BDD Daily League Update - August 9, 2007
by
Joe Hamrahi
on Thu 09 Aug 2007 02:39 AM EDT
National League Scoreboard
Milwaukee 4 vs. Colorado 19
Florida 4 vs. Philadelphia 6
L.A. Dodgers 0 vs. Cincinnati 1
Atlanta 3 vs. N.Y. Mets 4
Chicago Cubs 2 vs. Houston 8
San Diego 1 vs. St. Louis 2
Pittsburgh 6 vs. Arizona 10
Washington 0 vs. San Francisco 5
American League Scoreboard
Seattle 8 vs. Baltimore 4
Tampa Bay 7 vs. Detroit 1
N.Y. Yankees 4 vs. Toronto 15
Minnesota 11 vs. Kansas City 4
Cleveland 4 vs. Chicago White Sox 6
Oakland 6 vs. Texas 3
Boston 9 vs. L.A. Angels 6
August 8, 2007 “Short Stops” Around the League
Garrett Atkins went 4-for-4 with 2 doubles and 6 RBI, and Troy Tulowitzki doubled twice, homered, drove in 3 runs, and scored 4 more to lead a 23 hit offensive explosion that saw the Rockies punish the Brewers, 19-4. Yovani Gallardo gave up 11 runs on 12 hits and 3 walks in just 2 2/3 innings for Milwaukee.
Aaron Rowand doubled, homered, and drove in 2 runs, and Jimmy Rollins added 2 hits and 2 RBI as the Phillies beat the Marlins, 6-4.
Jose Vidro went 3-for-3 with a home run and 4 RBI, and Raul Ibanez and Jose Guillen also went deep as the Mariners doubled up the Orioles, 8-4. Nick Markakis had 2 hits and 2 RBI for Baltimore.
Dioner Navarro doubled, homered, had 3 hits, drove in 2 runs, and scored 3 more, and James Shields allowed just one run on 5 hits while striking out 9 over 7 innings to lead the Devil Rays to an easy 7-1 win over the Tigers. Delmon Young also had 3 hits and 2 RBI for Tampa Bay.
Vernon Wells went 3-for-4 with 4 RBI, and Frank Thomas went 3-for-5 with 3 RBI as the Blue Jays roughed up the Yankees, 15-4. Robinson Cano hit 2 home runs and drove in 3 for New York.
Luis Castillo had 2 hits and drove in 2 runs to tie the game in the 7th inning, and Moises Alou hit a solo shot in the 8th inning to give New York the lead for good as the Mets edged the Braves, 4-3. Shawn Green went 4-for-4 for New York while Chipper Jones had 2 hits and 2 RBI for Atlanta.
Aaron Harang pitched 8 scoreless innings, and Ken Griffey Jr. drove in the game’s only run as the Reds shut out the Dodgers again, 1-0.
Carlos Lee went 3-for-4, Luke Scott reached base 3 times and drove in 3 runs, and Roy Oswalt threw 6 scoreless innings as the Astros beat up Carlos Zambrano and the Cubs, 8-2. The Astros have won 3 straight while the Cubs have dropped 4 in a row. Ryan Theriot had 3 hits for Chicago.
Michael Cuddyer and Torii Hunter each went 3-for-5 with a home run and 3 RBI, and Johan Santana gave up just 2 runs in 6 innings as the Twins cruised to an 11-4 win over the Royals. John Buck had 3 hits and 2 RBI for Kansas City.
Kip Wells allowed just one unearned run in 7 innings, and Juan Encarnacion and Albert Pujols each drove in a base runner as the Cardinals won a close one over the Padres, 2-1. Greg Maddux pitched 6 solid innings for San Diego in defeat.
Josh Fields reached base 4 times and had 2 doubles, and Juan Uribe tripled and hit a 2-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the 13th inning as the White Sox rallied to beat the Indians, 6-4. Jhonny Peralta had 2 hits, homered, and drove in 2 for Cleveland. C.C. Sabathia and Jon Garland each pitched 7 strong innings for their respective clubs.
Rob Bowen homered twice and drove in 3 runs, and the Oakland bullpen pitched 3 near-perfect innings in relief to give the Athletics a 6-3 win over the Rangers.
Barry Bonds homered and drove in 2 runs, and Matt Cain allowed just 3 hits over 6 scoreless innings to propel the Giants to a 5-0 shutout over the Nationals. Cain also hit a solo home run to help his cause.
Chris Snyder doubled, homered, and drove in 4 runs, and Mark Reynolds tripled, had 2 hits, scored twice and drove in 2 as the Diamondbacks held off the Pirates, 10-6. Adam LaRoche went 4-for-5 for Pittsburgh.
Mike Lowell went 4-for-4 with 3 doubles and 2 RBI, and Dustin Pedroia went 3-for-5 with a home run and 3 runs scored as the Red Sox avoided the sweep by defeating the Angels, 9-6. Chone Figgins had 2 hits and 3 RBI, and Erick Aybar went 3-for-3 with a walk and 2 stolen bases for Los Angeles.
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American League Home Runs for August 8, 2007 |
|
Player |
Team |
HR # |
Inning |
Opp. Team |
Opp. Pitcher |
|
Rob Bowen |
OAK |
3 |
7th, Solo |
TEX |
A.J. Murray |
|
Rob Bowen |
OAK |
4 |
8th, 1 on |
TEX |
Wes Littleton |
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Robinson Cano |
NYY |
12 |
2nd, 1 on |
TOR |
Roy Halladay |
|
Robinson Cano |
NYY |
13 |
7th, Solo |
TOR |
Roy Halladay |
|
Michael Cuddyer |
MIN |
11 |
3rd, Solo |
KC |
Odalis Perez |
|
Jermaine Dye |
CHW |
23 |
8th, Solo |
CLE |
Rafael Betancourt |
|
Jose Guillen |
SEA |
14 |
4th, 1 on |
BAL |
Jeremy Guthrie |
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Torii Hunter |
MIN |
23 |
5th, 1 on |
KC |
Ryan Z. Braun |
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Raul Ibanez |
SEA |
9 |
5th, Solo |
BAL |
Rob Bell |
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Hideki Matsui |
NYY |
23 |
7th, Solo |
TOR |
Roy Halladay |
|
Dioner Navarro |
TB |
5 |
6th, 1 on |
DET |
Macay McBride |
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Dustin Pedroia |
BOS |
5 |
7th, Solo |
ANA |
Justin Speier |
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Jhonny Peralta |
CLE |
17 |
2nd, Solo |
CHW |
Jon Garland |
|
A.J. Pierzynski |
CHW |
10 |
12th, Solo |
CLE |
Joe Borowski |
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Placido Polanco |
DET |
7 |
4th, Solo |
TB |
James Shields |
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Juan Uribe |
CHW |
12 |
13th, 1 on |
CLE |
Aaron Fultz |
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Jose Vidro |
SEA |
4 |
1st, 1 on |
BAL |
Jeremy Guthrie |
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Brad B. Wilkerson |
TEX |
17 |
5th, 1 on |
OAK |
Lenny DiNardo |
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National League Home Runs for August 8, 2007 |
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Player |
Team |
HR # |
Inning |
Opp. Team |
Opp. Pitcher |
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Moises Alou |
NYM |
5 |
8th, Solo |
ATL |
Rafael Soriano |
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Brad Ausmus |
HOU |
3 |
7th, Solo |
CHC |
Michael Wuertz |
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Lance Berkman |
HOU |
20 |
5th, Solo |
CHC |
Carlos Zambrano |
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Craig Biggio |
