With the Padres up 1-0 in the bottom of the fifth, Jake Peavy faced Nomar Garciaparra. Nomar has one home run to his credit this season; Peavy’s only allowed one all year. So you would think the odds of a long ball in that plate appearance would be pretty low. But Nomar [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 11:22 pm | Games | Permalink | No Comments
June 30, 2007
A Dozen Wins
C.C. Sabathia won his twelfth game of the season tonight, taking the major league lead in wins as Beckett loses to the Rangers 5-4. Sabathia pitched well and the Cleveland’s offense gave him plenty of support as he left with an 8-3 lead after seven innings. His control was great tonight as he [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 11:17 pm | Pitchers | Permalink | No Comments
June 30, 2007
Breaking a Streak
The Colorado Rockies ended their losing streak tonight with a 5-0 win over the Astros. Jeff Francis issued four walks in his seven innings of work, but the Astros only managed three hits in support of those base runners. And the Rockies pen didn’t blow a lead!
The 1-2-3 hitters for Colorado provided the [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 9:52 pm | Games | Permalink | No Comments
June 30, 2007
Pirates Win, Fans Stay
The Pirates got off to a 6-1 lead over the Nationals after two innings, and that might have kept fans in the park:
The Nationals’ offense was about as effective against Gorzelanny (8-4) as was the planned fan protest by Pirates rooters unhappy with the club’s refusal to spend money to upgrade a team stuck in [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 9:43 pm | Fans, Games | Permalink | 1 Comment
June 30, 2007
New CF
The Red Sox decided to solve their centerfield problem by calling up Jacoby Ellsbury. The twenty-three year old has a history of high OBAs low slugging percentages. In 67 combined games in AA and AAA this season, he posted a .396 OBA. For his career through 2006, that number was .391. [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 9:06 pm | Rookies | Permalink | 3 Comments
June 30, 2007
Beltran Belts
Carlos Beltran hit two home runs for the second game in a row. It’s not like CBP has been a great home run park for him. Before the second game of yesterday’s double header, Carlos hit only two home runs in 26 games there. His power at that ballpark was for doubles, [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 8:59 pm | Sluggers | Permalink | No Comments
June 30, 2007
Pulling Sosa
Jorge Sosa tried to sacrifice in the top of the sixth, and it ended up a double loss for the Mets. The lead runner was thrown out, and Sosa limped off the field with what appeared to be a hamstring pull. Sosa had allowed three runs in five innings, including a monster home [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 5:53 pm | Injuries | Permalink | 1 Comment
June 30, 2007
Twins Booming
The Minnesota Twins are racking up the extra base hits today. In the top of the sixth, they lead Detroit 8-2, and six of their eight hits have gone for extra bases. Cuddyer hit both a triple and a homer and drove in three runs. Ford is a base short of that [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 5:40 pm | Games | Permalink | No Comments
June 30, 2007
Big Inning Brewers
For the second day in a row, the Brewers pound the Cubs in the first inning. Nine men bat and collect four hits as Milwaukee scores four runs in the first. They scored five yesterday, but that was all they did as Chicago came back to win that game 6-5. However, the [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 4:12 pm | Games | Permalink | No Comments
June 30, 2007
Happ Less
J.A. Happ gets off to a very poor start to his major league career as he gives up two home runs to the first four batters to put the Mets up 3-0 over the Phillies. He’s now given up four hits to the first five batters. The Phillies are working with a make-shift [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 4:03 pm | Games | Permalink | No Comments
June 30, 2007
Chad Leaves the Yankees Hanging
Chad Gaudin pitches a very strong game against the Yankees, allowing just one hit in his seven innings of work. He walked three, but the Yankees could not turn any of those free passes into runs as the Athletics lead New York 7-0 in the bottom of the eighth. Gaudin brings his ERA [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 3:38 pm | Pitchers | Permalink | No Comments
June 30, 2007
Questioning the Writers
Joe Christensen shares his answers to Tracy Ringolsby’s questionnaire. Joe’s answer are aimed at the Twins.
Update: Sorry, forgot the link.
Posted by David Pinto at 2:15 pm | Team Evaluation | Permalink | 1 Comment
June 30, 2007
Kei Hits
Kei Igawa home run troubles continue. Jason Kendall and Shannon Stewart go back to back in the third inning to give the Athletics a 2-0 lead. Igawa has now allowed ten home runs in 38 1/3 innings through the third today. That pace woud mean he would allow 52 homers in 200 [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 2:00 pm | Pitchers | Permalink | 1 Comment
June 30, 2007
Games of the Day
The Twins continue to try to gain on the wild card leading Tigers as they send Kevin Slowey against Andrew Miller. Both are rookies, but so far Andrew is having the better year. In four starts he’s posted a 2.70 ERA, although his K/BB/HR look worse than that. Andrew’s been a killer [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 10:35 am | Matchups | Permalink | No Comments
June 30, 2007
Hufflestones
Aubrey Huff hit for the cycle last night, and the two of the hits held extra special meaning:
“Obviously for me, that’s probably one of the most special days of my baseball career,” Huff said. “The triple was my 1,000th hit, the double was my 200th double. The homer, we were lucky enough to get that [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 10:24 am | Players | Permalink | 2 Comments
June 30, 2007
Putz Performs
Mike Hargrove continues to go to J.J. Putz early, and the Mariners are now ten games over .500. Last night he came into the game with the bases loaded, one out, and the score 5-2 in the top of the eighth. He did allow an infield single for a run, but he got [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 9:41 am | Pitchers | Permalink | 2 Comments
June 30, 2007
Royals Winning
Royals Authority wonders if the Royals winning record in June (15-11 so far) is a fluke or a trend. The offense score a lot of runs despite not hitting all that well. Not surprisingly, they put up very good situational numbers, hitting .305 with runners in scoring position for the month and going [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 9:07 am | Team Evaluation | Permalink | No Comments
June 30, 2007
Pirates Protest
It’s Bob Walk bobblehead night in Pittsburgh (worst name ever for a pitcher), and fans are planning to walk out of the game after the third inning. Pat Lackey is concerned that the club is trying to keep the protest from being televised:
The Pirates are actively attempting to crush dissent. The thing is, because [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 8:23 am | Fan Rant | Permalink | No Comments
June 30, 2007
Three Quarters to One Thousand
Barry Bonds led off the eighth inning last night with the Giants trailing 3-2. Hernandez pitched him well, but Bonds worked the count to 3-2. Pitch four had nice movement over inside corner; Barry swung and pulled it foul. Pitch five just missed the low outside corner. It was close enough [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 7:50 am | Sluggers | Permalink | 4 Comments
June 30, 2007
Daily Dose of Data
The Day by Day Database is up to date.
Posted by David Pinto at 7:38 am | Statistics | Permalink | No Comments
June 30, 2007
The Value of a Stolen Base
Vin Scully made a good point tonight. With Chris Young on the mound, the Dodgers are running wild. They’ve stolen four bases tonight, and on the season base stealers are 24 for 24 with Young on the mound. But has it made a difference? Yes, the Dodgers scored two runs, both after [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 12:00 am | Base Running, Pitchers | Permalink | 1 Comment
June 29, 2007
Eight in a Row
The Rockies lost their 8th in a row tonight. With two out in the bottom of the ninth, Lee walked and Lorreta homered to left field, allowing Houston to walk off with a 9-8 victory. The Rockies, looking like contenders after sweeping the Yankees, haven’t won a game since. They’ve scored 45 [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 11:32 pm | Team Evaluation | Permalink | No Comments
June 29, 2007
Bad Day for the Phillies
If the Phillies are the team to beat in the NL East, the Mets showed the league how it’s done today. They waited on Cole Hamels, forcing him to throw 110 pitches in five innings, drawing five walks. Carlos Beltran hit two home runs off him (both solos) and the Mets scored three runs. [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 10:45 pm | Division Races | Permalink | No Comments
June 29, 2007
Walk Him?
With the score tied at two in the bottom of the ninth, Ronny Paulino leads off the Pittsburgh half with a single against the Nationals. He reaches third on a sacrifice and a wild pitch, at which point Castillo comes in to pinch run and McLouth steps up, having pinch hit for the pitcher [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 10:31 pm | Strategy | Permalink | No Comments
June 29, 2007
2-1 Night
The Athletics-Yankees game ended in a 2-1 New York victory. It’s one of three tonight in the American League. The Indians took down the Devil Rays 2-1, and the Red Sox just finished off the Rangers 2-1. Edwin Jackson pitched his second fine game in a row for Tampa Bay, going six [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 10:19 pm | Games | Permalink | 3 Comments
June 29, 2007
Mo Longer Pitching
After Mussina pitched seven very strong innings, allowing one run, Farnsworth gets two outs in the eighth but allows two hits. So with Jack Cust due up, Torre goes to Rivera for a four out save. Rivera struck out Cust and two others, and only allows a hit batter to reach. The [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 10:09 pm | Pitchers | Permalink | 2 Comments
June 29, 2007
Bad Batters
The Washington-Pittsburgh game is 1-0 in the top of the seventh, and looking at the two lineups, I’m surprised even one run is scored. The only person on either team having a great year is Dmitri Young. The first three hitters in the Washington lineup have 2007 OBAs of .292, .330 and .293. [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 8:40 pm | Games | Permalink | No Comments
June 29, 2007
Opposite Joe
Joe Mauer comes to the plate in the top of the fifth with the bases loaded and hits a grand slam to put the Twins up 6-0. Verlander is wild tonight. All three of the base runners walked, and Justin allowed five in total but only three hits. Through four innings [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 8:25 pm | Sluggers | Permalink | No Comments
June 29, 2007
Cubs Comeback?
With the score 5-3 and one out in the bottom of the ninth, Soriano and Fontenot single to put runners on first and third for Derrek Lee.
Update: Lee hits a sacrifice fly to make it a one-run game, the kind the Cubs have been losing all year. It’s up to Ramirez.
Update: Aramis Ramirez hits [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 5:20 pm | Games | Permalink | 2 Comments
June 29, 2007
Fresh Brew
Yovani Gallardo last six inning in his third major league start and once again pitches well. He walked two and struck out seven, allowing just two runs and leaving with a 5-2 lead. Gallardo’s ERA now sits at a low 2.79. He’s turning out to be a very nice mid-year addition to [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 4:37 pm | Pitchers | Permalink | 2 Comments
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