Olivo's Walk Off Sinks Buccos

July 26:
Pirates......... 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 - 7 9 0
Cardinals....... 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 8 14 1
M.Corpas LOSS(4-4), Y.Gallardo WIN(8-3)
HOME RUNS- A.Rios(10th), C.Guillen(18th), M.Olivo(6th), D.Young(8th)

The St. Louis Cardinals nipped the Pittsburgh Pirates in 10 innings 8 to 7 at Bank One Ballpark in a hard fought contest.

Both teams had scored 7 runs after nine full innings. Finally, St. Louis pulled the game out in the 10th inning. After an out was recorded, Miguel Olivo cracked a solo homerun giving St. Louis the win much to the delight of the home town crowd. St. Louis had 14 hits for the game and Pittsburgh had 9.

Yovani Gallardo(8-3) got the win allowing no runs in 1 and 1/3 innings. Manny Corpas(4-4) was hit with the loss in relief. He gave up 1 run and 1 hit in 1 and 1/3 innings.

Gomes' Walk-Off Propels Toronto

July 26:
A's............. 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 4 10 0
Blue-Jays..... 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 - 5 7 0

J.Isringhaus L(0-1), J.Putz WIN(4-1)
HOME RUNS- A.Ramirez(15th), J.Gomes(1st), J.Guillen(9th)

Third baseman Miguel Cabrera had 3 base hits as the Toronto club won in dramatic fashion over the Oakland A's by a score of 5 to 4 at Minute Maid Field.

Toronto erupted with the game winning runs in the 9th inning scoring 2 runs. Ryan Howard led off the inning for Toronto when he drew a walk. Jonny Gomes stepped into the batter's box and he lifted one out of the park for a two run home run making Toronto the victors to the delight of the home town faithful. Toronto won despite being out-hit by Oakland 10 hits to 7.

The win was credited to J.J. Putz(4-1) who went 1 and 2/3 innings allowing no runs. Jason Isringhausen(0-1) was hit with the loss in relief.

'Now that is what I call fun! I just love baseball, especially games like this, of course,' Paul Rescigno offered. 'Everyone at the stadium had a great time - did you see the fans go wild there at the end?!'

Twins Rolling Along in Aaron Division

July 25:
Twins........... 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 1 2 - 9 13 0
Nationals....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 0

A.Harang WIN(11-8), M.Belisle LOSS(3-10)
HOME RUNS- H.Matsui-2(16th), C.Hart(18th)

Hideki Matsui smashed 2 homeruns and had 5 RBI as the Minnesota Twins defeated the floundering Washington Nationals 9 to 0 at Metrodome.

Matsui provided the offensive punch. He smashed a two-run homer in the 4th inning and rifled a three-run blast in the 6th inning. Minnesota out-hit Washington for the game, 13 hits to 7.

Aaron Harang(11-8) got the win allowing no runs in 7 innings. Matt Belisle(3-10) was hit with the loss. He pitched 5 innings giving up 7 hits and 2 walks.

Hall Hits Two Homers as Nats Beat Snakes in 11

July 19:
Nationals............ 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 1 0 2 - 11 17 1
Diamondbacks.... 1 0 3 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 - 10 14 1

F.Cordero WIN(2-1), E.Gagne LOSS(2-2)
HOME RUNS- M.Young(6th), B.Hall-2(13th), S.Victorino(7th), R.Furcal(1st), C.Pena(20th), J.Bautista(6th)

Center fielder Bill Hall rocketed 2 homeruns and scored 3 times at PNC Park as the Washington Nationals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks in 11 innings by the count of 11 to 10.

The score was knotted at 9 after nine innings. Washington won the hard fought contest in the 11th inning. Corey Patterson led off and started the attack as he slapped a single. Patterson took his lead and swiped second. Washington continued their aggressive style with another stolen base. Tadahito Iguchi followed next and he drew a walk. Washington got their 2nd stolen base of the inning. Todd Helton did his part to keep things going and smacked a single. Michael Young came next and he grounded into a doubleplay. Washington out-hit Arizona for the game, 17 hits to 14.

Francisco Cordero(2-1) allowed 1 run in 2 innings, and picked up the victory. Eric Gagne(2-2) suffered the loss in relief.

Felix Hernandez Improves to 10-4

July 18:
Dodgers......... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 0
Braves.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 6 0

F.Hernandez WIN(10-4), K.Gregg SAVE(8th), J.Blanton LOSS(8-4)
HOME RUNS- G.Sheffield(18th), G.Sizemore(18th)

Felix Hernandez(10-4) and Joe Blanton(8-4) dueled it out with Hernandez and the Los Angeles Dodgers coming out on top of the Atlanta Braves by the score of 2 to 1.

Los Angeles started with a bang, jumping out to an early lead in their half of the first plating 2 runs on 2 hits. After an out was recorded, Orlando Cabrera began the Los Angeles spurt when he lined a base-hit. After another out, Gary Sheffield came up and he cleared the fences for a two-run home run. The early run support proved sufficient for Hernandez and Los Angeles. That was all the run support Hernandez required. Both teams ended up with 6 hitson the night.

Kevin Gregg earned the save, his 8th.

Royals Win Slugfest

July 14:
Royals.......... 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 6 0 - 15 17 2
Astros.......... 4 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 - 10 15 0

I.Snell WIN(9-7), M.Wise SAVE(1st), V.Padilla LOSS(1-9)
HOME RUNS- M.Ordonez(16th), P.Burrell(3rd), M.Alou-2(16th), J.Hermida(12th), W.Pena(9th)

Pat Burrell left the yard and had 5 RBI as the smoking-hot Kansas City Royals
defeated the hapless Houston Astros by the score of 15 to 10 at US CellularField.

Burrell enjoyed a big day at the plate. He slapped a single which plated a run in the 1st inning, slapped a one-base hit which brought home a run in the 3rd inning and rifled a three-run blast in the 8th inning. Kansas City lit up the scoreboard in the 1st inning which saw them plate 5 runs on 6 hits and the 8th inning which saw them score 6 runs on 5 hits. Houston was not lacking for run support as they scored in 5 separate innings, yet victory eluded them as they seemed to forget that pitching is also needed to win ballgames.

The victory was credited to Ian Snell(9-7) who went 6 innings, allowing 8 runs. Matt Wise preserved the game for Snell, recording his 1st. Vicente Padilla(1-9) was tagged with the loss.

Moises Alou smacked 2 homeruns and had 6 RBI but it wasn't enough for Houston.

Current Stats For 2007 Rookies

CLASS OF 2007:
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  NAME               BAVG  GM  AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO HB SH DP  SB CS  E
 2-J.Hamilton,HON    .340  47 156  25  53 15  1 10  32  15  30  3  0  8   3  1  2
 3-J.Votto,SFN       ----   0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0
 4-R.Braun,SEA       .353 109 391  81 138 23  8 34  97  28 109  5  0  9  17  4  0
 6-J.Upton,BOA       .200   4  15   1   3  2  0  1   2   1   3  0  0  0   0  0  0
 9-A.Cabrera,PHN     ----   0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0
10-H.Pence,FLN       .326  78 340  63 111 21  6 16  55  25  72  0  0  5   6  0  2
12-J.Werth,OAA       .309  48 123  18  38  7  0  6  22  14  27  0  0  1   0  1  1
13-Y.Escobar,ARN     .303  52 175  28  53 14  1  7  34  13  30  2  0  2   1  1  4
15-G.Soto,LAN        .250   2   4   0   1  1  0  0   1   1   2  0  0  0   0  0  0
16-J.Ellsbury,CHA    ----   0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0
17-B.Butler,WAN      .266  47 169  14  45  6  3  3  20  18  30  0  0  2   0  0  7
20-K.Suzuki,BOA      .250  35  96  13  24  6  0  4   7  13  21  0  2  2   0  0  0
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  NAME                ERA  W  L   PCT   G GS CG SH SV    IP   H   R  ER HR  BB  SO
 1-T.Lincecum,NYA    3.67  9  6  .600  19 19  3  1  0 125.0 100  53  51 13  54 120
 5-U.Jimenez,SLN     3.29  1  3  .250   7  7  0  0  0  38.1  38  20  14  4  15  32
 7-J.Danks,CLA       7.27  3 12  .200  23 23  1  1  0 109.0 139  97  88 30  53  80
 8-Y.Gallardo,SLN    2.61  7  3  .700  38  0  0  0  0  69.0  68  24  20  6  26  54
11-J.Jurrjens,KCA    ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
14-J.Soria,TOA       1.38  0  0  ----  30  0  0  0  2  45.2  30   8   7  3  17  52
18-P.Hughes,BOA      6.39  1  3  .250  22  0  0  0  1  25.1  32  19  18  5  11  14
19-H.Okajima,MNA     2.74  3  1  .750  46  0  0  0 14  49.1  43  15  15  5  11  47