{"id":679,"date":"2008-09-08T01:19:16","date_gmt":"2008-09-08T08:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seamheads.com\/blog\/2008\/09\/08\/diamond-rundown-%e2%80%93-edition-twenty-three\/"},"modified":"2008-09-08T01:19:16","modified_gmt":"2008-09-08T08:19:16","slug":"diamond-rundown-%e2%80%93-edition-twenty-three","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seamheads.com\/blog\/2008\/09\/08\/diamond-rundown-%e2%80%93-edition-twenty-three\/","title":{"rendered":"Diamond Rundown \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Edition Twenty Three"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Rough Road<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>The Atlanta Braves stretched their Major League record streak of one-run losses on the road to 29 with their 4-3 loss to the Florida Marlins on Monday thanks to a walk-off sac fly by John Baker<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Cycle I<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Arizona\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Stephen Drew <\/strong>hit for the first cycle in Chase Field history on Monday in the D-backs\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 8-6 winner over the Cardinals.\u00c2\u00a0 In the team\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 11-year history, he became just the third player in their history to complete the feat joining Luis Gonzalez <\/strong>on July 5, 2000 and Greg Colbrunn <\/strong>on September 18, 2002.<\/p>\n

20 in Style<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Cleveland\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Cliff Lee <\/strong>became the first Cleveland Indian since Gaylord Perry <\/strong>in \u00e2\u20ac\u212274 to win 20 games with a complete game shutout over the AL Central leading Chicago White Sox.\u00c2\u00a0 After Monday\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s win, Lee went to 20-2 with a 2.32 ERA.<\/p>\n

A Strong Second<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Not only did Boston\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Dustin Pedroia <\/strong>kick up MVP talk this week, on Monday he notched his 184th<\/sup> hit which set a new team record for hits by a second baseman.\u00c2\u00a0 The previous record was held by Del Pratt <\/strong>since 1922.<\/p>\n

Cycle II<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Seattle\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Adrian Beltre<\/strong> became the fourth Mariner in team history to hit for the cycle joining Jay Buhner<\/strong>, Ken Griffey Jr.<\/strong> and John Olerud<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 The cycle came in their 12-6 win over the Rangers on Monday — the same day as Stephen Drew<\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s cycle.<\/p>\n

Notable Quotable I<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I was way off.\u00c2\u00a0 I had predicted 418.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0 Florida\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Joe Nelson <\/strong>when asked about the light turnout at the beginning of their 5-3 win over the Braves on Wednesday.\u00c2\u00a0 The official number of tickets sold was 11,211 but estimates put the attendance at first pitch at 600 and during points of the game, talk between players could be heard at home plate.<\/p>\n

Major League First<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 Alex Rodriguez<\/strong> of the Yankees hit his 549th<\/sup> career homer which moved him ahead of Mike Schmidt <\/strong>for 12th<\/sup> on the All-Time Home Run list on Wednesday.\u00c2\u00a0 However, it took an extra 135 seconds as the umpires left the field to review the call before A-Rod was officially awarded the home run.<\/p>\n

Dazzling Debut<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Atlanta\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s James Parr <\/strong>pitched six scoreless innings in his first Major League start and notched the win on Thursday in their 2-0 win over the Nationals.\u00c2\u00a0 Parr allowed just two hits and three walks.<\/p>\n

Notable Quotable II<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153To be honest with you, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve never seen an inning like that, ever.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0 Baltimore\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Dave Trembley <\/strong>on his team allowing eight runs on just one hit in the eighth inning to the Athletics on Friday.\u00c2\u00a0 Three Baltimore pitchers walked six and hit a man before the inning\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s fourth reliever Randor Bierd <\/strong>allowed a grand slam to Rajai Davis<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

One-Two-Three!<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 Alfonso Soriano <\/strong>hit three homers in the Cubs 14-9 win over the Reds on Saturday.\u00c2\u00a0 It was his 23rd<\/sup> multi-home run game and the 36th<\/sup> three home run game in Cubs\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 history.<\/p>\n

Rare in Thin Air<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Houston\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Roy Oswalt <\/strong>became the third pitcher in Coors Field history to pitch a one-hitter in their 2-0 win over the Rockies on Saturday.\u00c2\u00a0 Oswalt joined Hideo Nomo <\/strong>(with the Dodgers on September 17, 1996) and Pat Rapp <\/strong>(with the Marlins on September 17, 1995).<\/p>\n

Numbers Game<\/u><\/strong>
\n<\/u><\/strong>30:\u00c2\u00a0 Manny Ramirez <\/strong>slammed his 30th<\/sup> home run of the season on Tuesday in the Dodgers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 8-4 win over the Padres.\u00c2\u00a0 Ramirez reached the 30-home run mark for the 12th<\/sup> time in his career, only four players have achieved the feat more often — Hank Aaron <\/strong>(15), Barry Bonds <\/strong>(14), Babe Ruth<\/strong> (13) and Mike Schmidt <\/strong>(13).\u00c2\u00a0
\n267:\u00c2\u00a0 Mike Mussina <\/strong>of the Yankees picked up his 267th<\/sup> career win on Tuesday to move him into 34th<\/sup> place on the All-Time Win list.\u00c2\u00a0 Mussina passed Bob Feller <\/strong>and Eppa Rixey <\/strong>on the list.\u00c2\u00a0 Mussina has 17 wins this season and is just three wins shy of his first 20-win season.
\n354:\u00c2\u00a0 Greg Maddux <\/strong>of the Dodgers tied Roger Clemens <\/strong>on the All-Time Win list with his 354th<\/sup> career win on Monday over his former team.\u00c2\u00a0 The Dodgers beat the Padres 5-2 as Maddux went 5-2\/3 innings and gave up two runs on six hits.
\n537:\u00c2\u00a0 Jim Thome <\/strong>of the White Sox hit a walk-off home run in the 15th<\/sup> inning to give the Sox a 7-6 win over the Angels on Saturday and move Thome into 14th<\/sup> place on the All-Time Home Run list.<\/p>\n

Grand Slams<\/u><\/strong>
\n<\/u><\/strong>Ryan Church, NY Mets <\/strong>vs. Milwaukee (9\/3)
\nRajai Davis, Oakland <\/strong>vs. Baltimore (9\/5)
\nJay Bruce, Cincinnati <\/strong>vs. Chicago Cubs (9\/5)
\nJustin Morneau, Minnesota <\/strong>vs. Detroit (9\/5)
\nGregg Zaun, Toronto <\/strong>vs. Tampa Bay (9\/6)
\nJolbert Cabrera, Cincinnati <\/strong>vs. Chicago Cubs (9\/6)<\/p>\n

Walk-Off Archive<\/u><\/strong>
\nSingle:\u00c2\u00a0 Ryan Spilborghs, Colorado <\/strong>vs. San Francisco (9\/2); Joey Gathright, Kansas City <\/strong>vs. Oakland (9\/4); J.J. Hardy, Milwaukee <\/strong>vs. San Diego (9\/5); Jolbert Cabrera, Cincinnati <\/strong>vs. Chicago Cubs (9\/7)\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>
\nDouble:\u00c2\u00a0 Adam Dunn, Arizona <\/strong>vs. St. Louis (9\/3); John McDonald, Toronto <\/strong>vs. Minnesota (9\/3)\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>
\nTriple:\u00c2\u00a0 None\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>
\nHome Run:\u00c2\u00a0 Gregg Zaun, Toronto <\/strong>vs. Tampa Bay (9\/6); Jim Thome, Chicago White Sox <\/strong>vs. LA Angels (9\/6)
\nSacrifice Fly:\u00c2\u00a0 John Baker, Florida <\/strong>vs. Atlanta (9\/1)
\nError:\u00c2\u00a0 Jacoby Ellsbury, Boston <\/strong>vs. Baltimore (9\/3)\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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