Not a good day for the Blue. Dodgers got pounded again, 9-6, but not before rallying to get the tying run on base with two outs in the 9th inning. But once again, they failed with the bases loaded when Ethier struck out to end the game. And how's this for a "go figure": coming into today, the Dodgers lead the N.L. with a .290 BA with RISP, but were a league worst .232 with the bases loaded. As I said, go figure.
No home runs today for Barry Bonds, so he remains at 754 as the "Hated Ones to the North" head south to Chavez Ravine for a three-game showdown starting Tuesday night. More on this Tuesday.
Today wasn't a good day to be a pitcher anywhere around the league. Some of these final scores today looked like an NFL Sunday scoreboard. Padres 18, Astros 11. Jason Jennings became the first pitcher in the modern era to give up 11 earned runs in the first inning when he did it in 2/3 of an inning. His ERA ballooned from 4.74 to 5.99. Yankees 10, Orioles 6. A-Rod still stuck on career home run #499. Royals 10, Rangers 0. Braves 14, Diamondbacks 0. Dodgers and D-backs remain tied atop the N.L. West as the Padres pull to within 1/2 game. And Mariners 14, A's 10.
Might be back shortly (or later tonight) with some trade rumor updates. If not, tomorrow morning. Stay tuned...
Jeff Kent had another amazing game as he nearly capped off a red-hot July (with one game to spare on Tuesday) with a 4-for-5 game today with 3 RBI, moving him into 55th place on the all-time RBI list with 1439. With one game left this month, Kent is hitting .448 in the month of July with 5 home runs and 20 RBI, and coming into today's game, had an OBP of .481 while slugging .718 for the month, raising his season totals to .305 with 15 home runs and 59 RBI while pushing his OBP over .380 and his slugging over .500. His sixth inning double was the 526th of his career, moving him past Ted Williams for 31st on the all-time list. And lastly, he has reached base in a Major League best 39 straight games.
No home runs today for Barry Bonds, so he remains at 754 as the "Hated Ones to the North" head south to Chavez Ravine for a three-game showdown starting Tuesday night. More on this Tuesday.
Today wasn't a good day to be a pitcher anywhere around the league. Some of these final scores today looked like an NFL Sunday scoreboard. Padres 18, Astros 11. Jason Jennings became the first pitcher in the modern era to give up 11 earned runs in the first inning when he did it in 2/3 of an inning. His ERA ballooned from 4.74 to 5.99. Yankees 10, Orioles 6. A-Rod still stuck on career home run #499. Royals 10, Rangers 0. Braves 14, Diamondbacks 0. Dodgers and D-backs remain tied atop the N.L. West as the Padres pull to within 1/2 game. And Mariners 14, A's 10.
Might be back shortly (or later tonight) with some trade rumor updates. If not, tomorrow morning. Stay tuned...
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