Posts Tagged ‘BJ Upton’
Five Notable Players Still Available At The Trade Deadline
With the 2011 MLB Trade Deadline ending today, Here are some key players that need to be noticed while still on the deadline: Heath Bell, P (Padres)- With so much hype going into the final week of the deadline, Heath Bell was “the” man to be watching, but yet, on the final day with few hours left, he still has …
by Richard Dooley on July 31st, 2011 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: September 14
Cincinnati Reds 3 Houston Astros 1- Bronson Arroyo gave up one earned run on six hits in seven innings as he picked up his 13th victory of the season. Jay Bruce singled in two runs in the 7th while Brandon Phillips added a solo shot in the 8th to lift Cincinnati to Win #65 of the year. Carlos Lee doubled …
by Derek Johnson on September 15th, 2009 1 Comments »
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 »
MLB Recap: August 18
Colorado Rockies 4 Washington Nationals 3- Ubaldo Jimenez gave up two earned runs on seven hits in eight innings as he picked up his 11th victory of the season. Brad Hawpe, Carlos Gonzalez, and Clint Barmes all hit solo shots for the Rockies, who improved to 66-53 on the season; Hawpe ended the game with 2 RBIs. Craig Stammen, Nyjer …
by Derek Johnson on August 19th, 2009 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: July 24
Chicago Cubs 8 Cincinnati Reds 5- Mike Fontenot, Aramis Ramirez, Jeff Baker, and Derrek Lee all homered for Chicago en route to their eighth win in eleven games. Randy Wells squandered three earned runs on seven hits in six innings as he improved to 6-4 as a starter; the three runs Wells gave up came off the bat of Aaron …
by Derek Johnson on July 25th, 2009 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: June 28
San Francisco Giants 7 Milwaukee Brewers 0- Ryan Sadowski allowed four hits in six innings as he went on to win his first Major League game as a starting pitcher. As a result of his effort, he was awarded not one, not two, but THREE game balls: one for his first pitch, one for his first strikeout, and one for …
by Derek Johnson on June 29th, 2009 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: June 26
Milwaukee Brewers 5 San Francisco Giants 1- Matt Cain will have to wait another day to become the National League’s first 10-game winner as his Giants fell to the Brewers by a score of 5 to 1. Milwaukee starter Yovani Gallardo allowed just one earned run on four hits in 7.2 innings; the one run he allowed came in the …
by Derek Johnson on June 27th, 2009 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: June 16
St. Louis Cardinals 11 Detroit Tigers 2- Albert Pujols homered for the fifth time in as many games, helping the Cardinals improve their record to 35-30. Adam Wainwright allowed one earned run on six hits in seven innings for St. Louis. Tigers starter Justin Verlander allowed five earned runs on eight hits in just four innings of work; Verlander was …
by Derek Johnson on June 17th, 2009 1 Comments »
Who is the Beast of the AL East?
Going in to the 2008 MLB season, the AL East had been dominated by the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. However, in 2008, a new force came to battle these 2 historic rivals. The Tampa Bay Rays, who had finished dead last for the past 11 years, won an astonishing 97 games and won the AL East. …
by Matt Cote on January 25th, 2009 8 Comments »
Boston Red Sox 4 Tampa Bay Rays 2
On Thursday, the Boston Red Sox were nine outs away from being eliminated from World Series contention. On Saturday, behind solo home runs from Kevin Youkilis and Jason Varitek, the Boston Red Sox forced their 4th Game 7 in the ALCS in this decade alone, beating the Tampa Bay Rays by a score of 4 to 2. Boston starter Josh …
by Derek Johnson on October 19th, 2008 Leave a comment »