{"id":648,"date":"2008-08-25T00:23:44","date_gmt":"2008-08-25T07:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seamheads.com\/blog\/2008\/08\/25\/diamond-rundown-%e2%80%93-edition-twenty-one\/"},"modified":"2008-08-25T00:23:44","modified_gmt":"2008-08-25T07:23:44","slug":"diamond-rundown-%e2%80%93-edition-twenty-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seamheads.com\/blog\/2008\/08\/25\/diamond-rundown-%e2%80%93-edition-twenty-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Diamond Rundown \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Edition Twenty One"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Camden Crowd<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>The Baltimore Orioles lost on Tuesday in front of their largest crowd of the season at Camden Yards where 48,515 turned out to see the O\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s lose to the Red Sox 7-2.\u00c2\u00a0 The sell-out pushed the lifetime attendance over the 50,000,000 mark in the 17-year history of Camden Yards.\u00c2\u00a0 Oriole fan Kevin Gracie was recognized as the 50-millionth fan and awarded $50,000 and complimentary season tickets for five years.<\/p>\n

Notable Quotable I<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a good pitcher.\u00c2\u00a0 I hope he opts out of his deal.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0 Johnny Damon <\/strong>of the Yankees on Toronto\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s A.J. Burnett <\/strong>who beat the Yankees for the third time this year in Toronto\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 2-1 win over New York on Tuesday. <\/p>\n

You Complete Me<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Florida\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Ricky Nolasco <\/strong>went the distance for a two-hit complete game shutout to beat the Giants 6-0 on Tuesday.\u00c2\u00a0 The complete game ended a Major League-high streak of 301 games without a complete game by the Florida Marlins.\u00c2\u00a0 It was the first complete game since Anibal Sanchez <\/strong>on September 16, 2006.<\/p>\n

Short Goes Long<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Cleveland\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Jhonny Peralta <\/strong>hit his 20th<\/sup> home run in their 8-5 win over the Royals on Wednesday.\u00c2\u00a0 It was the third time in his Indians\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 career that Peralta hit 20 home runs in a season.\u00c2\u00a0 The only other shortstop in Cleveland history to do so was Woody Held<\/strong> in 1959, 1960 and 1961.<\/p>\n

Going Deep<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Detroit\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Nate Robertson <\/strong>got hammered for five home runs in 3 2\/3 innings in the Tigers 9-1 loss to the Rangers on Wednesday.\u00c2\u00a0 Robertson became the first pitcher in the Majors to give up five home runs in a game since Carlos Silva <\/strong>gave up five home runs to the Orioles as a member of the Twins on August 22, 2006.<\/p>\n

The Front-Runners<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>No, this isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t about Jimmy Rollins<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 On Thursday, Cleveland\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Cliff Lee <\/strong>improved his record to 18-2, the most wins in the American League.\u00c2\u00a0 He also lowered his ERA to a league-low 2.43.\u00c2\u00a0 Over in the National League, Arizona\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Brandon Webb <\/strong>pitched seven shutout innings to improve to a Major League-high 19 wins.\u00c2\u00a0 It marked the third consecutive start that both Webb and Lee notched wins on the same day.<\/p>\n

A Game of Streaks<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>The Nationals beat the Phillies 4-3 on Thursday to snap Washington\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 12-game losing streak.\u00c2\u00a0 In the loss, 45-year-old Jamie Moyer<\/strong> extended his streak of games where he has allowed three or less runs to 14 consecutive starts. \u00c2\u00a0It is the longest streak in Phillies history since Chris Short <\/strong>had a streak of 23 consecutive games in 1967.\u00c2\u00a0 The Phillies only saw 41,568 fans turn out for the game which snapped their streak of 16 consecutive sell-outs.<\/p>\n

One and Done<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 Carlos Delgado <\/strong>hit a walk-off single and the Mets beat the Braves 5-4 on Thursday.\u00c2\u00a0 It was the 27th<\/sup> consecutive one-run road loss by Atlanta, increasing their Major League record of futility in one-run road losses.<\/p>\n

Oh, Snap!<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>The Angels lost 2-1 to the Twins in 12 innings and Garret Anderson <\/strong>lost his 23-game hitting streak going 0-for-5 with three strikeouts on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Notable Quotable II<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It was exciting.\u00c2\u00a0 He had advice for how he deals with struggles and the mental side.\u00c2\u00a0 It was nice the way he put things.\u00c2\u00a0 I told him I can be afraid of contact, and he said, \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcI\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m afraid of contact, too.\u00e2\u20ac\u2122\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0 Philadelphia\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Kyle Kendrick <\/strong>on a meeting arranged with then-San Diego pitcher Greg Maddux <\/strong>by Kendrick\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s teammate Jamie Moyer<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 The advice paid off at the expense of Maddux who was outpitched by Kendrick in his Dodger debut on Friday.\u00c2\u00a0 The Phillies beat the Dodgers 8-1 and Kendrick notched his 11th<\/sup> win of the season — his first since July 31.\u00c2\u00a0 <\/p>\n

The Hard Way<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>The St. Louis Cardinals scored 18 runs without a home run in their win over the Braves on Friday.\u00c2\u00a0 They were the first team since the White Sox on September 27, 2003 to score at least 18 runs without the aid of the long ball and just the 10th<\/sup> team to accomplish the feat since 1956.<\/p>\n

Bobbin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Along<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Milwaukee\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s J.J. Hardy <\/strong>delivered with a walk-off single in the bottom of the 12th<\/sup> to give the Brewers a 4-3 win over the Pirates on Sunday.\u00c2\u00a0 The game-winning hit came on J.J. Hardy Bobblehead Day at Miller Park.<\/p>\n

Good for the Record\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 and the Bank Account<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>The Milwaukee Brewers had their 21st<\/sup> straight sellout on Sunday and have sold out every game since the CC Sabathia <\/strong>trade.<\/p>\n

Keep on Hittin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>The Twins lost on Sunday but Joe Mauer <\/strong>extended his hitting streak to 16 straight games.\u00c2\u00a0 Also, Justin Morneau <\/strong>joined Harmon Killebrew <\/strong>as the only Twins\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 players to register three consecutive 100-RBI seasons.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u02dc90s Expansion Exterminator<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Florida\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Ricky Nolasco <\/strong>notched the win over the Diamondbacks on Sunday and improved to 4-0 against the D-backs in his career.\u00c2\u00a0 In addition to his dominance over the D-backs, Nolasco is a combined 8-0 against Arizona, Colorado and Tampa Bay.<\/p>\n

Numbers Game<\/u><\/strong>
\n<\/u><\/strong>10:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>The Dodgers beat the Rockies 3-1 on Thursday.\u00c2\u00a0 The game featured James Loney<\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 10th<\/sup> home run, Derek Lowe<\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 10th<\/sup> win (he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 10-10), Hong-Chih Kuo<\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 10th<\/sup> hold and Jonathan Broxton<\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 10th<\/sup> save.
\n30:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Boston\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Daisuke Matsuzaka <\/strong>went to 15-2 on the season with a win on Tuesday in the Red Sox 7-2 win over the Orioles.\u00c2\u00a0 It was also Matsuzaka\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 30th<\/sup> career win — the most of any Japanese-born player in their first two seasons surpassing Hideo Nomo <\/strong>who had 29 career wins in 1995-96.
\n200:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>San Francisco\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Tim Lincecum <\/strong>struck out his 200th<\/sup> batter in their 5-0 win over the Padres on Friday.\u00c2\u00a0 Lincecum improved to 14-3 and became the first Giant since Jason Schmidt <\/strong>struck out 251 in 2004 to do so.
\n206:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon <\/strong>won his 206th<\/sup> game as the Rays manager on Saturday as the Rays beat the White Sox 5-3.\u00c2\u00a0 The win moved Maddon past Larry Rothschild<\/strong> and he became the winningest manager in the Rays\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 short history.
\n609:\u00c2\u00a0 Ken Griffey Jr. <\/strong>hit his first home run in a White Sox uniform on Wednesday in the team\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 15-3 win over his first team, the Seattle Mariners.\u00c2\u00a0 Griffey\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 14th<\/sup> homer for the year was his 609th<\/sup> home run of his career.\u00c2\u00a0 The home run tied Griffey for fifth on the All-Time Home Run List with Sammy Sosa<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Grand Slams<\/u><\/strong>
\n<\/u><\/strong>Willie Harris, Washington <\/strong>vs. Chicago Cubs (8\/22)<\/p>\n

Walk-Off Archive<\/u><\/strong>
\nSingle:\u00c2\u00a0 Carlos Delgado, NY Mets <\/strong>vs. Atlanta (8\/21);\u00c2\u00a0 J.J. Hardy, Milwaukee <\/strong>vs. Pittsburgh (8\/24);\u00c2\u00a0 Alexei Ramirez, Chicago White Sox <\/strong>vs. Tampa bay (8\/24)\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0
\nDouble:\u00c2\u00a0 None\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>
\nTriple:\u00c2\u00a0 None\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>
\nHome Run:\u00c2\u00a0 Omar Quintanilla, Colorado <\/strong>vs. Cincinnati (8\/24);\u00c2\u00a0 Pedro Feliz, Philadelphia <\/strong>vs. LA Dodgers (8\/24) <\/strong>
\nSacrifice Fly:\u00c2\u00a0 Bengie Molina, San Francisco <\/strong>vs. Florida (8\/20) <\/strong>
\nWild Pitch:\u00c2\u00a0 Emmanuel Burris <\/strong>(scored on wild pitch by Kevin Gregg<\/strong>), San Francisco <\/strong>vs. Florida (8\/21)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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