Here’s your
morning baseball briefing:
As a
result of an MLB’s investigation into Biogenesis, an anti-aging clinic in Miami
run by fake physician Anthony Boesch, baseball has suspended another 13 players
on Monday, including Alex Rodriguez, for their involvement in using PED’s
(performance enhancing drugs) that violated Major League Baseball’s drug policy
(Ryan Braun was already suspended last month for 65 games for his involvement).
Rodriguez was given the longest
suspension at 211 games, to begin on Thursday, and the Commissioner’s Office
cited his "use and possession of numerous forms of prohibited
performance-enhancing substances, including testosterone and human growth
hormone, over the course of multiple years" as the reason. Rodriguez has decided to appeal his suspension
and is eligible to play until he can be heard, which could come in November or
December. He made his season debut last
night in Chicago to a chorus of boos, going 1-4.
The other 12 players
were suspended 50 games and have accepted their punishments, effective
immediately. They are: Texas OF Nelson Cruz, San Diego shortstop
Everth Cabrera, Detroit shortstop Jhonny Peralta, Philadelphia pitcher Antonio
Bastardo, New York Mets outfielders Jordany Valdespin (minors) and Cesar Puello
(minors), Seattle catcher Jesus Montero (minors), Houston pitcher Sergio
Escalona (minors), New York Yankee catcher Francisco Cervelli (on DL), Yankee
outfielder Fernando Martinez, and free agent pitchers Jordan Norberto and
Faustino De Los Santos.
Game of the Day for Monday August 5:
Detroit Tigers 4,
Cleveland Indians 2
For
the second blog in a row, the Indians are on the wrong side of the Game of the
Day. This time closer Chris Perez blew a
3-0 ninth inning lead at home as Alex Avial rocketed a three-run homer over the
left field wall to give the Tigers the lead for good. Joaquin Benoit pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his 13th
save and as Detroit increased its’ division lead over Cleveland
to four games.
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): 0.
A.L. MVP
Watch: Mike Trout, OF, Los Angeles Angels
Yesterday: 1-2 with a runs scored and three walks
Season: .329, 18 HRs, 67
RBI, 78 runs scored and 24 stolen bases
On pace
for: .329, 26 HRs, 98 RBI, 114 runs
scored and 35 stolen bases
N.L. MVP
Watch: Justin Upton, OF, Atlanta Braves
Yesterday: 3-4 with a home run and 2 runs scored
Season: .265, 20 HRs, 57 RBI
On pace
for: .264, 29 HRs, 83 RBI and 105 runs
scored
A.L. Cy
Young Watch: Anibal Sanchez, Detroit Tigers
Yesterday: 7.2 IP, 4 hits, 2 runs and 11 K’s in a no-decision vs.
Cleveland
Season: 9-7, 131 K’s and a
2.58 ERA
On pace
for: 13-10, 192 K’s and a 2.58 ERA
N.L. Cy
Young Watch: Adam Wainwright, St. Louis Cardinals
Yesterday: 7 IP, 7 hits, 3 runs, 2 walks and 5 K’s in a loss vs. the
Dodgers
Season: 13-7, 156 K;s and a
2.66 ERA
On pace
for: 19-10, 231 K’s and a 2.66 ERA
News &
Notes: New York Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter was placed back on the
DL for the third time this season with a strained hamstring. He’s played in just five games this year.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have won a franchise record 15
consecutive road games, two shy of tying the National League record of 17 set
by the 1916 New York Giants, and six shy of the all-time record.
History –
1959 World Series
Winner: The Los Angeles Dodgers beat
the Chicago White Sox 4 games to 2.
In just their second season in Los Angeles, the
Dodgers were back in the World Series for the first time since 1956, having to
beat the Milwaukee Braves two games to none in a best-of-three N.L. playoff as
both they finished tied in the standings.
They would meet the Chicago White Sox, who won their first pennant in 40
years, last losing the 1919 World Series by conspiring with gamblers to be
beat.
Chicago had
home field advantage and they pounded the Dodgers 11-0 in Game 1 as slugging
first baseman Ted Kluszewski belted two home runs. Los Angeles tied the series with a 4-3 Game 2
win as second baseman Charlie Neal hit a pair of home runs, helping Johnny Padres
(the hero of Game 7 in the 1955 World Series) pick up the win.
Games 3, 4
& 5 shifted to the west coast (becoming the only World Series games to be played
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum as Dodger Stadium was being built), and Dodger
pitcher Don Drysdale beat the White Sox 3-1 in Game 3 with a dominating
performance. First baseman Gil Hodges’
eighth-inning home run of Game 4 broke a 3-3 tie as Los Angeles hung on to win
4-3, and take a 3-1 series lead. Chicago
managed just five hits in Game 5, but their lone run scored on a grounder in
the fourth off Dodger starter Sandy Koufax was the difference as they won 1-0
to stay alive and send the series back to Chicago for Game 6.
In the sixth
inning of Game 6 with the Los Angeles holding a slim 2-0 lead, Dodger hitters
exploded for six runs on homers by Duke Snider and Wally Moon, and added
another in the ninth on pinch-hitter Chuck Essegian’s World Series record
second pinch-hit home run to make the score 9-3, and elevating the Dodgers to
World Champions for the second time in five years, and their first in Los
Angeles. The win also marked the
first Championship for a West Coast team, and was the first ever World Series
in which no pitcher for either team pitched a complete game.
For the series the Dodgers were outscored
by the White Sox 23-22, but narrowly outhit them 53-52. Hall of Famers in the series included for Los
Angeles: manager Walter Alston, outfielder Duke Snider, and pitchers Don
Drysdale and Sandy Koufax; and for the White Sox: manager Al Lopez, shortstop
Luis Aparicio, second baseman Nellie Fox, and pitcher Early Wynn.
Tomorrow: 1960 World Series – New York Yankees vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
Trivia -
Today’s Question: What is the all-time record for most consecutive road wins?
Yesterday’s
Question: What team holds the MLB record for most
consecutive wins?
Answer: The 1916 New York Giants, who won 26 games in a row.
Vegas Bet: Lastly, here’s an
actual bet you can make at a Las Vegas Sports Book: Over/Under 14 combined strikeouts by Justin Verlander and Justin Masterson in
their matchup tonight.
Yesterday’s
Bet: Over/Under
8 strikeouts by Stephen Strasburg
today vs. Atlanta.
Result: Over. Strasburg struck out 9.
Standings
| American League | National League | |||||||||
| EAST | W | L | GB | STRK | EAST | W | L | GB | STRK | |
| Boston | 68 | 46 | - | Lost 1 | Atlanta | 68 | 45 | - | Won 11 | |
| Tampa Bay | 66 | 45 | 0.5 | Won 2 | Washington | 54 | 58 | 14 | Lost 2 | |
| Baltimore | 61 | 51 | 6 | Lost 2 | Philadelphia | 50 | 61 | 17 | Lost 5 | |
| NY Yankees | 57 | 54 | 9.5 | Lost 2 | NY Mets | 49 | 60 | 17 | Lost 2 | |
| Toronto | 52 | 60 | 15 | Won 2 | Miami | 43 | 67 | 24 | Lost 2 | |
| CENTRAL | W | L | GB | STRK | CENTRAL | W | L | GB | STRK | |
| Detroit | 65 | 45 | - | Won 9 | Pittsburgh | 67 | 44 | - | Won 2 | |
| Cleveland | 62 | 50 | 4 | Lost 1 | St. Louis | 65 | 46 | 2 | Lost 1 | |
| Kansas City | 57 | 52 | 7.5 | Won 3 | Cincinnati | 61 | 51 | 6.5 | Lost 1 | |
| Minnesota | 48 | 61 | 17 | Lost 1 | Chicago Cubs | 49 | 62 | 18 | Lost 4 | |
| Chicago Sox | 41 | 69 | 24 | Won 1 | Milwaukee | 47 | 65 | 21 | Lost 1 | |
| WEST | W | L | GB | STRK | WEST | W | L | GB | STRK | |
| Oakland | 64 | 47 | - | Lost 1 | LA Dodgers | 62 | 49 | - | Won 5 | |
| Texas | 63 | 50 | 2 | Won 2 | Arizona | 56 | 55 | 6 | Lost 2 | |
| Seattle | 52 | 60 | 13 | Lost 1 | San Diego | 52 | 60 | 11 | Won 1 | |
| LA Angels | 51 | 60 | 13 | Lost 2 | Colorado | 52 | 61 | 11 | Lost 2 | |
| Houston | 37 | 74 | 27 | Won 1 | San Francisco | 50 | 61 | 12 | Won 1 | |
Schedule for Tuesday August 6 with probable pitchers in parentheses. My picks to win
are highlighted. Yesterday’s picks: 5-4 Overall: 630-472
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