May 6, 2002
Monday Morning Report
AL Player of the Week - Antonio Mata, 1b, Tampa Bay (28 S .454/.478/.846) Had 18 hits with 1 2B, 1 3B, 5 HR, 12 R and 16 RBI in 6 G .423 with 10 HR in April; .577 with 4 HR in 5 G in May.
NL Player of the Week - Bobby Manzano, 1b, Colorado (26 L .374/.431/.641) Had 14 hits with 3 2B, 2 HR, 8 R and 8 RBI in 6 G
(Slash lines are for the season, not the week)
April 29: 1B Bobby Navarro and C Jim Dickey of Washington each hit 2 home runs at Baltimore in the second game of a double header. Navarro also hit a double, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBIs. Dickey had 3 hits and a walk and had 3 RBIs. The Senators won, 9 to 0.
April 29: CF Alan Landis of Chicago (A) had 5 hits at home versus Texas. He hit a home run. The White Sox lost, 5 to 4, in 14 innings.
April 30: The White Sox announced that LF Frank Morrison would miss the rest of the season with a ruptured MCL. He hit .300 with 25 home runs last season and was batting .337/.375/.547 so far this year in 95 AB. He is 29 years old.
April 30: RF Alex Gonzalez of Milwaukee hit 2 home runs at home versus Kansas City. He had 3 hits and a walk and 3 RBIs. The Brewers lost, 4 to 3.
April 30: RHP Jose Salcedo of Los Angeles (A) pitched a 6-hit shutout at home versus Minnesota. He did not walk a batter and struck out 4. He is now 4-1 with a 2.11 ERA. The Angels won, 1 to 0.
May 1: LHP Jamie Nale of Chicago (N) pitched a 3-hit shutout at home versus Montreal. He walked 4 and struck out 6. At bat, he hit a triple and had an RBI. He is now 2-3 with a 3.89 ERA. The Cubs won, 5 to 0.
May 1: RHP Larry Duran of Detroit pitched a 7-hit shutout at home versus New York (A). He walked 1 and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. He is now 5-1 with a 3.09 ERA. The Tigers won, 4 to 0.
May 1: 3B Alex Reyes of Kansas City hit 2 home runs at Milwaukee. The Royals won, 4 to 0.
May 2: LHP Myron McDowell of New York (N) pitched a 4-hit shutout at St. Louis. He walked 2 and struck out 7. He is now 5-0 with a 1.26 ERA. The Mets won, 7 to 0.
May 2: 1B Don Barker of Minnesota hit 2 home runs at home versus Toronto. He had 3 hits. The Twins won, 6 to 2.
May 3: C Dwight Smith of Montreal went 0 for 5 at San Francisco, ending his hitting streak after 24 games. The Expos lost, 5 to 4.
May 3: 1B Antonio Mata of Tampa Bay hit 2 home runs at Milwaukee. He had 4 RBIs. He leads the majors with 13 home runs now. He hit 16 in 618 AB last year. The Rays won, 10 to 5.
May 4: RHP Jose Colunga of Chicago (N) pitched a 2-hit shutout at Houston. He walked 2 and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. He is now 1-1 with a 1.55 ERA. The Cubs won, 10 to 0.
May 4: SS Jeff Honeycutt of Tampa Bay had 5 hits at Milwaukee. He hit a home run, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBIs. The Rays won, 11 to 7, in 10 innings.
May 4: RHP Randy Carlson of Detroit pitched a 1-hit shutout at Texas. He walked 1 and struck out 5. The hit was a 1-out single in the 7th. At bat he had a hit. He is now 2-1 with a 1.38 ERA. C Willie Vaughn, 41 years old, hit 2 home runs in the game and had 3 RBIs. The Tigers won, 5 to 0.
May 5: 2B Ricky Colon of Seattle had 5 hits at Baltimore. He had 3 RBIs. The Mariners won, 6 to 3.
May 5: 3B Steve Carrillo of Detroit hit 2 home runs at Texas. He drew a walk and had 4 RBIs. The Tigers won, 6 to 4.
RHP Gary Gay of the Indianapolis Indians was the International League (AAA) Player of the Week. In 2 starts, he did not allow a run. He is 2-1 with a 1.67 ERA on the season. He is 28 and nothing to get excited about. Even with his great start, he has walked more than he has struck out. 6-8 with a 4.11 ERA in AA last year.
Random Fact of the Week: RP Doug Maxwell has only allowed 2 runs so far, but he has managed to parley that into 2 losses....