First of all, some posts may look incomplete, as there was work done on the website that hosts this blog. Also, in NHL news, I take this time to honor Derek Boogaard, who passed away May 13th, 2011. Thoughts and prayers with his family for their loss. In baseball now, we lead off with...
The Washington Nationals hosting the Florida Marlins. Anibal Sanchez and Livan Hernandez were set to pitch. Florida opened with a solo home run by Mike Stanton in the seventh inning. This would make the final score 1-0, with Hernandez taking the loss, Sanchez earning the win, and Leo Nunez converting the save. Stanton and Laynce Nix were the top hitters.
To Cleveland, with the Indians hosting the Seattle Mariners. Erik Bedard and Alex White get the starts. After a first inning delay, the game has been postponed.
Down to Atlanta, with the Braves hosting the Philadelphia Phillies. Joe Blanton and Jair Jurrjens were on the mound. Atlanta had a pair of solo home runs in the first inning off of Martin Prado's and Nate McLouth's bats. Philadelphia got a run back in the sixth inning with a Jimmy Rollins single to knock in Michael Martinez. The Braves answered back in the bottom of the same inning as David Ross laid down a bunt single to bring in Dan Uggla, which was followed by a Prado single to knock in both Freddie Freeman and Ross. The Phillies got some back with Wilson Valdez doubling Raul Ibanez in, followed by John Mayberry's groundout that allowed Valdez to score. The final would stand at 5-3, with Blanton taking the loss, Jurrjens grabbing the win, Jonny Venters picking up a hold, and Craig Kimbrel closing out for the save. Rollins and Prado were the best batters.
Heading out west, the Colorado Rockies host the San Diego Padres. Aaron Harang and Jhoulys Chacin get the starting nods. San Diego led off in the second with Kyle Williams singling Brad Hawpe in home. Colorado answered in the third with Carlos Gonzalez hitting an RBI-single to bring around Dexter Fowler, Troy Tulowitzki knocking two in with a double, those being Jonathan Herrera and Gonzalez, though Tulowitzki was caught trying to reach third, and Todd Helton blasting a solo shot. Gonzalez also lifted a solo shot in the fourth for the Rockies. Colorado kept going in the fifth with Ty Wigginton singling home Todd Helton and Chris Iannetta hitting a sacrifice fly to score Seth Smith. The Padres got going again in the seventh inning with Chacin committing an error that led to Cameron Maybin and Ryan Ludwick scoring, followed up by Chris Denorfia singling in Phillips and Jason Bartlett's sacrifice fly to drive in Eric Patterson. San Diego added on some more in the eighth with Ludwick's sacrifice fly to score Hawpe and a tying run came with Patterson singling home Maybin. The Padres would take a 9-7 lead, the eventual final with a two-run homer by Hawpe, also bringing in Jorge Cantu. Mike Adams got the win and Heath Bell converted the save, while Matt Lindstrom had a hold that was blown up by Rafael Betancourt, and Huston Street finished the implosion to take a loss. Hawpe and Gonzalez were the the best hitters.
Back into Texas, with the Houston Astros hosting the New York Mets. R.A. Dickey is poised to oppose J.A. Happ in a battle of pitchers with initials as first names. Houston got their first runs in the first with a groundout by Clint Barmes allowing Michael Bourn to dash home, Brett Wallace doubling home Hunter Pence, Chris Johnson's RBI-single bringing around Carlos Lee, and Bill Hall hitting a single that would finish off Wallace's trip around. New York got on the board with Justin Turner singling home Jose Reyes. The Mets got another run in the fourth with a solo shot by Daniel Murphy. The Astros added a pair of homers in the sixth with Hall and Matt Downs both going for solo shots. Lee would add another of the same in the next inning for Houston. Reyes made it a 7-3 loss with his single to bring home Jason Pridie in the ninth inning. Dickey had the loss and Happ got the win. Reyes and Hall were the top hitters.
Westward again to California, with the Oakland Athletics hosting the Chicago White Sox. Gavin Floyd and Tyson Ross are set to pitch. Oakland opened the scoring with Cliff Pennington singling in Kevin Kouzmanoff, followed by Daric Barton's sacrifice fly to finish the trip for Pennington. The Athletics added on with a David DeJesus triple to bring around both Barton and Josh Willingham, followed by Kurt Suzuki's single finishing DeJesus' trip. Chicago got on the board with a two-run homer by Paul Konerko, also scoring Alexei Ramirez. Oakland wrapped up the scoring in the seventh by making it 6-2 as DeJesus dashed home after a Carlos Quentin error. Floyd was pinned with the loss and Ross got the win. Konerko and DeJesus were the best of the hitters.
Northeast to Detroit, with the Tigers hosting the Kansas City Royals. Jeff Francis and Brad Penny have the ball. Detroit opened in the first with a Miguel Cabrera single to bring around Austin Jackson, followed by Victor Martinez doing the same for Scott Sizemore, and Jhonny Peralta following suit to complete Cabrera's trip. This would be only scoring, leading to a 3-0 Tigers win, with Francis pitching a complete game loss, Penny going 8 innings of 5-hit ball, and Valverde mopping up for a save. Billy Butler and Peralta were the best hitters.
South to Arlington, with the Texas Rangers hosting the Anaheim Angels. Dan Haren and Derek Holland are the pitchers for the game. Texas drew first blood with Adrian Beltre's single driving in Mitch Moreland. Anaheim got two runs, one in the fourth and the other in the sixth, on Alberto Callaspo doubles, which brought in Maicer Izturis and Howie Kendrick. The Rangers tied it back up in the eighth with Michael Young singling in Ian Kinsler. The Angels would take a ninth-inning lead at 3-2 as Izturis singled to drive home Jeff Mathis. This was the final score, with Darren Oliver taking the loss, Fernando Rodney being dinged for a blown save, Scott Down earning the win, and Jordan Walden picking up the save. Callaspo and Beltre were the best of the batters.
North again to Minnesota, where the Twins welcome the Toronto Blue Jays. Jo-Jo Reyes and Nick Blackburn are penciled in for the starts. Jose Bautista led off the scoring for Toronto by reaching on an error to bring home Yunel Escobar. Minnesota answered with a Justin Morneau single and subsequent error to bring in Denard Span, followed up by Delmon Young hitting a sacrifice fly that got Trevor Plouffe in home. The Blue Jays tied it back up in the second with J.P. Arencibia going yard for a solo shot. The Twins tacked on again in the sixth with a Michael Cuddyer solo home run. Toronto tied it back up in the eighth with Patterson's triple to drive in Escobar. The tie lasted into extra frames, specifically the eleventh with Bautista blasting a two-run homer to score Patterson, Arencibia doubling in both Juan Rivera and Aaron Hill, Rajai Davis walking with the bases loaded to push home Arencibia, and Patterson hitting a sacrifice fly to bring around John McDonald for a 9-3 final score. Jon Rauch picked up the win and Glen Perkins had the loss. Arencibia and Cuddyer were the best of the batters.
To Cincinnati, with the Reds hosting the St. Louis Cardinals. Kyle McClellan and Johnny Cueto were the pitchers. Cincinnati opened with a second inning solo shot by Brandon Phillips, followed by Ramon Hernandez in the third inning with the same thing. The Reds added on again in the fifth inning with another Hernandez homer, and Phillips' RBI-single to score Drew Stubbs. Stubbs scored again for Cincinnati with a Phillips sacrifice fly in the seventh. St. Louis got on the board with a Jon Jay pinch hit three-run tater, also bringing around Daniel Descalso and Tyler Greene. The Reds added on in the bottom of the eighth with Fred Lewis singling home Scott Rolen before dashing home on a wild pitch to make it 7-3. McClellan was stuck with the loss, while Cueto got a win and Logan Ondrusek had a hold. Jay and Hernandez were the best hitters.
Down to Tampa Bay, with the Rays hosting the Baltimore Orioles. Brad Bergesen and Wade Davis had the starts. Baltimore led off with a Vladimir Guerrero double, scoring Derrek Lee. The Orioles went yard in the fifth and sixth as Mark Reynolds let off a solo shot and Jake Fox's blast also scored Adam Jones. Jones singled home Nick Markakis in the seventh for Baltimore. The Orioles capped off a 6-0 win with Lee's eighth inning double knocking in Brian Roberts. Bergesen had a complete game victory, only allowing 4 hits and a walk, while Davis was the losing pitcher. Fox and Ben Zobrist were the best batters.
Up north in Milwaukee, the Brewers hosted the Pittsburgh Pirates. Jeff Karstens and Chris Narveson were on the mound. Milwaukee opened the scoring in the fourth inning with solo home runs from both Prince Fielder and Brandon Boggs. Pittsburgh answered with a sacrifice fly by Jose Tabata to bring home Ronny Cedeno. The Brewers were busy in the seventh with a Craig Counsell fielder's choice that brought in pinch hitter Corey Hart, a Fielder single to knock in Rickie Weeks, Casey McGehee's two-RBI double to score both Counsell and Ryan Braun. The Pirates got one run back with a solo home run by Lyle Overbay in the eighth. This was answered by one of the same from Braun in the bottom of the inning, leaving the final at 8-2 Brewers. Karstens was stuck with the loss, while Narveson took the easy win and LaTroy Hawkins picked up a hold. Overbay and Fielder took top batting honors.
Westward to Los Angeles, with the Dodgers hosting the Arizona Diamondbacks. Josh Collmenter and Chad Billingsley were the starters. Arizona got on the board first in the second with a sacrifice fly by Melvin Mora to bring home Stephen Drew. This would be the only scoring, with Billingsley taking a loss despite only giving up a hit, while Collmenter got the win, Aaron Heilman and David Hernandez picked up holds, and J.J. Putz closed out a save, combining only to allow four hits to the Dodgers. Mora and James Loney were the best hitters in a pitching friendly game.
To the Bronx, with the New York Yankees hosting the Boston Red Sox. Josh Beckett and CC Sabathia were the game's designated starting pitchers. Boston opened the game in the fifth with a two-run double off Jacoby Ellsbury's bat, scoring both Jed Lowrie and Carl Crawford. The Red Sox got some more done in the seventh with Jason Varitek singling, followed by an error by Nick Swisher that allowed a dash home for Mike Cameron, and then a three-run blast by Adrian Gonzalez to score Varitek and Dustin Pedroia as well. The final would be 6-0, with Beckett taking the win and Sabathia taking the loss. Gonzalez and Curtis Granderson were the best hitters.
Lastly, the Chicago Cubs hosted the San Francisco Giants. Ryan Vogelsong and Doug Davis got the ball for the starts. San Francisco opened in the first inning with Buster Posey singling in Freddy Sanchez and then reaching third on errors. The Giants did some more in the third inning with Cody Ross reaching base on an error, allowing Vogelsong to score, followed by a similar play that brought Pat Burrell aboard and scored Aaron Rowand to make it 3-0. This was the final in the rain-shortened, seven inning game. Vogelsong had an abbreviated complete game win, while Davis took the loss. Posey and Darwin Barney were the top hitters.
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