Here’s your
morning baseball briefing:
Game
of the Day for Tuesday July 22:
New York Yankees 5, Texas
Rangers 4
A
day after looking lethargic and mustering just three hits, the Yankees showed a
little life late Tuesday night as they rallied to score two runs off Texas
closer Joe Nathan steal a 5-4 victory in Arlington. Nathan
walked Vernon Wells to open the ninth and allowed a game-tying triple to
Eduardo Nunez before Brent Lillibridge singled him home for the winning
run. Lillibridge redeemed himself after
his sixth inning error led to four unearned runs, and his game-winning hit
seemed to rejuvenate the Yankees as they play two more games in Texas. Mariano Rivera struck out two in the bottom
of the ninth for his 32nd save and 640th of his career.
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
Houston Astros walked off winners on Tuesday as they scored three times in the
bottom of the ninth, with the winning runs scoring from second base on a passed
ball and an error.
A.L. MVP
Watch: Jose Bautista, OF, Toronto Blue Jays
Yesterday: 2-4 with a homer and two RBI.
Season: .252, 20 HRS, 60 RBI and 64 runs scored.
On pace
for: .252, 37 HRs, 98 RBI and 104 runs
scored.
N.L. MVP
Watch: Jay Bruce, OF, Cincinnati Reds
Yesterday:
4-8 in the doubleheader with the
Giants with four runs scored.
Season: .274,
20 HRS, 68 RBI and 59 runs scored.
On pace
for: .274, 32 HRS, 110 RBI and 95 runs
scored.
A.L. Cy
Young Watch: John Lester, Boston Red Sox
Yesterday:
6.1 innings pitches, 8 strikeouts, and 2 runs
allowed in a win vs. Tampa Bay.
Season: 9-6
with a 4.50 ERA and 111 strikeouts.
On pace
for: 14-9 with a 4.50 ERA and 181
strikeouts.
N.L. Cy
Young Watch: Patrick Corbin, Arizona Diamondbacks
Yesterday:
6 innings, 6 strikeouts, 4 hits and 1 run
allowed in a win against the Cubs.
Season: 12-1
with a 2.31 ERA and 115 strikeouts.
On pace
for: 19-1 record with 2.31 ERA and 188
strikeouts.
News &
Notes: The Milwaukee Brewers traded reliever Francisco Rodriguez to
the Baltimore Orioles for minor league infielder Nick Delmonico.
Boston second baseman Dustin Pedroia signed a 7-year, $100
million extension with the Red Sox. He
started his career with Boston in 2006.
Pirates closer Jason Grilli, the National League saves
leader with 36, was placed on the 15-day DL with right forearm stiffness.
San Diego pitcher Jason Marquis (9-5) will undergo Tommy John
Surgery on his right pitching arm and will miss the rest of this season and
possibly next.
Baseball’s trade deadline is July 31.
History –
1950 World Series
Winner: The New York Yankees swept the Philadelphia
Phillies 4 games to 0.
The Yankees
and Phillies played the last all-white World series as neither team had
integrated their roster by 1950. New
York coasted to their second consecutive A.L. pennant, while the Phillies,
known then as they “Whiz Kids” for their youth, blew a 7.5 game lead on
September 20, and needed a tenth inning three-run home run by George Sisler in
the final game of the season to win their second N.L pennant (they lost the
1915 World Series to Boston).
The Phillies had home field advantage over the Yankees, but
lost the first game 1-0 as Yankee pitcher Vic Raschi hurled a two-hit shutout. In Game 2, Yankee starter Allie Reynolds held
the Phillies to one run in nine innings in a 1-1 tie before and Joe DiMaggio
led off the tenth inning with a solo home run, and the Yankees hung on to win
2-1. It was the last postseason game
ever played at Shibe Park in Philadelphia.
Game 3 shifted to the Bronx where Yankee second baseman Jerry Coleman
singled home the winning run in the bottom of the ninth top lift New York to a
3-2 walk-off win. Needing one more win
for the sweep, New York sent rookie left-handed Edward Charles “Whitey” Ford to
the mound for his first World Series start, and he was masterful, coming within
one out of pitching a complete game shutout, as he held the Phillies to just seven
hits while striking out seven. With two
outs in the ninth and the Yankees leading 5-0, outfielder Gene Woodling dropped
the would-be series ending fly ball, allowing two runs to score before Casey
Stengel took Ford out. Allie Reynolds struck
out the next batter and New York won their second consecutive World Series and 13th
overall.
For the series, the Yankees outscored the Phillies 11-5 and
outhit them 30-26. Hall of Famers in
this series included for New York: manager Casey Stengel, first baseman Johnny
Mize, catcher Yogi Berra, outfielder Joe DiMaggio, shortstop Phil Rizzuto, and pitcher
Whitey Ford; and for Philadelphia outfielder Richie Ashburn and pitcher Robin
Roberts.
Tomorrow: 1951 World Series – New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers
Trivia -
Today’s Question: Yogi
Berra has the record for most World Series wins as a player, but who has the
second most?
Yesterday’s
Question: How many World Series titles has
Yogi Berra won as a player?
Answer: 10. In 1947, 49, ’50, ’51, ’52, ’53, ’56, ’58, ’61 & ’62.
Vegas Bet: Lastly, here’s an
actual bet you can make at a Las Vegas Sports Book: Over/Under 10 combined runs allowed &
strikeouts by Tampa Bay starter David Price against Boston tonight.
Yesterday’s
Bet: Over/under
15 combined runs scored in the
Reds-Giants doubleheader today.
Result: Over. The teams combined for 20 runs. 9-3, and 5-3.
Standings
| American League East | National League East | |||||||||
| Team | W | L | GB | Strk | Team | W | L | GB | Strk | |
| Boston | 61 | 41 | - | W 1 | Atlanta | 56 | 44 | - | L 1 | |
| Tampa Bay | 59 | 42 | 1½ | L 1 | Philadelphia | 49 | 51 | 7 | L 3 | |
| Baltimore | 57 | 44 | 3½ | L 1 | Washington | 48 | 52 | 8 | L 5 | |
| N.Y. Yankees (55) | 53 | 47 | 7 | W 1 | N.Y. Mets | 44 | 52 | 10 | W 1 | |
| Toronto | 45 | 54 | 14½ | L 6 | Miami | 37 | 61 | 18 | W 2 | |
| American League Central | National League Central | |||||||||
| Team | W | L | GB | Strk | Team | W | L | GB | Strk | |
| Detroit | 55 | 44 | - | W 3 | St. Louis | 60 | 37 | - | W 2 | |
| Cleveland | 52 | 48 | 3½ | L 2 | Pittsburgh | 59 | 39 | 1½ | W 3 | |
| Kansas City | 46 | 51 | 8 | W 1 | Cincinnati | 57 | 44 | 5 | L 1 | |
| Minnesota | 43 | 54 | 11 | W 2 | Chi. Cubs | 44 | 54 | 16½ | L 1 | |
| Chi. White Sox | 39 | 58 | 15 | L 2 | Milwaukee | 41 | 58 | 20 | L 2 | |
| American League West | National League West | |||||||||
| Team | W | L | GB | Strk | Team | W | L | GB | Strk | |
| Oakland | 58 | 42 | - | L 1 | L.A. Dodgers | 52 | 47 | - | W 5 | |
| Texas | 55 | 45 | 3 | L 1 | Arizona | 52 | 48 | ½ | W 1 | |
| Seattle | 48 | 52 | 10 | W 8 | Colorado | 48 | 53 | 5 | L 2 | |
| L.A. Angels | 46 | 52 | 11 | L 3 | San Francisco | 46 | 54 | 6½ | W 1 | |
| Houston | 34 | 65 | 23½ | W 1 | San Diego | 45 | 56 | 8 | W 2 | |
Wednesday July 24 Schedule with probable pitchers in parentheses. My picks to win
are highlighted. Yesterday’s picks: 8-8 Overall:
531-403
Times EST
| 2:10 PM | Oakland | Griffin (8-7) | @ | Houston | Norris (6-9) |
| 3:35 PM | Minnesota | Pelfrey (4-7) | @ | L.A. Angels | Weaver (4-5) |
| 3:40 PM | Cleveland | Kazmir (5-4) | @ | Seattle | Saunders (9-8) |
| 7:05 PM | Pittsburgh | Liriano (9-4) | @ | Washington | Strasburg (5-7) |
| 7:07 PM | L.A. Dodgers | Nolasco (6-9) | @ | Toronto | Rogers (3-4) |
| 7:10 PM | Atlanta | Hudson (7-7) | @ | N.Y. Mets | Hefner (4-7) |
| 7:10 PM | Tampa Bay | Price (4-5) | @ | Boston | Doubront (7-3) |
| 8:05 PM | N.Y. Yankees | Pettitte (7-7) | @ | Texas | Holland (8-5) |
| 8:10 PM | Detroit | Sanchez (7-7) | @ | Chi. White Sox | Danks (2-7) |
| 8:10 PM | San Diego | O'Sullivan (0-0) | @ | Milwaukee | Lohse (6-7) |
| 8:10 PM | Baltimore | Chen (5-3) | @ | Kansas City | Santana (6-6) |
| 8:15 PM | Philadelphia | Lannan (2-3) | @ | St. Louis | Westbrook (6-4) |
| 8:40 PM | Miami | Turner (3-2) | @ | Colorado | De La Rosa (9-5) |
| 9:40 PM | Chi. Cubs | Samardzija (6-9) | @ | Arizona | Kennedy (3-7) |
| 10:15 PM | Cincinnati | Leake (9-4) | @ | San Francisco | Gaudin (4-1) |
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