2007 Kansas City Royals - Here we go Again

[Dauis]

6/22/2007
Game #73 – Chicago (N) (R. Hill 6-5, 3.74 ERA) at Kansas City (O. Perez 6-5, 5.97 ERA)
Chicago (N) 4
Kansas City 5 (12)
W: J. Peralta (3-1) L: M. Wuertz (3-4)
HR – CHN: M. Barrett (17) KC: C. Clapinski (2), M. Teahen (15)

A series win against the best team in the National League. I guess that just shows how weak the NL is, right NL fans? It was scoreless from the 6th inning until the end, when Chris Clapinski of all people hit a walkoff shot. Mark Teahen went 3-6 with a home run, 2 runs scored, and an RBI.

INTERLEAGUE AT AMERICAN LEAGUE PARKS
Arizona 4
Tampa Bay 7
W: J. Hammel (2-1) L: J. Valverde (4-7)
HR – ARI: C. Tracy (7), R. Garko 2 (17) TBA: C. Pena (8)

San Diego 7
Seattle 6
W: S. Linebrink (1-2) L: J. Huber (0-1) S: T. Hoffman (11)
HR – SEA: R. Ibanez (10)

Cincinnati 0
Minnesota 9
W: C. Silva (9-5) L: K. Saarloos (4-7)

Carlos Silva shut out the Reds, giving up 3 hits and 1 walk and struck out 1.

Washington 1
New York (A) 3
W: M. Mussina (10-3) L: M. Bacsik (7-3) S: M. Rivera (22)
HR – NYA: J. Damon (12)

INTERLEAGUE AT NATIONAL LEAGUE PARKS
Chicago (A) 2
Houston 3
W: B. Lidge (3-1) L: J. Vazquez (5-5) S: D. Wheeler (16)
HR – CHA: J. Thome (15) HOU: W. Young (12)

Texas 4
San Francisco 3
W: J. Wright (2-8) L: P. Liriano (1-1) S: S. Feldman (4)
HR – TEX: V. Diaz (3) SFN: P. Liriano (1)

Boston 0
Florida 1
W: P. Astacio (5-6) L: A. Alvarez (1-1) S: J. Julio (21)
HR – FLO: M. Cabrera (19)

NATIONAL LEAGUE GAME
Pittsburgh 8
New York (N) 14
W: T. Tucker (4-2) L: S. Chacon (1-1)
HR – PIT: J. Wilson (3) NYN: J. Valentin (11), L. Milledge (2), M. Alou (14)

[Dauis]

6/23/2007
TRADE
The Pirates traded 28-year-old reliever John Grabow and $832,500 to the Devil Rays for 23-year-old minor league starting pitcher Chris Seddon. Pretty much a wash except for the money the Devil Rays got.

Game #74 – Milwaukee (B. Sheets 8-4, 3.04 ERA) at Kansas City (J. Bale 3-6, 5.68 ERA)
Milwaukee 9
Kansas City 5
W: B. Sheets (9-4) L: J. Bale (3-7) S: F. Cordero (11)

Nothing too special to report here. Just gave up too many runs—when you’re down 3-0 before you even bat it can be tough to come back. Endy Chavez for the Brewers went 2-5 with 2 doubles, 2 runs scored, and 2 RBIs.

INTERLEAGUE AT AMERICAN LEAGUE PARKS
Cincinnati 1
Cleveland 2
W: C. Sabathia (7-8) L: A. Harang (9-5) S: R. Betancourt (16)

Pittsburgh 10
Detroit 0
W: I. Snell (4-7) L: Z. Miner (0-2)
HR – PIT: J. Gerut (2), R. Doumit (4)

New York (N) 1
Boston 12
W: D. Matsuzaka (10-7) L: P. Martinez (4-6)
HR – BOS: M. Ramirez (16), D. Ortiz (24), J. Lugo (6), J. Varitek (7)

Atlanta 7
New York (A) 3
W: J. Smoltz (10-5) L: A. Pettitte (8-2) S: B. Wickman (20)
HR – ATL: A. Jones (14), C. Wilson (5) NYA: B. Abreu (10), R. Johnson (4)

Washington 5
Toronto 4
W: S. Hill (5-5) L: R. Halladay (5-8) S: L. Ayala (20)

Philadelphia 4
Baltimore 3
W: B. Myers (5-7) L: D. Baez (2-3) S: T. Gordon (7)

Florida 4
Tampa Bay 3
W: S. Olsen (3-4) L: J. Blanton (3-5) S: J. Julio (22)
HR – FLO: A. Cabrera (3)

St. Louis 5
Chicago (A) 4
W: B. Chen (6-8) L: D. Bush (8-5) S: B. Looper (18)
HR – CHA: A. Cintron (1)

Houston 2
Minnesota 5
W: J. Santana (13-3) L: R. Oswalt (7-4) S: J. Nathan (22)
HR – HOU: M. Ensberg (16), C. Burke (7) MIN: L. Ford (4)

INTERLEAGUE AT NATIONAL LEAGUE PARKS
Los Angeles (A) 1
Arizona 4
W: B. Webb (5-8) L: E. Santana (6-4) S: J. Valverde (17)
HR – ARI: C. Quentin (9)

Texas 1
San Diego 3
W: C. Carillo (6-5) L: A. Otsuka (1-4) S: T. Hoffman (12)
HR – TEX: J. Piedra (5) SDN: M. Cameron (9)

Oakland 2
Colorado 3
W: M. Corpas (1-0) L: H. Street (4-3)
HR – COL: M. Holliday (21)

Seattle 5
Los Angeles (N) 4
W: F. Hernandez (6-10) L: W. Juarez (0-3) S: J. Putz (11)
HR – SEA: R. Durham (13)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
Chicago (N) 5
San Francisco 3
W: C. Zambrano (12-3) L: N. Lowry (2-11) S: M. Wuertz (1)
HR – CHN: M. Murton (8)

[Dauis]

6/24/2007
ALL-STAR ROSTERS ANNOUNCED
American League
SP Johan Santana (MIN)
SP Rich Harden (OAK)
SP Daisuke Matsuzaka (BOS)
SP Mike Mussina (NYA)
SP Josh Towers (TOR)
SP Chien-Ming Wang (NYA)
CL Francisco Rodriguez (LAA)
CL Joe Nathan (MIN)
CL Mariano Rivera (NYA)
CL Huston Street (OAK)
CL Danys Baez (BAL)
MR Luis Vizcaino (NYA)
1B Justin Morneau (MIN)
3B Alex Rodriguez (NYA)
RF Jermaine Dye (CHA)
LF Juan Rivera (LAA)
C Joe Mauer (MIN)
CF Ichiro Suzuki (SEA)
SS Yunieski Betancourt (SEA)
C Jorge Posada (NYA)
2B Ray Durham (SEA)
1B Travis Hafner (CLE)
1B David Ortiz (BOS)
1B Jim Thome (CHA)
3B Mark Teahen (KCA)
RF Bobby Abreu (NYA)
LF Manny Ramirez (BOS)
LF Raul Ibanez (SEA)

National League
SP Carlos Zambrano (CHN)
SP Randy Johnson (ARI)
SP Aaron Harang (CIN)
SP Freddy Garcia (PHI)
SP John Patterson (WSH)
SP Ben Sheets (MIL)
CL Bob Wickman (ATL)
CL Jorge Julio (FLO)
CL Takashi Saito (LAN)
CL Billy Wagner (NYN)
CL Luis Ayala (WSH)
CL Dan Wheeler (HOU)
3B David Wright (NYN)
1B Adrian Gonzalez (SDN)
RF Carlos Lee (HOU)
2B Chase Utley (PHI)
C Michael Barrett (CHN)
LF Barry Bonds (SFN)
SS Jimmy Rollins (PHI)
C Josh Bard (SDN)
3B Miguel Cabrera (FLO)
3B Chipper Jones (ATL)
1B Ryan Howard (PHI)
CF Alfonso Soriano (CHN)
RF Matt Holliday (COL)
1B Nick Johnson (WSH)
CF Andruw Jones (ATL)

TRADE
The Cleveland Indians sent 23-year-old third baseman Andy Marte to the Texas Rangers for 24-year-old minor league first baseman John Mayberry Jr. and 22-year-old minor league starting pitcher Larry Lowe. This seems to be a tossup. Both Marte and Mayberry have good potential. Marte is starting to realize a little earlier, though.

Game #75 – Milwaukee (J. Suppan 3-7, 3.24 ERA) at Kansas City (M. Rogers 0-0, 1.59 ERA)
Milwaukee 6
Kansas City 1
W: J. Suppan (4-7) L: M. Rogers (0-1) S: D. Marte (3)
HR – MIL: C. Hart (8), P. Fielder (9)

Again, nothing too special. We just could never really get anything going. Rogers had an average outing, going 7 innings and giving up 4 runs (2 earned) on 8 hits and 3 walks and struck out 2. It’s going to take him some time, but I think he’s going to be a good one. Brewers third baseman went 2-5 with a home run, a run scored, and 4 RBIs.

INTERLEAGUE AT AMERICAN LEAGUE PARKS
Cincinnati 9
Cleveland 6
W: D. Weathers (2-0) L: E. Mujica (2-2) S: E. Guardado (13)
HR – CIN: K. Griffey Jr (6) CLE: T. Hafner (21)

Pittsburgh 2
Detroit 1
W: S. Burnett (4-1) L: N. Robertson (7-6) S: M. Capps (13)

New York (N) 5
Boston 14
W: D. Hansack (1-2) L: J. Maine (4-7)
HR – BOS: M. Ramirez (17), J. Lugo (7)

Manny Ramirez went 5-6 in Boston’s 14-5 win. He singled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, singled in the 4th, hit a two-run single in the 5th, hit a three-run home run in the 6th and flied out in the 8th.

Atlanta 3
New York (A) 5
W: L. Vizcaino (6-0) L: T. Hudson (6-7) S: M. Rivera (23)
HR – NYA: H. Matsui (11)

Washington 5
Toronto 3
W: T. Redding (1-1) L: J. Thomson (1-8) S: L. Ayala (21)
HR – WSH: A. Kearns (9), N. Johnson (9)

Philadelphia 3
Baltimore 5
W: A. Garcia (3-1) L: R. Madson (2-6) S: D. Baez (18)
HR – PHI: M. Lieberthal (12), P. Burrell (13), R. Howard (22) BAL: C. Patterson (7), A. Huff 2 (10)

Florida 5
Tampa Bay 3
W: R. Messenger (3-1) L: J. Capellan (2-2) S: J. Frasor (2)
HR – FLO: A. Sanchez (1) TBA: B. Upton (4)

St. Louis 8
Chicago (A) 4
W: C. Carpenter (7-8) L: J. Garland (3-8)
HR – STL: C. Duncan (19) CHA: F. Catalanotto (6), P. Lopez (8)

Houston 6
Minnesota 1
W: P. Barzilla (3-8) L: R. Ortiz (3-2)

INTERLEAGUE IN NATIONAL LEAGUE PARKS
Los Angeles (A) 2
Arizona 6
W: E. Gonzalez (1-0) L: J. Weaver (7-6)
HR – ARI: R. Garko (18)

Texas 8
San Diego 9
W: S. Linebrink (2-2) L: A. Otsuka (1-5) S: C. Meredith (1)
HR – TEX: G. Laird (6), M. Byrd (6), J. Piedra (6) SDN: K. Kouzmanoff 2 (9)

Oakland 9
Colorado 11
W: R. Lopez (9-5) L: B. Halsey (3-6) S: B. Fuentes (16)
HR – OAK: E. Chavez (6) COL: T. Helton (15), B. Hawpe (10)

Seattle 4
Los Angeles (N) 6
W: D. Lowe (6-6) L: H. Ramirez (2-7) S: T. Saito (21)
HR – LAN: N. Garciaparra (7)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORE
Chicago (N) 15
San Francisco 9
W: K. Wood (1-0) L: B. Hennessey (2-5)
HR – CHN: A. Ramirez 2 (17), D. Lee (11), A. Soriano (19) SFN: R. Aurilia (11)

[Dauis]

WEEKLY REVIEW
A 2-4 week, with our only 2 wins coming against the Cubs, which makes things a little better. Our pitching stats are still terrible, last in the league in pretty much every category. Rogers has looked ok in his first 2 starts, and I’m excited for his future. Meanwhile, Alex Gordon could find himself in the majors shortly. I’m going to wait at least another week and see if he continues his improvement in Omaha.

We released Wichita right fielder Dee Brown. He wasn’t going anywhere with this organization. Taking his place on the 40-man roster is Omaha second baseman Tony Pena.

Starting in the next week or so, we’re going to start signing players to extensions, though don’t expect to see any big names signed. Perez, Koskie, and Dotel have all said they want to test the market, and will be traded at the deadline. Perez and Koskie should each get us a good return of major league players and/or outstanding prospects. The month of July could be a very important one for the future of this franchise.

AL Player of the Week
SS Miguel Tejada (BAL) .417, 5 HR, 8 RBIs, 6 R

NL Player of the Week
OF Randy Winn (SF) .480, 1 HR, 5 RBIs, 4 R

[Dauis]

6/25/2007
Game #76 – Milwaukee (C. Vargas 2-9, 4.88 ERA) at Kansas City (J. Gobble 4-5, 4.92 ERA)
Milwaukee 1
Kansas City 0
W: C. Vargas (3-9) l: J. Gobble (4-6) S: D. Marte (4)
HR – MIL: J. Estrada (3)

A good start by Gobble ruined by lack of clutch hitting. We left 13 men on base, including getting the first 2 men on in the bottom of the 9th. Gobble only had 1 mistake, giving up the solo home run to Estrada.

INTERLEAGUE IN AMERICAN LEAGUE PARKS
Cincinnati 2
Cleveland 1
W: B. Arroyo (7-5) L: J. Sowers (4-6) S: E. Guardado (14)

Pittsburgh 7
Detroit 8
W: R. Colon (4-0) L: S. Chacon (1-2) S: T. Jones (15)
HR – DET: R. Raburn (9)

New York (N) 3
Boston 1
W: C. Capuano (4-3) L: J. Papelbon (3-6) S: B. Wagner (21)
HR – NYN: D. Wright (8), M. Alou (15)

Atlanta 3
New York (A) 2
W: C. Paronto (4-2) L: M. Rivera (0-3) S: B. Wickman (21)
HR – ATL: A. Jones (15) NYA: D. Jeter (6)

Washington 5
Toronto 2
W: J. Patterson (10-5) L: J. Towers (8-4) S: C. Cordero (2)
HR – WSH: M. Vento (12) TOR: V. Wells (15)

Philadelphia 5
Baltimore 0
W: F. Garcia (9-2) L: H. Penn (1-2) S: G. Geary (5)
HR – PHI: M. Lieberthal (13), W. Helms (8)

Florida 6
Tampa Bay 4
W: A. Sanchez (4-6) L: S. Kazmir (3-8) S: J. Julio (23)
HR – FLO: D. Uggla (12) TBA: G. Norton (2)

St. Louis 6
Chicago (A) 9
W: J. Davis (2-0) L: M. Mulder (3-3) S: F. Bastamonte (2)
HR – CHA: S. Podsednik (2), J. Thome (16), J. Fields (9)

Houston 0
Minnesota 2
W: P. Munro (5-4) L: J. Johnson (3-7) S: J. Nathan (23)
HR – MIN: J. Morneau (26)

INTERLEAGUE AT NATIONAL LEAGUE PARKS
Los Angeles (A) 2
Arizona 8
W: R. Johnson (9-2) L: B. Colon (2-10)
HR – LAA: P. Konerko (14) ARI: C. Monroe (6)

Texas 5
San Diego 2
W: V. Padilla (9-3) L: J. Peavy (7-8) S: E. Gagne (12)
HR – TEX: I. Kinsler (8) SDN: A. Gonzalez (10)

Oakland 3
Colorado 4
W: J. Francis (5-9) L: E. Loaiza (5-7) S: B. Fuentes (17)
HR – COL: C. Iannetta (5)

Seattle 6
Los Angeles (N) 4
W: J. Weaver (3-9) L: J. Schmidt (6-5) S: J. Putz (12)
HR – SEA: R. Ibanez (11), I. Suzuki (6)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORE
Chicago (N) 1
San Francisco 9
W: M. Cain (6-5) L: S. Marshall (3-2)

[Dauis]

6/26/2007
INTERLEAGUE AT AMERICAN LEAGUE PARKS
Florida 5
Toronto 3
W: D. Willis (5-5) L: T. Ohka (7-4) S: J. Julio (24)
HR – FLO: J. Hermida (2)

San Francisco 7
Chicago (A) 17
W: B. Jenks (2-2) L: B. Zito (6-9) S: H. Phillips (1)
HR – SFN: E. Alfonzo (14) CHA: A. Pierzynski (6), J. Dye (21)

Los Angeles (N) 7
Los Angeles (A) 4
W: B. Penny (6-4) L: K. Escobar (7-4) S: T. Saito (22)
HR – LAN: N. Garciaparra (8), R. Furcal (3)

Houston 4
Cleveland 5
W: A. Fultz (2-0) L: D. Wheeler (3-3)
HR – CLE: D. Dellucci (8)

INTERLEAGUE AT NATIONAL LEAGUE PARKS
Detroit 3
Cincinnati 2
W: D. Wells (4-7) L: S. Kim (2-6) S: T. Jones (16)
HR – DET: M. Thames (13)

Tampa Bay 3
Washington 1
W: J. Hammel (3-1) L: J. Williams (3-8) S: A. Reyes (15)
HR – TBA: R. Baldelli (4)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORE
Milwaukee 10
St. Louis 7
W: E. Dessens (5-3) L: R. Franklin (4-2) S: F. Cordero (12)
HR – MIL: B. Hall 3 (20) STL: A. Pujols (21), J. Encarnacion (10), C. Duncan (20)

Brewers outfielder Bill Hall went 4-4 today with 3 home runs, 6 RBIs, and 4 runs scored. Also, Rickie Weeks will miss a week due to a bruised cheekbone.

[Dauis]

6/27/2007
TRADE PROPOSAL
Jim Bowden of the Nationals offered me 31-year-old first baseman Matthew LeCroy for 33-year-old closer Octavio Dotel and 22-year-old minor league starting pitcher Craig Whitaker. I turned it down. I don’t need another bad first baseman, and although I will be getting rid of Dotel, I want to keep Whitaker and let him develop for a while.

Game #77 – Kansas City (O. Perez 6-5, 5.88 ERA) at Pittsburgh (V. Santos 6-4, 5.32 ERA)
Kansas City 5
Pittsburgh 6
W: V. Santos (7-4) L: O. Perez (6-6) S: J. Perez (1)
HR – KC: E. German (7), R. Gload (5), M. Teahen (16) PIT: J. Bay (15)

It was really a tale of two games. We were down 6-1 after 4. We tried coming back in the last three innings, scoring 1 in the 7th, 1 in the 8th, and 2 in the 9th, but we came up short. Ross Gload went 2-4 with a home run, 2 runs scored, and 2 RBIs.

INTERLEAGUE AT AMERICAN LEAGUE PARKS
Florida 6
Toronto 5
W: P. Astacio (6-6) L: B. League (2-6) S: J. Frasor (3)
HR – FLO: D. Uggla (13) TOR: F. Thomas (10)

San Francisco 4
Chicago (A) 12
W: J. Vazquez (6-5) L: M. Morris (1-6)
HR – CHA: J. Fields (10)

Los Angeles (N) 1
Los Angeles (A) 9
W: J. Lackey (7-2) L: J. Lieber (5-7)
HR – LAA: V. Guerrero 2 (13)

Philadelphia 7
New York (A) 3
W: R. Nolasco (8-4) L: C. Wang (10-7)
HR – PHI: R. Howard (23)

New York (N) 2
Baltimore 3
W: C. Bradford (5-1) L: A. Heilman (4-4) S: D. Baez (19)
HR – NYN: D. Wright (9)

Atlanta 1
Boston 6
W: C. Schilling (7-6) L: O. Villarreal (2-2)
HR – BOS: M. Ramirez 2 (19), D. Ortiz (25), D. Pedroia (7)

Houston 10
Cleveland 6
W: B. Moehler (3-0) L: D. Graves (0-1) S: T. Miller (3)
HR – HOU: L. Berkman (27) CLE: T. Hafner (22), D. Dellucci (9), G. Sizemore (11)

INTERLEAGUE AT NATIONAL LEAGUE PARKS
Detroit 6
Cincinnati 3
W: R. Colon (5-0) L: D. Weathers (2-1) S: J. Zumaya (1)
HR – DET: M. Ordonez (9), V. Wilson (1)

Minnesota 10
Chicago (N) 1
W: C. Silva (10-5) L: T. Lilly (7-5)
HR – MIN: J. Lane (14) CHN: A. Soriano (20)

Texas 1
Arizona 5
W: Y. Petit (6-7) L: K. Millwood (8-5)
HR – ARI: R. Garko (19)

Oakland 1
San Diego 6
W: C. Young (8-3) L: R. Harden (10-4)
HR – OAK: M. Bradley (12)

Seattle 5
Colorado 2
W: J. Washburn (7-6) L: A. Cook (4-5) S: J. Putz (13)
HR – SEA: R. Ibanez (12), J. Guillen (9) COL: G. Atkins (19)

Tampa Bay 2
Washington 1
W: E. Gonzalez (5-5) L: E. Fruto (0-2) S: A. Reyes (16)
HR – TBA: C. Crawford (3)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORE
Milwaukee 4
St. Louis 5 (14)
W: M. Lincoln (2-2) L: D. Marte (0-4)

[Dauis]

6/28/2007
Game #78 – Kansas City (Z. Greinke 3-11, 6.68 ERA) at Pittsburgh (I. Snell 4-7, 3.07 ERA)
Kansas City 11
Pittsburgh 8
W: Z. Greinke (4-11) L: I. Snell (4-8) S: J. Soria (4)
HR – KC: D. Ross (12) PIT: J. Peralta (6), J. Bay (16)

Good thing we hit this game, because Greinke looked bad again. Snell actually looked better in his 4 innings than Greinke did in his 7. The score could have been a lot higher on both sides, as Pittsburgh left 18 men on base, and we left 26. Emil Brown left 7 on base himself. David Ross went 1-3 with a grand slam, 2 runs scored, 5 RBIs, and 2 walks.

INTERLEAGUE AT AMERICAN LEAGUE PARKS
Florida 3
Toronto 2 (12)
W: R. Messenger (4-1) L: B. Ryan (1-20
HR – FLO: M. Olivo (15), D. Uggla (14) TOR: R. Johnson (1)

San Francisco 2
Chicago (A) 3
W: D. Bush (9-5) L: N. Lowry (2-12) S: F. Bastamonte (3)
HR – SFN: B. Bonds (12) CHA: J. Fields (11)

Los Angeles (N) 3
Los Angeles (A) 12
W: E. Santana (7-4) L: W. Juarez (0-4)
HR – LAN: N. Garciaparra (9) LAA: J. Rivera (16), P. Konerko (15), V. Guerrero (14), C. Figgins (4)

Dodgers third baseman Wilson Betemit has a sore knee, which he suffered while running the bases. He’s expected to be out for 2 weeks.

Philadelphia 5
New York (A) 7
W: M. Mussina (11-3) L: B. Myers (5-8) S: M. Rivera (24)
HR – PHI: J. Rollins (15), W. Helms (9), R. Howard (24) NYA: A. Rodriguez (21), D. Jeter (7), J. Giambi (13)

New York (N) 5
Baltimore 4
W: P. Martinez (5-6) L: E. Bedard (8-6) S: B. Wagner (22)
HR – NYN: C. Beltran (10), D. Wright (10), L. Milledge (3) BAL: C. Patterson (8), M. Mora (4)

Atlanta 5
Boston 7
W: D. Matsuzaka (11-7) L: J. Smoltz (10-6) S: C. Hansen (13)
HR – ATL: B. McCann (13) BOS: M. Ramirez (20), D. Ortiz (26)

Houston 3
Cleveland 7
W: C. Sabathia (8-8) L: R. Oswalt (7-5) S: E. Mujica (2)
HR – HOU: C. Lee (24) CLE: D. Dellucci (10)

INTERLEAGUE AT NATIONAL LEAGUE PARKS
Detroit 3
Cincinnati 9
W: A. Harang (10-5) L: Z. Miner (0-3)
HR – DET: M. Thames 2 (15) CIN: R. Sanders (6), E. Encarnacion (11)

Minnesota 10
Chicago (N) 8
W: J. Crain (2-2) L: B. Howry (1-3) S: J. Nathan 924)
HR – MIN: L. Ford (5), M. Cuddyer (7) CHN: C. Zambrano (1)

Texas 8
Arizona 7
W: F. Francisco (1-1) L: J. Valverde (4-8) S: S. Feldman (5)
HR – TEX: G. Laird (7) ARI: R. Garko (20)

Oakland 4
San Diego 2
W: D. Haren (7-6) L: C. Carillo (6-6) S: H. Street (20)

Seattle 6
Colorado 7
W: C. Wilson (1-2) L: J. Huber (0-2) S: B. Fuentes (18)
HR – SEA: A. Beltre (7), K. Johjima (5) COL: G. Atkins (20), B. Hawpe (11), J. Brown (1)

Tampa Bay 2
Washington 10
W: S. Hill (6-5) L: J. Blanton (3-6)
HR – WSH: A. Kearns (10), N. Johnson (10)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORE
Milwaukee 9
St. Louis 5
W: M. Wise (3-2) L: B. Looper (0-6) S: V. Perkins (1)
HR – MIL: P. Fielder (10), J. Hardy (6), C. Barnwell (1)

[Dauis]

6/29/2007
CONTRACT EXTENSION
Cleveland announced they have signed 32-year-old closer Rafael Betancourt to a 3-year, $10.92 million extension.

Game #79 – Kansas City (J. Bale 3-7, 5.92 ERA) at Pittsburgh (S. Burnett 4-1, 2.39 ERA)
Kansas City 7
Pittsburgh 3
W: J. Bale (4-7) L: S. Burnett (4-2) S: J. Soria (5)
HR – PIT: J. Bautista (13)

It was a game of unanswered scoring. The Pirates scored 1 in the 2nd and 2 in the 3rd to go up 3-0 before we scored 3 in the 5th and 4 in the 6th to finish the scoring for the day. Donnie Murphy went 2-4 with a double, 2 runs scored, and an RBI.

INTERLEAGUE AT AMERICAN LEAGUE PARKS
New York (N) 1
Baltimore 5
W: H. Penn (2-2) L: J. Maine (4-8)

Atlanta 3
Boston 1 (15)
W: B. Boyer (1-0) L: H. Okajima (1-1)

Philadelphpia 2
New York (A) 15
W: K. Farnsworth (2-2) L: R. Madson (2-7)
HR – PHI: C. Utley (14) NYA: A. Rodriguez (22)

Yankees starter Andy Pettitte is expected to miss at least 2 weeks with a tender elbow.

INTERLEAGUE AT NATIONAL LEAGUE PARKS
Texas 1
Arizona 2
W: L. Hernandez (5-5) L: E. Gagne (2-4)

Oakland 2
San Diego 7
W: G. Maddux (6-6) L: B. Halsey (3-7)
HR – SDN: J. Bard 2 (8)

Seattle 8
Colorado 5
W: M. Lowe (4-3) L: M. Corpas (1-1) S: J. Putz (14)
HR – SEA: R. Sexson 2 (15) COL: T. Helton 2 (17)

Minnesota 2
Chicago (N) 4
W: R. Hill (7-5) L: B. Bonser (7-3) S: B. Howry (17)
HR – MIN: J. Morneau (27)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORE
Milwaukee 9
St. Louis 1
W: J. Suppan (5-7) L: C. Carpenter (7-9)
HR – MIL: G. Jenkins (6)

[Dauis]

6/30/2007
Game #80 – Kansas City (J. Gobble 4-6, 4.63 ERA) at Cincinnati (B. Arroyo 7-5, 4.27 ERA)
Kansas City 3
Cincinnati 10
W: B. Arroyo (8-5) L: J. Gobble (4-7)
HR – CIN: R. Sanders (7), A. Dunn (14), E. Encarnacion (12)

Gobble only lasted 2.1 innings, giving up 5 runs on 6 hits. Evert pitched a decent 2.1 innings, only giving up 1 run. However, Wellemeyer pretty much put this game out of reach by giving up 4 runs in his inning pitched. Reds first baseman Scott Hatteberg went 3-4 with 2 doubles, a triple, 1 run scored, and 3 RBIs. To make matters worse, Joey Gathright fractured his hand while sliding into a base in the 9th, so I will have to call up Jorge Padilla to be the third center fielder to start for us this season.

INTERLEAGUE AT AMERICAN LEAGUE PARKS
Philadelphia 4
Boston 5
W: J. Papelbon (4-6) L: F. Garcia (9-3) S: H. Okajima (3)
HR – PHI: M. Sweeney (2), R. Howard (25) BOS: M. Ramirez (21), D. Ortiz (27), L. Castillo (1)

Houston 6
Seattle 3 (12)
W: B. Lidge (4-1) L: J. Putz (1-4)

Milwaukee 1
Chicago (A) 3
W: J. Contreras (8-4) L: C. Vargas (3-10) S: F. Bastamonte (4)
HR – MIL: G. Gross (3) CHA: J. Dye (22), T. Iguchi (12)

Los Angeles (N) 5
Texas 6
W: J. Wright (3-8) L: D. Lowe (6-7) S: S. Feldman (6)
HR – LAN: A. Ethier (4) TEX: M. Teixeira (14)

Arizona 2
Oakland 5
W: E. Loaiza (6-7) L: R. Johnson (9-3) S: H. Street (21)
HR – ARI: C. Quentin (10)

San Francisco 4
Los Angeles (A) 5
W: J. Weaver (8-6) L: M. Cain (6-6) S: F. Rodriguez (22)
HR – SFN: R. Branyan (15), R. Winn (8)

New York (N) 11
Toronto 0
W: C. Capuano (5-3) L: J. Towers (8-5)
HR – NYN: C. Delgado (16), L. Milledge (4), B. Johnson (6)

INTERLEAGUE AT NATIONAL LEAGUE PARKS
Tampa Bay 8
Atlanta 3
W: S. Kazmir (4-8) L: C. James (5-6)
HR – TBA: G. Norton (3), S. Kazmir (1), D. Navarro (3)

Cleveland 3
Chicago (N) 5
W: S. Marshall (4-2) L: P. Byrd (6-8) S: W. Ohman (2)
HR – CHN: C. McGehee (4)

Detroit 2
Pittsburgh 4
W: J. Perez (1-1) L: T. Jones (3-4)
HR – DET: M. Thames (16) PIT: J. Bay (17)

New York (A) 4
Florida 2
W: R. Clemens (3-1) L: A. Sanchez (4-7) S: M. Rivera (25)
HR – NYA: A. Rodriguez (23), J. Giambi (14) FLO: H. Ramirez (2)

Baltimore 6
Washington 5
W: C. Ray (3-3) L: C. Cordero (1-3) S: D. Baez (20)
HR – BAL: J. Payton (6), C. Patterson (9)

Sad news today, as the career of Austin Kearns is over. Doctors said he is suffering from permanent blurred vision.

Minnesota 0
St. Louis 3
W: G. Meche (6-4) L: P. Munro (5-5) S: B. Looper (19)
HR – STL: J. Edmonds (7), C. Duncan (21)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORE
Colorado 5
San Diego 6
W: S. Linebrink (3-2) L: B. Fuentes (2-3)
HR – COL: B. Hawpe (12)



I will wait another day and post the end-of-month recap when the week is over.

[Dauis]

AL Batter of the Month
1B Travis Hafner (CLE) .354, 11 HR, 35 RBI, 19 R, .463 OBP

NL Batter of the Month
1B Todd Helton (COL) .361, 9 HR, 21 RBI, 24 R, 18 BB, .466 OBP

AL Pitcher of the Month
Daisuke Matsuzaka (BOS) 6-0, 1.47 ERA, 56 K

NL Pitcher of the Month
Jeff Suppan (MIL) 4-1, 1.64 ERA, 26 K

AL Rookie of the Month
SS Pedro Lopez (CHA) .305, 4 HR, 13 RBI, 13 R, 6 BB, .353 OBP

NL Rookie of the Month
OF Mike Vento (WSH) .323, 4 HR, 15 RBI, 14 R

[Dauis]

7/1/2007
Game #81 – Kansas City (M. Rogers 0-1, 2.13 ERA) at Cincinnati (S. Kim 2-6, 6.72 ERA)
Kansas City 6
Cincinnati 0
W: M. Rogers (1-1) L: S. Kim (2-7)

What a game. Ross and Rogers were the only two without a hit, but Rogers did more than enough on the mound. He went the distance, allowing 6 hits and 1 walk and struck out 4. His first three starts this season have made me very excited about his future. I just hope he can keep developing into the future ace of this staff.

INTERLEAGUE AT AMERICAN LEAGUE PARKS
Philadelphia 2
Boston 3
W: S. Mori (1-2) L: T. Gordon (2-2)
HR – PHI: M. Lieberthal (14)

Houston 5
Seattle 4 (10)
W: D. Wheeler (4-3) L: C. Reitsma (0-1)
HR – HOU: M. Lamb (8), W. Young (13)

Milwaukee 0
Chicago (A) 13
W: M. Buehrle (8-3) L: J. Westbrook (3-8)
HR – CHA: J. Dye (23), B. Jacobsen (3)

White Sox second baseman Tadahito Iguchi suffered a ruptured achilles while stealing a base. He will be out of action for 2-3 months. This unfortunate news overshadowed the performance of Mark Buehrle, who gave up 3 hits and 2 walks and struck out 9 in his complete game.

Los Angeles (N) 9
Texas 4
W: J. Schmidt (7-5) L: B. Anderson (5-5)
HR – LAN: A. Ethier (5), J. Loney (9) TEX: J. Piedra (7)

Arizona 7
Oakland 5 (12)
W: B. Lyon (2-3) L: K. Calero (2-1)
HR – ARI: S. Hairston (3), C. Snyder (8) OAK: B. Kielty (3), K. Ginter (2), B. Crosby (9)

San Francisco 5
Los Angeles (A) 1
W: B. Zito (7-9) L: B. Colon (2-11)
HR – SFN: R. Aurilia (12) LAA: O. Cabrera (4)

New York (N) 10
Toronto 2
W: C. Park (3-2) L: T. Ohka (7-5) S: S. Schoeneweis (1)
HR – NYN: J. Reyes (15), C. Beltran (11) TOR: L. Overbay (7)

Jose Reyes had a great day, going 5-6 with a home run, double, and 5 RBIs.

INTERLEAGUE AT NATIONAL LEAGUE PARKS
Tampa Bay 12
Atlanta 2
W: P. Maholm (4-11) L: M. Redman (6-3)
HR – TBA: E. Hinske (14) ATL: A. Jones (16)

Cleveland 3
Chicago (N) 4
W: J. Marquis (5-5) L: C. Lee (8-8) S: B. Howry (18)
HR – CHN: M. Murton (9)

Detroit 7
Pittsburgh 8 (15)
W: B. Meadows (5-1) L: J. Mesa (2-2)
HR – DET: M. Ordonez (10), C. Granderson (7) PIT: J. Bautista (14), J. Castillo (4)

Ivan Rodriguez went 5-7 with a triple and a double.

Pirates outfielder Jason Bay will be day-to-day the next couple of days as a result of a bruised jaw.

New York (A) 1
Florida 6
W: D. Willis (6-5) L: C. Pavano (4-8)
HR – NYA: J. Posada (12) FLO: M. Olivo (16), J. Willingham (8)

Baltimore 6
Washington 3
W: C. Ray (4-3) L: J. Williams (3-9) S: D. Baez (21)
HR – BAL: B. Roberts (6), M. Tejada (16)

Minnesota 7
St. Louis 6 (13)
W: J. Nathan (4-3) L: M. Mulder (3-4)
HR – MIN: M. Lowell (3), M. Cuddyer (8), M. Bellhorn (9) STL: C. Duncan (22)

Minnesota reliever Jesse Crain is listed as day-to-day after getting a finger blister. He will be 100 percent in 1-2 weeks.

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORE
Colorado 1
San Diego 4
W: E. Ramirez (4-3) L: J. Morillo (1-1) S: T. Hoffman (13)
HR – COL: K. Matsui (2) SDN: K. Kouzmanoff (10)

[Dauis]

AL East                W  L   PCT   GB   G   Last 10   Streak
New York Yankees      52 31  .627  ---  83       5-5       L1
Baltimore Orioles     47 34  .580  ---  81       5-5       W3
Boston Red Sox        38 42  .475 12.5  80       7-3       W2
Tampa Bay Devil Rays  35 46  .432 16.0  81       5-5       W2
Toronto Blue Jays     31 49  .388 19.5  80       1-9       L8

AL Central             W  L   PCT   GB   G   Last 10   Streak
Minnesota Twins       54 27  .667  ---  81       7-3       W1
Chicago White Sox     44 35  .557  9.0  79       7-3       W6
Detroit Tigers        38 42  .475 15.5  80       5-5       L3
Cleveland Indians     36 46  .439 18.5  82       4-6       L2
Kansas City Royals    35 46  .432 19.0  81       5-5       W1

AL West                W  L   PCT   GB   G   Last 10   Streak
Los Angeles Angels    46 35  .568  ---  81       5-5       L1
Oakland Athletics     46 35  .568  ---  81       4-6       L1
Texas Rangers         38 44  .463  8.5  82       5-5       L1
Seattle Mariners      32 50  .390 14.5  82       5-5       L2

NL East                W  L   PCT   GB   G   Last 10   Streak
New York Mets         46 35  .568  ---  81       6-4       W2
Atlanta Braves        46 37  .554  1.0  83       5-5       L2 
Florida Marlins       43 39  .524  3.5  82       8-2       W1
Washington Nationals  40 39  .506  5.0  79       5-5       L2 
Philadelphia Phillies 37 44  .457  9.0  81       4-6       L4

NL Central             W  L   PCT   GB   G   Last 10   Streak
Chicago Cubs          50 32  .610  ---  82       5-5       W3
Houston Astros        44 37  .543  5.5  81       5-5       W2
Cincinnati Reds       41 38  .519  7.5  79       4-6       L1
Pittsburgh Pirates    37 44  .457 12.5  81       5-5       W2
Milwaukee Brewers     37 45  .451 13.0  82       7-3       L2
St. Louis Cardinals   33 47  .412 16.0  80       4-6       L1

NL West                W  L   PCT   GB   G   Last 10   Streak
Colorado Rockies      43 38  .531  ---  81       4-6       L3
Los Angeles Dodgers   41 39  .512  1.5  80       3-7       W1
San Diego Padres      40 41  .494  3.0  81       7-3       W3
Arizona Diamondbacks  38 43  .469  5.0  81       7-3       W1
San Francisco Giants  26 54  .325 16.5  80       2-8       W1

[Dauis]

Team Batting Stats & Rankings
Batting Average .262 – 8th in AL
On-Base Percentage .332 – 5th in AL
Slugging Percentage .439 – 4th in AL
On-Base + Slugging .771 – 4th in AL
Runs Scored 402 – 6th in AL
Hits 736 – 9th in AL
Extra-Base Hits 278 – 3rd in AL
Home Runs 95 – 5th in AL
Bases-On-Balls 291 – 4th in AL
Strikeouts 531 – 9th in AL
Stolen Bases 28 – 11th in AL

Team Pitching Stats & Rankings
Earned Run Average 6.01 – 14th in AL
Starters’ ERA 5.77 – 14th in AL
Bullpen ERA 6.42 – 14th in AL
Runs allowed 500 – 14th in AL
Hits allowed 814 – 13th in AL
Opponents AVG .287 – 14th in AL
BABIP .315 – 14th in AL
Home Runs allowed 125 – 14th in AL
Bases-On-Balls 331 – 14th in AL
Strikeouts 522 – 7th in AL

MONTHLY/WEEKLY THOUGHTS
Not a bad month, almost .500 at 13-14. As you can see, our pitching staff is still terrible. This month will bring many changes to the franchise, and will probably be the most important time of my young career here, even more important than the draft. Odalis Perez, Octavio Dotel, and Corey Koskie will most likely not be here after the trade deadline, and should bring some important pieces to our future. Stay tuned, it’s about to get interesting.

We released reliever Joe Nelson. While he might have been called up after our moves this month, he wasn’t exactly a prospect and was just coming off the DL after being out the beginning of the year. I felt there were other players we should be looking at in the minors. Omaha closer Andrew Brown took his place on the 40-man. We didn’t make any other transactions, although Alex Gordon keeps inching closer to being called up.

AL Player of the Week
OF Manny Ramirez (BOS) .478, 5 HR, 13 RBI, 10 R

NL Player of the Week
1B Ryan Garko (ARI) .458, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 8 R

[Dauis]

On another note, does anyone know how to add an All-Star game to the schedule? This set had it scheduled for July 1st, and I deleted it without first figuring out how to add it on a different date. Oops.

[Dauis]

7/2/2007
Game #82 – Kansas City (O. Perez 6-6, 6.12 ERA) at Cincinnati (K. Saarloos 4-7, 6.64 ERA)
Kansas City 9
Cincinnati 1
W: O. Perez (7-6) L: K. Saarloos (4-8)
HR – KC: M. Teahen (17) CIN: A. Dunn (15)

Wow. Another good pitching performance. Perez keeps improving his trade value. I really wish we could resign him, but he’s stuck on testing the free agent market. I feel he could be an ace for awhile since he’s only 29 years old. Mark Teahen went 2-4 with a home run, 2 runs scored, 3 RBIs, and a walk.

INTERLEAGUE AT AMERICAN LEAGUE PARKS
Philadelphia 8
Boston 9
W: C. Schilling (8-6) L: R. Nolasco (8-5) S: C. Hansen (14)
HR – PHI: P. Burrell (14), R. Howard 2 (27)

Houston 3
Seattle 2
W: S. Baker (2-3) L: J. Washburn (7-7) S: T. Miller (4)
HR – HOU: L. Berkman (28)

Milwaukee 8
Chicago (A) 5
W: Z. Jackson (4-0) L: E. Rodriguez (0-2) S: F. Cordero (13)
HR – CHA: B. Jacobsen (4)

Los Angeles (N) 8
Texas 4
W: B. Penny (7-4) L: K. Millwood (8-6)
HR – LAN: R. Furcal 2 (5), A. Ethier (6) TEX: M. Teixeira (15)

Arizona 9
Oakland 4
W: Y. Petit (7-7) L: R. Harden (10-5) S: D. Eveland (1)
HR – ARI: C. Quentin (11) OAK: E. Chavez (7)

San Francisco 4
Los Angeles (A) 7
W: K. Escobar (8-4) L: M. Morris (1-7) S: F. Rodriguez (23)
HR – SFN: R. Branyan (16) LAA: R. Quinlan (9), P. Konerko 2 (17)

New York (N) 3
Toronto 8
W: T. Taubenheim (1-0) L: A. Heilman (4-5) S: B. League (6)
HR – TOR: G. Zaun (10), S. Santos (1)

INTERLEAGUE AT NATIONAL LEAGUE PARKS
Tampa Bay 5
Atlanta 3
W: E. Gonzalez (6-5) L: O. Villarreal (2-3) S: A. Reyes (17)
HR – TBA: E. Hinske (15)

Cleveland 6
Chicago (N) 7
W: K. Wood (2-0) L: J. Sowers (4-7) S: B. Howry (19)
HR – CLE: C. Blake (8) CHN: A. Ramirez (18), D. Lee (12)

Detroit 5
Pittsburgh 4
W: D. Wells (5-7) L: V. Santos (7-5) S: J. Zumaya (2)
HR – DET: C. Guillen (10), C. Shelton (4), C. Jackson (3) PIT: J. Peralta (7), C. Duffy (4)

New York (A) 10
Florida 6
W: K. Farnsworth (3-2) L: M. Yourkin (0-2)
HR – NYA: A. Rodriguez (24), R. Johnson (5), C. Kopitzke (2) FLO: M. Olivo (17)

Baltimore 0
Washington 2
W: M. Bacsik (8-3) L: H. Penn (2-3) S: L. Ayala (22)

Minnesota 4
St. Louis 5
W: C. Narveson (2-2) L: D. Reyes (0-5) S: B. Thompson (1)
HR – MIN: J. Morneau (28) STL: Y. Torrealba (4)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORE
Colorado 0
San Diego 2
W: C. Young (9-3) L: A. Cook (4-6) S: T. Hoffman (14)

[Dauis]

7/3/2007
Game #83 – Chicago (A) (D. Bush 9-5, 3.56 ERA) at Kansas City (Z. Greinke 4-11, 6.84 ERA)
Chicago (A) 4
Kansas City 3 (12)
W: B. Jenks (3-2) L: S. Stemle (1-2)
HR – CHA: J. Dye (24), J. Thome (17), B. Jacobsen (6) KC: C. Koskie (16)

We had a two-run lead going into the 9th. We brought in Soria to close, and, well, he couldn’t have done a worse job. The first batter he faced was Jermaine Dye. He got in a 3-1 hole and then served up a solo shot to cut the lead to one. The next batter was Jim Thome. Soria got ahead with a 1-2 count, then threw a ball, and Thome fouled off the next 3 pitches before taking one out to right field to tie the game. Neither team really got anything going until Jacobsen hit the first pitch of the top of the 12th out to left center for the lead and eventual win.

The home run by Thome was his 500th career homer.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Toronto 7
Detroit 3
W: R. Halladay (6-8) L: C. Durbin (1-3)
HR – TOR: R. Johnson (2), A. Rios (8) DET: M Thames (17)

Baltimore 4
Tampa Bay 3
W: S. Williamson (3-1) L: B. Medders (0-2) S: D. Baez (22)

Boston 4
Seattle 2
W: D. Matsuzaka (12-7) L: F. Hernandez (6-11) S: S. Strickland (1)
HR – BOS: H. Choi (6), K. Youkilis (5) SEA: A. Beltre (8)

Los Angeles (A) 10
Texas 2
W: E. Santana (8-4) L: V. Padilla (9-4)
HR – LAA: P. Konerko (18) TEX: J. Piedra (8)

Cleveland 2
Oakland 1
W: C. Sabathia (9-8) L: D. Haren (7-7) S: R. Betancourt (17)

New York (A) 0
Minnesota 3
W: J. Santana (14-3) L: M. Mussina (11-4) S: P. Neshek (1)
HR – MIN: J. Morneau (29), M. Lowell (4), M. Cuddyer (9)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
Cincinnati 7
Florida 8
W: S. Olsen (4-4) L: A. Harang (10-6) S: J. Julio (25)
HR – CIN: A. Dunn 2 (17), J. Keppinger (7) FLO: M. Olivo (18), J. Hermida (3)

Washington 3
Atlanta 8
W: J. Smoltz (11-6) L: S. Hill (6-6)
HR – WSH: F. Lopez (4) ATL: A. Jones (17), B. McCann (14)

Chicago (N) 0
New York (N) 7
W: P. Martinez (6-6) L: C. Zambrano (12-4)
HR – NYN: J. Valentin (12)

St. Louis 8
Houston 7
W: J. Isringhausen (1-1) L: B. Moehler (3-1) S: B. Looper (20)
HR – STL: A. Pujols (22), J. Encarnacion 2 (12), C. Duncan 2 (24)

Colorado 11
Los Angeles (N) 0
W: B. Kim (4-4) L: W. Juarez (0-5)
HR – COL: J. Carroll (7), G. Atkins (21), M. Holliday (22), C. Iannetta (6)

Arizona 10
San Francisco 3
W: B. Webb (6-8) L: N. Lowry (2-13)
HR – SFN: B. Bonds (13), R. Branyan (17)

Pittsburgh 2
Milwaukee 7
W: B. Sheets (10-4) L: I. Snell (4-9)
HR – PIT: J. Bautista (15) MIL: B. Hall (21)

[Dauis]

7/4/2007
CONTRACT EXTENSION
The White Sox reached an agreement with Jermaine Dye on an extension today. The deal is reportedly worth $40.56 million over the next 2 years.

Game #84 – Chicago (A) (J. Garland 3-8, 5.00 ERA) at Kansas City (J. Bale 4-7, 5.90 ERA)
Chicago (A) 2
Kansas City 7
W: J. Bale (5-7) L: J. Garland (3-9)
HR – CHA: F. Catalanotto (7) KC: M. Teahen (18)

A good all-around game for the Royals. Bale went 8 innings, giving up 2 runs on 3 hits and a walk and struck out 6. Mark Teahen went 3-4 with a double, a home run, a run scored, and 3 RBIs.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Toronto 5
Detroit 6
W: R. Colon (6-0) L: J. Baldwin (0-3) S: T. Jones (17)
HR – DET: C. Guillen (11), C. Shelton (5), C. Granderson (8)

Baltimore 5
Tampa Bay 1
W: C. Bradford (6-1) L: J. Shields (5-6) S: C. Ray (2)
HR – TBA: T. Wigginton (13)

Boston 4
Seattle 5
W: M. Batista (7-5) L: A. Alvarez (1-2) S: J. Putz (15)

Los Angeles (A) 3
Texas 9
W: K. Loe (4-10) L: J. Lackey (7-3)
HR – LAA: H. Kendrick (3) TEX: M. Young (6), J. Piedra (9)

Cleveland 4
Oakland 3 (11)
W: R. Betancourt (1-5) L: J. Duchscherer (3-4) S: E. Mujica (3)
HR – CLE: D. Dellucci (11) OAK: N. Swisher (18)

New York (A) 1
Minnesota 7
W: B. Bonser (8-3) L: D. Rasner (0-1)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
Cincinnati 2
Florida 3
W: R. Pinto (4-1) L: E. Milton (1-2) S: J. Julio (26)
HR – CIN: A. Dunn (18), E. Encarnacion (13)

Washington 2
Atlanta 7
W: T. Hudson (7-7) L: J. Patterson (10-6)
HR – ATL: T. Hudson (1), B. McCann (15)

Chicago (N) 1
New York (N) 5
W: J. Maine (5-8) L: R. Hill (7-6)
HR – CHN: A. Ramirez (19) NYN: D. Easley (4)

St. Louis 6
Houston 3
W: C. Carpenter (8-9) L: C. Sampson (5-6) S: B. Looper (21)
HR – STL: A. Pujols (23), P. Ozuna (6)

Colorado 3
Los Angeles (N) 2
W: R. Lopez (10-5) L: B. Tomko (1-4) S: B. Fuentes (19)
HR – COL: R. Spilborghs (6)

Arizona 4
San Francisco 3
W: B. Lyon (3-3) L: B. Hennessey (2-6)

San Diego 2
Philadelphia 3
W: B. Myers (6-8) L: C. Carillo (6-7) S: T. Gordon (8)
HR – SDN: J. Bard (9) PHI: W. Helms (10)

Pittsburgh 0
Milwaukee 3
W: J. Suppan (6-7) L: S. Burnett (4-3) S: F .Cordero (14)

[Dauis]

7/5/2007
Game #85 – Chicago (A) (J. Contreras 8-4, 5.10 ERA) at Kansas City (J. Gobble 4-7, 4.99 ERA)
Chicago (A) 14
Kansas City 8
W: M. MacDougal (4-3) L: J. Gobble (4-8)
HR – CHA: J. Thome (18), R. Sweeney (1), J. Fields (12), B. Jacobsen (7) KC: M. Teahen 2 (20)

It’s tough to come back when you’re down 9-2 after three innings. Mark Teahen went 3-5 with 2 home runs, 3 runs scored, and 5 RBIs.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Toronto 0
Detroit 9
W: J. Bonderman (3-5) L: J. Towers (8-6)
HR – DET: M. Ordonez (11), M. Thames (18)

Baltimore 1
Tampa Bay 6
W: S. Kazmir (5-8) L: J. Wright (4-6)
HR – BAL: J. Gibbons (10)

Boston 8
Seattle 12
W: J. Weaver (4-9) L: J. Papelbon (4-7)
HR – SEA: A. Beltre (9), K. Johjima (6)

Los Angeles (A) 5
Texas 6
W: S. Feldman (3-0) L: F. Rodriguez (2-1)
HR – LAA: V. Guerrero (15) TEX: M. Teixeira (16)

Cleveland 0
Oakland 6
W: E. Loaiza (7-7) L: P. Byrd (6-9)
HR – OAK: R. Langerhans (1)

New York (A) 3
Minnesota 6
W: P. Munro (6-5) L: R. Clemens (3-2) S: J. Nathan (25)
HR – NYA: H. Matsui (12) MIN: M. Bellhorn 2 (11)

Hideki Matsui will miss one week due to a damaged meniscus.

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
Cincinnati 5
Florida 2
W: B. Arroyo (9-5) L: A. Sanchez (4-8) S: E. Guardado (15)

Washington 2
Atlanta 1
W: D. Slaten (1-1) L: C. Paronto (4-3) S: L. Ayala (23)

Chicago (N) 5
New York (N) 6
W: C. Capuano (6-3) L: S. Marshall (4-3) S: A. Burgos (3)
HR – CHN: D. Lee (13) NYN: C. Beltran 2 (13)

St. Louis 7
Houston 3
W: G. Meche (7-4) L: J. Johnson (3-8)
HR – STL: A. Pujols 2 (25) HOU: M. Lamb (9), L. Berkman (29)

Colorado 6
Los Angeles (N) 5
W: T. Martin (6-1) L: T. Saito (3-3) S: B. Fuentes (20)
HR – LAN: N. Garciaparra (10), J. Loney (10)

Arizona 5
San Francisco 2
W: R. Johnson (10-3) L: K. Correia (3-1) S: J. Valverde (18)
HR – ARI: S. Hairston 2 (5), C. Quentin (12) SFN: R. Aurilia (13)

San Diego 2
Philadelphia 10
W: F. Garcia (10-3) L: J. Peavy (7-9)
HR – PHI: J. Rollins (16), J. Werth (4), R. Howard 2 (29)

Pittsburgh 7
Milwaukee 9 (10)
W: F. Cordero (1-5) L: M. Capps (2-1)
HR – MIL: B. Hall 2 (23)

Pirates reliever Salomon Torres suffered a strained rotator cuff muscle and will be out 4 weeks.

[Dauis]

7/6/2007
Game #86 – Boston (D. Hansack 1-2, 4.78 ERA) at Kansas City (M. Rogers 1-1, 1.25 ERA)
Boston 9
Kansas City 10
W: M. Rogers (2-1) L: D. Hansack (1-3) S: J. Soria (6)
HR – KCA: J. Padilla (1)

We jumped all over Hansack, knocking him out after only 1/3 of an inning. We scored 9 runs in the first, and held on from there. Rogers was below average, going 6.1 innings, giving up 5 runs on 9 hits and 5 walks, and striking out 1. Coco Crisp went 3-5 with a double, triple, 2 runs scored, and 3 RBIs for the Red Sox.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Toronto 6
Detroit 3
W: T. Ohka (8-5) L: J. Zumaya (1-2) S: B. Ryan (11)

Baltimore 4
Tampa Bay 5
W: B. Medders (1-2) L: D. Baez (2-4)
HR – TBA: C. Pena (9), G. Norton (4), T. Wigginton (14)

Los Angeles (A) 7
Oakland 19
W: J. Duchscherer (4-4) L: J. Speier (2-2) S: E. Ramirez (1)
HR – LAA: M. Napoli (14) OAK: M. Kotsay (1), B. Crosby (10), E. Chavez 2 (9), D. Barton 2 (6)

Oakland first baseman Daric Barton had an amazing game, going 5-5 with 2 home runs and 4 RBIs.

New York (A) 4
Minnesota 2
W: C. Pavano (5-8) L: R. Ortiz (3-3) S: M. Rivera (26)
HR – NYA: J. Posada (13)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
Chicago (N) 7
New York (N) 3
W: M. Wuertz (4-4) L: T. Glavine (6-3)
HR – CHN: C. McGehee (5) NYN: M. Alou (16)

San Diego 4
Philadelphia 2
W: S. Linebrink (4-2) L: T. Gordon (2-3) S: T. Hoffman (15)
HR – SDN: J. Leone (1)

Pittsburgh 9
Florida 5
W: B. Bullington (2-1) L: D. Willis (6-6) S: M. Capps (14)
HR – PIT: J. Bautista (16), R. Doumit (5)

St. Louis 4
Milwaukee 11
W: J. Westbrook (4-8) L: R. Franklin (4-3)
HR – STL: S. Rolen (16), A. Kennedy (2)

Cincinnati 5
Houston 6
W: D. Borkowski (5-1) L: E. Guardado (4-8)
HR – CIN: J. Valentin (14) HOU: C. Lee (25)

Colorado 1
San Francisco 2 (14)
W: B. Hennessey (3-6) L: L. Hawkins (1-3)
HR – COL: G. Atkins (22)

Washington 7
Atlanta 5
W: J. Bergmann (4-0) L: C. Paronto (4-4) S: L. Ayala (24)
HR – WSH: N. Logan (2), R. Church (11) ATL: A. Jones (18)