Jake Peavy picked up where he left off in his last start. He struck out 16 in seven innings at Arizona, and home tonight against the Nationals he already struck out seven in five innings. That gives him 42 K in 37 1/3 innings this season.
Update: The first four Nationals reach base in [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 11:14 pm | Pitchers | Permalink | 3 Comments
April 30, 2007
Bay Blast
Jason Bay homers in the bottom of the eighth and Salomon Torres picks up a wild save (15 pitches, 8 for balls) as Pittsburgh defeats Chicago 3-2. The Cubs are now 0-6 in one-run games, the only team not to earn a victory in that situation.
Rich Hill pitched seven strong innings, but Duke matched [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 10:37 pm | Games | Permalink | 4 Comments
April 30, 2007
Mr. Quality
Tim Hudson turns in his sixth quality start in six outings as he holds off the Phillies long enough for the Braves to score three in the ninth inning on an Andruw Jones home run to take the game 5-2. With the two runs allowed, Hudson’s ERA goes up to 1.40. He’s pitched [...]
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April 30, 2007
The Finisher
Roy Halladay pitches his second complete game of the season, using just 110 pitches in a time of 2:02 as Toronto defeats Texas 6-1. Halladay struck out eight and walked none, lowering his ERA to 2.28. Depending on how Lackey finishes his game, that will be third or fourth in the American League. [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 10:13 pm | Pitchers | Permalink | 4 Comments
April 30, 2007
Howling at the Wolf
The long ball continues to plague Randy Wolf as Chris Young of Arizona leads off the Diamondbacks/Dodgers game with a home run. That’s the sixth home run allowed by Wolf in 30 innings.
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April 30, 2007
Bob’s Back
Bob Wickman hits the DL with a back injury:
Braves closer Bob Wickman went on the disabled list with an upper back injury on Monday, one day after the veteran blew a save for the second straight time.
The team called the injury a strain. Wickman said he has tendinitis in his upper back, and he attributed [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 8:26 pm | Injuries | Permalink | 1 Comment
April 30, 2007
No Power
Reggie Willits picked up his tenth hit of the season in the first inning, raising both his batting average and his slugging percentage to .370. That made we wonder who knocked out the most hits this season without one for extra bases. It’s Tony Graffanino with eleven. Of course, with many fewer [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 8:17 pm | Players | Permalink | 1 Comment
April 30, 2007
Two Out Hitting
With two out in the top of the third, Scott Olsen picked up a hit off Chan-Ho Park. That started a string of six Marlins reaching base, four by hits and two by walks. The two-out rally plates five runs, and gives the Marlins a 5-0 lead.
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April 30, 2007
Hudson is On
Tim Hudson walked one and hit one, but that’s it tonight. He’s gone four innings without allowing a hit. He’s induced nine ground balls all for outs.
Lieber is also pitching well, shutting out the Braves through three innings.
Update: Rowand gets the Phillies first hit with one out in the fifth.
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April 30, 2007
First Inning Woes
Jeremy Bonderman’s first inning woes continue. The Orioles went four for seven, scoring two runs in the top of the first. Opponents are now 14 for 33 against Jeremy in the first, a .424 BA. The rest of the game he allows a low .204 batting average.
Posted by David Pinto at 7:37 pm | Pitchers | Permalink | No Comments
April 30, 2007
Double R, Double E
Derrek Lee doubles and scores in the Cubs first, his fourteeth double of the season. The Day by Day Database goes back to 1957, and Derrek is only the fourth player in that time to pick up at least 14 doubles by the end of April. In 2002, his teammate Mike Lowell knocked [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 7:32 pm | Players | Permalink | No Comments
April 30, 2007
Remembering Hancock
The Cardinals hung a Josh Hancock jersey in the dugout and bullpen tonight for their game in Milwaukee. Tim Hudson played with Josh at Auburn, and he received permission to wear JH on the front of his jersey.
Posted by David Pinto at 7:11 pm | Deaths | Permalink | No Comments
April 30, 2007
Easy Inning
Tim Hudson retires the Phillies in order on six pitches and three ground balls in the first. Five of the six pitches went for strikes.
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April 30, 2007
For Want of a Nail
Wang pitched with a broken fingernail Sunday:
As it turns out, Wang was pitching with a broken nail on his pitching hand from the third inning on, thus the three walks, one hit batter, wild pitch (all of which came after the third inning), and unusual number of extra base knocks (Wang, who allowed just 12 [...]
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April 30, 2007
El Duque Disabled
The Mets scratched Orlando Hernandez from tonight’s start. He’s suffering with bursitis:
El Duque, 2-1 with a 2.53 ERA in five starts, told the Mets on Sunday in Washington that he felt pain in the shoulder and was sent to New York to see a doctor.
Chan-Ho Park starts in Hernandez’s stead.
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April 30, 2007
Jones in Line to Sign?
J.C. Bradbury throws out the idea that the trade of Langerhans might mean the Braves are going to sign Andruw Jones.
Posted by David Pinto at 5:14 pm | Trades | Permalink | No Comments
April 30, 2007
Obscure Rule
When is a strikeout not a strikeout?
And while Baek didn’t get the win after winding up with four hits and a single run in 6 1/3 innings, he set the table for an interesting series of events that included a pair of critical seventh-inning strikeouts with runners on second and third by rising rookie reliever [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 5:05 pm | Rules | Permalink | No Comments
April 30, 2007
Minor League Suspensions
Two minor league pitchers find themselves out of action for a couple of months:
Roney, a 27-year-old right-hander, is 2-0 with an 0.90 ERA in five relief appearances at Triple-A Syracuse. He signed with Toronto last November and was sent outright to the minors on March 22. He was penalized under baseball’s minor league drug-testing program, [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 4:45 pm | Cheating | Permalink | 1 Comment
April 30, 2007
No Firings
No one is going to fire Torre or Cashman:
“The season is still very young, but up to now the results are clearly not acceptable to me or to Yankee fans,” Steinbrenner said in a statement. “However, Brian Cashman, our general manager, Joe Torre, our manager, and our players all believe that they will turn this [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 3:40 pm | Management | Permalink | 6 Comments
April 30, 2007
Other Questions
Where Have you gone, Andy Van Slyke asks why the Pirates took so long to promote Steve Pearce to AA? My question is why do you trade for LaRoche when you have this person in your minors? His seasonal age for 2007 is 24. At this point, he should be much higher [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 1:00 pm | Team Evaluation | Permalink | No Comments
April 30, 2007
Games of the Day
The Phillies start a three-game series with the Braves, trailing Atlanta by four games for second place in the NL East. The Braves send their big gun to the mound as Tim Hudson faces Jon Lieber. Since moving into the starting rotation, Lieber’s been nearly as good as Hudson, posting a 1.54 ERA [...]
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April 30, 2007
Insulin Injection
The Oakland Athletics acquired Ryan Langerhans from the Atlanta Braves last night:
The Oakland Athletics got some relief for their injury-depleted outfield Sunday, acquiring Ryan Langerhans in a trade with the Atlanta Braves for a player to be named or cash.
Langerhans will join the A’s in Boston on Tuesday and is slated to start in center [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 10:33 am | Trades | Permalink | 10 Comments
April 30, 2007
Roberts Helping Tomko
MLB Fanhouse points to an article in which Giants outfield Dave Roberts is said to have helped Dodgers pitcher Bret Tomko with his delivery. Fanhouse notes:
The immediate question that must follow is whether or not Dave Roberts crossed a line in tipping his friend, who happens to pitch for a hated rival. Think about [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 10:18 am | Cheating | Permalink | 2 Comments
April 30, 2007
Mets and Drugs
MetsBlog.com posts two links worth checking out. In one, Brian McRae describes speed use by the Mets in the late 1990s, and it the other Bob Sikes tells us a little about Kirk J. Radomski. I agree with Matt that the amphetamine story could be told about any clubhouse in the majors for [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 10:13 am | Cheating | Permalink | 1 Comment
April 30, 2007
Four Weeks
The 2007 season hit the four week mark yesterday. So far, the big news remains the reduction in home runs. Versus the same point last season, runs are down 0.77 per game. Home runs are down 0.46 per game. At 1.6 runs per home run this season, the runs lost due [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 7:59 am | Team Evaluation | Permalink | 1 Comment
April 30, 2007
Monday Update
The Day by Day Database is up to date.
Posted by David Pinto at 7:21 am | Statistics | Permalink | No Comments
April 29, 2007
Defense of Troy
Troy Tulowitzki turns the rare unassisted triple play against Atlanta. His play prevented Atlanta from scoring in four straight innings, and the Braves ended up losing in eleven frames 9-7. The full list is here. There have been five since the start of the 1990s, eight before that. There were six [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 8:49 pm | Games | Permalink | 2 Comments
April 29, 2007
She Was Just 17
The Dodgers and Padres head to the 17th inning still tied at four. The Dodgers picked up a single in the inning, but the runner was wiped out by a double play. The two teams combined to use 39 players so far.
Update: Wilson Valdez reaches on an error by catcher-playing-first Pete LaForest, then [...]
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April 29, 2007
Long Day for the Pen
The Dodgers and Padres remain tied at four after fifteen innings. Both starters allowed the runs, and the two bullpens are working overtime this afternoon. I like the way Bud Black is using his pen. He’s giving each reliever two innings of work. In ten innings, they’ve allowed five hits and [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 8:19 pm | Games | Permalink | No Comments
April 29, 2007
Where are the K’s?
Scott Kazmir finished April on an up note, defeating the Oakland Athletics 5-3. Scott lasted seven innings, but only struck out one. That’s the fewest batters he’s struck out in a major league appearance of any length. Opponents were six for twenty three putting the ball in play (.261), but the defense [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 7:40 pm | Pitchers | Permalink | 1 Comment
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