Category: MLB

  • TALK OF THE TOWN AUG. 14TH: ORIOLES AT D-BACKS

    Orioles at Diamondbacks

    Let’s start Top 4th, 0-0, 1 on, 2 out and Chris Davis blasts a 2-run shot to right and the Orioles are up 2-0. Bottom 9th, 3-2 Orioles and Paul Goldschmidt hits a homer to left center to tie the game at 3 and we are going to extra-innings! Bottom 11th now, first pitch of the home half of the 11th and Paul Goldschmidt hits a walk-off homer to right, his second of the night and the D-Backs win 4-3!

    INTERLEAGUE

    ORIOLES 3 6 0
    D-BACKS 4 9 1

    O’s (65-54) ARI (61-57)

    BAL: Davis: 1-4, HR (44), 2 RBI
    ARI: Goldschmidt: 3-5, 2 HR (29)

  • Red Sox at Blue Jays Recap

    Red Sox at Blue Jays

    Let’s start top 7th, 1-1, Dustin Pedroia batting for the Sox and he singles to right, that drives in a run and the Red Sox are up 2-1! Bottom 8th, still 2-1 and J.P. Arencibia drives a solo shot to left, 414 feet,that ties the game at 2. Top 11th, still 2-2 and Shane Victorino hits a single to center, that would drive in winning runs Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Jacoby Ellsbury, so the game would end, 4-2.

    BOS  4 10 0
    TOR 2  6   1

    RED SOX (72-49) BLUE JAYS (54-65)

    Key Players

    (BOS) Pedroia     2-6 2B, RBI
    (BOS) Ortiz           2-3 2B, 2 BB
    (TOR) Arenciba 2-4 HR (18), 2 RBI
    (TOR) Bautista   1-5

    Pitching

    W:(BOS) Uehara (3-0) 1 1/3 IP, 0 R, K
    L:(TOR) Loup (4-5) 2/3 IP 2 ER, 0 K

    Red Sox Starter: Dempster: ND, 7 IP, ER, 4 K
    Blue Jays Starter: Redmond: ND, 5 1/3 IP, 0 R, 5 K

  • TALK OF THE TOWN AUGUST 13TH: YANKEES BEAT OUT ANGELS

    Angels at Yankees

    Yankees pitcher Hiroki Kuroda is 3-1 with a 1.13 ERA since July 1st, that is the best in the MLB. Let’s start Top 1st, 0-0 and Hiroki Kuroda strikes out Kole Calhoun on a 2-2 pitch, Kuroda would have 7 K’s on the day. Top 3rd now, still 0-0 and Kuroda strikes out Grant Green! Bottom 7th, 1-0 Yankees and Curtis Granderson blasts a homer to right, that puts the Yankees up 2-0! 2-1 Yankees now, Top 9th, 2 outs, bases loaded, full count, can Chris Nelson lead the Angels to walk off homer, Nelson swings and misses to end the game in a 2-1 Yankees victory.

    AMERICAN LEAGUE

    ANGELS    1 5  0
    YANKEES 2 7 0

    LAA (53-46) NYY (60-57)

    NYY: Granderson:2-3, HR  (3)
    NYY: Kuroda: W (11-7) 8 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 7 K

  • CABRERA HOMERS IN LOSS

    Tigers at White Sox
    Let’s start Top 1st, 0-0 and Miguel Cabrera blasts a solo shot to right and that puts the Tigers up 1-0. 4 straight games with a home run for Cabrera. Bottom 5th, 2-2 and Josh Phegley hits a single to right, that drives in a run and the White Sox are up 3-2! Top 9th, 2 outs, 6-2 White Sox and White Sox pitcher Chris Sale gets Brayan Pena to groundout to end the game. White Sox win 6-2!

    DET   2 9   0
    CHW 6 14 0

    TIGERS (69-48) WHITE SOX (45-72)

    Key Players

    (DET) Cabrera    2-4 HR (37)
    (DET) Fielder      1-4
    (CHW) Konerko 1-3

    Pitching

    W:(CHW) Sale (8-11) CG, 0 BB, 6 K
    L:(DET) Fister (10-6) 6 IP, 4 ER, K

    Miguel Cabrera: 4th straight game with HR
    Chris Sale: 4th CG of season (leads AL)

  • TALK OF THE TOWN AUGUST 12: KERSHAW STRIKES OUT 8 IN WIN

    Rays at Dodgers

    Let’s start top 1st,0-0, Clayton Kershaw pitching for the Dodgers and he strikes out Sean Rodriguez! Bottom 2nd now, same score and Clayton Kershaw hits single to right, drives in 2 runs, helping his own cause and the Dodgers are up 2-0! Top 8th, 8-2 Dodgers and Evan Longoria hits himself into a ground out to end the inning. Dodgers win 8-2!

    INTERLEAGUE

    RAYS         2 3   0
    DODGERS 8 14 4

    TB (66-50) LAD (67-50)

    LAD: Puig: 1-3, 2B, R
    LAD: Kershaw: W (11-7), 8 IP,3 H, ER, 8 K

  • TALK OF THE TOWN AUGUST 11TH:ALEX RIOS GOES 2-3, WINS IN FIRST GAME

    Rangers at Astros

    Let’s start, Top 7th, 3-1 Astros and Elvis Andrus blasts a 2-run shot to left and that ties the game at 3! Top 8th, 4-3 Astros and Alex Rios the rookie triples to deep center, that drives in a run and we are tied at 4!  Next batter and Mitch Moreland grounds out and Rios goes home and is safe at the play at plate that puts the Rangers up 5-4, that would be the final.

    TEX  5 7 1
    HOU 4 8 2

    RANGERS (67-50) ASTROS (37-78)

    Key Players

    (TEX) Andrus       1-5 HR (1), 2 RBI
    (TEX) Pierzynski 2-4 HR (13), 2B
    (TEX) Rios             2-3 3B, RBI
    (HOU) Carter        2-3 HR (20)

    Pitching

    W:(TEX) Frasor (3-2) IP, ER, 0 K
    L:(HOU) Harrell (5-13) 2 1/3 IP, ER, 0 K

    Rangers Starter: Holland: ND, 6 IP, 3 ER, 6 K
    Astros Starter: Peacock: ND, 6 IP, ER, 5 K

  • TALK OF THE TOWN AUGUST 10TH: A-RODS FIRST HOME GAME!

    Tigers at Yankees

    Let’s start, Bottom 1st, 1-0 Yankees and A-Rod is struck out by Rick Porcello! Top 9th, 3-1 Yankees but Miguel Cabrera blasts a 2-run homer, 427 feet into the center field bleachers, that ties the game at 3 and we’re going to extras! Bottom 10th, 3-3 and Brett Gardner singles to left, that drives in the game winning run, so the Yankees win  4-3 on a walkoff in extras!

    AMERICAN LEAGUE

    TIGERS      3 12 1
    YANKEES 4 10 o

    DET(68-46) NYY (58-56)

    DET: Cabrera: 2-5, HR (34), 3 RBI
    NYY: Rodriguez: 0-4, 3 K

  • SCHERZER IMPROVES TO 17-1

    Tigers at Indians

    Let’s start, Top 3rd, 1-0, bases loaded and Prince Fielder doubles to deep center, 2 runs score, that puts the Tigers  up 3-0! Bottom 3rd, 6-zip Detroit and Max Scherzer strikes out Mike Aviles! Next batter, and Scherzer strikes out Drew Stubbs! Top 4th, Top 7th, 7-0 Tigers and Victor Martinez hits a RBI Single to right, that puts the Tigers up 8-0! They would go on to win 10-3.

    DET 10 12 1
    CLE  3   6   2

    Tigers (68-45) Indians (62-53)

    Key Players

    (DET) Cabrera 1-3 3 RBI, R
    (DET) Fielder   2-5 2 2B, 2 RBI
    (CLE) Bourn     1-4 R

    Pitching

    W:(DET) Scherzer (17-1) 7 IP, 2 ER, 5 K
    L:(CLE) McAllister (4-7) 2 1/3 IP, 5 ER, 3 K

    Tigers: 12-game win streak
    Indians: 3-13 vs Tigers this season

     

  • PICK OF THE DAY: AUGUST 8TH

    Brewers {D.Hand} over Giants {T.Lincecum}
    3:45 PM — AT&T Park
    Milwaukee Brewers (49-65) over SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (50-63) Pitching for Brewers: RH Donovan Hand (0-3, 3.60) Pitching for Giants: RH Tim Lincecum (5-11, 4.43) Home/Road Records: Giants 29-29 at home, Brewers 22-34 on road. Last 10/Streaks: Giants 4-6, Lost 2; Brewers 6-4, Won 2. Starting Time: 3:45 TV: Fox Sports Wisconsin, Comcast Sports Network San Francisco Bay area. Listed Pitchers Must Start Or No Action. Home Team In CAPS.
    Sunny. Winds blowing out to center field at 5-15 m.p.h. Game-time temperature: Around 55.

     

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  • TALK OF THE TOWN ON THE 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY: TIGERS WIN IN 14 TO IMPROVE WINNING STREAK TO 11 GAMES

    Tigers at Indians

    The Tigers riding a 10-game win streak coming into this game. We’ll see if Indians rookie pitcher Danny Salazar can snap that…You’ve never heard him? Well i’ll let you in on it. Salazar was signed by the Indians when he was 16 (in 2006). He had a 3.10 ERA in 7 seasons in the minors. Yesterday was his 2nd career start, and he took a n0-no into the 6th inning in his 1st career start. Let’s start Top 8th, 3-2 Cleveland, Detroit batting, 1st pitch of the at-bat, it’s a 96 MPH fastball that Miguel Cabrera jacks 427 feet, a 2-run shot to put the Tigers up 4-3! Let’s skip ahead to the Top of the 14th, and Prince Fielder hits a double into deep left center, 2 runs score and the Tigers are up 6-4, but can the Indians come back? Bottom 14th, 6-5 Tigers, 2 strikes, 2 outs, Joaquin Benoit pitching for the Tigers and he strikes out Drew Stubbs to end the game and the Tigers win 6-5!

    AMERICAN LEAGUE

    TIGERS    6  14 0
    INDIANS 5 14 1

    DET (67-45) CLE (62-52)

    DET: Cabrera: 1-4, HR (33), 2 RBI
    DET: Fielder: 2-6, 2B, 2 RBI