Here’s
your morning baseball briefing:
Game of the
Day for Tuesday July 2, 2013
Cincinnati Reds 3, San Francisco Giants 0
Cincinnati
pitcher Homer Bailey (5-6) threw his second career no-hitter in the last ten months as
he blanked the Giants at home while striking out nine. It was the 16th no-hitter in Reds history,
and he was the last pitcher to throw a no-hitter in 2012 and now the first in
2013. As the game progressed it was
obvious he was overpowering the Giants as there weren’t many hard hit balls all
night. Bailey is now just five
no-hitters shy of the all-time record held by Nolan Ryan. The loss dropped the defending champion Giants
to last place in the N.L. West as they continue to struggle to score runs.
Rest of
the Day’s Scores:
Joe
DiMaggio Watch (56-game hitting streak): Michael Cuddyer, OF/1B for the Colorado
Rockies, went 0-4 last night to end his 27 game hitting streak. Leonys Martin of the Texas Rangers currently
holds the longest hitting streak at 15 games.
The watch will start once a player reaches 20.
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): 0 There were no walk-off wins on Tuesday.
Record
Watch: Manny Machado did not hit a double on Tuesday, but has 38
doubles this season and is on pace to hit 74, which would break the all-time
record of 67 set by Earl Webb in 1930.
A.L. MVP
Watch: Miguel Cabrera, 3B, Detroit Tigers. Cabrera went 1-3 on Tuesday with a three-run
home run, his 26th of the season, and is on pace to hit .368 with 51 HRs and
167 RBI.
N.L. MVP
Watch: Yasiel Puig, OF, Los angeles Dodgers. Puig went 3-4 on Tuesday with his 8th home
run in his first 27 games, and is on pace to hit .444 in this his rookie
season.
A.L. Cy
Young Watch: David Price, Tampa Bay Rays.
Price (2-4), last year’s A.L. Cy Young winner, returned from the DL
after missing seven weeks with a strained triceps muscle, pitched a gem at
Houston as he threw seven shutout innings while striking out 10. He was pulled after just 70 pitches to be
cautious, but he seemed to be his dominant self. It was only his second win of the season, but
more starts like this could get him back in Cy Young contention.
N.L. Cy
Young Watch: Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers. Kershaw (7-5) threw a complete game shutout
at Colorado on Tuesday while allowing just four hits and striking out 10. He’s on pace to go 14-10 with 255 strikeouts
and a 1.91 ERA.
News &
Notes: Yankee third baseman Alex Rodriguez began his rehab assignment
in Charleston, SC on Tuesday and went 0-2 his only two at-bats. He hasn’t played all season as he recovers
from off-season hip surgery.
History –
1940 World Series
Winner: The Cincinnati Reds 4 beat the Detroit Tigers 4 games to 3.
The Reds returned to the World Series after getting swept by
the Yankees in 1939, and won their second title and first since the 1919 World
Series scandal involving members of the Chicago White Sox. Their game two win was the first World Series
win by a National League team in the last ten games, going back to game six of
the 1937 series. This series was very
closely contested, but ultimately it was Cincinnati’s pitching that
prevailed. Starters Paul Derringer and
Bucky Walters each won two games. With
the Reds trailing in the series 3-2 as it headed back to Crosley Field in
Cincinnati, Walters shutout the Tigers 4-0 and hit a home run to force game
seven which Derringer won 2-1.
Cincinnati’s hitting hero was 40-year old coach/catcher Jimmie Wilson,
who was activated to play in August after backup catcher Willard Hershberger
committed suicide a day after his defensive lapse cost the Reds a victory. Wilson filled in for injured starting catcher
Ernie Lombardi who missed most of the series and hit .353 while recording the
team’s only stolen base. Cincinnati
manager Bill McKechnie became the first manager to win a World Series title
with two teams, as he guided the 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates to their second
title. For the series the Tigers
outscored the Reds 28-22, but the Reds outhit the Tigers 58-56. Hall-of famers in the series included for the
Reds: manager Bill McKechnie and catcher Ernie Lombardi; and for the Tigers
first baseman Hank Greenberg, second baseman Charlie Gehringer, and outfielder
Earl Averill.
Tomorrow:
1941 World Series
Trivia -
Today’s Question: Who are the three other current pitchers have thrown
multiple no-hitters?
Yesterday’s
Question: Who holds the National League record
for most consecutive games played?
Answer: Steve
Garvey, 1B, Los Angeles Dodgers played in 1,207 consecutive games from
1975-1983.
Vegas Bet: Lastly, here’s an
actual bet you can make at a Las Vegas Sports Book: Over/Under 9 strikeouts tonight by Mets starting pitcher Matt Harvey.
Yesterday’s
Bet: Over/Under
2 earned runs allowed by Clayton
Kershaw at Colorado.
Result: Under. Kershaw allowed 0 runs in a complete game shutout.
Standings
| American League East | National League East | |||||||||
| Team | W | L | GB | Strk | Team | W | L | GB | Strk | |
| Boston | 51 | 34 | - | W 2 | Atlanta | 49 | 34 | - | W 4 | |
| Baltimore | 47 | 37 | 3½ | L 1 | Washington | 42 | 41 | 7 | L 1 | |
| Tampa Bay | 45 | 39 | 5½ | W 4 | Philadelphia | 40 | 44 | 9½ | W 1 | |
| N.Y. Yankees | 44 | 39 | 6 | W 2 | N.Y. Mets | 35 | 45 | 12½ | W 2 | |
| Toronto | 41 | 42 | 9 | L 1 | Miami | 30 | 52 | 18½ | L 1 | |
| American League Central | National League Central | |||||||||
| Team | W | L | GB | Strk | Team | W | L | GB | Strk | |
| Cleveland | 45 | 38 | - | W 5 | Pittsburgh | 51 | 31 | - | L 1 | |
| Detroit | 44 | 38 | ½ | W 1 | St. Louis | 49 | 33 | 2 | L 2 | |
| Kansas City | 38 | 42 | 5½ | L 1 | Cincinnati | 48 | 36 | 4 | W 2 | |
| Minnesota | 36 | 44 | 7½ | L 3 | Chi. Cubs | 35 | 46 | 15½ | L 1 | |
| Chi. White Sox | 33 | 47 | 10½ | W 1 | Milwaukee | 33 | 49 | 18 | W 1 | |
| American League West | National League West | |||||||||
| Team | W | L | GB | Strk | Team | W | L | GB | Strk | |
| Oakland | 49 | 35 | - | W 2 | Arizona | 42 | 41 | - | L 5 | |
| Texas | 48 | 35 | ½ | L 1 | Colorado | 41 | 43 | 1½ | L 2 | |
| L.A. Angels | 40 | 43 | 8½ | W 7 | San Diego | 40 | 44 | 2½ | L 4 | |
| Seattle | 36 | 47 | 12½ | W 1 | L.A. Dodgers | 39 | 43 | 2½ | W 3 | |
| Houston | 30 | 54 | 19 | L 5 | San Francisco | 39 | 44 | 3 | L 2 | |
Wednesday 7/3 Schedule with probable pitchers in parentheses. My picks to win
are highlighted. Weekend Picks: 6-9 Overall:
454-340
Times EST
| 6:05 PM | Milwaukee | Hellweg (0-1) | @ | Washington | Detwiler (2-6) |
| 7:05 PM | Philadelphia | Lannan (1-2) | @ | Pittsburgh | Gomez (2-0) |
| 7:07 PM | Detroit | Scherzer (12-0) | @ | Toronto | Johnson (1-2) |
| 7:10 PM | Baltimore | Gonzalez (6-3) | @ | Chi. White Sox | Santiago (3-5) |
| 7:10 PM | San Francisco | Zito (4-6) | @ | Cincinnati | Cingrani (3-0) |
| 7:10 PM | Arizona | Delgado (0-2) | @ | N.Y. Mets | Harvey (7-1) |
| 7:10 PM | San Diego | Volquez (6-6) | @ | Boston | Lester (8-4) |
| 7:10 PM | Miami | Nolasco (4-8) | @ | Atlanta | Minor (8-3) |
| 8:05 PM | Seattle | Hernandez (8-4) | @ | Texas | Holland (6-4) |
| 8:10 PM | N.Y. Yankees | Sabathia (8-6) | @ | Minnesota | Walters (2-4) |
| 8:10 PM | Cleveland | Kazmir (4-4) | @ | Kansas City | Guthrie (7-6) |
| 8:10 PM | L.A. Dodgers | Greinke (5-2) | @ | Colorado | Chatwood (4-1) |
| 8:10 PM | Tampa Bay | Hernandez (4-9) | @ | Houston | Norris (5-7) |
| 10:05 PM | St. Louis | Miller (8-6) | @ | L.A. Angels | Williams (5-3) |
| 10:05 PM | Chi. Cubs | Garza (3-1) | @ | Oakland | Colon (11-2) |
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