Dodgers & Padres Brawl in San Diego

Thursday April 11^th Games:

Los Angeles Dodgers 3, San Diego 2
Juan Uribe hit a go-ahead 2-run HR in the 8th inning, but this game was marred by a benches clearing brawl in the 6th inning when San Diego outfielder Carlos Quentin charged Dodger pitcher Zach Greinke after being hit by a pitch.  A wild melee ensued and Greinke left with a broken collarbone.  Several players were ejected as the jarring continued after the game with Matt Kemp going nose-to-nose with Quentin outside the locker rooms.  Expect suspensions to be handed out by MLB soon.

Detroit 11, Toronto 2

Prince Fielder and Torii Hunter combined for 7 RBI as the Tigers chased Toronto starter Josh Johnson in the second inning.  Doug Fister got the win and Detroit won the series 2—1..

San Francisco 7, Chicago Cubs 6

The Giants rallied from 5 runs down early to edge the Cubs in Chicago as Pablo Sandoval and Angel Pagan each had 2 RBI and Sergio Romo saved his MLB-leading 6^th game.

New York Yankees, Cleveland (Postponed due to rain)

Washington 7, Chicago White Sox 4
Bryce Harper had 2 more hits and 2 more RBI and Ryan Zimmerman drove in 2 runs with a double after Bryce Harper was intentionally walked as the Nationals completed the 3-game sweep of the White Sox.


Baltimore 3, Boston 2
Chris Davis hit his 6th HR and Adam Jones drove in 2 runs as the Orioles took the rubber match of the 3-game series in Boston.



Oakland 8, Los Angeles Angels 1
Josh Donaldson hit a titbreaking HR in the 6th and Yoenis Cespedes also homered as the A's pounded on 16 hits and completed the 3-game sweep of the struggling Angels in Anaheim.  Oakland pitcher A.J. Griffin hurled 8 innings allowing just 1 run for the win.

Texas 4, Seattle 3
A.J. Pierzynski homered and David Murphy snapped a 2-2 tie with an RBI single in the 5th inning as the Rangers chased Seattle starter Felix Hernandez in the 7th inning.

Standings   (new)

	American League
Eastern Division	Wins	Losses	Streak
Boston	5	4	Lost 1
Baltimore	5	4	Won 1
NY Yankees	4	4	Won 3
Tampa Bay	4	5	Won 1
Toronto	3	6	Lost 1
	Wins	Losses	Streak
Kansas City	6	3	Won 4
Detroit	5	4	Won 1
Chi White Sox	4	5	Lost 2
Minnesota	4	5	Lost 3
Cleveland	3	5	Lost 2
	Wins	Losses	Streak
Oakland	8	2	Won 7
Texas	7	3	Lost 1
Seattle	4	7	Lost 2
Houston	3	6	Won 2
L.A. Angels	2	7	Lost 3
	National League
	Wins	Losses	Streak
Atlanta	8	1	Won 6
Washington	7	2	Won 2
NY Mets	5	4	Lost 2
Philadelphia	4	5	Won 2
Miami	1	8	Lost 5
	Wins	Losses	Streak
Cincinnati	5	4	Lost 2
St. Louis	5	4	Won 2
Chi Cubs	3	6	Lost 1
Pittsburgh	3	6	Lost 1
Milwaukee	2	6	Lost 1
	Wins	Losses	Streak
San Francisco	7	3	Won 4
Arizona	6	3	Won 1
LA Dodgers	6	3	Won 1
Colorado	5	4	Lost 3
San Diego	2	7	Lost 1

A.L. MVP Watch:   Chris Davis, 1-2 HR(6), 1 RBI (19).  Leads Majors in both categories.

N.L. MVP Watch:   Bryce Harper, 2-4 with 2 RBI.  Batting .417 with 4 HRs.

Record Watch:    Chris Davis is on pace for 342 RBI

History – Washington Nationals, N.L. East Team History

The Nationals were founded as the Montreal Expos in 1969 when the National League expanded.  Following the franchise lineage, they have no relation to either the Washington Senators of ’01-’61 or ’61-’71.   They became the Minnesota Twins and Texas Rangers respectively.  The Expos were the first MLB team in Canada and made the playoffs just once, losing the to Los Angeles Dodgers in the N.L.C.S..    They were purchased by Major League Baseball in 2002 after and moved to Washington D.C. for the 2005 season and renamed the Washington Nationals.  They made the playoffs for the second time in franchise history in 2012 and were eliminated by the St. Louis Cardinals in the N.L.D.S..

Trivia – Today’s Question – The Washington Nationals are one of two teams never to have played in a World Series.  What is the other team?

Yesterday’s Question:   Who is the Miami Marlins all-time Home Run leader?

Answer:  Dan Uggla, 154 HRs

Friday 4/12 – Sunday 4/14 Schedule with probable pitchers in parentheses. 

My picks to win are highlighted.  Yesterday’s Picks:  3-4  Overall:  73-61

Times EST

Friday 4/12

2:20 PM	San Francisco	Cain (0-1)	@	Chi. Cubs	Villanueva (0-0)
7:05 PM	Chi. White Sox	Quintana (0-0)	@	Cleveland	Masterson (2-0)
7:05 PM	Cincinnati	Leake (0-0)	@	Pittsburgh	Burnett (0-2)
7:05 PM	Atlanta	Teheran (0-0)	@	Washington	Detwiler (0-0)
7:05 PM	Baltimore	Gonzalez (1-0)	@	N.Y. Yankees	Sabathia (1-1)
7:10 PM	Tampa Bay	Cobb (1-0)	@	Boston	Doubront (0-0)
7:10 PM	Philadelphia	Lannan (0-0)	@	Miami	Nolasco (0-1)
8:10 PM	N.Y. Mets	Niese (1-0)	@	Minnesota	Worley (0-1)
8:10 PM	Toronto	Happ (1-0)	@	Kansas City	Mendoza (0-0)
8:15 PM	Milwaukee	Lohse (0-0)	@	St. Louis	Miller (1-0)
9:40 PM	L.A. Dodgers	Kershaw (2-0)	@	Arizona	Corbin (1-0)
10:05 PM	Houston	Norris (1-1)	@	L.A. Angels	Hanson (1-0)
10:05 PM	Detroit	Scherzer (1-0)	@	Oakland	Colon (1-0)
10:10 PM	Texas	Darvish (2-0)	@	Seattle	Iwakuma (1-0)
10:10 PM	Colorado	Garland (1-0)	@	San Diego	Ross (0-1)

Saturday 4/13

 

1:05 PM	San Francisco	Bumgarner (2-0)	@	Chi. Cubs	Samardzija (1-1)
1:05 PM	Tampa Bay	Price (0-1)	@	Boston	Lester (2-0)
1:05 PM	Atlanta	Hudson (1-0)	@	Washington	Strasburg (1-1)
4:05 PM	Chi. White Sox	Sale (1-0)	@	Cleveland	Jimenez (0-1)
4:05 PM	Baltimore	Hammel (1-1)	@	N.Y. Yankees	Kuroda (1-1)
4:05 PM	Detroit	Verlander (1-1)	@	Oakland	Anderson (1-1)
4:10 PM	N.Y. Mets	Harvey (2-0)	@	Minnesota	Diamond (0-0)
4:15 PM	Milwaukee	Gallardo (0-0)	@	St. Louis	Wainwright (1-1)
7:05 PM	Cincinnati	Cueto (1-0)	@	Pittsburgh	Locke (0-1)
7:10 PM	Toronto	Dickey (0-2)	@	Kansas City	Shields (1-1)
7:10 PM	Philadelphia	Hamels (0-2)	@	Miami	Fernandez (0-0)
8:10 PM	L.A. Dodgers	Ryu (1-1)	@	Arizona	Kennedy (1-0)
8:40 PM	Colorado	Chacin (1-0)	@	San Diego	Volquez (0-2)
9:05 PM	Houston	Harrell (0-2)	@	L.A. Angels	Richards (0-0)
9:10 PM	Texas	Ogando (2-0)	@	Seattle	Saunders (1-1)

Sunday 4/14

 

1:05 PM	Chi. White Sox	Peavy (1-1)	@	Cleveland	Carrasco (0-1)
1:10 PM	Philadelphia	Halladay (0-2)	@	Miami	Slowey (0-2)
1:35 PM	Tampa Bay	Hellickson (0-1)	@	Boston	Buchholz (2-0)
1:35 PM	Atlanta	Maholm (2-0)	@	Washington	Gonzalez (1-0)
1:35 PM	Cincinnati	Latos (0-0)	@	Pittsburgh	Rodriguez (1-0)
2:10 PM	N.Y. Mets	Gee (0-2)	@	Minnesota	Correia (0-1)
2:10 PM	Toronto	Morrow (0-1)	@	Kansas City	Santana (1-1)
2:15 PM	Milwaukee	Estrada (1-0)	@	St. Louis	Garcia (1-0)
2:20 PM	San Francisco	Lincecum (1-0)	@	Chi. Cubs	Jackson (0-2)
3:35 PM	Houston	Humber (0-2)	@	L.A. Angels	Wilson (0-0)
4:05 PM	Detroit	Sanchez (1-0)	@	Oakland	Parker (0-1)
4:10 PM	Colorado	De La Rosa (0-1)	@	San Diego	Richard (0-1)
4:10 PM	Texas	Tepesch (1-0)	@	Seattle	Maurer (0-2)
4:10 PM	L.A. Dodgers	Beckett (0-1)	@	Arizona	Cahill (0-2)
8:05 PM	Baltimore	Chen (0-1)	@	N.Y. Yankees	Pettitte (2-0)

Vegas Bet:  Lastly, here’s an actual bet you can make in Las Vegas casinos:  Over/Under 1 win by Houston vs. Los Anglels Angels this weekend.

Yesterday’s Bet:   Over/Under 8 strikeouts by Felix Hernandez tonight vs. Texas.

Result:  Under.  Hernandez struck out just 5.