Old Time Family Baseball

Dodgers 5, Marlins 4 (10 innings) – Andre Ethier extended his hitting streak to 24 games and hit the game-winning home run in the top of the 10^th. Vincente Padilla earned the save. Not a bad win for the Dodgers.

Reds 7, Brewers 6 (10 innings) – A Drew Stubbs homer in the top of the 10^th was the difference in this one. Aroldis Chapman came into the game in the bottom of the 8^th and got Ryan Braun to ground out with the bases loaded (velocity was not a problem).

Rockies vs. Cubs – Postponed. Ho-hum. Etc.

Braves 7, Padres 0 – Tommy Hanson struck out 10 batters in 7 solid innings, and the offense gave him plenty of support. The Padres continue to struggle at the plate. Mat Latos took his 4^th loss of the season to go along with a 4.98 ERA.

Phillies 8, Diamondbacks 4 – Cole Hamels picks up his 3^rd win, and Placido Polanco continues to be productive batting second, going 3 for 5 with 3 runs scored. He’s hitting .389 on the season and getting on base at a .448 clip. Chris young hit 2 home runs for the Diamondbacks.

Athletics 2, Angels 1 – Brian Fuentes blows the save in the 9^th but earns the win due to a Connor Jackson fielder’s choice RBI. The Angels are on a  bit of a skid right now.

Orioles 5, Red Sox 4 – I blame this one on Rick Dempsey. Josh Beckett gave up back-to-back home runs to Luke Scott and Adam Jones, which resulted in three runs. Jeremy Guthrie pitched 6 and struck out 7 while giving up no runs. The Red Sox scored 4 in the 8^th, but the Orioles pulled back ahead after Daniel Bard came out to pitch.

Indians 7, Royals 2 – Despite Jeff Francoeur’s best efforts, the Royals fell to the Indians. The Indians are 15-8, and as a team, they rank 2^nd in runs, 4^th in batting average, 2^nd in OBP, and 4^th in slugging percentage. If they keep this up, the AL central will be very interesting this year.

Mariners 10, Tigers 1 – Seattle absolutely explodes for 10 runs, and if anything, that’s an understatement for this team. Justin Smoak drove in 5 runs and hit his 4^th round tripper. The surprise in this one? Erik Bedard needed just 88 pitches to get through 7 innings and gave up just 1 run.

Yankees 3, White Sox 1 – Bartolo Colon continues to pitch well for a Yankees team that certainly needs it – 8 IP 1 ER 6 K. Robinson Cano provided the offense with a 3-run home run in the first inning. Adam Dunn collected 2 hits, but his average sits at .172, and he struck out twice.

Pirates 2, Giants 0 – Pittsburgh needed 5 pitchers to get through this one, but they held onto the lead. The Giants managed 4 hits and 4 walks off of starter James McDonald, but they couldn’t make anything happen – the offense has been rather without punch, “punchless” if you will, lately. Madison Bumgarner pitched 6 solid for San Francisco.

Mets 6, Nationals 3 – This was a close game until the top of the 9^th, where New York scored 4 times off of Sean Burnett. The Mets have won 6 in a row, and Jason Bay collected 2 hits and continues to look like he could bounce back from the concussion that caused him to miss a large portion of last season, and the ribcage injury that saw him on the DL for the beginning of this season. 

Rangers 7, Blue Jays 6 - A Mitch Moreland home run was the difference in this one. Jo-Jo Reyes lasted just 2 and 1/3 for Toronto, and Derek Holland wasn’t effective in 5 innings for Texas.

Cardinals 6, Astros 5 - Matt Holliday played through a cold and had three hits. The last time I had a cold, I couldn’t even play video game baseball, so good for Holliday. Kyle Lohse got his fourth win and his ERA sits at 1.64. Dave Duncan is a genius.

Rays 8, Twins 2 - Francisco Liriano’s ERA now stands at 9.13 and he has an 18/18 K/BB ratio. Remember when we were calling the Twins crazy for shopping Liriano in the offseason? Maybe those whipsmart Twins were on to something. Sam Fuld went 1-2 with 3 walks.