2013 Final Regular Season Bullpen

ZTeam Bullpen

Team                         ReERA ReW ReL Sv

---------------------------   ---- --- --- --
Oakland A's (OAA)             2.82  23  11 51
Minnesota Twins (MNA)         2.98  19  20 40
Washington Nationals (WAN)    3.00  20  18 43
Arizona Diamondbacks (ARN)    3.03  20  30 39
San Francisco Giants (SFN)    3.08  26  12 47
Cleveland Indians (CLA)       3.33  22  13 49
Seattle Mariners (SEA)        3.42  22  20 47
Anaheim Angels (ANA)          3.43  22  17 38
Atlanta Braves (ATN)          3.47  20  24 39
Toronto Blue-Jays (TOA)       3.55  16  25 47
Houston Astros (HON)          3.78  23  27 66
Philadelphia Phillies (PHN)   3.92  22  20 50
New York Yankees (NYA)        3.95  19  18 36
Chicago White Sox (CHA)       3.97  24  20 45
Kansas City Royals (KCA)      4.03  26  27 33

Pittsburgh Pirates (PIN)      4.05  15  28 38

Los Angeles Dodgers (LAN)     4.13  28  25 45

Miami Marlins (MMN)           4.20  20  21 40

St. Louis Cardinals (SLN)     4.20  25  25 31

Boston Red Sox (BOA)          4.30  22  24 50

 

 

2013 Final Regular Season Clutch Hitting

Team Clutch Hitting

Team                         ClAB ClH ClHR ClRBI ClAvg
---------------------------  ---- --- ---- ----- -----
Seattle Mariners (SEA)        663 186   26   239  .281
Boston Red Sox (BOA)          627 163   24   219  .260
Oakland A's (OAA)             628 161   13   195  .256
San Francisco Giants (SFN)    679 171   29   236  .252
Chicago White Sox (CHA)       592 149   16   186  .252
Toronto Blue-Jays (TOA)       658 165   26   217  .251
Cleveland Indians (CLA)       659 165   25   205  .250
Kansas City Royals (KCA)      707 177   25   211  .250
Houston Astros (HON)          642 160   24   208  .249
St. Louis Cardinals (SLN)     608 151   17   196  .248
Arizona Diamondbacks (ARN)    619 151   25   197  .244
Atlanta Braves (ATN)          626 152   12   177  .243
Los Angeles Dodgers (LAN)     630 152   19   206  .241
Philadelphia Phillies (PHN)   625 150   16   200  .240
Miami Marlins (MMN)           612 145   16   181  .237
Anaheim Angels (ANA)          558 131   23   167  .235
Washington Nationals (WAN)    600 138   17   167  .230
Minnesota Twins (MNA)         640 147   21   199  .230
New York Yankees (NYA)        558 127   13   158  .228
Pittsburgh Pirates (PIN)      529 110   17   158  .208

Houston Outlasts Toronto

Clayton Kershaw pitched 6+ strong innings in game 7 of the Houston-Toronto playoff series to help lead the Houston Astros defeat the Toronto Blue Jays.  A recap of the series:

TOR 8, HOU 3 - Garrett Richards pitched 7 strong innings; Beltre, Cruz and Kinsler all hit homers for the Blue Jays

HOU 9, TOR 2 - Homer Bailey pitches 5+ scoreless innings for the win, Stanton and Napoli hit homers for Houston

TOR 5, HOU 4 (11) - Kevin Frandsen drives in the winning run with a RBI single in the bottomo of the 11th, Aroldis Chapman gets the win in relief by tossing 2 hitless innings while fanning 4

HOU 1, TOR 0 - Back and forth we go as the series is tied up again as Kershaw tosses 7 scoreless innings and Infante knocks in the only run with a RBI single in the 4th

TOR 4, HOU 3 (12) - Blue Jays win again in extra innings as Kole Calhoun gets the walk off RBI single

HOU 2, TOR 1 (11) - The Houston Astros, facing elimination, scored a walk off run via a Stanton double after a Blue Jay error

HOU 4, TOR 1 - Kershaw outduels the Blue Jays top draft pick Chris Archer.  Ellsbury, Kipnis and Parra all hit homers for Houston

The Astros now will face the San Francisco Giants in the Semi-Finals.

Tribe Eliminate Red Sox in Six Games

Cleveland (AP) - It's been a long time since the Tribe had won a playoff series.  In fact, it was the 2005 season when the Indians beat Toronto in a quarter finals match.  This season, the Indians have a strong team and they disposed of the Boston Red Sox in a six game series.  A recap of the series:


Boston 8, Cleveland 2 - Chris Sale came through with a solid 9 innings at Rangers Ballpark as the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 8 to 2. Boston took the lead off Shelby Miller in the first inning plating an isolated run on 2 hits. Boston finished with 10 hits in the victory. The victory went to Sale(1-0) who went the distance allowing 2 runs. The loss was charged to Miller(0-1). Despite losing, he struckout 10 Boston batters in 7 and 2/3 innings. 

Boston 4, Cleveland 3 - Second baseman Emilio Bonifacio had 3 base hits as the Boston Red Sox came back to win one over Cleveland Indians, 4 to 3.  Boston scored the winning runs in the top of the 9th inning with 2 runs utilizing 3 base hits.  Jonathan Lucroy led off and started the attack as he
ripped a single.  Justin Upton followed next and he slapped a single.  Alexei Ramirez followed, but he was set down on strikes.  Bonifacio was up next and he banged out a single resulting in a run.  Ryan Raburn came to the plate and would ground out scoring the final run of the inning.  Both teams totaled 8 hits on the afternoon. 

Matt Thornton(1-0) went 2/3 of an inning allowing no runs for the victory. Joe Nathan gained credit for his 1st save.  A.J. Ramos(0-1) took the loss in relief.  
Cleveland 2, Boston 1 - Ricky Nolasco struck out 13 batters at Nationals Park as the Cleveland Indians beat the Boston Red Sox by the count of 2 to 1. Nolasco(1-0) simply dominated Boston.  He was stingy on the mound, allowing just 4 hits and 1 walk in 8 and 2/3 innings.  The teams had been locked in a scoreless duel until the 7th inning.  Nolasco got relief help from Jim Henderson who gained credit for his 1st save.  Jose Fernandez(0-1) ended up with the loss. 

Cleveland 4, Boston 0 - Jhoulys Chacin whitewashed Boston as the Cleveland Indians beat the Boston Red Sox by a score of 4 to 0.  Chacin(1-0) was on top of his game.  He didn't give up much, just 4 hits and 4 walks in 9 innings.  Cleveland finished with 8 hits in the victory.  Matt Cain(0-1) was the loser.  He surrendered only 2 runs and 4 hits in 7 innings.
Cleveland 5, Boston 3 (10) - Second baseman Ben Zobrist hit one over the fence as the Cleveland Indians beat the Boston Red Sox in 10 innings by a score of 5 to 3.

Both teams were tied at 2 runs apiece after nine innings.  Cleveland came out on top in the 10th inning.  Zobrist began things off when he blasted a solo shot.  Erick Aybar was next to the plate, but was promptly struck out.  Pedro Alvarez then stroked a base-hit.  Marlon Byrd was up next and he slapped a one-base hit.  Matt Carpenter came up to bat and ripped a single bringing in another run.  After another out, Jay Bruce stepped up to the plate and he laced a base-hit scoring the final run of the inning.  Cleveland and Boston each finished the night with 9 hits. 

The win went to Tim Stauffer(1-0) who allowed no runs in 4 innings. Stauffer got help from Jim Henderson who was credited with his 2nd save.  Junichi Tazawa(0-1) ended up with the loss in relief.  He pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up 3 hits and no walks.
Cleveland 6, Boston 5 - The Cleveland Indians nipped the Boston Red Sox 6 to 5 at Rangers Ballpark in a hard fought contest.  Cleveland had 2 runs cross the plate in the bottom of the 6th inning when they had 5 base hits.  It was enough scoring to earn the victory.  Boston threatened in the 9th but Cleveland was able to put down the rally. 

The winning pitcher was Ervin Santana(1-0) who allowed 4 runs in 7 and 1/3 innings. Jim Henderson gained credit for his 3rd save.  Jordan Zimmermann(0-1) ended up with the loss.  He was hit hard and gave up 13 hits and 3 walks in 5 and 2/3 innings.   

Redbirds Grab #2 Pick

Congrats to John Helmbrecht (St. Louis) for winning the #2 pick last night...number drawn was 005.

Royals Bag First Pick in Upcoming Draft

Congrats to Brooks Crandall (Kansas City) for winning the #1 pick last night!...number drawn was 925.

Mariners Sweep A's

The defending champs Seattle Mariners won their seventh straight post season series with a convincing 4 games to 0 zero sweep over the Oakland Athletics.  A recap of the series:

Seattle 6, Oakland 1 - Felix Hernandez pitched 8+ innings of 4-hit ball and Ryan Braun hit a pinch hit homer in the top of the 7th.

Seattle 5, Oakland 1 - Justin Verlander pitched 6 strong innings and Evan Longoria drove in 3 runs with 2 homeruns

Seattle 8, Oakland 5 - Jon Lester gets the win, Jed Lowrie hits homer and drives in 3 runs

Seattle 7, Oakland 6 - Jed Lowrie hits another homer, King Felix picks up another win; Oakland's rally in the 9th falls just short as they score two in the 9th to make the score close 

2014 Draft Lottery Info

2014 Draft Lottery Info

We will be conducting our draft lottery on Monday, April 11th and Tuesday, April 12th.....

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.

2014 Lottery Drawing Chances:
000 to 249 – St. Louis (67-95)
250 to 449 – Washington (68-94)
450 to 604 – Pittsburgh (70-92, 4-2 vs. Atlanta in tie-breaker)
605 to 724 – Atlanta (70-92)
725 to 814 – New York (73-89)
815 to 879 – Anaheim (74-88)
880 to 924 – Miami (75-87)
925 to 954 – Kansas City (77-85)
955 to 974 – Philadelphia (80-82)
975 to 986 – Arizona (81-81)
987 to 994 – Minnesota (82-80)
995 to 999 – Los Angeles (87-76)

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

Giants Knock Out White Sox in Six Games

Brian Dozier and the San Francisco Giants defeated the Chicago White Sox 4 games to 2.  A recap of the series:



Game 1:  SF 7, CHI 2
Scherzer fired complete game while fanning 16, Dozier hit homer, scored 3 runs and had 3 hits

Game 2:  SF 7, CHI 5 (10)
After the White Sox rallied for three runs in the bottom of the ninth, Coco Crisp hit a 2-run shot in the 10th for the game winner

Game 3:  CHI 5, SF 0
Scott Kazmir came through in the clutch by pitching 7+ scoreless innings, Will Myers hit a homer and drove in 3 runs

Game 4:  CHI 5, SF 1
Chicago evened the series at 2-2 as Sonny Gray struck out 8 in 6 strong innings.  Will Myers, batting .444 in the series so far, drove in his 5th run of the series.

Game 5:  SF 2, CHI 0
Adam Wainwright and Craig Kimbrel combined on a 4-hit shutout as the Giants pushed Chicago to the brink of elimination with a 2-0 win.  Wainwright struck out 10 and Kimbrel 2 in the dominant pitching performance.

Game 6:  SF 6, CHI 0
Giants eliminated Chicago as San Francisco pitchers tossed their second shutout.  Hiroki Kuroda (1-1, 0.56 ERA) scattered eight hits in the CG performance.  Joey Votto knocked in both San Francisco runs.

 

Game #164 - Blue Jays Secures Final Playoff Spot

The Toronto Blue Jays nailed down the final playoff spot for this postseason as they defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 in a tense game.  Koji Uehera, who has been brilliant all season for the Blue Jays notched his 40th save.  Koji finished the season with a superb 0.91 ERA.  Miguel Cabrera hit his 50th homer for the Dodgers in a losing cause.

BOXSCORE: 2013 Toronto Blue-Jays At 2013 Los Angeles Dodgers        9/19/2013

 

  Blue-Jays          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG

  N.Swisher LF        3  0  1  0 .225     J.Jaso C            4  0  0  0 .264 

F-D.Robinson PH,LF,RF 2  0  1  0 .296     S.Van Slyke 1B      2  0  0  0 .274 

  K.Frandsen 1B       3  1  0  0 .333   D-G.Sanchez PH,1B     0  0  0  0 .207 

H-E.Chavez PH,1B      2  0  0  0 .290   L-M.Carp PH           0  0  0  0 .299 

  A.Beltre 3B         5  1  2  1 .300   M-W.Rosario PH,1B     1  0  0  0 .244 

  N.Cruz RF           3  0  2  0 .284     C.Utley 2B          3  0  0  0 .301 

N-A.Dirks LF          0  0  0  0 .277   O-J.Elmore PH         1  0  0  0 .125 

  C.Gomez CF          3  0  0  0 .267     M.Cabrera 3B        3  1  2  1 .328 

  J.Peralta SS        2  1  1  0 .289     M.Joyce RF          2  0  0  0 .243 

I-M.Kawasaki PH,SS    0  0  0  0 .265   E-C.Ross PH,RF        1  0  0  0 .324 

  I.Kinsler 2B        3  0  2  1 .243     C.Allen P           0  0  0  0 .000 

J-D.Ackley PH,2B      1  0  0  0 .297     S.Romo P            0  0  0  0 .000 

  R.Doumit C          2  0  0  0 .270     S.Lecure P          0  0  0  0 ---- 

B-J.Shuck PH          0  0  0  1 .278     E.Bedard P          0  0  0  0 .000 

  A.Torres P          0  0  0  0 .000   P-W.Bloomquist PH     1  0  0  0 .356 

K-K.Calhoun PH        1  0  0  0 .291     G.Blanco LF         4  1  1  0 .264 

  H.Street P          0  0  0  0 .000     J.Schafer CF        2  0  0  0 .223 

  A.Chapman P         0  0  0  0 ----     A.Simmons SS        3  0  2  1 .242 

  K.Uehara P          0  0  0  0 ----     M.Buehrle P         1  0  0  0 .159 

  M.Estrada P         2  0  0  0 .111     S.Casilla P         0  0  0  0 .000 

  D.Otero P           0  0  0  0 ----   A-C.Denorfia PH       1  0  0  0 .249 

C-B.Pena PH,C         2  1  1  1 .311     A.Warren P          0  0  0  0 .300 

                                          D.De La Rosa P      0  0  0  0 ---- 

                                        G-J.Ruggiano RF       1  0  0  0 .234 

                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---     

         Totals      34  4 10  4                 Totals      30  2  5  2

 

A-Pinch Hit For Casilla In 5th Inning

B-Pinch Hit For Doumit In 6th Inning

C-Pinch Hit For Otero In 6th Inning

D-Pinch Hit For Van Slyke In 6th Inning

E-Pinch Hit For Joyce In 6th Inning

F-Pinch Hit For Swisher In 7th Inning

G-Subbed Defensively (RF) For De La Rosa In 7th Inning

H-Pinch Hit For Frandsen In 7th Inning

I-Pinch Hit For Peralta In 8th Inning

J-Pinch Hit For Kinsler In 8th Inning

K-Pinch Hit For Torres In 8th Inning

L-Pinch Hit For Sanchez In 8th Inning

M-Pinch Hit For Carp In 8th Inning

N-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Cruz In 9th Inning

O-Pinch Hit For Utley In 9th Inning

P-Pinch Hit For Bedard In 9th Inning

 

Blue-Jays....... 0 0 0  1 1 1  0 0 1  -  4 10  0

Dodgers......... 0 0 0  1 1 0  0 0 0  -  2  5  0

 

Blue-Jays (88-76)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA

M.Estrada                 4 1/3   4   2   2   0   3   1   2.47

D.Otero WIN(1-6)          0 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   3.86

A.Torres HOLD(6th)        2       0   0   0   0   1   0   1.16

H.Street HOLD(5th)        0 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   4.50

A.Chapman HOLD(21st)      0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   4.19

K.Uehara SAVE(40th)       1       1   0   0   0   1   0   0.91

Totals                    9       5   2   2   0   8   1

 

Dodgers (87-76)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA

M.Buehrle                 4 2/3   6   2   2   1   1   0   4.21

S.Casilla                 0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3.43

A.Warren LOSS(5-6)        0 1/3   2   1   1   0   0   0   4.72

D.De La Rosa              0 2/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   3.16

C.Allen                   1       0   0   0   1   1   0   4.95

S.Romo                    0 1/3   0   0   0   1   0   0   4.28

S.Lecure                  1 1/3   1   1   1   0   0   1   6.75

E.Bedard                  0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3.03

Totals                    9      10   4   4   3   2   1

 

ATTENDANCE- 13,063 DATE- Thursday, September 19th 2013 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average

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

T- 2:38

LEFT ON BASE- Blue-Jays: 8  Dodgers: 4

DOUBLE PLAYS- Blue-Jays: 1  Dodgers: 1

DOUBLES- A.Beltre(36th), N.Cruz(22nd), I.Kinsler(17th)

HOME RUNS- B.Pena(3rd), M.Cabrera(50th)

RBIs- A.Beltre(115st), I.Kinsler(55th), J.Shuck(35th), B.Pena(24th),

      M.Cabrera(135th), A.Simmons(62nd)

STOLEN BASES- G.Blanco(10th), A.Simmons(7th)

CAUGHT STEALING- D.Robinson

SACRIFICE HITS- J.Schafer

SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Shuck

WALKS- N.Cruz, J.Peralta, M.Kawasaki

HIT BY PITCH- C.Gomez, G.Sanchez, M.Cabrera

STRIKE OUTS- E.Chavez, C.Gomez, J.Jaso, S.Van Slyke, W.Rosario, J.Elmore,

             M.Joyce, C.Ross, M.Buehrle, C.Denorfia

GIDP- R.Doumit, J.Jaso

2-out RBI- M.Cabrera, A.Beltre

RLISP 2-out- R.Doumit, N.Cruz, J.Jaso, B.Pena, K.Calhoun

TEAM RISP- Blue-Jays: 1 for 10  Dodgers: 1 for 3

 

In a tight game it was the Toronto team 4, the Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Dodger

Stadium.

 

Dan Otero(1-6) came through for Steve Fidler with an excellent relief stint.

He was flawless in relief in his 2/3 of an inning.  Toronto had 10 hits

overall, while Los Angeles had 5. 

 

Otero got relief help from Koji Uehara who gained credit for his 40th save.

The loss was charged to Adam Warren(5-6) in relief.