Here’s
what’s happening in baseball:
Game
of the Day for Wednesday 5/30
Baltimore Orioles 9, Washington Nationals 6
The most exciting game of the day featured eight home runs, three by one player, two by another, and a six-run seventh inning by the home team Orioles that resulted in a dramatic come-from-behind win. Washington third baseman Ryan Zimmerman homered in his first three at-bats, helping the Nationals and pitcher Jordan Zimmerman (8-3) to a 6-2 lead before the Oriole's bats woke up and electrified the home crowd . In the bottom of the seventh, Steve Pearce started the scoring with a two-run homer and Chris Davis finished it with his second home run of the game, a two-run shot that put the game out of reach for Washington. Baltimore's bullpen held the lead by not allowing a hit in the final four and and two thirds innings, capped by Jim Johnson's 16th save. Chris Davis has scored a run in his last eight games now and his 19 home runs lead all of baseball.
Rest
of the day’s scores:
Consecutive
days with a walk-off win: 6 The
San Diego walked off winners against Seattle in the tenth inning when Will
Venable singled in the winning run.
A.L.
MVP Watch: Chris
Davis, 1B/OF, Baltimore Orioles (6th mention). Davis went 4-4 on Wednesday with two home
runs (ML-Leading 18 & 19), three RBI and three runs scored, and is on pace
to hit .359 with 59 HRs and 155 RBI.
N.L.
MVP Watch: Troy
Tulowitzki, SS, Colorado Rockies (3rd mention). Tulowitzki went 3-4 on Wednesday with two
home runs (11 & 12) three RBI, and two runs scored, and is on pace to hit
.338 with 38 HRs and 136 RBI.
Record Watch: Houston first baseman Chris Carter struck out twice on Wednesday, pushing his total to 77 for the season, and puts him on pace to whiff 235 times which would break the record of 223 set by Cleveland Indians first baseman Mark Reynolds in 2009.
News & Notes: Third baseman Ryan Zimmerman of the Washington Nationals and catcher Dioner Navarro of the Chicago Cubs each hit three home runs yesterday.
News & Notes: Third baseman Ryan Zimmerman of the Washington Nationals and catcher Dioner Navarro of the Chicago Cubs each hit three home runs yesterday.
History
– 1916 World Series
Winner: Boston
Red Sox 4-1 against the Brooklyn Robbins.
Just like in 1915, the Red Sox played their home
games at the larger Braves Field rather than one year old Fenway Park, and the
crowds were tremendous, averaging 33,000.
Red Sox pitching once again proved to be the dominating factor in the
series, with Eddie Shore winning two games and Babe Ruth pitching 13 scoreless
innings in a Game 2 victory. Ruth would
go on to throw a record 29 consecutive World Series innings. Boston outscored Brooklyn 21-13 overall, and
outhit them 39-34. Hall-of-Famers in the
series included for Boston pitchers Harry Hooper and Herb Pennock of course
Babe Ruth; and for Brooklyn Manager Wilbert Robertson, pitcher Rube Marquad, and
outfielders Zach Wheat and Casey Stengel who would enter the Hall-of Fame as a
manager after leading the New York Yankees seven world championships from
1949-1958.
Trivia
- Today’s Question: Babe Ruth his 714 career home runs, how many did he hit as a member of the Boston Red Sox?
Yesterday’s
Question: How many years did Babe Ruth play for Boston before
being traded to the Yankees?
Answer: 6 years, 1914-1919.
Vegas
Bet: Lastly, here’s
an actual bet you can make at a Las Vegas Sports Book: Over/Under 2 strikeouts tonight by Houston first baseman Chris Carter.
Yesterday’s
Bet: Over/Under 4 earned runs allowed by Tim Lincecum tonight against Oakland.
Result: Over. Lincecum gave up 5 earned runs.
Standings
| American League | ||||
| American League East | ||||
| Team | W | L | GB | Strk |
| Boston | 32 | 22 | - | L 2 |
| N.Y. Yankees | 30 | 22 | 1 | L 4 |
| Baltimore | 29 | 24 | 2½ | W 1 |
| Tampa Bay | 28 | 24 | 3 | W 4 |
| Toronto | 23 | 30 | 8½ | W 1 |
| American League Central | ||||
| Team | W | L | GB | Strk |
| Detroit | 29 | 22 | - | L 2 |
| Cleveland | 28 | 24 | 1½ | W 1 |
| Chi. White Sox | 24 | 26 | 4½ | L 2 |
| Minnesota | 22 | 28 | 6½ | W 3 |
| Kansas City | 21 | 29 | 7½ | L 8 |
| American League West | ||||
| Team | W | L | GB | Strk |
| Texas | 32 | 20 | - | L 3 |
| Oakland | 31 | 23 | 2 | W 6 |
| L.A. Angels | 24 | 29 | 8½ | W 1 |
| Seattle | 22 | 31 | 10½ | L 2 |
| Houston | 16 | 37 | 16½ | W 1 |
| National League | ||||
| National League East | ||||
| Team | W | L | GB | Strk |
| Atlanta | 31 | 21 | - | L 1 |
| Washington | 27 | 26 | 4½ | L 1 |
| Philadelphia | 26 | 27 | 5½ | W 2 |
| N.Y. Mets | 21 | 29 | 9 | W 4 |
| Miami | 13 | 40 | 18½ | L 8 |
| National League Central | ||||
| Team | W | L | GB | Strk |
| St. Louis | 35 | 17 | - | W 4 |
| Cincinnati | 33 | 20 | 2½ | L 1 |
| Pittsburgh | 33 | 20 | 2½ | W 2 |
| Chi. Cubs | 21 | 30 | 13½ | W 3 |
| Milwaukee | 19 | 32 | 15½ | L 5 |
| National League West | ||||
| Team | W | L | GB | Strk |
| Arizona | 30 | 22 | - | W 3 |
| Colorado | 28 | 25 | 2½ | L 1 |
| San Francisco | 28 | 25 | 2½ | L 3 |
| San Diego | 24 | 28 | 6 | W 2 |
| L.A. Dodgers | 22 | 29 | 7½ | L 1 |
Thursday
Schedule 5/30 with probable pitchers in
parentheses. My picks to win are
highlighted. Yesterday’s Picks: 9-5 Overall: 354-271
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