Posts Tagged ‘Carlos Marmol’
Fantasy in Five: Five relievers to pick up
After seeing the first month of the young baseball season come to an end, it’s a safe assumption to say it’s not the year of the closer. There have been numerous closers that have either suffered season-ending injuries (Brian Wilson, Mariano Rivera), or have been kicked out of their role for lack of production (Carlos Marmol, Hector Santiago). In this …
by Giovanni Mio on May 8th, 2012 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: September 11
Chicago Cubs 6 Cincinnati Reds 4- Jeff Stevens pitched one inning of relief, scattering three earned runs on as many hits; despite giving up a three-run home run to Jonny Gomes, Stevens managed to pick up his first victory of the season. Geovany Soto homered in the 4th inning and added a sacrifice fly in the 2nd to lift Chicago …
by Derek Johnson on September 12th, 2009 1 Comments »
MLB Recap: September 9
Chicago Cubs 8 Pittsburgh Pirates 5- Carlos Zambrano picked up his 1st win since July 22 after holding the Pirates to two earned runs on five hits in six innings; Zambrano struck out 8 as he earned Win #8 of the season. Micah Hoffpauir hit a solo home run and drove in another to lift Chicago to its 71st victory …
by Derek Johnson on September 10th, 2009 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: September 5
Chicago Cubs 5 New York Mets 3- Rich Harden picked up his 9th victory of the season after squandering two runs (only one was earned) on seven hits in five innings. Derrek Lee homered twice while Aramis Ramirez went deep once, providing all the runs for Chicago en route to Win #68 of the year. Cory Sullivan blasted his second …
by Derek Johnson on September 6th, 2009 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: September 2
Cincinnati Reds 5 Pittsburgh Pirates 3- Homer Bailey squandered three earned runs on seven hits in 6.1 innings as he improved to 5-4 as a starter. Brandon Phillips and Drew Stubbs each hit a solo home run for Cincinnati, who completed a four-game sweep over Pittsburgh to reach the 60-win milestone; it was the Reds’ first four-game sweep in Cincinnati …
by Derek Johnson on September 3rd, 2009 1 Comments »
MLB Recap: September 1
Philadelphia Phillies 1 San Francisco Giants 0- Cole Hamels picked up his 8th victory of the season after tossing a complete game two-hitter; it was Hamels’ first win since July 28 against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Ryan Howard drove in the only run of the game in the 4th inning, singling in Shane Victorino to lift Philadelphia to Win #76 of …
by Derek Johnson on September 2nd, 2009 Leave a comment »
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: June 14
Philadelphia Phillies 11 Boston Red Sox 6- With the game tied at five at the stretch, a six-run seventh inning for Philadelphia propelled them to their 36th victory of the season. Both the Red Sox and Phillies now have 25 losses on the year. Jimmy Rollins hit his 5th home run of the year in the 7th inning. Pittsburgh Pirates …
by Derek Johnson on June 14th, 2009 2 Comments »
Braves Win in 12 after 8th Inning Rally
Last night, Chicago Cubs pitcher Randy Wells had a no-hitter going into the 7th inning. Chipper Jones ended the rookie’s chance of accomplishing the rare task by hitting a single in the 7th. Jones’ hit started a rally that would help the Braves win 6-5 in 12 innings. For 6 2/3 innings, Wells mowed down the Braves, striking out many …
by Remy Gallagher on June 4th, 2009 1 Comments »