Here’s your
daily baseball briefing:
Game of the Day for Tuesday June 25, 2013:
New York
Yankees 4, Texas Rangers 3
It was a
highly anticipated game featuring two Japanese aces with ERA’s under 3.00, and
it was the long ball that did both of them in as neither wound up with a
decision. Texas starter Yu Darvish
surrendered home runs to Travis Hafner, Brett Gardner & Jayson Nix in just
over five innings, while Kuroda gave up two blasts to Leonys Martin in just
over six innings. The game was tied
heading into the ninth when Mariano Rivera retired the Rangers in order, but
with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, fellow Japanese player Ichiro Suzuki homered to end the game
and make walk-off winners of Rivera and the Yankees.
Rest of
the Weekend Scores:
Joe
DiMaggio 56-game Hitting Streak Watch: (longest active hitting streak): Michael Cuddyer, first baseman for the
Colorado Rockies, has hit safely in 22
straight games, 34 short of Joe D’s all-time 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): 15 Both
the Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees walked-off winners on Tuesday,
the Yankees courtesy of Ichiro Suzuki’s ninth inning home run.
A.L. MVP
Watch: Chris Davis, 1B/OF, Baltimore Orioles. Davis went 2-4 on Tuesday and hit his
ML-leading 28th home run. He’s on pace
to hit .332 with 58 HRS and 151 RBI.
N.L. MVP
Watch: Allen Craig, 1B/OF, St. Louis Cardinals. Craig went 4-5 on Tuesday with a homer (7)
and three RBI, and is on pace to hit .320 with 14 HRS and 130 RBI.
A.L. Cy
Young Watch: Matt Moore, Tampa Bay Rays.
Moore (10-3) struck out 11 Blue Jays on Tuesday while pitching six
innings for the win, and is on pace to 21-6 with 171 strikeouts.
N.L. Cy
Young Watch: Jeff Locke, Pittsburgh Pirates. Locke (7-1) allowed just two earned runs in
seven innings to the Mariners on Tuesday in the win, and is on pace to go 14-2
with a miniscule 2.14 ERA.
History –
1935 World Series
Winner: The Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago Cubs 4 games to 2.
The Tigers were playing in their second consecutive World
Series, losing to the Cardinals in 1934, while the Cubs won the N.L. pennant after
winning 21 games in September to overtake the Cardinals and advance to their
seventh World Series. After splitting
the first two games in Detroit, the Tigers won the next two in Chicago by one
run each (6-5 in 11 innings and 2-1), and the Cubs won game five 3-1, sending the
series back to Detroit for Game 6. There
pitcher Tommy Bridges pitched a complete game for the Tigers and they scored
the series winning run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth when Hall of Fame
outfielder Goose Goslin singled home the winning run in front of the home
crowd. It was the first World Series win
for the Detroit Tigers franchise, having lost in ’07, ’08, ’09 & ’34, and
the fifth World Series loss for the Chicago Cubs, fourth in a row. The Tigers outscored the Cubs 21-18 and
outhit them 51-48. Hall of Famers in
this series included for the Tigers: catcher/manager Mickey Cochrane, second
baseman Charlie Gehringer, outfielder Goose Goslin, and first baseman Hank
Greenberg; and for the Cubs: catcher Gabby Hartnett, outfielder Chuck Klein and
third baseman/outfielder Freddie Lindstrom.
Trivia -
Today’s Question: When was the last year the Chicago Cubs made the World
Series?
Yesterday’s
Question: Hall of fame first baseman Hank
Greenberg was originally offered a contract by the New York Yankees, but he
refused to sign with them because they already had an established first
baseman. Who was it?
Answer: Lou
Gehrig
Vegas
Bet: Lastly,
here’s an actual bet you can make at a Las Vegas Sports Book: Over/Under 4 runs allowed by Tim Lincecum tonight
against the Dodgers.
Yesterday’s
Bet: Over/Under
10 strikeouts tonight by Houston hitters against St. Louis.
Result: Way
Under. Houston hitters struck out just 5 times.
Standings
| American League | National League | |||||||||
| East | W | L | GB | Strk | East | W | L | GB | Strk | |
| Boston | 46 | 33 | - | W 1 | Atlanta | 45 | 33 | - | W 2 | |
| N.Y. Yankees | 42 | 34 | 2½ | W 1 | Washington | 38 | 38 | 6 | W 1 | |
| Baltimore | 43 | 35 | 2½ | W 1 | Philadelphia | 37 | 41 | 8 | W 1 | |
| Tampa Bay | 41 | 37 | 4½ | W 3 | N.Y. Mets | 30 | 43 | 12½ | L 1 | |
| Toronto | 38 | 38 | 6½ | L 2 | Miami | 26 | 50 | 18 | W 2 | |
| Central | W | L | GB | Strk | Central | W | L | GB | Strk | |
| Detroit | 42 | 33 | - | L 1 | St. Louis | 48 | 29 | - | W 1 | |
| Cleveland | 39 | 37 | 3½ | L 1 | Pittsburgh | 47 | 30 | 1 | W 5 | |
| Kansas City | 35 | 39 | 6½ | L 1 | Cincinnati | 45 | 33 | 3½ | L 1 | |
| Minnesota | 34 | 39 | 7 | L 1 | Milwaukee | 32 | 43 | 15 | W 1 | |
| Chi. White Sox | 32 | 42 | 9½ | W 1 | Chi. Cubs | 31 | 44 | 16 | L 1 | |
| West | W | L | GB | Strk | West | W | L | GB | Strk | |
| Texas | 44 | 33 | - | L 1 | Arizona | 41 | 35 | - | L 2 | |
| Oakland | 45 | 34 | - | W 1 | Colorado | 39 | 39 | 3 | L 1 | |
| L.A. Angels | 34 | 43 | 10 | W 1 | San Diego | 39 | 39 | 3 | L 1 | |
| Seattle | 34 | 44 | 10½ | L 1 | San Francisco | 38 | 39 | 3½ | L 3 | |
| Houston | 29 | 49 | 15½ | L 2 | L.A. Dodgers | 34 | 42 | 7 | W 4 | |
Wednesday 6/26 Schedule with probable pitchers in parentheses. My picks to win
are highlighted. Yesterday's Picks: 11-4 Overall:
435-322
Times EST
| 12:10 PM | Toronto | Dickey (6-8) | @ | Tampa Bay | Hernandez (4-8) |
| 12:40 PM | Minnesota | Diamond (5-6) | @ | Miami | Koehler (1-5) |
| 3:35 PM | Cincinnati | Bailey (4-5) | @ | Oakland | Griffin (5-6) |
| 3:40 PM | Pittsburgh | Gomez (2-0) | @ | Seattle | Hernandez (8-4) |
| 4:05 PM | Colorado | Oswalt (0-1) | @ | Boston | Lackey (4-5) |
| 7:05 PM | Arizona | Miley (4-6) | @ | Washington | Zimmermann (10-3) |
| 7:05 PM | Texas | Grimm (6-5) | @ | N.Y. Yankees | Pettitte (5-5) |
| 7:05 PM | Cleveland | Kazmir (4-4) | @ | Baltimore | Hammel (7-4) |
| 7:08 PM | L.A. Angels | Hanson (4-2) | @ | Detroit | Alvarez (1-0) |
| 8:10 PM | N.Y. Mets | Marcum (0-9) | @ | Chi. White Sox | Danks (1-4) |
| 8:10 PM | Chi. Cubs | Feldman (6-6) | @ | Milwaukee | Gallardo (6-6) |
| 8:10 PM | St. Louis | Lynn (10-1) | @ | Houston | Harrell (5-7) |
| 8:10 PM | Atlanta | Minor (8-3) | @ | Kansas City | Mendoza (2-4) |
| 10:10 PM | San Francisco | Lincecum (4-7) | @ | L.A. Dodgers | Kershaw (5-5) |
| 10:10 PM | Philadelphia | Hamels (2-11) | @ | San Diego | Erlin (0-0) |
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