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Wednesday, August 30, 2006

"Short Stops" Around the League - August 29, 2006

  • Aramis Ramirez and Derrek Lee each had 3 hits, but it was Xavier Nady (3 hits and 2 runs) and the Pirates who scored 2 runs in the 11th inning to walk-off with a 7-6 win over Chicago
  • Ryan Howard hit his 48th home run to lead Philadelphia's to a 10-6 victory over Washington. Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman went 4-for-5 with a double, triple, and 3 RBI in a losing effort
  • C.C. Sabathia pitched a complete game 4-hitter to help the Indians beat the Blue Jays, 5-2
  • Fireworks went off in Atlanta tonight as the Braves clubbed the Giants, 13-8. Barry Bonds homered twice and Shea Hillenbrand had 4 hits and 3 RBI for the Giants. Andruw Jones hit 2 home runs and drove in 3 for the Braves
  • Kevin Millwood pitched a complete game, scattering 8 hits and the Rangers downed the Orioles, 9-4. Millwood allowed just 3 earned runs, walked none, and had 8 strikeouts
  • The new $73 million man, Roy Oswalt, allowed just 4 hits over 7 innings, and the Astros scored 7 times in the 7th inning (led by Jason Lane's pinch-hit grand slam) to rout the Brewers, 10-3
  • Jermaine Dye hit a 3-run homer and Joe Crede had 4 hits as the White Sox beat the Devil Rays, 12-9. Rookie Delmon Young made his debut going 2-for-3 with his first career home run
  • Scott Olsen allowed just 3 hits over 8 innings, and three Florida players had 3 hits apiece (Hanley Ramirez, Dan Uggla, and Wes Helms) as the Marlins won their 9th straight, a 9-1 victory over the Cardinals
  • Mark Redman shocked the Twins by throwing a 5 hit shutout for a 2-0 Kansas City win this evening
  • Jose Reyes and Carlos Beltran both doubled and homered and Steve Trachsel won his 14th game of the year as the Mets defeated the Rockies, 10-5. Garrett Atkins went 4-for-5 with 3 RBI in defeat
  • Chris Young allowed just 3 hits while striking out 11 in 7 innings of work, and Mike Piazza and Geoff Blum supplied the offense (2 homers and 5 RBI combined) as the Padres stopped Arizona, 8-3
  • The Boston Red Sox, minus Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz, lost their 5th straight to Kirk Saarloos and the Oakland A's tonight, 2-1
  • Chris Snelling hit 2 home runs and Jered Weaver took his first real beating (allowing 4 HRs!) as the Mariners knocked off the Angels, 6-4
  • Brandon Phillips and Adam Dunn each had 4 hits, but it was Ramon Martinez who proved to be the difference maker as his 16th inning walk-off homer sent the the Dodgers to a 6-5 win over the Reds

posted by Joe Hamrahi at 1:21 AM  

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