Happy 4th
of July!
Here’s
your morning baseball briefing:
Game of
the Day for Wednesday July 3, 2013
Los Angeles Dodgers 10, Colorado Rockies 8
The Dodgers continued their winning ways in Colorado as they
belted four home runs to hold off the Rockies late. Juan Uribe, Hanley Ramirez, Adrian Gonzalez
and Matt Kemp each homered, and Yasiel Puig robbed Nolan Arenado of one in the
fifth as he crashed into the padded outfield wall. Puig was removed after his next at-bat (in
which he drove in a run with a sacrifice fly) for precautionary reasons with a
bruised hip. Zach Greinke (6-2) struggled on the mound for Los Angeles but
still picked up his third straight win despite allowing five runs. Carlos Gonzalez hit his N.L. leading 23rd
home run for Colorado who has lost three in a row while the Dodgers have now
won four in a row and are now tied for second in the N.L. West, just 2.5 games
behind the division leading Diamondbacks.
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 that immediately ends the game): 1 The Boston Red Sox and
Cincinnati Reds each walked off
winners on Wednesday.
News &
Notes: New York Yankee starting pitcher C.C. Sabathia won his 200th
career game on Wednesday by beating the Minnesota Twins.
The Texas Rangers signed former major league outfielder
Manny Ramirez to a minor league contract.
A.L. MVP
Watch: Chris Davis, 1B/OF, Baltimore Orioles. Davis hit his ML-leading 32nd home
run on Wednesday and knocked in three runs, putting him on pace to hit .321
with 61 HRs and 160 RBI.
N.L. MVP
Watch: Domonic Brown, OF, Philadelphia Phillies. Brown went 3-5 on Wednesday and hit his 22nd
home run, and is on pace to hit .278 with 41 HRs and 114 RBI.
A.L. Cy
Young Watch: Max Scherzer, Detroit Tigers. Scherzer became the first pitcher since 1896
to start 13-0 on Wednesday as he pitched into the seventh inning while allowing
just two earned runs to beat the Blue Jays.
He’s on pace to go 25-0 with 270 strikeouts.
N.L. Cy
Young Watch: Shelby Miller, St. Louis Cardinals. Miller (9-6) beat the Angels in Anaheim on
Wednesday by allowing just two runs in six innings while striking out six. The rookie is on pace to go 17-11 with 217
strikeouts.
History –
1941 World Series
Winner: The New York Yankees beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 4 games to 1.
The Yankees captured their fifth title in six years, and
ninth overall in what was dubbed the Subway Series as it featured two New York
City teams. The two teams split the
first two games at Yankee Stadium before playing games three, four and five at
Ebbets Field where the Yankees won all three by six combined runs. In fact, all five games were decided by less
than three runs. The series turned in
game four when the Yankees, trailing 4-3 in the top of the ninth, scored four
times to escape with a victory. With two
outs, Dodger catcher Mickey Owen dropped what was the third strike on Yankee
outfielder Tommy Heinrich who reached first base to extend the inning. Joe DiMaggio followed with a single and
Charlie Keller and Joe Gordon also recorded hits as the Yankees stunned the
Dodgers to score their four runs as they held on for the win. New York won game five 3-1 as Tommy Heinrich
homered in the second inning to put them ahead for good, and for the series
they outscored the Dodgers 17-11 and outhit them 41-29. Hall of famers in the series included for the
Yankees: manager Joe McCarthy, outfielder Joe DiMaggio, catcher Bill Dickey,
second baseman Joe Gordon, shortstop Phil Rizzuto, and pitcher Red Ruffing; and
for the Dodgers: manager Leo Durocher, second baseman Billy Herman, shortstop
Pee Wee Reese, and outfielder Joe Medwick.
The Yankees have won 13 of their last 14 World Series games
and 28 of their last 31.
Tomorrow:
1942 World Series
Trivia -
Today’s Question: What pitcher threw a no-hitter on July 4th 1983?
Yesterday’s
Question: Who are the three other current
pitchers have thrown multiple no-hitters?
Answer: Justin
Verlander (2), Roy Halladay (2) and Mark Buehrle.
Vegas Bet: Lastly, here’s an
actual bet you can make at a Las Vegas Sports Book:
Yesterday’s
Bet: Over/Under
2 walks allowed by St. Louis
starting pitcher Adam Wainwright against the Angels.
Result: Push. Harvey struck out exactly 9 batters.
Standings
| American League East | National League East | |||||||||
| Team | W | L | GB | Strk | Team | W | L | GB | Strk | |
| Boston | 52 | 34 | - | W 3 | Atlanta | 49 | 35 | - | L 1 | |
| Baltimore | 48 | 37 | 3½ | W 1 | Washington | 42 | 42 | 7 | L 2 | |
| N.Y. Yankees | 45 | 39 | 6 | W 3 | Philadelphia | 40 | 45 | 9½ | L 1 | |
| Tampa Bay | 45 | 40 | 6½ | L 1 | N.Y. Mets | 35 | 46 | 12½ | L 1 | |
| Toronto | 41 | 43 | 10 | L 2 | Miami | 31 | 52 | 17½ | W 1 | |
| American League Central | National League Central | |||||||||
| Team | W | L | GB | Strk | Team | W | L | GB | Strk | |
| Detroit | 45 | 38 | - | W 2 | Pittsburgh | 52 | 31 | - | W 1 | |
| Cleveland | 45 | 39 | ½ | L 1 | St. Louis | 50 | 33 | 2 | W 1 | |
| Kansas City | 39 | 42 | 5 | W 1 | Cincinnati | 49 | 36 | 4 | W 3 | |
| Minnesota | 36 | 45 | 8 | L 4 | Chi. Cubs | 36 | 46 | 15½ | W 1 | |
| Chi. White Sox | 33 | 48 | 11 | L 1 | Milwaukee | 34 | 49 | 18 | W 2 | |
| American League West | National League West | |||||||||
| Team | W | L | GB | Strk | Team | W | L | GB | Strk | |
| Oakland | 49 | 36 | - | L 1 | Arizona | 43 | 41 | - | W 1 | |
| Texas | 48 | 36 | ½ | L 2 | Colorado | 41 | 44 | 2½ | L 3 | |
| L.A. Angels | 40 | 44 | 8½ | L 1 | L.A. Dodgers | 40 | 43 | 2½ | W 4 | |
| Seattle | 37 | 47 | 11½ | W 2 | San Diego | 40 | 45 | 3½ | L 5 | |
| Houston | 31 | 54 | 18 | W 1 | San Francisco | 39 | 45 | 4 | L 3 | |
Thursday 7/4 Schedule with
probable pitchers in parentheses. My picks to win are highlighted. Weekend
Picks: 12-3 Overall: 460-334
Times EST
| 11:05 AM | Milwaukee | Hand (0-1) | @ | Washington | Jordan (0-1) |
| 1:10 PM | San Francisco | Cain (5-4) | @ | Cincinnati | Leake (7-3) |
| 1:10 PM | Arizona | Kennedy (3-4) | @ | N.Y. Mets | Gee (6-7) |
| 1:35 PM | San Diego | Stults (6-6) | @ | Boston | Webster (0-2) |
| 1:35 PM | Philadelphia | Hamels (2-11) | @ | Pittsburgh | Cole (4-0) |
| 2:10 PM | Tampa Bay | Archer (2-3) | @ | Houston | Lyles (4-3) |
| 2:10 PM | Cleveland | Jimenez (6-4) | @ | Kansas City | Shields (3-6) |
| 2:10 PM | Baltimore | Britton (2-2) | @ | Chi. White Sox | Quintana (3-2) |
| 2:10 PM | N.Y. Yankees | Phelps (5-5) | @ | Minnesota | Gibson (1-0) |
| 4:05 PM | Chi. Cubs | Wood (5-6) | @ | Oakland | Parker (6-6) |
| 7:07 PM | Detroit | Verlander (8-5) | @ | Toronto | Rogers (3-3) |
| 7:10 PM | Miami | Turner (2-0) | @ | Atlanta | Teheran (6-4) |
| 8:05 PM | Seattle | Iwakuma (7-3) | @ | Texas | Perez (2-1) |
| 8:10 PM | L.A. Dodgers | Capuano (2-5) | @ | Colorado | Chacin (7-3) |
| 9:05 PM | St. Louis | Wainwright (11-5) | @ | L.A. Angels | Blanton (2-10) |
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