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Major League Baseball Scoreboard June 15

noreply@blogger.com (Big League Baseball Blog) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:04:00 +0000

SCOREBOARD
Brewers (35-29) 14 at Indians (29-37) 12
W: Coffey (2-1) L: Perez (1-2) S: Hoffman (16)

Angels (33-29) 9 at Giants (34-29) 7
W: Lackey (2-2) L: Zito (3-7) S: Fuentes (17)

HR LIST
Pablo Sandoval 2 (8)
Prince Fielder (16)
Ryan Braun (14)
Mark DeRosa (12)
Victor Martinez (11)
Shin-Soo Choo (9)
Juan Rivera (9)
Travis Hafner (6)
Bobby Abreu (3)
Andres Torres (2)
Erick Aybar (2)
Sean Rodriguez (1)

Major League Baseball Scoreboard June 14

noreply@blogger.com (Big League Baseball Blog) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:09:00 +0000

SCOREBOARD
Astros (29-32) 8 at Diamondbacks (27-37) 3
W: Moehler (3-4) L: Buckner (2-3)

Red Sox (38-25) 6 at Phillies (36-25) 11
W: Park (3-1) L: Beckett (7-3)

Mets (32-29) 0 at Yankees (36-27) 15
W: Burnett (5-3) L: Santana (8-4)

Tigers (34-29) 3 at Pirates (30-33) 6
W: Ohlendorf (6-5) L: Willis (1-4) S: Capps (16)

Marlins (32-33) 11 at Blue Jays (34-31) 3
W: Johnson (6-1) L: Tallet (4-4)

White Sox (30-34) 5 at Brewers (34-29) 4
W: Thornton (4-1) L: Hoffman (0-1) S: Jenks (14)

Braves (30-32) 2 at Orioles (27-36) 11
W: Bergesen (4-2) L: Lowe (7-4)

Twins (32-33) 2 at Cubs (30-30) 3
W: Marmol (2-1) L: Crain (2-3)

Nationals (16-45) 4 at Rays (34-31) 5
W: Wheeler (2-1) L: Villone (3-3) S: Howell (3)

Mariners (30-33) 1 at Rockies (31-32) 7
W: Hammel (4-3) L: Vargas (2-2)

Reds (31-31) 1 at Royals (28-34) 7
W: Bannister (5-3) L: Cueto (6-4)

Athletics (27-35) 1 at Giants (34-28) 7
W: Cain (9-1) L: Anderson (3-7)

Dodgers (42-22) 6 at Rangers (35-27) 3
W: Billingsley (9-3) L: Holland (1-4) S: Broxton (16)

Padres (28-34) 0 at Angels (32-29) 6
W: Weaver (7-2) L: Young (4-6)

Cardinals (34-30) 0 at Indians (29-36) 3
W: Lee (4-6) L: Carpenter (4-1)

HR LIST
Corey Hart 2 (8)
Juan Rivera 2 (8)
Ty Wiggington 2 (5)
David Ross 2 (5)
Ronny Paulino 2 (3)
Mark Reynolds (17)
Lance Berkman (13)
Robinson Cano (11)
Jack Cust (11)
Mark DeRosa (11)
Hideki Matsui (10)
Casey Blake (10)
Alex Rios (9)
Miguel Olivo (9)
Hunter Pence (8)
Andruw Jones (7)
Pablo Sandoval (6)
Jimmy Rollins (5)
Kelly Shoppach (5)
Stephen Drew (4)
Kevin Millar (4)
Rocco Baldelli (3)
Nick Green (3)
Gabe Kapler (3)
Josh Beckett (1)
Mark Buehrle (1)
Casey McGehee (1)
Carlos Gomez (1)
Nate Schierholtz (1)

Major League Baseball Scoreboard June 13

noreply@blogger.com (Big League Baseball Blog) — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:42:00 +0000

SCOREBOARD
Astros (28-32) 6 at Diamondbacks (27-36) 4
W: Oswalt (3-3) L: Garland (4-7) S: Hawkins (9)

Twins (32-32) 2 at Cubs (29-30) 0
W: Swarzak (2-2) L: Harden (4-3) S: Nathan (15)

Cardinals (34-29) 3 at Indians (28-36) 1
W: Thompson (1-2) L: Ohka (0-1) S: Franklina (15)

White Sox (29-34) 7 at Brewers (34-28) 1
W: Contreras (2-5) L: Parra (3-8)

Marlins (31-33) 6 at Blue Jays (34-30) 5
W: West (2-1) L: Janssen (2-3) S: Lindstrom (12)

Red Sox (38-24) 11 at Phillies (35-25) 6
W: Okajima (3-0) L: Bastardo (2-1)

Mets (32-28) 6 at Yankees (35-27) 2
W: Nieve (1-0) L: Pettitte (6-3)

Tigers (34-28) 3 at Pirates (29-33) 9
W: Duke (7-4) L: Galarraga (3-7)

Nationals (16-44) 3 at Rays (33-31) 8
W: Sonnanstine (5-6) L: Bergmann (0-1)

Mariners (30-32) 3 at Rockies (30-32) 5
W: Corpas (1-3) L: Lowe (0-4) S: Street (13)

Braves (30-31) 4 at Orioles (26-36) 8
W: Bass (4-1) L: O'Flaherty (1-1)

Athletics (27-34) 2 at Giants (33-28) 5
W: Johnson (6-5) L: Outman (4-1) S: Wilson (17)

Reds (31-30) 4 at Royals (27-34) 7
W: Davies (3-6) L: Arroyo (7-5)

Dodgers (41-22) 3 at Rangers (35-26) 1
W: Wade (2-3) L: Grilli (0-1) S: Broxton (15)

Padres (28-33) 1 at Angels (31-29) 9
W: Saunders (7-4) S: Geer (1-2)

HR LIST
Torii Hunter 3 (16)
Albert Pujols 2 (22)
Raul Ibanez (22)
Carlos Pena (20)
Jason Bay (17)
Ben Zobrist (13)
Lance Berkman (12)
Ryan Zimmerman (12)
Adam Jones (12)
Jason Kubel (11)
Cody Ross (10)
Bengie Molina (10)
Kendry Morales (10)
Jayson Werth (9)
Alex Rodriguez (9)
Jose Lopez (9)
Jeremy Hermida (8)
Lyle Overbay (8)
Alex Rios (8)
Adam LaRoche (8)
Mark Teahen (8)
Matt Kemp (8)
Gary Sheffield (7)
Kevin Koumanoff (7)
Chris Young (6)
Andruw Jones (6)
Freddy Sanchez (5)
Ramon Hernandez (5)
Omir Santos (4)
Ryan Raburn (4)
Gabe Gross (4)
Pedro Feliz (3)
Kurt Suzuki (3)
Jacoby Ellsbury (2)
Marcus Thames (2)
Ramon Castro (1)
Jeff Mathis (1)

Major League Baseball Scoreboard June 12

noreply@blogger.com (Big League Baseball Blog) — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:10:00 +0000

SCOREBOARD
Astros (27-32) 1 at Diamondbacks (27-35) 8
W: Haren (5-4) L: Hampton (4-5)

Twins (31-32) 7 at Cubs (29-29) 4
W: Slowey (9-2) L: Wells (0-3) S: Nathan (14)

Cardinals (33-29) 3 at Indians (28-35) 7
W: Huff (2-2) L: Pineiro (5-7)

Red Sox (37-24) 5 at Phillies (35-24) - F/13
W: Saito (2-0) L: Kendrick (0-1) S: Bard (1)

Braves (30-30) 7 at Orioles (25-36) 2
W: Hanson (1-0) L: Berken (1-3)

Tigers (34-27) 3 at Pirates (28-33) 1
W: Porcello (7-4) L: Snell (1-7) S: Rodney (12)

Mets (31-28) 8 at Yankees (35-26) 9
W: Rivera (1-2) L: Rodriguez (1-1)

White Sox (28-34) 2 at Brewers (34-27) 7
W: Suppan (5-4) L: Dotel (1-2)

Marlins (30-33) 7 at Blue Jays (34-29) 3
W: Meyer (1-0) L: League (1-3)

Mariners (30-31) 4 at Rockies (29-32) 6
W: Jimenez (5-6) L: Washburn (3-5)

Nationals (16-43) 3 at Rays (32-31) 4
W: Howell (2-2) L: Villlone (3-2)

Athletics (27-33) 0 at Giants (32-28) 3
W: Lincecum (6-1) L: Mazzaro (2-1)

Dodgers (40-22) 0 at Rangers (35-25) 6
W: Padilla (5-3) L: Kuroda (1-2)

Reds (31-29) 1 at Royals (26-34) 4
W: Hochevar (2-2) L: Maloney (0-1)

Padres (28-32) 6 at Angels (30-29) 11
W: Palmer (6-0) L: Gaudin (2-5)

HR LIST
Albert Pujols (20)
Mark Teixeira (20)
Ryan Howard (19)
Mark Reynolds (16)
Russell Branyan (15)
Brandon Inge (14)
Joe Mauer (13)
Hank Blalock (13)
Torii Hunter (13)
Carlos Lee (11)
Kevin Youkilis (11)
Jason Kubel (10)
Robinson Cano (10)
JD Drew (9)
Derek Jeter (9)
Hideki Matsui (9)
Cody Ross (9)
Kendry Morales (9)
Troy Tulowitzki (8)
Yunel Escobar (6)
Gary Sheffield (6)
Kevin Kouzmanoff (6)
Chris Young (5)
Billy Butler (5)
Alberto Callaspo (4)
Martin Prado (3)
Gerardo Parra (2)
Gabe Kapler (2)
Jonny Gomes (1)

Major League Baseball Scoreboard June 11

noreply@blogger.com (Big League Baseball Blog) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:46:00 +0000

SCOREBOARD
Tigers (33-27) 3 at White Sox (28-33) 4
W: Jenks (1-2) L: Zumaya (3-1)

Cardinals (33-28) 6 at Marlins (29-33) 5
W: Miller (2-0) L: Nunez (2-3) S: Franklin (14)

Twinns (30-32) 3 at Athletics (27-32) 4
W: Ziegler (1-1) L: Henn (0-2)

Pirates (28-32) 3 at Braves (29-30) 1
W: Jackson (2-1) L: Soriano (1-1) S: Capps (15)

Mariners (30-30) 6 at Orioles (25-35) 3
W: Olson (1-1) L: Uehara (2-4) S: Aardsma (11)

Rockies (28-32) 5 at Brewers (33-27) 4
W: Cook (5-3) L: Gallardo (6-3) S: Street (12)

Royals (25-34) 3 at Indians (27-35) 4 - F/10
W: Herges (2-0) L: Farnsworth (1-4)

Cubs (29-28) 1 at Astros (27-31) 2 - F/13
W: Fulchino (2-1) L: Ascanio (0-1)

Angels (29-29) 1 at Rays (31-31) 11
W: Balfour (3-1) L: Santana (1-3)

Giants (31-28) 1 at Diamondbacks (26-35) 2
W: Scherzer (3-4) L: Sanchez (2-6) S: Qualls (13)

Yankees (34-26) 3 at Red Sox (36-24) 4
W: Saito (1-0) L: Sabathia (5-4) S: Papelbon (16)

Reds (31-28) 2 at Nationals (16-42) 3
W: Tavarez (2-4) L: Herrera (0-2) S: Beimel (1)

Blue Jays (34-28) 0 at Rangers (34-25) 1
W: Millwood (6-4) L: Romero (3-3) S: Wilson (6)

Phillies (35-23) 6 at Mets (31-27) 3 - F/10
W: Eyre (1-1) L: Parnell (2-2) S: Madson (4)

HR LIST
Ross Gload 2 (3)
Raul Ibanez (21)
Albert Pujols (19)
Carlos Pena (19)
Curtis Granderson (14)
Russell Branyan (14)
Luke Scott (14)
Evan Longoria (14)
Ryan Braun (13)
Jim Thome (12)
Ian Stewart (12)
Justin Upton (12)
Joe Crede (10)
Miguel Olivo (8)
Derrek Lee (7)
AJ Pierzynski (6)
Adam Kennedy (5)
Carl Crawford (5)
Ramon Santiago (4)
Dioner Navarro (4)
David Ortiz (4)
Delwyn Young (1)

Tony LaRussa adds to his puzzling moves

noreply@blogger.com (Big League Baseball Blog) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:35:00 +0000

St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa added to his career of puzzling moves with today's getaway day lineup in Florida. After the Cardinals finally broke out of their slump with the bats by scoring 12 runs (almost matching what they had scored in the whole month of June). LaRussa elected to bench rookie CF Colby Rasmus. I definitely understand this move...NOT!!! Rasmus has a 9 game hitting streak going, plus he went 2 for 4 on Tuesday night and 2 for 5 last night with a 3 run homerun. He has been the hottest hitter in that lineup ever since going into the clean up role behind Albert Pujols.

You know how baseball experts always say umpires should not be noticed and I think we all agree this would be the same about managers. But I honestly believe that Tony wants to make sure he is in the news even if it is done to hurt his team at times. I know he has won a ton of games, but I honestly believe LaRussa has caused many more losses in his career than he has wins. I am begging GM John Mozeliak to hire Jose Oquendo at the end of the year and let one of the biggest egos in managerial baseball history to head back to the Bay and enjoy his cats.

Major League Baseball Scoreboard June 10

noreply@blogger.com (Big League Baseball Blog) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:51:00 +0000

SCOREBOARD
Mariners (29-30) 4 at Orioles (25-34) 1
W: Hernandez (6-3) L: Guthrie (4-6) S: Aardsma (10)

Cardinals (32-28) 13 at Marlins (29-32) 4
W: Wainwright (6-4) L: Volstad (4-6)

Royals (25-33) 9 at Indians (26-35) 0
W: Meche (3-5) L: Pavano (6-5)

Pirates (27-32) 3 at Braves (29-29) 2
W: Karstens (3-4) L: Jurrjens (5-4) S: Capps (14)

Angels (29-28) 5 at Rays (30-31) 9
W: Cormier (1-1) L: Lackey (1-2)

Reds (31-27) 4 at Nationals (15-42) 2 - F/12
W: Masset (4-0) L: Villone (3-1) S: Weathers (1)

Yankees (34-25) 5 at Red Sox (35-24) 6
W: Wakefield (8-3) L: Wang (0-4) S: Papelbon (15)

Phillies (34-23) 5 at Mets (31-26) 4 - F/11
W: Park (2-1) L: Parnell (2-1) S: Madson (3)

Blue Jays (34-27) at Rangers (33-25) - POSTPONED

Rockies (27-32) 4 at Brewers (33-26) 2
W: De La Rosa (2-6) L: Bush (3-3) S: Street (11)

Tigers (33-26) 2 at White Sox (27-33) 1
W: Verlander (7-2) L: Danks (4-5)

Cubs (29-27) 1 at Astros (26-31) 2
W: Sampson (3-0) L: Guzman (2-1)

Twins (30-31) 6 at Athletics (26-32) 3
W: Guerrier (3-0) L: Bailey (4-1) S: Nathan (13)

Giants (31-27) 6 at Diamondbacks (25-35) 4
W: Zito (3-6) L: Davis (3-7) S: Wilson (16)

Padres (28-31) 3 at Dodgers (40-21) 1
W: Correia (3-4) L: Kershaw (3-5) S: Bell (18)

HR LIST
Chase Utley 2 (15)
Jose Lopez 2 (8)
Mark Teixeira (19)
Carlos Pena (18)
Jay Bruce (15)
Johnny Damon (13)
Jim Thome (11)
Mike Lowell (10)
Kevin Youkilis (10)
Jorge Posada (9)
Brad Hawpe (9)
Jason Kubel (9)
Bengie Molina (9)
Colby Rasmus (7)
Jeremy Hermida (7)
Guillen (7)
Miguel Olivo (7)
Troy Tulowitzki (7)
Willy Aybar (5)
Rick Ankiel (4)
Alberto Callaspo (3)
Garret Anderson (3)
Geovany Soto (3)
Everett (2)

Boras has all the power in the Strasburg negotiations? Don't think so!!

noreply@blogger.com (Big League Baseball Blog) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:47:00 +0000

As expected, the Washington Nationals drafted the best amateur prospect in the history of Major League Baseball, pitcher Stephen Strasburg. Strasburg went 13-1 with a 1.32 ERA in 15 starts this season at San Diego State and was named a Golden Spikes Award finalist. He struck out 195 batters with just 19 walks in 109 innings pitched. Signability. That is the word that you hear at every amateur draft in all sports. It sounds like a bad Bud Light marketing campaign. Now everyone says Scott Boras has all the cards in these negotiations. The Nats need to boost attendance. The Nats need a face for a very, very bad franchise. The Nats need everything. Strasburg has become a national icon before he has even pitched in the majors. But I think the Nats hold all the cards. If the Nationals are unable to sign Strasburg, they would get the 2nd pick overall in next year's draft because they could not come to an agreement. Plus, the Nats are on pace to have the #1 overall pick in the 2010 amateur draft as well. So they would hold the #1 and #2 picks.

So if I am the owner, president and GM of the Nats - I am telling Boras, look - we own his rights - and this is a fair offer....just a thought...5 years at $35 million. If the Boras would say that is ludicrous, just tell Scott that is our final offer and we will re-draft him at #2 overall next year. So that way, Strasburg has been out of baseball for over a year and now he has slipped from #1 to a #2 overall pick, which hurts the negotiations for Boras even more.

Furthermore, and even funnier - as bad as the Nationals are overall as a franchise from the majors to rookie ball - this could be the same scenario in the 2011 draft. I'll tell you what - if this does happen and contiunes down the same path after the 2010 draft - Strasburg will fire Boras sooner than later.

Stephen - advise Boras to get a deal done...you have no leverage here!

Baseball Lock for June 10th

noreply@blogger.com (Big League Baseball Blog) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:52:00 +0000

Chad Billingsley and the Dodgers beat the Padres 6-4 last night to send my Lock of the Day overall record to 31-19 and I now have a little 2 game winning streak going...

Baseball Lock for June 10th

I will back Justin Verlander (6-2, 3.26) and the Detroti Tigers to beat John Danks (4-4, 5.10) and the Chicago White Sox. Verlander won the AL pitcher of the month for May and started June with 8 shutout innings. In his last 8 starts, his ERA is a Bob Gibson like 1.12 ERA. Danks has never been a guy that can shut a team down - he does keep the White Sox in games, but never dominant...back the Tigers!!

2009 Baseball Lock of the Day Record...31-19

Major League Baseball Scoreboard June 9

noreply@blogger.com (Big League Baseball Blog) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:50:00 +0000

SCOREBOARD
Mariners (28-30) 1 at Orioles (25-33) 3
W: Bergesen (3-2) L: Vargas (2-1) S: Sherrill (12)

Cardinals (31-28) 3 at Marlins (29-31) 4
W: Lindstrom (2-1) L: Motte (2-2)

Royals (24-33) 4 at Indians (26-34) 8
W: Perez (1-1) L: Cruz (3-2)

Pirates (26-32) 3 at Braves (29-28) 4
W: Lowe (7-3) L: Burnett (1-2) S: Soriano (5)

Angels (29-27) 4 at Rays (29-31) 3
W: Weaver (6-2) L: Shields (5-5) S: Fuentes (16)

Reds (30-27) 3 at Nationals (15-41) 2
W: Cueto (6-3) L: Detwiler (0-3) L: Cordero (15)

Yankees (34-24) 0 at Red Sox (34-24) 7
W: Beckett (7-2) L: Burnett (4-3)

Phillies (33-23) 5 at Mets (31-25) 6
W: Santana (8-3) L: Condrey (4-1) S: Rodriguez (16)

Blue Jays (34-27) 9 at Rangers (33-25) 0
W: Tallet (4-3) L: Mathis (0-1)

Rockies (26-32) 3 at Brewers (33-25) 2
W: Hammel (3-3) L: Coffey (1-1) S: Street (10)

Tigers (32-26) 7 at White Sox (27-32) 6 - F/10
W: Lyon (2-3) L: Linebrink (2-4)

Cubs (29-26) 7 at Astros (25-31) 1
W: Lilly (7-4) L: Moehler (2-4)

Twins (29-31) 10 at Athletics (26-31) 5
W: Baker (4-6) L: Anderson (3-6) S: Nathan (12)

Giants (30-27) 9 at Diamondbacks (25-34) 4
W: Cain (8-1) L: Buckner (2-2)

Padres (27-31) 4 at Dodgers (40-20) 6
W: Billingsley (8-3) L: Young (4-5) S: Broxton (14)

HR LIST
Andre Ethier 2 (11)
Raul Ibanez (20)
Ryan Howard (18)
Justin Morneau (16)
Mark Reynolds (15)
Aaron Hill (14)
Chase Utley (13)
Brandon Inge (13)
Ben Zobrist (12)
Adam Lind (12)
Miguel Cabrera (11)
Lance Berkman (11)
Mark DeRosa (10)
Carlos Beltran (8)
Jason Kubel (8)
Nolan Reimold (7)
Matt Kemp (7)
Jeremy Hermida (6)
Miguel Olivo (6)
Elijah Dukes (6)
Mike Fontenot (6)
Pablo Sandoval (5)
Jimmy Rollins (4)
David Wright (4)
Orlando Hudson (4)
Cristian Guzman (3)
David Ortiz (3)
Stephen Drew (3)
Nick Green (2)
Ryan Church (2)
Mat Gamel (2)
Brian Anderson (2)
Juan Uribe (1)

Cards/Marlins Preview

noreply@blogger.com (Big League Baseball Blog) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:32:00 +0000

The St. Louis Cardinals travel to south Florida to play a 3 game set against the Florida Marlins starting tonight. The Cardinals are 2-7 in their last 9 and they have been outscored 55-26 during that span. They are a very bad offensive team right now...and unfortunately the organization is finding out what all the Redbirds fans thought, they needed to get a bat in the offseason to add to the best player in baseball, Albert Pujols. The only good news for the Cardinals right now is starter Chris Carpenter. Carp is 4-0 with a 0.71 ERA and he will be on the mound to open the series tonight. The bad news for the Birds, Josh Johnson is on the mound for the Fish tonight - he is 5-1, 2.63 ERA. And truth be told, the Marlins could put me on the mound - and I would probably be able to throw 7 scoreless innings against this pathetic Cardinals offense.

It would not surprise me at all if the Cardinals would go out and trade for shortstop Erick Aybar of the Angels since the $6.5 million dollar gamble on Khalil Greene was a huge failure since he couldn't accept failure. But they still need to acquire a big bat...Matt Holliday possibly? Why Aybar you say? Because highly touted Angels prospect Brandon Wood (this is who I wish the Cards would trade for) is continuing to tear up Triple A. Plus, the Cardinals need to quit babying their top prospects and call up 3B Brett Wallace - we need a stick - and rumor has it - Wallace's is the best stick in the minors. No matter what - the Cards need to do something and soon!!

Rays/Angels Preview

noreply@blogger.com (Big League Baseball Blog) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:16:00 +0000

The LA Angels will travel to Tampa to take on the Rays in a 3 game series starting tonight. Jered Weaver (5-2, 2.26) will open the series on the mound for the Angels and James Shields (5-4, 3.40) will toe the rubber for the Rays. The Rays also have All-Star 3rd Baseman Evan Longoria back in the middle of the lineup after tweaking a hammy last week. Should be a good series, but I think the Rays will take 2 out of 3 before the Washington Nationals come to Tampa for an interleague matchup this weekend.

Major League Baseball Scoreboard June 8

noreply@blogger.com (Big League Baseball Blog) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:17:00 +0000

SCOREBOARD
Tigers (31-25) 5 at White Sox (26-31) 4
W: Zumaya (3-0) L: Linebrink (2-3) S: Rodney (11)

Rockies (25-32) 5 at Cardinals (31-27) 2
W: Marquis (8-4) L: Thompson (0-2) S: Street (9)

Rays (29-30) 3 at Yankees (34-23) 5
W: Pettitte (6-2) L: Sonnanstine (4-6) S: Rivera (14)

Pirates (26-31) 6 at Braves (28-28) 7 - F/15
W: Medlen (2-2) L: Karstens (2-4)

Blue Jays (33-27) 6 at Rangers (33-24) 3
W: Janssen (2-2) L: Feldman (5-1) S: Downs (8)

Giants (29-27) 0 at Marlins (28-31) 4
W: West (1-1) L: Johnson (5-5)

Tigers (31-26) 1 at White Sox (27-31) 6
W: Contreras (1-5) L: Bonderman (0-1)

Diamondbacks (25-33) 3 at Padres (27-30) 6
W: Peavy (6-6) L: Garland (4-6) S: Bell (17)

Twins (28-31) 3 at Athletics (26-30) 4
W: Outman (4-0) L: Ayala (1-2) S: Bailey (5)

HR LIST
Adam Lind 2 (11)
Mark Teixeira (18)
Jermaine Dye (15)
Johnny Damon (12)
Nick Swisher (12)
Nate McLouth (10)
Jim Thome (10)
Jack Cust (10)
Paul Konerko (8)
Derek Jeter (8)
Chipper Jones (8)
Troy Tulowitzki (6)
Brian McCann (6)
Alexei Ramirez (5)
Gabe Kapler (1)
Brett Carroll (1)
Marcus Thames (1)
Scott Podsednik (1)

Major League Baseball Scoreboard June 7

noreply@blogger.com (Big League Baseball Blog) — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 18:29:00 +0000

SCOREBOARD
Angels (28-27) 6 at Tigers (30-25) 9
W: Zumaya (2-0) L: Arredondo (1-3)

Rays (29-29) 3 at Yankees (33-23) 4
W: Aceves (4-1) L: Balfour (2-1) S: Rivera (13)

Royals (24-32) 0 at Blue Jays (32-27) 4
W: Hallady (10-1) L: Davies (2-6)

Cubs (28-26) 6 at Reds (29-27) 3 - F/14
W: Patton (2-1) L: Lincoln (1-1) S: Guzman (1)

Brewers (33-24) 7 at Braves (27-28) 8
W: O'Flaherty (1-0) L: Villanueva (2-4) S: Gonzalez (8)

Rangers (33-23) 6 at Red Sox (33-24) 3
W: PAdilla (4-3) L: Matsuzaka (1-4) S: Wilson (5)

Mets (30-25) 7 at Nationals (15-40) 0
W: Hernandez (5-1) L: Stammen (0-2)

Indians (25-34) 8 at White Sox (26-30) 4
W: Huff (1-2) L: Colon (3-6)

Pirates (26-30) 4 at Astros (25-30) 6
W: Fulchino (1-1) L: Jackson (1-1) S: Hawkins (8)

Rockies (24-32) 7 at Cardinals (31-26) 2
W: Jimenez (4-6) L: Pineiro (5-6)

Orioles (24-33) 0 at Athletics (25-30) 3
W: Mazzaro (2-0) L: Hill (2-0) S: Bailey (4)

Diamondbacks (25-32) 9 at Padres (26-30) 6 - F/18
W: L:

Twins (28-30) 2 at Mariners (28-29) 4
W: Bedard (5-2) L: Slowey (8-2) S: White (1)

Giants (29-26) 3 at Marlins (27-31) 2
W: Lincecum (5-1) L: Nolsaco (2-6) S: Wilson (15)

Phillies (33-22) 7 at Dodgers (39-20) 2
W: Bastardo (2-0) L: Wolf (3-2)

HR LIST
Ryan Braun 2 (12)
Chipper Jones 2 (7)
Nelson Cruz (17)
Ryan Howard (17)
Alfonso Soriano (14)
Mark Reynolds (14)
Aaron Hill (13)
Russel Branyan (13)
Mike Cameron (12)
Nick Swisher (11)
Victor Martinez (10)
Michael Young (8)
Shin-Soo Choo (8)
Lyle Overbay (7)
Juan Rivera (6)
Ryan Theriot (6)
Jose Lopez (6)
Kevin Kouzmanoff (5)
Shane Victorino (5)
Clete Thomas (4)
Alexei Ramirez (4)
Carlos Ruiz (3)
Chris Gimenez (2)
Chris Coghlan (2)
Chone Figgins (1)
Mark Kotsay (1)
Paul Phillips (1)
Luis Valbuena (1)
David Eckstein (1)
Jamie Burke (1)

Major League Baseball Scoreboard June 6

noreply@blogger.com (Big League Baseball Blog) — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 06:34:00 +0000

SCOREBOARD
Rays (29-28) 9 at Yankees (32-23) 7
W: Howell (1-2) L: Rivera (0-2) S: Choate (3)

Royals (24-31) 6 at Blue Jays (31-27) 2
W: Hochevar (1-2) L: Richmond (4-3)

Phillies (32-22) 2 at Dodgers (39-19) 3 - F/12
W: Wade (1-3) L: Durbin (1-2)

Indians (24-34) 2 at White Sox (26-29) 4
W: Floyd (4-5) L: Sowers (1-3) S: Jenks (13)

Twins (28-29) 1 at Mariners (27-29) 2
W: Jakubauskas (4-5) L: Henn (0-1) S: Aardsma (9)

Giants (28-26) 4 at Marlins (27-30) 5
W: Miller (2-2) L: Sanchez (2-5) S: Nunez (2)

Brewers (33-23) 3 at Braves (26-28) 0
W: Suppan (4-4) L: Vazquez (4-5) S: Hoffman (15)

Angels (28-26) 1 at Tigers (29-25) 2
W: Jackson (6-3) L: Escobar (0-1)

Pirates (26-29) 6 at Astros (24-30) 4
W: Maholm (4-2) L: Oswalt (2-3) S: Capps (13)

Mets (29-25) 1 at Nationals (15-39) 7
W: Lannan (3-5) L: Maine (5-4)

Rangers (32-23) 1 at Red Sox (33-23) 8
W: Lester (5-5) L: Holland (1-3)

Cubs (27-26) 3 at Reds (29-26) 4 - F/11
W: Masset (3-0) L: Marshall (3-5)

Rockies (23-32) 10 at Cardinals (31-25) 1
W: Cook (4-3) L: Wellemeyer (5-6)

Orioles (24-32) 4 at Athletics (24-30) 9
W: Cahill (3-5) L: Berken (1-2)

Diamondbacks (24-32) 4 at Padres (26-29) 6
W: Correia (2-4) L: Schlereth (0-2) S: Bell (16)

HR LIST
Prince Fielder 2 (15)
Ian Stewart 2 (11)
Andre Etheir 2 (9)
Mark Teixeira (17)
Adam Dunn (17)
Ben Zobrist (11)
Justin Upton (11)
Mike Lowell (9)
Alex Rodriguez (8)
Mark Teahen (7)
Hunter Pence (7)
Clint Barmes (6)
Nolan Reimold (6)
Nick Johnson (5)
Elijah Dukes (5)
Willy Aybar (4)
Ramon Hernandez (4)
Rick Ankiel (3)
Josh Fields (3)
Bobby Scales (3)
Rafael Furcal (2)
David Ortiz (2)
Geovany Soto (2)
Raul Chavez (1)

Major League Baseball Scoreboard June 5

noreply@blogger.com (Big League Baseball Blog) — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 15:00:00 +0000

SCOREBOARD
Angels (28-25) 2 at Tigers (28-25) 1
W: Santana (1-2) L: Rodney (0-1) S: Fuentes (15)

Mets (29-24) 3 at Nationals (14-39) 1 - F/10
W: Green (1-2) L: Hanrahan (0-3) S: Rodriguez (15)

Rays (28-28) at Yankees (32-22) - POSTPONED

Royals (23-31) 3 at Blue Jays (31-26) 9
W: Romero (3-2) L: Greinke (8-2)

Cubs (27-25) 2 at Reds (28-26) 1
W: Zambrano (4-2) L: Owings (3-7) S: Gregg (10)

Rangers (32-22) 5 at Red Sox (32-23) 1
W: Millwood (5-4) L: Penny (5-2)

Giants (28-25) 2 at Marlins (26-30) 1
W: Zito (2-6) L: Volstad (4-5) S: Wilson (14)

Brewers (32-23) 4 at Braves (26-27) 0
W: Gallardo (6-2) L: Jurrjens (5-3)

Pirates (25-29) 1 at Astros (24-29) 9
W: Hampton (4-4) L: Karstens (2-3)

Indians (24-33) 6 at White Sox (25-29) 0
W: Pavano (6-4) L: Danks (4-4)

Rockies (22-32) 11 at Cardinals (31-24) 4
W: De La Rosa (1-6) L: Wainwright (5-4)

Orioles (24-31) 1 at Athletics (23-30) 9
W: Braden (5-5) L: Guthrie (4-5)

Diamondbacks (24-31) 8 at Padres (25-29) 0
W: Davis (3-6) L: Gaudin (2-4)

Twins (28-28) 2 at Mariners (26-29) 1 - F/10
W: Guerrier (2-0) L: Lowe (0-3) S: Nathan (11)

Phillies (32-21) 3 at Dodgers (38-19) 4
W: Broxton (6-0) L: Lidge (0-3)

HR LIST
Albert Pujols (18)
Ian Kinsler (15)
Luke Scott (13)
Mike Jacobs (10)
Carlos Lee (10)
Ian Stewart (9)
Ryan Ludwick (9)
Adam Lind (9)
Mark DeRosa (9)
Jack Cust (9)
Matt Holliday (8)
Jose Guillen (6)
Lyle Overbay (6)
Ryan Garko (6)
Travis Hafner (5)
Yadier Molina (4)
Rod Barajas (4)
Pablo Sandoval (4)
Chris Young (4)
Dexter Fowler (3)
Mike Sweeney (3)
Carlos Zambrano (2)

Major League Baseball Scoreboard June 4

noreply@blogger.com (Big League Baseball Blog) — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:37:00 +0000

SCOREBOARD
Mets (28-24) 6 at Pirates (25-28) 11
W: Jackson (1-0) L: Pelfrey (4-2)

Angels (27-25) 6 at Blue Jays (30-26) 5
W: Speier (2-1) L: League (1-2) S: Fuentes (14)

Red Sox (32-22) 6 at Tigers (28-24) 3
W: Wakefield (7-3) L: Willis (1-3) S: Papelbon (14)

Rangers (31-22) 6 at Yankees (32-22) 8
W: Robertson (1-0) L: Wilson (3-3) S: Rivera (12)

Indians (23-33) 3 at Twins (27-28) 11
W: Baker (3-6) L: Carmona (2-6)

Athletics (22-30) 7 at White Sox (25-28) 0
W: Anderson (3-5) L: Buehrle (6-2)

Royals (23-30) 2 at Rays (28-28) 3
W: Shields (5-4) L: Wright (0-2) S: Howell (2)

Cubs (25-24) at Braves (25-25) - POSTPONED

Giants (26-25) 5 at Nationals (14-37) 1
W: Johnson (5-4) L: Zimmerman (2-3) S: Wilson (13)

Brewers (31-23) 3 at Marlins (26-29) 4
W: Johnson (5-1) L: Bush (3-2) S: Lindstrom (11)

Giants (27-25) 4 at Nationals (14-38) 1
W: Cain (7-1) L: Detwiler (0-2)

Rockies (21-32) 10 at Astros (23-29) 3
W: Hammel (2-3) L: Rodriguez (5-5)

Reds (28-25) 1 at Cardinals (31-23) 3
W: Carpenter (4-0) L: Harand (5-6)

Phillies (32-20) 3 at Dodgers (37-19) 0
W: Hamels (4-2) L: Kershaw (3-4)

HR LIST
Jason Kubel 2 (7)
Garrett Atkins 2 (5)
Albert Pujols (17)
Nelson Cruz (16)
Justin Morneau (15)
Ian Kinsler (14)
Prince Fielder (13)
Johnny Damon (11)
Mike Napoli (8)
Jason Giambi (8)
Brad Hawpe (8)
Laynce Nix (7)
Carlos Beltran (7)
Melky Cabrera (6)
Ryan Spilborghs (5)
Denard Span (4)
Carl Crawford (4)
BJ Upton (3)
Chris Gimenez (1)
Aaron Cunningham (1)
Josh Johnson (1)

Rays/Bronx Bombers Preview

noreply@blogger.com (Big League Baseball Blog) — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:01:00 +0000

The Tampa Bay Rays travel to New York to play the Yankees in a 4game wrap around weekend series starting Friday night. And what a pitching matchup we have to get the series kicked off on Friday night. One of the best southpaws in baseball, CC Sabathia (5-3, 3.46) will be opposed by one of the best young pitching prospects in baseball, David Price (1-0, 3.00). Sabathia is 4-0 with a 2.08 ERA in his last 5 starts and he has not lost since May 2. Price is coming off his first win of the year over Minnesota. Price went 5 2/3 innings and struck out 11. The big question for the series is about Evan Longoria. Longoria tweaked a hamstring earlier in the week and hasn't played since. But, BJ Upton looks like he might finally have gotten going. Upton went 5 for 11 in helping finish the sweep over the Kansas City Royals today, including a game winning 2 run homerun in the bottom of the 8th today to propel the Rays to a 3-2 win and the sweep. It should be a great series...I think it will be a split.

Major League Baseball Scoreboard June 3

noreply@blogger.com (Big League Baseball Blog) — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:00:00 +0000

SCOREBOARD
Cubs (26-25) 3 at Braves (26-26) 2 - F/11
W: Guzman (2-0) L: Bennett (2-3) S: Gregg (9)

Red Sox (31-22) 10 at Tigers (28-23) 5
W: Beckett (6-2) L: Galarraga (3-6)

Rangers (31-21) 4 at Yankees (31-22) 2
W: Feldman (5-0) L: Pettitte (5-2) S: Francisco (12)

Giants (25-24) at Nationals (13-36) - POSTPONED

Mets (28-21) at Pirates (22-28) - POSTPONED

Angels (26-25) 8 at Blue Jays (30-25) 1
W: Weaver (5-2) L: Janssen (1-2)

Royals (23-29) 0 at Rays (27-28) 9
W: Niemann (5-4) L: Bannister (4-3)

Brewers (31-22) 9 at Marlins (25-29) 6
W: McClung (3-1) L: West (0-1) S: Hoffman (14)

Rockies (20-32) 4 at Astros (23-28) 6
W: Byrdak (1-1) L: Marquis (7-4) S: Sampson (3)

Indians (23-32) 10 at Twins (26-28) 1
W: Lee (3-6) L: Swarzak (1-2)

Athletics (21-30) 5 at White Sox (25-27) 3
W: Outman (3-0) L: Richard (2-1) S: Bailey (3)

Phillies (31-20) 5 at Padres (25-28) 1
W: Happ (4-0) L: Young (4-4)

Orioles (24-30) 2 at Mariners (26-28) 3
W: Aardsma (2-2) L: Johnson (2-3)

Diamondbacks (23-31) 0 at Dodgers (37-18) 1
W: Billingsley (7-3) L: Garland (4-5) S: Broxton (13)

HR LIST
Laynce Nix 2 (6)
Ryan Howard (16)
Jermaine Dye (14)
Luke Scott (12)
Dan Uggla (11)
Brandon Phillips (10)
Ben Zobrist (10)
Ryan Bruan (10)
Jorge Cantu (9)
JD Drew (8)
Jorge Posada (8)
Ian Stewart (8)
Jason Giambi (7)
Hunter Pence (6)
Adrian Beltre (4)
Dioner Navarro (3)
Bobby Abreu (2)
Jhonny Peralta (2)
Bobby Crosby (2)
Landon Powell (2)

Pirates trade Nate McLouth to Braves

noreply@blogger.com (Big League Baseball Blog) — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:26:00 +0000

Nate McLouth is no longer a Pirate. Nate was a 2008 All-Star and won a Rawling's Gold Glove Award last year.

McLouth, who enjoyed a breakout year last season, was traded to the Atlanta Braves for prospects, Jeff Locke (SP), Charlie Morton (SP), and Gorkys Hernandez (OF).

Nate was batting was batting .256 with 9 HR and 34 RBI this year, so his production has fallen a bit from his career year in 2008. He's still hitting homers at a decent rate, but that is about it.

Now for the guys we got:

Jeff Locke - A 21 year old lefty starter who will be assigned to Lynchburg. Locke was the Braves' 2006 2nd round pick and is rated as their 7th best prospect. He's got good strikeout numbers and his control has been superb before this year. Locke is most likely our #3 pitching prospect now behind Brad Lincoln and Bryan Morris. Huntington: "An intriguing young left-handed starter with the frame, athleticism and stuff to become a quality major-league starting pitcher."

Charlie Morton - A 25 year old righty starter who will be assigned to Indianapolis. Morton was the Braves' 3rd round pick in 2002. He made 15 starts last year for Atlanta and got roughed up a bit, but his numbers have been superb in the minors. He was 5-2 with a 2.05 ERA last year in AAA and is currently 7-2 with a 2.51 ERA in 10 starts this year. I would not be surprised to see Morton making some starts in the majors soon. He now instantly becomes our 6th starter.

Gorkys Hernandez - A 21 year old outfielder who will be assigned to Altoona. Hernandez, teamed up with Jose Tabata will give the Curve two very good outfield prospects. He's rated as Atlanta's #4 prospect. Also, he is young for his level and is definitely excelling in AA this year batting .315 with 11 doubles. It also looks like he has good discipline at the plate as he doesn't strike out too much and he draws a decent amount of walks. One thing lacking for Hernandez is power, but hopefully that will come with age. He is still very young. He also stole 54 bases in 2007 and has swiped 10 bags so far this year.

Alright, now that we got the facts straightened out, now here is my take on the trade:

First off let me start by saying this is a complete shocker. I never in my life would have thought that Huntington had the you-know-whats to do this. McLouth is loved and adored by Pirate fans and trading him is sure to rattle them up. That right there is one reason why I have to like this trade. If this were not a good trade for the Pirates, Huntington would have never agreed to this deal. These three guys must be 3 GOOD guys in order for NH to muster up the courage to do this.

Second, let me say that I really liked Nate McLouth. But guys, look at him closely. The guy isn't THAT good. He's good, but the fact McLouth got three prospects of this caliber is an absolute steal. Nate was an All-Star last year and had a decent year. But that is really all it was...a decent year. It was his first decent year of his career and he doesn't really look like he is going to repeat it. Face it, Nate McLouth is simply an above-average Major League outfielder. Looking at this trade, objectively, I think the Bucs got a lot for him.

I like Morton, a lot more than I like Virgil Vazquez or Tom Gorzelanny or whoever else we would call up to make a start (or starts). He is a guy who has just dominated the minors and is still young enough to translate that into Major League success. Morton reminds me of the type of player Ross Ohlendorf was last year when we traded for him. And I like how Ross panned out.

As far as Locke goes, the Bucs are desperate for quality pitching prospects. Locke is a good one and should be one of those pitchers that fans should look and see how he's doing in the box scores (or North Side Notch's 'Minor Matters!') every fifth day.

Hernandez looks like Jose Tabata or Andrew McCutchen, just without the power. Which is fine by me. And who knows, the power may come. He's only 21 and playing (and excelling) in AA, which is awesome.

Obviously, we really won't know if this trade will be a success for a few years. Face it, the Pirates are operating as if what is going on right now is not as important as what is going on 4-5 years from now. Which, by looking at the state of this organization, is what they should be doing. All three of these guys are held in higher regard that when McLouth was in A, AA, and AAA.

Basically, for the skeptics out there on this trade...give it time. We were going to lose 90+ games this year with McLouth. We can lose 90+ games without him...and add 3 quality guys to our organization.

Major League Baseball Scoreboard June 2

noreply@blogger.com (Big League Baseball Blog) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:10:00 +0000

SCOREBOARD
Cubs (25-25) 5 at Braves (26-25) 6 - F/12
W: Soriano (1-0) L: Heilman (2-3)

Red Sox (30-22) 5 at Tigers (28-22) 1
W: Matsuzaka (1-3) L: Porcello (6-4)

Rangers (30-21) 3 at Yankees (31-21) 12
W: Burnett (4-2) L: Padilla (3-3)

Giants (25-25) 6 at Nationals (14-36) 10
W: Villone (3-0) L: Howry (0-3)

Mets (28-23) 1 at Pirates (24-28) 3
W: Duke (6-4) L: Santana (7-3) S: Capps (12)

Angels (25-25) 4 at Blue Jays (30-24) 6
W: Halladay (9-1) L: Saunders (6-4)

Royals (23-28) 2 at Rays (26-28) 6
W: Sonnanstine (4-5) L: Davies (2-5)

Brewers (30-22) 3 at Marlins (25-28) 10
W: Badenhop (4-2) L: Parra (3-7)

Rockies (20-31) 2 at Astros (22-28) 3 - F/11
W: Ortiz (3-2) L: Fogg (0-1)

Indians (22-32) 3 at Twins (26-27) 4
W: Slowey (8-1) L: Huff (0-2) S: Nathan (10)

Athletics (20-30) 5 at White Sox (25-26) 0
W: Mazzaro (1-0) L: Colon (3-5)

Reds (27-24) 2 at Cardinals (30-22) 5
W: Motte (2-1) L: Arroyo (7-4) S: Franklin (13)

Phillies (30-20) 10 at Padres (25-27) 5
W: Bastardo (1-0) L: Peavy (5-6) S: Madson (2)

Orioles (24-29) 2 at Mariners (25-28) 8
W: Bedard (4-2) L: Hernandez (1-1)

Diamondbacks (23-30) 5 at Dodgers (36-18) 6
W: Weaver (3-1) L: Schlereth (0-1) S: Broxton (12)

HR LIST
Raul Ibanez 2 (19)
Adrian Gonzalez (22)
Jason Bay (16)
Nelson Cruz (15)
Alfonso Soriano (13)
Joe Mauer (12)
Russell Branyan (12)
Dan Uggla (10)
Justin Upton (10)
Ben Zobrist (9)
Victor Martinez (9)
Hideki Matsui (8)
Cody Ross (8)
Jack Cust (8)
Jorge Posada (7)
Alex Rios (7)
Andre Ethier (7)
Derrek Lee (6)
Aaron Rowand (6)
Corey Hart (6)
Miguel Tejada (6)
Ken Griffey Jr. (6)
Jose Guillen (5)
Miguel Olivo (5)
Jeff Francouer (4)
Matt Joyce (3)
Garrett Anderson (2)
Greg Dobbs (2)
Josh Bard (1)
Jason Jaramillo (1)

Major League Baseball Scoreboard June 1

noreply@blogger.com (Big League Baseball Blog) — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:02:00 +0000

SCOREBOARD
Yankees (30-21) 5 at Indians (22-31) 2
W: Chamberlain (3-1) L: Aquino (1-1) S: Rivera (11)

Mets (28-22) 5 at Pirates (23-28) 8
W: Gorzelanny (3-1) L: Putz (1-4) S: Capps (11)

Brewers (30-21) 4 at Marlins (24-28) 7
W: Martinez (1-1) L: Julio (1-1) S: Lindstrom (10)

Rockies (20-30) 1 at Astros (21-28) 4
W: Oswalt (2-2) L: Cook (3-3) S: Hawkins (7)

Athletics (19-30) 2 at White Sox (25-25) 6
W: Thornton (3-1) L: Breslow (1-4)

Reds (27-23) 5 at Cardinals (29-22) 3
W: Lincoln (1-0) L: Wellemeyer (5-5) S: Cordero (14)

Phillies (29-20) 5 at Padres (25-26) 3
W: Blanton (4-3) L: Correia (1-4) S: Lidge (13)

Orioles (24-28) 1 at Mariners (24-28) 0
W: Hill (2-0) L: Washburn (3-4) S: Sherrill (11)

Diamondbacks (23-29) 3 at Dodgers (35-18) 2
W: Buckner (2-1) L: Kuroda (1-1) S: Pena (1)

HR LIST
Adrian Gonzalez (21)
Ryan Howard (15)
Chase Utley (12)
Jim Thome (9)
Carlos Lee (9)
Victor Martinez (8)
Scott Hairston (8)
Matt Holliday (7)
Todd Helton (7)
Colby Rasmus (6)
AJ Pierzynski (5)

Cardinals/Reds Preview

noreply@blogger.com (Big League Baseball Blog) — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:54:00 +0000

The St. Louis Cardinals open an 8 game home stand tonight at Busch Stadium - the Cardinals will play the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st 4 game series and then wrap up the home stand with a 4 game series against the Colorado Rockies. The Reds come in with a 26-23 record, but they have lost 12 of their last 14 played at Busch Stadium. The Reds were swept in Milwaukee over the weekend, plus future star 1B Joey Votto went on the 15 day DL...lots of negatives going on in that clubhouse right now. The Cardinals come home after losing 2 out of 3 in San Francisco to the Giants, but they have been a different team since Chris Carpenter has come back off the DL. Ryan Ludwick and Rick Ankiel have both returned to the lineup from the DL as well and since that happened - Albert Pujols has started to break out of his slump. With Votto out, as well as Edwin Encarnacion, look for the Cardinals to continue to add to the Reds slump at Busch Stadium.

Jun 1, 2009 CIN (Volquez)@ STL (Wellemeyer)
Jun 2, 2009 CIN (Arroyo) @ STL (Thompson)
Jun 3, 2009 CIN (Cueto) @ STL (Pineiro)
Jun 4, 2009 CIN (Harang) @ STL (Carpenter)

Major League Baseball Scoreboard May 31

noreply@blogger.com (Big League Baseball Blog) — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:26:00 +0000

SCOREBOARD
Yankees (29-21) 4 at Indians (22-30) 5
W: Wood (2-2) L: Coke (1-3)

Red Sox (29-22) 8 at Blue Jays (29-24) 2
W: Lester (4-5) L: Romero (2-2)

Marlins (23-28) 2 at Mets (28-21) 3
W: Maine (5-3) L: Volstad (4-4) S: Rodriguez (14)

Tigers (28-21) 3 at Orioles (23-28) 0
W: Jackson (5-3) L: Berken (1-1) S: Rodney (10)

Nationals (13-36) 2 at Phillies (28-20) 4
W: Moyer (4-5) L: Lannan (2-5) S: Lidge (12)

Astros (20-28) 2 at Pirates (22-28) 1
W: Hampton (3-4) L: Maholm (3-2) S: Hawkins (6)

Twins (25-27) 3 at Rays (25-28) 2
W: Blackburn (5-2) L: Garza (4-4) S: Nathan (9)

Reds (26-23) 2 at Brewers (30-20) 5
W: Gallardo (5-2) L: Owings (3-6) S: Hoffman (13)

White Sox (24-25) 7 at Royals (23-27) 4
W: Thornton (2-1) L: Bale (0-1) S: Jenks (12)

Athletics (19-29) 5 at Rangers (30-20) 4
W: Bailey (4-0) L: Francisco (1-1)

Padres (25-25) 5 at Rockies (20-29) 2
W: Gaudin (2-3) L: De La Rosa (0-6) S: Bell (15)

Mariners (24-27) 8 at Angels (25-24) 9
W: Speier (1-1) L: Aardsma (1-2)

Cardinals (29-21) 3 at Giants (25-24) 5
W: Valdez (2-0) L: Wainwright (5-3) S: Wilson (12)

Braves (25-25) 9 at Diamondbacks (22-29) 3
W: Medlen (1-2) L: Scherzer (2-4)

Dodgers (35-17) 8 at Cubs (25-24) 2
W: Milton (2-0) L: Marshall (3-4)

HR LIST
Kevin Youkilis 2 (9)
Josh Willingham 2 (9)
Adam Kennedy 2 (4)
Adrian Gonzalez (20)
Carlos Pena (17)
Mark Teixeira (16)
Jason Bay (15)
Curtis Granderson (13)
Torii Hunter (12)
Mike Cameron (11)
Nate McLouth (9)
Brandon Phillips (9)
Scott Hairston (7)
Mike Napoli (7)
Alex Rios (6)
Jason Giambi (6)
Matt Kemp (6)
Ichiro Suzuki (5)
Chipper Jones (5)
Brendan Harris (3)
Dustin Pedroia (2)
Chris Coste (2)
Matt Joyce (2)
Endy Chavez (2)
Rich Aurilia (1)
Garret Anderson (1)

Pittsburgh Pirates May Awards

noreply@blogger.com (Big League Baseball Blog) — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:15:00 +0000

For April's awards, click here.

Hitter of the Month: Andy LaRoche
LaRoche had a pathetic April due to a very, very slow start. But since then he has been hitting the cover off the ball. After batting .254 in April, LaRoche has rebounded to bat .330 in May and has raised his BA to .299.

Andy also has put together 2 11-game hitting streaks this year and his .411 OBP in May led the team. He also has slugged .457 for the month, which is 2nd on the team.

LaRoche hit 6 doubles, 2 homers, and drove in 14 batters in 28 games.

Pitcher of the Month: Zach Duke
Duke become's North Side Notch's first repeat winner of this award as he had yet another stellar month. Duke posted a 2-3 record and a 2.98 ERA in 6 starts over the month of May. He also picked up his 2nd complete game of the year.

Duke walked just 11 batters as opposed to his 26 strikeouts in 42.1 innings.

He also was the only Pirates' starter to finish the month with an ERA under 4.00.

Minor League Hitter of the Month: Miles Durham
Durham, 26, was the Pirates' 22nd round pick in the 2006 draft. He is currently playing in Lynchburg. Durham had a spectacular month batting .333 with 6 HR and 21 RBI. He posted an OPS of .948. Durham gets most of his playing time in right field. If he can continue to put numbers up that are close to the ones he put up in May, you can expect him to move to Altoona soon.

Minor League Pitcher of the Month: Brad Lincoln
This one's a no-brainer, and Pirates' fans should be happy about that. Lincoln, 24, was the Bucs' 1st round pick in 2006 out of Houston. After missing all of 2007 and some of 2008 due to arm surgery, Lincoln looks to have returned to the prospect he was when the Bucs picked him 4th overall in '06. Lincoln has started 5 games in May and has allowed runs in only 2 of them. He is 1-1 with a 0.80 ERA in 33.2 innings over that span. He struck out 29 batters while only walking 6. On May 21st, Lincoln hurled a 2-hit, complete game shutout against Bowie. He hasn't allowed a run since May 15th. Look for Lincoln to keep this up and move to AAA soon. He is looking like a very strong candidate to be called up in September for a few starts as well.