MSL: 2011

Saturday, December 03, 2011

Current Standings Midway Thru Block 2

Strat-O-Matic Report


LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 2008 Millennium League
 
Brock                       WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#
2008 Anaheim ANA             28  11  .718 ----   126  
2008 Cleveland CLA           15   9  .625  5.5        
2008 Seattle SEA             21  15  .583  5.5        
2008 San Francisco SFN       13  14  .481  9.0        
2008 Florida FLN             16  23  .410 12.0        
 
Killebrew                   WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#
2008 Los Angeles LAN         25  14  .641 ----   126  
2008 Kansas City KCA         15  12  .556  4.0        
2008 Toronto TOA             21  18  .538  4.0        
2008 Atlanta ATN             14  25  .359 11.0        
2008 Houston HON             10  29  .256 15.0        
 
Koufax                      WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#
2008 Arizona ARN             23  10  .697 ----   126  
2008 Pittsburgh PIN          24  15  .615  2.0        
2008 Oakland OAA             22  14  .611  2.5        
2008 Boston BOA              10  23  .303 13.0        
2008 Washington WAN           8  22  .267 13.5        
 
Aaron                       WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#
2008 St. Louis SLN           20  13  .606 ----   128  
2008 New York NYA            17  16  .515  3.0        
2008 Chicago CHA             16  20  .444  5.5        
2008 Philadelphia PHN         9  15  .375  6.5        
2008 Minnesota MNA           12  21  .364  8.0

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Kansas City Royals broke the deadlock in their last at bats, pulling out a 8to 7 win over the Atlanta Braves and sending their hometown fans home smiling. The game was won by Kansas City with a run in the 9th inning. After an out was recorded, Adrian Gonzalez blasted a solo shot making Kansas City the winners and sending the 26,958 fans home happy. A wild and woolly affair, this game saw the lead change 5 times. The victory went to Grant Balfour(1-0) who went 1 inning, allowing 1 run. The loss was charged to Jeff Bennett(0-1) in relief. He pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up 1 hit and 1 walk.

Lincecum Out Duels Cliff Lee in 1-0 Thriller

Strat-O-Matic Report










BOXSCORE: 2008 St. Louis Cardinals At 2008 New York Yankees         4/13/2008








 








  Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG








  C.Guzman SS         3  0  0  0 .286     L.Milledge RF       4  0  1  0 .125  








  P.Polanco 2B        4  0  1  0 .227     R.Cano 2B           4  0  1  0 .250  








  M.Mora 3B           4  0  0  0 .222     C.Beltran CF        3  1  2  0 .286  








  A.Laroche 1B        4  0  1  0 .353     E.Encarnacion 3B    4  0  1  0 .250  








  K.Shoppach C        3  0  0  0 .067     C.Snyder C          3  0  1  0 .250  








A-A.Kennedy PR        0  0  0  0 .000     D.Dejesus LF        3  0  1  0 .167  








  D.Young LF          3  0  2  0 .267     T.Tulowitzki SS     3  0  1  1 .333  








B-G.Dobbs PH          1  0  0  0 .200     L.Rodriguez 1B      3  0  0  0 .143  








  J.Francoeur RF      3  0  2  0 .462     T.Lincecum P        3  0  0  0 .000  








C-J.Kubel PH          1  0  0  0 .556                                          








  G.Blanco CF         2  0  0  0 .063                                          








  C.Lee P             3  0  0  0 .000                                          








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         Totals      31  0  6  0                 Totals      30  1  8  1








 








A-Pinch Ran For Shoppach In 9th Inning








B-Pinch Hit For Young In 9th Inning








C-Pinch Hit For Francoeur In 9th Inning








 








Cardinals....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  6  0








Yankees......... 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0    -  1  8  0








 








Cardinals (2-3)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA








C.Lee LOSS(0-1)           8       8   1   1   2   6   0   1.13








Totals                    8       8   1   1   2   6   0








 








Yankees (1-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA








T.Lincecum WIN(1-0)       9       6   0   0   2  13   0   0.00








Totals                    9       6   0   0   2  13   0








 








ATTENDANCE- 56,265 DATE- Saturday, April 13th 2008 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average








UMPIRES- Brian Runge, Ed Rapuano, John Shulock, Rocky Roe








T- 2:45








LEFT ON BASE- Cardinals: 7  Yankees: 7








DOUBLE PLAYS- Cardinals: 1  Yankees: 1








DOUBLES- J.Francoeur(1st)








WALKS- C.Guzman, K.Shoppach, C.Beltran, C.Snyder








HIT BY PITCH- G.Blanco








STRIKE OUTS- C.Guzman-2, M.Mora-3, A.Laroche-2, K.Shoppach, G.Dobbs, G.Blanco-2,








             C.Lee-2, L.Milledge-2, C.Beltran, E.Encarnacion, T.Lincecum-2








GIDP- K.Shoppach, D.Dejesus








WEB GEMS- Bot 4th: Kelly Shoppach blocked the plate, saving a run!








 








Tim Lincecum retired 13 batters on strikeouts as the New York Yankees topped








the St. Louis Cardinals by a score of 1 to 0 at Petco Park.








 








Lincecum(1-0) dominated St. Louis hitters.  He surrendered only 6 hits and 2








walks in 9 innings.  New York had a total of 8 hits for the game.  








 








The losing pitcher was Cliff Lee(0-1).  He gave up 1 run and 8 hits in 8








innings.  Chris Curtis was asked about the performance of Lincecum, 'He had








his good stuff out there tonight.  The fans really get into it when the








strikeouts start mounting up - and that seems to give him even more








adrenalin.'

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Braves Squeeze Home Winning Run in Bottom of 9th

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BOXSCORE: 2008 Kansas City Royals At 2008 Atlanta Braves            4/10/2008
 
  Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Mauer C           4  1  1  0 .406     G.Sizemore CF       3  0  1  0 .211  
  R.Spilborghs LF     4  0  1  2 .227     D.Jeter SS          2  2  0  0 .150  
  M.Ordonez RF        4  0  0  0 .265     C.Jones 3B          3  1  1  0 .526  
  H.Ramirez SS        4  1  2  0 .270     M.Holliday LF       3  1  1  4 .111  
  A.Gonzalez 1B       3  1  1  0 .346     K.Youkilis 1B       4  0  0  0 .200  
  J.Thome DH          3  0  0  1 .167     R.Durham DH         3  1  1  0 .211  
A-W.Harris PR,DH      0  0  0  0 .000     R.Church RF         4  0  2  0 .263  
  R.Zimmerman 3B      2  0  0  1 .194     J.Varitek C         3  0  0  0 .125  
  A.Iwamura 2B        3  1  0  0 .323     I.Kinsler 2B        3  0  0  1 .278  
  C.Granderson CF     4  0  1  0 .259                                          
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         Totals      31  4  6  4                 Totals      28  5  6  5
 
A-Pinch Ran For Thome In 8th Inning
 
Royals.......... 0 0 0  0 2 2  0 0 0  -  4  6  1
Braves.......... 3 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  5  6  0
 
Royals (5-3)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
E.Volquez                 6 1/3   4   4   3   5   8   1   3.75
D.Oliver                  0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   8.10
R.Corcoran                1 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
B.Jenks LOSS(1-1)         0 1/3   2   1   1   0   0   0   3.38
Totals                    8 2/3   6   5   4   5   9   1
 
Braves (2-3)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
E.Jackson                 6       5   4   4   3   3   0   9.64
A.Lopez                   2       1   0   0   1   0   0   1.50
J.Bennett WIN(1-1)        1       0   0   0   0   1   0   5.59
Totals                    9       6   4   4   4   4   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 16,895 DATE- Wednesday, April 10th 2008 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Bill Miller, Jerry Meals, Larry Young, Rob Drake
T- 3:03
LEFT ON BASE- Royals: 6  Braves: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Royals: 1  Braves: 1
ERRORS- M.Ordonez
DOUBLES- H.Ramirez(2nd)
HOME RUNS- M.Holliday(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- G.Sizemore, R.Church
SACRIFICE HITS- I.Kinsler
SACRIFICE FLIES- R.Zimmerman, M.Holliday
WALKS- J.Mauer, A.Gonzalez, J.Thome, A.Iwamura, G.Sizemore, D.Jeter-2, C.Jones,
       R.Durham
HIT BY PITCH- R.Zimmerman, J.Varitek
STRIKE OUTS- R.Spilborghs, M.Ordonez, J.Thome, C.Granderson, G.Sizemore,
             C.Jones, M.Holliday, K.Youkilis, R.Durham, J.Varitek-3, I.Kinsler
GIDP- J.Thome, R.Church
2-out RBI- R.Spilborghs-2
 
Atlanta Braves won a dramatic crowd-pleaser over Kansas City Royals at Jacobs
Field pulling it out in their last at bats, 5 to 4.
 
Atlanta scored the deciding run in the 9th inning.  After an out was recorded,
Ray Durham delivered a single.  Ryan Church stepped into the batter's box and
he lined a base-hit.  Church took second on the throw.  Jason Varitek then
was hit by a pitch.  Ian Kinsler followed next and he worked the squeeze play
to perfection making Atlanta the winners and sending the 16,895 fans home
happy.  Both teams totaled 6 hits on the afternoon.  
 
The win went to Jeff Bennett(1-1) who allowed no runs in 1 inning. Bobby
Jenks(1-1) ended up with the loss in relief.  He allowed 1 run and 2 hits in
1/3 of an inning.

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Block 1 Walk Off Homers

April 10:

One run was the difference at Edison Int'l Field as the Anaheim Angels defeated the Boston Red Sox in 10 innings 5 to 4.

The game was deadlocked at 4 after nine full innings. Anaheim was victorious in the 10th inning. After two outs Bengie Molina delivered a solo blast resulting in a mighty exciting win for Anaheim and the 34,619 home town fans in attendance.

Anaheim had 9 hits for the night. Takashi Saito(1-0) picked up the victory, allowing no runs in 2 innings. Salomon Torres(0-1) was the losing pitcher in relief. He allowed 1 hit and no walks in 1/3 of an inning.

Ichiro No Longer a Twin

Twins trade Johan Santana,Aubry Huff,Ichiro Suzuki for Alex Gordon,B.J. Upton,Francisco Carmona and Pitt 2009 1st round pick. Ichiro was the 2001 #1 Draft Pick.

Chipper, Sizemore Sent Packing to KC

A deal was finalized this morning sending Chipper Jones, Grady Sizemore, John Lackey and Brian Fuentes to Kansas City. Atlanta acquired Kansas City's 2009 #1 draft pick, SP former #1 pick Jair Jurrjens Willis Harris, Ryan Hanigan and Matt Harrison. The Royals were happy to get the bat of both Jones and Sizemore along with the addition of Fuentes to help the backend of the bullpen. Lackey will provide quality innings in return for the departed Jurrjens.

Block 1 Walk Off Homers

April 8:

The score was tied at 4 after nine. Philadelphia came out on top in the 11thinning. After an out was recorded, Chris Young ripped a solo home run making Philadelphia the victor and beginning a joyous home town celebration. Both teams finished the game with 11 hits. The win went to Octavio Dotel(1-0) who allowed no runs in 1 inning. Joe Smith(0-1) was given the loss in relief. He surrendered 1 run and 2 hits in 1 and 1/3 innings.

Twins........... 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 11 0

Phillies........ 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 5 11 1

Block 1 Walk Off Homers

April 8:

The score was tied at 7 after nine. Seattle won the hard fought contest in the13th inning. After an out was recorded, Alex Rodriguez cracked a solo homerun giving Seattle the victory and sending the 43,365 home-town fans home happy.

Angels.......... 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 - 7 13 0

Mariners........ 0 0 0 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 8 10 2

Block 1 Walk Off Homers

April 3 (Opening Day):

The big moment was provided by Dustin Pedroia at Miller Park when he electrified the crowd with a Grand Slam homerun.

A's............. 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 - 4 10

Pirates......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 - 8 9 1

Monday, November 21, 2011

Braves Start Their Title Defense With Opening Day Loss




BOXSCORE: 2008 Kansas City Royals At 2008 Atlanta Braves             4/3/2008


 


  Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG


  R.Spilborghs LF     3  0  0  0 .000     G.Sizemore CF       5  1  3  1 .600  


B-C.Granderson PH,CF  2  0  1  0 .500     D.Jeter SS          6  0  0  0 .000  


  R.Johnson CF        4  0  2  0 .500     C.Jones 3B          5  0  3  1 .600  


C-W.Harris PR,LF      1  0  0  0 .000     M.Holliday LF       4  1  1  0 .250  


  J.Mauer C           4  1  2  0 .500     K.Youkilis 1B       5  0  2  1 .400  


  M.Ordonez RF        5  1  0  0 .000     R.Durham DH         5  0  1  0 .200  


  H.Ramirez SS        5  0  0  0 .000     R.Church RF         4  0  0  0 .000  


  N.Garciaparra DH    3  1  1  1 .333     J.Varitek C         5  0  1  0 .200  


D-J.Thome PH          2  1  1  3 .500   E-B.Hall PR           0  0  0  0 ----  


  R.Zimmerman 3B      5  1  1  1 .200   F-J.Posada C          0  0  0  0 ----  


  D.Barton 1B         2  0  0  0 .000     I.Kinsler 2B        5  1  1  0 .200  


A-A.Gonzalez 1B       3  1  1  1 .333                                          


  A.Iwamura 2B        4  0  1  0 .250                                          


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         Totals      43  6 10  6                 Totals      44  3 12  3


 


A-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Barton In 7th Inning


B-Pinch Hit For Spilborghs In 8th Inning


C-Pinch Ran For Johnson In 8th Inning


D-Pinch Hit For Garciaparra In 9th Inning


E-Pinch Ran For Varitek In 10th Inning


F-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Hall In 11th Inning


 


Royals.......... 0 2 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  0 3 -  6 10  2


Braves.......... 0 0 1  0 2 0  0 0 0  0 0 -  3 12  1


 


Royals (1-0)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA


D.Haren                   6      10   3   3   2   6   0   4.50


R.Corcoran                1 1/3   0   0   0   1   1   0   0.00


D.Oliver                  0 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00


G.Balfour                 1 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00


B.Jenks WIN(1-0)          1       1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00


J.Hanrahan SAVE(1st)      1       0   0   0   2   1   0   0.00


Totals                   11      12   3   3   5   8   0


 


Braves (0-1)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA


S.Olsen                   6       4   2   2   1   4   2   3.00


A.Lopez BS(1st)           2       3   1   1   0   0   1   4.50


J.Bennett LOSS(0-1)       3       3   3   2   0   3   1   6.00


Totals                   11      10   6   5   1   7   4


 


ATTENDANCE- 25,581 DATE- Wednesday, April 3rd 2008 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad


UMPIRES- Jerry Crawford, Mike Everett, Brian Gorman, Mike Dimuro


T- 3:55


LEFT ON BASE- Royals: 5  Braves:14


DOUBLE PLAYS- Royals: 1  Braves: 1


ERRORS- R.Zimmerman-2, J.Bennett


DOUBLES- G.Sizemore(1st), C.Jones-2(2nd), K.Youkilis(1st), J.Varitek(1st)


HOME RUNS- N.Garciaparra(1st), J.Thome(1st), R.Zimmerman(1st), A.Gonzalez(1st)


WALKS- J.Mauer, G.Sizemore, C.Jones, M.Holliday, K.Youkilis, R.Church


HIT BY PITCH- M.Holliday


STRIKE OUTS- R.Johnson, M.Ordonez, H.Ramirez-2, R.Zimmerman, D.Barton,


             A.Gonzalez, D.Jeter, M.Holliday, K.Youkilis-2, R.Durham,


             R.Church-2, J.Varitek


GIDP- J.Mauer, K.Youkilis


WILD PITCHES- R.Corcoran


2-out RBI- K.Youkilis


 


Joe Mauer had 2 base hits as the Kansas City Royals bested the Atlanta Braves


in 11 innings 6 to 3 at Jacobs Field.


 


Both teams had scored 3 runs after nine full innings.  Kansas City was


victorious in the 11th inning.  Mauer led off and keyed the rally when he hit


a single.  Magglio Ordonez followed and he reached on an error.  Hanley


Ramirez dug into the batters box next, but he struck out.  Jim Thome was up


next and he smacked a three-run homer.  Ryan Zimmerman was next to bat, but


he was a strikeout victim.  Kansas City had a total of 10 hits for the game.


 


Bobby Jenks(1-0) went 1 inning allowing no runs for the win. Joel Hanrahan


earned his 1st save.  Jeff Bennett(0-1) ended up with the loss in relief.

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Twelve Pitchers Selected in First Round

Twelve pitchers were selected in the first round: 2 Hiroki Kuroda, 5 Clayton Kershaw, 9 Johnny Cueto, 10 Ian Kennedy, 11 Justin Duchscherer, 12 R. A. Dickey, 14 Gio Gonzalez, 15 Chris Perez, 17 Max Scherzer, 18 Clay Buchholz, 19 Mike Adams, 20 David Robertson

First Round Picks Thru The Years

2008: Evan Longoria, Chicago
2007: Tim Lincecum, New York
2006: Hanley Ramirez, Kansas City
2005: Prince Fielder, Seattle
2004: Matt Holliday, Montreal
2003: Miguel Cabrera, Toronto
2002: Carlos Zambrano, Minnesota
2001: Albert Pujols, Montreal
2000: Todd Helton, Philadelphia

White Sox Select Longoria with First Pick

The Chicago White Sox selected infielder Evan Longoria with the first pick in the 2008 draft.

Evan's 2007 season was busy as he played in a total of 171 games combined with AA Montgomery (105), AAA Durham regular season (31) and postseason (8), Arizona Fall League (12) and Team USA (15)...batted .298 (188-630) with 42 doubles, 33 home runs and 115 RBI...Had a combined .402 (231-575) on-base pct. at Durham and Montgomery and batted .323 (43-133) with runners in scoring position...Selected for the All-Star Futures Game and batted third for the U.S. team.....

Sunday, September 04, 2011

Braves World Series Champs

The Atlanta Braves won their first Millennium Championship by sweeping the Marlins in four games. A recap of the series:

ATL 5, FLA 4 (17) - A dramatic start to the series as Chipper Jones drove in Grady Sizemore in the bottom of the 17th for the win.

ATL 13, FLA 0 - John Lackey (3-0 in the postseason) fired a three hit shutout with 10 K's as the Braves grab a 2-0 series lead.

ATL 8, FLA 2 - Chipper Jones hi his 6th homer of the postseason and Kelvim Escobar hurled seven strong innings as the Braves pushed the Marlins to the brink of elimination.

ATL 5, FLA 3 - Chipper Jones had three more hits and the Atlanta bullpen pitched 3 2/3 innings of scoreless relief as Atlanta wins their first championship.

Thursday, August 11, 2011

2008 Draft Lottery Info

We will be conducting our draft lottery on Wednesday, August 17th and Thursday, August 18th.....

The “Pennsylvania Daily Number Evening” lottery (http://www.palottery.state.pa.us/) on subsequent nights (7PM EST) will be used to decide who gets the #1 and #2 picks in the first round only. If the second pick yields the same result as the first night, then a third night’s lottery drawing will be used. The remaining 10 teams will draft in reverse order of record. So, the team with the poorest record can do no worst than pick third in the first round.

2008 Lottery Drawing Chances:

000 to 249 – Washington (43-119)

250 to 449 – Cleveland (46-116)

450 to 604 – Houston (53-109)

605 to 724 – Chicago (61-101, 4-2 vs. Boston in tie-breaker)

725 to 814 – Boston (61-101)

815 to 879 – San Francisco (70-92)

880 to 924 – New York (71-91)

925 to 954 – Toronto (76-86)

955 to 974 – Philadelphia (79-83)

975 to 986 – St. Louis (84-78)

987 to 994 – Oakland (92-70)

995 to 999 – Kansas City (93-70)

(Click here for a history of previous lottery numbers selected.)

Florida Joins Atlanta in World Series

Miami (AP) - The Florida Marlins eliminated the Los Angeles Dodgers 4 games to 3 in their semi-final series. Both AJ Burnett (game #6 starter) and Jake Peavy (game #7 starter) turned in clutch performances as the Marlins beat the Dodgers by scores of 5-1 and 5-0 respectively in the final two games. Florida now meets Atlanta for the 2007 Millennium League Championship.

Atlanta, the #1 seed with 107 wins in the regular season, has made one World Series appearance - losing to the St. Louis Cardinals 4 games to 1 in 2004.

Florida, the #2 seed with 105 wins in the regular season, has also made one World Series appearance - losing to the Kansas City Royals 4 games to 3 in 2005.

Should be an exciting series!

Sunday, August 07, 2011

Braves Advance to Series

Atlanta (AP) - Chipper Jones walked in the bottom of the ninth driving home the winning run as Atlanta defeated Pittsburgh in a six game series. A Recap of the games:

ATL 5, PIT 3 - Smoltz improves to 3-0 in the postseason; Posada drives in two with a pair of doubles

ATL 8, PIT 2 - Homers by Sizemore, Posada, Chipper and Holliday pave the way

ATL 6, PIT 4 - Chipper drives in four runs with a homer, double and single

PIT 4, ATL 2 (10) - Buccos stave off elimination as Morneau hits walk off homer

PIT 4, ATL 3 - After Corpas blows a two-run lead in the top of the 9th, Alex Gordon hits a homer in the bottom of the 9th for their second straight walk-off victory

ATL 5, PIT 4 - Two hits and three walks in the bottom of the 9th enable Atlanta to rally with two runs for the closing victory

Friday, July 29, 2011

Dodgers Roar Back to Eliminate D-Backs

The Los Angeles Dodgers rallied from a 3-0 deficit to eliminate Arizona in a seven game series. A recap of the games:

Game 1: Arizona 3 - LA 1. Arizona scored all 3 of it's runs in the first inning off Verlander. Sheilds and 3 relievers made it stand.

Game 2: Arizona 5 - LA 2. Arizona took an early 3-0 lead again, but after LA cut it to a 1 run lead, Rafael Furcal hit a pinch hit 2-run homerun in the 8th to give the D-Backs a few insurance runs.

Game 3: Arizona 5 - LA 2. Curt Schilling pitched a complete game. Jack Cust drove in two runs.

Game 4: LA 2 - Arizona 1. In a rematch of game 1 starters, Justin Verlander outdueled James Shields. Ryan Ludwick hit a homer in the 8th inning that proved to be the decisive run.

Game 5: LA 3 - Arizona 1. In another tight pitching contest, Mark Buehrle defeated Jered Weaver. Ryan Ludwick was again the difference maker as his two-run shot in the bottom of the 7th secured the win.

Game 6: LA 1 - Arizona 0. Ben Sheets pitched 8 2/3 innings of shutout ball and Chase Utley drove in the only run of the game as Los Angeles evened up the series.

Game 7: LA 10 - Arizona 8. In a wild shootout after a pitcher dominated series, the Dodgers rallied from a late 8-6 deficit to overtake Arizona. Huston Street provided two innings of shutout relief to pick up the win.

Friday, July 15, 2011

Buccos Eliminate Twins in 7 Games

The Pittsburgh Pirates eliminated the Minnesota Twins in seven games in an exciting series. The final two games - played in Minnesota -were both won by Pittsburgh in exciting one run games. A recap of the games:

PITT 4, MIN 1 - Shawn Marcum pitches 7+ innings of 3-hit ball

MINN 9, PITT 6 - Matsui hits a pair of homers

PITT 6, MINN 4 - Dustin Pedroia doubles in the game winning runs in the bottom of the 7th

MINN 8, PITT 3 - Johan Santana piches seven strong innings for the win; Ortiz hits his second homer of the series

MINN 3, PITT 2 - Jack Wilson doubles home the winning run in the top of the 7th to take a 3-2 series lead

PITT 2, MINN 1 - Shawn Marcum pitches eight strong innings as the Buccos squeeze out a win

PITT 3, MINN 2 - Brad lidge closes out the ninth with his fourth save of the series

Braves Roll - Sweep Mariners in Four Games

#1 Seed Atlanta cruised through the first round of the playoffs by sweeping the Seattle Mariners in four games. The Braves shut down the high powered Seattle offense with their starting duo of Smoltz (2-0 1.15 ERA in the series), Lackey and Escobar. Ryan Braun, Seattle's #1 draft pick last season, struggled mightily by going 0 for 14 in the series.

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Marlins Close Out Angels

Strong pitching allowed the Marlins to win Game 6 and oust defending champion Anaheim with a 3-1 victory. The Angels took a 1-0 lead after two batters as Maicer Izturis delivered an RBI single. But AJ Burnett and the Marlins bullpen allowed only four hits thereafter. Luis Castillo tied the game with an RBI single in the 2nd, then a bases-loaded DP delivered the go-ahead run in the 3rd. Adam Dunn's sac fly, his 12th RBI of the series, added an insurance run in the 5th.

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Thursday, July 07, 2011

Dunn Powers Marlins to 3-2 Series Lead

Florida wins 2 of 3 on the West Coast and will take a 3-2 series lead back to Miami. The Marlins rallied to win Game 3 against Anaheim co-closer Joe Nathan, then won a super-ugly Game 4 before the Angels bounced back to stay alive.

GAME 3

Marlins 9, Angels 5 (Anaheim took a 5-2 lead when Troy Glaus' HR sparked a 3-run 4th. But Mike Lowell hit a 2-run shot for the Marlins in the top of the 6th, then the Angels squandered a 1st and 3rd, no-out chance in the home half. Florida won it with five in the 8th. Adam Dunn's 3-run blast off Nathan was the big blow)

GAME 4

Marlins 21, Angels 9 (Florida slugged eight homers, including two each by Dunn and Victor Martinez. Chuck James was the sacrificial lamb for Anaheim as he yielded 14 runs and 20 hits in 6 innings)

GAME 5

Angels 2, Marlins 1 (Anaheim pitching, led by starter Matt Chico and closer Takashi Saito, shut down the thundering Florida bats after Hunter Pence homered in the 1st. The Angels scored their only runs in the 3rd on an RBI single by Bobby Abreu and an RBI double by Alfonso Soriano)

Wednesday, July 06, 2011

Halos & Fish Split First Two Games

Teams split the first two games of the series in Florida before heading to the West Coast.

GAME 1
Angels 6, Marlins 3 (Nick Markakis' 2-run double sparks a 3-run Anaheim 4th. Jake Peavy fans 10 in defeat)

Angels.......... 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 - 6 11 1
Marlins......... 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 - 3 9 0

T.Saito WIN(1-0), J.Peavy LOSS(0-1)
HOME RUNS- D.Lee(1st)

GAME 2

Marlins 4, Angels (A.J. Burnett and the Florida bullpen combine on a 2-hitter. Derrek Lee hits his second HR of the series)

Angels.......... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 2 0
Marlins......... 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 x - 4 8 0

N.Lowry LOSS(0-1), A.Burnett WIN(1-0), H.Bell SAVE(1st)
HOME RUNS- D.Lee(2nd)

Friday, July 01, 2011

Seattle Qualifies For #8 Seed

Kansas City traveled to Seattle for the second elimination game. Game #163 for Kansas City and #164 for Seattle.

Brian Bannister started for Kansas City while Roy Oswalt took the mound for Seattle in the deciding game. Seattle Manager John Ferraro was saving Oswalt for the first game of the playoffs but was forced to treat this as the first game of the playoffs after losing to Anaheim in the first elimination game.

Kansas City jumped on Oswalt early by scoring 3 runs in the first on 5 hits. After 4 innings, KC held a 3-0 lead and was out hitting Seattle 7 to 2.
Bannister then tired in the 5th inning after allowing 3 hits and 2 walks but Seattle only scored once by grounded into a double play and leaving the bases loaded.

Seattle tied the game in the 7th by adding 2, including a solo home run by Yadier Molina off Rudy Seanez.

Kansas City then fell apart in the 8th inning with Casey Janssen on the mound. With 1 run in and men on first and second, Janssen threw a wild pitch to advance the runners. Molina then hit a single that scored both runners when Hanley Ramirez threw the cut off throw wildly.

With a 6-3 going into the 9th, 2 men on and the tying run at the plate, Hanley Ramirez struck out looking for the third time on a Francisco Rodriguez 98mph fastball to end the game and the season for Kansas City. Ramirez, the first overall pick in the 2006 draft was able to manage two hit when he actually swung the bat.

The star of the game was Jose Reyes who was 3 for 5 with a stolen base, 2 runs and stellar defense. Russ Springer improved to 7-1 with the win. He struck out 4 in 1 2/3 IP.

Seattle moves on to face top seed Atlanta in the playoffs. It is a surprise match up for the Mariners as they didn't expect to make the playoffs. They traded two strong 2010 pitchers in John Maine and Kelvim Escobar to Atlanta for some players to assist in the future. But Ryan Braun fell to the Mariners at #4 in the draft and they acquired Albert Pujols to provide protection for Alex Rodriguez. As a result, the Mariners had three players with 40+ homeruns to make up for the weakened pitching staff.

Strat-O-Matic Report


BOXSCORE: 2007 Kansas City Royals At 2007 Seattle Mariners          9/19/2007








 








  Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Mariners           AB  R  H RBI AVG








  R.Willits LF        4  1  1  0 .319     J.Reyes SS          5  2  3  0 .255  








  C.Granderson CF     4  1  3  1 .311     S.Green RF          4  0  3  2 .323  








  M.Ordonez RF        5  0  1  0 .383     A.Pujols 1B         4  0  0  0 .351  








  H.Ramirez SS        5  1  2  1 .334     A.Rodriguez 3B      2  1  0  0 .290  








  A.Gonzalez 1B       4  0  2  0 .288     R.Braun DH          3  0  1  0 .348  








  P.Burrell DH        4  0  1  1 .239     G.Jenkins LF        1  0  0  0 .228  








  J.Mauer C           3  0  0  0 .280   A-K.Millar PH,LF      2  1  1  1 .257  








  H.Blalock 3B        4  0  0  0 .228     B.Phillips 2B       2  1  0  0 .264  








  A.Ojeda 2B          4  0  1  0 .259     M.Cameron CF        4  0  0  0 .232  








                                          Y.Molina C          4  1  2  2 .229  








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         Totals      37  3 11  3                 Totals      31  6 10  5








 








A-Pinch Hit For Jenkins In 6th Inning








 








Royals.......... 3 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  3 11  2








Mariners........ 0 0 0  0 0 1  2 3    -  6 10  0








 








Royals (93-70)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA








B.Bannister               5 2/3   5   1   1   1   2   0   3.14








R.Seanez HOLD(4th)        1       2   2   2   0   2   1   4.32








M.Wise BS(3rd)            0       1   0   0   0   0   0   6.54








C.Janssen LOSS(4-2)       1 1/3   2   3   2   3   0   0   4.09








Totals                    8      10   6   5   4   4   1








 








Mariners (94-70)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA








R.Oswalt                  6 1/3   9   3   3   2   4   0   3.00








R.Springer WIN(7-1)       1 2/3   1   0   0   0   4   0   2.84








F.Rodriguez SAVE(33rd)    1       1   0   0   1   2   0   4.03








Totals                    9      11   3   3   3  10   0








 








ATTENDANCE- 18,502 DATE- Thursday, September 19th 2007 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good








UMPIRES- Scott Packard, Jeff Nelson, Derryl Cousins, Alfonzo Marquez








T- 2:57








LEFT ON BASE- Royals:10  Mariners: 7








DOUBLE PLAYS- Royals: 3  Mariners: 1








ERRORS- H.Ramirez, A.Gonzalez








DOUBLES- C.Granderson-2(35th), S.Green-2(29th)








HOME RUNS- Y.Molina(2nd)








STOLEN BASES- J.Reyes(76th)








WALKS- R.Willits, C.Granderson, J.Mauer, A.Rodriguez, R.Braun, G.Jenkins,








       B.Phillips








HIT BY PITCH- A.Rodriguez, B.Phillips








STRIKE OUTS- R.Willits-2, C.Granderson, M.Ordonez, H.Ramirez-3, P.Burrell-2,








             J.Mauer, R.Braun, B.Phillips, M.Cameron-2








GIDP- H.Blalock, S.Green, A.Pujols








WILD PITCHES- C.Janssen








2-out RBI- Y.Molina-2, S.Green








WEB GEMS- Bot 8th: Joe Mauer blocked the plate, saving a run!








 








At Camden Yards the Seattle Mariners were finally were able to get back on the








winner's track and outscored the Kansas City Royals 6 to 3.








 








Seattle won the game with a rally in the 8th inning with 3 runs on 2 hits.








Alex Rodriguez led off and keyed the rally when he drew a walk.  Ryan Braun








stepped up to the plate and he drew a walk.  Casey Janssen then unleashed a








wild pitch.  Kevin Millar followed next and he stroked a single.  Brandon








Phillips came up to bat and drew a walk to load the bases.  After an out was








recorded, Yadier Molina came to the plate and delivered a one-base hit, and








an error was also committed.  Seattle rapped out 10 hits for the afternoon.








 








Russ Springer(7-1) went 1 and 2/3 innings allowing no runs for the victory.








Francisco Rodriguez recorded the save, his 33rd.  Janssen(4-2) was charged








with the loss in relief.

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Saturday, June 25, 2011

Angels Secure 7th Seed

Reigning champion Anaheim at Seattle.....

Winner clinches the #7 seed in the playoffs while the loser hosts Kansas City for the right to clinch a playoff birth. Kason Gabbard took the mound for the Angels while Roger Clemens had the start for the Mariners.

Gabbard struggled a little early allowing 1 run in the first inning and loaded the bases in the 2nd but pitched out of it. Gabbard had his manager worried and Blaise took him out after recording 10 outs and the score tied 1-1.

After Gabbard came out, the Angels bats heated up. They scored 3 in the 5th, 2 in the 6th, 3 more in the 7th and another in the 8th to take a 10-1 lead. The Mariners bullpen could not stop the mutiny as all five pitchers allowed a run.

Final score: Anahiem 10 Seattle 3.
Roger Clemens took the loss to fall to 8-4 while Oscar Villareal earned the win even though he allowed 3 hits in 2/3 IP.

Strat-O-Matic Report



BOXSCORE: 2007 Anaheim Angels At 2007 Seattle Mariners              9/18/2007


 


  Angels             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Mariners           AB  R  H RBI AVG


  R.Freel 2B          3  1  0  0 .284     J.Reyes SS          4  1  2  0 .252  


D-M.Scutaro 2B        0  0  0  0 .262     C.Ross RF           4  1  1  0 .366  


  B.Abreu RF          5  1  1  0 .279     A.Pujols 1B         3  0  2  2 .353  


E-S.Schumaker RF,CF   0  0  0  0 .331     R.Braun DH          5  0  3  0 .348  


  A.Soriano LF        5  2  3  3 .297     A.Rodriguez 3B      4  0  0  1 .291  


F-S.Taguchi LF        0  0  0  0 .429     M.Cameron CF        4  0  0  0 .233  


  M.Teixeira 1B       5  0  0  0 .302   G-S.Green PH          0  0  0  0 .319  


  M.Diaz DH           2  0  1  1 .310     B.Phillips 2B       4  1  1  0 .265  


C-C.Delgado PH        2  1  1  2 .222   H-G.Jenkins PH        1  0  0  0 .229  


  N.Markakis CF,RF    4  1  1  0 .283     K.Millar LF         4  0  2  0 .256  


  T.Glaus 3B          2  3  2  1 .279     Y.Molina C          3  0  0  0 .226  


  B.Molina C          2  0  0  0 .264   I-C.Quentin PH        1  0  0  0 .115  


A-S.Hatteberg PH      1  0  1  2 .299                                          


B-M.Redmond C         1  0  0  0 .275                                          


  J.Hardy SS          3  1  0  0 .244                                          


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         Totals      35 10 10  9                 Totals      37  3 11  3


 


A-Pinch Hit For Molina In 6th Inning


B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Hatteberg In 6th Inning


C-Pinch Hit For Diaz In 7th Inning


D-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Freel In 7th Inning


E-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Abreu In 8th Inning


F-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Soriano In 9th Inning


G-Pinch Hit For Cameron In 9th Inning


H-Pinch Hit For Phillips In 9th Inning


I-Pinch Hit For Molina In 9th Inning


 


Angels.......... 0 0 0  1 3 2  3 1 0  - 10 10  0


Mariners........ 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 2 0  -  3 11  0


 


Angels (94-69)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA


K.Gabbard                 3 1/3   3   1   1   4   2   0   4.83


O.Villarreal WIN(7-6)     0 2/3   3   0   0   0   0   0   5.20


J.Nathan HOLD(12th)       3       1   0   0   1   5   0   3.30


A.Fultz                   0 2/3   2   2   2   1   1   0   4.02


T.Saito                   1 1/3   2   0   0   1   2   0   1.02


Totals                    9      11   3   3   7  10   0


 


Mariners (93-70)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA


R.Clemens LOSS(8-4)       5 2/3   5   5   5   3   3   0   4.47


R.Springer                0 2/3   2   2   2   1   2   0   2.93


D.Borkowski               0 1/3   1   1   1   0   0   0   2.48


S.Dohmann                 0 1/3   1   1   1   0   0   1   4.05


B.Moehler                 2       1   1   1   0   1   1   4.08


Totals                    9      10  10  10   4   6   2


 


ATTENDANCE- 18,039 DATE- Wednesday, September 18th 2007 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good


UMPIRES- Bill Welke, Fieldin Culbreth, Andrew Fletcher, Mike Winters


T- 3:26


LEFT ON BASE- Angels: 4  Mariners:15


DOUBLE PLAYS- Angels: 0  Mariners: 0


DOUBLES- B.Abreu(44th), A.Soriano-2(46th), C.Ross(14th), K.Millar(22nd)


TRIPLES- S.Hatteberg(4th)


HOME RUNS- C.Delgado(5th), T.Glaus(23rd)


STOLEN BASES- B.Phillips(38th)


CAUGHT STEALING- A.Soriano


SACRIFICE HITS- J.Reyes


SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Diaz


WALKS- R.Freel, T.Glaus-2, J.Hardy, C.Ross, A.Pujols-2, A.Rodriguez, S.Green,


       K.Millar, Y.Molina


HIT BY PITCH- M.Scutaro


STRIKE OUTS- R.Freel, B.Abreu, A.Soriano, M.Teixeira, B.Molina, J.Hardy,


             R.Braun-2, A.Rodriguez-3, M.Cameron-3, B.Phillips, K.Millar


WILD PITCHES- R.Clemens-2


2-out RBI- A.Soriano-2, S.Hatteberg-2, C.Delgado-2, A.Pujols-2


WEB GEMS- Top 4th: Kevin Millar robbed Matt Diaz of an extra base hit.


 


The Anaheim Angels cruised to a 10 to 3 victory over the ice-cold Seattle


Mariners at Camden Yards.


 


Oscar Villarreal(7-6) put in a pedestrian relief performance just good enough


for the victory.  He went 2/3 of an inning allowing 3 hits and no walks.


Anaheim managed 10 hits in their victory.  


 


Roger Clemens(8-4) was the loser.  He pitched 5 and 2/3 innings and


surrendered 5 hits and 3 walks.

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