Cardinals Sweep Reds

Cardinals Sweep Reds

August 29: Cardinals 2 Reds 0

Jason Marquis pitched 7 scoreless innings, limiting the Reds to 2 hits while striking out 9. Cardinal bats were not much better, not getting a hit until the 5th inning when Ray Lankford tripled and scored on Marlor Anderson's single. Scott Rolen hit solo homer in bottom of 7th.  Steve Kline pitched a scoreless 9th to earn the save.

August 30:  Cardinals 7 Reds 5

Cardinals over came the Reds first inning 3-0 lead with 6 unanswered runs to defeat the Cardinals 7-5. Jay Bruce hit 3 run homer in the first inning but Matt Latos could not hold the lead for long. Cardinals scored 2 runs in 2nd on Matheny's rbi single and a wild pitch and took the lead in the 4th as Cardinal pitcher Woody
Williams plated 2 with a 2 out single. Albert Pujol homered in the 5th and Jim Edmond's sac fly in the 6th added the Cardinals 6th run.  Reds tried to come back getting 2 in the 7th as Reds got 4 singles with Zack Cozart and Brandon Phillips knocking in the runs. Pujol's rbi double in the 8th added insurance and Jason Isringhausen pitched the 9th for the save. Edgar Renteria had 3 hits for the Cardinals.

August 31: Cardinals 5 Reds 3

Jeff Suppan pitched into the 8th inning giving up 3 runs and scattering 7 hits. He was helped immensely with 3 run first inning out burst when with 2 outs, Jim Edmonds tripled in a run and Scott Rolen followed with a 2 run homer, his first in KOD20. Edgar Renteria continued his hot hitting collecting 3 singles including rbi hits in the 2nd and 4th innings. Reds finally got to tiring Suppan in the 8th as Heisey doubled in the Reds first run and after loading the bases, Frazier's ground out scored the 2nd. Julian Tavaras stamped out that 8th inning rally and followed with 1-2-3 9th for the save.

Friars take 2 of 3 from Dbacks

 

Game 1,
Randy Johnson was shelled in the series finale. The Big Unit coughed up 10 runs and exited during the 4th inning. San Diego tallied 14 runs in a complete rout of the D-Backs in the first game of the series.  Venable and Adrian Gonzalez drove in 3 runs a piece to lead  the Padre offense. Jon Garland was the beneficiary of the offense surge as he went  eight innings to even his record at 2-2..Padres 14...D-Backs 1.

Game 2,
Arizona took the second game of the series as veteran third sacker Matt Williams hit a homerun and drove in 4 runs.  Luis Gonzalez added another 3 runs batted in. Batista earned his first win of the year.  D-Backs 8....Padres 4.

Game 3,
Latos pitched 7 strong innings to earn his first victory of the year. Adrian Gonzalez connected for his third consecutive game with a homerun.  Padres take the series. Heath Bell pitched the 9th inning and struck out 2 batters for his second save.  Padres 4....D-Backs 3.

--submitted by Joey Scigliano--

Phils take 2 from the Reds

Phillies versus Reds

August 25: Reds 3 Phillies 1

Mat Latos pitched the Reds to a win holding the Phils to 1 run and 1 hit in 7 innings of work. Todd Frazier's double in the 8th scored Ryan Ludwick who also had doubled with the lead run and Latos drove in insurance run with sac fly. Aroldi Chapman earned his 4th save of the year. Phils lone hit was Pence's rbi double in the 6th inning.

August 26:  Phils 8 Reds 6

In a strange game, the Phils out slugged the Reds, winning 8 -6 with all runs being scored in first 3 innings. Homer Bailey lasted only 2 innings for the Reds giving up 8 runs on 8 hits. Carlos Ruiz hit 3 run homer, Ryan Howard had 2 singles and 3 rbis and Raul Ibanez hit 2 run double. Unfortunately for the Phils, Roy Halladay had miserable day and pitched only 4 innings allowing 6 runs and 11 hits. Todd Frazier hit 3 run homer, Ryan Ludwick hit a solo homer and Brandon Phillips singled in 2. After the 4th inning both bullpens threw goose eggs scattering a combined 7 hits. Ryan Madison earned his 6th save of the year.

August 27:  Phils 11 Reds 5

Phils bats were on fire again pounding out 17 hits and producing 11 runs. The game started with the 2nd batter, Placido Polanco hitting a 2 run homer and this was followed by Hunter Pence also homering. The Phils put the game away in the 6th scoring 5 runs a Shane Victorino tripled in 2. Victorino finished with 4 hits (3 singles and triple) , Hunter Pence had single, double, homer, walk and 3 rbis and Polanco also with 3 hits and 3 rbis. Cliff Lee tired quickly in the 7th when the Phils scored 5 runs with Todd Frazier smacking a home run.Chris Heisey returned to action from an injury getting 2 hits and 2 rbis.

2005 Indians Barbecue the Rangers

A lot of hitting to be had in Arlington, Texas, as the Indians took two of three from the Rangers.

Game One: CLE 19, TEX 14

The Indians pound out 19 runs on 24 hits off Texas relievers, a group dubbed "Les Miserables" as the season progresses. Cleveland scorches Texas for 12 runs in the eighth inning on 12 hits, as Texas went through its entire bullpen. The Rangers tried to come back in the ninth, scoring five times in an interminably long game.

For Cleveland, Sizemore, Gerut and Belliard drove in three, while Nelson Cruz scored six RBIs including a grand slam for Texas. Derek Holland of Texas now has an ERA over 13 on the season.

Adrian Beltre

Game Two: TEX 10, Cle 6

Another hitting party, as Texas scores eight runs off Cleveland's Scott Elarton in the first three innings and never looks back. Adrian Beltre goes three for five and hits a 451 foot homer (his second), as Matt Harrison has an "eh" outing but still manages to win his first game.

Game Three: CLE 4, TEX 2

Finally, a nice pitcher's duel between Alexi Ogando and Jake Westbrook, leading to a 2-2 tie going into the eighth. But the Rangers' holey bullpen again is shown up, as Mike Adams gives up a two run double to Casey Blake for the game winner. Bob Wickman gets the win for Cleveland with 1.2 innings of hitless relief.

Arizona wins 2 over Cincinnati

August 22:  Arizona 3 Cincinnati 2

Even before all the fans had settled in their seats, Matt Williams had hit a 3 run homer. Curt Schilling gave up a first inning run on single by Jay Bruce and then settled in not allowing a run and only 4 hits in next 6 innings. Although the bullpen gave up a run on a wild pitch in the 8th, Byung-Hyn Kim came on in the 9th to record the save although he gave up 2 singles.

August 23:  Arizona 11 Cincinnati 2

By the end of the 4th inning it was 9-0 and Randy Johnson was pitching for the D-backs. Womack had 3 hits, Grace hit a single and 3 run homer as Arizona pounded out 17 hits, 14 of these were singles. 6 D-back players had 2 or more hits.

August 24: Cincinnati 6 Arizona 2

Cincinnati bats awaken when not having to face a Schilling or Johnson caliber pitcher and hit 3 homeruns in support of Johnny Cueto. Brandon Phillips started with 2 run homer in the first inning and Scott Rolan hit solo homer in the 2nd.  When Drew Stubbs hit his solo homer in the 5th, the Arizona crowd knew it was not their night.  Last 2 Reds runs came on sac fly by Phillips and on a passed ball.  Luis Gonzalez hit a 3 run homer in the 6th but the Reds bull pen came on to shut the door in the last 3 innings. Chapman pitched the 9th getting the save, striking out 2 and walking 1.

Bombers Beat Down Pale Hose for 2 Wins

Aug. 22 at Chicago – Bronx Bombers Jorge Posada and Robinson Cano were all that and more as the Yankees whupped the White Sox 9-2. Each bomber listed above hit two missiles out of the ballpark. Cano had 3 hits and 5 RBI on the day. Jose Valentin and Magglio Ordonez went yard for the Sox only two runs. A.J. Burnett (2-1) was solid for 6 innings and earned the win.

Aug. 23 at Chicago – Keith Foulke notched his 5^th save of the year getting Johnny Damon to pop out and Cano to strike out with tying run Melky Cabrerra perched on third. White Sox won 7-6. Brook Fordyce (1) and Ordonez each hit 2-run shots in the 2^nd and 3^rd, respectively to give Chicago the early lead they held on to.

Aug. 24 at New York – Hedeki Matsui had three hits and Posada (5) homered again as the Yanks responded well to returning home with an 8-2 victory in the rubber match. Starter Joba Chamberlain (1-0) picked up the W, but the yeoman’s work on the mound was done by Alfredo Aceves who earned a true He-man save with 3.2 innings of relief to finish up. He allowed just 3 hits and fanned 3.

2014 Royals Turn '11 Rangers Blue By Taking Two of Three

 Game One - TEX 5, KC 1

Texas scorches Jeremy Guthrie (0-2) for 10 hits and three runs in 6.1 innings, while the Rangers' Colby Lewis (1-0) pitches seven strong with only one run allowed. Josh Hamilton hits his fourth homer and Michael Young goes four-for-five with two doubles in the easy win.

Game Two - KC 7, TEX 6 (10 innings)

Danny Duffy

A wild one in Kansas City. Texas knocks around Royals starter Yordano Ventura, scoring six runs and hitting five doubles in the first three innings. But two runners are gunned down at the plate, a fact that would haunt the Rangers later. KC responded with five runs in the fourth to knock out Derek Holland, who gave up five straight singles and a walk before departing.

It stayed that way until the bottom of the 10th, when Texas reliever Arthur Rhodes loaded the bases with one out. Alex Gordon's sac fly wins it for KC. Greg Holland (1-0) gets the win in relief.

Game Three - KC 5, TEX 1

The Royals exact revenge for Game One, winning by the same score as the Rangers did in that game. The game is a tight one through six, with KC leading 1-0 and Danny Duffy (1-1) and Matt Harrison (0-1) pitching great games. But then Harrison faltered in the seventh, the big blow coming on a Lorenzo Cain double off the left field wall that plated two. Cain went four-for-four with three doubles to lead the onslaught.