yeah. double down right field line to start the 8th. top of 7th, dewitt made a great play when Blanco tried to bunt to break up the perfect game.
cardinals just had to use Braden Looper to pinch hit because they're carrying 13 pitchers and La Russa used a bunch of players in the 9th. down 6-3 in the 10th. they lost
Pena, a SS, came in to pitch for KC, the first KC position player to pitch in 10 years. Jimmy Gobble allowed 10 runs in 1 inning, the most runs allowed by a reliever in one inning in 60 years!
Rick VandenHurk pulled after 5 no hit innings against Atlanta. The reliever gave up a hit to the first man he faced in the 6th, Chipper Jones.
Cubs down 3-2 in the 9th, despite outhitting the Marlins by a large margin. Why? 2nd: Aramis Ramirez: Foul, Strike looking, Ramirez struck out swinging. Kosuke Fukudome: Foul, Foul, Ball, Fukudome struck out swinging. Geovany Soto: Soto homered to left. Mike Fontenot: Foul, Strike looking, Foul, Fontenot singled to center. Reed Johnson: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Johnson singled to right, Fontenot to third. Ryan Dempster: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Dempster grounded out to shortstop. 5th: Mike Fontenot: Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Fontenot struck out swinging. Reed Johnson: Ball, Johnson homered to center. Ryan Dempster: Dempster grounded out to second. Alfonso Soriano: Ball, Soriano singled to center. Ryan Theriot: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Theriot walked, Soriano to second. Derrek Lee: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Lee singled to left center, Soriano out at home, Theriot to second. 6th: Aramis Ramirez: Ramirez popped out to second. Kosuke Fukudome: Ball, Ball, Ball, Fukudome walked. Geovany Soto: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Soto walked, Fukudome to second. Joe Nelson relieved Josh Johnson. Mike Fontenot: Strike looking, Fontenot grounded out to pitcher, Fukudome to third, Soto to second. Reed Johnson: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Johnson walked Daryle Ward hit for Ryan Dempster. Daryle Ward: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ward struck out swinging. 7th: Alfonso Soriano: Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Soriano grounded out to shortstop. Ryan Theriot: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Theriot singled to right. Derrek Lee: Lee reached on fielder's choice to third, Theriot out at second. Aramis Ramirez: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ramirez walked, Lee to second. Kosuke Fukudome: Renyel Pinto relieved Doug Waechter, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Lee to third, Ramirez to second on passed ball, Ball, Foul, Fukudome struck out swinging. 8th: Geovany Soto: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Soto flied out to left. Mike Fontenot: Ball, Strike looking, Fontenot singled to right. Reed Johnson: Justin Miller relieved Renyel Pinto, Strike looking, Foul, Johnson struck out swinging Jim Edmonds hit for Jeff Samardzija. Jim Edmonds: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Edmonds doubled to left, Fontenot to third. Alfonso Soriano: Strike looking, Jason Marquis ran for Jim Edmonds, Soriano popped out to second.
big day for upsets today. Cubs were -270 and lost. Tigers were -170 and lost 7-6 to the ChiSox. Athletics were -185 and lost 9-4. I had them in beat the streak team edition because they had Duchscherer going against Matt Harrison. Phillies were -290 (!!!!) and barely beat the Braves, 10-9. Hamels gave up 9 runs in the 4th. Red Sox were favored (not by much, though) and lost Indians were very slight favorites and got blown out by the Twins. Reds were favored and lost to the Rockies. Mets were -132.
Lincecum just set a new career high by striking out his 13th D-Back. He continues to lead MLB with 156 Ks on the season. He struck out the side in the 4th and 7th innings and didn't walk a single batter.
Adam Eaton sent down. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080728&content_id=3211875&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
Dodgers were -220, losing 7-0 to Giants in 4th. Kuroda getting hammered. Red Sox were -179, lost 7-5. Yankees were -173, lost 13-4. Brewers were -171, lost 6-4. Four heaviest favorites all lose.
Casey Blake ejected for yelling "horse#&^%$!" at the ump after retreating to the dugout. Torre came out to argue, and got ejected for saying "bull#^$%!" Fun night.
Last night was a reason I did not want to trade for Sabathia. He's been lights out in Milwaukee then he pitches in a big game and he struggles. he needs to prove himself down the stretch in big games or else I hope we don't sign him this offseason.
