 Out, 2nd inning off T Glavine 1 on, 2 Out).

RBI - J Rollins 3 (9).

2-out RBI - J Rollins 2.

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - W Helms 2.

GIDP - C Ruiz 2, S Victorino.

Team LOB - 3.
Base Running
CS - S Victorino (2, 2nd base by T Glavine/P Lo Duca).
Fielding
E - W Helms (2, throw).

DP - 1 (W Helms-C Utley-R Howard).


NY Mets
AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg
J. Reyes ss 4 1 2 2 1 0 2 .351
P. Lo Duca c 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .324
C. Beltran cf 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .303
C. Delgado 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .216
D. Wright 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .286
M. Alou lf 4 2 3 1 0 1 1 .343
S. Green rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .324
E. Chavez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
D. Easley 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .000
T. Glavine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
L. Milledge ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
J. Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S. Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D. Newhan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
B. Wagner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 5 9 4 2 6 18

Batting
2B - M Alou (2, J Moyer); S Green (2, J Moyer).

3B - D Wright (1, C Condrey).

S - T Glavine 2.

RBI - C Beltran (9), J Reyes 2 (11), M Alou (3).

2-out RBI - J Reyes 2.

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Easley 1, M Alou 1, P Lo Duca 2, C Beltran 2.

GIDP - D Wright.

Team LOB - 9.
Base Running
SB - D Wright (2, 2nd base off J Moyer/C Ruiz), J Reyes (5, 2nd base off J Moyer/C Ruiz).
Fielding
DP - 3 (J Reyes-D Easley-C Delgado, D Easley-J Reyes-C Delgado, J Reyes-C Delgado).


Philadelphia
IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA
J. Moyer (L, 1-1) 6.0 7 4 3 2 6 0 3.55
C. Condrey 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.25
R. Madson 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.50

NY Mets
IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA
T. Glavine (W, 2-1) 6.0 4 3 3 3 4 2 3.12
J. Smith (H, 1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
S. Schoeneweis (H, 3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
B. Wagner (S, 2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00


WP - B Wagner.

IBB - J Reyes (by J Moyer).

HBP - S Green (by J Moyer); D Wright (by J Moyer); P Lo Duca (by J Moyer).

Pitches-strikes - J Moyer 114-67; C Condrey 22-13; R Madson 7-5; T Glavine 103-59; J Smith 7-6; S Schoeneweis 9-5; B Wagner 11-7.

Ground balls-fly balls - J Moyer 6-7; C Condrey 2-1; R Madson 1-2; T Glavine 6-7; J Smith 2-0; S Schoeneweis 2-1; B Wagner 1-2.

Batters faced - J Moyer 30; C Condrey 5; R Madson 3; T Glavine 23; J Smith 3; S Schoeneweis 3; B Wagner 4.

Game Details
Umpires: HP--Ed Montague. 1B--Bill Miller. 3B--Marvin Hudson.
Time: 2:50.
Attendance: 33,355.
Weather: 44 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 11 mph, left to right.

 

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Results for April 13th

Another day, another game postponed because of weather. That is the theme throughout MLB since April 4th. Lots of doubleheaders in our future.

In the National League,
In St.Louis, the Brewers were visiting the Cardinals last night and the rain washed this game away. The game that was scheduled for this afternoon has now been moved to a night game at 7:05pm CDT to allow the weather to move out of the area.

In Chicago, the Cubs behind Carlos Zambrano had a 5-0 lead after 4 innings. Zambrano was a big part of the offense as he doubled and scored and then hit a homerun as the Cubs looked good. Then the Reds came to bat in the top of the fifth and scored 6 runs to turn a 5-0 deficit and gave themselves a 6-5 lead. Then the Reds marched out 5 relievers to earn a 6-5 victory. The Reds improved to 6-4 and the Cubs who are winless at home and have lost 4 straight are now 3-6 on the year.

In Philadelphia, it was the Carlos Lee show last night as the Astros visit the Phillies. Carlos Lee hit a homerun in the 2nd inning. Then Lee came up in the 3rd inning and slammed a Grand Slam homerun to give the Astros a 5-3 lead. Then in the 4th inning Morgan Ensberg tried to steal some of the show by hitting a 3 run homerun ( 1st ) to give the Astros an 8-3 lead. The Phillies cut into the lead to get the game back to 8-6. Then in the ninth, Lee hit his third homerun a game ( 4th ) to give the Astros a 9-6 victory. The Astros have now won 3 straight and are 4-5 on the season. The Phillies are now 2-8 on the season are now 0-4 at home. Out of all of this, the Astros Roy Oswalt is now 2-0 on the season.

In Pittsburgh, the San Francisco Giants scored 7 runs in the first 2 innings and held on for an 8-5 win. Russ Ortiz ( 1-1 ) went 8 2/3 innings giving up 5 runs ( 3 of them in the 9th as he was tiring ) on 10 hits gained his 1st win. Ortiz got plenty of offensive backup from Barry Bonds who went 3 for 3 with 2 homeruns ( 3rd ) and had 4 RBI in the game. Zach Duke ( 1-1 ) was pummelled in those first 2 innings took the loss for the Pirates. The Pirates have now lost 4 straight to drop to 4-6 while the Giants improved to 3-7.

In New York, the Nationals coming into Shea Stadium off of a win in Atlanta tried to make it 2 straight for the first time this year did not as they were beaten by the Mets 3-2. Pinch hitter Julio Franco drove in the game winning run in the 7th inning as that hit lifted the Mets. David Wright now has a 22 game hitting streak dating back to last year and Carlos Beltran now has a 10 game hitting streak. Aaron Heilman ( 1-1 ) picked up the win in relief of Mike Pelfrey and Billy Wagner pulled in his third save of the season.

In Atlanta, the Marlins Dontrell Willis gained his third win of the year by going 7 innings and letting his offense go to work. Willis went 7 innings giving up 3 runs on 8 hits and striking out 5. Offensively, the Marlins got 2 RBI from Dan Uggla, Cody Ross, Miguel Olivo, Joe Borchard. The Marlins are now 6-4 and the Braves drop to 7-3. Mark Redman ( 0-2 ) lost this game for the Braves giving up 7 earned runs over 2 2/3 innings.

In Arizona, the Rockies ( 5-5 ) got back to .500 as they beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-3. Matt Holliday, Todd Helton, Brad Hawpe had 2 RBI each to contribute to the Rockies victory. Eric Byrnes supplied all of the the Diamondbacks offense with his 3rd homerun of the year a three run shot. Jeremy Affeldt ( 1-0 ) picked up the win in relief of Josh Fogg and Brandon Webb ( 1-1 ) lost his 1st game of the year.

In Los Angeles, the Dodgers cloobered the Padres 9-1. Derek Lowe ( 2-1 ) went the first 8 inning giving up 7 hits, 1 run, and striking out 6. The Dodgers beat up on David Wells ( 0-1 ) as they scored 5 runs off of him in 2 1/3 innings. Luis Gonzalez, Nomar Garciaparra, and Rafael Furcal droving 2 runs each. Luis Gonzalez hit his third homerun of the season. The Dodgers are now 7-3 and the Padres drop to 6-4.

In the American League,
In Baltimore, the Orioles got a grand slam homerun off the bat of Nick Markakis to break open a 4-1 game as the Orioles beat up the Royals 8-1. Aubrey Huff opened the Orioles scoring in the first on a 2 run double and the Orioles were never gave up the lead. Erik Bedard went the 1st 6 innings for his 2nd win of the year. Orioles beat the Royals 8-1.

In Boston, the Red Sox broke up a 4-1 game in the 8th inning a beat up the Angels 10-1. Tim Wakefield's knuckler befuddled the Angels hitter over the first 7 innings as he gave up 1 run on 5 hits for his first victory of the year. Doug Mirabelli hit a homerun ( 1st ) and drove in 2 runs. David Ortiz and Mike Lowell each drove in 3 runs to help the Red Sox cause.

In Cleveland, the White Sox beat the Indians in their first official game in Cleveland 6-4. Juan Uribe had a homerun and four RBI to help pace the White Sox offensive attack and made a winner out of starter Javier Vázquez ( 2-0 ). Vazquez went 5 1/3 innings giving up 8 hits and 2 runs as he struck out 7. The White Sox improved to 5-4 as the Indians fall to 4-3. The white Sox beat the Indians 6-4.

In Toronto, the Blue Jays needed 10 innings to outlast the Detroit Tigers 2-1. Alex Rois hit a homerun on Jeremy Bonderman's first pitch of the game. Then Magglio Ordonez then hit a solo homerun in the top of the second off of Roy Halliday. That was it. Until the 10th inning. The Blue Jays loaded the bases and Alex Rios hit a sac fly to beat the Tigers. Fernando Rodney ( 1-2 ) took the loss for the Tigers. Bonderman went the first 9 giving up one run on 6 hits. Halliday ( 2-0 ) went all 10 innings got the win giving up 1 run on 6 hits.

In Minnesota, Tampa Bay's Scott Kazmir ( 1-1 ) outdueled Johan Santana and earned his first win of the season as the Devil Rays beat the Twins 4-2. Kazmir went 8 innings giving up 2 runs on 6 hits and struck out 6. Santana ( 2-1 ) went 7 innings giving up 6 hits and gave up 4 runs while striking out 10.

In Seattle, the Rangers beat the Mariners 5-2. Kevin Millwood ( 2-1 ) went 6 innings and gave up 7 hits and 2 runs. Eric Gagne got the save. It is his fist save for the Rangers and his first save since he picked up a save against the New York Mets on June 6th,2006 when he was still a Dodger. Jarrod Wasburn giving up 3 earned runs over 6 innings took the loss for the Mariners.

In Oakland, the Yankees jumped out on Oakland 4-1 but the bullpen did not hold it and the Yankees lose the game in 11 innings 5-4. Eric Chavez hit a homerun and drove in three for the A's. Nick Swisher also chipped in with a homerun. The Yankees lose 5-4. That is all for now, enjoy the games and here is a look back at a boxscore from last night.



Houston ( 4-5 ) 9, Philadelphia ( 2-8 ) 6
Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

Houston 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 9 8 1

Philadelphia 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 11 0


WP: R. Oswalt (2-0) S: D. Wheeler (2)
LP: B. Myers (0-2)

Scoring Summary
Bot 1st: Philadelphia
- W. Helms singled to right, C. Utley scored, R. Howard to third

- A. Rowand singled to shortstop, R. Howard scored, W. Helms to third, J. Werth to second

- R. Barajas singled to shortstop, W. Helms scored, J. Werth to third, A. Rowand to second


Top 2nd: Houston
- C. Lee homered to deep right center


Top 3rd: Houston
- C. Lee homered to deep left center, B. Ausmus, L. Berkman and M. Ensberg scored


Top 4th: Houston
- M. Ensberg homered to deep left, A. Everett and B. Ausmus scored


Bot 4th: Philadelphia
- C. Utley grounded into fielder's choice, J. Lieber scored, J. Rollins to third, S. Victorino out at second

- R. Howard singled to right, J. Rollins scored, C. Utley to third


Bot 5th: Philadelphia
- A. Rowand scored, G. Dobbs to second on balk


Top 9th: Houston
- C. Lee homered to deep center


Houston
AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg
C. Biggio 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .225
D. Wheeler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M. Ensberg 3b 4 2 1 3 1 0 1 .219
L. Berkman 1b 2 1 0 0 3 2 0 .172
C. Lee lf 5 3 3 6 0 0 2 .324
L. Scott rf 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .280
C. Burke cf-2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .194
A. Everett ss 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .259
B. Ausmus c 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 .300
R. Oswalt p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167
O. Palmeiro ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286
B. Lidge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R. White p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M. Lamb ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200
T. Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C. Qualls p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J. Lane cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154
Totals 32 9 8 9 8 9 13

Batting
2B - B Ausmus (2, B Myers); C Biggio (4, G Geary); C Burke (5, A Alfonseca).

HR - C Lee 3 (4, 2nd inning off B Myers 0 on, 0 Out, 3rd inning off B Myers 3 on, 2 Out, 9th inning off R Madson 0 on, 2 Out), M Ensberg (1, 4th inning off J Lieber 2 on, 2 Out).

S - R Oswalt.

RBI - C Lee 6 (12), M Ensberg 3 (4).

2-out RBI - C Lee 5, M Ensberg 3.

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Biggio 1, M Ensberg 1.

GIDP - C Burke, L Scott.

Team LOB - 5.
Base Running
SB - A Everett (1, 2nd base off B Myers/R Barajas), C Burke (2, 3rd base off A Alfonseca/R Barajas).
Fielding
E - A Everett (4, throw).

Outfield assists - L Scott (S Victorino at Home).

DP - 1 (M Ensberg-C Biggio-L Berkman).


Philadelphia
AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg
J. Rollins ss 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 .293
S. Victorino rf 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .242
C. Utley 2b 2 1 0 1 2 0 2 .220
R. Howard 1b 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .243
W. Helms 3b 5 1 2 1 0 0 4 .300
J. Werth lf 4 0 0 0 1 4 2 .214
A. Rowand cf 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .324
R. Barajas c 3 0 1 1 2 1 0 .077
B. Myers p 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000
J. Lieber p 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
G. Dobbs ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200
G. Geary p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
P. Burrell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
A. Alfonseca p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R. Madson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 36 6 11 5 7 10 19

Batting
RBI - W Helms (5), A Rowand (5), R Barajas (2), C Utley (4), R Howard (6).

2-out RBI - W Helms, A Rowand, R Barajas, R Howard.

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Myers 2, W Helms 1, J Rollins 2, J Werth 1.

GIDP - W Helms.

Team LOB - 11.
Fielding
DP - 2 (J Rollins-R Howard, C Utley-J Rollins-R Howard).


Houston
IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA
R. Oswalt (W, 2-0) 5.0 7 6 6 6 6 0 3.32
B. Lidge (H, 1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10.12
R. White (H, 2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
T. Miller (H, 1) 0.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 6.75
C. Qualls (H, 2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.86
D. Wheeler (S, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 7.20

Philadelphia
IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA
B. Myers (L, 0-2) 3.1 3 7 7 5 4 2 9.39
J. Lieber 1.2 2 1 1 1 0 1 11.57
G. Geary 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.38
A. Alfonseca 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.69
R. Madson 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 7.71


IBB - M Lamb (by A Alfonseca).

BALK - R Oswalt.

HBP - C Utley (by B Lidge).

Pitches-strikes - R Oswalt 120-75; B Lidge 20-14; R White 21-13; T Miller 14-6; C Qualls 1-1; D Wheeler 16-10; B Myers 88-50; J Lieber 22-13; G Geary 28-16; A Alfonseca 23-10; R Madson 15-10.

Ground balls-fly balls - R Oswalt 6-3; B Lidge 0-2; R White 3-0; T Miller 0-0; C Qualls 2-0; D Wheeler 0-0; B Myers 3-3; J Lieber 3-2; G Geary 2-2; A Alfonseca 2-0; R Madson 0-1.

Batters faced - R Oswalt 28; B Lidge 5; R White 4; T Miller 3; C Qualls 1; D Wheeler 3; B Myers 18; J Lieber 7; G Geary 7; A Alfonseca 5; R Madson 4.

Game Details
Umpires: HP--Greg Gibson. 1B--Charlie Reliford. 2B--Chad Fairchild. 3B--Larry Vanover.
Ejections: HOUSTON's Garner by Gibson (5th).
Time: 3:36.
Attendance: 44,336.
Weather: 49 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 20 mph, left to right.

 

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Results for April 14th games!!!

In the National League,

At Chicago, Hey the Cubs win!!! The Cubs shutout the Cincinnati Reds 7-0 to earn their first win at Wrigley Field in 2007. Derek Lee lead the offense with a double and three RBI. Alfonso Soriano and Ryan Theriot each contributed 2 hits and 1 RBI to the winning cause. Rich Hill went 7 shutout innings giving up 3 hits and struck out 5 to earn his 2nd win of the year. Cubs win, Cubs win.

In New York, the Washington Nationals defeated the New York Mets 6-2. The Nationals got homeruns from Dmitri Young ( 2nd ), Ryan Church ( 3rd ) and Chris Snelling ( 1st ) to lead the Nationals to their 3rd win of the year and their 2nd win in their last 3 games. Shawn Hill went the first 7 innings giving up 2 earned runs on 8 hits and he struck out 5. For Hill ( 1-2 ) it was his first win of the season.

In Philadelphia, the Phillies earned their 1st win at Citizens Bank Ballpark with an 8-5 thrashing of the Houston Astros. Chase Utley was 3 for 5 with a homerun ( 2nd ), 2 RBI and 2 runs scored. Jimmy Rollins hit a 2 run homer ( 6th ) to aid to the cause. Cole Hamels despite giving up 5 runs in 6 innings earned his first win of the year. Tom Gordon earned his 2nd save of the year. The Phillies defeat the Astros 8-5.

In St.Louis, the Brewers outlasted the Cardinals 3-2. Rickie Weeks hit a 2 run homer ( 3rd ) to snap a 1-1 tie and give the Brewers a 3-1 lead. The Brewers got a very good performance from Jeff Suppan ( 1-2 ) who went 6 1/3 innings giving up 2 runs and struck out 5. Suppan who pitched for the Cardinals in the World Championship run from a year ago comes back to beat his old team. Francisco Cordero earned his 4th save of the season. The Brewers improved to 6-4 and the Cardinals dropped to 5-5 on the season.

In Arizona, the Diamondbacks returned to the win column with a come from behind 5-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies. Tony Clark hit a 2 run double in the fifth inning and rookie catcher Miguel Montero hit a 2 run homer ( 1st ) in the 8th inning to finish the comeback for the Diamondbacks. Latroy Hawkins ( 0-3 ) lost for the 3rd time in relief this season. Brandon Lyon ( 2-0 ) earned his 2nd win in relief and José Valverde converted his 5th save of the year.

In Los Angeles, the Padres crushed the Dodgers 7-2. Jason Schmidt ( 1-2 ) went 2 innings and gave up 5 earned runs to get his 2nd loss of the year. Schmidt ERA is now 7.36. Brian Giles hit his 1st homer of the year off of Schmidt. Kevin Kouzmanoff also hit his 1st homerun of the year off of Schmidt and that was a 2 run shot. Jake Peavy ( 2-0 ) got his 2nd win of year giving up 3 hits and 1 run over 7 innings. The Padres and Dodgers are now 7-4 on the year. Tonight on April 15th the Padres and the Dodgers will honor the GREAT ( and it is NEVER underestated ) Jackie Robinson who broke the color barrier 60 years ago today. You can watch this game live on ESPN tonight. This isn't a game everybody, it is a history lesson. Let's all learn from it.

In Pittsburgh, the San Francisco Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates were postponed because of rain. That game will be made up today as part of a doubleheader starting at 1:35pm EDT.

In Atlanta, the Florida Marlins and the Atlanta Braves were postponed because of rain. There has been no make-up date announced.

In the American League,
In Cleveland, the Indians shutout the Chicago White Sox 4-0. Paul Byrd ( 1-0 ) earned his 1st victory of season. Byrd went 6 innings giving up 5 hits and struck out 5. Ryan Garko and Josh Barfield each hit solo homers to aid in Byrd's first win of the year.

In Toronto, the Tigers used a four run ninth against B.J Ryan and came from behind to defeat the Blue Jays 10-7. Marcus Thames came off the bench to hit a two run double in the ninth with the bases loaded. The Tigers improved to 7-4. The Blue Jays dropped to 6-5.

In Seattle, the Mariners buried the Rangers 8-3. Adrián Béltre had a homerun and 3 RBI to lead the charge for the Mariners. Miguel Batista earned his 1st win of the year by going 6 2/3 innings giving up 3 runs on 5 hits. Batista did strike out 5. Vicente Padilla ( 0-3 ) has now lost his 3rd game of the year as he gave up 6 runs but only 4 of them earned. The Rangers dropped back under .500 with a 5-6 record and the Mariners improve to 4-3.

In Boston, the Red Sox crushed the Angels 8-0. Curt Schilling runs his record to 2-1 with 8 shutout innings giving up 4 hits and struck out 4. Héctor Carrasco went 3 1/3 innings and he walked 6 batters to earn his 1st loss of the season. David Ortiz went 2 for 4 and drove in 4 runs including hitting a three run homerun ( 3rd ). Red Sox move to 6-4 on the season.

In Baltimore, the Orioles got a three run homerun in the 6th inning from Chris Gómez to give the Orioles a 6-4 victory over the Royals. Gomez ended up driving in 4 runs on the game. Scott Williamson earned his 1st victory in relief. Chris Ray earned his 3rd save of the season. Joel Peralta took the loss in relief for the Royals.

In Minnesota, the Twins pounded the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 12-5. Jason Tyner and Michael Cuddyer had 3 hits each. Torii Hunter had 3 RBI and 2 hits. Sidney Ponson earned his first win of the year to balance his record off at 1-1. Edwin Jackson got blasted and earned his 2nd loss of the year.

In Oakland, the Yankees committed four errors and yet took the Athletics to 13 innings and beat the A's 4-3. Jason Giambi played hero against his old team slamming a homerun in the top of the 13th inning to give the Yankees their 5th win of the year. Alex Rodriguez hit his 7th homerun of the year and drove in his 17th RBI. Brian Bruney pitched 2 scoreless innings of relief to earn his 1st win of the year.

That is all for the results for yesterday's game. There are some updates on today's games. In New York, the Nationals and the Mets were postponed because of rain. There is no makeup date announced at this time. In Philadelphia, the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies was also postponed because of rain. A makeup date is sceduled to be announced later today. In Pittsburgh, the doubleheader that was necessitated by last night's rainout has been postponed because of rain. No makeup date has been announced. In Boston, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and the Boston Red Sox has been postponed because of rain. There has been no announcement at this time as to what they will do about making this game. In Baltimore, the Kansas City Royals and the Baltimore Orioles have been postponed because of rain. No makeup date has been announced. According to all the above teams on .com the fans are encouraged to hold their tickets. Until there is announcement as to what they are going to do with their respective games. Now let's look back at one of last night's boxscore. Have a great day everyone and enjoy the rain and the games. And watch the game on ESPN tonight featuring the Padres/Dodgers as they pay tribute to Jackie Robinson.





NY Yankees ( 5-5 ) 4, Oakland ( 5-7 ) 3, 13 innings
Final 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E

NY Yankees 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 10 4

Oakland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 1


WP: B. Bruney (1-1)
LP: L. DiNardo (0-1)

Scoring Summary
Bot 1st: Oakland
- E. Chavez hit sacrifice fly to left, N. Swisher scored

- B. Crosby doubled to right, M. Piazza scored, T. Walker to third

- T. Buck singled to left, T. Walker scored, B. Crosby out at home


Top 5th: NY Yankees
- A. Rodriguez homered to deep left center

- M. Cabrera singled to left, R. Cano scored, J. Phelps to second


Top 7th: NY Yankees
- Batter doubled to deep right, R. Cano scored

- W. Nieves doubled to deep right, R. Cano scored


Top 13th: NY Yankees
- Batter homered to deep right center

- J. Giambi homered to deep right center


Bot 1st: Oakland
- E. Chavez hit sacrifice fly to left, N. Swisher scored

- B. Crosby doubled to right, M. Piazza scored, T. Walker to third

- T. Buck singled to left, T. Walker scored, B. Crosby out at home


Top 5th: NY Yankees
- A. Rodriguez homered to deep left center

- M. Cabrera singled to left, R. Cano scored, J. Phelps to second


NY Yankees
AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg
J. Damon cf 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .286
D. Jeter ss 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 .318
B. Abreu rf 5 0 1 0 1 1 2 .286
A. Rodriguez 3b 5 1 1 1 1 3 4 .350
J. Giambi dh 6 1 1 1 0 0 1 .200
R. Cano 2b 4 2 3 0 2 0 0 .333
J. Phelps 1b 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .200
D. Mientkiewicz ph-1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .115
M. Cabrera lf 6 0 1 1 0 1 3 .179
W. Nieves c 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
J. Posada ph-c 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .342
Totals 46 4 10 4 5 9 20

Batting
2B - J Posada (2, J Blanton).

HR - A Rodriguez (7, 5th inning off J Blanton 0 on, 0 Out), J Giambi (2, 13th inning off L DiNardo 0 on, 1 Out).

RBI - A Rodriguez (17), M Cabrera (3), J Posada (7), J Giambi (8).

2-out RBI - J Posada.

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Damon 2, A Rodriguez 2.

GIDP - B Abreu.

Team LOB - 10.
Base Running
CS - B Abreu (1, 2nd base by A Embree), R Cano 2 (2, 2nd base by H Street/J Kendall, 2nd base by L DiNardo/J Kendall).
Fielding
E - D Jeter 2 (5, ground ball, throw); R Cano (2, ground ball); B Abreu (2, fly ball).

Outfield assists - M Cabrera (B Crosby at Home).

DP - 1 (A Rodriguez-R Cano-J Phelps).


Oakland
AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg
S. Stewart lf 6 0 0 0 0 1 6 .170
N. Swisher cf 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 .282
M. Piazza dh 6 1 0 0 0 1 2 .300
E. Chavez 3b 3 0 0 1 2 1 2 .250
T. Walker 1b 6 1 1 0 0 1 3 .211
B. Crosby ss 6 0 1 1 0 0 1 .188
T. Buck rf 4 0 2 1 2 1 1 .300
J. Kendall c 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .146
M. Scutaro 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 .059
Totals 47 3 7 3 4 5 25

Batting
2B - N Swisher (2, D Rasner); B Crosby (1, D Rasner).

SF - E Chavez.

RBI - E Chavez (6), B Crosby (1), T Buck (2).

2-out RBI - B Crosby, T Buck.

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Stewart 2, T Walker 1.

GIDP - S Stewart.

Team LOB - 10.
Base Running
SB - E Chavez (1, 2nd base off M Myers/J Posada).
Fielding
E - B Crosby (4, throw).

DP - 1 (M Scutaro-B Crosby-T Walker).


NY Yankees
IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA
D. Rasner 5.1 5 3 0 0 1 0 4.66
S. Henn 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.04
S. Proctor 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.68
M. Myers 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
L. Vizcaino 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.08
K. Farnsworth 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 8.44
M. Rivera 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
B. Bruney (W, 1-1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.29

Oakland
IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA
J. Blanton 6.2 5 3 3 3 5 1 4.00
J. Marshall 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.84
A. Embree 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.17
H. Street 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.68
L. DiNardo (L, 0-1) 3.0 3 1 1 0 1 1 2.25


HBP - J Damon (by L DiNardo); D Mientkiewicz (by L DiNardo).

Pitches-strikes - D Rasner 78-52; S Henn 9-4; S Proctor 20-13; M Myers 13-7; L Vizcaino 15-7; K Farnsworth 16-10; M Rivera 17-9; B Bruney 29-18; J Blanton 110-66; J Marshall 4-3; A Embree 26-16; H Street 25-13; L DiNardo 50-27.

Ground balls-fly balls - D Rasner 4-10; S Henn 2-0; S Proctor 2-3; M Myers 1-0; L Vizcaino 1-2; K Farnsworth 0-1; M Rivera 1-2; B Bruney 0-4; J Blanton 6-9; J Marshall 1-0; A Embree 1-1; H Street 1-2; L DiNardo 5-2.

Batters faced - D Rasner 21; S Henn 4; S Proctor 5; M Myers 2; L Vizcaino 5; K Farnsworth 4; M Rivera 4; B Bruney 7; J Blanton 27; J Marshall 1; A Embree 5; H Street 7; L DiNardo 13.

Game Details
Umpires: HP--Rob Drake. 1B--Laz Diaz. 2B--Bill Welke. 3B--Ed Rapuano.
Time: 4:25.
Attendance: 35,077.
Weather: 58 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 25 mph, in from left.

 

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Results on Jackie Robinson Day!!!

Let me start with a makeup date in the Houston/Philadelphia rainout that game will be made up on Monday, April 23rd. Also the Mets announced that they will have the Jackie Robinson Day ceremonies at 6:30pm EDT on Friday, April 20th when the Mets host the Atlanta Braves.

In the American League
In Cleveland, the Indians got only one hit in the game, but that was more than enough as the Indians beat the Chicago White Sox in the rain on Sunday afternoon. The Indians took advantage of José Contreras ( 1-2 ) wildness and took advantage of three White Sox errors to lead the Indians to victory. C.C. Sabathia ( 3-0 ) earned his third victory going 8 innings and allowing the Sox only one run on five hits while he struck out 10 batters. Indians down the White Sox 2-1.


In Toronto, Josh Towers pitched an outstanding game for 7 2/3 innings before giving the game away to his bullpen and grabbed his first win of the season as the Blue Jays beat the Tigers 2-1. The Tigers got a well pitched game from Nate Robertson ( 1-2 ) who absorbed his first loss of the season. Adam Lind and John McDonald drove in the Blue Jays only runs of the game. Toronto nips Detroit 2-1.

In Minnesota, Delmon Young hit his third homerun of the year and extended his hitting streak to 12 games as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays upended the Minnesota Twins 6-4. With the win, the Rays earned a split in the series with the Twins. Branden Harris a native of Albany,NY hit his 2nd homer of the season. Twins Joe Nathan ( 1-1 ) lost in relief for his 1st loss of the season. Devils Rays knock off the Twins in Minnesota 6-4.

In Oakland, the Athletics got a walk off 3 run homer from Marco Scutaro off of the best closer in the game Mariano Rivera to lead A's to a huge come from behind victory over the New York Yankees. Alex Rodriguez drove in his 18th run of the season in a losing effort. The Yankees are now 5-6 on the year.

In Seattle, the Mariners used the long ball to club the Texas Rangers 14-6. The Mariners got 2 homeruns from Jose Vidro ( 2nd ) and 4 RBI, Adrián Béltre hit a homerun ( 2nd ) and drove in 4 runs and Ichiro Suzuki had four hits including his first homerun of the year to pace the Mariners offense. All the offense made a winner of Horacio Ramírez ( 1-0 ) who gave up only one earned run in 6 innings of work.

In the National League,
In Atlanta, the Braves got a three run homer from Chipper Jones ( 3rd ) and a two run homer from Andruw Jones ( 2nd ) to help pace a nine hit attack and lead the Braves to beat the Marlins 8-4. Tim Hudson ( 2-0 ) pitched a great game going 7 innings and giving up only one run. Braves improve to 8-3 and the Marlins drop to 6-5. Braves beat the Marlins 8-4.

In St.Louis, the Cardinals got 2 homeruns and 5 RBI from #42 Albert Pujols as the Cardinals smashed the Milwaukee Brewers 10-2. Pujols hit a three run blast in the first inning, then hit a solo homerun to finish the scoring for the Cardinals. In between, Chris Duncan hit his 3rd homerun in the fifth inning. The offensive attack made a winner out of Braden Looper who is now 2-1 on the year. The Cardinals earned their first victory at home this season as they beat the Brewers 10-2.

In Chicago, there was a pitchers duel between Ted Lilly ( 1-1 ) of the Cubs and Kyle Lohse ( 1-0 ) of the Reds. Lohse pitched eight innings of shutout ball and the Reds beat the Cubs 1-0. Lilly went 6 innings and gave up one run on only 2 hits and he struck out 10. Lilly and the Cubs are the hard-luck loser and the Cubs fall to the Reds 1-0.

In Arizona, Tony Clark hit 2 homeruns off of starter and loser Byung-Hyun Kim ( 1-2 ) in the first four innings and the Diamondbacks held off the Colorado Rockies 6-4. Arizona with their win improved to 9-4 and the Rockies loss droppped them to 5-7. Arizona wins 6-4.

In Los Angeles, the Dodgers celebrated Jackie Robinson Day in style clubbed the San Diego Padres 9-3. Andre Ethier hit a homerun and had four RBI to pace the Dodgers attack. The Dodgers ran the bases like Jackie Robinson stealing 5 bases and came up with timely hitting to knock off the Padres. Randy Wolf ( 2-1 ) pitched 6 innings and struck out 7 batters. The win sent the Dodger faithful home with memories they can tell their grandchildren about. Jackie Robinson will invoke lots of great memories anyway, but the celebration at Dodger Stadium is a memory that will last a lifetime. We will look at that very boxscore in which the Dodgers clobber the Padres 9-3.

San Diego 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 6 2
LA Dodgers 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 3 X 9 13 2

San Diego AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Giles, M, 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .311
Giles, B, RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286
Cameron, M, CF 4 0 0 1 0 2 1 .156
Gonzalez, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .271
Greene, SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .229
Cruz, LF 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 .300
Kouzmanoff, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .156
Brocail, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Linebrink, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Sledge, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .368
Bowen, C 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .235
Young, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Cameron, K, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Branyan, 3B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .364
Totals 33 3 6 3 2 10 13

a-Flied out for Linebrink in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Giles, M (3, Wolf), Greene (6, Wolf), Bowen (1, Wolf).
HR: Cruz (2, 6th inning off Wolf, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Giles, M 2; Gonzalez; Greene 2; Cruz 5; Bowen 2.
RBI: Cameron, M (1), Bowen (1), Cruz (4).
2-out RBI: Bowen; Cruz.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Greene; Young; Cameron, K.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
CS: Giles, M (1, 2nd base by Wolf/Martin).

FIELDING
E: Bowen (1, catcher interference), Greene (2, throw).
Outfield assists: Cameron, M (Gonzalez at 2nd base).


LA Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Furcal, SS 3 1 0 1 1 1 6 .250
Pierre, CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 8 .180
Garciaparra, 1B 3 1 1 0 2 1 3 .289
Kent, 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 6 .262
Gonzalez, LF 5 1 2 1 0 2 3 .318
Saito, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Martin, C 4 3 3 2 1 0 1 .366
Ethier, RF 5 2 3 4 0 0 2 .231
Valdez, 3B 5 0 3 1 0 1 0 .417
Wolf, P 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000
Beimel, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Anderson, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Broxton, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Clark, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
Totals 35 9 13 9 7 7 29

a-Flied out for Beimel in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Valdez (2, Young), Gonzalez (2, Young), Ethier (2, Young), Kent (4, Brocail), Garciaparra (4, Linebrink), Martin (2, Linebrink).
HR: Ethier (1, 8th inning off Linebrink, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Garciaparra 2; Kent 2; Gonzalez 3; Martin 4; Ethier 7; Valdez 4.
RBI: Gonzalez (7), Valdez (3), Furcal (3), Ethier 4 (4), Martin 2 (7).
2-out RBI: Gonzalez; Martin 2; Ethier 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Kent 2; Garciaparra 2; Ethier; Pierre.
S: Wolf.
Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING
SB: Martin (4, 2nd base off Young/Bowen), Pierre (4, 2nd base off Young/Bowen), Kent (1, 2nd base off Cameron, K/Bowen), Furcal 2 (2, 2nd base off Young/Bowen, 2nd base off Young/Bowen).

FIELDING
E: Martin (2, throw), Pierre (1, fielding).




San Diego IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Young (L, 1-1) 2.0 7 5 4 5 2 0 4.30
Cameron, K 3.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0.00
Brocail 2.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 3.18
Linebrink 1.0 3 3 3 0 2 1 5.40

LA Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Wolf (W, 2-1) 6.0 6 3 3 1 7 1 4.00
Beimel (H, 3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.80
Broxton (H, 4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Saito 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.35


Young pitched to 5 batters in the 3rd.

Pitches-strikes: Young 84-48, Cameron, K 48-27, Brocail 29-17, Linebrink 20-14, Wolf 95-61, Beimel 12-6, Broxton 10-5, Saito 11-8.
Ground outs-fly outs: Young 2-1, Cameron, K 5-1, Brocail 4-2, Linebrink 1-0, Wolf 6-5, Beimel 2-1, Broxton 1-1, Saito 0-1.
Batters faced: Young 18, Cameron, K 11, Brocail 9, Linebrink 6, Wolf 25, Beimel 4, Broxton 3, Saito 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Cameron, K 3-0.
Umpires: HP: Angel Hernandez. 1B: Ted Barrett. 2B: Mark Carlson. 3B: Larry Young.
Weather: 62 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 9 mph, Out to CF.
T: 3:08.
Att: 55,298.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner

 

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The pre-game ceremonies were very moving. It was good to see Rachael Robinson looking well.

 

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Results from April 16th

In the American League,
In Boston, on Patriots Day the Red Sox scored 6 runs in the first inning, after the Angels Orlando Cabrera hit a solo homerun in the top of the first, and hammered the Angels 7-2. David Ortiz went 2 for 3 and hit his 4th homer of the season. Manny Ramirez chipped in with 2 RBI in that 6 run first. Josh Beckett ( 3-0 ) earned the win going the first 6 innings as the Red Sox improved to 7-4.

In Detroit, Royals starter Zach Greinke threw 49 pitches and NEVER got out of the first inning. Add a little magic off the bat of Ivan Rodriguez who hit a grand slam homerun in that first inning and then drove in 2 more on a double in the 2nd inning and the Tigers roared to a 12-5 victory over the hapless Kansas City Royals. Carlos Guillen hit a homerun and drove 4 runs himself and the Tigers move into a virtual tie for 1st place in the Central division. All the run support made a winner out of Justin Verlander ( 1-0 ) who earned his first win of the year. Tigers beat up the Royals 12-5.

In Tampa Bay, the Rays jumped out to a 6-0 lead after four innings but did not have enough pitching to hold on as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Rays 9-7. The Orioles hit 3 homeruns in the final four innings of play to help aid in their most impressive win of the year, so far. Freddie Bynum hit a 2 run homerun ( 1st ) in the 6th inning, Melvin Mora hit a 2 run homerun ( 3rd ) in the 7th inning and Aubrey Huff closed the scoring for the Orioles with a solo homerun ( 1st ) in the ninth. Jeremy Guthrie ( 1-0 ) earned his first victory for the Orioles and Chris Ray picked up his 4th save of the year. The Birds win 9-7.

In the National League,
In Philadelphia, the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies were postponed because of rain. This game will be made as part of a day/night doubleheader on June 29th. First game will be at 1:05pm EDT. You can get into the ballpark for that game with yesterday's ticket. The second game of the doubleheader is a 7:05pm EDT start and you can only get into that game with the ticket marked for Friday, June 29th. Mets and Phillies postponed because of rain.

In Washington, Dmitri Young had 3 hits including 2 doubles and 2 RBI in support of Matt Chico ( 1-1 ) 5 innings of work as the Nationals won their 2nd straight game beating the Atlanta Braves 5-1. The Nationals after getting off to a 1-8 start have now won 3 of their last 4 games including 2 straight against Atlanta. Atlanta despite loss are 8-4 and in first place in the NL East. Washington now improves to 4-9. Washington beats Atlanta 5-1.

In Cincinnati, Bill Hall broke open a 4-3 game in the 7th inning with a grand slam homerun ( 2nd ) and the Brewers win a slugfest 10-6. Rickie Weeks chipped in a homerun ( 4th ) and Cory Hart drove in 2 runs with a double as that paced the Brewers attack. Chris Capuano (2-0 ) earned his 2nd win of the year giving up no earned runs of 5 2/3 innings pitched. Brewers win 10-6 over the homestanding Reds.

In Houston, Morgan Ensberg played hero in the bottom of the ninth with a RBI bases loaded single with no outs in the ninth as the Astros beat the Florida Marlins 4-3. Mark Loretta helped this offense as he hit a 2 run single in the 6th inning to give the Astros a short-lived 3-1 lead. Chad Qualls ( 2-1 ) picked up the win in relief and Kevin Gregg ( 0-1 ) who got no one out in the ninth inning and surrendered Ensberg's RBI single took the loss. Houston is now 5-6 on the season.

In Chicago, the Cubs got good news and some bad news. The Cubs earned a resounding win over the jet-lagged Padres 12-4. The bad news is Alfonso Soriano, their rich free-agent signing during the off season, injuried his hamstring while trying to make a diving play in the outfield. To what extent the injury is, is unknown at this time as the Cubs have him list day to day. The Cubs after the injury got a lift from Cliff Floyd who went 2 for 3 with a homerun ( 1st ) and four RBI. Jason Marquis ( 1-1 ) got the win going the first 6 innings. Cubs win, Cubs win.

In St.Louis, Xaiver Nady hit a 2 run single with the bases loaded in the first inning giving the Pirates a 3-0 lead. Then the Pirates with good pitching Ian Snell held on to beat the Cardinals 3-2. Snell ( 1-1 ) went the first 7innings giving up one run on three hits to earn his first win of the season. Salomon Torres came in to the game in the ninth and earned his 5th save of the year. The Cardinals are now 1-5 at home on the season as they lose to the Pirates 3-2.

In Colorado, there was an actual Barry Zito sighting. He was carrying a fist full of dollars after not earning a paycheck for the first two weeks of the season but he was still carrying the cash. Zito ( 1-2 ) earned his first win of the year as he went 6 innings giving up no runs and 3 hits and walked 3 while striking out 4. With the 6 shutout innings Zito lowered his ERA to a " respectible " 5.29. All of these positive signs pointed to the Giants clubbing the Rockies 8-0. Bengie Molina ( 1st ) and Ray Durham ( 1st ) hit homers for the Giants and Omar Vizquel had 4 hits and 2 RBI in support of the $126,000,000 man. He might even share some of that as he picks up his first win over Colorado.

In Arizona, Brad Penny improved his record to 3-0 as he continues to be the ace of this Dodgers staff as the Dodgers beat Arizona 5-1. Juan Pierre and Nomar Garciaparra each had a pair of hits and Pierre scored 2 runs as the Dodgers in support of Penny beat Arizona 5-1. Penny went 7 innings and gave up a run to raise his ERA to 0.89. With the win the Dodgers move into first place in the NL West. Dodgers 5- Arizona 1.

Now that is all for yesterday's games but let's take a closer look at one of the boxscores from yesterday's game. The game selected to be viewed at one more time will be the Padres/Cubs. Hopefully we will see you at the ballpark, but if we can't see you there, we hope to see you right back out there. Have a great day everyone.



Chi Cubs ( 5-7 ) 12, San Diego ( 7-6 ) 4

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

San Diego 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 4 7 1

Chi Cubs 2 0 0 1 4 5 0 0 X 12 14 0


WP: J. Marquis (1-1)
LP: C. Hensley (0-3)

Scoring Summary
Bot 1st: Chi Cubs
- D. Lee singled to center, A. Soriano scored

- M. Murton singled to left, D. Lee scored


Bot 4th: Chi Cubs
- J. Jones singled to center, D. Lee scored


Top 5th: San Diego
- C. Hensley singled to center, J. Cruz Jr. scored


Bot 5th: Chi Cubs
- C. Floyd singled to right, J. Marquis scored, C. Floyd to third on right fielder B. Giles' fielding error

- M. Murton grounded into fielder's choice, C. Floyd scored, D. Lee out at second

- M. Barrett homered to deep left, M. Murton scored


Bot 6th: Chi Cubs
- M. DeRosa homered to deep right

- C. Floyd homered to deep right, C. Izturis and J. Marquis scored

- M. Barrett hit sacrifice fly to center, R. Theriot scored


Top 9th: San Diego
- M. Giles homered to deep left, P. LaForest and J. Cruz Jr. scored


San Diego
AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg
M. Giles 2b 5 1 1 3 0 1 3 .300
G. Blum ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .071
B. Giles rf 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .275
P. McAnulty lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143
A. Gonzalez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .250
T. Sledge lf-rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .318
R. Branyan 3b 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .385
M. Thompson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
H. Bell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R. Bowen ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222
J. Cruz Jr. cf 4 2 2 0 0 0 3 .333
P. LaForest c 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .500
C. Hensley p 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 .400
K. Kouzmanoff 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .147
Totals 34 4 7 4 4 10 16

Batting
2B - J Cruz Jr (1, J Marquis); P LaForest (1, A Guzman).

HR - M Giles (2, 9th inning off W Ohman 2 on, 2 Out).

RBI - C Hensley (2), M Giles 3 (8).

2-out RBI - M Giles 3.

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Cruz Jr 1, G Blum 2.

Team LOB - 7.
Base Running
SB - C Hensley (1, 2nd base off J Marquis/M Barrett).
Fielding
E - B Giles (1, throw).

DP - 2 (M Giles, R Branyan-M Giles-A Gonzalez).


Chi Cubs
AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg
A. Soriano cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .245
C. Floyd lf 3 2 2 4 0 1 0 .312
R. Theriot 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .346
D. Lee 1b 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 .400
A. Guzman p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
W. Ohman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M. Murton rf 4 1 2 2 1 1 1 .286
M. Barrett c 3 1 1 3 0 0 4 .231
J. Jones lf-cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .244
M. DeRosa 3b 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .250
C. Izturis ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .211
J. Marquis p 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 .286
D. Ward 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Totals 35 12 14 12 3 4 10

Batting
2B - J Marquis (1, C Hensley).

HR - M Barrett (1, 5th inning off C Hensley 1 on, 2 Out), M Derosa (3, 6th inning off C Hensley 0 on, 0 Out), C Floyd (1, 6th inning off M Thompson 2 on, 0 Out).

SF - M Barrett.

RBI - D Lee (9), M Murton 2 (2), J Jones (1), C Floyd 4 (6), M Barrett 3 (8), M DeRosa (8).

2-out RBI - J Jones, M Barrett 2.

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Izturis 1, M DeRosa 2.

GIDP - M Barrett.

Team LOB - 4.


San Diego
IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA
C. Hensley (L, 0-3) 5.0 11 10 10 3 1 2 12.21
M. Thompson 2.0 3 2 2 0 2 1 5.79
H. Bell 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00

Chi Cubs
IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA
J. Marquis (W, 1-1) 6.0 3 1 1 4 5 0 2.65
A. Guzman 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 2.45
W. Ohman 1.0 3 3 3 0 1 1 9.00


WP - C Hensley.

IBB - D Lee (by C Hensley).

HBP - D Lee (by M Thompson).

Pitches-strikes - C Hensley 85-47; M Thompson 29-20; H Bell 17-11; J Marquis 99-60; A Guzman 24-17; W Ohman 14-10.

Ground balls-fly balls - C Hensley 10-3; M Thompson 1-3; H Bell 1-1; J Marquis 7-6; A Guzman 1-1; W Ohman 0-2.

Batters faced - C Hensley 27; M Thompson 10; H Bell 3; J Marquis 25; A Guzman 7; W Ohman 6.

Game Details
Umpires: HP--Jim Reynolds. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Gary Cederstrom. 3B--Lance Barksdale.
Time: 2:34.
Attendance: 32,126.
Weather: 58 degrees, clear.
Wind: 11 mph, in from right.

 

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Quick Results from Arpil 17th

In the National League,

In St.Louis, the Pirates beat the Cardinals yesterday 6-1. Adam LaRoche hit a 3 run homer to pave the way. Pirates improve to 6-6.

In Chicago, it took 14 innings before the Cubs lost to the Padres 4-3. Cubs are now 5-8 on this young season.

In Philadelphia, Tom Glavine picked up his 293rd career win and Moises Alou hit to 2 homeruns as the Mets hammer the Phillies 8-1.

In Washington, Atlanta kept it's 1/2 game lead over the Mets for first place with a win over the Nationals 6-4. John Smoltz picks up his 2nd win of the season.

In Cincinnati, the Reds dumped the Brewers 11-5. Ryan Freel had 4 hits and 3 runs scored out of the leadoff spot as the Reds trounce the Brewers.

In Houston, Carlos Lee hit a homerun and drove in four as the Astros beat up the Marlins by the final score of 6-1. The Astros are now 6-6 on the young season.

In Colorado, the Giants blew a 3-0 after taking Matt Cain out of the game after 7 innings and were beaten by the Rockies 5-3. Cain allowed 2 hits over 7 innings and with today's baseball Cain did not factor in the decision.

In Arizona, the Dodgers keep up their winning ways as they are the first team to win 10 games as they beat the Diamondbacks 6-4. Jeff Kent had 3 hits to help the Dodgers cause.

In the American League,

In Detroit, Palcido Polanco 3 for 5 and a homer and Magglio Ordonez had 3 hits and 3 RBI as the Tigers beat the Royals 7-6. Tigers are now in 1st place in the AL Central.

In New York, the Yankees hit 3 homeruns in the 2nd inning as they scored 6 runs off of Jake Westbrook and they beat up the Indians 10-3.

In Toronto, the Blue Jays pitchers shut down a pretty good offense from Boston as the Blue Jays beat the Red Sox 2-1.

In Tampa Bay, the Devil Rays beat the Orioles 6-4. The Orioles drop to 7-7 on the season as the Rays beat the Orioles.

In Chicago, the Rangers clobbered the White Sox 8-1. Sammy Sosa hit his third homerun of the season and his 591st career homer as the Rangers beat Chicago.

In Seattle, the Twins put their hitting shoes on as they destroyed the Mariners 11-2. The Twins Torii Hunter hit a grand slam homer and Joe Mauer went 3 for 4 with 3 RBI. Ramon Ortiz is now 3-0 on the season.

In Oakland, Bobby Crosby supplied the Athletics offense with a three run homer as the A's beat the Angels 4-1. The 4th inning homer made a winner out of Chad Gaudin who earned his first win. A's win 4-1.

For the first time in 2 weeks, MLB did not have a rainout. Maybe spring can finally begin. Let's look back at a boxscore from yesterday's game. Have a great day everyone.


Detroit ( 9-5 ) 7, Kansas City ( 3-11 ) 6

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

Kansas City 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 6 10 1

Detroit 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 X 7 12 0


WP: W. Ledezma (3-0) S: T. Jones (7)
LP: D. Riske (0-2)

Scoring Summary
Top 1st: Kansas City
- M. Sweeney singled to left, D. DeJesus scored, R. Sanders to second


Bot 1st: Detroit
- M. Ordonez singled to center, I. Rodriguez scored


Bot 3rd: Detroit
- M. Ordonez doubled to deep right, I. Rodriguez and P. Polanco scored


Bot 4th: Detroit
- M. Thames homered to deep left


Top 5th: Kansas City
- D. DeJesus homered to deep right


Bot 5th: Detroit
- P. Polanco homered to deep left


Top 6th: Kansas City
- T. Pena Jr. grounded out to shortstop, A. Gordon scored, J. LaRue to second

- D. DeJesus singled to center, J. LaRue scored

- R. Sanders doubled to right, E. German and D. DeJesus scored


Bot 7th: Detroit
- G. Sheffield doubled to deep left, P. Polanco scored


Bot 8th: Detroit
- P. Polanco singled to center, O. Infante scored


Kansas City
AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg
D. DeJesus cf 5 3 4 2 0 0 0 .362
E. German 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .276
R. Sanders rf 4 0 1 2 1 1 0 .391
M. Sweeney dh 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 .162
E. Brown lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .184
M. Teahen ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200
A. Gordon 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .133
R. Shealy 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .098
J. LaRue c 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .154
T. Pena Jr. ss 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .204
Totals 35 6 10 6 4 4 13

Batting
2B - A Gordon (2, M Maroth); R Sanders (4, W Ledezma).

HR - D Dejesus (3, 5th inning off M Maroth 0 on, 0 Out).

S - E German , T Pena Jr.

RBI - M Sweeney (2), D DeJesus 2 (7), T Pena Jr (4), R Sanders 2 (5).

2-out RBI - D DeJesus, R Sanders 2.

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E German 2, M Sweeney 1, A Gordon 1.

Team LOB - 9.
Fielding
E - T Pena Jr (3, throw).


Detroit
AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg
I. Rodriguez c 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 .298
P. Polanco 2b 5 3 3 2 0 0 0 .379
G. Sheffield dh 5 0 1 1 0 2 4 .146
M. Ordonez rf 4 0 3 3 0 0 1 .255
C. Guillen ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .255
C. Monroe lf 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .188
M. Thames 1b 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .250
S. Casey 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .191
O. Infante cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .429
C. Granderson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
N. Perez 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167
Totals 36 7 12 7 2 7 15

Batting
2B - I Rodriguez (2, J De La Rosa); M Ordonez (6, J De La Rosa); G Sheffield (1, J Peralta).

3B - P Polanco (1, J Peralta).

HR - M Thames (1, 4th inning off J De La Rosa 0 on, 0 Out), P Polanco (1, 5th inning off J De La Rosa 0 on, 0 Out).

S - N Perez.

RBI - M Ordonez 3 (9), M Thames (3), P Polanco 2 (5), G Sheffield (5).

2-out RBI - M Ordonez, P Polanco.

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Monroe 1, S Casey 2.

Team LOB - 8.


Kansas City
IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA
J. De La Rosa 6.0 8 5 4 0 6 2 4.34
J. Peralta (BS, 2) 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 6.75
D. Riske (L, 0-2) 1.1 2 1 1 1 1 0 5.68

Detroit
IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA
M. Maroth 5.2 7 4 4 2 3 1 5.40
W. Ledezma (W, 3-0; BS, 1) 2.1 2 2 2 2 1 0 2.89
T. Jones (S, 7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00


IBB - C Guillen (by J Peralta).

HBP - J LaRue (by M Maroth).

Pitches-strikes - J De La Rosa 91-64; J Peralta 16-9; D Riske 20-12; M Maroth 81-49; W Ledezma 45-25; T Jones 13-9.

Ground balls-fly balls - J De La Rosa 7-6; J Peralta 1-1; D Riske 2-1; M Maroth 6-8; W Ledezma 2-4; T Jones 0-3.

Batters faced - J De La Rosa 27; J Peralta 5; D Riske 7; M Maroth 27; W Ledezma 11; T Jones 4.

Game Details
Umpires: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Jerry Crawford. 2B--Bill Hohn. 3B--Brian O'Nora.
Time: 2:54.
Attendance: 21,263.
Weather: 51 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 13 mph, in from left.