Posts Tagged ‘Alex Rios’
MLB Recap: August 28
Chicago Cubs 5 New York Mets 2- Alfonso Soriano’s three-run blast in the 8th inning broke a 2-2 tie and lifted the Chicago Cubs to Win #64 of the season. Derrek Lee and Aramis Ramirez singled in the other runs for Chicago. Carlos Marmol shut down the Mets in the 9th inning to earn his 6th save of the year. …
by Derek Johnson on August 29th, 2009 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: August 19
Chicago White Sox 4 Kansas City Royals 2- Jose Contreras gave up one earned run on three hits in seven innings as he improved to 5-11 as a starter. Gordon Beckham, Carlos Quentin, and Alex Rios all hit solo shots for the White Sox, who won their 62nd game of the season. It was the first time Royals starter Zack …
by Derek Johnson on August 20th, 2009 1 Comments »
White Sox Acquire Ríos
In a move that very well may accurately demonstrate the Toronto Blue Jays willingness to win a championship, OF Alex Ríos has been claimed off of waivers by the Chicago White Sox. The deal comes just weeks after the squad failed to deal high-priced ace Roy Halladay before the July 31st trading deadline. Toronto general manager J.P. Ricciardi, who successfully …
by Jon Alba on August 10th, 2009 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: August 8
San Francisco Giants 4 Cincinnati Reds 2- Barry Zito gave up two earned runs on three hits in six innings as he improved to 8-10 as a starter. Bengie Molina went 3-for-4 with 3 RBIs, hitting a home run in the 8th inning to lift the Giants to their 61st victory of the season. Eugenio Velez also homered for San …
by Derek Johnson on August 9th, 2009 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: August 7
Washington Nationals 7 Arizona Diamondbacks 6- Down 5-0 in the middle of the 2nd inning, Washington stormed back with seven unanswered runs on their way to Win #38 of the season. Josh Willingham hit a game-tying two-run single in the 7th inning to extend the Nationals’ winning streak to a season-best six games. Ryan Zimmerman hit a long ball for …
by Derek Johnson on August 8th, 2009 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: August 2
Colorado Rockies 6 Cincinnati Reds 4- Dexter Fowler hit a two-out RBI triple in the top of the 11th inning to lift the Rockies to their 58th victory of the season; Fowler scored the last Colorado run on a Garrett Atkins infield single. Ian Stewart and Troy Tulowitzki both homered for the Rockies, who completed a three-game sweep over Cincinnati. …
by Derek Johnson on August 3rd, 2009 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: July 25
Oakland Athletics 6 New York Yankees 4- Gio Gonzalez allowed one earned run on two hits in 6.2 innings as he improved to 2-2 as a starter; the lone run given up by Gonzalez came off a Brett Gardner RBI triple in the 1st inning. Oakland scored six in the seventh inning to win its 41st game of the season. …
by Derek Johnson on July 26th, 2009 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: July 22
Pittsburgh Pirates 8 Milwaukee Brewers 7- The Pirates traded away Adam LaRoche, who led the team in home runs, but they poured five in on the Brewers on their way to an 8-7 victory over Milwaukee. Ryan Doumit homered twice while Andrew McCutchen, Garrett Jones, and Brandon Moss each went deep once for Pittsburgh, who improved to 42-52 on the …
by Derek Johnson on July 23rd, 2009 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: July 6
Toronto Blue Jays 7 New York Yankees 6- Ricky Romero allowed three earned runs on seven hits in 6.1 innings as he improved to 7-3 as a starter. Alex Rios and John McDonald both homered for the Blue Jays, who won their 43rd game of the season. Eric Hinske went deep for the Yankees in the 5th inning. Philadelphia Phillies …
by Derek Johnson on July 7th, 2009 Leave a comment »
Ortiz Hits First Homer as Sox Smash Jays
The Boston Red Sox defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 8-3 in Boston Wednesday night. It was a great night for the Sox in many ways, and possibly their best game of the season to date. Toronto’s Brett Cecil and first-year Red Sox Brad Penny were the starters of tonight’s game. Cecil came into the game 2-0 with an ERA of …
by Carmine Caruso on May 20th, 2009 1 Comments »