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MLB Recap: September 15

MLB Recap: September 15

Atlanta Braves 6 New York Mets 0- Tommy Hanson scattered just three hits in seven innings as he earned membership in the MLB’s 10-win club; Hanson walked three and struck out eight. Adam LaRoche homered twice and drove in three runs to lift Atlanta to Win #76 of the season. Nate McLouth drove in the other three runs for the …

by Derek Johnson on September 16th, 2009 Leave a comment »

MLB Recap: September 14

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 9

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 1

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 22

MLB Recap: August 22

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 7 Toronto Blue Jays 3- A pair of three-run innings lifted the Angels to their 74th victory of the season. Ervin Santana gave up three earned runs on seven hits in six innings as he improved to 7-6 as a starter. Vladimir Guerrero and Juan Rivera went deep for Los Angeles, who avoided its first …

by Derek Johnson on August 23rd, 2009 2 Comments »

MLB Recap: August 16

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 9

MLB Recap: August 9

Washington Nationals 9 Arizona Diamondbacks 2- J.D. Martin won his first game of the season after giving up one earned run on five hits in five innings. Adam Dunn hit a two-run blast in the 1st inning for Washington, who reached the 40-win milestone after winning eight straight games. Arizona scored both of their runs off solo blasts from Trent …

by Derek Johnson on August 9th, 2009 Leave a comment »

MLB Recap: July 11

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: July 3

MLB Recap: July 3

New York Yankees 4 Toronto Blue Jays 2- A.J. Burnett allowed two earned runs on six hits in seven innings as he improved to 7-4 as a starter. Robinson Cano and Alex Rodriguez went deep for the Yankees as they went on to win their 46th game of the season. Toronto’s Vernon Wells hit his 8th long ball of the …

by Derek Johnson on July 4th, 2009 2 Comments »

Who is the Beast of the AL East?

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 »