Thursday, August 25, 2016

Live Blogging: San Francisco Giants At Los Angeles Dodgers

San Francisco Giants At Los Angeles Dodgers

Starting Lineups:
San Francisco Giants:
1. Denard Span (L) CF
2. Angel Pagan (S) LF
3. Buster Posey (R) C
4. Hunter Pence (R) RF
5. Brandon Crawford (L) SS
6. Eduardo Nunez (R) 3B
7. Brandon Belt (L) 1B
8. Joe Panik (L) 2B
9. Matt Moore (L) P
SP: Matt Moore (LHP) (7-10, 4.10 ERA, 131K)

Los Angeles Dodgers:
1. Enrique Hernandez (R) CF
2. Howie Kendrick (R) LF
3. Corey Seager (L) SS
4. Justin Turner (R) 3B
5. Adrian Gonzalez (L) 1B
6. Yasmani Grandal (S) C
7. Rob Segedin (R) RF
8. Ross Stripling (R) P
9. Charlie Culberson (R) 2B
SP: Ross Stripling (RHP) (3-4, 4.04 ERA, 53K)
Correction: Charlie Culberson hits 8th, while Stripling bats 9th.

Hello and welcome to another edition of 'Live Blogging on Shish on Baseball'.  Tonight it is the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers. Tonight's starting pitching matchups are Matt Moore for the Giants, and Ross Stripling for the Dodgers.  These are two teams going in opposite directions.  The Dodgers have a 4-game winning streak, while the Giants have a 4-game losing streak.  It is the Giants and Dodgers next on 'Shish on Baseball'.

Top of 1st Inning:
Due Up:
1. Span
2. Pagan
3. Posey
Dodgers enter tonight's game with a 3-game lead over the Giants and the rest of the N.L. West. Dodgers are going for a sweep of this series, vs. the Giants.
Giants leave Angel Pagan on first base.

Middle of 1st Inning:
SF 0 LAD 0

Bottom of 1st Inning:
Due Up:
1. Rodriguez Correction: Hernandez
2. Kendrick
3. Seager
Dodgers go down 1-2-3.

End of 1st Inning:
SF 0 LAD 0

Top of 2nd Inning:
Due Up:
5. Crawford
6. Nunez
7. Belt
Giants have runners on 1st and 2nd with 2 outs.
Giants leave the runners on 1st and 2nd base.

Middle of 2nd Inning:
SF 0 LAD 0

Bottom of 2nd Inning:
Due Up:
4. Turner
5. Gonzalez
6. Grandal
Dodgers go scoreless in the 2nd inning.

End of 2nd Inning:
SF 0 LAD 0

Top of 3rd Inning:
Due Up:
1. Span
2. Pagan
3. Posey
Giants leave a runner on first baseman.

Middle of 3rd Inning:
SF 0 LAD 0

Bottom of 3rd Inning:
Due Up:
8. Culberson
9. Stripling
1. Hernandez
Dodgers go 1-2-3

End of 3rd Inning:
SF 0 LAD 0

Top of 4th Inning:
Due Up:
5. Crawford
6. Nunez
7. Belt
Brandon Belt hits a RBI Single to drive in Brandon Crawford.  SF 1 LAD 0
HOME RUN: Joe Panik hits a 2-run homer off of Ross Stripling. SF 3 LAD 0

Middle of 4th Inning:
SF 3 LAD 0

Bottom of 4th Inning:
Due Up:
2. Kendrick
3. Seager
4. Turner
Dodgers go down 1-2-3

End of 4th Inning:
SF 3 LAD 0

Top of 5th Inning:
Due Up:
2. Pagan
3. Posey
4. Pence
Buster Posey hits double to center field.
Giants leave Posey at 3rd base.

Middle of 5th Inning:
SF 3 LAD 0

Bottom of 5th Inning:
Due Up:
5. Gonzalez
6. Grandal
7. Segedin
Dodgers go down 1-2-3
Matt Moore has a no-hitter through 5 innings.

End of 5th Inning:
SF 3 LAD 0

Top of 6th Inning:
Due Up:
6. Nunez
7. Belt
8. Panik
PITCHING CHANGE: Grant Dayton (LHP) replaces Ross Stripling as Dodgers pitcher.
SUBSTITUTION: Joc Pederson plays center field. While Keke Hernandez will go to right field.
LINEUP CHANGE: Joc Pederson will bat 9th in the Dodgers order, while the pitcher position will bat 7th.
Justin Turner commits an error on 3rd base.  Runners on 1st and 2nd, two outs.
Denard Span hits RBI-single driving in Joe Panik.  SF 4 LAD 0
Giants leave runners on 1st and 3rd base stranded.

Middle of 6th Inning:
SF 4 LAD 0

Bottom of 6th Inning:
Due Up:
8. Culberson
9. Pederson
1. Hernandez
SUBSTITUTION: Gorkys Hernandez replaces Hunter Pence at right field.
Dodgers go down 1-2-3.
Matt Moore has a no-hitter through 6 Innings.

End of 6th Inning:
SF 4 LAD 0

Top of 7th Inning:
Due Up:
3. Posey
4. Hernandez
5. Crawford
PITCHING CHANGE: Jesse Chavez (LHP) replaces Grant Dayton as Dodgers pitcher.
Giants go down 1-2-3.

Middle of 7th Inning:
SF 4 LAD 0

Bottom of 7th Inning:
2. Hendrick
3. Seager
4. Turner
Dodgers leave runner on first base.

End of 7th Inning:
SF 4 LAD 0

Top of 8th Inning:
Due Up:
6. Nunez
7. Belt
8. Panik
Giants go down 1-2-3.

Middle of 8th Inning:
SF 4 LAD 0

Bottom of 8th Inning:
6. Grandal
7. Chavez?
8. Culberson
PINCH-HITTING: Chase Utley pinch-hitting for Jesse Chavez.
Matt Moore has a no-hitter through 8 innings, but has 119 pitches.

End of 8th Inning:
SF 4 LAD 0

Top of 9th Inning:
Due Up:
9. Moore?
1. Span
2. Pagan
PITCHING CHANGE: J.P. Howell (LHP) replaces Jesse Chavez.
Giants go down 1-2-3

Middle of 9th Inning:
SF 4 LAD 0

Bottom of 9th Inning:
Due Up:
1. Hernandez
2. Kendrick
3. Seager
Hernandez flies out to Denard Span. 1 Out
Kendrick grounds out to third base. 2 Outs
Corey Seager hits a single into right field, breaking Matt Moore's no-hit bid.
PITCHING CHANGE: Santiago Casilla replaces Matt Moore as Giants pitcher.
Dodgers leave Seager on 1st base.

Final: SF 4 LAD 0
W: Moore (8-10, 3.95 ERA)
L: Stripling (3-5 4.13 ERA)
















































Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Live Blogging: St. Louis Cardinals At Houston Astros

St. Louis Cardinals At Houston Astros
Starting Lineups:

St. Louis Cardinals:
1. Tommy Pham (R) LF
2. Stephen Piscotty (R) RF
3. Matt Carpenter (L) 2B
4. Brandon Moss (L) 1B
5. Yadier Molina (R) C
6. Jhonny Peralta (R) DH
7. Jedd Gyorko (R) 3B
8. Randal Grichuk (R) CF
9. Greg Garcia (L) SS

SP: Jaime Garcia LHP (9-8, 3.93 ERA, 114K)

Houston Astros:
1. George Springer (R)  RF
2. Alex Bregman (R) 3B
3. Jose Altuve (R) 2B
4. Carlos Correa (R) SS
5. Marwin Gonzalez (S) 1B
6. Evan Gattis (R) DH
7. Teoscar Hernandez (R) LF
8. Jason Castro (L) C
9. Jake Marisnick (R) CF

SP: Dallas Keuchel LHP (7-11, 4.56 ERA, 126K)

News and Notes:
Cubs Use Sacrifices To Defeat Brewers 4-0
Tigers Trade Aviles And Minor Leaguer For Aybar
A Month Ago: Cardinals Scout Sentenced To 4 Years Prison Over Hacking Astros Database

      Hello and welcome to another edition of 'Live Blogging on Shish on Baseball'.  Tonight it is the St. Louis Cardinals; visiting Houston, to take on the Astros.  Tonight's pitching matchup is between Jaime Garcia vs. Dallas Keuchel.  It is the Cardinals and Astros.  The game is being played at Minute Maid Park, in Houston, TX.  Coming up next.

The Cardinals are coming in the game with a record of 62-56, tied for the 2nd wild card in the National League.  While the Houston Astros come into tonight's game with a record of 61-57, 4.5 games behind the Boston Red Sox for the 2nd wild card in the American League.  Cardinals are injury plagued throughout 2016, now has lost Matt Holiday for the season, due to a thumb injury.  They also have Matt Adams on the DL with shoulder soreness.

Top of 1st Inning:
Due Up:
1. Pham
2. Piscotty
3. Carpenter
First Pitch at 7:12 p.m.
Tommy Pham leads-off the game with a double.
Cardinals have runners on 1st and 3rd, with one out.
Brandon Moss hits RBI Single driving in Tommy Pham.  STL 1 HOU 0
Yadier Molina hits RBI Groundout driving in Matt Carpenter.  STL 2 HOU 0
Cardinals leave a runner on 2nd base.

Middle of 1st Inning:
STL 2 HOU 0

Bottom of 1st Inning:
Due Up:
1. Springer
2. Bregman
3. Altuve
2-RUN HOME RUN: Alex Bregman hits his 1st career home run off of Jaime Garcia.  STL 2 HOU 2
Altuve is on 2nd base, after Jaime Garcia commits a throwing error on a pick-up attempt.
Gonzalez sacrifice bunts, advancing Altuve and Correa in scoring position.
Astros leave runners on 2nd and 3rd base.

End of 1st Inning:
STL 2 HOU 2

Top of 2nd Inning:
Due Up:
7. Gyorko
8. Grichuk
9. Garcia
Cardinals go 1-2-3

Middle of 2nd Inning:
STL 2 HOU 2

Bottom of 2nd Inning:
Due Up:
8. Castro
9. Marisnick
1. Springer
Astros have the bases loaded, with one out.  Altuve at the dish.
Astros leave the bases loaded.

End of 2nd Inning:
STL 2 HOU 2

Top of 3rd Inning:
Due Up:
1. Pham
2. Piscotty
3. Carpenter
Cardinals go down 1-2-3

Middle of 3rd Inning;
STL 2 HOU 2

Bottom of 3rd Inning:
Due Up:
5. Gonzalez
6. Gattis
7. Hernandez
HOME RUN; Marwin Gonzalez hit solo home run off of Jaime Garcia.  For Gonzalez it was his 11th home run of 2016.  STL 2 HOU 3

End of 3rd Inning:
STL 2 HOU 3

Top of 4th Inning:
Due Up:
4. Moss
5. Molina
6. Peralta
Cardinals go down 1-2-3.  Keuchel has retired the last 11 batters since the Top of 1st Inning.

Middle of 4th Inning:
STL 2 HOU 3

Bottom of 4th Inning:
Due Up:
9. Marisnick
1. Springer
2. Bregman
Marisnick leads off the 4th Inning with a double.
Bregman advances Marisnick to 3rd base.
Jose Altuve hits RBI Single, scoring Jake Marisnick.  STL 2 HOU 4
Astros leave Altuve on base.

End of 4th Inning:
STL 2 HOU 4

Top of 5th Inning:
Due Up:
7. Gyorko
8. Grichuk
9. Garcia
Scoreboard:
Randal Grichuk is now on 3rd base, after hitting a double and Garcia hits a ground ball to Altuve.
2-RUN HOME RUN: Tommy Pham hits 2-run homer off of Dallas Keuchel.  STL 4 HOU 4

Middle of 5th Inning:
STL 4 HOU 4

Bottom of 5th Inning:
Due Up:
5. Gonzalez
6. Gattis
7. Hernandez
Astros go down 1-2-3.

End of 5th Inning:
STL 4 HOU 4

Top of 6th Inning:
Due Up:
3. Carpenter
4. Moss
5. Molina
Cardinals have runners on 1st and 3rd no outs.
Keuchel is at 100 pitches.
PITCHING CHANGE: Pat Neshek RHP replacing Dallas Keuchel, as Astros pitcher.
Yadier Molina hits a RBI Groundout, scoring Carpenter.  STL 5 HOU 4
3-RUN HOME RUN: Jedd Gyorko hits a 3-run homer off of Pat Neshek.  STL 8 HOU 4

Middle of 6th Inning:
STL 8 HOU 4

Bottom of 6th Inning:
Due Up:
8. Castro
9. Marisnick
1. Springer
HOME RUN: Jason Castro hits his 8th home run of 2016 off of Jaime Garcia.  STL 8 HOU 5
PITCHING CHANGE: Alex Reyes (RHP) replaces Jaime Garcia as Cardinals pitcher.
Astros leave a runner on 1st Base.

End of 6th Inning:
STL 8 HOU 5

Top of 7th Inning:
Due Up:
1. Pham
2. Piscotty
3. Carpenter
PITCHING CHANGE: Chris Devenski (RHP) replaces Pat Neshek.
Cardinals go down 1-2-3 in the 7th Inning.

7th Inning Stretch:
STL 8 HOU 5

Bottom of 7th Inning:
Due Up:
4. Correa
5. Gonzalez
6. Gattis
PINCH-HITTER:  A.J. Reed pinch-hits for Teoscar Hernandez.
Astros leave a runner on 2nd base.

End of 7th Inning:
STL 8 HOU 5

Top of 8th Inning:
Due Up:
4. Moss
5. Molina
6. Peralta
FIELDING CHANGE: A.J. Reed is at 1B, while Marwin Gonzalez moves to left field.
Cardinals go down 1-2-3.

Middle of 8th Inning:
STL 8 HOU 5

Bottom of 8th Inning:
8. Castro
9. Marisnick
1. Springer
PITCHING CHANGE: Zach Duke replaces Alex Reyes as Cardinals Pitcher.
Astros go down 1-2-3 in their half of 8th Inning.

End of 8th Inning:
STL 8 HOU 5

Top of 9th Inning:
Due Up:
7. Gyorko
8. Grichuk
9. Garcia
PITCHING CHANGE: Ken Giles (RHP) replaces Chris Devenski as Astros Pitcher.
Randal Grichuk hit a triple with one out in the 9th Inning.
Cardinals leave a runner on 3rd base.

Middle of 9th Inning:
STL 8 HOU 5

Bottom of 9th Inning:
Due Up:
2. Bregman
3. Altuve
4. Correa
PITCHING CHANGE: Seong Hwan Oh replaces Zach Duke as Cardinals Pitcher.
Jose Altuve hits his 1000th hit of his career.
Astros down to their last out.
Astros leave Altuve stranded.

Final: STL 8 HOU 5
W: Garcia (10-8) L: Keuchel (7-12) SV: Oh (12)

About a 3 hour 7 minute ball game.
























































Thursday, August 11, 2016

Aggregation 08/11/2016

3-Run 5th Inning Difference In Nats 7-4 Victory Over Tribe
Cruz 28th Keep Mariners Rolling In Wins
A.L. Central: Indians Hold On Division Lead By 1 Game
Cubs' Strop Adds Bullpen Injury Woes
Barry Bonds Gets Tossed Out Of A Game As A Coach

MLB Playoff Picture Before 08/11/2016

A.L. Wild Card:
Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles

A.L. Division Series:
Red Sox/Orioles Winner at Texas Rangers
Toronto Blue Jays at Cleveland Indians

A.L. Elimination Numbers:
Detroit 49
Seattle 49
Houston 47
N.Y. Yankees 46
Chicago White Sox 43
Kansas City 43
Oakland 39
L.A. Angels 38
Minnesota 35
Tampa Bay 35

N.L. Wild Card:
Miami/St. Louis At L.A. Dodgers

N.L. Playoff Picture:
Wild Card Winner At Chicago Cubs
San Francisco Giants At Washington Nationals

N.L. Elimination Numbers:
Pittsburgh 48
N.Y. Mets 47
Colorado 44
Philadelphia 40
Milwaukee 41
San Diego 39
Arizona 37
Cincinnati 36
Atlanta 32


Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Live Blogging: Cleveland Indians At Washington Nationals

Cleveland Indians at Washington Nationals

Starting Lineups:

Cleveland Indians:
1. Carlos Santana (S) 1B
2. Jason Kipnis (L) 2B
3. Francisco Lindor (S) SS
4. Jose Ramirez (S) 3B
5. Lonnie Chisenhall (L) RF
6. Tyler Naquin (L) CF
7. Abraham Almonte (S)  LF
8. Roberto Perez (R) C
9. Trevor Bauer (R)  P

SP: Trevor Bauer RHP (7-5, 4.08 ERA)

Washington Nationals:
1. Trea Turner (R) 2B
2. Jayson Werth (R) LF
3. Daniel Murphy (L) 1B
4. Anthony Rendon (R) 3B
5. Wilson Ramos (R) C
6. Chris Heisey (R) RF
7. Danny Espinosa (S) SS
8. Ben Revere (L) CF
9. Max Scherzer (R) P

SP: Max Scherzer (RHP) (12-6, 2.87 ERA)

      Hello and welcome to another edition of 'Live Blogging on Shish on Baseball'.  Tonight it is an interleague matchup, involving two division leaders, between Cleveland Indians and Washington Nationals.  Trevor Bauer will start for the Indians, while Max Scherzer will get the ball for the Nationals. Indians are playing .500 ball through their last 10 games.  While the Nationals have won 7 of their last 10 games.  It is the Indians and Nationals, which will be played at Nationals Park in D.C.  Coming up next.

Top of 1st Inning:
Due Up:
1. Santana
2. Kipnis
3. Lindor
First Pitch at 7:07 EDT/6:07 CDT
Indians go 1-2-3, in the Top of 1st Inning.

Middle of 1st Inning:
CLE 0 WSH 0

Bottom of 1st Inning:
Due Up:
1. Turner
2. Werth
3. Murphy
Brad Mills is Managing for the Indians tonight.
Bryce Harper not in lineup tonight.  Considered day-to-day.
Nationals leave a runner on 2nd.

End of 1st Inning:
CLE 0 WSH 0

Top of 2nd Inning:
Due Up:
4. Ramirez
5. Chisenhall
6. Naquin
2nd consecutive 1-2-3 inning for the Indians.

Middle of 2nd Inning:
CLE 0 WSH 0

Bottom of 2nd Inning:
Due Up:
5. Ramos
6. Heisey
7. Espinosa
Ramos reaches on error by Jose Ramirez
Nationals have runners on 1st and 3rd.
Nationals leave runners on 1st and 3rd.

End of 2nd Inning:
CLE 0 WSH 0

Top of 3rd Inning:
Due Up:
7. Almonte
8. Perez
9. Bauer
Max Scherzer earns his 5th consecutive 200 strikeout season.
Scherzer perfect through 3 innings.

Middle of 3rd Inning:
CLE 0 WSH 0

Bottom of 3rd Inning:
Due Up:
1. Turner
2. Werth
3. Murphy
Nationals go down 1-2-3

End of 3rd Inning:
CLE 0 WSH 0

Top of 4th Inning:
Due Up:
1. Santana
2. Kipnis
3. Lindor
Scherzer perfect through 4 innings of play.

Middle of 4th Inning:
CLE 0 WSH 0

Bottom of 4th Inning:
Due Up:
4. Rendon
5. Ramos
6. Heisey
Nationals leave a runner on first base.

End of 4th Inning:
CLE 0 WSH 0

Top of 5th Inning:
Due Up:
4. Ramirez
5. Chisenhall
6. Naquin
Scoreboard:
Next Week's Live Blogging: St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros
Scherzer walks Naquin.  Gives up the perfect game.
Indians leave a runner on first base.

Middle of 5th Inning:
CLE 0 WSH 0

Bottom of 5th Inning:
Due Up:
8. Revere
9. Scherzer
1. Turner
Scherzer gets a single to center field.
Werth hits into 6-4-3 double play.

End of 5th Inning:
CLE 0 WSH 0

Top of 6th Inning:
Due Up:
8. Perez
9. Bauer
1. Santana
Scherzer on 72 pitches in this game.
Revere makes leaping catch in left center field off of Roberto Perez.
Indians go down 1-2-3. Scherzer with a no-hitter through 6 innings.

Middle of 6th Inning:
CLE 0 WSH 0

Bottom of 6th Inning:
Due Up:
3. Murphy
4. Rendon
5. Ramos
Anthony Rendon hits a double of a left center field.
Ramos grounds out to shortstop.  Ramos advances to 3rd.
Nationals leave Rendon on 3rd base.

End of 6th Inning:
CLE 0 WSH 0

Top of 7th Inning:
Due Up:
2. Kipnis
3. Lindor
4. Ramirez
Scoreboard
Next Week on Live Blogging: St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros
Francisco Lindor breaks up no-hit bid by Max Scherzer.
Lindor on 3rd, after Scherzer commits throwing error to 1st base.
Jose Ramirez hits a RBI Double scoring Francisco Lindor.  CLE 1 WSH 0
Lonnie Chisenhall hits a RBI Single scoring Jose Ramirez.  CLE 2 WSH 0

Middle of 7th Inning:
CLE 2 WSH 0

Bottom of 7th Inning:
Due Up:
7. Espinosa
8. Revere
9. Scherzer?
Ben Revere hits a double in left center field.
PINCH-HITTER: Brian Goodwin hitting for Max Scherzer
DOUBLE-SWITCH: Rajai Davis playing left field, hitting 9th in the Indians Lineup.  While Andrew Miller (LHP) replaces Trevor Bauer as Indians Pitcher, hitting in the 7 hole for the Indians.
Nationals leave a runner on 2nd base.  That is now 14 men left on base for the Nationals.

End of 7th Inning:
CLE 2 WSH 0

Top of 8th Inning:
Due Up:
8. Perez
9. Davis
1. Santana
PITCHING CHANGE: Blake Treinen (RHP) replaces Max Scherzer at Pitcher for Nationals.
PITCHING CHANGE: Sammy Solis (LHP) replaces Blake Treinen at Pitchr for Nationals.
Indians go down 1-2-3

Middle of 8th Inning:
CLE 2 WSH 0

Bottom of 8th Inning:
Due Up:
2. Werth
3. Murphy
4. Rendon
HOME RUN: Jayson Werth hits a sold home run off of Andrew Miller.  For Werth, it is his 14th HR and 47 RBIs. CLE 2 WSH 1
PITCHING CHANGE: Bryan Shaw (RHP) replaces Andrew Miller as Indians Pitcher.
Mark Melancon warming up in Nationals' Bullpen.
PINCH-RUNNING: Pedro Severino replaces Wilson Ramos.  Severino at first base.
Nationals leave a runner on first base.

End of 8th Inning:
CLE 2 WSH 1

Top of 9th Inning:
Due Up:
2. Kipnis
3. Lindor
4. Ramirez
Jason Kipnis hits a double in left field.
Shawn Kelley (RHP) warming up in the Nationals Bullpen.
Jose Ramirez hits RBI Single off of Sammy Solis, driving in Jason Kipnis.  CLE 3 WSH 1
Indians leave runner on first base.

Middle of 9th Inning:
CLE 3 WSH 1

Bottom of 9th Inning:
Due Up:
7. Espinosa
8. Revere
9. Solis?
PITCHING CHANGE: Cody Allen (RHP) replaces Bryan Shaw as Indians Pitcher.  Allen going for his 21st save in his 23rd save opportunity.
Nationals down to last out.
PINCH-HITTING: Clint Robertson pinch hitting for Sammy Solis.
Nationals down to last strike.
Robertson draws the walk off of Allen.
Nationals leave a runner on 1st base.

Final: Cleveland Indians 3 Washington Nationals 1
W: Bauer (8-5, 3.88) L: Scherzer (12-7, 2.80)  SV: Allen (21)

Final Note: Scherzer pitched a great 6 innings, and then it fell apart for him in the Top of 7th Inning. The Indians were the better team getting runners in to score only leaving 3 men on base, while the Nationals left 16 on base.  Hopefully for the Nationals they get a healthy Bryce Harper soon.

Next Week on 'Live Blogging on Shish on Baseball': St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros

See you next week!











































Playoff Picture 08/09/2016

A.L. Wild Card: 
Bos./Det. Vs. Bal./Tor. 

A.L. Division Series:
A.L. Wild Card Winner vs. Texas
Baltimore/Toronto Vs. Cleveland

A.L. Elimination Numbers
Seattle 48
Houston 45
N.Y. Yankees 46
Chicago White Sox 43 
Kansas City 43 
L.A. Angels 39 
Oakland 37 
Minnesota 34
Tampa Bay 35

N.L. Wild Card
Miami/St. Louis vs. L.A. Dodgers

N.L. Division Series
Wild Card Winner vs. Chicago Cubs 
San Francisco vs. Washington

N.L. Elimination Numbers
N.Y. Mets 49
Pittsburgh 49
Colorado 46
Philadelphia 39
Milwaukee 42
San Diego 40 
Arizona 37
Cincinnati 37 
Atlanta 33 


Monday, August 8, 2016

Playoff Picture: 08/08/2016

A.L. Wild Card:
Detroit at Toronto 

N.L. Wild Card:
Miami at L.A. Dodgers 

A.L. Division Series:
Det./Tor. Winner vs. Texas
Cleveland vs. Baltimore


N.L. Division Series:
Mia./LAD Winner vs. Chicago Cubs
San Francisco vs. Washington

A.L. Elimination Numbers:
Boston 51 
Seattle 48
Houston 47
N.Y. Yankees 46
Chicago White Sox 43 
Kansas City 43 
L.A. Angels 39
Oakland 38
Tampa Bay 37
Minnesota 35

N.L. Elimination Numbers: 
St. Louis 50
N.Y. Mets 49 
Pittsburgh 51
Colorado 47
Philadelphia 40 
Milwaukee 43
San Diego 40 
Cincinnati 39
Arizona 37
Atlanta 33

Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Live Blogging: Texas Rangers At Baltimore Orioles

Starting Lineups:

Texas Rangers:
1. Jurickson Profar LF
2. Ian Desmond CF
3. Carlos Beltran DH
4. Adrian Beltre 3B
5. Rougned Odor 2B
6. Jonathan Lucroy C
7. Nomar Mazara RF
8. Mitch Moreland 1B
9. Elvis Andrus SS

Starting Pitcher:
RHP: Yu Darvish (2-2, 3.09 ERA 45K)

Baltimore Orioles: 
1. Adam Jones CF
2. Hyun Soo Kim LF
3. Manny Machado 3B
4. Chris Davis 1B
5. Mark Trumbo RF
6. Pedro Alvarez DH
7. Matt Wieters C 
8. Jonathon Schoop 2B
9. J.J. Hardy SS

Starting Pitcher: 
RHP: Dylan Bundy (3-3, 3.46 ERA, 49K)

Hello and welcome to another edition of Live Blogging on 'Shish on Baseball'.  Tonight it is a battle of American League Division Leaders between Texas Rangers and Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards.  Tonight's starting pitchers are Yu Darvish and Dylan Bundy.  And this is the first games for Jonathan Lucroy and Carlos Beltran for the Rangers.  Rangers and Orioles next on 'Shish on Baseball'.

The big note today is the Yasiel Puig being sent to the Minors for the Los Angeles Dodgers.  It has become a disappointing career for Puig, who shows 5-Tool ability.  


Top of 1st Inning:
Due Up:
1. Profar
2. Desmond
3. Beltran 
First Pitch at 7:08 p.m EDT 
Rangers go down 1-2-3.

Middle of 1st Inning:
TEX 0 BAL 0

Bottom of 1st Inning;
Due Up:
1. Jones
2. Kim
3. Machado
Kim hits into 1-6-3 Double Play.
Orioles leave Machado stranded at 1B.

End of 1st Inning:
TEX 0 BAL 0

Top of 2nd Inning:
Due Up:
4. Beltre
5. Odor
6. Lucroy
Rangers go down 1-2-3.

Middle of 2nd Inning:
TEX 0 BAL 0

Bottom of 2nd Inning:
5. Trumbo
6. Alvarez
7. Wieters
Orioles go down 1-2-3

End of 2nd Inning:
TEX 0 BAL 0

Top of 3rd Inning;
Due Up:
7. Mazara
8. Moreland
9. Andrus
Rangers go down 1-2-3 for the 3rd Inning in a row.  Bundy is perfect after 3 innings.

Middle of 3rd Inning:
TEX 0 BAL 0

Bottom of 3rd Inning:
Due Up:
8. Schoop
9. Hardy
1. Jones
Orioles go down 1-2-3.

Pitchers' Dual at Camden Yards.

End of 3rd Inning:
TEX 0 BAL 0

Top of 4th Inning:
Due Up:
1. Profar
2. Desmond
3. Beltran
Bundy gives first baserunner to Ian Desmond.  Desmond walked to first base.
Orioles get Strike-'em-out-Throw-'em-out Double Play.

Middle of 4th Inning
TEX 0 BAL 0

Bottom of 4th Inning:
Due Up:
2. Kim
3. Machado
4. Davis
Kim singles to right field.
After giving up the base hit to Kim, Darvish strikes out Machado, Davis, and Trumbo to end the inning.

End of 4th Inning:
TEX 0 BAL 0

Top of 5th Inning:
Due Up:
4. Beltre
5. Odor
6. Lucroy

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Rangers go down 1-2-3 in the 5th Inning.

Middle of 5th Inning:
TEX 0 BAL 0

Bottom of 5th Inning:
Due Up:
6. Alvarez
7. Wieters
8. Schoop
HOME RUN: Alvarez opens up the scoring with his 14th homer of 2016.  TEX 0 BAL 1.

End of 5th Inning:
TEX 0 BAL 0

Top of 6th Inning:
Due Up:
7. Mazara
8. Moreland
9. Andrus
Elvis Andrus breaks the no-hit bid by Dylan Bundy.
Bundy is on 73 pitches.
Bundy has 5 Ks, while Darvish has 9Ks.
Rangers leave Andrus stranded.

Middle of 6th Inning:
Due Up:
1. Jones
2. Kim
3. Machado
HOME RUN: Adam Jones hits his 21st homer of 2016.  TEX 0 BAL 2
Dariel Alvarez (LHP) warming up in Rangers Bullpen.
It is raining at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
Davis hits into 3-6-3 double play.

End of 6th Inning:
TEX 0 BAL 2

Top of 7th Inning:
Due Up:
2. Desmond
3. Beltran
4. Beltre
Brad Brach warming up in Orioles Bullpen.
Rangers go down 1-2-3 in the 7th Inning.

7th Inning Stretch: TEX 0 BAL 2
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Bottom of 7th Inning:
Due Up:
5. Trumbo
6. Alvarez
7. Wieters
Dariel Alvarez is warming up in the Rangers Bullpen.
HOME RUN: Pedro Alvarez hits his 2nd homer of game and his 15th homer of 2016.  TEX 0 BAL 3
Pitching Change: Dariel Alvarez replaces Yu Darvish.
CORRECTION: Texas Rangers pitcher is Dario Alvarez.
HOME RUN: Matt Wieters hits his 10th homer of 2016. TEX 0 BAL 3

End of 7th Inning:
TEX 0 BAL 4

Top of 8th Inning:
Due Up:
5. Odor
6. Lucroy
7. Mazara
PITCHING CHANGE: Brad Brach (RHP) replaces Dylan Bundy as Orioles pitcher.
SUBSTITUTION: Nolan Reimold replaces Mark Trumbo at RF for Orioles.
Lucroy advances to 2nd after wild pitch.  Orioles announcers claim ball hit Mazara, but ball hit dirt before Mazara.  Buck Showalter (Orioles Manager) will challenge the call.  The call is overturned.
Rangers have runners on 1st and 2nd, with 1 out.
Rangers now have the bases loaded, with 1 out.
Keone Kela (RHP) warming up in Rangers Bullpen.
Darren O'Day (RHP) warming up in Orioles Bullpen.
Elvis Andrus hits RBI sacrifice fly to score Jonathan Lucroy. 2 Outs TEX 1 BAL 4
Bases Loaded for second time for Rangers.
PITCHING CHANGE: Darren O'Day (RHP) replaces Brad Brach as Orioles pitcher.
At-Bat of the Game: Ian Desmond vs. Darren O'Day. Mazara at 3rd base, DeShields at 2nd base, and Profar at 1st.
PINCH-RUNNER: Delino DeShields replaces Mitch Moreland.
O'Day strikes out Desmond.
Rangers leave the bases loaded.

Middle of 8th Inning: TEX 1 BAL 4

Bottom of 8th Inning:
Due Up:
1. Jones
2. Kim
3. Machado
Zach Britton warming up in Orioles Bullpen.
SUBSTITUTIONS: Delino DeShields in left field, Jurickson Profar goes to 1B replacing Mitch Moreland.
Orioles have runners on 1st and 2nd with one out.
Chris Davis drives in Hyun Soo Kim and advancing Manny Machado.  TEX 1 BAL 5
Orioles hit into 5-4-3 double play.

End of 8th Inning: TEX 1 BAL 5

Top of 9th Inning:
Due Up:
3. Beltran
4. Beltre
5. Odor
SAVE OPPORTUNITY: Darren O'Day with a chance to save for the Baltimore Orioles.
Rangers down to their last out, with Odor at the plate.
Rangers down to their last strike.
Darren O'Day strikes out Odor.
Rangers go down 1-2-3.


Final: TEX 1 BAL 5

W: Bundy (4-3) L:Darvish (2-3) SV: O'Day (3)

Final Thought: Impressive start by Dylan Bundy.  Yu Darvish had great command, but was vulnerable to the long ball.

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