Posts Tagged ‘Ryan Sweeney’
Andrew Bailey Traded to Boston Red Sox
It was either the Texas Rangers or the Boston Red Sox for Oakland closer Andrew Bailey; in the end, Bailey was traded to Bobby Valentine’s Red Sox squad. Bailey and outfielder Ryan Sweeney were traded on Wednesday to the Red Sox in exchange for Josh Reddick and two prospects: Miles Head and Raul Alcantara. Red Sox GM Ben Cherington had …
by Derek Johnson on December 29th, 2011 3 Comments »
MLB Recap: September 17
Milwaukee Brewers 7 Chicago Cubs 4- Dave Bush improved to 5-7 as a starter after squandering four earned runs on eight hits in 5.2 innings. Jody Gerut hit a grand slam in the 4th inning while Mike Rivera added a two-run double in the 7th to lift Milwaukee to its 71st victory of the season. Micah Hoffpauir doubled in two …
by Derek Johnson on September 18th, 2009 1 Comments »
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
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 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 »
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: August 31
Tampa Bay Rays 11 Detroit Tigers 7- Carlos Pena’s AL-leading 38th long ball of the season lifted the Tampa Bay Rays to Win #71 of the season; Pena finished the game 3-for-5 with two runs scored and 4 RBIs. Jason Bartlett also went deep for Tampa Bay. Carlos Guillen hit not one, but two home runs for Detroit, but it …
by Derek Johnson on September 1st, 2009 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: August 27
New York Mets 10 Florida Marlins 3- Tim Redding gave up three earned runs on five hits in 6.2 innings as he improved to 2-4 as a starter. Fernando Tatis and Angel Pagan homered for the Mets, who improved to 58-70 on the season. With this win, New York snapped a five-game losing streak. Chris Coghlan hit two solo home …
by Derek Johnson on August 28th, 2009 Leave a comment »
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: 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 »