Posts Tagged ‘Jim Thome’
The stove is heating up: A look at the MLB free agent frenzy
Despite the fact that it is the offseason, this is the time in which baseball is at its busiest. All over the country, general mangers are figuring out their game plan. They are trying to find answers to questions such as; what are our strengths and weaknesses? How much can we spend on free agents and contract extensions? Are their …
by Nicholas Abbate on November 18th, 2011 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 21
Milwaukee Brewers 7 Washington Nationals 3- Braden Looper squandered two earned runs on four hits in six innings as he improved to 11-6 as a starter; Prince Fielder and Casey McGehee homered for the Brewers, who won their 59th game of the season. Felipe Lopez drove in two more runs for Milwaukee, who snapped a four-game losing streak. Adam Dunn …
by Derek Johnson on August 22nd, 2009 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: August 16
Washington Nationals 5 Cincinnati Reds 4- Not even a four-run 5th inning could help the Reds take down the Nationals. Ryan Zimmerman hit a two-run single in the top of the 8th inning that gave the Nationals a 5-4 lead. Josh Willingham hit a two-run blast in the 4th inning for Washington, who improved to 43-75 on the season; Willingham …
by Derek Johnson on August 17th, 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 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 17
Chicago Cubs 3 Washington Nationals 1- Carlos Zambrano allowed one unearned run on four hits in five innings as he improved to 6-4 as a starter; Zambrano also hit a 2-run double in the 2nd inning to lift the Cubs to their 45th victory of the season. Aramis Ramirez went deep for Chicago in the 3rd inning. Cincinnati Reds 4 …
by Derek Johnson on July 18th, 2009 1 Comments »
MLB Recap: July 11
Chicago Cubs 5 St. Louis Cardinals 2- Ted Lilly allowed one earned run on four hits in eight innings as he went on to win his 100th career game. With this win, the Cubs improved to 42-42 on the year, ending a three game losing streak. St. Louis still sits atop the NL Central with a record of 48-41. Milwaukee …
by Derek Johnson on July 12th, 2009 Leave a comment »