Here’s
what’s happening in baseball:
Yesterday
4/25 Games
Los
Angeles Dodgers 3 New York Mets 2
Andre Either hit a go-ahead single in the top of the
ninth off Scott Rice as the Dodgers took the rubber game of the series. Matt Kemp had two more hits and has 11 hits
in his last 24 at bats.
Kansas
City 8 Detroit 3
The Royals tied the game in the top of eighth after
Justin Verlander exited, and won it in the tenth with five runs, highlighted by
Alex Gordon’s grand slam as they avoided the sweep in Detroit.
Pittsburgh
6 Philadelphia 4
Gabby Sanchez homered and Garrett Jones hit a
go-ahead pinch hit double in the eighth, as the Pirates took three of four in
Philadelphia.
Boston
7 Houston 2
David Ortiz went 3-4 with a HR and two RBI, and Clay
Buchholz became the first pitcher to reach 5 wins as he struck out 10 into the
eighth, as Boston dominated the Astros at home.
New
York Yankees 5 Toronto 3
Robbie Cano hit a game-breaking 3-run HR in the
third, and Vernon Wells and Francisco Cervelli connected on long balls as well,
and the Yankees took the first game from Toronto in New York.
Chicago
Cubs 4 Miami 3
Luis Valbuena hit a tie-breaking solo home run in
the top of the ninth as the Cubs escaped Miami with a win.
Washington
8 Cincinnati 1
Gio Gonzalez was superb on the mound, holding the
Reds to just one hit in eight innings, and Bryce Harper hit his 8th
HR as the Nationals cruised past Cincinnati.
Texas
2 Minnesota 1
Ranger’s rookie Nick Tepesch shutout Minnesota into
the sixth, and Nelson Cruz & Elvis Andrus knocked in the runs as Texas won
in Minnesota.
Baltimore
10 Oakland 2
Chris Davis hit his eighth home run, Nate McClouth
reached base for times, and Adam Jones had three hits as the Orioles routed the
A’s for Jason Hammel who improved to 3-1.
Chicago
White Sox 5 Tampa Bay 2
Chris Sale struck out seven in seven innings, and
Adam Dunn homered as the White Sox improved to 11-3 when Sale pitches at home.
Seattle
6 Los Angeles Angels 0
Carlos Peguero hit a 451-foot solo home run to dead
center field in the third, his first at-bat of the season, and the third
longest home run ever hit at Safeco Field in Seattle, and rookie Brandon Maurer
pitched into the seventh as the Mariners shutout the Angels. Kyle Seager also homered for Seattle.
Arizona
3 Colorado 2
Paul Goldschmidt hit a 2-run HR in the fourth, and
Trevor Cahill labored through five innings for the win as Arizona won at home.
Record
Watch: Clay Buchholz of the Red Sox is 5-0 and on pace for
a 35-0 record, which would break a lot of records.
A.L.
MVP Watch: David Ortiz, DH, Boston. Thursday went 3-4 with a home run and 2 RBI. Hitting .550 since returning from the DL.
N.L.
MVP Watch: Bryce Harper, OF, Washington (6th
mention). Thursday went 2-3 with his 8th
home run and is batting .363.
Fantasy
Spin: David Ortiz has been raking the ball since returning
and instantly gave fantasy teams a boost.
He’s averaged 28 HRs and 86 RBI the past three years, bats close to
.300, and hits fourth in between Pedroia & Napoli. No reason why he can’t approach 30 HR and 100
RBI, especially if Jacoby Ellsbury continues to get on base ahead of him and
produces at a high level in his contract year.
Ortiz will play first base during inter league games in the National
League, gaining eligibility in leagues that only list his position as DH, so
his value won’t suffer.
History
– St. Louis Cardinals Team History
Originally known as the Browns when they
established themselves in 1882, they joined the National League in 1892, and
adopted the name Cardinals in 1900. They
went on to become one of the most successful franchises in the history of the National
League and all of baseball, winning 11 World Series titles, second only
all-time to the Yankees 27. Their
championship years are:
1926 4-3 over
the New York Yankees
1931 4-3 over
the Philadelphia Athletics
1934 4-3 over
the Detroit Tigers
1942 4-1 over
the New York Yankees
1944 4-2 over
the St. Louis Browns
1946 4-3 over
the Boston Red Sox
1964 4-3 over
the New York Yankees
1967 4-3 over
the Boston Red Sox
1982 4-3 over
the Milwaukee Brewers
2006 4-1 over
the Detroit Tigers
2011 4-3 over
the Texas Rangers.
Cardinals
players have won 20 MVP awards and 3 Cy Young awards, led by Hall of Famers OF/1B
Stan Musial and Pitcher Bob Gibson.
Trivia
– Today’s
Question – Before Albert Pujols of the Cardinals won the N.L. MVP in 2005, 2008
& 2009, who was the last Cardinals player to win the award?
Yesterday’s
Question – Besides Hank Greenberg, who is the only
other player in Major League history to win the M.V.P. at two different
positions?
Answer
– Robin
Yount, in 1982 as a shortstop, and in 1989 as an outfielder.
Vegas Bet:
Lastly, here’s an actual Las Vegas bet that pays 1:1 -
Over/Under
6 strikeouts by Ryan Dempster today
vs. Houston.
Yesterday’s Bet: Over/Under 7 Strikeouts by
Justin Verlander today vs. Kansas City.
Result: Under.
Verlander struck out 4.
Standings
| American League East | ||||
| Team | W | L | GB | Strk |
| Boston | 15 | 7 | - | W 2 |
| Baltimore | 13 | 9 | 2 | W 1 |
| N.Y. Yankees | 12 | 9 | 2½ | W 1 |
| Tampa Bay | 10 | 12 | 5 | L 1 |
| Toronto | 9 | 14 | 6½ | L 1 |
| American League Central | ||||
| Team | W | L | GB | Strk |
| Kansas City | 11 | 8 | - | W 1 |
| Detroit | 10 | 10 | 1½ | L 1 |
| Minnesota | 9 | 9 | 1½ | L 2 |
| Chi. White Sox | 9 | 12 | 3 | W 2 |
| Cleveland | 8 | 11 | 3 | L 1 |
| American League West | ||||
| Team | W | L | GB | Strk |
| Texas | 15 | 7 | - | W 2 |
| Oakland | 13 | 10 | 2½ | L 2 |
| L.A. Angels | 8 | 13 | 6½ | L 2 |
| Seattle | 9 | 15 | 7 | W 1 |
| Houston | 7 | 15 | 8 | L 1 |
| National League | ||||
| National League East | ||||
| Team | W | L | GB | Strk |
| Atlanta | 15 | 6 | - | L 1 |
| N.Y. Mets | 10 | 10 | 4½ | L 1 |
| Washington | 11 | 11 | 4½ | W 1 |
| Philadelphia | 9 | 14 | 7 | L 3 |
| Miami | 5 | 17 | 10½ | L 1 |
| National League Central | ||||
| Team | W | L | GB | Strk |
| St. Louis | 13 | 8 | - | W 3 |
| Pittsburgh | 13 | 9 | ½ | W 3 |
| Cincinnati | 13 | 10 | 1 | L 1 |
| Milwaukee | 11 | 9 | 1½ | L 1 |
| Chi. Cubs | 7 | 14 | 6 | W 1 |
| National League West | ||||
| Team | W | L | GB | Strk |
| Colorado | 14 | 8 | - | L 1 |
| Arizona | 13 | 9 | 1 | W 3 |
| San Francisco | 13 | 9 | 1 | L 2 |
| L.A. Dodgers | 10 | 11 | 3½ | W 1 |
| San Diego | 6 | 15 | 7½ | W1 |
Weekend Schedule 4/26 - 4/28
with probable pitchers in parentheses.
My picks to win are highlighted. Weekend Picks: 7-5 Overall: 165-141
Friday 4/26
Times EST
My picks to win are highlighted. Weekend Picks: 7-5 Overall: 165-141
Friday 4/26
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Saturday 4/27
Sunday 4/28
Sunday 4/28
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