Here’s
what’s happening in baseball:
Game
of the Weekend:
Saturday – San Francisco 6, Colorado 5 (10)
Tied
at four apiece after nine innings, Colorado scored once in the top of the ninth
to take a 5-4 lead, only to lose in dramatic fashion in the bottom of the
inning. Giants’ shortstop Brandon
Crawford walked to open the inning, was sacrificed to second, and Angel Pagan
came to the plate as the winning run.
Pagan hit a deep fly ball that caromed off the bottom of the right field
wall of the spacious AT&T Park in San Francisco, bounced over outfielder
Michael Cuddyer’s head, and Pagan raced all the way around to score a
game-winning inside-the-park two-run home run as the Giants walked off winners
in a thrilling finish. The last major leaguer to hit an inside-the-park home
run that ended a game was Rey Sanchez for Tampa Bay on June 11, 2004 - also in
a 10-inning victory over Colorado.
Rest
of the Weekend Scores:
Friday May 24:
A.L. Player of the Week: Mike Trout, OF, Los Angeles Angels. Trout hit .461 (12-26) with 2 home runs, 2 triples, 7 RBI and 4 stolen bases and is on pace to hit .301 with 32 HRs, 116 RBI, 126 runs and 38 stolen bases.
Friday May 24:
A.L. Player of the Week: Mike Trout, OF, Los Angeles Angels. Trout hit .461 (12-26) with 2 home runs, 2 triples, 7 RBI and 4 stolen bases and is on pace to hit .301 with 32 HRs, 116 RBI, 126 runs and 38 stolen bases.
N.L.
Player of the Week: Jason Castro, C, Houston Astros. Castro hit .579 (11-19) with 3 home runs and
5 RBI and is on pace to hit a career-high 19 HRs.
A.L.
MVP Watch: Chris
Davis (sixth mention), OF/1B, Baltimore Orioles. Davis hit .480 with four more home runs last
week, raising his ML-best total to 16, and putting him on pace to hit .336 with
52 HRs and 152 RBI.
N.L.
MVP Watch: Carlos Gonzalez, OF, Colorado
Rockies. Gonzalez hit .296 last week
with three home runs, and is on pace to hit .300 with 43 HRs. 108 RBI and 30
stolen bases.
Fantasy
Spin: Jason Castro, C,
Houston Astros. Castro nabbed my N.L.
Player of the Week honors after batting .579, but don’t rush out to grab him anytime
soon. His manager plans to get him more
at-bats to keep him healthier and keep his bat in the lineup, but he’s never
had more than 87 at-bats in his three-year career, and he’s a career .247
hitter. While Castro probably led all
catchers in fantasy points last week in only 19 at-bats, all six games were at
home and Saturday he belted two home runs to boost his scoring. I don’t anticipate that even with his extra
at-bats he’ll be a useful fantasy starter, so I’d look elsewhere if you need a
catcher. Besides, Houston doesn’t score
many runs and any Astros player at this point is only slightly relevant.
Record
Watch: Miguel
Cabrera knocked in 10 more runs last week and is on pace to drive in 192, which
would fall one short of the all-time record of 191.
News
& Notes: Arizona
starting pitcher Ian Kennedy will miss his scheduled start this week after cutting
his right index finger doing dishes.
Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Jered Weaver is
set to return to the mound this week after missing almost eight weeks with a
broken elbow on his non-throwing arm.
History
– 1913 World Series
Winner: Philadelphia
Athletics 4-3 against the New York Giants.
In
winning the National League pennant, the Giants became the first team to win
three consecutive pennants, and the second and last team to lose three straight
World Series. These two teams would
eventually move west to Oakland and San Francisco and in 1989 would meet again
in a crosstown rival World Series. In
1913, the A’s dominated the World Series, outscoring the Giants 23-15 and
out-hitting them 46-33. Hall-of-Famers
in the series included Oakland Manager Connie Mack, third baseman Frank Baker,
pitcher Chief Bender, second baseman Eddie Collins, and pitchers Eddie Plank
& Herb Pennock (did not play); and for the Giants manager John McGraw, and
pitchers Christy Mathewson & Rube Marquad.
Trivia
- Today’s Question: Frank
“Home Run” Baker of the Philadelphia Athletics led all of baseball in home runs
in 1913. How many did he hit?
Yesterday’s
Question: Fenway Park opened on April 20, 1912. What tragic event occurred just five days
earlier, on April 15?
Answer: The S.S. Titanic sank in
the Atlantic Ocean about 1000 miles northeast of New York City.
Vegas
Bet: Lastly, here’s
an actual bet you can make at a Las Vegas Sports Book:Over/Under 12 strikeouts by Yu Darvish tonight against Arizona.
Yesterday’s
Bet: Over/Under 20 total runs
scored by both the Miami Marlins (vs. White Sox) and Houston Astros (vs.
Oakland) in their games Friday - Sunday.
Result:
Push. The Astros (13) and Marlins (7) combined to
score exactly 20 runs.
Standings
| American League | ||||
| American League East | ||||
| Team | W | L | GB | Strk |
| N.Y. Yankees | 30 | 19 | - | L 1 |
| Boston | 31 | 20 | - | W 3 |
| Baltimore | 27 | 23 | 3½ | L 1 |
| Tampa Bay | 25 | 24 | 5 | W 1 |
| Toronto | 21 | 29 | 9½ | W 1 |
| American League Central | ||||
| Team | W | L | GB | Strk |
| Detroit | 28 | 20 | - | W 1 |
| Cleveland | 27 | 22 | 1½ | L 3 |
| Chi. White Sox | 24 | 24 | 4 | W 3 |
| Kansas City | 21 | 26 | 6½ | L 5 |
| Minnesota | 19 | 28 | 8½ | L 1 |
| American League West | ||||
| Team | W | L | GB | Strk |
| Texas | 32 | 18 | - | L 1 |
| Oakland | 28 | 23 | 4½ | W 3 |
| L.A. Angels | 23 | 27 | 9 | W 8 |
| Seattle | 21 | 29 | 11 | W 1 |
| Houston | 14 | 36 | 18 | L 3 |
| National League | ||||
| National League East | ||||
| Team | W | L | GB | Strk |
| Atlanta | 30 | 19 | - | L 1 |
| Washington | 26 | 24 | 4½ | W 1 |
| Philadelphia | 24 | 26 | 6½ | L 1 |
| N.Y. Mets | 18 | 29 | 11 | W 1 |
| Miami | 13 | 37 | 17½ | L 5 |
| National League Central | ||||
| Team | W | L | GB | Strk |
| St. Louis | 32 | 17 | - | W 1 |
| Cincinnati | 31 | 19 | 1½ | L 1 |
| Pittsburgh | 31 | 19 | 1½ | W 2 |
| Milwaukee | 19 | 29 | 12½ | L 2 |
| Chi. Cubs | 19 | 30 | 13 | W 1 |
| National League West | ||||
| Team | W | L | GB | Strk |
| Arizona | 28 | 22 | - | W 1 |
| San Francisco | 28 | 22 | - | W 2 |
| Colorado | 27 | 23 | 1 | L 2 |
| San Diego | 22 | 27 | 5½ | L 1 |
| L.A. Dodgers | 20 | 28 | 7 | L 1 |
Monday
Schedule 5/27 with probable pitchers in
parentheses. My picks to win are
highlighted. Weekend Picks: 28-17 Overall: 337-258
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