Here’s
what’s happening in baseball:
Game
of the Day for Wednesday: Chicago
White Sox 7, Seattle Mariners 5 (16 innings).
In a
game of offensively challenged lineups, both teams shut the other out through
13 innings, only to make history in the 14th inning. The White Sox scored five runs in the top of
the 14th to take a 5-0 lead, then unbelievably allowed five tying runs to score
in the bottom of the inning when Kyle Seager hit a game-tying, two-out grand
slam. Seager became the first major
league player to hit a game-tying extra inning grand slam, while no team had
ever scored five or more runs in extra innings to tie a game. The White Sox ultimately prevailed in the 16th
inning when they scored two runs to take a 7-5 lead for good, and the combined
12 extra inning runs set a also new major league record.
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): 0. There
were no walk-off winners.
A.L.
MVP Watch: Mark
Trumbo, OF, Los Angeles Angels (2nd mention).
Trumbo went 2-4 on Wednesday with two HRs (15) and two RBI and is on
pcae to hit 40 HRs and drive in 108 runs.
N.L.
MVP Watch: Carlos
Gonzalez, OF, Colorado Rockies (4th mention). Gonzalez went 3-6 on
Wednesday with three HRs (17) and six RBI (42) and is on pace to hit .312 with
47 HRs, score 117 runs, and steal 33 bases.
News
& Notes: The Washington Nationals placed pitcher Stephen Strasburg on the 15-DL with a strained lat muscle in his back.
The Chicago White Sox placed their ace pitcher Jake Peavy on the 15-day DL with a rib fracture and is expected to miss 4-6 weeks.
The Chicago White Sox placed their ace pitcher Jake Peavy on the 15-day DL with a rib fracture and is expected to miss 4-6 weeks.
History
– 1921 World Series
Winner: New
York Giants defeated the New York Yankees 5 games to 3.
The
1920 World Series was the last of the experimental best-of-nine series to be
played and all nine games were played at the Polo Grounds as the Yankees leased
the stadium from the Giants from 1913-1922 until Yankee Stadium was ready for
the 1923 season. This was the first
subway series ever and the first to be broadcast on the radio. Babe Ruth, now a member of the Yankees, had
his best season to date and one of his best all-time, hitting .376 with 54 HRs
and 137 RBI, but he only played part time in this series with an infected arm
and a bad knee. The Giants relied heavily
on their pitching and outscored the Yankees 29-22 and outhit them 71-50 while closing
out the series with a 1-0 Game 8 victory.
Hall-of-Famers in the series included for the Giants manager John
McGraw, coach Jesse Burkett, shortstop Dave Bancroft, second baseman Frankie
Frisch, first baseman George Kelley, and outfielder Ross Youngs; and for the
Yankees manager Miller Huggins, third baseman Frank Baker, and outfielder Babe
Ruth.
Trivia - Today’s Question: Babe Ruth was sold from the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees for a record amount before the 1920 season. How much was he sold for?
Yesterday’s
Question: Who was the last player to hit a walk-off grand slam home run?
Answer: Ryan Roberts, outfielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2011.
Vegas
Bet: Lastly, here’s
an actual bet you can make at a Las Vegas Sports Book:Over/Under 8 strikeouts today by Detroit pitcher Max Scherzer.
Standings
| American League | ||||||||||||||||
| EAST | W | L | GB | STRK | CENTRAL | W | L | GB | STRK | WEST | W | L | GB | STRK | ||
| Boston | 36 | 24 | - | Lost 1 | Detroit | 31 | 26 | - | Lost 1 | Texas | 36 | 22 | - | Won 1 | ||
| NY Yankees | 34 | 25 | 1.5 | Won 3 | Cleveland | 30 | 29 | 2 | Lost 4 | Oakland | 36 | 25 | 1.5 | Won 1 | ||
| Baltimore | 33 | 26 | 2.5 | Lost 1 | Minnesota | 26 | 30 | 4.5 | Lost 1 | LA Angels | 26 | 34 | 11 | Lost 1 | ||
| Tampa Bay | 32 | 26 | 3 | Won 1 | Chicago Sox | 25 | 32 | 6 | Won 1 | Seattle | 26 | 34 | 11 | Lost 1 | ||
| Toronto | 25 | 34 | 11 | Won 1 | Kansas City | 24 | 32 | 6.5 | Won 1 | Houston | 22 | 38 | 15 | Won 1 | ||
| National League | ||||||||||||||||
| EAST | W | L | GB | STRK | CENTRAL | W | L | GB | STRK | WEST | W | L | GB | STRK | ||
| Atlanta | 37 | 22 | - | Won 5 | St. Louis | 38 | 21 | - | Lost 2 | Arizona | 34 | 25 | - | Won 2 | ||
| Philadelphia | 30 | 30 | 7.5 | Won 4 | Cincinnati | 36 | 24 | 2.5 | Lost 2 | Colorado | 32 | 28 | 2.5 | Won 2 | ||
| Washington | 29 | 30 | 8 | Lost 1 | Pittsburgh | 35 | 25 | 3.5 | Lost 3 | San Francisco | 31 | 28 | 3 | Lost 1 | ||
| NY Mets | 23 | 33 | 13 | Won 1 | Chicago Cubs | 24 | 33 | 13 | Won 1 | San Diego | 27 | 32 | 7 | Won 1 | ||
| Miami | 16 | 44 | 22 | Lost 3 | Milwaukee | 22 | 36 | 16 | Lost 1 | LA Dodgers | 25 | 33 | 8.5 | Lost 1 | ||
Thursday
6/6 Schedule with probable pitchers in
parentheses. My picks to win are
highlighted. Yesterday’s Picks: 5-10 Overall: 372-283
Times EST
| 1:08 PM | Tampa Bay | Hernandez (3-5) | @ | Detroit | Scherzer (7-0) |
| 2:10 PM | Baltimore | Gonzalez (2-2) | @ | Houston | Norris (5-4) |
| 7:05 PM | N.Y. Mets | Marcum (0-6) | @ | Washington | TBD |
| 7:10 PM | Texas | Holland (5-2) | @ | Boston | Lester (6-2) |
| 7:15 PM | Arizona | Kennedy (3-3) | @ | St. Louis | Miller (6-3) |
| 8:10 PM | Oakland | Straily (3-2) | @ | Chi. White Sox | Quintana (3-2) |
| 8:10 PM | Philadelphia | Cloyd (1-2) | @ | Milwaukee | Peralta (4-6) |
| 8:10 PM | Minnesota | Pelfrey (3-6) | @ | Kansas City | Shields (2-6) |
| 8:40 PM | San Diego | Cashner (4-3) | @ | Colorado | Chacin (3-3) |
| 10:10 PM | Atlanta | Hudson (4-4) | @ | L.A. Dodgers | Greinke (2-1) |
| 10:10 PM | N.Y. Yankees | Hughes (2-4) | @ | Seattle | Harang (2-5) |
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