Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
June 23, 2007
West Coast Roundup

Barry Bonds hit home run number 749 leading off the eighth inning last night, but it wasn't enough as the Yankees took home a 7-3 win. New York scored more runs last night than in their three previous games at Coors. Alex Rodriguez picked up four hits, a run and two RBI as two potential all-time home run leaders went head-to-head. Alex has 75 RBI in 71 games and 68 runs scored. He needs to pick up his scoring a bit to finish ahead of games played in both.

Matsuzaka and Maddux battled for six innings, and both bullpens were nearly perfect last night. The Padres could only come away with one run after Dice-K walked the first three batters of the game. Maddux ran into trouble in the fourth when he gave up four singles and two runs. That was all the scoring seen on the night as the Red Sox win 2-1. Matsuzaka continues his good strikeout numbers away from Fenway, putting down nine Padres via the K.

The Reds pounded the Mariners 16-1. Griffey only went 1 for 5 on his return to Seattle, but the rest of the team went 15 for 37. Phillips and Ross hit two home runs each, and Hamilton added a solo shot. Harang pitched eight innings of two-hit ball, and the only run scored by the Mariners was unearned.

The Angels came back from a 4-0 deficit to tie the Pirates at the end of regulation, then win 5-4 in eleven innings. A Figgins triple and a Cabrera single was all the Angels need to walk off with the win. Cabrera and leadoff man Willits combined for seven hits and all five RBI.

The American League races at the moment are not all that exciting. The Red Sox hold a 10 1/2 game lead, and the Angels are up seven on the Athletics. Detroit leads Cleveland by one, but the Indians wild card lead is 5 1/2. It would be disappointing to be playing for home field this early.

Correction: The wild card lead is only three games. I was looking at the distance between Cleveland and Minnesota.


Posted by David Pinto at 08:51 AM | Games | TrackBack (0)
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Cleveland's wild card lead is only three over Oakland and four over Seattle. The way Cleveland is playing lately, that's not a safe lead at all. Considering Oakland's knack for second-half surges, they might be considered the favorite for the AL wild card right now. They certainly have a very good chance.

Posted by: Casey Abell at June 23, 2007 07:24 PM
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