Here’s your
morning baseball briefing:
Game of the Day for Thursday June 27, 2013:
Los
Angeles Dodgers 6, Philadelphia Phillies 4
The incredible
story of Yasiel Puig continued Thursday night in Los Angeles as the Dodgers’
rookie singles home the tying and winning runs in the seventh inning to lift
the Dodgers to their season best sixth straight win. Puig is batting .427 with seven HRs and 16
RBI in his first 23 big league games. Zach
Greinke allowed four runs and 12 hits in seven innings for his fifth win, and
the Dodgers appear mostly healthy now with the return of all-stars Matt Kemp
and Hanley Ramirez. Despite playing
subpar all season, they find themselves just six games out of first place in
the National League West.
Rest of
the Weekend Scores:
Joe
DiMaggio Watch (56-game hitting streak): Michael Cuddyer, OF/1B for the Colorado
Rockies, went 2-3 on Thursday and has hit safely in 24 straight games, 32 short of Joe D’s major league record.
Consecutive
days with a walk-off win (where the home team scores the winning run in the
ninth inning or later that immediately ends the game): 0 There
were no walk-off wins on Thursday.
Record
Watch: Manny Machado has hit 36 doubles this season and is on pace
to hit 74, which would break the all-time record of 67 set by Earl Webb in
1930.
A.L. MVP
Watch: Mike Trout, OF, Los Angeles Angels. Trout went 4-5 on Thursday to raise his
batting average to .316. he’s currently
on pace to hit .315 with 27 HRs, 109 RBI, 39 stolen bases and 118 runs scored.
N.L. MVP
Watch: Domonic Brown, OF, Philadelphia Phillies. Brown went 1-4 on Thursday with is 21st home
run, and is on pace to hit 42 HRs with 111 RBI and 16 stolen bases.
A.L. Cy
Young Watch: Derek Holland, Texas Rangers. Holland (6-4 ) threw a complete game shutout
of the Yankees in New York in Thursday afternoon while allowing just two hits,
and is on pace to go 12-8 with 201 strikeouts and a 3.11 ERA.
N.L. Cy
Young Watch: Patrick Corbin, Arizona Nationals. Corbin (9-0) allowed just two runs in seven
innings to the Nationals on Thursday, but managed to get a no-decision for the
fifth consecutive start. He’s on pace to
go 18-0 with a 2.19 ERA and 171 strikeouts.
History –
1937 World Series
Winner: The New York Yankees beat the New York Giants 4 games to 1.
The Yankees and the Giants met again in the World Series (for
the fifth time) in a rematch of the 1936 Fall Classic that had the Yankees
beating the Giants in six games. This
time the Yankees prevailed again for their sixth overall title, and third out
of five against the Giants. The Yankees
did not make a single error in the entire series, setting a record that can
only be duplicated but never beaten. The
Yankees won Games 1 & 2 at home by an 8-1 score, with Hall of Famer
pitchers Red Ruffing and Lefty Gomez picking up wins. The teams split Games 3 & 4 at the Polo
Grounds as Lou Gehrig hit his last World Series home run in a Game 3 loss. The Yankees closed out the Giants in Game 5
as Lefty Gomez allowed just two runs for his second series game win, and Joe DiMaggio
hit hi first World Series home run as the Yankees won 4-2 to become consecutive
world champions. Their sixth World
Series title broke a tie with the Philadelphia Athletics and Boston Red Sox for
most World Series titles, a record the Yankees still hold today by a wide
margin. The Yankees outscored the Giants
28-12, outhit them 42-40, and as mentioned above, committed no errors, to the
Giants nine. Hall of Famers in the
series included for the Yankees: manager Joe McCarthy, outfielder Joe DiMaggio,
first baseman Lou Gehrig, catcher Bill Dickey, second baseman Tony Lazzeri, and
pitchers Lefty Gomez and Red Ruffing; and for the Giants: shortstop Travis
Jackson, pitcher Carl Hubbell, outfielder Mel Ott and first baseman Bill Terry.
Trivia -
Today’s Question: Before the Yankees won two straight World Series titles in
1936 & 1937, what was the last team to win consecutive World Series?
Yesterday’s
Question: What year did Joe DiMaggio have his
56-game hitting streak?
Answer: 1941
Vegas Bet: Lastly, here’s an actual bet you can make at a Las Vegas Sports
Book: Over/Under 8 strikeouts for Matt Harvey Saturday against the Nationals.
Yesterday’s
Bet: Over/Under
6 strikeouts by Stephen Strasburg today against Arizona.
Result: Under.
Strasburg struck out 4 Arizona batters.
Standings
| American League East | National League East | |||||||||
| Team | W | L | GB | Strk | Team | W | L | GB | Strk | |
| Boston | 48 | 33 | - | W 3 | Atlanta | 45 | 34 | - | L 1 | |
| Baltimore | 44 | 36 | 3½ | W 1 | Washington | 39 | 39 | 5½ | L 1 | |
| N.Y. Yankees | 42 | 36 | 4½ | L 2 | Philadelphia | 38 | 42 | 7½ | L 1 | |
| Tampa Bay | 41 | 38 | 6 | L 1 | N.Y. Mets | 32 | 43 | 11 | W 2 | |
| Toronto | 39 | 39 | 7½ | L 1 | Miami | 27 | 50 | 17 | W 3 | |
| American League Central | National League Central | |||||||||
| Team | W | L | GB | Strk | Team | W | L | GB | Strk | |
| Detroit | 42 | 35 | - | L 3 | Pittsburgh | 48 | 30 | - | W 6 | |
| Cleveland | 40 | 38 | 2½ | L 1 | St. Louis | 48 | 30 | - | L 1 | |
| Kansas City | 36 | 40 | 5½ | L 1 | Cincinnati | 45 | 34 | 3½ | L 2 | |
| Minnesota | 35 | 40 | 6 | W 1 | Chi. Cubs | 33 | 44 | 14½ | W 2 | |
| Chi. White Sox | 32 | 43 | 9 | L 1 | Milwaukee | 32 | 45 | 15½ | L 2 | |
| American League West | National League West | |||||||||
| Team | W | L | GB | Strk | Team | W | L | GB | Strk | |
| Texas | 46 | 33 | - | W 2 | Arizona | 42 | 36 | - | W 1 | |
| Oakland | 46 | 34 | ½ | W 2 | San Diego | 39 | 40 | 3½ | L 2 | |
| L.A. Angels | 36 | 43 | 10 | W 3 | Colorado | 39 | 41 | 4 | L 3 | |
| Seattle | 34 | 45 | 12 | L 2 | San Francisco | 38 | 40 | 4 | L 4 | |
| Houston | 30 | 49 | 16 | W 1 | L.A. Dodgers | 36 | 42 | 6 | W 6 | |
Weekend Schedule 6/28 – 6/30 with probable pitchers in parentheses. My picks to win
are highlighted. Yesterday’s Picks: 5-4 Overall:
447-334
Times EST
Friday 6-28
| 5:10 PM | Cleveland | Carrasco (0-3) | @ | Chi. White Sox | Santiago (3-5) |
| 7:05 PM | Milwaukee | Figaro (1-2) | @ | Pittsburgh | Cole (3-0) |
| 7:05 PM | N.Y. Yankees | Phelps (5-4) | @ | Baltimore | Mcfarland (0-0) |
| 7:10 PM | San Diego | Volquez (5-6) | @ | Miami | Nolasco (4-7) |
| 7:10 PM | Detroit | Scherzer (11-0) | @ | Tampa Bay | Archer (2-3) |
| 7:10 PM | Toronto | Johnson (1-2) | @ | Boston | Doubront (4-3) |
| 7:10 PM | Washington | Detwiler (2-6) | @ | N.Y. Mets | Gee (5-7) |
| 7:30 PM | Arizona | Delgado (0-1) | @ | Atlanta | Teheran (5-4) |
| 8:05 PM | Cincinnati | Cueto (4-1) | @ | Texas | Perez (1-1) |
| 8:10 PM | L.A. Angels | Williams (5-3) | @ | Houston | Keuchel (4-4) |
| 8:10 PM | Kansas City | Davis (4-5) | @ | Minnesota | Walters (2-3) |
| 8:40 PM | Cleveland | Carrasco (0-3) | @ | Chi. White Sox | Quintana (3-2) |
| 8:40 PM | San Francisco | Zito (4-5) | @ | Colorado | Chacin (6-3) |
| 10:05 PM | St. Louis | Miller (8-5) | @ | Oakland | Colon (10-2) |
| 10:10 PM | Chi. Cubs | Wood (5-6) | @ | Seattle | Iwakuma (7-3) |
| 10:10 PM | Philadelphia | Lannan (0-2) | @ | L.A. Dodgers | Capuano (2-4) |
Saturday 6-29
| 1:10 PM | Washington | Detwiler (2-6) | @ | N.Y. Mets | Harvey (7-1) |
| 4:05 PM | Toronto | Rogers (3-2) | @ | Boston | Webster (0-2) |
| 4:05 PM | St. Louis | Wainwright (10-5) | @ | Oakland | Straily (4-2) |
| 4:05 PM | Arizona | Delgado (0-1) | @ | Atlanta | Hudson (4-7) |
| 4:10 PM | Kansas City | Shields (2-6) | @ | Minnesota | Gibson (0-0) |
| 4:10 PM | San Francisco | Cain (5-4) | @ | Colorado | De La Rosa (8-4) |
| 4:10 PM | L.A. Angels | Blanton (1-10) | @ | Houston | Norris (5-7) |
| 4:10 PM | Cleveland | Jimenez (5-4) | @ | Chi. White Sox | Axelrod (3-4) |
| 7:10 PM | San Diego | Cashner (5-3) | @ | Miami | Turner (1-0) |
| 7:15 PM | Milwaukee | Hand (0-0) | @ | Pittsburgh | Liriano (6-3) |
| 7:15 PM | N.Y. Yankees | Sabathia (8-5) | @ | Baltimore | Britton (1-1) |
| 7:15 PM | Cincinnati | Leake (7-3) | @ | Texas | Tepesch (3-6) |
| 7:15 PM | Chi. Cubs | Samardzija (5-7) | @ | Seattle | Harang (3-7) |
| 7:15 PM | Detroit | Verlander (8-5) | @ | Tampa Bay | Hellickson (5-3) |
| 10:10 PM | Philadelphia | Lee (9-2) | @ | L.A. Dodgers | Ryu (6-3) |
| Sunday 6-30 |
| 1:10 PM | Washington | Gonzalez (3-3) | @ | N.Y. Mets | Wheeler (1-0) |
| 1:10 PM | San Diego | Stults (6-5) | @ | Miami | Eovaldi (1-0) |
| 1:35 PM | Milwaukee | Lohse (2-6) | @ | Pittsburgh | Morton (1-1) |
| 1:35 PM | Arizona | Cahill (3-8) | @ | Atlanta | Maholm (8-6) |
| 1:35 PM | Toronto | Buehrle (4-4) | @ | Boston | Dempster (4-8) |
| 1:40 PM | Detroit | Porcello (4-4) | @ | Tampa Bay | Moore (9-3) |
| 2:10 PM | Kansas City | Santana (5-5) | @ | Minnesota | Correia (6-4) |
| 2:10 PM | Cleveland | Masterson (9-5) | @ | Chi. White Sox | Sale (5-6) |
| 2:10 PM | L.A. Angels | Wilson (6-5) | @ | Houston | Lyles (4-2) |
| 3:05 PM | Cincinnati | Latos (7-1) | @ | Texas | Darvish (7-3) |
| 4:05 PM | St. Louis | Westbrook (3-2) | @ | Oakland | Parker (6-6) |
| 4:10 PM | Philadelphia | Kendrick (6-4) | @ | L.A. Dodgers | Fife (1-2) |
| 4:10 PM | San Francisco | Bumgarner (7-4) | @ | Colorado | Nicasio (4-3) |
| 4:10 PM | Chi. Cubs | Jackson (3-9) | @ | Seattle | Bonderman (1-1) |
| 8:05 PM | N.Y. Yankees | Kuroda (7-5) | @ | Baltimore | Tillman (8-2) |
