The Detroit Tigers could have clinched the AL Central with a win on Thursday. The Minnesota Twins weren’t having it. Instead, the Twins handed the Tigers an 8-3 defeat.
After Gerald Laird put the Tigers up 1-0 with an RBI single in the second inning, the Twins went on a tear. They scored the game’s next eight runs, with the biggest hit being a three RBI bases clearing double by Orlando Cabrera in the eighth inning.
Twins starting pitcher Scott Baker was very good. In five innings, he gave up five hits and no earned runs. With the win, he improved his …read more

After another stellar outing for Zack Greinke of the Kansas City Royals, it’s starting to look more and more like he’s the favorite for the AL Cy Young Award. He was great to start the season, then had a relatively average stretch but Greinke has been masterful down the stretch of the season.
Against the Boston Red Sox on Monday, Greinke went six scoreless innings to pick up his 15th win of the year. He struck out five batters and lowered his ERA on the season to 2.08.
In his last five starts, Greinke has been awesome. During that stretch, he has …read more

Jake Peavy was finally ready to make his debut for the Chicago White Sox. He was on the disabled list since June 13th when he hurt his right ankle as a member of the San Diego Padres. Peavy’s return to the mound was delayed when his pitching arm was hit by a line drive while pitching in the minor leagues.
On Saturday against the Kansas City Royals, Peavy went five innings and gave up three hits, two walks and three earned runs while striking out five batters. Thanks to strong run support, Peavy was able to pick up the win as …read more

Early in the season, Zack Greinke of the Kansas City Royals was almost unhittable. On Monday, the Tampa Bay Rays proved that Greinke is indeed human.
Coming into the game with a 2.08 ERA, Greinke gave up ten hits, six earned runs and three walks in only five innings. The loss gave Greinke a 10-7 record on the season and his ERA jumped to 2.36.
The star at the plate for the Rays was All-Star MVP Carl Crawford. He finished with three hits in five at-bats to go along with three RBIs, one run and his 49th stolen base. DH Willy Aybar …read more

Coming into Sunday’s game, Albert Pujols was in a little bit of a slump. He had only three hits in his last 16 at-bats. However, on Sunday that was all forgotten.
In five at-bats, Pujols had four hits, two homers and six RBIs. His biggest hit was in the fourth inning when he hit a grand slam to break a 4-4 tie. That long ball powered the St. Louis Cardinals to a 12-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals.
Pujols is now hitting .329 with 26 homers, 68 RBIs and 56 runs. His homers, RBIs and runs are all major league highs. …read more

Zack Greinke continues to shine. If you are waiting for him to slip up, you will have to keep waiting. On Tuesday, the Kansas City Royals emergering superstar pitcher pitched a complete game to improve to 8-1 and help the Royals beat the Detroit Tigers by a final count of 6-1.
Greinke gave up six hits and one earned run while walking none and striking out eight batters. To show how good he’s been this season, Greinke’s performance actually raised his ERA to 0.84.
The only run Greinke gave up was in the first inning. The Tigers were able to keep that …read more

Zack Greinke continued his amazing start to the 2009 baseball season. The Kansas City Royals hurler was marvelous once again on Monday. His pitching performance allowed the Royals to win 3-0 against the Chicago White Sox and improve to 15-11 on the season.
Pitching all nine innings, Greinke needed only 104 pitches to allow six hits, no walks and no earned runs while striking out ten batters. He has won all six of his starts and his ERA is a microscopic 0.40 and his WHIP is an equally as impressive 0.84.
In his first four starts of the season, Greinke didn’t allow …read more

Joe Mauer missed the beginning of the 2009 baseball season for the Minnesota Twins. In his return to the diamond, Mauer hit a solo home run in the bottom of the first inning. He later hit a double to finish 2-for-3 with one walk, one RBI and three runs.
Mauer’s homer got the Twins off to a good start as Minnesota was able to topple the Kansas City Royals by a final count of 7-5. Justin Morneau hit a homer after Mauer’s double and Kevin Slowey improved to 5-0 on the season.
For the Royals, Jose Guillen went 3-for-4 with two RBIs. …read more

Zack Greinke of the Kansas City Royals has set a high standard so far in the 2009 baseball season. Greinke won his fifth game in his fifth start on Wednesday, however his streak of innings without giving up an earned run was snapped. In seven innings, Greinke gave up five hits, two earned runs and two walks, while striking out eight batters.
His streak of 43 consecutive innings without giving up an earned run ended in the first inning against the Toronto Blue Jays. With two outs in the first inning, Vernon Wells hit a single that scored Marco Scutaro from …read more

So you know that Royals-White Sox brawl video we posted?
Yeah, about that. Chicago White Sox Manager Ozzie Guillen let out the so-called “dirty little secret” that managers sometimes give the thumbs up on hit-by-pitch revenge.
This tidbut surprised—let’s see, we need to check our calculations . . . hold on a sec . . . almost done—yes, that’s it: Absolutely no one.
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