Here’s your
morning baseball briefing:
Game of the Day for Wednesday August
14:
Cleveland Indians 9, Minnesota Twins 8 (12 innings)
Cleveland
found themselves six games back in the A.L. Central entering Wednesday’s
afternoon game in Minnesota, and found themselves trailing 7-3 going into the
eighth inning. An infield single, an
error and another single plated one run before Jason Giambi blasted a
game-tying three-run home run as the Indians rallied from four runs down with
six outs to go. The game remained tied
at seven into the tenth when Cleveland catcher Carlos Santana homered to left,
but the lead would be short-lived as Minnesota catcher Joe Mauer homered to
left in the bottom of the inning to tie the game at eight. Mauer went 5-7 with four RBI in the contest,
but the Twins gave up the lead for good in the top of the 12th when Indians’
outfielder Michael Brantley hit a sacrifice fly that scored fellow outfielder
Nick Swisher with the winning run.
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): 4. The Toronto Blue Jays, Tampa Bay Rays, Los Angeles Dodgers
and Arizona Diamondbacks all walked-off winners on Wednesday. For Arizona it was their third walk-off in a
row.
Longest
Winning Streak: 8, by the Los Angeles Dodgers
Longest
Losing Streak: 4, by the Chicago Cubs and Los
Angeles Angels
A.L. MVP
Watch: Miguel Cabrera, 3B, Detroit Tigers
Yesterday:
1-5 with a home run and 3 RBI
Season: .360, 38 HRs, 114
RBI and 87 runs scored
On pace
for: .360, 51 HRs, 155 RBI and 118 runs
scored
N.L. MVP
Watch: Domonic Brown, OF, Philadelphia Phillies
Yesterday:
3-4 with a homer and 3 RBI
Season: .277, 27 HRs, 78 RBI
On pace
for: .276, 36 HRs, 106 RBI
A.L. Cy
Young Watch: David Price, Tampa Bay Rays
Yesterday:
7 IP, 5 hits 4 runs and 7 K’s in a
no-decision vs. Seattle
Season: 6-5, 100 K’s and a
3.28 ERA
On pace
for: 8-6, 138 K’s and a 3.25 ERA
N.L. Cy
Young Watch: Francisco Liriano, Pittsburgh Pirates
Yesterday:
Complete game, 4 hits, 1 run and 6 K’s
in a win vs. St. Louis
Season: 13-5, 113 K’s and a
2.68 ERA
On pace
for: 17-6, 155 K’s and a 2.65 ERA
News &
Notes: Yankee outfielder Alfonso Soriano
hit a pair of home runs and seven RBI on Wednesday, including a grand slam in
the first inning, and has 13 RBI in his last two games.
History –
1966 World Series
Winner: The Baltimore Orioles swept the
Los Angeles Dodgers 4 games to 0.
The Dodgers entered the series anchored by
their stellar pitching staff, led by Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale who just
last year pitched the Los Angeles to a World Series victory. Baltimore still yearned for their first World
Series title, won the A.L. pennant by nine games over Minnesota as outfielder
Frank Robinson (traded from Cincinnati in the offseason) carried them
offensively during the season by winning the Triple Crown and MVP.
Los Angeles
had the home field advantage in the series and were heavy favorites to repeat
as champions, but Game 1 starter Don Drysdale gave up back-to-back home runs in
the first inning to Brooks Robinson and Frank Robinson as Baltimore held on to
win 5-2.
Game two
pitted two future Hall of Famers as Sandy Koufax of the Dodgers battled Jim
Palmer of the Orioles. They matched
zeros for four innings until the fifth when Dodger centerfielder Willie Davis
made three errors in the fifth that led to three unearned runs. The Dodgers would commit three more errors in
the game that resulted in a 6-0 shutout as the Orioles took a 2-0 series lead
heading back to Baltimore. The six
Dodger errors tied a World Series record for most errors in a World Series game
held by the 1906 Chicago White Sox.
Game 3 in
Baltimore turned into a pitcher’s duel as Orioles starter Wally Bunker and
Dodgers starter Claude Osteen allowed just nine hits in the game, with Osteen
surrendering a solo home run to Baltimore outfielder Paul Blair in the fifth,
plating the only run in the game as the Orioles hung on to win 1-0.
In Game 4 Baltimore pitcher Dave McNally faced Don Drysdale
in a rematch of Game 1, and both pitchers allowed just four hits, but Drysdale
was on the wrong end again as he allowed a fourth inning home run to Frank Robinson
as the Orioles went on to win 1-0, securing their first World Series title in
franchise history. The Dodgers were
shutout for the third game in a row, and 33 consecutive innings, a World Series
record. Baltimore allowed an amazing two
runs in the four games, setting the record for least runs allowed in a World
Series and thus Los Angeles embarrassingly set a record for least runs scored.
For the series the Baltimore
outscored Los Dodgers 13-2 and out hit them 24-17. Hall of Famers
in the series included for Baltimore: shortstop Luis Aparicio, pitcher Jim
Palmer, third baseman Brooks Robinson and outfielder Frank Robinson; and for Los
Angeles: manager Walter Alston, and pitchers Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale.
Tomorrow: 1967 World Series – Boston Red Sox vs. St. Louis Cardinals
Trivia -
Today’s Question: Who managed the 1966 Baltimore Orioles to their first World
Series in franchise history?
Yesterday’s
Question: What was the last team to
win back-to-back World Series titles?
Answer: The New
York Yankees, who won back-to-back titles in 1999 & 2000.
Vegas Bet: Lastly, here’s an
actual bet you can make at a Las Vegas Sports Book: Over/Under 4 walks allowed by New York Mets
starter Zach Wheeler vs. San Diego.
Yesterday’s
Bet: Over/Under
3 runs allowed by Tampa Bay pitcher
Davis Price vs. Seattle.
Result: Over. Price allowed 4 runs.
Standings
| American League | National League | |||||||||
| EAST | W | L | GB | STRK | EAST | W | L | GB | STRK | |
| Boston | 72 | 50 | - | Lost 1 | Atlanta | 74 | 47 | - | Won 2 | |
| Tampa Bay | 67 | 51 | 3 | Won 1 | Washington | 59 | 60 | 14 | Won 5 | |
| Baltimore | 65 | 55 | 6 | Lost 3 | NY Mets | 54 | 64 | 18.5 | Lost 3 | |
| NY Yankees | 62 | 57 | 8.5 | Won 4 | Philadelphia | 53 | 67 | 20.5 | Lost 2 | |
| Toronto | 55 | 65 | 16 | Won 1 | Miami | 46 | 73 | 27 | Won 2 | |
| CENTRAL | W | L | GB | STRK | CENTRAL | W | L | GB | STRK | |
| Detroit | 70 | 49 | - | Won 1 | Pittsburgh | 71 | 48 | - | Won 1 | |
| Cleveland | 65 | 56 | 6 | Won 2 | St. Louis | 68 | 51 | 3 | Lost 1 | |
| Kansas City | 62 | 56 | 7.5 | Lost 2 | Cincinnati | 68 | 52 | 3.5 | Won 4 | |
| Minnesota | 53 | 65 | 16.5 | Lost 2 | Milwaukee | 52 | 68 | 19.5 | Lost 1 | |
| Chicago Sox | 46 | 73 | 24 | Lost 1 | Chicago Cubs | 52 | 68 | 19.5 | Lost 4 | |
| WEST | W | L | GB | STRK | WEST | W | L | GB | STRK | |
| Texas | 70 | 51 | - | Won 1 | LA Dodgers | 70 | 50 | - | Won 8 | |
| Oakland | 67 | 52 | 2 | Lost 2 | Arizona | 62 | 57 | 7.5 | Won 3 | |
| Seattle | 55 | 64 | 14 | Lost 1 | Colorado | 57 | 65 | 14 | Won 1 | |
| LA Angels | 53 | 66 | 16 | Lost 4 | San Diego | 54 | 66 | 16 | Lost 1 | |
| Houston | 39 | 80 | 30 | Won 2 | San Francisco | 52 | 67 | 17.5 | Lost 3 | |
Schedule for Thursday August 15 with probable pitchers in parentheses. My picks to win
are highlighted. Yesterday’s: 9-6
Overall: 689-521
Times EST
| 1:05 PM | L.A. Angels | Wilson (12-6) | @ | N.Y. Yankees | Hughes (4-11) |
| 1:45 PM | Pittsburgh | Burnett (5-8) | @ | St. Louis | Lynn (13-6) |
| 3:35 PM | Houston | Bedard (3-8) | @ | Oakland | Gray (0-1) |
| 4:05 PM | San Francisco | Vogelsong (2-4) | @ | Washington | Haren (7-11) |
| 7:07 PM | Boston | Peavy (9-4) | @ | Toronto | Buehrle (8-7) |
| 7:08 PM | Kansas City | Guthrie (12-8) | @ | Detroit | Sanchez (10-7) |
| 7:10 PM | Seattle | Saunders (10-11) | @ | Tampa Bay | Cobb (6-2) |
| 8:10 PM | Chi. White Sox | Rienzo (0-0) | @ | Minnesota | Pelfrey (4-10) |
| 8:10 PM | Cincinnati | Cingrani (5-2) | @ | Milwaukee | Lohse (8-7) |
| 10:10 PM | N.Y. Mets | Wheeler (5-2) | @ | San Diego | Ross (3-5) |
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