Here’s
what’s happening in baseball:
Game of the Day for Tuesday June 18, 2013:
New York
Mets 4 Atlanta Braves 3
The second game of this five-game series, and first of the
doubleheader, flirted with history as Mets starter Matt Harvey (6-1) dominated Atlanta
hitters with his fastball that topped out at 100 mph. He took a no-hit bid into the seventh and ended
up allowing three hits while striking out a career-high 13, only to leave the
game hanging to the bullpen with two outs in the eighth. After Harvey exited up 4-0 but with three Braves
on base, the Mets allowed three runs to score before closer Bobby Parnell, the
fourth pitcher of the inning struck out Chris Johnson to end the threat. Parnell would close out the Braves in the
ninth to preserve the win for Harvey.
Rest of
the Day's Scores:
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): 7 The
Arizona Diamondbacks walked off winners on
Paul Goldschmidt’s solo home run leading of the bottom of the ninth to beat the
Miami Marlins.
A.L. MVP
Watch: Edwin Encarnacion, 1B, Toronto Blue Jays. Went 2-4 on Tuesday with a homer (19) and
three RBI, and is on pace to hit 43 HRS and drive in 134 runs.
N.L. MVP
Watch: Carlos Beltran, OF, St. Louis Cardinals. Went 2-4 on Tuesday with his 17th home run,
and is on pace to hit .310 with 39 HRs and 104 RBI.
A.L. Cy
Young Watch: Yu Darvish, Texas Rangers.
Although Darvish (7-3) took the loss on Tuesday by allowing four runs to
the Athletics, he struck out 10 batters in six innings and is on pace to go
16-6 with 317 strikeouts.
N.L. Cy
Young Watch: Cliff Lee, Philadelphia Phillies. Lee (9-2) won his ninth straight decision on Tuesday
by allowing two runs in eight innings to the Nationals while striking out
nine. He’s on pace to go 20-4 with 220
strikeouts.
News &
Notes: Yankees placed Mark Teixeira (wrist) and Kevin Youkilis on
the DL (back). Youkilis is expected to
miss 10-12 weeks while Teixeira just a few weeks.
Former Yankee first baseman Don Mattingly returns to Yankee
Stadium today for a doubleheader as manager of the visiting Los Angeles
Dodgers.
New York Mets phenom Zach Wheeler made his major league
debut on Tuesday, beating the Braves with six scoreless innings while striking
out seven.
History –
1930 World Series
Winner: Philadelphia Athletics beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4 games
to 2.
This would be the fifth World Series title for the
Athletics, and last in Philadelphia before moving to Kansas City in 1955 and Oakland
in 1968, where they would go on to win four more titles. These Philadelphia Athletics were built on
pitching behind ace Lefty Grove (28-5) and no. 2 man George Earnshaw (22-13),
and each would win two World Series games.
They faced the Cardinals who led the National League in average runs
scored per game with six, but they would manage just a two average in this
series. Philadelphia future hall of
famers Al Simmons (OF), Jimmie Foxx (1B), and Mickey Cochrane (C) combined to
hit five home runs as the A’s outscored the Cardinals 21-12 for their second
consecutive title. Other hall of famers
in this series included for the A’s manager Connie Mack and pitcher Lefty
Grove; and for the Cardinals manager Bill McKechnie, first baseman Jim
Bottomley, pitchers Jesse Haines and Burleigh Grimes, outfielder Chick Hafey,
and second baseman Frankie Frisch.
Trivia -
Today’s Question: What team has been no-hit the most in major league history?
Yesterday’s
Question: Of the 108 World Series played,
which league has won the most times?
Answer: American
League 62-46
Vegas
Bet: Lastly,
here’s an actual bet you can make at a Las Vegas Sports Book:Over/Under 6 times Don Mattingly makes a game trip to the mound where the Yankee fans cheer for him in today's doubleheader.
Yesterday’s
Bet: Over/Under
16 strikeouts combined for New York
Mets starters Matt Harvey and Zach Wheeler in today's doubleheader with
Atlanta.
Result: Over. They combined
to strike out 20 Atlanta
batters. Harvey 13, Wheeler 7.
Standings
| American League East | American League Central | American League West | ||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | GB | Strk | Team | W | L | GB | Strk | Team | W | L | GB | Strk | ||
| Boston | 44 | 29 | - | W 2 | Detroit | 39 | 30 | - | L 1 | Oakland | 43 | 30 | - | W 1 | ||
| Baltimore | 41 | 31 | 2½ | W 1 | Cleveland | 35 | 35 | 4½ | W 1 | Texas | 39 | 32 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| N.Y. Yankees | 38 | 31 | 4 | W 1 | Kansas City | 34 | 35 | 5 | L 1 | Seattle | 32 | 40 | 10½ | W 1 | ||
| Tampa Bay | 36 | 35 | 7 | L 3 | Minnesota | 31 | 36 | 7 | W 1 | L.A. Angels | 31 | 40 | 11 | L 1 | ||
| Toronto | 34 | 36 | 8½ | W 7 | Chi. White Sox | 29 | 39 | 9½ | L 1 | Houston | 27 | 45 | 15½ | W 1 | ||
| National League East | National League Central | National League West | ||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | GB | Strk | Team | W | L | GB | Strk | Team | W | L | GB | Strk | ||
| Atlanta | 42 | 30 | - | L 2 | St. Louis | 45 | 26 | - | L 1 | Arizona | 38 | 33 | - | W 1 | ||
| Philadelphia | 35 | 37 | 7 | W 2 | Cincinnati | 43 | 29 | 2½ | L 1 | San Francisco | 36 | 34 | 1½ | W 1 | ||
| Washington | 34 | 36 | 7 | L 3 | Pittsburgh | 42 | 29 | 3 | W 1 | Colorado | 37 | 35 | 1½ | L 2 | ||
| N.Y. Mets | 27 | 40 | 12½ | W 2 | Chi. Cubs | 29 | 40 | 15 | W 1 | San Diego | 36 | 35 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| Miami | 22 | 48 | 19 | L 1 | Milwaukee | 28 | 41 | 16 | L 2 | L.A. Dodgers | 29 | 39 | 7½ | L 1 | ||
Schedule for Wednesday 6/19 with probable pitchers in parentheses. My picks to win
are highlighted. Weekend Picks: 9-7 Overall:
420-305
Times EST
| 1:05 PM | L.A. Dodgers | Ryu (6-2) | @ | N.Y. Yankees | Kuroda (6-5) |
| 1:08 PM | Baltimore | Tillman (7-2) | @ | Detroit | Porcello (4-3) |
| 3:40 PM | Miami | Slowey (2-6) | @ | Arizona | Cahill (3-8) |
| 3:45 PM | San Diego | Stults (6-5) | @ | San Francisco | Bumgarner (6-4) |
| 7:05 PM | Washington | Gonzalez (3-3) | @ | Philadelphia | Kendrick (6-4) |
| 7:05 PM | L.A. Dodgers | Capuano (1-4) | @ | N.Y. Yankees | Hughes (3-5) |
| 7:05 PM | Kansas City | Mendoza (2-3) | @ | Cleveland | Masterson (8-5) |
| 7:07 PM | Colorado | Nicasio (4-2) | @ | Toronto | Buehrle (3-4) |
| 7:10 PM | Tampa Bay | Moore (8-3) | @ | Boston | Dempster (4-7) |
| 7:10 PM | Pittsburgh | Locke (6-1) | @ | Cincinnati | Arroyo (6-5) |
| 7:10 PM | N.Y. Mets | Marcum (0-8) | @ | Atlanta | Medlen (3-7) |
| 8:05 PM | Oakland | Milone (6-6) | @ | Texas | Grimm (5-5) |
| 8:10 PM | Chi. White Sox | Sale (5-5) | @ | Minnesota | Correia (5-4) |
| 8:10 PM | Milwaukee | Lohse (2-6) | @ | Houston | Bedard (2-3) |
| 8:15 PM | Chi. Cubs | Jackson (3-8) | @ | St. Louis | Westbrook (2-2) |
| 10:05 PM | Seattle | Saunders (5-6) | @ | L.A. Angels | Wilson (5-5) |
No comments:
Post a Comment