Knuckle Curve » andy sonnanstine http://www.everyjoe.com/knucklecurve Major League Baseball News from Spring Training to the World Series Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:23:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Pitcher Andy Sonnanstine Forced to Hit http://www.everyjoe.com/knucklecurve/pitcher-andy-sonnanstine-forced-to-hit/ http://www.everyjoe.com/knucklecurve/pitcher-andy-sonnanstine-forced-to-hit/#comments Mon, 18 May 2009 02:09:17 +0000 Stephen Kersey http://www.everyjoe.com/knucklecurve/?p=2130 Post from: Knuckle Curve

]]> Sunday’s game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Cleveland Indians will go down as a memorable affair. Prior to the game, the Rays submitted an erroneous lineup card that listed two third basemen and no designated hitter. As a result, Tampa Bay didn’t get to use a designated hitter and instead had to bat starting pitcher Andy Sonnanstine third in the lineup.

Andy Sonnanstine won with his arm and his bat (Image: Newscom)

Andy Sonnanstine won with his arm and his bat (Image: Newscom)

Sonnanstine proved that giving him a bat wasn’t all bad as he had an RBI double in the fourth inning. On the mound, Sonnanstine got the win by giving up five earned runs in 5.2 innings. Neither team scored after the fifth inning and the Rays were able to beat the Indians by a final count of 7-5.

The hitting star for Tampa Bay, outside of Sonnanstine, was Jason Bartlett. The shortstop went 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI to raise his batting average on the season up to .370.

Cleveland got a pair of homers from Ben Francisco as he finished 2-for-3 with a walk, two runs and four RBIs. The loss dropped the Indians to 14-25, while the win propped the Rays up to 19-20.

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]]> http://www.everyjoe.com/knucklecurve/pitcher-andy-sonnanstine-forced-to-hit/feed/ 0 Phillies Pound Rays in Game 4 of World Series http://www.everyjoe.com/knucklecurve/phillies-pound-rays-in-game-4-of-world-series/ http://www.everyjoe.com/knucklecurve/phillies-pound-rays-in-game-4-of-world-series/#comments Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:14:17 +0000 Stephen Kersey http://www.knucklecurve.com/phillies-pound-rays-in-game-4-of-world-series/ Post from: Knuckle Curve

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Ryan Howard showed in Game 4 why he is such a feared hitter.

The Philadelphia Phillies, after their 10-2 win, are now one win away from winning the 2008 World Series and being declared the 2008 baseball champions. Leading in the series 2-1 coming into Game 4, the Phillies dominated in Game 4 to take a 3-1 lead in the best out of seven series.

The big star on Sunday night was none other than Ryan Howard, the slugging first baseman for the Phillies. Howard hit two home runs and finished the game 3-4 with walk and five RBIs.

Howard wasn’t the only hitting star for the Phillies on this night. Right fielder Jayson Werth had a home run of his own. Starting pitcher Joe Blanton was not only dominant on the mound, he also helped his own cause by hitting a home run in the fifth inning. On the mound, Blanton went six innings and gave up two runs while striking out seven batters.

The Rays could never get things going. Their only two runs of the game were courtesy of solo homers by Carl Crawford and Eric Hinske. Starting pitcher Andy Sonnanstine struggled, but he wasn’t alone. All four pitchers who pitched for Tampa Bay gave up at least one run.

The Phillies will go for the 2008 World Series championship on Monday. The Rays, on the other hand, will try to win the game and send the series back to Tampa Bay. The pitchers in Game 5 will be Scott Kazmir for the Rays and Cole Hamels for the Phillies. Game 5 of the World Series starts at 8PM eastern and will be shown on Fox.

Photo: Newscom

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