Here’s
what’s happening in baseball:
Game of the Day for Wednesday June 19, 2013:
Washington
Nationals 6, Philadelphia Phillies 2 (11 innings)
Philadelphia
closer Jonathan Papelbon blew a save for the second straight day in the ninth when
he allowed a Jason Werth two-out RBI single to tie the game, and in the
eleventh Ian Desmond launched a grand slam home run that won the game for
Washington. The Nationals avoided the
three-game sweep and host Colorado over the weekend while the Phillies host the
Mets.
Rest of
the Weekend 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): 8 The
Cincinnati Reds tied the game in the bottom of the ninth and won it in the 13th
on a Brandon Phillips RBI single as they walked-off winners at home.
A.L. MVP
Watch: Chris Davis, 1B/OF, Baltimore Orioles. Davis went 3-5 on Wednesday with two home
runs (26) and five RBI (66), and is on pace to hit .337 with 58 HRs and 148
RBI.
N.L. MVP
Watch: Yasiel Puig, OF, Los Angeles Dodgers. Puig went 4-9 in the doubleheader with the
Yankees yesterday including hitting his fifth home run. He’s on pace to hit .474 this year, but has
only played in 15 games.
A.L. Cy
Young Watch: Justin Masterson, Cleveland Indians. He improved to 9-5 yesterday by beating the
Royals with six and a third strong innings where he allowed just two runs while
striking out eight. He’s on pace to go
21-9 with 258 strikeouts.
N.L. Cy
Young Watch: Madison Bumgarner, San Francisco Giants. He beat the Padres yesterday for his seventh
win as he allowed two runs on three hits while striking out 8 through seven
innings. He’s on pace to go 16-9 with
224 strikeouts and a 3.25 ERA.
History –
1931 World Series
Winner: The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Athletics 4
games to 3.
As the 1930’s continue, remember that there are only eight
teams in each league. In the American
League you had the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Athletics,
Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators, Detroit Tigers and
St. Louis Browns. In the National League
you had the New York Giants, Brooklyn Robbins, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati
Reds, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Braves and St. Louis
Cardinals.
The 1931
World Series pitted a rematch of the 1930 World Series that had the
Philadelphia Athletics winning in six games, and this series returned all but
one starter from both teams so they knew each other fairly well. St. Louis got their revenge in a dramatic
seven game series thanks largely in part to pitcher Burleigh Grimes who won two
games with his outlawed spitball. You see
in 1920 baseball forbid new players from throwing the spitball which can have ridiculous
movement on it seeing as it’s loaded with spit, but older players who were
already throwing it were somehow permitted to keep using it. Grimes baffled the Athletics hitters and won
Game 7 4-2 to give St. Louis their second World Series title. Hall-of-famers in this series included for
St. Louis first baseman Jim Bottomley, pitchers Jesse Haines and Burleigh
Grimes, outfielder Chick Hafey, and second baseman Frankie Frisch; and for Philadelphia
manager Connie Mack, outfielder Al Simmons, first baseman Jimmie Foxx, catcher
Mickey Cochrane, and pitchers Lefty Grove and Waite Hoyt.
Trivia -
Today’s Question: What former New York Met pitcher led the team in wins during
the 2000’s?
Yesterday’s
Question: What
team has been no-hit the most in major league history?
Answer: The
Philadelphia Phillies have been no-hit 16
times.
Vegas
Bet: Lastly,
here’s an actual bet you can make at a Las Vegas Sports Book: Over/Under 8 strikeouts by Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers tonight.
Yesterday’s
Bet: Over/Under
6 times Don Mattingly makes a game trip to the mound where the Yankee
fans cheer for him in today's doubleheader.
Result: 5. Under. Mattingly made five trips to the mound where
the fans cheered for him.
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 | 30 | - | L 1 | Detroit | 39 | 31 | - | L 2 | Oakland | 43 | 31 | - | L 1 | ||
| Baltimore | 42 | 31 | 1½ | W 2 | Cleveland | 36 | 35 | 3½ | W 2 | Texas | 40 | 32 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| N.Y. Yankees | 39 | 32 | 3½ | L 1 | Kansas City | 34 | 36 | 5 | L 2 | L.A. Angels | 32 | 40 | 10 | W 1 | ||
| Tampa Bay | 37 | 35 | 6 | W 1 | Minnesota | 32 | 36 | 6 | W 2 | Seattle | 32 | 41 | 10½ | L 1 | ||
| Toronto | 35 | 36 | 7½ | W 8 | Chi. White Sox | 29 | 40 | 9½ | L 2 | Houston | 27 | 46 | 15½ | L 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 | 43 | 30 | - | W 1 | St. Louis | 46 | 26 | - | W 1 | Arizona | 39 | 33 | - | W 2 | ||
| Washington | 35 | 36 | 7 | W 1 | Cincinnati | 44 | 29 | 2½ | W 1 | San Francisco | 37 | 34 | 1½ | W 2 | ||
| Philadelphia | 35 | 38 | 8 | L 1 | Pittsburgh | 42 | 30 | 4 | L 1 | Colorado | 37 | 36 | 2½ | L 3 | ||
| N.Y. Mets | 27 | 41 | 13½ | L 1 | Chi. Cubs | 29 | 41 | 16 | L 1 | San Diego | 36 | 36 | 3 | L 2 | ||
| Miami | 22 | 49 | 20 | L 2 | Milwaukee | 29 | 41 | 16 | W 1 | L.A. Dodgers | 30 | 40 | 8 | W 1 | ||
Schedule for Thursday 6/20 with probable pitchers in parentheses. My picks to win
are highlighted. Weekend Picks: 12-4 Overall:
432-309
Times EST
| 12:35 PM | Pittsburgh | Cumpton (0-0) | @ | Cincinnati | Bailey (4-5) |
| 1:10 PM | Chi. White Sox | Danks (1-3) | @ | Minnesota | Diamond (4-6) |
| 2:05 PM | Oakland | Griffin (5-6) | @ | Texas | Lindblom (0-2) |
| 2:10 PM | Milwaukee | Gallardo (6-6) | @ | Houston | Harrell (5-7) |
| 7:05 PM | Colorado | Chatwood (4-1) | @ | Washington | Zimmermann (9-3) |
| 7:05 PM | Tampa Bay | Cobb (6-2) | @ | N.Y. Yankees | Pettitte (5-4) |
| 7:08 PM | Boston | Lackey (4-5) | @ | Detroit | Alvarez (1-0) |
| 7:10 PM | N.Y. Mets | Niese (3-6) | @ | Atlanta | Minor (8-2) |
| 8:15 PM | Chi. Cubs | Feldman (6-5) | @ | St. Louis | Lynn (9-1) |
| 10:05 PM | Seattle | Hernandez (8-4) | @ | L.A. Angels | Hanson (4-2) |
| 10:10 PM | L.A. Dodgers | Kershaw (5-4) | @ | San Diego | Marquis (9-2) |
| 10:15 PM | Miami | Fernandez (4-3) | @ | San Francisco | Gaudin (2-1) |
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