Torii Hunter just slammed into the wall hard in San Fran going after a fly ball. He's down and he doesn't seem to be getting up.
Ichiro has had 7 20+ game hitting streaks. That ties him with George Sisler for the fourth most 20-plus game hitting streaks. Willie Keeler, Ty Cobb and Pete Rose had eight.
big 7th by the Astros to take a 5-3 lead on the Twins, although I don't know how one fouls out to second. ========= Keppinger fouled out to second. Luis Ayala relieved Sean Henn. Bourn homered to right, Michaels scored. Kata grounded out to first, Michaels to third. Michaels doubled to center, Rodriguez scored. Jason Michaels hit for Darin Erstad. Sean Henn relieved Scott Baker. Rodriguez singled to right, Pence scored. Pence doubled to left. Berkman grounded out to pitcher. Matt Tolbert at second.
Morales doubled with 2 outs, bringing up Joe Crede (PH). He flew out to the warning track to end the game. Astros win, 6-5. Carlos Gomez was the one pinch hit for. He's hitting .226 with a .283 OBP this season.
I'm aware of that. Just saying that it's unusual for a second baseman to catch a foulout, although it does happen occasionally. Also, brothers started games against each other 21 times in MLB history. Here's the list: 06-20-2009 Jeff Weaver, LA Jered Weaver, ANA 09-06-2002 Alan Benes, CHN Andy Benes, SLN 08-29-1996 Ramon Martinez, LAN Pedro Martinez, MON 07-31-1988 Greg Maddux, CHN Mike Maddux, PHI 09-29-1986 Greg Maddux, CHN Mike Maddux, PHI 09-13-1982 Joe Niekro, HOU Phil Niekro, ATL 05-11-1980 Joe Niekro, HOU Phil Niekro, ATL 05-31-1979 Pat Underwood, DET Tom Underwood, TOR 09-26-1979 Joe Niekro, HOU Phil Niekro, ATL 09-26-1978 Joe Niekro, HOU Phil Niekro, ATL 05-29-1976 Joe Niekro, HOU Phil Niekro, ATL 07-03-1973 Jim Perry, DET Gaylord Perry, CLE 07-13-1969 Phil Niekro, ATL Joe Niekro, SDN 09-26-1969 Joe Niekro, SDN Phil Niekro, ATL 04-23-1968 Phil Niekro, ATL Joe Niekro, CHN 07-04-1967(1) Joe Niekro, CHN Phil Niekro, ATL 06-25-1926 Virgil Barnes, NY1 Jess Barnes, BRO 09-11-1926(2) Jess Barnes, BRO Virgil Barnes, NY1 04-23-1925 Jess Barnes, BSN Virgil Barnes, NY1 06-26-1924 Jess Barnes, BSN Virgil Barnes, NY1 06-29-1924(1) Jess Barnes, BSN Virgil Barnes, NY1
Dodgers are going to beat the Angels here. Kershaw threw a great game. He got in one spot of trouble after he tried to get the lead runner on a bunt attempt and wound up with bases loaded and no one out. 2-0 count on Abreu, but he got a comebacker and a 1-2-3 double play. He then got Hunter to pop out, ending the threat. 4-0 Dodgers after a reviewed homer by James Loney was confirmed. In other news, Albert Pujols hit his third grand slam of the season today and Jeremy Guthrie completely shut down a Howard-less Phillies. Howard was in the hospital with flu-like symptoms and that ended the longest active consecutive games streak in the majors at 343 games.
Happens a decent amount it usually a foul ball behind first, the 2b tends to have the easiest path to that ball.
Chris Davis is on pace to challenge the single season K record. It's really be something if he could surpass the marks set by Ryan Howard, Mark Reynolds, Adam Dunn, Bobby Bonds, etc. That record has been broken and rebroken in the last five years. Bonds' mark stood for 34 years, until Dunn got 195 in 2004. Then Howard whiffed 199 times in 2007. Then Mark Reynolds put up 204 last season. Top 5: 1. Mark Reynolds, Arizona, 2008 (R) 204 2. Ryan Howard, Philadelphia, 2008 (L) 199 2. Ryan Howard, Philadelphia, 2007 (L) 199 4. Jack Cust, Oakland, 2008 (L) 197 5. Adam Dunn, Cincinnati, 2004 (L) 195 Wow. Texas will probably keep him in the lineup. Like Howard and Dunn, he has prodigious power.
In Baltimore, the rain eliminated Smoltz after only 4 innings. The score was 10-1 Boston during the 7th inning stretch. Now? 10-9 in the 8th. Jeremy Guthrie was just used as a pinch-runner, BTW.
Papelbon came in, struck out Pie, and then allowed a 2 RBI double to Markakis (who took third on the throw home). Now John Sterling gives an outdated update. Those guys don't have a computer? What's with the 10 minute delay? Just have some guy listen to the game and run in with updates. 11-10 Baltimore.
Orioles 7th George Kottaras catching Justin Masterson pitching: Aubrey Huff: Huff singled to right. Nolan Reimold: Ball, Foul, Reimold singled softly to right, Huff to second. Luke Scott: Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Foul, Scott doubled to deep right, Huff scored, Reimold to third Oscar Salazar hit for Melvin Mora. Oscar Salazar: Ball, Salazar homered to left center, Reimold and Scott scored. Matt Wieters: Strike looking, Wieters singled to center. Manny Delcarmen relieved Justin Masterson. Robert Andino: Foul, Andino grounded into fielder's choice to second, Wieters out at second. Brian Roberts: Ball, Roberts grounded out to second, Andino to second. Felix Pie: Ball, Pie singled softly to center, Andino scored. Hideki Okajima relieved Manny Delcarmen. Nick Markakis: Pickoff attempt to first, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Markakis singled softly to center, Pie to third. Aubrey Huff: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Huff lined out to second. End of Inning (5 Runs, 7 Hits, 0 Errors) Orioles 8th Hideki Okajima pitching: Nolan Reimold: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Reimold singled to left center. Luke Scott: Ball, Ball, Scott doubled to deep right, Reimold to third. Oscar Salazar: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Salazar reached on an infield single. Matt Wieters: Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Foul, Wieters singled softly to left center, Reimold scored, Scott to third, Salazar to second Ty Wigginton hit for Robert Andino. Ty Wigginton: Takashi Saito relieved Hideki Okajima, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Wigginton hit sacrifice fly to right, Scott scored, Salazar to third. Brian Roberts: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Roberts singled to left center, Salazar scored, Wieters to second Jeremy Guthrie ran for Matt Wieters. Jonathan Papelbon relieved Takashi Saito Felix Pie: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Pie struck out swinging. Nick Markakis: Markakis doubled to center, Guthrie and Roberts scored, Markakis to third advancing on throw. Aubrey Huff: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Huff walked
Franklin Gutierrez did a similar thing, but without the batter going to first. Pettitte got the final out of an inning when Gutierrez started jogging to second.
Angels trailing 7-4 in the top of the 9th in Texas. Chone Figgins leads off. Figgins doubled to right, Figgins out at third. That isn't too bright. exactly
and here's the whole 9th inning... Angels 9th Frank Francisco pitching: Chone Figgins: Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Figgins doubled to right, Figgins out at third. Bobby Abreu: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Abreu walked. Torii Hunter: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Abreu to second on wild pitch, Ball, Foul, Ball, Hunter walked. Vladimir Guerrero: Guerrero fouled out to first. Juan L. Rivera: Ball, Ball, Rivera homered to right, Abreu and Hunter scored. Kendry Morales: Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Morales struck out swinging. End of Inning (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TIED 7-7 Rangers 9th Justin Speier pitching: Michael Young: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Young singled to center. David Murphy: Bunt foul, Murphy sacrificed to first, Young to second. Marlon Byrd: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Foul, Byrd struck out looking. Hank Blalock: Blalock homered to center, Young scored ============== Blalock wins it with a walkoff, his second homer of the game.
I thought our bee population was at like 5% of what it normally is. If so, it seems a lot of them have congregated in PETCO Park. San Diego-Houston is being delayed by swarms of bees.
