Here’s
what’s happening in baseball:
Game
of the Weekend:
Friday Night – Baltimore 7, Detroit 5
The
Orioles bats were stymied most of the night by Detroit starter Max Scherzer
(7-0) who pitched eight innings, allowed three runs and struck out 10, while
retiring the last 16 hitters he faced before manager Jim Leyland handed the
game over to his closer Jose Valverde to get the final three outs of the ninth
leading 5-3. And then magic happened
that sent the Baltimore crowd into a frenzy.
Outfielder Nick Markakis led off the inning with a home run on an 0-2
pitch that he reached down and pulled just barely over the right centerfield
fence, Adam Jones followed with a single and advanced to third on a Chris Davis
single, Valverde recorded two straight outs on popups, and then Chris Singleton
launched a three-run homer into the right field bleachers to complete the
comeback and lift Baltimore to a dramatic 7-5 win.
Rest
of the Weekend Scores 5/31 - 6/2:
Consecutive
days with a walk-off win (where the home team scores the winning run in the
ninth inning or later): 10 On
Friday night both the Orioles and the Padres walked off winners; on Saturday
the Twins, Rockies & Athletics all walked off winners; and on Sunday the
Pirates walked off winners at home against Cincinnati in the eleventh inning.
A.L.
Player of the Week: Domonic
Brown, OF, Philadelphia Phillies. On
Sunday Brown hit his eighth home run in his last nine games and leads the N.L
with 16 HRs. For the week he hit .444
(12-27) with seven HRs and 13 RBI, and is currently on pace to hit 45 HRs and
drive in 113 runs.
N.L.
Player of the Week: Dexter
Fowler, OF, Colorado Rockies. Fowler hit
two home runs on Sunday and hit .500 (7-14) and is on pace for career highs in
home runs (29), RBI (70) and stolen bases (29).
A.L.
MVP Watch: Chris
Davis, OF/1B, Baltimore Orioles. Davis
hit his ML-leading 20th home run on Sunday and is on pace to hit a
historic .357 with 57 HRs and 150 RBI.
N.L.
MVP Watch: Paul
Goldschmidt, 1B, Arizona Diamondbacks.
Goldschmidt went 2-3 on Sunday with two runs scored, two walls and two stolen
bases, and is on pace to hit .337 with 38 HRs and 135 RBI.
News
& Notes: Kansas
City Royals Hall-of-Fame third baseman George Brett was named hitting coach for
the Royals, taking over for Jack Maloof and Andre David who were reassigned in
the organization.
The Nationals placed outfielder Bryce Harper on the
15-day DL retroactive to May 27 with a sore knee, arm and face.
History
– 1918 World Series
Winner: Boston
Red Sox defeated the Chicago Cubs 4 games to 2.
The
Red Sox won their fifth World Series in five appearances, and beat the Cubs
despite scoring just nine total runs in the six games. It was the only series played entirely in
the month of September as World War I forced the premature end of the regular
season on September 1. Boston finally played
their home games in this series at Fenway Park after playing home World Series
games in 1915 & 1916 at the more expansive Braves Park, while the Cubs played
their home games in the series at Comiskey Park, home of the Chicago White Sox,
for the same reason. Babe Ruth won Game 1
for Boston by pitching a shutout, and won again in Game 4 while also batting
sixth. He remains the only starting World
Series pitcher to bat anywhere but ninth in the lineup. Carl Mays won the other two games for Boston
and this would be their last World Series title until 2004 while the Cubs still
haven’t won a title since 1908. Hall-of-Famers
in this series included for Boston pitcher Babe Ruth and outfielder Harry
Hooper; and for Chicago pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander, who didn’t play.
Trivia
- Today’s Question: The Boston Red Sox wouldn't win another World series until 2004, but they reached the World Series four times between 1918 and 2004. Name the years.
Yesterday’s
Question: What is the all-time record for most stolen bases by
one player in a game?
Answer: 6. That’s
the modern day record and it’s held by 5 players; Eddie Collins twice in 1912
(10 days apart), Otis Nixon in 1991, Eric Young in 1996, and most recently Carl
Crawford in 2009. Officially though,
George Gore and Billy Hamilton each stole 7 bases in 1881 and 1884
respectively.
Vegas
Bet: Lastly, here’s
an actual bet you can make at a Las Vegas Sports Book:Over/Under 2 rain delays in tonight's games.
Yesterday’s
Bet: Over/Under 2 more consecutive wins the Mets will accumulate on their current
five-game winning streak.
Result:
Under. The Mets lost on Friday to Miami, ending their
five-game winning streak.
Standings
| American League | ||||
| EAST | W | L | GB | STRK |
| Boston | 35 | 23 | - | Won 2 |
| Baltimore | 32 | 25 | 2.5 | Won 1 |
| NY Yankees | 31 | 25 | 3 | Lost 2 |
| Tampa Bay | 31 | 25 | 3 | Won 1 |
| Toronto | 24 | 33 | 10.5 | Won 1 |
| CENTRAL | W | L | GB | STRK |
| Detroit | 30 | 25 | - | Lost 1 |
| Cleveland | 30 | 26 | 0.5 | Lost 1 |
| Minnesota | 25 | 29 | 4.5 | Won 2 |
| Chicago Sox | 24 | 30 | 5.5 | Lost 6 |
| Kansas City | 23 | 31 | 6.5 | Lost 1 |
| WEST | W | L | GB | STRK |
| Texas | 35 | 21 | - | Won 1 |
| Oakland | 34 | 24 | 2 | Won 3 |
| LA Angels | 25 | 32 | 10.5 | Lost 3 |
| Seattle | 24 | 33 | 11.5 | Lost 2 |
| Houston | 20 | 37 | 15.5 | Won 5 |
| National League | ||||
| EAST | W | L | GB | STRK |
| Atlanta | 34 | 22 | - | Won 2 |
| Washington | 28 | 29 | 6.5 | Lost 2 |
| Philadelphia | 27 | 30 | 7.5 | Won 1 |
| NY Mets | 22 | 32 | 11 | Lost 3 |
| Miami | 16 | 41 | 18.5 | Won 3 |
| CENTRAL | W | L | GB | STRK |
| St. Louis | 37 | 19 | - | Lost 1 |
| Pittsburgh | 35 | 22 | 2.5 | Won 1 |
| Cincinnati | 35 | 22 | 2.5 | Lost 1 |
| Chicago Cubs | 23 | 32 | 13.5 | Lost 2 |
| Milwaukee | 21 | 34 | 15.5 | Lost 1 |
| WEST | W | L | GB | STRK |
| Arizona | 32 | 24 | - | Won 2 |
| San Francisco | 30 | 27 | 2.5 | Won 1 |
| Colorado | 30 | 27 | 2.5 | Won 2 |
| San Diego | 26 | 30 | 6 | Lost 1 |
| LA Dodgers | 23 | 32 | 8.5 | Lost 2 |
Monday
Schedule 6/3 with probable pitchers in
parentheses. My picks to win are
highlighted. Weekend Picks: 30-15 Overall: 367-273
Times EST
| 7:05 PM | Cleveland | Masterson (8-3) | @ | N.Y. Yankees | Phelps (3-3) |
| 7:05 PM | Miami | Koehler (0-3) | @ | Philadelphia | Kendrick (5-3) |
| 7:10 PM | Colorado | Chatwood (3-0) | @ | Cincinnati | Arroyo (5-5) |
| 7:10 PM | Pittsburgh | Burnett (3-5) | @ | Atlanta | Medlen (1-6) |
| 8:10 PM | Oakland | Milone (5-5) | @ | Milwaukee | Estrada (4-3) |
| 8:15 PM | Arizona | Cahill (3-5) | @ | St. Louis | Lynn (7-1) |
| 10:05 PM | Houston | Bedard (0-2) | @ | L.A. Angels | Weaver (1-1) |
| 10:10 PM | Chi. White Sox | Danks (0-1) | @ | Seattle | Saunders (3-5) |
| 10:10 PM | San Diego | Stults (4-4) | @ | L.A. Dodgers | Capuano (1-4) |
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