Monday, April 4, 2011

Day 4 of the MLB season (so far...)

Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Indians (1-7)
W: Justin Masterson (1-0)
L: John Danks (0-1)
You wanna know how to shut down the White Sox bats? Throw out the master. Justin Masterson. He scattered seven hits and a pair of walks. While he didn't strike out anyone, he did control the White Sox bats with 16 ground balls! On the other side, John Danks was crusing so well, until he left a mistake to Orlando Cabrera and that cost him the win. He had 8 K's and held the Indians to only 6 hits, just one mistake cost him. The Indians also got a triple play on a fluke bunt that got caught. The bullpen for the White Sox couldn't limit the lead and gave up five runs, perhaps their bullpen may be the weak link going forward.

Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees (10-7)
W: Max Scherzer (1-0)
L: Phil Hughes (0-1)
SV: Jose Valverde (1)
In a game with no pitching, Brennan Boesch went nuts to the tune of 4-4, 4 runs, and 4 RBIs. Also got his first home run of the season. Miguel Cabrera got a pair of homers and 4 RBIs for the Tigers who finally out-slugged the Yankees. Mark Teixeira is starting the year on fire with his third homer of the season (one in each game so far!) and Jorge Posada also had a pair of homers for the Yanks. However, it wasn't enough. Scherzer and Hughes both had issues today and hopefully they can fix it by next week. However, somebody better pick up Brennan Boesch, dude is hitting third in the lineup ahead of Miguel Cabrera.

Minnesota Twins vs Toronto Blue Jays (4-3)
W: Nick Blackburn (1-0)
L: Brett Cecil (0-1)
SV: Joe Nathan (1)
Well, now we know that Joe Nathan is pitching, he might not be back to his old self, just yet... Blackburn managed to shut down the Blue Jay's bats who had scored double-digit runs in the previous two games.  Jose Bautista got his second homer of the year, but the Twins were powered by the little guys Denard Span and Danny Valencia. Nick Blackburn managed to control the Jays bats, much like Masterson did to the White Sox.

Milwaukee Brewers vs Cincinnati Reds (3-12)
W: Bronson Arroyo (1-0)
L: Randy Wolf (0-1)
I've given up on Randy Wolf, this guy sucks, moving onto the Reds offense. Johnny Gomes, Brandon Phillips, and Ryan Hannigan homered, with Hanningan getting a pair and driving in four RBIs. This team has offense up and down the lineup and will compete for the NL Central crown.

New York Mets vs Florida Marlins (9-2)
W: R.A. Dickey (1-0)
L: Javier Vazquez (0-1)
I didn't get to see this game, but I guess there's a reason Vazquez is no longer in New York and R.A. Dickey looks phenomenal. The Marlins didn't get much production out of their lineup with Runners in Scoring Position going 3 for 14 while the Mets went 2 for 15. The difference today? A lack of defense by the Marlins with several throwing errors while runners were in scoring position that resulted in three unearned runs and the inability to keep the ball in the park on homers by Willie Harris and Ike Davis.

Atlanta Braves vs Washington Nationals (11-2)
W: Tim Hudson (1-0)
L: Jordan Zimmerman (0-1)
The score is deceiving. Jordan Zimmerman gave up only 2 earned runs in the first six innings, however, it was his bullpen that got shelled by the Braves offense, especially in the 8th inning where the Braves scored 6 runs to blow the game wide open. Brian McCann got four RBIs to pace the Braves. The Nats bullpen needs a ton of work.

Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies (3-7)
W: Roy Oswalt (1-0)
L: Bud Norris (0-1)
Roy Oswalt held the Phillies to two runs through six innings and Ryan Howard did the rest. Ryan Howard hit a three run bomb to start the game and had an RBI double. Hunter Pence got a solo shot for the Astros, but not much else outside of that...

Baltimore Orioles vs Tampa Bay Rays (5-1)
W: Zach Britton (1-0)
L: Wade Davis (0-1)
I saw the first five innings and the last inning. Zach Britton looked a lot like the rest of this rotation. Legit. Although he was the first Orioles starter to give up a run, the Orioles gave up 1 run in each game against a Rays team that was top 5 in scoring last season. I like the Orioles this season. If their pitching continues, I like where they're going places.

Boston Red Sox vs Texas Rangers (1-5)
W: Matt Harrison (1-0)
L: Clay Buchholz (0-1)
Uh-oh... Crawford is batting seventh and this team looks like it's starting in the wrong direction... Buchholz got lit up and the Rangers offense is on fire! Kinsler and Cruz both had HRs today to become the first pair of teammates to homer in the first three games of the season. Mike Napoli and David Murphy both got home runs and Michael Young was the only guy to drive in a run without it being a solo shot.The Red Sox Nation is pretty damn close to hitting the panic button!

Los Angeles Angels vs Kansas City Royals (9-12)
W: Tim Collins (1-0)
L: Jason Bulger (0-1)
This was just an offensive slug fest. 21 runs, 33 hits, 9 doubles, 8 home runs and absolutely no pitching. Matt Treanor won it for the Royals with a homer in the bottom of the 13th. If I'm a Royals fan, there's not much optimism to take from this game, but if I'm an Angels fan, I'm deeply worried about my pitching.

San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals (0-2)
W: Jamie Garcia (1-0)
L: Dustin Moseley (0-1)
Holy smokes, forget about losing Adam Wainwright, Jaime Garcia! Complete game shutout! 4 hits, 2 walks and 9 K's! Dustin Moseley was pretty good as well, but Jaime Garcia just came into his sophomore season with a bang! There's still reason to worry about Pujols, but Jaime Garcia needs more performances like this if the Cardinals are to contend of the NL Central.

Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs (5-4)
W: Jeff Karstens (1-0)
L: Carlos Marmol (0-1)
SV: Joel Hanrahan (2)
First off, I actually saw the end of this game live, and Marmol got screwed by his defense, Castro threw a ball so wide off first base, I could've sworn the first baseman was at least 10 feet off first base and still dove for the ball and barely managed to hold onto it. In all that craziness, Neil Walker scored from 2nd base and barely beat the throw to the plate. At worst, it should've been 4-4 going to the bottom of the 9th. The Pirates also had 16 singles in this game which is mind-boggling! Regardless, the Cubs going 2 for 10 with RISP really hurt them.

Arizona Diamondbacks vs Colorado Rockies
Postponed due to Snow.. are you kidding me? This series should've been held in Arizona!

Seattle Mariners vs Oakland Athletics (1-7)
W: Gio Gonzalez (1-0)
L: Doug Fister (0-1)
Doug Fister actually had a good start, the pitch count got too high. Gio Gonzalez had some solid stuff and put in a quality start for the win! The Mariners bullpen actually got lit up and blew the game wide open. Coco Crisp was a homer short of the cycle and the only run for the M's came on a solo shot by Ryan Langerhans. The A's got all their runs playing small ball, especially in the seventh, they're gonna be a team to watch out for this year!

San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers (5-7)
W: Hiroki Kuroda (1-0)
L: Dan Runzler (0-1)
SV: Jonathan Broxton (3)
Aubrey Huff had a horrible game in Right Field last night. I believe he is the reason the Giants lost this game. In the seventh, all the runs were scored on hits to right field. When Cody Ross comes back, Huff can go back to 1st base, but right now, he's gonna be a problem. He had a night of great catches on Saturday and just didn't have it on Sunday. Zito and Kuroda both had quality starts, but that seventh inning killed the Giants.

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