Here’s your
morning baseball briefing:
Game of the Day for Wednesday August7:
Chicago White Sox 6, New York Yankees 5
New
York’s season just keeps getting worse, and Wednesday’s loss stung the soul of
Yankee fans everywhere as Mariano Rivera couldn’t hold a one-run ninth inning
lead, blowing his third save in 38 chances this season when he allowed an RBI
single to Adam Dunn to tie the game at 4-4 after recording two quick outs. The hit denied C.C. Sabathia his first win in
over a month as he pitched strongly into the eighth, and it knocked the Yankees
11 games behind Boston in the division. New York took a 5-4 12th inning lead on
Robbie Cano’s 22nd home run, but once again the White Sox rallied for two hits in
the bottom of the 12th before Alejandro De Aza tripled in both runners for the
dramatic walk-off win. Chicago completed
the sweep in the Windy City, and New York has now lost 14 of their last 20
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): 2. The Chicago White Sox walked-off winners on Wednesday as
Alejandro De Aza tripled in two runs in the bottom of the 12th
inning to beat the Yankees.
A.L. MVP
Watch: Chris Davis, OF, Baltimore Orioles
Yesterday: 1-4 with a homer, 3 RBI and 2 runs scored
Season: .302, 41 HRs, 106
RBI and 80 runs scored
On pace
for: .301, 58 HRs, 151 RBI and 114 runs
scored
N.L. MVP
Watch: Andrew McCutchen, OF, Pittsburgh Pirates
Yesterday: 2-3 with a homer, 1 RBI, and 1 run scored and 1 stolen base
Season: .312, 16 HRs, 65
RBI, 71 runs scored and 24 stolen bases
On pace
for: .312, 23 HRs, 94 RBI, 102 runs
scored and 34 stolen bases
A.L. Cy
Young Watch: Doug Fister, Detroit Tigers
Yesterday: 6 IP, 7 hits, 2 runs and 8 K’s in a no-decision vs.
Cleveland
Season: 10-5, 114 Ks and a
3.50 ERA
On pace
for: 14-7, 164 K’s and a 3.47 ERA
N.L. Cy
Young Watch: Matt Harvey, New York Mets
Yesterday: Complete game
shutout, 4 hits, 6 K’s in a win vs. Colorado
Season: 9-3, 178 K’s, and a
2.09 ERA
On pace
for: 13-4, 267 K’s and a 2.07 ERA
News &
Notes: The Atlanta Braves have won 13 straight games.
The Los Angeles Dodgers finally lost a road game after
winning 15 consecutive.
The Detroit Tigers have won 11 games in a row.
St. Louis rookie pitcher Shelby Miller was hit on his
pitching arm by a line drive on just the second pitch of the game, forcing the
phenom to leave the game. X-rays were
negative and he still has a chance to make his next start.
History –
1961 World Series
Winner: The New York Yankees beat the
Cincinnati Reds 4 games to 1.
The Yankees sought revenge from their
heartbreaking 1960 World Series loss after a record-breaking season that saw
Mickey Mantle belt 54 HRs before being injured in September, and fellow
outfielder and 1960 MVP Roger Maris break Babe Ruth’s all-time home run record
with 61. As a team they set the major
league record with 240 home runs, and had the pitching to boot, as Whitey Ford had
the best year of his career, going 25-4 to capture the Cy Young award. The Reds meanwhile were playing in their first
World Series since 1940 when the beat the Detroit Tigers in seven games. This series would once again go seven games.
The Yankees,
led by first year manager Ralph Houk who had been a backup catcher in the
organization for 18 years, had home field advantage and Ford showed everyone
why he was the best pitcher in baseball as he tossed a complete game two-hitter
in the opener as New York won 2-0. The
Reds rebounded with a 6-2 win in Game 2 thanks to superb pitching by John Jay,
and the series shifted to Crosley Field in Cincinnati tied at one game apiece.
In Game 3 the
Yankees perseverance and deep roster reared its’ head as pinch-hitter Johnny
Blanchard tied the game at two with a home run in the eighth into the right
field bleachers. In the top of the ninth
with the score still tied 2-2, Maris belted a home run to left that gave New
York a 3-2 lead that they would hold onto, taking a 2-1 series advantage. Whitey Ford started Game 4 and was masterful,
tossing nearly five shutout innings before leaving in the fifth after a line
drive hit his ankle. His World Series
scoreless inning streak now stood at 32 innings, breaking Babe Ruth’s all-time
record when he was with Boston. New York
won easily 7-0 and needed just one more win to finish the series. It was a tough year to be the Babe, as Maris
broke his home run record and Ford bested his scoreless innings streak.
In Game 5,
Yogi Berra and Mickey Mantle sat out with injuries, but once again the Yankee
bench came through as they jumped out to an early 5-0 first inning lead, and cruised
to a 13-6 World Series clinching victory as Hector Lopez drove in five runs
with a homer and a triple while Johnny Blanchard had three hits including a
homer and a double.
It was the
Yankees 19th championship in 39 years, and Ralph Houk became the first rookie
manager to win the World Series. For the
series the Yankees outscored the Reds 27-13 and outhit them 42-35. Hall of Famers in the series included for New
York: catcher Yogi Berra, outfielder Mickey Mantle and pitcher Whitey Ford; and
for the Reds outfielder Frank Robinson.
Tomorrow: 1962
World Series – New York Yankees vs. San Francisco Giants
Trivia -
Today’s Question: Last
year Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers won the A.L. Triple Crown award
(leading the league in batting average, home runs and RBI). Who are the only two players to win the award
twice?
Yesterday’s
Question: Only one other time has a World Series
ended on a walk-off home run. When and
how hit it?
Answer: In 1993 Joe Carter of the Toronto Blue Jays
ended the World Series in Game 6 with a walk-off three-run home run.
Vegas Bet: Lastly, here’s an
actual bet you can make at a Las Vegas Sports Book: Over/Under combined 4 hits/runs/stolen bases by Andrew
McCutchen today vs. Miami.
Yesterday’s
Bet: Over/Under
2 runs allowed by Matt Harvey today
vs. Colorado.
Result: Under.
Harvey allowed 0 runs.
Standings
| American League | National League | |||||||||
| EAST | W | L | GB | STRK | EAST | W | L | GB | STRK | |
| Boston | 70 | 46 | - | Won 2 | Atlanta | 70 | 45 | - | Won 13 | |
| Tampa Bay | 66 | 47 | 2.5 | Lost 2 | Washington | 54 | 60 | 16 | Lost 4 | |
| Baltimore | 63 | 51 | 6 | Won 2 | NY Mets | 51 | 60 | 17 | Won 2 | |
| NY Yankees | 57 | 56 | 12 | Lost 4 | Philadelphia | 51 | 62 | 18 | Lost 1 | |
| Toronto | 53 | 61 | 16 | Lost 1 | Miami | 43 | 69 | 26 | Lost 4 | |
| CENTRAL | W | L | GB | STRK | CENTRAL | W | L | GB | STRK | |
| Detroit | 67 | 45 | - | Won 11 | Pittsburgh | 69 | 44 | - | Won 4 | |
| Cleveland | 62 | 52 | 6 | Lost 3 | St. Louis | 66 | 47 | 3 | Lost 1 | |
| Kansas City | 58 | 53 | 8.5 | Won 1 | Cincinnati | 63 | 51 | 7 | Won 2 | |
| Minnesota | 49 | 62 | 18 | Lost 1 | Chicago Cubs | 50 | 63 | 19 | Won 1 | |
| Chicago Sox | 43 | 69 | 24 | Won 3 | Milwaukee | 49 | 65 | 21 | Won 2 | |
| WEST | W | L | GB | STRK | WEST | W | L | GB | STRK | |
| Oakland | 64 | 49 | - | Lost 3 | LA Dodgers | 63 | 50 | - | Won 1 | |
| Texas | 65 | 50 | - | Won 4 | Arizona | 58 | 55 | 5 | Won 2 | |
| Seattle | 53 | 61 | 12 | Won 1 | San Diego | 52 | 62 | 12 | Lost 2 | |
| LA Angels | 51 | 62 | 13 | Lost 4 | Colorado | 52 | 63 | 12 | Lost 4 | |
| Houston | 37 | 76 | 27 | Lost 2 | San Francisco | 50 | 63 | 13 | Lost 2 | |
Schedule for Thursday August 8 with probable pitchers in parentheses. My picks to win
are highlighted. Yesterday’s picks: 6-9 Overall: 636-481
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