Posts Tagged ‘Luis Castillo’
MLB Trade Deadline Rumor Alert: Snyder on the Move, Mets May Deal for Pitching
In our first rumor update of the day, we have some important news to report. -Jon Morosi is reporting that the Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed in principle to send catcher Chris Snyder to the Pirates. It is unsure of who the Pirates will send back in return. -Snyder, 29, has spent his entire career with the Diamondbacks. He enters the …
by Jon Alba on July 31st, 2010 Leave a comment »
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 8
Texas Rangers 11 Cleveland Indians 9 (Game 1)- Julio Borbon homered twice while Marlon Byrd and David Murphy each went deep once to lift Texas to its 77th win of the season. Byrd finished the game 4-for-4 with 3 RBIs and two runs scored. Neftali Feliz was credited with his first win of the year after pitching 1.2 innings of …
by Derek Johnson on September 9th, 2009 Leave a comment »
Simply Amazin’! Mets Faulter On Triple Play
It would have had to have taken something incredible to bump the New York return of Pedro Martinez off of the front covers of the city’s newspapers. In correspondence with the Mets season though, miracles do occur. Unfortunate miracles that is. The Mets were defeated on Sunday in front of a near sell-out crowd against the division-leading Philadelphia Phillies, all …
by Jon Alba on August 23rd, 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 »
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 »
Castillo Falls Down Dugout Steps, Sprains Ankle
Add another name to the long list of injured players on the New York Mets. On Tuesday, during a game against the St. Louis Cardinals, second baseman Luis Castillo slipped and fell down the dugout stairs, spraining his left ankle, after grounding out in the seventh inning. The Cardinals ended up winning the game in extra innings by a score …
by Remy Gallagher on August 7th, 2009 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: July 26
Toronto Blue Jays 5 Tampa Bay Rays 1- Brett Cecil improved to 4-1 as a starter after he gave up one earned run on four hits in seven innings; the lone Tampa run was scored on a Carl Crawford solo shot in the 6th inning. Scott Rolen’s three-run home run in the 4th inning lifted the Jays to their 48th …
by Derek Johnson on July 26th, 2009 Leave a comment »
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 »
MLB Recap: June 13
Minnesota Twins 2 Chicago Cubs 0- Anthony Swarzak allowed four hits in seven innings, leading the Twins to a two-run victory over the Chicago Cubs. Swarzak was then sent back to AAA Rochester after the game. Jason Kubel hit a home run in the second inning, and Joe Mauer provided the other run of the game with an RBI single …
by Derek Johnson on June 14th, 2009 1 Comments »