Hawpe Hits Walk Off Grand Slam to Sink Redbirds

June 7:
Cardinals....... 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 8 12 0
Astros.......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 4 - 10 10 1

C.Cordero LOSS(0-4), R.Mahay WIN(2-2)
HOME RUNS- G.Atkins(5th), B.Hawpe(9th), M.Alou(8th), M.Napoli(9th)

Ron Mahay had an impressive outing at US Cellular Field as the Houston Astros staged a comeback win over the St. Louis Cardinals by the count of 10 to 8.

Houston won the game with a rally in the 9th inning when they tallied 4 runs on 3 hits. The critical plate appearance was by Brad Hawpe who excited the crowd when he caught a hold of a fastball for a Grand Slam homerun.

Houston totaled 10 hits on the afternoon.
Mahay(2-2) allowed no runs in 5 and 2/3 innings, and picked up the victory. Chad Cordero(0-4) took the loss in relief. He allowed 1 hit and 1 walk in 1/3 of an inning.

Pujols Walk Off Powers Mariners

June 7:
Red Sox......... 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 9 0
Mariners........ 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 - 5 15 0

S.Torres LOSS(0-2), S.Kazmir WIN(4-6)
HOME RUNS- N.Garciaparra(3rd), J.Upton(1st), A.Pujols(17th), R.Braun(24th)

Scott Kazmir completed the game without help from the bullpen at Camden Yards as the Seattle Mariners won a thriller over the Boston Red Sox 5 to 4.

Seattle won the game with a run in the bottom of the 9th inning. After two were out Albert Pujols cracked a solo homerun making Seattle the winners and sending the 33,335 fans home happy. Seattle finished with 15 hits in the victory.

Kazmir(4-6) got the victory, allowing 4 runs for the game. The loss was charged to Salomon Torres(0-2) in relief. 'I struggled a bit out there today,' Kazmir said, 'but I toughed it out and we got the win.'

Zito Shuts Down Dodgers, Verlander

June 19:
Dodgers......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 0
Diamondbacks.. 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 X - 4 4 0

J.Verlander LOSS(9-5), B.Zito WIN(7-4)

HOME RUNS- F.Sanchez(4th)

Barry Zito hurled a fine complete game shutout as the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 4 to 0 at PNC Park.

Zito(7-4) put on a good performance. He was stingy on the mound, allowingjust 6 hits and 1 walk in 9 innings seeing his ERA drop from 3.54 to 3.19. Arizona had only 4 hits for the game.

The losing pitcher was Justin Verlander(9-5). Despite taking the loss, hewhiffed 11 batters in 7 and 2/3 innings.

ERA Leaders

LEAGUE LEADERS FOR 2007 Millennium League

 ----------ERA---------- 
 B.Bonser      WAN  2.05  
 J.Vazquez     PHN  2.30  
 J.Bonderman   CHA  2.44  
 A.Burnett     FLN  2.93  
 M.Owings      OAA  2.94  
 J.Beckett     MNA  2.98  
 S.Marcum      PIN  3.02  
 J.Guthrie     FLN  3.04  
 T.Lincecum    NYA  3.10  
 M.Batista     BOA  3.11  
 J.Verlander   LAN  3.12  
 A.Wainwright  TOA  3.13   

Ordonez Tops Batting Average List

LEAGUE LEADERS FOR 2007 Millennium League



 ----BATTING AVERAGE---- 

 M.Ordonez     KCA  .413   

 A.Pujols      SEA  .386   

 P.Polanco     SLN  .371 

 M.Cabrera     TOA  .366    

 R.Braun       SEA  .364   

 E.Renteria    SLN  .358   

 D.Wright      ***  .355    

 A.Rowand      PHN  .354   

 J.Kent        SFN  .349    

 S.Stewart     CHA  .344    

 J.Posada      ATN  .344 

 J.Hamilton    HON  .342    

Dunn Powers Marlins Past Tribe; Woody Williams Falls to 0-8

May 30:
Marlins......... 0 3 3 2 0 4 0 0 0 - 12 15 0

Indians......... 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 - 4 11 1

J.Guthrie WIN(5-3), J.Rauch SAVE(1st), W.Williams LOSS(0-8)

HOME RUNS- J.Willingham(3rd), A.Dunn(13th)

Adam Dunn homered and had 3 RBI at The Ballpark as the Florida Marlins beatthe Cleveland Indians 12 to 4.
Dunn led the offense for Florida. He doubled in the 3rd inning and lofted athree-run 'big-fly' in the 6th inning. Florida had 15 hits for the nightwhile Cleveland had 11.

Jeremy Guthrie(5-3) went 6 innings allowing 4 runs for the win. Guthrie gothelp from Jon Rauch who earned his 1st save. Woody Williams(0-8) was taggedwith the loss. He was touched for 5 hits and 2 walks in 2 and 1/3 innings.

Ethier Knocks in Game Winner in Bottom of 12th for San Fran

June 10:

Marlins...... 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 - 6 13 2
Giants....... 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 - 7 16 1


J.Rauch LOSS(1-2), D.Brocail WIN(3-1)
HOME RUNS- V.Martinez(8th), J.Lugo(2nd)

Right fielder Andre Ethier hit 2 doubles and had 2 RBI at Pro Player Stadiumas the San Francisco Giants beat the Florida Marlins in 12 innings by thecount of 7 to 6.

Both teams had scored 4 runs after nine full innings. San Francisco wasvictorious in the 12th inning. Jeff Kent ripped a base-hit. David Wrightstepped up to the plate and he stroked a single. Wright swiped second base.Ethier came up and he slapped a single resulting in an exciting win for SanFrancisco and a raucous post-game celebration by the home town fans. SanFrancisco had 16 hits for the game and Florida had 13.

The win went to Doug Brocail(3-1) who allowed no runs in 1 inning. JonRauch(1-2) was tagged with the loss in relief. He pitched 2/3 of an inningallowing 2 hits and 1 walk.

Current Standings Midway Thru Block 4

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 2007 Millennium League
 
Brock                       WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#
2007 Florida FLN             35  22  .614 ----   102  
2007 Seattle SEA             33  27  .550  3.5        
2007 Anaheim ANA             36  33  .522  5.0        
2007 San Francisco SFN       28  26  .519  5.5        
2007 Cleveland CLA           21  36  .368 14.0        
 
Killebrew                   WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#
2007 Atlanta ATN             34  20  .630 ----   103  
2007 Los Angeles LAN         34  26  .567  3.0        
2007 Kansas City KCA         31  29  .517  6.0        
2007 Toronto TOA             28  29  .491  7.5        
2007 Houston HON             14  40  .259 20.0        
 
Koufax                      WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#
2007 Pittsburgh PIN          40  23  .635 ----   100  
2007 Arizona ARN             37  23  .617  1.5        
2007 Oakland OAA             27  33  .450 11.5        
2007 Boston BOA              21  36  .368 16.0        
2007 Washington WAN          18  39  .316 19.0        
 
Aaron                       WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#
2007 Minnesota MNA           33  21  .611 ----   106  
2007 St. Louis SLN           33  24  .579  1.5        
2007 Philadelphia PHN        30  30  .500  6.0        
2007 New York NYA            28  32  .467  8.0        
2007 Chicago CHA             21  33  .389 12.0        

Pettite Shuts Out Slumping Red Sox

June 16:

Yankees......... 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 2 0 - 9 12 0

Red Sox......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1

A.Pettitte WIN(5-5), M.Batista LOSS(4-6)

HOME RUNS- J.Vidro(5th)

Andy Pettitte shut down the Boston batters on just 3 hits as the New YorkYankees outscored the Boston Red Sox 9 to 0.

Jose Vidro was a seemingly constant irritant to the hometown fans as heprovided much of the offense for the visitors. He hit a single in the 2ndinning, blasted a Grand Slam homerun in the 6th inning and ripped a one-basehit in the 8th inning. New York totaled 12 hits on the afternoon.

Pettitte(5-5) was credited with the shutout, his first of the year. MiguelBatista(4-6) was the loser. He pitched 5 and 1/3 innings allowing 6 hits and 2 walks.

'He was moving it around and spotting it very well.' Matt Fenton said.Pettitte pitched a great game. He deserves all the credit.'

Diaz Gets 5 Hits as Angels Pound Mariners

June 2:

Angels.......... 2 0 3 0 1 5 0 4 4 - 19 22 2
Mariners........ 0 0 4 0 2 0 3 0 1 - 10 12 0

C.James WIN(4-4), O.Villarreal SAVE(2nd), S.Marshall LOSS(0-1)
HOME RUNS- T.Glaus(10th), J.Hardy(11th), C.Delgado(1st), C.Ross(5th)

Left fielder Matt Diaz had 5 hits and 4 RBI as the Anaheim Angels defeated the
Seattle Mariners 19 to 10 at Camden Yards.

Diaz propelled Anaheim to victory. He tripled bringing in a run in the 1st
inning, doubled knocking in a run in the 3rd inning, slapped a base-hit in
the 5th inning, delivered a single which was good for two runs in the 6th
inning and laced a one-base hit in the 9th inning. Anaheim provided plenty
of action in the 6th inning which saw them plate 5 runs on 6 hits, the 8th
inning scoring 4 runs and the 9th inning which saw them score 4 runs on 6
hits. Anaheim simply wore out the Seattle pitching staff, scoring in 6
different innings.

Chuck James(4-4) went 6 innings allowing 9 runs for the win. James got help
from Oscar Villarreal who was credited with his 2nd save. Sean Marshall(0-1)
took the loss in relief. He gave up 4 runs in 2 and 2/3 innings of work.

Marcum Win His 8th for Buccos

June 6:
Pirates......... 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 - 7 11 1
A's...............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 6 1

S.Marcum WIN(8-1), T.Hudson LOSS(2-8)
HOME RUNS- A.Rios(7th)

Alex Rios slammed a homerun and had 2 RBI as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Oakland A's by a score of 7 to 2 at SAFECO Field.

Pittsburgh came up with 4 runs in the top of the 4th inning when they had 4 base hits. They would hold up as the winning runs. Overall Pittsburgh
out-hit Oakland 11 to 6.

The winning pitcher was Shaun Marcum(8-1) who allowed no runs in 6 innings. Tim Hudson(2-8) absorbed the loss. He got hammered, allowing 10 hits and 2 walks in 6 and 2/3 innings.

White Sox Trade David Wright

Chicago (AP) - David Wright, the second player drafted in the 2004 season was traded by Chicago to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for first baseman Justin Morneau.

Wright was having a great start to the 2007 season as he was batting .342 with 10 homers and 35 RBI's. Overall, Wright had hit 60 homers with a career .291 batting average in three previous seasons for Chicago.

Morneau was the 13th player selected in the 2003 draft by the Giants. He was batting .246 with 11 homers and 28 RBI's for San Francisco.

Nats Send Beltran Packing to Buccos

Washington (AP) - The Washington Nationals traded centerfielder Carlos Beltran and a fourth round draft pick to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for the Buccos first round draft pick in 2008.

Beltran hit just .247 for Wahington last season. But, he did hit 36 roundtrippers and knock in 91 runs for the Nats. Beltran has 151 career homers for Kansas City and Washington through seven seasons.

Kazmir Shuts Down Champs in League Opener

April 3:

Mariners........ 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 - 9 12 0
Angels........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 5 1

S.Kazmir WIN(1-0), N.Lowry LOSS(0-1)
HOME RUNS- A.Pujols(1st), R.Braun(1st)

Cody Ross had 4 hits and 2 RBI at Edison Int'l Field as the Seattle Mariners beat the Anaheim Angels 9 to 1.

Anaheim fell behind quickly as the Seattle offense came through in the first inning plating an isolated run. Jose Reyes drew a walk. Ross next to the plate and he laced a one-base hit. Albert Pujols then drew a walk to load the bases. Ryan Braun was next to the plate, but was promptly struck out. Alex Rodriguez came to the plate and reached on an error. Mike Cameron was a strikeout victim, unable to help out. Seattle finished with 12 hits while
Anaheim ended up with 5.

Noah Lowry Opening Day Starter for Halos

The Anaheim Angels will defend their Millennium League Championship by opening up their 2007 season at home vs. Seattle. Noah Lowry will get the nod for the Angels as their opening day starter. Lowry, who posted a 16-5 mark with a 4.54 ERA, won two games for the Angels last year in the postseason which included Game 3 of the World Series.

Nats Move to Metrodome for 2007 Season

US Cellular Field - New Home to Astros

Twins Name Halladay as Opening Day Starter

The Minnesota Twins have named Roy Halladay as their opening day starter when the Twins visit the Pirates to open up their season. Halladay was 18-4 for the Twins last season as the team lost to Anaheim in the World Series. Over seven seasons, Halladay sports a career 74-43 record with a 3.76 ERA.

Pitching matchups for the complete series:

MIN-Halladay (18-4 2.86 ERA) vs. PIT-Carmona (3-2 4.24 ERA)

MIN-J.Santana (17-11 3.65) vs. PIT- Cook (13-7 4.49)

MIN-Beckett (12-9 4.53) vs. PIT-Marcum (2-1 5.15)

Pujols Traded Again

Seattle (AP) - The Mariners sent a package of players (Ryan Zimmerman, Ty Wigginton, Anibal Sanchez) and their 2008 First Round Pick in exchange for first baseman Albert Pujols. The Phillies had acquired Pujols during the 2001 season from the Expos for a group of players as well.

Pujols has a career .339 batting average in seven seasons. He ranks fourth in all-time homeruns (288) and third in RBI's (819).

Gonzalez Cut by D-Backs

It is end of an era - The Arizona Diamondbacks announced today that they have released lefty outfielder Luis Gonzalez. Gonzalez's career with Arizona spanned 7 seasons and 1024 games. In that period, Gonzalez hit .282 with 182 HR's and 638 RBI's. He was a member of all three of Arizona's league championships: 2000, 2002 and 2003. Luis' best season was in 2001 - when he hit .301 with 53 HR's and 125 RBI's.