Here’s
your morning baseball briefing:
Game of
the Tuesday for Monday Sept. 10:
New York Yankees 7, Baltimore Orioles 5
Yankee
outfielder Alfonso Soriano homered twice, his second one snapping a 4-4 tie in
the eighth, and New York needed a four-out save from Mariano Rivera to end a
six-game losing streak in Baltimore. Chris
Davis hit his ML-Leading 49th home run in the fifth as the Orioles took a 4-1
lead. Soriano answered in the fifth with
his first home run that cut the deficit to 4-2 - Mark Reynolds homered in the
sixth to cut New York’s deficit to 4-3, setting up the eighth where New York
has produced big innings this year. Robinson
Cano singled in the tying run before Soriano snapped the 4-4 tie with a bomb to
center. They added one more for four
total runs in the inning, and once again they stunned their opponent with
another eighth inning rally.
News &
Notes: Former major league player Wladimir Balentien tied Japan’s
all-time season home run record yesterday when he hit his 55th round
tripper. He has 21 games left to break
the record, held by former major leaguers Tuffy Rhodes and Alex Cabrera.
The New York Yankees acquired shortstop Brendan Ryan from
Seattle for a player to be named later.
Tuesday’s
scores:
Walk-Off
Win Streak:
8 The Los Angeles Dodgers walked-off winners on Tuesday when
pinch-hitter Scott Van Slyke hit a two-run home run in the eleventh inning to
beat Arizona.
Longest
Winning Streak - 4 San Diego, St. Louis & Washington
Longest
Losing Streak -
4 Miami Marlins
League
Leaders
American
League
Batting
Average- .349 Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers
Home Runs
- 49
Chris Davis, Baltimore Orioles
RBI - 133 Miguel Cabrera,
Detroit Tigers
Pitching
Wins – 19 Max Scherzer, Detroit Tigers
Strikeouts
- 246
Yu Darvish, Texas Rangers
E.R.A.
- 2.61
Anibal Sanchez, Detroit Tigers
National
League
Batting
Average- .330 Chris Johnson, Atlanta Braves
Home Runs
- 32
Pedro Alvarez, Pittsburgh Pirates
RBI - 107
Paul Goldschmidt, Arizona Diamondbacks
Pitching
Wins – 17 Jordan Zimmerman, Washington
Nationals
Strikeouts
– 208 Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles
Dodgers
E.R.A. - 1.92 Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers
MVP
Watch
American
League: Chris
Davis, OF, Baltimore Orioles
Yesterday:
2-2, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 runs scored and 2
walls
Season: .295,
49 HRs, 126 RBI
On pace
for: .295,
55 HRs, 142 RBI
National
League: Andrew McCuthchen, OF, Pittsburgh Pirates
Yesterday:
3-5, 3 RBI and 1 run scored
Season: .326, 19 HRs, 79 RBI, and 27 stolen bases
On pace
for: .325, 21 HRs, 89 RBI, and 30 stolen bases
Cy
Young Watch
American
League: Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees
Yesterday:
1.1
IP, 0 hits, 0 runs in a save vs. Baltimore
Season: 5-2, 42
saves, and a 2.24 ERA
On pace
for: 5-2, 47
saves, and a 2.24 ERA
National
League: Francisco Liriano, Pittsburgh Pirates
Yesterday:
6 IP, 6 hits, 1 run and 5 K’s in a win vs.
Texas
Season: 16-7,
144 K’s and a 2.92 ERA
On pace
for: 18-7,
163 K’s and a 2.91 ERA
History
1985 World
Series – Kansas City Royals vs. St. Louis Cardinals
The 1985 World Series featured two teams from the state of
Missouri - American League champion Kansas City Royals against the National
League champion St. Louis Cardinals. It
was popularly known as the “Show Me Series” for the state motto, and the “I-70
Series” for the interstate that connected them.
It would be the first series to be played entirely at night.
Kansas City had home field advantage, and lost both games in
front of their amped up crowd, 3-1 and 4-2.
They were one out away from winning Game 2 when St. Louis third baseman Terry
Pendleton cleared the bases with a three RBI double, and suddenly the Royals
were down 2-0 in the series as it headed east.
Royal’s outfielder Lonnie Smith became the first player to play in a
World Series against the team that traded him earlier in the season.
The Royals won 6-1 in Game 3 behind pitcher Brett Saberhagen’s
complete game gem, but Cardinal’s ace
John Tudor matched him with a complete game shutout in Game 4, and St. Louis
was now one game away from winning their N.L. record tenth World Series. Kansas City rebounded with a 6-1 win in Game
5 to fight off elimination, and Royals’ fans had some reason to celebrate as
the series moved back to west to determine a champion.
Game 6 of the 1985 World Series is forever remembered in the
state of Missouri and throughout all of baseball for several blown calls that
turned the game. Scoreless into the
eighth inning, St. Louis finally broke through with a run on Brian Harper’s RBI
single, and then manager Whitey Herzog put rookie Todd Worrell on the mound in
the ninth to close the 1-0 game. The
first batter chopped a grounder to first where Worrell was covering, and replay
showed he clearly got the out, but first base umpire Don Denkinger called him
safe, a missed call that would change the series. The Royals scored twice in the inning and
shocked the Cardinals with a 2-1 walk-off win.
Denkinger would be the home plate umpire for Game 7.
Energized from their miraculous Game 6 victory, Kansas City
pounced on St. Louis early and often in Game 7, winning 11-0 to capture their
first World Series title on franchise history, and the first for an American
League expansion team. The Royals also
became the first team to win the World Series after losing the first two games
at home.
Kansas
City Wins 4-3
For the series, Kansas City outscored St. Louis 28-13 and outhit
them 68-40. Hall of Famers included for
the Royals: third baseman George Brett, and for the Cardinals: manager Whitey Herzog and shortstop Ozzie
Smith.
Tomorrow:
1986 World Series – Boston Red Sox vs. New York Mets
Trivia
Today’s
Question: Baltimore outfielder Chris Davis has hit 49 home runs this
season, tying him with Frank Robinson for second most in franchise
history. Who holds the Baltimore record
for most home runs in a season?
Yesterday’s
Question: The 1984 World Series
between Detroit and San Diego was played at Tiger Stadium and Jack Murphy
Stadium, but have been replaced with more modern stadiums since. Name them.
Answer: Comerica Stadium in Detroit and Petco
Park in San Diego
House
Bet
Today: Over/Under
9 strikeouts by Miami rookie pitcher
Jose Fernandez today vs. Atlanta.
Yesterday: Over/Under 5
hits by the Mets tonight against Washington starter Jordan Zimmerman (16-8).
Result: Over. Zimmerman
allowed 8 hits.
Standings
| American League | National League | |||||||||
| EAST | W | L | GB | STRK | EAST | W | L | GB | STRK | |
| Boston | 88 | 58 | - | Won 1 | Atlanta | 87 | 57 | - | Won 2 | |
| Tampa Bay | 78 | 65 | 8.5 | Lost 1 | Washington | 75 | 69 | 12 | Won 4 | |
| Baltimore | 77 | 67 | 10 | Lost 1 | Philadelphia | 66 | 78 | 21 | Lost 1 | |
| NY Yankees | 77 | 68 | 10.5 | Won 1 | NY Mets | 64 | 79 | 22.5 | Lost 2 | |
| Toronto | 67 | 77 | 20 | Lost 1 | Miami | 53 | 90 | 33.5 | Lost 4 | |
| CENTRAL | W | L | GB | STRK | CENTRAL | W | L | GB | STRK | |
| Detroit | 83 | 62 | - | Won 1 | St. Louis | 84 | 60 | - | Won 4 | |
| Cleveland | 77 | 67 | 5.5 | Lost 1 | Pittsburgh | 83 | 61 | 1 | Won 2 | |
| Kansas City | 76 | 69 | 7 | Won 1 | Cincinnati | 82 | 64 | 3 | Lost 2 | |
| Minnesota | 63 | 80 | 19 | Won 2 | Milwaukee | 62 | 81 | 21.5 | Lost 1 | |
| Chicago Sox | 58 | 86 | 24.5 | Lost 1 | Chicago Cubs | 62 | 82 | 22 | Won 2 | |
| WEST | W | L | GB | STRK | WEST | W | L | GB | STRK | |
| Oakland | 83 | 61 | - | Lost 1 | LA Dodgers | 85 | 59 | - | Won 2 | |
| Texas | 81 | 63 | 2 | Lost 2 | Arizona | 72 | 72 | 13 | Lost 3 | |
| LA Angels | 68 | 76 | 15 | Won 1 | San Diego | 66 | 77 | 18.5 | Won 4 | |
| Seattle | 65 | 80 | 18.5 | Lost 3 | Colorado | 67 | 79 | 19 | Won 1 | |
| Houston | 49 | 96 | 34.5 | Won 2 | San Francisco | 65 | 80 | 20.5 | Lost 1 | |
Schedule –
Wednesday September
11th
Probable pitchers in parentheses, with my picks to win
highlighted.
Weekend Picks: 7-8 Overall: 872-673
Times EST
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