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5/26/2009
CONTRACT EXTENSION
The Yankees, for some unknown reason, have signed Chien-Ming Wang to a 2-year, $10 million extension. This season he is 0-4 in 9 starts and has a 6.85 ERA.
Game #47 – Chicago (A) White Sox [26-20] (J. Danks 5-1, 3.52 ERA) at Los Angeles (A) Angels [18-28] (N. Adenhart 2-3, 4.18 ERA)
Chicago (A) lineup: SS Lillibridge – 2B Ramirez – 1B Konerko – DH Thome – 3B Fields – CF Wise – LF Anderson – RF Doolittle – C Pierzynski
Los Angeles (A) lineup: CF Figgins – 2B Kendrick – RF Guerrero – C Napoli – 1B Morales – LF Rivera – SS Izturis – 3B Ransom – DH Aybar
Chicago (A) 6
Los Angeles (A) 10
W: N. Adenhart (3-3) L: J. Danks (5-2) S: J. Arredondo (1)
This game wasn't nearly as close as the score indicated. We were down 10-0 going into the ninth before scraping together 6 runs to make it look somewhat respectable. Mike Napoli hurt us, going 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs, 3 runs scored, and a walk.
AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Tampa Bay 0
Cleveland 2
W: C. Lee (4-5) L: A. Sonnanstine (2-2) S: K. Wood (13)
HR – CLE: D. Ward (6)
Toronto 2
Baltimore 3
W: N. Blackburn (2-7) L: R. Halladay (1-7) S: G. Sherrill (8)
HR – TOR: L. Overbay (1)
New York (A) 13
Texas 4
W: J. Chamberlain (3-3) L: M. Harrison (1-5)
HR – NYA: T. Linden (1), H. Matsui (5)
Texas center fielder Josh Hamilton is expected to miss at least 3-4 weeks with shoulder tendinitis. This season he's hitting .298 with 50 hits, 8 home runs and 19 RBIs.
Detroit 10
Kansas City 4
W: A. Galarraga (4-5) L: S. Ponson (0-1)
HR – DET: A. Everett (1) KCA: A. Gordon (7)
Boston 0
Minnesota 4
W: B. Duensing (1-2) L: J. Lester (2-3)
HR – MIN: C. Gomez (4)
Seattle 1
Oakland 0 (11)
W: B. Morrow (4-2) L: B. Ziegler (3-3) S: R. Corcoran (1)
NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
Florida 7
Philadelphia 5
W: D. Meyer (4-0) L: J. Moyer (1-6) S: M. Lindstrom (10)
HR – FLO: J. Hermida (1) PHI: R. Ibanez 2 (7), R. Howard (20)
Houston 2
Cincinnati 5
W: J. Cueto (4-3) L: R. Ortiz (3-4) S; F. Cordero (13)
HR – CIN: B. Phillips (9)
Washington 5
New York (N) 6
W: B. Parnell (1-1) L: J. Hanrahan (0-1)
HR – WAS: W. Harris (1), R. Zimmerman (7) NYN: D. Wright (10)
Pittsburgh 2
Chicago (N) 4
W: T. Lilly (4-2) L: Z. Duke (6-4) S: L. Vizcaino (1)
HR – PIT: C. Monroe 91) CHN: N. Spears (1)
Cubs catcher Geovany Soto suffered a hamstring strain and is expected to miss 2 weeks. This year he has hit .297 with 11 home runs and 38 RBIs.
St. Louis 1
Milwaukee 9
W: D. Bush (3-3) L: K. Lohse (2-5)
HR – MIL: B. Hall (4)
Los Angeles (N) 1
Colorado 3
W: G. Rusch (3-3) L: J. McDonald (4-3) S: H. Street (5)
HR – LAN: R. Martin (3) COL: B. Hawpe (6)
San Diego 2
Arizona 0
W: P. Martinez (4-2) L: M. Scherzer (3-3) S: C. Meredith (5)
HR – SDN: B. Giles (3)
Atlanta 7
San Francisco 10
W: A. Hinshaw (1-0) L: B. Carlyle (1-3) S: B. Wilson (6)
HR – ATL: C. Jones (8)
PERFORMANCES OF THE DAY
#1 – SP Cliff Lee (CLE) 8.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, W
#2 – SP Josh Outman (OAK) 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
#3 – SP Dave Bush (MIL) 9.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, W
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