Here’s your
morning baseball briefing:
Game of the Day for Thursday August
1:
Boston 8, Seattle 7
One
night after needing 15 innings to beat Seattle for their league record tenth
walk-off win, Boston seemed destined for a loss as Seattle ace Felix Hernandez
frustrated their hitters for seven innings before being pulled in what he
thought was a comfortable 7-1 lead. Hernandez
allowed just six hits while striking out eight before the bullpen took over to
finish the job. Boston scored once in
the eighth on Shane Victorino’s homer, and were three outs away from the loss
before some Fenway magic filled the air.
A walk, single, double and a walk to start the ninth made it 7-3
Seattle. Three more singles followed,
then a walk, and finally Daniel Nava, who opened the inning with a walk,
singled to center to score Dustin Pedroia with the winning run, completing the
comeback and stunning the Mariners.
Seattle has now lost 17 games in the opponent’s final at-bat, including
ten walk-off losses.
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): 5. The
Boston Red Sox were the only team to walk-off
winners on Wednesday.
A.L. MVP
Watch: Chris Davis, OF, Baltimore Orioles
Yesterday: 2-4 with a home run
Season: .306, 39 HRs, 100
RBI and 77 runs scored
On pace
for: .306, 58 HRs, 150 RBI and 115 runs scored
N.L. MVP
Watch: Justin Upton, OF, Atlanta Braves
Yesterday: 2-5 with 2 HRs and 5
RBI
Season: .259, 18 HRs, 53 RBI
and 66 runs scored
On pace
for:
.258, 27 HRs, 80 RBI and 99 runs scored
A.L. Cy
Young Watch: Yu Darvish, Texas Rangers
Yesterday:
7 IP, 5 hits, 0 walks and 14 K’s in
a win vs. Arizona
Season: 10-5, 186 K’s and a 2.66 ERA
On pace
for: 15-7, 279 K’s and a 2.64 ERA
N.L. Cy
Young Watch: Julio Teheran, Atlanta Braves
Yesterday:
5 IP, 5 hits, 1 run and 11 K’s in a
win vs. Colorado
Season: 8-5, 117 K’s and a
3.02 ERA
On pace
for:
12-7, 177 K’s and a 2.99 ERA
News &
Notes: MLB and New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez are
reportedly working out a settlement from his involvement in the Biogenesis case
that would prevent him from being banned from baseball, but will involve a
lengthy suspension. Rodriguez originally
planned to appeal any suspension, but when presented with overwhelming evidence
of his illegal behaviors, his lawyers and MLB are discussing a resolution.
History –
1957 World Series
Winner: The Milwaukee Braves beat the
New York Yankees 4 games to 3.
The Braves moved from Boston in 1953 failing
to compete with the Red Sox and hoped for greener pastures in America’s
heartland. Four years later they found it, winning their second
World Series title, and first since the “miracle” Braves of 1914.
It took seven games and some stellar pitching, but the
Yankees came up just short in their bid for a repeat. New York won the first game at Yankee Stadium
3-1 behind a Whitey Ford’s complete game, but lost the second game 5-1 as Milwaukee
starter Lew Burnette threw a complete game of his own, a feat he would
accomplish twice more before the series concluded.
New York won 12-3 in Game 3 behind two homers by rookie
shortstop Tiny Kubek who became the only rookie to hit two home runs in a World
Series game. Game 4 was won 7-5 by
Milwaukee as Eddie Matthews hit a walk-off two run homer in the tenth to
complete the come-from-behind victory that stunned New York. Game 5 in Milwaukee saw Lew Burnette spin
another complete game gem as he tossed a seven-hit shutout to win 1-0, sending
the Braves to a 3-2 series lead as the teams moved back to New York to finish
up.
The Yankees narrowly won Game 6 by a 3-2 score, forcing Game
7 the next day that would be winner-take-all.
Lew Burnette took the mound once again for the Braves and he dazzled,
limiting the Yankees to just seven hits as he pitched his third complete game
and second shutout of the series, as the Braves won 5-0 for their first World
Series title playing in Milwaukee. New
York made three errors in the game and barely had any scoring chances as
Burnette mowed them down inning after inning.
He was named the series MVP and became just the second pitcher to throw
two shutouts in a World Series.
For the series the Yankees outscored the Braves 25-23 and
outhit them 57-47, but committed six errors to Milwaukee’s three. Hall of Famers in this series included for
the Braves: outfielder Hank Aaron, second baseman Red Schoendienst, third
baseman Eddie Matthews, and pitcher Warren Spahn; and for Yankees: manager
Casey Stengel, catcher Yogi Berra, outfielders Mickey Mantle and Enos
Slaughter, and pitcher Whitey Ford.
Monday: 1958 World Series – New York Yankees vs. Milwaukee Braves
(again)
Trivia -
Today’s Question: Lew
Burnette of the Milwaukee Braves was known to throw a spitball even though it
was outlawed by MLB. What year was it
deemed illegal?
Yesterday’s
Question: Only one other time has a no-hitter been
thrown in the playoffs. Who threw it and
when did it occur?
Answer: Roy Halladay in 2010. He no-hit the Cincinnati Reds in the National
League Division Series.
Vegas Bet: Lastly, here’s an
actual bet you can make at a Las Vegas Sports Book: Over/Under 4 runs allowed by new San Diego Padre pitcher Ian Kennedy in his
team debut Sunday vs. the Yankees.
Yesterday’s
Bet: Over/Under
3 runs allowed by Baltimore pitcher
Bud Norris when he faces his old team the Houston Astros.
Result: Under. Norris allowed 2 earned runs in six innings as he beat his former team.
Standings
| American League | National League | |||||||||
| EAST | W | L | GB | STRK | EAST | W | L | GB | STRK | |
| Boston | 66 | 44 | - | Won 3 | Atlanta | 64 | 45 | - | Won 7 | |
| Tampa Bay | 64 | 44 | 1 | Lost 1 | Washington | 52 | 56 | 12 | Lost 2 | |
| Baltimore | 60 | 49 | 5.5 | Won 1 | Philadelphia | 50 | 58 | 14 | Lost 2 | |
| NY Yankees | 56 | 51 | 8.5 | Won 1 | NY Mets | 48 | 58 | 15 | Lost 2 | |
| Toronto | 50 | 58 | 15 | Lost 1 | Miami | 42 | 65 | 21 | Won 2 | |
| CENTRAL | W | L | GB | STRK | CENTRAL | W | L | GB | STRK | |
| Detroit | 61 | 45 | - | Won 5 | Pittsburgh | 65 | 43 | - | Lost 1 | |
| Cleveland | 60 | 48 | 2 | Won 8 | St. Louis | 63 | 44 | 1.5 | Won 1 | |
| Kansas City | 54 | 51 | 6.5 | Won 9 | Cincinnati | 60 | 49 | 5.5 | Won 1 | |
| Minnesota | 45 | 60 | 15.5 | Lost 4 | Chicago Cubs | 49 | 59 | 16 | Lost 1 | |
| Chicago Sox | 40 | 66 | 21 | Lost 7 | Milwaukee | 46 | 62 | 19 | Lost 1 | |
| WEST | W | L | GB | STRK | WEST | W | L | GB | STRK | |
| Oakland | 63 | 45 | - | Lost 2 | LA Dodgers | 58 | 49 | - | Won 1 | |
| Texas | 60 | 49 | 3.5 | Won 4 | Arizona | 55 | 53 | 3.5 | Lost 1 | |
| Seattle | 50 | 58 | 13 | Lost 3 | Colorado | 51 | 59 | 8.5 | Lost 4 | |
| LA Angels | 49 | 58 | 13.5 | Won 1 | San Diego | 50 | 59 | 9 | Lost 1 | |
| Houston | 36 | 71 | 26.5 | Lost 1 | San Francisco | 48 | 59 | 10 | Won 2 | |
Weekend Schedule Friday August 2 0 Sunday August 4 with probable pitchers in parentheses. My picks to win
are highlighted. Weekend picks: 6-5
Overall: 606-453
Times EST
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