Posts Tagged ‘Chipper Jones’
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 29
New York Yankees 10 Chicago White Sox 0- Sergio Mitre gave up one hit in 6.1 innings as he improved to 3-1 as a starter; Mitre, who left the game in the 7th inning with a right forearm contusion, gave up his only hit of the game to Jim Thome. Alex Rodriguez hit a long ball in the 8th inning …
by Derek Johnson on August 30th, 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 »
Body Found on Jones’ Ranch
A 22-year old Mexican body was found yesterday on the family ranch of the Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones. Jones has owned the 10,000 acre ranch in southwest Texas since 2000. He visits the ranch several times during the offseason and during Thanksgiving. The man’s body was found around 6:30 am yesterday morning by a ranch foreman. Larry Jones …
by Remy Gallagher on August 21st, 2009 2 Comments »
MLB Recap: August 14
Chicago Cubs 17 Pittsburgh Pirates 2- A ten-run 2nd inning propelled the Chicago Cubs to their 59th victory of the season. Cubs starter Randy Wells gave up two earned runs on seven hits in six innings as he improved to 9-5 as a starter. Kosuke Fukodome hit a three-run blast for Chicago in the 1st inning, during which the Cubs …
by Derek Johnson on August 15th, 2009 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: August 6
Washington Nationals 12 Florida Marlins 8- Down 6-0 after the first two innings, the Nationals stormed back with a pair of four-run innings (5th and 8th) and a three-run 4th inning; they went on to win their 37th game of the season. Ryan Zimmerman and Elijah Dukes both homered for the Nationals; Zimmerman was one double away from the cycle. …
by Derek Johnson on August 7th, 2009 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: August 1
Atlanta Braves 4 Los Angeles Dodgers 3- Derek Lowe gave up three earned runs on five hits in six innings as he picked up his eleventh victory of the season against his former team. Chipper Jones drove in two runs for the Braves, who improved to 53-51 on the year. Andre Ethier went deep in the 6th inning for Los …
by Derek Johnson on August 2nd, 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: July 20
Atlanta Braves 11 San Francisco Giants 3- Tommy Hanson allowed three earned runs on five hits in seven innings as he improved to 5-0 as a starter. Garret Anderson, Chipper Jones, and Ryan Church all homered for the Braves, who improved to 47-46 on the year. Jonathan Sanchez made his first start since his no-hitter; he allowed three earned runs …
by Derek Johnson on July 21st, 2009 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: July 18
New York Yankees 2 Detroit Tigers 1- C.C. Sabathia allowed five hits in seven scoreless innings as he picked up his ninth victory of the season. Detroit’s Justin Verlander had an impressive day as well, allowing two earned runs on seven hits in seven innings, but it was not enough as Verlander was issued his 5th loss of the season. …
by Derek Johnson on July 19th, 2009 1 Comments »