September 3, 2001
Monday Morning Report
AL Player of the Week - Ken Buchanan, rf, Toronto (28 R .287/.360/.546) Had 12 hits with 1 2B, 3 HR, 5 R and 7 RBI in 6 G
NL Player of the Week - Ron Vayo, cf, Cincinnati (28 L .304/.390/.632) Had 12 hits with 1 2B, 6 HR, 5 BB, 8 R and 9 RBI in 6 G
(Slash lines are for the season, not the week)
August 28: Cincinnati won at Chicago (N), 8 to 5, in 16 innings. Each team scored a run in the 11th.
August 30: CF Ron Vayo of Cincinnati hit 3 home runs at home versus San Diego. He had 4 hits and a walk and 4 RBIs. The Reds won, 6 to 5, ending the Padres' 16-game winning streak.
August 31: RF Darryl Addison of Baltimore hit 2 home runs at home versus Milwaukee. He had 4 RBIs. The Orioles lost, 6 to 5.
September 1: RHP Paul McDonald of Houston pitched a 5-hit shutout at home versus Pittsburgh. He walked 1 and struck out 2. It was his major league leading 3rd shutout of the season. He is now 15-6 with a 2.75 ERA. The Astros won, 2 to 0.
September 2: 2B Mario Ramos of Texas had 5 hits at New York (A). He hit a double and a triple, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. He was removed in a double switch in the bottom of the 9th and the Rangers lost, 6 to 5, in 14 innings.
September 2: RF Ken Buchanan of Toronto hit 2 home runs at home versus Kansas City. He drew a walk and had 4 RBIs. The Blue Jays lost, 10 to 5.
September 2: LF Dennis Pittarelli of Seattle had 5 hits at home versus Detroit. He hit a triple and scored 2 runs. Detroit RF Bob Bruce hit 2 home runs and a double, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBIs. The Tigers won, 9 to 4.
Random Fact of the Week: After winning 16 games in a row, the San Diego Padres were swept in 4 games at Cincinnati. The Padres allowed 21 runs during the winning streak (16 G) and 32 in the series against the Reds (4 G).