Here’s your
daily baseball briefing:
Game of the Day for Monday June 24, 2013:
San Diego
4, Philadelphia 3 (10 innings) – Recently bad things have happened when the
Phillies give the ball to their closer Jonathan Papelbon with a ninth inning
lead. Cliff Lee pitched masterfully into
the ninth holding onto a 3-0 lead in San Diego, but he lasted only three
pitches thereafter as Carlos Quentin singled
and Chase Headley doubled before he was replaced with Papelbon, who, after
converting all 13 of his save chances going into last week, had blown four of
his last five attempts. Papelbon’s very
first pitch was knocked into centerfield for a two-run single by Kyle Blanks,
but he still clung to a 3-2 lead. After
hitting the next batter, he induced a double play that moved Blanks to third,
but once again the Phillies couldn’t protect the lead, letting the game-tying
run score on a passed ball by catcher Carlos Ruiz. In the bottom of the tenth the Padres loaded
the bases again and scored the winning run when Blanks delivered a walk-off RBI
single for his fourth hit of the night, capping an incredible comeback and
breaking the hearts of the Phillies and their fans everywhere.
Rest of
the Day's Scores:
Joe
DiMaggio 56-game Hitting Streak Watch: (longest active hitting streak): Michael Cuddyer, first baseman for the
Colorado Rockies, has hit safely in 21
straight games, 35 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): 14 The San Diego Padres
walked-off winners against the Phillies in the tenth inning on a Kyle Blanks
RBI single.
A.L. MVP
Watch: Chris Davis, 1B/OF, Baltimore Orioles. Davis went 0-4 on Monday, but he’s still way
ahead in the A.L. MVP race as he’s on pace to .331 with 57 HRs and 149 RBI.
N.L. MVP
Watch: Yasiel Puig, OF, Los Angeles Dodgers. Puig went 3-4 on Monday with his seventh home
run in just his first 20 games, and is on pace to hit .441 for the season.
A.L. Cy
Young Watch: Max Scherzer, Detroit Tigers. Scherzer (11-0) didn’t pitch Monday and there
were no outstanding A.L. pitching performances, so Scherzer gets the nod
again. He’s on pace to go 24-0 with 267
strikeouts and a 3.03 ERA.
N.L. Cy
Young Watch: Cliff Lee, Philadelphia Phillies. Lee (9-2) struck out seven in eight shutout
innings in San Diego before allowing two runs to score in the ninth and leaving
with a no-decision. He’s on pace to go 18-4
with 220 strikeouts and a 2.50 ERA.
History –
1934 World Series
Winner: St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Detroit Tigers 4 games to 3.
1934 was the last year that both teams were lead by player-managers,
the Cardinals by Frankie Frisch and the Tigers by Mickey Cochrane. The 1934 Cardinals are historically known as
the Gashouse Gang for their rough and shabby appearances (and foul smell), and
had five regulars who hit over .300 and one 30-game winner in Dizzy Dean, who
is the last N.L. pitcher to eclipse that mark.
They won their third championship in nine years (’26, ’31) by beating
the Tigers in seven games thanks to the pitching of the Dean and his brother Paul
(or Daffy) who each won two games while amassing a 1.43 ERA with an astounding
28 combined strikeouts, and offensively outfielder Joe Medwick hit .379 with a
team high five RBI. Despite being down 3
games to 2 and heading back to Detroit, St. Louis won Game 6 4-3 and Game 7
11-0 to finish the series and give the Cardinals another World Series title. For the series they outscored the Tigers
34-23 and outhit them 73-56. Hall of
famers in this series included for the Cardinals - second baseman/manager Frankie
Frisch, shortstop Leo Durocher, and pitchers Dizzy Dean, Jesse Haines and Joe
Medwick; and for the Tigers - catcher/manager Mickey Cochrane, second baseman
Charlie Gehringer, outfielder Goose Goslin, and first baseman Hank Greenberg.
Trivia -
Today’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?
Yesterday’s
Question: Who was the last player to hit more
than 50 home runs in a season? Who was
the first?
Answer: The
last was Jose Bautista who hit 54 HRs in 2010, and Babe Ruth was the first when
he hits 54 HRs in 1920.
Vegas
Bet: Lastly,
here’s an actual bet you can make at a Las Vegas Sports Book: Over/Under 10 strikeouts tonight by Houston hitters against St. Louis.
Weekend
Bet: Over/Under
2 RBI for Chris Davis tonight
against Cleveland.
Result: Under.
Davis had 0 RBI.
Standings
| American League East | National League East | |||||||||
| Team | W | L | GB | Strk | Team | W | L | GB | Strk | |
| Boston | 45 | 33 | - | L 2 | Atlanta | 44 | 33 | - | W 1 | |
| N.Y. Yankees | 41 | 34 | 2½ | L 1 | Washington | 37 | 38 | 6 | L 2 | |
| Baltimore | 42 | 35 | 2½ | L 4 | Philadelphia | 36 | 41 | 8 | L 2 | |
| Tampa Bay | 40 | 37 | 4½ | W 2 | N.Y. Mets | 30 | 42 | 11½ | W 1 | |
| Toronto | 38 | 37 | 5½ | L 1 | Miami | 25 | 50 | 18 | W 1 | |
| American League Central | National League Central | |||||||||
| Team | W | L | GB | Strk | Team | W | L | GB | Strk | |
| Detroit | 42 | 32 | - | W 2 | St. Louis | 47 | 29 | - | L 3 | |
| Cleveland | 39 | 36 | 3½ | W 1 | Pittsburgh | 46 | 30 | 1 | W 4 | |
| Kansas City | 35 | 38 | 6½ | W 1 | Cincinnati | 45 | 32 | 2½ | W 1 | |
| Minnesota | 34 | 38 | 7 | W 1 | Chi. Cubs | 31 | 43 | 15 | W 1 | |
| Chi. White Sox | 31 | 42 | 10½ | L 1 | Milwaukee | 31 | 43 | 15 | L 1 | |
| American League West | National League West | |||||||||
| Team | W | L | GB | Strk | Team | W | L | GB | Strk | |
| Texas | 44 | 32 | - | W 5 | Arizona | 41 | 34 | - | L 1 | |
| Oakland | 44 | 34 | 1 | L 2 | Colorado | 39 | 38 | 3 | W 2 | |
| Seattle | 34 | 43 | 10½ | W 2 | San Diego | 39 | 38 | 3 | W 1 | |
| L.A. Angels | 33 | 43 | 11 | L 3 | San Francisco | 38 | 38 | 3½ | L 2 | |
| Houston | 29 | 48 | 15½ | L 1 | L.A. Dodgers | 33 | 42 | 8 | W 3 | |
Tuesday 6/25 Schedule with
probable pitchers in parentheses. My picks to win are highlighted. Weekend
Picks: 0-4 Overall:
424-322
Times EST
| 7:05 PM | Cleveland | Masterson (9-5) | @ | Baltimore | Tillman (8-2) |
| 7:05 PM | Arizona | Cahill (3-8) | @ | Washington | Gonzalez (3-3) |
| 7:05 PM | Texas | Darvish (7-3) | @ | N.Y. Yankees | Kuroda (7-5) |
| 7:08 PM | L.A. Angels | Wilson (6-5) | @ | Detroit | Porcello (4-4) |
| 7:10 PM | Toronto | Buehrle (4-4) | @ | Tampa Bay | Moore (9-3) |
| 7:10 PM | Colorado | Nicasio (4-3) | @ | Boston | Dempster (4-8) |
| 7:10 PM | Minnesota | Correia (6-4) | @ | Miami | Fernandez (4-4) |
| 8:10 PM | N.Y. Mets | Wheeler (1-0) | @ | Chi. White Sox | Sale (5-6) |
| 8:10 PM | St. Louis | Westbrook (3-2) | @ | Houston | Bedard (2-3) |
| 8:10 PM | Chi. Cubs | Jackson (3-9) | @ | Milwaukee | Lohse (2-6) |
| 8:10 PM | Atlanta | Medlen (4-7) | @ | Kansas City | Santana (5-5) |
| 10:05 PM | Cincinnati | Arroyo (6-5) | @ | Oakland | Milone (6-7) |
| 10:10 PM | Pittsburgh | Locke (6-1) | @ | Seattle | Saunders (5-7) |
| 10:10 PM | San Francisco | Kickham (0-1) | @ | L.A. Dodgers | Fife (1-2) |
| 10:10 PM | Philadelphia | Kendrick (6-4) | @ | San Diego | Marquis (9-2) |
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