Here’s your morning baseball
briefing:
Game of the Day Tuesday August 20:
San Francisco Giants 3, Boston Red Sox 2
In what has been a forgettable season by the bay for the
defending champion San Francisco Giants, they somehow found a way to win
Tuesday night after hitting 0-10 with runners in scoring position. Trailing 2-1 in the eighth, they managed a
pair of singles before Buster Posey tied the game at two with a long sacrifice
fly in foul territory. In the ninth they
used a single, a walk, a hit-by-pitch, and a bases loaded walk to literally
walk-off winners and stun the Red Sox. It proved to be a fun night in San Francisco after all, albeit for a few hours.
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): 10. The New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants each
walked-off winners on Tuesday.
Longest
Winning Streak: 4, by the Chicago White Sox
Longest
Losing Streak: 3, by the Toronto Blue Jays, Kansas City Royals and Los
Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
A.L. MVP
Watch: Robinson Cano, 2B, New York Yankees
Yesterday:
Went 6-8 yesterday with a homer, 5
RBI and a run scored
Season: .308, 23 HRs, 81 RBI
and 65 runs scored
On pace
for: .308, 30 HRs, 107 RBI and 86 runs
scored
N.L. MVP
Watch: Paul Goldschmidt, 1B, Arizona Diamondbacks
Yesterday:
1-3 with a homer, 4 RBI, a walk and
a run scored
Season: .297, 31 HRs, 100
RBI and 82 runs scored
On pace
for: .296, 40 HRs, 131 RBI and 108 runs
scored
A.L. Cy
Young Watch: C.J. Wilson, Los Angeles Angels
Yesterday:
7.1 IP, 4 hits, 1 run, and 5 K’s in
a no-decision vs. Cleveland
Season: 13-6, 151 K’s and a 3.30 ERA
On pace
for: 16-7, 197 K’s and a 3.28 ERA
N.L. Cy
Young Watch:
Patrick Corbin, Arizona Diamondbacks
Yesterday:
9 1P, 6 hits, 2 runs, 0 walks and 10
K’s in a win at Cincinnati
Season: 13-3, 150 K’s and a
2.54 ERA
On pace
for: 17-3, 197 K’s and a 2.42 ERA
News &
Notes: Boston pitcher Ryan Dempster was suspended five games by
major league baseball for throwing at Yankee third baseman Alex Rodriguez on
Sunday.
Dodger’s outfielder was fined by the team for arriving late
to the ballpark and didn’t start the game, but pinch-hit in the eighth and hit a
go-ahead home run.
Robinson Cano of the Yankees hit his 200th home run in the
first game against Toronto.
History –
1970 World Series
Winner: The Baltimore Orioles beat the
Cincinnati Reds 4 games to 1.
The 1970 World Series was the first ever
played on Astroturf as Games 1 & 2 took place at Riverfront Stadium in
Cincinnati. The Orioles repeated as American
League champions with the help of three 20-game winners, and looked to rebound
from their loss to the Miracle Mets in 1969, while the Reds won their division
easily, managed by Sparky Anderson. For Cincinnati
it was the beginning of a decade long team dubbed the Big Red Machine.
The Reds had
home field advantage and it wouldn’t matter.
They did jump out to an early 3-0 lead off Jim Palmer, but he settled
down and the Orioles smacked three home runs in route to a 4-3 win. Game 2 saw another fast start by the Reds
fall short in the end, as Baltimore scored five runs in the fifth, started by
first baseman Boog Powell’s second home run of the series, and the Orioles held
on for a slim win, this time 6-5
The series
moved back to Baltimore for Game 3 where starter Dave McNally had a career day,
pitching a complete game nine-hitter, while also hitting a grand slam in the
sixth inning to help his cause. The
Orioles hit three home runs as a team and cruised to an easy 9-3 win. This game is also remembered for the
incredible fielding plays that third baseman Brooks Robinson made, the
highlights having been replayed over and over throughout the years and no doubt
solidified his Hall of Fame credentials.
Baltimore now held a 3-0 series lead heading into Game 4.
In Game 4,
the Reds trailed 5-3 in the eighth when Lee May connected for a three-run homer
that put Cincinnati ahead 6-5, and they held Baltimore scoreless the last two
innings for their first series win.
Game 5
started with a bang as the Reds scored three first inning runs off mike
Cuellar, but Baltimore bounced right back with two runs in each of the first
three innings, and Cuellar settled down and shutout the Reds the rest of the
way. The Orioles won easily 9-3, and
avenged last year’s World Series loss with a dominant pitching and hitting
performance, to win their second World Series title in franchise history.
For the
series, Baltimore outscored Cincinnati 33-20 and outhit them 50-35. Hall of Famers in the series included for the
Orioles: manager Earl Weaver, outfielder Frank Robinson, third baseman Brooks
Robinson, and pitcher Jim Palmer; and for the Reds: manager Sparky Lyle,
catcher Johnny Bench, and first baseman Tony Perez.
Tomorrow: 1971 World Series – Baltimore Orioles vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
Trivia -
Today’s Question: Dave McNally of the Baltimore Orioles is the only pitcher to
hit a grand slam in a World Series game, but who was the last pitcher to hit a
home run in a World Series game? It’s
happened just 13 times.
Yesterday’s
Question: What other New York sports
team pulled of miracle of its’ own in 1969?
Answer: The New York Jets, who upset the heavily
favored Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III.
Also, the New York Knickerbockers knocked the Baltimore Bullets from the
NBA playoffs.
Vegas Bet: Lastly, here’s an
actual bet you can make at a Las Vegas Sports Book: Over/Under 3 runs allowed by Phillies pitcher
Cliff Lee today vs. Colorado.
Yesterday’s
Bet: Over/Under
1 time Alex Rodriguez gets hit by a
pitch in today’s doubleheader with Toronto.
Result: Under. He was not hit by a pitch.
Standings
| American League | National League | |||||||||
| EAST | W | L | GB | STRK | EAST | W | L | GB | STRK | |
| Tampa Bay | 72 | 52 | - | Won 3 | Atlanta | 76 | 49 | - | Lost 1 | |
| Boston | 74 | 54 | - | Lost 1 | Washington | 61 | 64 | 15 | Won 1 | |
| Baltimore | 67 | 58 | 5.5 | Lost 2 | NY Mets | 58 | 66 | 17.5 | Won 2 | |
| NY Yankees | 66 | 59 | 6.5 | Won 3 | Philadelphia | 55 | 70 | 21 | Lost 1 | |
| Toronto | 57 | 69 | 16 | Lost 3 | Miami | 48 | 76 | 27.5 | Lost 1 | |
| CENTRAL | W | L | GB | STRK | CENTRAL | W | L | GB | STRK | |
| Detroit | 73 | 52 | - | Lost 1 | Pittsburgh | 74 | 51 | - | Won 2 | |
| Cleveland | 68 | 58 | 5.5 | Won 2 | St. Louis | 72 | 53 | 2 | Lost 1 | |
| Kansas City | 64 | 60 | 8.5 | Lost 3 | Cincinnati | 71 | 55 | 3.5 | Lost 1 | |
| Minnesota | 55 | 69 | 17.5 | Won 1 | Milwaukee | 55 | 71 | 19.5 | Won 1 | |
| Chicago Sox | 50 | 74 | 22.5 | Won 4 | Chicago Cubs | 54 | 71 | 20 | Lost 1 | |
| WEST | W | L | GB | STRK | WEST | W | L | GB | STRK | |
| Texas | 73 | 53 | - | Won 2 | LA Dodgers | 73 | 52 | - | Won 1 | |
| Oakland | 71 | 54 | 1.5 | Lost 1 | Arizona | 65 | 59 | 7.5 | Won 1 | |
| Seattle | 58 | 67 | 14.5 | Won 1 | Colorado | 59 | 68 | 15 | Won 1 | |
| LA Angels | 55 | 70 | 17.5 | Lost 3 | San Francisco | 56 | 69 | 17 | Won 1 | |
| Houston | 41 | 84 | 31.5 | Lost 2 | San Diego | 56 | 70 | 17.5 | Lost 2 | |
Schedule for Wednesday August 21 with probable pitchers in parentheses. My picks to win
are highlighted. Yesterday’s Picks: 7-9 Overall: 736-560
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