The Padres are pitching to Bonds tonight. He’s 0 for 2, but the Giants have scored four runs, including a solo shot by Ray Durham. The Dodgers are down 1-0 in the fourth as well. I’m off to bed, but the races stay interesting.
Posted by David Pinto at 11:06 pm | Games | Permalink | 1 Comment
September 30, 2004
What the Fultz?
Congratulations to the Yankees on another AL East Division title. Aaron Fultz came into a tie game with 1 out in the ninth and issued a walk to Matsui and a homer to Berine Williams to give the Yankees the victory and make the weekend series meaningless for the AL East. The Yankees [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 10:54 pm | Games | Permalink | 1 Comment
September 30, 2004
Non-Hitting Pitcher
Doug Davis is 0 for 2 tonight, making him 1 for 64 on the season and giving him an .016 BA for the year. I guess that balances off Brooks Kieschnick.
Posted by David Pinto at 9:54 pm | Pitchers | Permalink | No Comments
September 30, 2004
Hideki Homers
Hideki Matsui hit another HR tonight to tie the Twins-Yankees at 4. He’s making his push for the MVP at the expense of the Twins.
Posted by David Pinto at 9:27 pm | Sluggers | Permalink | 1 Comment
September 30, 2004
Hope and Crobsy
The Athletics remain on the road to the playoffs as Bobby Crosby hits a solo HR to win the game in the bottom of the ninth. He hit it about 400 feet to left-center, and that will get him some rookie of the year votes. The Athletics and Angels are now tied for [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 6:22 pm | Games | Permalink | 2 Comments
September 30, 2004
Bottom of the Ninth
The Mariners and Athletics go to the bottom of the ninth tied at 2. Dye, Crosby and Swisher are due up.
Update: Dye grounds out on the first pitch.
Posted by David Pinto at 6:18 pm | Games | Permalink | No Comments
September 30, 2004
Nice Ending
I would be remiss in not mentioning the great game Jeremy Bonderman threw this afternoon against the Devil Rays. He struck out 9, walked 1 and allowed four hits on his way to a complete game shutout. He also pulled his ERA under 5.00, finishing the season 11-13 with a 4.89 ERA. [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 6:05 pm | Pitchers | Permalink | 1 Comment
September 30, 2004
Valentin’s Day
Javier Valentin, who’s done a great job blocking balls in the dirt since he came in, drives in the go-ahead run for Cincinnati in the top of the 12th with a double. The Cubs are coming to bat in the bottom of the inning trailing 2-1.
Update: Cubs get a single to start the 12th. [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 5:37 pm | Games | Permalink | 4 Comments
September 30, 2004
Loaded
The A’s get out of a bases loaded situation in the top of the 6th. It remains 2-2. The Cubs have the bases loaded in the bottom of the 11th with Barrett up.
Update: Barrett strikes out swinging on a low pitch. It’s the third time today the Cubs have left the bases loaded.
Posted by David Pinto at 5:22 pm | Games | Permalink | No Comments
September 30, 2004
Pump Up the Volume
I don’t know if it’s the way the stands are miked or if the fans are just quieter, but the noise difference in switching between the Cubs and Athletics games is amazing. There’s a constant roar in Chicago, and it seems you could hear a pin drop in Oakland.
Posted by David Pinto at 5:15 pm | Broadcasts | Permalink | No Comments
September 30, 2004
To Dye For
Jermaine Dye hits his 23rd HR of the season, a solo shot to give the Athletics a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the 4th. Ichiro is due up in the top of the 5th. The Ichiro Watch is here.
Update: After the Ichiro K, Winn singles in Olivo (two doubles) to tie [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 4:48 pm | Games | Permalink | No Comments
September 30, 2004
Rangers Win
The Rangers finish off the Angels 6-3. Good work from the bullpen, putting up three scoreless innings. If the Athletics win today, there will be no chance of a tie at the end of the regular season.
Posted by David Pinto at 4:43 pm | Games | Permalink | No Comments
September 30, 2004
Cubs Dodge a Bullett
With Lopez on third and two outs, Dunn gets a bat on the ball and hits it up the middle. Walker fields it behind the bag and makes an off-balance throw that Lee scoops to his left to make the out. Cubs are up in the bottom of the ninth tied 1-1.
Update: Cubs [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 4:35 pm | Games | Permalink | No Comments
September 30, 2004
We Unearned It
The Athletics get an unearned run of their own in the bottom of the 3rd to tie the game.
Posted by David Pinto at 4:32 pm | Games | Permalink | No Comments
September 30, 2004
Sammy Slams
Sammy Sosa hits his 34th HR of the year to give Prior and the Cubs the lead. The solo shot may be all Mark needs this afternoon. Sosa also ties Killebrew for 8th all time.
Update: With two out in the 7th, Kearns ties the game with a solo HR of his own.
Update: Prior [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 3:58 pm | Games | Permalink | 1 Comment
September 30, 2004
Ce Le Guerrero
Vlad just hit his 2nd HR of the game to cut the Rangers’ lead to 5-3. It’s his 8th HR against Texas in 18 games this season.
Posted by David Pinto at 3:56 pm | Games | Permalink | 2 Comments
September 30, 2004
Prior Power
Mark Prior keeps piling up the strikeouts. He K’s the side 1-2-3 in the top of the 6th to run his total 13. He continues to be efficient, averaging about 13 pitches per inning.
Posted by David Pinto at 3:52 pm | Games | Permalink | 1 Comment
September 30, 2004
Ichiro Watch
Ichiro grounded out in his first AB today. He needs two hits to tie, three to break the record.
Update: After an Olivo double and a Crosby error, Ichiro drives in Olivo with a single, putting him just one hit behind Sisler. Mariners lead 1-0 in the third.
Update: In the fifth, Ichiro strikes out [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 3:45 pm | Records | Permalink | No Comments
September 30, 2004
Walk This Way
Kevin Mensch draws a walk with the bases loaded off John Lackey to give the Rangers a 2-1 lead. Adrian Gonzalez follows with a ball that deflects off the third baseman’s glove just past the shortstop to drive in two more runs. It’s 4-1 Rangers with 1 out and two on in the [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 3:43 pm | Games | Permalink | No Comments
September 30, 2004
On But Not In
The Cubs load the bases with two out in the fourth but don’t score. They have three hits and three walks, but have yet to push a man across the plate.
Meanwhile, the Reds have only managed one-hit against Prior, accounting for their only baserunner.
Posted by David Pinto at 3:34 pm | Games | Permalink | No Comments
September 30, 2004
Dunn Does It
Adam Dunn just struck out for the 2nd time in the game and the 190th time this season, setting a new major league record. Prior now has 8 K through four innings, and the Cubs game remains scoreless.
Posted by David Pinto at 3:18 pm | Records | Permalink | No Comments
September 30, 2004
Vlad Impales Again
Vlad Guerrero puts the Angels on the board with his 4th HR of the series. It’s 1-1 in the middle of the 4th.
Posted by David Pinto at 3:16 pm | Games | Permalink | 1 Comment
September 30, 2004
Good Stuff
The old Mark Prior appears to be back today. He’s struck out 7 through three innings, while only throwing 45 pitches. Just what the Cubs need if they make the playoffs. No score in the bottom of the third.
Posted by David Pinto at 3:11 pm | Games | Permalink | No Comments
September 30, 2004
More on the Expos
Jean-Pierre Allard offers this essay on the demise of the Montreal Expos.
Update: Jean-Pierre blogs about the Expos here.
Posted by David Pinto at 2:56 pm | Team Movements | Permalink | No Comments
September 30, 2004
First Blood
The Rangers score first today as Adrian Gonzalez drives in Teixeira from second with a single as Texas takes a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the 2nd. Two on and 1 out.
Posted by David Pinto at 2:39 pm | Games | Permalink | No Comments
September 30, 2004
Games of the Day
Lots of important action this afternoon. It starts with the Angels at the Rangers. Texas bowed out of the playoff race last night, but can still try to spoil the Angels progress toward the division crown. John Lackey, who has been hot of late, takes on Chris Young, a rookie who’s been [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 11:54 am | Games | Permalink | 2 Comments
September 30, 2004
Up, Up and Away
Bill Young attended last night’s Expos game, and sends his thoughts on the evening:
For thirty years that was how Expos? announcer Dave Van Horne would call a home run hit by a Montreal player. ?Up, up and away?..? No matter where we were, at home, or in the car, or out someplace where the radio [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 11:30 am | Team Movements | Permalink | 6 Comments
September 30, 2004
Sortable Win Shares
Bryan Donovan has a very nice program here for sorting win shares. Check it out. I notice that the leaders for KC both have the pitiful low totals of 13. The are Mike Sweeney, Royal for life, and Carlos Beltran, who has spent half his season in Houston!
Posted by David Pinto at 10:40 am | Statistics | Permalink | 2 Comments
September 30, 2004
Really Wild West
Someone in Kansas City shot at the Cleveland Indians bus last night, wounding one of the players.
A Cleveland Indians pitcher was shot in the right calf when a bullet pierced the team’s bus and grazed another player late Wednesday night.
Team trainers were able to remove the bullet from the calf of Kyle Denney, who was [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 9:42 am | Crime | Permalink | 1 Comment
September 30, 2004
Glaused Over
Troy Glaus’ two-run homer in the top of the 11th put the Angels in control of the AL West race with four games to play. Glaus hasn’t hit much since returning from the DL in late August (20/88, .227) but he has supplied power, hitting seven HR and three doubles to give him a [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 9:27 am | Division Races | Permalink | No Comments
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