Here’s your morning baseball briefing:
Weekend
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. There
were no walk-off wins on Sunday. Time to
start a new streak.
Longest
Winning Streak: 4 – Los Angeles Angels and Los Angeles Dodgers
Longest
Losing Streak: 4
– Tampa Bay Rays
A.L. MVP Watch: Mike
Trout, OF, Los Angeles Angels
Last Week:
Hit .420, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 4 runs scored and 6
stolen bases
Season: .334, 23 HRs, 82 RBI, 93 runs scored, and 29 stolen bases
On pace
for: .334, 27 HRs, 99 RBI, 112 runs
scored, and 35 stolen bases
N.L. MVP
Watch: Brandon Phillips, 2B, Cincinnati Reds
Last Week:
Hit .360, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 7 runs scored
Season: .270, 17 HRs, 99 RBI
On pace
for: .270, 20 HRs, 117 RBI
A.L. Cy
Young Watch: James Shields, Kansas City Royals
Last Week:
2-0, 14.3 IP, 7 hits, 1 runs and 16 K’s
Season: 10-8, 161 K’s and a 3.03 ERA
On pace
for: 12-9, 196 K’s and a 3.02 ERA
N.L. Cy
Young Watch:
Zach Greinke, Los Angeles Dodgers
Last Week:
2-0, 15.2 IP, 7 hits, 3 runs, and 16 K’s
Season: 14-3, 119 K’s, and a 2.79
ERA
On pace
for: 16-3, 143 K’s and a 2.76 ERA
News &
Notes: Several playoff contenders bolstered their rosters with
waiver claims trades:
Baltimore acquired Seattle outfielder Mike Morse in exchange
for minor league outfielder Xavier Avery
St. Louis acquired Milwaukee relief pitcher John Axford in
exchange for a player to be named later.
Pittsburgh acquired Minnesota first baseman Justin Morneau in
exchange for minor league outfielder Alex Presley and a player to be named
later or cash considerations.
Los Angeles Dodgers acquired Philadelphia third baseman
Michael Young in exchange for minor league pitcher Rob Rasmussen
Colorado reliever Rafael Betancourt will undergo Tommy John
surgery and miss the rest of the season.
History –
1978 World Series
Winner: The New York Yankees beat the
Los Angeles Dodgers 4 games to 2.
The New York Yankees and Dodgers met in the 1978
World Series on the 25th anniversary of their matchup in the 1953 World Series
(when the Dodgers played in Brooklyn), where the Yankees triumphed in six
games. The Yankees returned to the World
Series after a very tumultuous season that had them 14 games back in the
standings in mid-July. They mounted
their comeback without skipper Billy Martin, who was fired in July, and
replaced mild mannered Bob Lemon. They eventually
tied Boston for the division, and beat them 5-2 at Fenway Park in a one-game playoff. Los Angeles sought revenge for their 1977
World Series defeat at the hands of the Yankees, and this World Series would
provide just as much drama.
This time
around, Los Angeles had home field advantage and they quickly jumped out to a
2-0 series lead with 11-5 and 4-3 wins at home.
Game 3 in New York saw a desperate New York team start ace pitcher Ron
Guidry on three days rest, and third baseman Graig Nettles played superb
defense behind him, saving at least four runs on tremendous fielding plays, as
Guidry completed the game, allowing eight hits and seven walks in a 5-1
win. The Yankees tied the series at two the
next night when outfielder Lou Piniella singled home outfielder Roy White in
the tenth inning for a 4-3 victory, setting up a Game 5 in New York where the
Yankees routed the Dodgers 12-2.
Game 6 in Los
Angeles turned out to be the Bucky Dent and Brian Doyle show as the Yankees
shortstop and infielder combined for five RBI in the first six innings, and
outfielder Reggie Jackson capped the scoring with a monstrous two-run home run
in the seventh to give New York a 7-2 lead they would keep. Catcher Thurman Munson caught the final out
of the series on a popout by Ron Cey, and New York achieved their second
consecutive World Series title, winning the last four games after losing the
first two. Dent was named series MVP by
hitting .417 with seven RBI.
For the
series the New York outscored Los Angeles36-23 and outhit them 68-52. Hall of Famers in the series included for
NewYork: manager Bob Lemon, outfielder Reggie Jackson, and pitchers Catfish
Hunter and Goose Gossage; and for the Dodgers: manager Tommy Lasorda and
pitcher Don Sutton.
Tomorrow: 1979 World Series – Baltimore Orioles vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
Trivia -
Today’s Question: What team did 1978 New York Yankee manager Bob Lemon pitch
for 17 seasons, winning 20 games seven times?
Yesterday’s
Question: What player tied Reggie
Jackson with five home runs on a World Series in 2009?
Answer: Philadelphia Phillies second baseman
Chase Utley hit five home runs in a losing effort against the New York Yankees
in the 2009 World Series.
Vegas Bet: Lastly, here’s an
actual bet you can make at a Las Vegas Sports Book: Over/Under combined 14 strikeouts by National League pitchers Clayton Kershaw and
Stephen Strasburg in their games today.
Yesterday’s
Bet: Over/Under
1.5 wins by the New York Yankees in
the three-game series with Baltimore in New York this weekend.
Result: Over. The Yankees won
two of the three games from Baltimore.
Standings:
| American League | National League | |||||||||
| EAST | W | L | GB | STRK | EAST | W | L | GB | STRK | |
| Boston | 82 | 56 | - | Won 3 | Atlanta | 83 | 53 | - | Lost 1 | |
| Tampa Bay | 75 | 60 | 5.5 | Lost 4 | Washington | 69 | 67 | 14 | Won 1 | |
| Baltimore | 72 | 63 | 8.5 | Won 1 | NY Mets | 62 | 73 | 20.5 | Lost 1 | |
| NY Yankees | 72 | 64 | 9 | Lost 1 | Philadelphia | 62 | 75 | 21.5 | Lost 2 | |
| Toronto | 62 | 75 | 19.5 | Lost 1 | Miami | 50 | 85 | 32.5 | Won 1 | |
| CENTRAL | W | L | GB | STRK | CENTRAL | W | L | GB | STRK | |
| Detroit | 80 | 57 | - | Lost 1 | Pittsburgh | 79 | 57 | - | Lost 1 | |
| Cleveland | 72 | 64 | 7.5 | Won 1 | St. Louis | 79 | 57 | - | Won 1 | |
| Kansas City | 70 | 66 | 9.5 | Won 1 | Cincinnati | 76 | 61 | 3.5 | Lost 1 | |
| Minnesota | 59 | 76 | 20 | Won 1 | Milwaukee | 59 | 77 | 20 | Lost 3 | |
| Chicago Sox | 56 | 79 | 23 | Lost 3 | Chicago Cubs | 58 | 78 | 21 | Won 2 | |
| WEST | W | L | GB | STRK | WEST | W | L | GB | STRK | |
| Texas | 79 | 57 | - | Lost 1 | LA Dodgers | 81 | 55 | - | Won 4 | |
| Oakland | 78 | 58 | 1 | Won 3 | Arizona | 69 | 66 | 11.5 | Lost 1 | |
| LA Angels | 63 | 72 | 15.5 | Won 4 | Colorado | 65 | 73 | 17 | Won 1 | |
| Seattle | 62 | 74 | 17 | Lost 1 | San Francisco | 61 | 75 | 20 | Won 1 | |
| Houston | 45 | 91 | 34 | Won 1 | San Diego | 60 | 76 | 21 | Lost 3 | |
Schedule for Monday September 2 with probable pitchers in parentheses. My picks to win
are highlighted. Weekend Picks: 27-18 Overall:
824-615
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