{"id":543,"date":"2008-06-30T04:39:28","date_gmt":"2008-06-30T11:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seamheads.com\/blog\/2008\/06\/30\/diamond-rundown-%e2%80%93-edition-thirteen\/"},"modified":"2008-06-30T04:39:28","modified_gmt":"2008-06-30T11:39:28","slug":"diamond-rundown-%e2%80%93-edition-thirteen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seamheads.com\/blog\/2008\/06\/30\/diamond-rundown-%e2%80%93-edition-thirteen\/","title":{"rendered":"Diamond Rundown \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Edition Thirteen"},"content":{"rendered":"

Facts, figures and other tidbits from the thirteenth week of the \u00e2\u20ac\u212208 major league baseball season.<\/em><\/p>\n

Who Needs The DH?<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Seattle\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Felix Hernandez <\/strong>became the first pitcher in Mariner history and first AL pitcher in 37 years to hit a grand slam in their 5-2 win against the Mets on Monday.\u00c2\u00a0 Hernandez was the first pitcher to hit a grand slam since Dontrelle Willis<\/strong> did it on July 7, 2006 as a Florida Marlin against the Mets at Shea Stadium, also.<\/p>\n

Late to the Party<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Behind Tom Gorzelanny<\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s six-inning, three run effort on Tuesday, the Pittsburgh Pirates finally joined every other team in baseball to earn a regular season win against the New York Yankees.\u00c2\u00a0 It was their first win in seven tries against the Bronx Bombers.\u00c2\u00a0 The Pirates won 12-5.<\/p>\n

According to Elias I<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Cincinnati\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Bronson Arroyo <\/strong>became the sixth pitcher in Major League history to give up at least 10 earned runs while recording no more than three outs on Tuesday.\u00c2\u00a0 According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the last pitcher to accomplish the feat was Houston\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Jason Jennings <\/strong>on July 29, 2007 against the San Diego Padres.<\/p>\n

Sitting One Out<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>New York\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s David Wright <\/strong>finally received a day off after playing every inning of their first 75 games.\u00c2\u00a0 Manager Jerry Manuel <\/strong>felt Wright need a day off and sat him on Tuesday in their 11-0 loss to the Seattle Mariners.<\/p>\n

Pacing Himself<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>On Wednesday, Bobby Abreu <\/strong>of the Yankees went 3-for-5 with his a home run, two runs and four RBI in their 10-0 win over the Pirates.\u00c2\u00a0 Abreu had 10 HRs and 50 RBI at the end of the game and added two steals over the weekend to get to 11 steals.\u00c2\u00a0 He became the 10th<\/sup> player in Major League history to record at least 10 HRs, 50 RBI and 10 steals in at least 11 seasons — a list that includes teammates Derek Jeter <\/strong>and Alex Rodriguez<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 If Abreu continues his pace, he will become the second player in baseball history to record at least 15 HRs, 100 RBI and 20 steals in at least seven seasons joining Barry Bonds <\/strong>who accomplished the feat eight times.<\/p>\n

According to Elias II<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>When Arizona\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Randy Johnson <\/strong>faced off against Boston\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Tim Wakefield <\/strong>on Wednesday, the combination became the oldest combination to ever start a game at Fenway Park.\u00c2\u00a0 According to the Elias Sports Bureau, their combined age of 86 years and 252 days was the oldest to ever start a game at Fenway.\u00c2\u00a0 Wakefield pitched seven shutout innings and the Red Sox won 5-0.<\/p>\n

Family Affair<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Washington\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Aaron Boone <\/strong>joined three family members when he recorded his 1000th<\/sup> hit of his career on Wednesday.\u00c2\u00a0 His brother Bret recorded 1,775 hits, his father Bob recorded 1,838 hits and grandfather Ray recorded 1,260 hits in their careers.<\/p>\n

Oops!<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Tampa Bay\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Akinori Iwamura <\/strong>made his first error of his career at second base after 75 consecutive games at the position without an error.\u00c2\u00a0 Despite the error, the Rays beat the Marlins 15-3 on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Notable Quotable I<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I was trying to top them\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 almost.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0 Tampa Bay\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Matt Garza <\/strong>who took a no-hitter into the seventh before giving up a home run to Florida\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Hanley Ramirez <\/strong>which would stand as the only hit by a Marlin in the game.\u00c2\u00a0 Garza\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s one-hitter fell a bit short in his bid to one-up his former college teammates at Fresno State who won the College World Series and cost Garza some sleep with phone calls throughout the previous night.\u00c2\u00a0 The Rays won 6-1 over the Marlins on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Win \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcEm All\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 Ever<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Dodgers 2006 draft pick Clayton Kershaw <\/strong>made his 16th<\/sup> consecutive professional start without a win on Thursday.\u00c2\u00a0 The streak dates back to his time with Triple-A Jacksonville where he last posted a win back in August \u00e2\u20ac\u212207.\u00c2\u00a0 In his seventh Major League start, Kershaw went four innings and gave up two runs on six hits and four walks and dropped to 0-2 with a 4.36 ERA.<\/p>\n

You Got My Back, I Got Yours<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Oakland\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Rich Harden <\/strong>pitched eight innings of scoreless two-hit ball against the Phillies in the Athletics\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 5-0 win on Thursday.\u00c2\u00a0 Harden raised his record to 5-0 and is now 31-0 in 38 starts when the Athletics supply four or more runs.<\/p>\n

Notable Quotable II<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153He couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have pitched better than that.\u00c2\u00a0 That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s one of the best games I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve seen pitched, ever.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0 Braves manager Bobby Cox <\/strong>on Jair Jurrjens<\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 eight scoreless innings on Friday against the Blue Jays.\u00c2\u00a0 The Braves won 4-0 behind Jurrjens who gave up three hits and one walk and extended his scoreless innings streak to 21 2\/3.<\/p>\n

Pick Up Pick Me Up<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>The Yankees salvaged the second game of their doubleheader with the Mets on Friday behind Sidney Ponson <\/strong>who made his \u00e2\u20ac\u212208 Yankees debut and pitched six scoreless innings in their 5-1 win over the Mets.\u00c2\u00a0 Ponson was made available after the Rangers expelled him for off-the-field issues.<\/p>\n

The Day the Streaks Died<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Four double-digit hitting streaks were stopped in the Majors on Saturday.\u00c2\u00a0 Vladimir Guerrero <\/strong>of the Angels (16 games), Curtis Granderson <\/strong>of the Tigers (15 games), Derek Jeter <\/strong>of the Yankees (15 games) and Brian Roberts <\/strong>of the Orioles (14 games) all had their hitting streaks come to a close on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Notable Quotable II<\/u><\/strong>:<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0 \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Never, not even in Little League.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0 Angels outfielder Torii Hunter <\/strong>in disbelief of their 1-0 loss to the Dodgers despite the Dodgers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 failure to register a hit.\u00c2\u00a0 The Dodgers were the fifth team since 1900 to win a game without a hit.<\/p>\n

Parra-dise<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>For the 12th<\/sup> time since 1956, a Milwaukee Brewers pitcher won six straight when Manny Parra <\/strong>helped snap Minnesota\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 10-game winning streak by pitching seven scoreless innings on Saturday in their 5-1 win.\u00c2\u00a0 Parra joined six other Milwaukee pitchers to record wins in six consecutive starts.\u00c2\u00a0 Teddy Higuera <\/strong>and Mike Caldwell <\/strong>each did it three times, Pete Vukovich <\/strong>did it twice and Cal Edred<\/strong>, Don August<\/strong> and Bill Travers <\/strong>did it once each.<\/p>\n

Notable Quotable III<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153They\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re 4-0 when I start because their killing the ball when I pitch.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0 St. Louis rookie Mitchell Boggs <\/strong>on the great run support he has received in his first four starts.\u00c2\u00a0 The Cardinals are averaging 7.0 runs-per-game when Boggs starts.\u00c2\u00a0 He went six innings and gave up one run on four hits and four walks in his best outing of the season in their 5-1 win over Kansas City on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Wasting Away<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>The Braves failed to win their 23rd<\/sup> consecutive one-run game on the road when they lost 1-0 to the Blue Jays on Sunday.\u00c2\u00a0 Atlanta\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Jose Reyes <\/strong>fell to 3-6 despite pitching seven innings of one-run ball.\u00c2\u00a0 Reyes was outpitched by the trio of A.J. Burnett<\/strong>, Scott Downs <\/strong>and B.J. Ryan <\/strong>who combined for a five-hit shutout.<\/p>\n

Sunday Bloody Sunday<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>The Orioles were on the verge of winning after taking a 2-1 lead in the top of the 12th<\/sup> but a two-run homer by Washington\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Ronnie Belliard <\/strong>gave Baltimore their 12th<\/sup> consecutive Sunday loss.\u00c2\u00a0 The Orioles are 1-12 on Sunday this season.<\/p>\n

Notable Quotable IV<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153My goodness, what more can you do?\u00c2\u00a0 Big hits, big collision at the plate.\u00c2\u00a0 He had a terrific day and handled the pitching staff on a tough day to pitch.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0 Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa <\/strong>on catcher Jason LaRue<\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s performance against his old team on Sunday.\u00c2\u00a0 The Cardinals beat the Royals 9-6.\u00c2\u00a0 LaRue held onto the ball during a collision at the plate in the first inning with David DeJesus <\/strong>that caused DeJesus to leave the game and LaRue added a two-run homer in the second and a two-run triple in the fifth.<\/p>\n

Dynamic Duo<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>The Giants picked up back-to-back win on Saturday and Sunday to give San Francisco their first series win over the Oakland Athletics in two years. \u00c2\u00a0The wins came behind solid pitching performances by Tim Lincecum <\/strong>and Jonathan Sanchez <\/strong>who are a combined 17-5 and the team is a combined 25-9 when they start.<\/p>\n

Sore Lou-ser<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Cubs manager Lou Piniella <\/strong>was ejected for the first time this season in the second inning of the Cubs 5-1 loss on Sunday.\u00c2\u00a0 The Cubs were swept by the White Sox one week after the Cubs swept the White Sox at Wrigley.<\/p>\n

Numbers Game<\/u><\/strong>
\n<\/u><\/strong>9:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>The Mets\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Carlos Delgado <\/strong>set a club record with nine RBI in the first game of their doubleheader with the NY Mets.\u00c2\u00a0 The Mets beat the Yankees 15-6 and Delgado highlighted his big day with the 12th<\/sup> grand slam of his career.
\n10:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>The Minnesota Twins won 10 straight before finally losing on Saturday.\u00c2\u00a0 All 10 wins came against NL opponents.
\n54:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>One step closer to history for the Andy Pettite<\/strong>–Mariano Rivera <\/strong>tandem.\u00c2\u00a0 On Saturday, the Yankees beat the Mets by a score of 3-2 behind Pettite who collected the win and Rivera who collected the save.\u00c2\u00a0 It was the 54th<\/sup> time in his career that Rivera saved a Pettite win.\u00c2\u00a0 They are just one behind the Bob Welch<\/strong>–Dennis Eckersley <\/strong>combo that led to 55 Eckersley saves.
\n93:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Detroit\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Kenny Rogers <\/strong>picked off Rick Ankiel <\/strong>in the second inning of their 8-4 loss to the Cardinals on Tuesday.\u00c2\u00a0 It increased Rogers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Major League record number of pick-offs to 93.
\n122:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>The Texas Rangers extended their streak of scoring at least one run to 122 straight games on Sunday.
\n257:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>The Marlins are just five games away from passing the Washington Nationals to become the owners of the longest streak in baseball history without a complete game.\u00c2\u00a0 After Sunday\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s game, the Marlins have not had a complete game in 257 tries which is just four behind the 261-game streak the Nationals compiled from August 16, 2006 to May 30, 2008.
\n1000:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Chicago\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Mark Buehrle <\/strong>recorded his 1000th<\/sup> career strikeout in the eighth inning when he struck out Mark Sweeney <\/strong>of the Dodgers en route to a 6-1 win for the White Sox on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Grand Slams<\/u><\/strong>
\n<\/u><\/strong>Carlos Delgado, NY Mets <\/strong>vs. NY Yankees (6\/27)
\nNick Swisher, Chicago White Sox <\/strong>vs. Chicago Cubs (6\/27)
\nPedro Feliz, Philadelphia <\/strong>vs. Texas (6\/27)
\nRyan Raburn, Detroit <\/strong>vs. Colorado (6\/28)<\/p>\n

Walk-Off Archive<\/u><\/strong>
\nSingle:\u00c2\u00a0 Gary Sheffield, Detroit <\/strong>vs. St. Louis (6\/25); Jesus Flores, Washington <\/strong>vs. LA Angels (6\/25); Jorge Cantu, Florida<\/strong> vs. Arizona (6\/29)\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>
\nDouble:\u00c2\u00a0 Miguel Cabrera, Detroit <\/strong>vs. Colorado (6\/28)
\nTriple:\u00c2\u00a0 None\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>
\nHome Run:\u00c2\u00a0 Jason Bay, Pittsburgh <\/strong>vs. Tampa Bay (6\/28); Ronnie Belliard, Washington <\/strong>vs. Baltimore (6\/29)
\nWalk:\u00c2\u00a0 Clete Thomas, Detroit <\/strong>vs. St. Louis (6\/26)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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