2007 Kansas City Royals - Here we go Again

[Dauis]

4/10/2007
Game #6 – Kansas City (Perez 1-0, 4.50 ERA) at Toronto (Ohka 1-0, 3.38 ERA)
Kansas City 4
Toronto 2
W: O. Perez (2-0) L: T. Ohka (1-1) S: O. Dotel (3)
HR – TOR: R. Shealy (1)

Perez pitched well, going 8 innings, and only giving up the 2 runs. Dotel came on in the 9th and walked 2, but buckled down for the save. Pretty balanced day for the lineup, with 5 batters collecting 2 hits.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Seattle 7
Los Angeles (A) 0
W: M. Batista (1-1) L: J. Lackey (0-1)
HR – SEA: R. Durham (3), A. Beltre (1), R. Sexson (2)

Boston 5
Baltimore 11
W: J. Wright (1-0) L: D. Matsuzaka (1-1) S: C. Ray (1)
HR – BOS: D. Ortiz 2 (3) BAL: A. Huff (2), M. Tejada (1)

Texas 4
Detroit 5
W: N. Robertson (1-1) L: K. Loe (1-1) S: T. Jones (2)

Oakland 2
Chicago (A) 3
W: J. Contreras (1-0) L: E. Loaiza (0-2) S: M. MacDougal (1)
HR – OAK: M. Bradley (2) CHA: J. Dye (3)

New York (A) 8
Tampa Bay 5
W: R. Mendoza (1-0) L: A. Reyes (1-1) S: M. Rivera (4)
HR – TB: B. Buchanan (1), J. Cantu (1)

Ouch. The Devil Rays give up 7 runs in the top of the 9th to lose this one.

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
New York (N) 2
Atlanta 3 (11)
W: T. Sturtze (1-0) L: P. Feliciano (0-1)
HR – NYN: J. Reyes (2) ATL: C. Jones (4), M. Diaz (1)

Pittsburgh 2
St. Louis 1
W: M. Capps (1-0) L: A. Wainwright (0-2) S: S. Torres (2)
HR – PIT: A. LaRoche (3)

San Diego 1
Washington 3
W: S. Hill (2-0) L: G. Maddux (0-1) S: L. Ayala (1)

Los Angeles (N) 3
Arizona 1
W: J. Schmidt (1-0) L: R. Johnson (0-1) S: T. Saito (3)

Houston 2
Colorado 5
W: R. Lopez (1-0) L: F. Nieve (0-1) S: M. Corpas (1)
HR – HOU: L. Berkman (6)

San Francisco 3
Chicago (N) 8
W: J. Marquis (1-1) L: B. Hennessey (0-1)
HR – CHN: C. McGehee (1)

Alfonso Soriano is day-to-day after being diagnosed with a damaged meniscus.

[Dauis]

4/12/2007
Trade News
Texas has acquired LF Phil Nevin and minor league 2B Jose Campbasano from the White Sox. In return, Texas will send the Sox LF Frank Catalanotto, minor league C Miguel Chavarria, and $2.85 million.

Game #7 – Kansas City (J. Bale 1-0, 1.29 ERA) at Toronto (A. Burnett 0-1, 22.50 ERA)
Kansas City 8
Toronto 5
W: J. Bale (2-0) L: A. Burnett (0-2) S: O. Dotel (4)
HR – KC: S. Spiezio 2 (5)

I’m really liking the Spiezio and Koskie acquisitions. Koskie will probably only be around until July, though, as he wants to test the free agent market. Toronto had an interesting lineup, batting the speedster Frank Thomas first.

New York (A) 4
Tampa Bay 5 (10)
W: J. Shields (1-1) L: M. Rivera (0-1)
HR – NYA: J. Giambi (1) TB: E. Hinske (1)

Yep, Shields pitched a complete game, throwing 155 pitches. Is Dusty Baker involved with this team?

Seattle 5
Los Angeles (A) 6
W: H. Carrasco (1-1) L: J. Woods (0-1) S: F. Rodriguez (2)
HR – LAA: G. Matthews Jr. (1)

Boston 4
Baltimore 5
W: S. Williamson (1-0) L: C. Hansesn (0-1)
HR – BOS: W. Pena (1) BAL: B. Roberts (1), J. Payton (1), C. Patterson (1)

Texas 3
Detroit 7
W: F. Rodney (1-0) L: A. Otsuka (1-2)
HR – TEX: M. Teixeira (5) DET: C. Granderson (3)

Oakland 8
Chicago (A) 0
W: S. Komine (2-0) L: D. Bush (0-2)
HR – OAK: M. Piazza (1), J. Gomes (4), M. Ellis (1)

Minnesota 7
Cleveland 5 (11)
W: J. Nathan (1-0) L: R. Betancourt (0-1) S: J. Crain (1)
HR – MIN: M. Bellhorn (2) CLE: V. Martinez (3), C. Blake (1)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
Milwaukee 2
Cincinnati 3
W: S. Kim (1-0) L: C. Capuano (0-1) S: E. Guardado (3)
HR – MIL: C. Hart (1) CIN: J. Valentin (3)

Philadelphia 5
Florida 3 (10)
W: T. Gordon (2-0) L: J. Julio (0-1)
HR – PHI: J. Rollins (1), R. Howard (2) FLO: M. Olivo (1), D. Uggla (2)

New York (N) 5
Atlanta 3
W: T. Glavine (2-0) L: C. James (0-2) S: B. Wagner (4)
HR – NYN: J. Reyes (3), S. Green (2)

Pittsburgh 5
St. Louis 4
W: B. Meadows (1-0) L: B. Looper (0-1) S: S. Torres (3)
HR – PIT: T. Alvarez (2), R. Paulino (1) STL: S. Rolen (3), C. Duncan (2)

San Diego 14
Washington 7
W: S. Cassidy (1-0) L: J. Williams (0-2)
HR – SDN: T. Sledge (1) WSH: A. Kearns (2)

Los Angeles (N) 2
Arizona 3 (10)
W: J. Valverde (1-2) L: J. Beimel (0-1)

Houston 5
Colorado 3
W: W. Williams (2-0) L: B. Kim (1-1) S: D. Wheeler (2)
HR – HOU: C. Lee 2 (3), T. Greene (1), L. Berkman (7) COL: K. Matsui (1)

San Francisco 3
Chicago (N) 6
W: C. Zambrano (2-1) L: N. Lowry (0-2) S: B. Howry (2)

[Dauis]

Game #8 – Kansas City (Z. Greinke 0-2, 21.94 ERA) at Toronto (R. Halladay 1-0, 3.24 ERA)
Kansas City 11
Toronto 8
W: K. Ray (1-0) L: B. League (0-2) S: J. Soria (1)
HR – KCA: M. Teahen (2) TOR: L. Overbay (3), G. Zaun (3), A. Rios (2)

We blew an 8-2 lead by giving up 3 in the 5th, 2 in the 6th, and 1 in the 7th, but we rallied for 3 in the top of the 8th for the win. Mark Teahen had a great day, going 3-4 with a double, triple, and a homer. He scored 3 runs and had 6 RBI. And if you’re scoring at home, that’s a series sweep. We’re now 5-3 and we head to Tampa Bay for a series that starts tomorrow.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
New York (A) 2
Tampa Bay 4
W: S. Autrey (1-0) L: C. Wang (2-1) S: R. Lugo (1)

Boston 3
Baltimore 0
W: T. Wakefield (2-0) L: E. Bedard (1-2) S: C. Hansen (2)

Texas 2
Detroit 3
W: D. Wells (2-0) L: K. Millwood (1-1) S: T. Jones (3)
HR – TEX: G. Laird (1) DET: C. Guillen (1)

Oakland 0
Chicago (A) 4
W: J. Vazquez (1-0) L: D. Haren (0-1) S: M. MacDougal (2)
HR – CHA: F. Catalanotto (1)

Minnesota 2
Cleveland 3
W: C. Sabathia (2-1) L: P. Munro (0-1) S: R. Betancourt (2)
HR – MIN: L. Ford (1)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
Milwaukee 10
Cincinnati 1
W: B. Sheets (3-0) L: A. Harang (0-1)
HR – MIL: B. Hall (5)

Philadelphia 5
Florida 4
W: B. Myers (2-0) L: S. Olsen (0-1) S: T. Gordon (3)
HR – PHI: R. Howard (3) FLO: J. Willingham (1), D. Uggla 2 (4)

Along with the loss, Florida reliever Scott Olsen is listed as day-to-day after suffering a strained back muscle. He should be 100 percent in 1-2 weeks.

New York (N) 3
Atlanta 5
W: J. Smoltz (1-1) L: P. Martinez (1-1) S: B. Wickman (2)
HR – ATL: C. Jones (5), M. Diaz (2)

Orlando Hernandez, now in a relief role for the Mets, will miss the next 3 months after suffering a strained elbow ligament.

Pittsburgh 3
St. Louis 4
W: C. Carpenter (2-0) L: I. Snell (0-2) S: B. Looper (3)

San Diego 3
Washington 4
W: J. Patterson (1-2) L: J. Peavy (0-3) S: C. Cordero (1)
HR – WSH: A. Kearns (3), R. Church (1)

Los Angeles (N) 1
Arizona 2
W: B. Webb (1-2) L: D. Lowe (2-1) S: J. Valverde (1)

Houston 2
Colorado 13
W: A. Reyes (2-1) L: R. Oswalt (2-1)
HR – HOU: E. Bruntlett (3) COL: M. Holliday (4), C. Iannetta (1)

San Francisco 3
Chicago (N) 7
W: T. Lilly (1-0) L: B. Zito (0-3)
HR – SFN: B. Bonds (3), R. Aurilia (1) CHN: M. Barrett (3)

[Dauis]

4/14/2007
Game #9 – Kansas City (J. Gobble 0-0, 3.00 ERA) at Tampa Bay (S. Kazmir 0-1, 3.00 ERA)
Kansas City 6
Tampa Bay 0
W: J. Gobble (1-0) L: C. Fossum (0-1)
HR – KC: C. Koskie (1), S. Spiezio (6)

Well, it was SUPPOSED to be Kazmir today, but the D-Rays went with Fossum instead. Gobble was outstanding today, going 8 innings, giving up 5 hits and striking out 7.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Los Angeles (A) 5
New York (A) 13
W: R. Mendoza (2-0) L: D. Oliver (0-1)
HR – NYA: J. Posada 2 (4), J. Giambi (2), J. Damon (1)

Texas 7
Baltimore 2
W: V. Padilla (1-0) L: J. Acevedo (1-2)
HR – BAL: J. Payton (2)

Toronto 5
Chicago (A) 7 (12)
W: M. MacDougal (1-2) L: V. Zambrano (0-1)
HR – CHA: A. Pierzynski (1), J. Fields (1)

Boston 4
Minnesota 5 (11)
W: J. Nathan (2-0) L: S. Mori (0-1)
HR – MIN: J. Morneau (1)

Julio Lugo of the Red Sox will miss the next 6 days after suffering a fractured finger.

Seattle 0
Oakland 3
W: R. Harden (1-0) L: F. Hernandez (1-2)
HR – OAK: B. Crosby (2), M. Scutaro (1)

Rich Harden threw a 5 hit shutout, striking out 4 and walking 3.

Detroit 6
Cleveland 4
W: F. Rodney (2-0) L: J. Borowski (0-2) S: T. Jones (4)
HR – DET: M. Thames (1) CLE: E. Byrnes (1), H. Luna (2)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
Milwaukee 3
New York (N) 2 (12)
W: E. Dessens (2-0) L: P. Feliciano (0-2)
HR – MIL: B. Hall (6)

San Diego 3
Florida 4
W: D. Willis (1-1) L: S. Strickland (0-1) S: J. Julio (4)
HR – SDN: A. Gonzalez (1) FLO: M. Jacobs (4)

Atlanta 1
Washington 10
W: M. Bacsik (1-1) L: M. Redman (0-1)
HR – ATL: J. Francoeur (1) WSH: N. Johnson (1), R. Belliard (1)

Pittsburgh 5
Cincinnati 12
W: K. Saarloos (1-1) L: P. Maholm (0-2)
HR – CIN: B. Phillips (1), A. Dunn (2)

Philadelphia 3
Los Angeles (N) 6
W: J. Lieber (1-1) L: J. Moyer (1-1) S: T. Saito (4)

Houston 7
Arizona 6
W: C. Qualls (1-0) L: L. Hernandez (0-1) S: D. Wheeler (3)
HR – HOU: L. Berkman (8) ARI: C. Young (1), R. Garko (1)

Colorado 2
San Francisco 5
W: M. Cain (1-0) L: J. Francis (0-2) S: A. Benitez (3)

St. Louis 4
Chicago (N) 11
W: W. Miller (1-1) L: B. Chen (0-2)
HR – STL: E. Marrero (1) CHN: D. Lee (2)

Soriano is day-to-day again with a bruised foot.

[Dauis]

4/15/2007
Game #10 – Kansas City (J. Diaz) at Tampa Bay (B. Stokes 0-1, 8.22 ERA)
Kansas City 3
Tampa Bay 2
W: R. Braun (1-0) L: D. Miceli (0-2) S: O. Dotel (5)
HR – KC: S. Spiezio (7) TB: C. Crawford (2)

Diaz did ok for his first start. Buddy had him on a low pitch count as he tries to build up his endurance again. Being a reliever lately, we’re going to slowly ease him into the starter’s role. He pitched 3 2/3 innings today, giving up 2 runs on 3 hits, walking 3 and striking out 3. Stokes for Tampa Bay pitched well. He went 7 innings, gave up 2 hits, and 2 runs—courtesy of Spiezio’s 7th homer of the season. He also struck out 5 and walked 1.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Los Angeles (A) 3
New York (A) 5
W: M. Mussina (2-1) L: B. Colon (0-2) S: M. Rivera (5)
HR – NYA: J. Damon (2), R. Cano (3)

Gary Matthews Jr. will miss 2 weeks due to a strained posterior cruciate ligament. He’s hitting .350 in the early season. Mike Mussina pitched 8 innings, giving up 7 hits with 1 walk and 5 strikeouts to earn his 250th win.

Texas 8
Baltimore 10
W: S. Trachsel (2-0) L: B. Anderson (1-1) S: C. Bradford (1)

Michael Young went 5-5 with a double and 3 runs scored in the loss.

Toronto 5
Chicago (A) 7
W: J. Garland (1-1) L: J. Thomson (0-1) S: B. Jenks (1)
HR – CHA: J. Thome (1)

Boston 3
Minnesota 14
W: C. Silva (1-1) L: J. Beckett (0-1)
HR – BOS: D. Ortiz (4) MIN: J. Lane (3), J. Bartlett (1)

Twins 3B Mike Lowell will miss at least a week with a bruised cheekbone.

Seattle 5
Oakland 7
W: A. Embree (1-0) L: J. Weaver (0-2) S: H. Street (1)
HR – SEA: Y. Betancourt (1) OAK: J. Gomes (5), N. Swisher (5)

Detroit 5
Cleveland 1
W: M. Maroth (1-0) L: C. Lee (1-2)
HR – DET: C. Monroe (1), C. Guillen (2)

Milwaukee 2
New York (N) 5
W: A. Sele (1-0) L: C. Vargas (0-1) S: B. Wagner (5)
HR – NYN: J. Reyes (4), J. Valentin (4)

San Diego 5
Florida 10
W: R. Messenger (2-0) L: S. Strickland (0-2) S: J. Frasor (1)
HR – FLO: D. Uggla 2 (6)

Atlanta 2
Washington 4
W: M. O’Connor (1-0) L: T. Hudson (1-2) S: L. Ayala (2)
HR – ATL: E. Renteria (2), C. Wilson (1)

Pittsburgh 3
Cincinnati 8
W: B. Arroyo (3-0) L: V. Santos (1-1)
HR – PIT: J. Bay (3) CIN: E. Encarnacion (3)

Philadelphia 6
Los Angeles (N) 2
W: F. Garcia (2-1) L: B. Tomko (0-1)
HR – PHI: M. Lieberthal (2)

Houston 1
Arizona 4
W: Y. Petit (2-0) L: S. Baker (0-3) S: J. Valverde (2)
HR – HOU: W. Young (1) ARI: C. Quentin (1), R. Garko (2)

Colorado 10
San Francisco 7
W: T. Martin (2-0) L: S. Atchison (0-1) S: B. Fuentes (3)
HR – SFN: B. Broussard (1)

St. Louis 6
Chicago (N) 2
W: R. Franklin (1-0) L: R. Hill (1-1)
HR – STL: E. Marrero (2) CHN: M. Barrett (4)

[Dauis]

Weekly Thoughts
We had a great week, going 5-1, losing our first game of the week. I know our 5 straight wins have been again Toronto and Tampa Bay, but it’s still a 5 game winning streak. We currently sit ½ game back of the Twins. We’re scoring a lot of runs, but we’re giving up a lot as well. We’re 3rd in the AL in runs scored, but 14th in the AL in ERA. Our bullpen ERA is 7.09. We demoted Ken Ray and called up David Riske to try and remedy that situation. Riske was 1-0 with a 1.35 ERA in 6.2 innings in Omaha.

AL Player of the Week
Our very own Scott Spiezio! This week he hit .385 with 5 HR, 12 RBI, and 8 runs scored.

NL Player of the Week
Chipper Jones (ATL) 11-29, 9 RBI, 5 runs scored, 4 HR

[Dauis]

4/16/2007
Game #11 – Kansas City (O. Perez 2-0, 3.38 ERA) at Tampa Bay (C. Fossum 0-1, 1.02 ERA)
Kansas City 7
Tampa Bay 8 (10)
W: R. Lugo (1-0) L: O. Dotel (0-1)
HR – KC: M. Teahen (3) TB: D. Young 2 (3)

Hmmm…..Fossum again? I know they’re desperate while Kazmir is still day-to-day, but to start a guy twice in three games? I’m not too sure about that. Just as confusing were some of Buddy’s decisions. He pinch hit Costa and Clapinski in the top of the 9th. In the bottom of the 9th, Costa played left and Spiezio moved to first, which was fine. But he put Clapinski behind the plate. Dotel gave up a 2-run, 2-out homer to Young to tie the game. He then gave up a full count, 2-out RBI double to Jorge Cantu in the bottom of the 10th.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Los Angeles (A) 4
New York (A) 3
W: K. Escobar (2-1) L: K. Farnsworth (0-1) S: F. Rodriguez (3)
HR – LAA: R. Quinlan (3), G. Anderson (1)

Texas 0
Baltimore 2
W: J. Wright (2-0) L: K. Loe (1-2) S: D. Baez (2)
HR – BAL: M. Tejada 2 (3)

Toronto 5
Chicago (A) 4
W: T. Ohka (2-1) L: J. Contreras (1-1) S: J. Accardo (1)
HR – TOR: J. Phillips 2 (2), T. Glaus (4) CHA: J. Crede (2), P. Lopez (1)

Boston 9
Minnesota 5
W: D. Matsuzaka (2-1) L: R. Ortiz (0-1) S: C. Hansen (3)
HR – BOS: M. Ramirez (2), D. Mirabelli (1), W. Pena (2), J. Drew (1)

Seattle 2
Oakland 5
W: E. Loaiza (1-2) L: J. Washburn (1-2) S: H. Street (2)
HR – SEA: R. Durham (4) OAK: B. Crosby (3), N. Swisher (6)

Detroit 5
Cleveland 3
W: N. Robertson (2-1) L: J. Sowers (0-1) S: T. Jones (5)
HR – CLE: J. Peralta (1), J. Inglett (1)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
Milwaukee 5
New York (N) 4
W: C. Villanueva (1-0) L: A. Heilman (0-1) S: D. Marte (1)
HR – MIL: R. Weeks (1), C. Hart (2), J. Hardy (1)

San Diego 3
Florida 4
W: J. Julio (1-1) L: T. Hoffman (0-1)
HR – SDN: B. Giles (1), J. Cruz Jr. (1), R. Branyan (1) FLO: M. Jacobs (5)

Atlanta 4
Washington 5
W: S. Hill (3-0) L: M. Gonzalez (0-2) S: L. Ayala (3)
HR – ATL: C. Jones (6) WSH: R. Church (2)

Pittsburgh 3
Cincinnati 6
W: D. May (1-0) L: Z. Duke (1-1) S: E. Guardado (4)
HR – PIT: A. LaRoche (4) CIN: R. Freel (1), J. Valentin (4)

Philadelphia 3
Los Angeles (N) 6
W: J. Schmidt (2-0) L: B. Claussen (0-1) S: T. Saito (5)
HR – PHI: J. Rollins (2) LAN: O. Saenz (1)

Houston 6
Arizona 3 (10)
W: D. Wheeler (1-0) L: B. Medders (0-1)
HR – HOU: L. Berkman (9) ARI: J. DaVanon (3), C. Tracy (1), S. Drew (1)

Colorado 3
San Francisco 0
W: R. Lopez (2-0) L: B. Hennessey (0-2) S: B. Fuentes (4)
HR – COL: G. Atkins (4)

St. Louis 3
Chicago (N) 10
W: J. Marquis (2-1) L: A. Wainwright (0-3)
HR – STL: S. Rolen (4) CHN: A. Ramirez (3)

[Dauis]

4/17/2007
Kansas City (J. Bale 2-0, 3.46 ERA) at Minnesota (Santana 1-1, 2.59 ERA)
Kansas City 4
Minnesota 6
W: J. Santana (2-1) L: J. Bale (2-1) S: J. Nathan (4)
HR – KC: M. Grudzielanek (1), D. DeJesus (2), E. Brown (1) MIN: J. Morneau (2), J. Lane (4)

Bale just never got settled early, giving up 2 runs in each of the first 2 innings. Santana didn’t even pitch that well, going 6.2 innings, giving up 8 hits and 4 runs. However, we just never could get the lead. We did tie it at 4 once, but couldn’t get the go-ahead run home from 3rd with 1 out.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Los Angeles (A) 1
New York (A) 10
W: C. Pavano (1-1) L: E. Santana (1-1)
HR – NYA: A. Rodriguez (3), T. Long (3), R. Cano (4)

Texas 3
Baltimore 12
W: A. Garcia (1-0) L: J. Wright (0-2)
HR – TEX: M. Teixeira (6), M. Young (1) BAL: J. Gibbons (1), M. Tejada (4)

Detroit 6
Cleveland 2
W: J. Bonderman (1-1) L: P. Byrd (1-1) S: T. Jones (6)
HR – DET: R. Raburn (1)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
Florida 1
New York (N) 2
W: T. Glavine (3-0) L: P. Astacio (0-2) S: B. Wagner (6)
HR – FLO: M. Cabrera (6) NYN: J. Valentin (5)

Washington 4
Pittsburgh 2
W: J. Rauch (1-0) L: T. Armas (1-1) S: J. Bergmann (1)
HR – WSH: A. Kearns (4) PIT: T. Alvarez (3)

Milwaukee 7
Houston 2
W: C. Capuano (1-1) L: W. Williams (2-1)
HR – MIL: B. Hall 2 (8), C. Hart (3), P. Fielder (2), J. Owens (2) HOU: M. Lamb (1), M. Ensberg (2)

San Diego 6
Los Angeles (N) 1
W: C. Young (2-0) L: B. Penny (0-1)
HR – SDN: K. Greene (1), A. Gonzalez (2)

Colorado 9
Arizona 5
W: T. Martin (3-0) L: B. Lyon (0-1)
HR – COL: J. Carroll (2) ARI: C. Snyder (1)

St. Louis 9
San Francisco 7
W: G. Meche (2-0) L: N. Lowry (0-3) S: B. Looper (4)
HR – STL: J. Encarnacion (3), C. Duncan 2 (4) SFN: R. Klesko (3)

Cincinnati 1
Chicago (N) 7
W: C. Zambrano (3-1) L: S. Kim (1-1)
HR – CHN: A. Ramirez (4), D. Ward (1), M. Murton (2)

[RoyalsBlue]

Not able to score someone from third with one out? Buddy Bell playing someone out of position? Sounds entirely too realistic to me!

KUTGW, Dauis!

[Dauis]

4/18/2007
Game #13 – Kansas City (Z. Greinke 0-2, 15.68 ERA) at Minnesota (P. Munro 0-1, 3.68 ERA)
Kansas City 6
Minnesota 5 (12)
W: O. Dotel (1-1) L: D. Reyes (0-1) S: J. Peralta (1)
HR – KC: D. Ross (2), C. Koskie (2)

The guys did a heck of a job coming from behind, with Koskie hitting a 2 run homer in the 8th and Ross hitting another 2 run homer in the 9th to send it to extras. Dotel really stepped up and pitched 3.2 innings of 1 hit ball, even getting out of a jam with Mauer on 3rd and nobody out in the 11th.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Detroit 1
New York (A) 4
W: C. Wang (3-1) L: D. Wells (2-1) S: M. Rivera (6)
HR – NYA: A. Rodriguez (4), B. Abreu (3), R. Cano (5)

Tampa Bay 8
Baltimore 5 (12)
W: A. Reyes (2-1) L: D. Baez (0-2)
HR – TB: E. Hinske (2), T. Wigginton (1), D. Young (4), J. Cantu (2) BAL: J. Payton (3), R. Hernandez (1)

Toronto 4
Boston 10
W: J. Papelbon (1-0) L: R. Halladay (1-1)
HR – TOR: L. Overbay (4), G. Zaun (4) BOS: W. Pena (3)

Los Angeles (A) 2
Chicago (A) 3
W: D. Bush (1-2) L: J. Lackey (0-2) S: M. MacDougal (3)
HR – CHA: J. Thome (2)

Seattle 6
Texas 7 (10)
W: E. Gagne (1-0) L: J. Mateo (0-1)
HR – SEA: R. Durham (5) TEX: H. Blalock (1)

Cleveland 1
Oakland 4
W: D. Haren (1-1) L: C. Sabathia (2-2) S: H. Street (3)
HR – OAK: B. Crosby (4)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
Florida 9
New York (N) 4
W: R. Nolasco (3-0) L: P. Martinez (1-2)
HR – FLO: M. Cabrera (7), M. Little (2) NYN: M. Alou (1)

Washington 4
Pittsburgh 2
W: J. Patterson (2-2) L: I. Snell (0-3) S: L. Ayala (4)
HR – WSH: R. Zimmerman (1) PIT: J. Bay (4), A. LaRoche (5)

Milwaukee 2
Houston 5
W: R. Oswalt (3-1) L: B. Sheets (3-1) S: D. Wheeler (4)
HR – MIL: P. Fielder (3) HOU: E. Bruntlett (4), L. Berkman (10)

San Diego 4
Los Angeles (N) 2
W: H. Bell (1-0) L: D. Lowe (2-2) S: T. Hoffman (2)

Colorado 0
Arizona 3
W: B. Webb (2-2) L: A. Reyes (2-2) S: J. Valverde (3)
HR – ARI: C. Snyder (2)

St. Louis 1
San Francisco 6
W: B. Zito (1-3) L: C. Carpenter (2-1)
HR – SFN: R. Klesko (4), R. Winn (1)

Atlanta 3
Philadelphia 2
W: J. Smoltz (2-1) L: B. Myers (2-1) S: B. Wickman (3)
HR – ATL: K. Johnson (2)

Cincinnati 7
Chicago (N) 1
W: A. Harang (1-1) L: T. Lilly (1-1)
HR – CHN: A. Ramirez (5)

[Dauis]

4/19/2007
Game #14 – Kansas City (J. Gobble 1-0, 1.29 ERA) at Minnesota (B. Bonser 1-0, 4.76 ERA)
Kansas City 4
Minnesota 9
W: B. Bonser (2-0) L: J. Gobble (1-1)
HR – KC: D. Ross (3), C. Koskie (3), M. Teahen (4) MIN: M. Cuddyer (2), J. Cirillo (1), J. Mauer (3)

We had a 3-1 lead after 4, but were outscored 8-1 the final 5 innings. Cuddyer hurt us, going 4-5 with a homer, 2 runs scored, and an RBI.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Detroit 2
New York (A) 9
W: K. Igawa (2-0) L: J. Verlander (0-3)
HR – DET: M. Ordonez (2) NYA: J. Giambi (3)

Tampa Bay 3
Baltimore 6
W: J. Acevedo (2-2) L: J. Shields (1-2) S: D. Baez (3)
HR – TB: J. Cantu (3) BAL: A. Huff (3)

Toronto 8
Boston 1
W: J. Towers (2-0) L: S. Mori (0-2)
HR – TOR: A. Amezaga (1), A. Rios (3) BOS: M. Ramirez (3)

Curt Schilling is day-to-day after suffering back spasms.

Los Angeles (A) 4
Chicago (A) 1
W: J. Weaver (1-1) L: M. Buehrle (1-2) S: F. Rodriguez (4)
HR – CHA: P. Lopez (2)

Seattle 5
Texas 7
W: V. Padilla (2-0) L: F. Hernandez (1-3) S: E. Gagne (4)
HR – SEA: R. Petagine (1) TEX: G. Laird (2)

Cleveland 7
Oakland 8
W: H. Street (2-0) L: R. Betancourt (0-2)
HR – CLE: V. Martinez (4), T. Hafner (2), G. Sizemore (1) OAK: N. Swisher 2 (8)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
Florida 1
New York (N) 6
W: J. Maine (2-0) L: D. Willis (1-2)
HR – NYN: S. Green (3), M. Alou (2)

Washington 8
Pittsburgh 4
W: M. Bacsik (2-1) L: P. Maholm (0-3) S: L. Ayala (5)
HR – PIT: T. Graffanino (1)

Milwaukee 1
Houston 6
W: C. Sampson (1-1) L: J. Suppan (0-2)
HR – MIL: C. Hart (4)

San Diego 5
Los Angeles (N) 0
W: C. Carillo (2-0) L: J. Lieber (1-2)
HR – SDN: M. Cameron (1)

Colorado 2
Arizona 4
W: L. Hernandez (1-1) L: J. Francis (0-3) S: J. Valverde (4)
HR – COL: J. Carroll (3) ARI: L. Hernandez (1)

St. Louis 8
San Francisco 1
W: B. Chen (1-2) L: M. Cain (1-1)
HR – STL: S. Rolen (5)

Atlanta 1
Philadelphia 0
W: C. James (1-2) L: R. Madson (0-1) S: B. Wickman (4)

Cincinnati 2
Chicago (N) 4
W: M. Wuertz (1-0) L: K. Saarloos (1-2) S: B. Howry (3)
HR – CIN: J. Keppinger (1) CHN: D. Ward (2)

[Dauis]

4/20/2007
AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Tampa Bay 4
Baltimore 6
W: O. Moreno (1-0) L: B. Stokes (0-2) S: C. Bradford (2)
HR – TB: B. Upton (1) BAL: J. Payton (4)

Los Angeles (A) 0
Chicago (A) 1
W: J. Vazquez (2-0) L: B. Colon (0-3)

Vazquez continued his early-season dominance, pitching a complete game 3-hitter, walking 2 and striking out 10. His league-leading ERA is now down to 0.36.

Seattle 2
Texas 7
W: B. Anderson (2-1) L: J. Weaver (0-3)
HR – SEA: I. Suzuki (1) TEX: M. Teixeira (7)

Cleveland 0
Oakland 4
W: S. Komine (3-0) L: C. Lee (1-3)
HR – OAK: B. Kielty (1)

Former Cornhusker Shane Komine threw a complete game 4-hitter. He struck out 3 and did not walk a single batter.

Detroit 2
New York (A) 7
W: M. Mussina (3-1) L: M. Maroth (1-1)
HR – NYA: A. Rodriguez (5), J. Posada (5)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
Atlanta 7
Philadelphia 3
W: T. Hudson (2-2) L: F. Garcia (2-2) S: M. Gonzalez (1)
HR – ATL: E. Renteria (3), K. Johnson (3)

Pittsburgh 5
Milwaukee 4
W: V. Santos (2-1) L: C. Vargas (0-2) S: S. Torres (4)
HR – PIT: A. LaRoche (6), J. Bautista (2), J. Castillo (1) MIL: M. St. Pierre (2)

New York (N) 6
San Diego 2
W: A. Sele (2-0) L: E. Ramirez (0-1)
HR – NYN: S. Green (4), C. Delgado (4)

Colorado 4
Arizona 1
W: A. Cook (1-0) L: Y. Petit (2-1) S: B. Fuentes (5)
HR – COL: M. Holliday (5), N. Nakamaru (1) ARI: Y. Petit (1)

[Dauis]

4/21/2007
Game #15 – Detroit (N. Robertson 2-1, 4.09 ERA) at Kansas City (O. Perez 2-0, 5.30 ERA)
Detroit 6
Kansas City 9
W: J. Peralta (1-0) L: V. Darensbourg (0-1) S: J. Soria (2)
HR – DET: M. Ordonez (3), M. Thames (2), K. Orie (1) KC: C. Koskie (4), S. Spiezio (8)

We spotted them a 3-0 lead going into the bottom of the 3rd, but came back with 3 in the bottom of the 3rd. Each team scored 2 runs in the 6th, then we scored 1 in the 7th and 3 in the 8th to put it away.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Baltimore 7
Boston 1
W: J. Wright (3-0) L: D. Matsuzaka (2-2) S: C. Bradford (3)
HR – BAL: K. Millar (2)

Tampa Bay 4
Seattle 0
W: J. Seo (1-0) L: J. Washburn (1-3)
HR – TB: D. Young (5)

Tampa Bay lost their best offensive threat, losing Carl Crawford for 8-9 weeks after he fractured his cheekbone. He was hitting .319 with 2 homers, 9 RBIs and 11 runs scored.

Onto the game, Jae Seo pitched a complete game 4-hitter, striking out 3 and walking 3.


Chicago (A) 3
Minnesota 5
W: C. Silva (2-1) L: B. Jenks (0-1) S: J. Nathan (5)
HR – MIN: J. Morneau (3)

Cleveland 1
Texas 11
W: K. Loe (2-2) L: J. Sowers (0-2)
HR – TEX: P. Nevin (2), M. Teixeira (8)

Los Angeles (A) 6
Oakland 7 (12)
W: H. Street (3-0) L: J. Speier (0-1)
HR – LAA: J. Rivera (1), M. Napoli (3) OAK: K. Ginter (1), M. Bradley (3), M. Ellis (2)

New York (A) 7
Toronto 8 (12)
W: J. Accardo (1-1) L: S. Proctor (0-1)
HR – NYA: A. Rodriguez (6), J. Damon (3)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
New York (N) 11
San Diego 9
W: G. Mota (2-0) L: H. Bell (1-1) S: B. Wagner (7)
HR – NYN: J. Reyes (5), C. Delgado (5), B. Johnson (1) SDN: R. Branyan 2 (3), A. Gonzalez (3)

Florida 7
Atlanta 4
W: A. Sanchez (1-1) L: K. Davies (0-1) S: R. Messenger (1)
HR – FLO: M. Olivo (2), M. Jacobs (6)

Washington 2
Philadelphia 3 (17)
W: T. Harper (1-0) L: J. Rauch (1-1)
HR – WSH: R. Zimmerman (2) PHI: R. Howard (4)

St. Louis 1
Cincinnati 2
W: B. Bray (1-0) L: B. Looper (0-2)
HR – CIN: A. Dunn (3)

Chicago (N) 3
Houston 4
W: B. Lidge (1-0) L: B. Howry (0-1)
HR – CHN: J. Jones (2), M. Barrett (5) HOU: C. Lee (4), W. Young (2)

Colorado 1
Los Angeles (N) 2
W: J. Schmidt (3-0) L: R. Lopez (2-1) S: T. Saito (6)
HR – LAN: R. Martin (1)

Arizona 7
San Francisco 4
W: R. Johnson (1-1) L: M. Morris (0-2) S: J. Valverde (5)
HR – SFN: R. Aurilia (2)

Pittsburgh 0
Milwaukee 2
W: Z. Jackson (1-0) L: Z. Duke (1-2)

Zach Jackson shut down the Pirates lineup, throwing a 5-hitter, striking out 5 and walking 1.

[Dauis]

4/22/2007
Game #16 – Detroit (Bonderman 1-1, 3.46 ERA) at Kansas City (Bale 2-1, 5.00 ERA)
Detroit 4
Kansas City 7
W: J. Bale (3-1) L: J. Bonderman (1-2) S: O. Dotel (6)
HR – KC: D. DeJesus (3)

We spotted another lead, as Detroit was up 4-0 after 2. Bale ended up pitching 8 innings, calming down after giving up the 4 runs. He ended up allowing 8 hits, walking 1 and striking out 6. DeJesus went 1-4 with a homer, a run scored, and 2 RBI.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Baltimore 3
Boston 1
W: A. Garcia (2-0) L: T. Wakefield (2-1) S: D. Baez (4)
HR – BAL: J. Gibbons (2) BOS: M. Ramirez (4)

Tampa Bay 6
Seattle 2
W: D. Waechter (1-0) L: H. Ramirez (1-1)

Chicago (A) 0
Minnesota 2
W: J. Santana (3-1) L: J. Garland (1-2) S: J. Nathan (6)
HR – MIN: J. Mauer (4)

Cleveland 9
Texas 1
W: P. Byrd (2-1) L: J. Wright (0-3)
HR – CLE: V. Martinez (5), T. Hafner (3), D. Dellucci (2), C. Blake (2), J. Inglett (2)

Los Angeles (A) 8
Oakland 7
W: S. Shields (2-0) L: J. Duchscherer (1-2) S: F. Rodriguez (5)
HR – LAA: J. Rivera (2) OAK: M. Bradley (4)

New York (A) 1
Toronto 2
W: A. Burnett (1-2) L: C. Pavano (1-2) S: B. League (1)
HR – NYA: J. Damon (4)

B.J. Ryan is out 1-2 weeks with a tender elbow.

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
New York (N) 2
San Diego 5
W: C. Young (3-0) L: T. Glavine (3-1) S: T. Hoffman (3)
HR – SDN: T. Walker (1)

Florida 7
Atlanta 1
W: P. Astacio (1-2) L: R. Rodriguez (0-1)
HR – FLO: M. Olivo 2 (4) ATL: K. Johnson (4)

Washington 0
Philadelphia 4
W: B. Claussen (1-1) L: J. Williams (0-3)
HR – PHI: R. Howard (5), W. Lydon (1)

St. Louis 7
Cincinnati 5
W: M. Lincoln (1-0) L: G. Majewski (0-1) S: B. Looper (5)
HR – STL: C. Duncan (5) CIN: K. Griffey Jr (1)

Chicago (N) 14
Houston 4
W: C. Zambrano (4-1) L: W. Williams (2-2)
HR – CHN: J. Jones (3)

Colorado 2
Los Angeles (N) 3
W: Y. Brazoban (2-0) L: B. Fuentes (1-1)
HR – LAN: R. Martin (2)

Arizona 0
San Francisco 1
W: N. Lowry (1-3) L: E. Gonzalez (0-1) S: A. Benitez (4)
HR – SFN: E. Alfonzo (1)

Pittsburgh 1
Milwaukee 5
W: C. Capuano (2-1) L: B. Meadows (1-1)
HR – PIT: T. Graffanino (2) MIL: G. Gross (1)

[Dauis]

Originally Posted by RoyalsBlue

Not able to score someone from third with one out? Buddy Bell playing someone out of position? Sounds entirely too realistic to me!

KUTGW, Dauis!

Thanks for the comments RB. If there's anything else you wanna know about the team or the league, let me know and I'll post it for ya. Obviously what I think is important might not be to other people, and what other people think is important might not be to me. So if anyone wants to know about other players, teams, etc. let me know.

[Dauis]

Weekly Thoughts
An ok week, going 3-3. We’re still in second in the division, but we’re 1.5 games behind the best team in baseball, the Minnesota Twins. We’re also ½ game behind the Yankees for the Wild Card, but it’s way too early to think about division and wild card races. Our offense still ranks in the top 3 in the AL in most categories. Our pitching is still struggling, but it’s slowly improving. Greinke, Wellemeyer, and Soria are the 3 that are struggling the most, but I think they’ve got the ability to recover from that. German, while not hitting above .400 anymore, is still hitting a very nice .388. Koskie at .318 and Spiezio at .306 are our only batters above .300. Like I continue to say, I know it’s early, but I’m excited at the direction this team is taking.

We traded minor league CF Kerry Robinson to the Atlanta Braves, for SP prospects Beau Jones and Jake Stevens, and a gamble in SP Isauro Pineda, a 28-year-old minor leaguer who we think still has quite a bit of potential. We hope a change of scenery will benefit him.

We also demoted Jose Diaz and called up MR Leo Nunez. Yep, that means we’re going to try the closer-as-a-starter experiment. Dotel will move into the #5 spot in the rotation until one of our minor league starters is ready to be called up. Joel Peralta will move into the closer role.

AL Player of the Week
Manny Ramirez (BOS) .529, 2 HR, 6 R, and 6 RBI.

NL Player of the Week
Adrian Gonzalez (SD) 27 AB, 5 R, 14 H, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 5 BB, 1 K, .594 OBP.

Oakland MR Justin Duchscherer has been diagnosed with bronchitis and will be day-to-day for the next 1-2 weeks.

[Dauis]

4/23/2007
Game #17 – Detroit (D. Wells 2-1, 3.97 ERA) at Kansas City (Z. Greinke 0-2, 11.81 ERA)
Detroit 2
Kansas City 5
W: Z. Greinke (1-2) L: D. Wells (2-2) S: J. Peralta (2)
HR – KC: S. Spiezio (9)

Greinke pitched well, giving up 8 hits and only the 2 runs in 8 innings pitched. Spiezio was a mad man with the bat again, going 3-4 with a homer, a run scored, and 2 RBI.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Baltimore 15
Boston 4
W: E. Bedard (2-2) L: J. Papelbon (1-1)
HR – BAL: A. Huff (4), R. Hernandez (2), J. Gibbons (3) BOS: J. Drew (2)

Tampa Bay 1
Seattle 0
W: S. Kazmir (1-1) L: M. Batista (1-2) S: A. Reyes (1)
HR – TB: D. Young (6)

Chicago (A) 14
Minnesota 9 (10)
W: M. MacDougal (2-2) L: J. Crain (0-1)
HR – CHA: J. Dye (4), J. Thome (3) MIN: T. Hunter (2), M. Bellhorn (3)

Cleveland 3
Texas 6
W: K. Millwood (2-1) L: C. Sabathia (2-3) S: E. Gagne (5)
HR – TEX: G. Laird (3), V. Diaz (1)

Los Angeles (A) 7
Oakland 6
W: J. Lackey (1-2) L: D. Haren (1-2) S: D. Oliver (1)
HR – LAA: J. Rivera (3), V. Guerrero (2) OAK: M. Piazza (2), M. Bradley (5)

Oakland 3B Eric Chavez will miss 3-4 weeks with back spasms.

New York (A) 0
Toronto 2
W: R. Halladay (2-1) L: C. Wang (3-2) S: J. Accardo (2)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
New York (N) 3
San Diego 5
W: J. Peavy (1-3) L: P. Martinez (1-3) S: S. Linebrink (1)
HR – NYN: S. Green (5) SDN: K. Greene (2), R. Branyan (4)

Florida 5
Atlanta 2
W: R. Nolasco (4-0) L: J. Smoltz (2-2) S: J. Julio (5)
HR – ATL: A. Jones (2)

Washington 5
Philadelphia 0
W: J. Patterson (3-2) L: B. Myers (2-2)

John Patterson allowed only 2 hits, walked 2 and struck out 6 in this masterpiece.

St. Louis 2
Cincinnati 7
W: A. Harang (2-1) L: C. Carpenter (2-2)
HR – STL: C. Duncan 2 (7) CIN: K. Griffey Jr (2), A. Dunn (4), E. Encarnacion (4)

Chicago (N) 5
Houston 1 (12)
W: S. Eyre (1-0) L: T. Miller (1-1)
HR – CHN: A. Soriano (3) HOU: E. Bruntlett (5)

Colorado 8
Los Angeles (N) 6 (13)
W: R. Ramirez (2-0) L: R. Seanez (0-1)
HR – COL: G. Atkins (5), B. Hawpe (3) LAN: W. Betemit 2 (2)

Arizona 1
San Francisco 4
W: B. Zito (2-3) L: B. Webb (2-3) S: A. Benitez (5)
HR – ARI: E. Perez (1) SFN: E. Alfonzo (2)

Pittsburgh 0
Milwaukee 6
W: B. Sheets (4-1) L: I. Snell (0-4)
HR – MIL: J. Hardy (2), J. Owens (3)

[Dauis]

4/24/2007
AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Minnesota 5
Texas 3
W: J. Rincon (3-0) L: V. Padilla (2-1) S: J. Nathan (7)
HR – MIN: T. Hunter (3), L. Ford (2) TEX: B. Wilkerson (3)

Cleveland 5
Los Angeles (A) 7
W: J. Weaver (2-1) L: J. Westbrook (0-2) S: F. Rodriguez (6)
HR – CLE: H. Luna (3) LAA: N. Gorneault (1)

Oakland 9
Seattle 6
W: R. Harden (2-0) L: F. Hernandez (1-4) S: H. Street (4)
HR – SEA: Y. Betancourt (2), K. Johjima (1)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
Los Angeles (N) 0
Philadelphia 6
W: R. Madson (1-1) L: J. Lieber (1-3)
HR – PHI: J. Rollins (3), R. Barajas (1)

Washington 8
St. Louis 5
W: J. Rauch (2-1) L: R. Springer (1-1) S: L. Ayala (6)
HR – WSH: A. Kearns (5) STL: C. Duncan (8)

Florida 3
Milwaukee 4 (13)
W: E. Dessens (3-0) L: R. Pinto (0-1)

San Francisco 8
Houston 4
W: M. Cain (2-1) L: C. Sampson (1-2)
HR – SFN: B. Bonds (4), B. Broussard (2) HOU: C. Lee (5)

Chicago (N) 5
Cincinnati 9
W: K. Saarloos (2-2) L: J. Marquis (2-2)

Arizona 3
San Diego 0
W: L. Hernandez (2-1) L: C. Carillo (2-1) S: J. Valverde (6)

New York (N) 3
Colorado 4
W: J. Francis (1-3) L: J. Maine (2-1) S: R. Ramirez (1)
HR – NYN: E. Chavez (1) COL: T. Helton (2), C. Iannetta (2)

Pittsburgh 3
Atlanta 5
W: C. James (2-2) L: P. Maholm (0-4) S: B. Wickman (5)
HR – ATL: L. Merloni (2)

[Dauis]

4/25/2007
Game #18 – Chicago (A) (M. Buehrle 1-2, 3.48 ERA) at Kansas City (J. Gobble 1-1, 2.70 ERA)
Chicago (A) 11
Kansas City 0
W: M. Buehrle (2-2) L: J. Gobble (1-2)
HR – CHA: J. Dye 2 (6), J. Crede (3), J. Fields (2)

An ugly, ugly game. Buehrle pitched a complete game 5-hitter, striking out 5 and walking 1. Nothing more needs to be said.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Minnesota 3
Texas 4
W: B. Anderson (3-1) L: J. Nathan (2-1)
HR – TEX: B. Wilkerson (4)

Cleveland 3
Los Angeles (A) 1
W: C. Lee (2-3) L: B. Colon (0-4) S: R. Betancourt (3)

Baltimore 13
Detroit 4
W: J. Acevedo (3-2) L: J. Verlander (0-4)
HR – BAL: M. Tejada (5), N. Markakis (1)

Tampa Bay 6
Toronto 2
W: S. Autrey (2-0) L: B. League (0-3)
HR – TB: T. Wigginton (2)

New York (A) 3
Boston 2
W: M. Mussina (4-1) L: D. Matsuzaka (2-3) S: M. Rivera (7)
HR – NYA: H. Matsui (3), R. Cano (6) BOS: D. Ortiz (5)

Oakland 5
Seattle 3
W: S. Komine (4-0) L: J. Weaver (0-4) S: H. Street (5)
HR – SEA: A. Beltre (2), R. Petagine (2)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
Los Angeles (N) 1
Philadelphia 8
W: F. Garcia (3-2) L: B. Tomko (0-2)
HR – PHI: R. Howard (6)

Washington 4
St. Louis 5
W: B. Thompson (1-0) L: M. O’Connor (1-1) S: B. Looper (6)
HR – STL: S. Rolen (6)

Washington MR Chad Cordero will miss up to 2 weeks with a tender elbow.

Florida 2
Milwaukee 4
W: C. Vargas (1-2) L: J. Johnson (0-2) S: M. Stetter (1)
HR – FLO: M. Cabrera (8) MIL: J. Hardy (3)

San Francisco 16
Houston 5
W: B. Hennessey (1-2) L: P. Barzilla (0-1)
HR – SFN: T. Linden (1), R. Klesko (5), R. Winn 2 (3), B. Hennessey (1), O. Vizquel (1) HOU: D. Miller (2), C. Lee (6)

Chicago (N) 9
Cincinnati 4
W: W. Miller (2-1) L: D. May (1-1)
HR – CHN: D. Lee (3), C. Floyd (1), M. Barrett (6), A. Soriano (4)

Arizona 4
San Diego 2
W: Y. Petit (3-1) L: G. Maddux (0-2) S: J. Valverde (7)
HR – ARI: C. Quentin (2) SDN: A. Gonzalez (4)

New York (N) 8
Colorado 3
W: A. Sele (3-0) L: A. Cook (1-1)
HR – NYN: D. Wright (1)

Pittsburgh 7
Atlanta 5
W: S. Burnett (1-0) L: T. Hudson (2-3) S: M. Capps (1)
HR – ATL: A. Jones (3)

[Dauis]

4/26/2007
Game #19 – Chicago (A) (J. Contreras 1-1, 5.33 ERA) at Kansas City (O. Perez 2-0, 6.46 ERA)
Chicago (A) 12
Kansas City 3
W: J. Contreras (2-1) L: O. Perez (2-1)
HR – CHA: J. Dye (7), J. Crede (4) KC: M. Teahen (5)

Our pitching staff has come completely unglued the first 2 games of this series. Jermaine Dye had a fun day against our pitching, going 4-5 with a double, homer, 2 runs scored, and 4 RBI.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Minnesota 9
Texas 1
W: C. Silva (3-1) L: K. Loe (2-3)
HR – MIN: N. Punto (1), J. Morneau (4), M. Cuddyer (3)

Cleveland 8
Los Angeles (A) 6
W: J. Sowers 91-2) L: D. Oliver (0-2) S: R. Betancourt (4)
HR – CLE: D. Dellucci (3), C. Blake (3), M. Rose (1) LAA: P. Konerko (3), M. Napoli (4)

Baltimore 4
Detroit 5
W: N. Robertson (3-1) L: J. Wright (3-1) S: T. Jones (7)

Tampa Bay 2
Toronto 4
W: T. Ohka (3-1) L: J. Shields (1-3) S: B. League (2)
HR – TB: E. Hinske (3) TOR: F. Thomas (3), T. Glaus 2 (6)

New York (A) 6
Boston 1
W: A. Pettitte (2-0) L: J. Papelbon (1-2)
HR – NYA: J. Giambi 2 (5) BOS: M. Ramirez (5)

Oakland 1
Seattle 4
W: J. Washburn (2-3) L: E. Loaiza (1-3) S: J. Putz (1)
HR – SEA: I. Suzuki (2), R. Petagine (3)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
Los Angeles (N) 9
Philadelphia 3
W: J. Schmidt (4-0) L: J. Moyer (1-2)
HR – LAN: A. Ethier (1), J. Loney (1)

Washington 0
St. Louis 3
W: A. Wainwright (1-3) L: S. Hill (3-1) S: J. Isringhausen (1)
HR – STL: Y. Torrealba (1)

Florida 2
Milwaukee 6
W: Z. Jackson (2-0) L: A. Sanchez (1-2)
HR – FLO: M. Cabrera (9) MIL: B. Hall (9)

San Francisco 7
Houston 9
W: S. Baker (1-3) L: M. Morris (0-3) S: C. Qualls (1)
HR – SFN: R. Klesko (6), O. Vizquel (2), E. Alfonzo (3) HOU: C. Lee (7), M. Ensberg (3), L. Berkman (11)

Chicago (N) 1
Cincinnati 3
W: B. Arroyo (4-0) L: R. Hill (1-2) S: E. Guardado (5)
HR – CHN: R. Theriot (2) CIN: J. Keppinger (2)

Arizona 0
San Diego 4
W: S. Strickland (1-2) L: R. Johnson (1-2)

New York (N) 4
Colorado 3
W: T. Tucker (1-0) L: R. Lopez (2-2) S: B. Wagner (8)
HR – NYN: J. Valentin (6), S. Green (6), M. Alou (3) COL: T. Helton (3)

Pittsburgh 9
Atlanta 6
W: B. Meadows (2-1) L: M. Gonzalez (0-3) S: M. Capps (2)
HR – PIT: R. Paulino (2) ATL: C. Jones (7), C. Wilson (2)