Here’s your
morning baseball briefing:
Game
of the Day for Wednesday July 10, 2013:
Toronto
Blue Jays 5, Cleveland Indians 4
Cleveland
was led by all-star pitcher Justin Masterson who took a two-hit shutout into
the seventh, but he gave up two runs to fall behind 2-1. The Indians tied the game at two in the
bottom of the eighth on Michael Brantley’s RBI single, but in the top of the
ninth Toronto loaded the bases for shortstop Munenori Kawasaki who broke an
0-18 slump with a two-run single to break the game open. The Jays would add another run on the same
play when Cleveland outfielder Michael Bourne booted the ball allowing Emil
Bonifacio to score from first base, a run that would prove very costly. Cleveland now trailed 5-2 in their last
at-bat, and plated two runs on an RBI single and an error, but Toronto reliever
Steve Delabar got Brantley to pop up to end the game for his first career save.
Other 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
Tampa Bay Rays walked-off winners on Wednesday when Ben Zobrist’s RBI single in
the 13th inning beat the Minnesota Twins.
Record
Watch: Manny Machado has 39 doubles this season and is on pace for
69, which would break the all-time record of 67 set by Earl Webb in 1930.
A.L. MVP
Watch: Robinson Cano, 2B, New York Yankees. Cano went 3-4 on Wednesday with his 21st
home run, a three-run shot to break the game open. He’s on pace to hit .298 with 38 HRs and 112
RBI.
N.L. MVP
Watch: Hanley Ramirez, 3B, Los Angeles Dodgers. Ramirez went 3-6 with a homer and three RBI
on Wednesday, and is hitting .409 in just 35 games this season. He’s on pace to hit .407 with 14 HRS and 44
RBI.
A.L. Cy
Young Watch: C.J. Wilson, Los Angeles Angels. Wilson (9-6) limited the Cubs to just one run
on four hits over seven innings on Wednesday, and is on pace to go 16-10 with 200
strikeouts and a 3.33 ERA.
N.L. Cy
Young Watch: Francisco Liriano, Pittsburgh Pirates. Liriano (9-3) beat the Oakland A’s on
Wednesday night with seven shutout innings as he struck out six. He’s on pace to go 16-5 with a 1.97 ERA.
News &
Notes: The Texas Rangers placed starting pitcher Yu Darvish (8-4)
on the 15-day DL with a sore back muscle.
History –
1946 World Series
Winner: The St. Louis Cardinals beat Boston Red Sox 4 games to 3.
Baseball in 1946 was fun again as World War II had ended the
previous August and many players had returned to their teams. The Cardinals tied for the National League
pennant with the Brooklyn Dodgers, and baseball played its’ first ever playoff series
that wasn’t a World Series. The
Cardinals beat the Dodgers in two straight (best of three) to capture their fourth
pennant in the last five years. The
World Series with Boston would follow the 2-3-2 format that is still used today. The teams split the first six games with St.
Louis pitcher Harry Brecheen winning two games and Boston first baseman Rudy
York belting two home runs. Game 7 lived
up to its’ dramatic billing as the Cardinals started Brecheen again and held a
3-1 lead in the top of the eighth when Dom DiMaggio tied the game with an
two-run double, but was pulled for a pinch runner so he wouldn’t be in
centerfield for the bottom of the eighth when Harry Walker doubled to left center
that scored Enos Slaughter all the way from first as the Cardinals took a 4-3
lead. Playing for DiMaggio in centerfield
was Leon Culberson who fumbled the ball momentarily, allowing Slaughter a few
extra seconds to race home. The play is
referred to in history as the Mad Dash, as nobody thought Slaughter could score
from first. St. Louis hung on in the
ninth to win their sixth World Series title.
In the series the Cardinals outscored the Red Sox 28-20 and outhit them
60-56. Hall of famers in the series
included for St. Louis: outfielder Enos Slaughter, first baseman Stan Musial,
and second baseman Red Schoendienst; and for Boston: manager Joe Cronin,
outfielder Ted Williams, and second baseman Bobby Doerr.
Tomorrow: 1947 World Series – New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers
Trivia -
Today’s Question: What year did the Toronto Blue Jays last win the American
League East?
Yesterday’s
Question: In what year were the Cubs six outs
away from playing in their first World Series since 1945?
Answer: 2003. The year of the Bartman incident, to be
explained with the 2003 World Series history.
Vegas Bet: Lastly, here’s an
actual bet you can make at a Las Vegas Sports Book: Over/Under 6 runs scored today in the White Sox – Tigers game.
Yesterday’s
Bet: Over/Under
4 walks given up by Mets pitcher
Zach Wheeler tonight in San Francisco.
Result: Under. Wheeler walked just 3 batters.
Standings
| American League East | National League East | |||||||||
| Team | W | L | GB | Strk | Team | W | L | GB | Strk | |
| Boston | 56 | 37 | - | W 2 | Atlanta | 52 | 39 | - | L 1 | |
| Tampa Bay | 52 | 40 | 3½ | W 7 | Washington | 47 | 44 | 5 | W 1 | |
| Baltimore | 50 | 42 | 5½ | W 1 | Philadelphia | 45 | 47 | 7½ | L 1 | |
| N.Y. Yankees | 49 | 42 | 6 | W 1 | N.Y. Mets | 40 | 48 | 10½ | W 4 | |
| Toronto | 44 | 46 | 10½ | W 1 | Miami | 33 | 57 | 18½ | W 1 | |
| American League Central | National League Central | |||||||||
| Team | W | L | GB | Strk | Team | W | L | GB | Strk | |
| Detroit | 50 | 40 | - | W 1 | St. Louis | 55 | 34 | - | W 5 | |
| Cleveland | 47 | 44 | 3½ | L 1 | Pittsburgh | 54 | 36 | 1½ | W 1 | |
| Kansas City | 43 | 45 | 6 | L 1 | Cincinnati | 51 | 40 | 5 | W 1 | |
| Minnesota | 37 | 51 | 12 | L 4 | Chi. Cubs | 40 | 49 | 15 | L 1 | |
| Chi. White Sox | 35 | 53 | 14 | L 1 | Milwaukee | 37 | 53 | 18½ | L 1 | |
| American League West | National League West | |||||||||
| Team | W | L | GB | Strk | Team | W | L | GB | Strk | |
| Oakland | 54 | 38 | - | L 1 | Arizona | 47 | 44 | - | L 3 | |
| Texas | 53 | 38 | ½ | L 1 | L.A. Dodgers | 45 | 45 | 1½ | W 4 | |
| L.A. Angels | 44 | 46 | 9 | W 1 | Colorado | 44 | 48 | 3½ | W 1 | |
| Seattle | 40 | 51 | 13½ | L 2 | San Diego | 41 | 51 | 6½ | L 1 | |
| Houston | 32 | 59 | 21½ | L 3 | San Francisco | 40 | 50 | 6½ | L 4 | |
Thursday 7/11 Schedule with probable pitchers in parentheses. My picks to win
are highlighted. Wednesday’s Picks: 9-6 Overall:
487-360
Times EST
| 12:05 PM | Toronto | Buehrle (5-5) | @ | Cleveland | Salazar (0-0) |
| 12:10 PM | Minnesota | Pelfrey (4-6) | @ | Tampa Bay | Moore (12-3) |
| 1:05 PM | Kansas City | Santana (5-5) | @ | N.Y. Yankees | Pettitte (6-6) |
| 1:08 PM | Chi. White Sox | Sale (5-8) | @ | Detroit | Sanchez (7-5) |
| 3:40 PM | Boston | Dempster (5-8) | @ | Seattle | Ramirez (0-0) |
| 7:05 PM | Washington | Zimmermann (12-3) | @ | Philadelphia | Kendrick (7-6) |
| 7:05 PM | Texas | Wolf (0-0) | @ | Baltimore | Gonzalez (6-3) |
| 7:10 PM | Cincinnati | Latos (8-2) | @ | Atlanta | Hudson (5-7) |
| 8:05 PM | St. Louis | Westbrook (5-3) | @ | Chi. Cubs | Jackson (5-10) |
| 9:40 PM | Milwaukee | Gallardo (7-8) | @ | Arizona | Miley (5-7) |
| 10:10 PM | Colorado | Pomeranz (0-2) | @ | L.A. Dodgers | Capuano (2-6) |
| 10:10 PM | San Francisco | Bumgarner (9-5) | @ | San Diego | Marquis (9-4) |
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