Today we are covering August 19 – 25, we are going to be talking about – Jimmie Foxx pitching career, Gooden early excellence, Bill Veek grand stand moment, Yogi Berra and the harmonica, Juan Marichal and John Roseboro fight and the professional pinch hitter Matt Stairs. If you love the history of the game, and…
2018 – Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen returns to the mound after missing two weeks because of an irregular heartbeat, but he allows a pair of 9th-inning homers to Jedd Gyorko and Matt Carpenter as Los Angeles loses 5 – 3 to St. Louis with the two clubs in a tight race for a wild card spot.
A couple of pitchers throw one-hitters today. Alfredo Simon of the Tigers allows only a 5th-inning double to Rougned Odor in shutting out the Rangers, 4 – 0, his first career shutout and complete game. Meanwhile, Tampa Bay’s Chris Archer does the same, recording 11 strikeouts in the process, in shutting out the Astros, 1 – 0. His only blemish also comes in the 5th on a single by Colby Rasmus. It’s the first complete game by a Rays pitcher in 154 games, the last having come courtesy of Drew Smyly on August 22, 2014.
Having been forced to use P Madison Bumgarner as a pinch-hitter in key situations the last of couple of days because they are short of position players, the Giants make a move by trading for OF Marlon Byrd from the Redsfor AA P Stephen Johnson.
2014 – Major League Baseball upholds a protest filed by the Giants over their rain-shortened 2 – 0 loss to the Cubs on August 19th. The game was called after 4 1/2 innings, but the Giants successfully argue that the Cubs did not properly deploy the tarp at Wrigley Field, dumping accumulated rainwater on the infield and preventing the game from resuming when the rain abated after a few minutes. The game will resume tomorrow in the bottom of the 5th inning, prior to the regularly scheduled game between the two teams. This is the first successful protest in 28 years. When the game resumes, the Cubs will be able to hold on for a 2 – 1 win.
The official first-day-of-issue dedication ceremony for the Major League Baseball All-Stars Forever stamps takes place at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, NY. The very popular philatelic series based on historic photographs honors Yankee Joe DiMaggio, Larry Doby of the Indians, Willie Stargell of the Pirates, and Red Sox legend Ted Williams.
The Athletics acquire shortstop Stephen Drew from the Diamondbacks in return for minor league infielder Sean Jamieson.
The Marlins collect a season-best 20 hits in defeating Arizona, 12 – 3. They tie a club record with 9 runs in the 4th inning, when they roll out half of their hits. Giancarlo Stanton hits a pair of homers for the Fish, and Jose Reyes and John Buck have four hits each. Reyes’ hits includes 3 doubles, while Buck homers, as does Justin Ruggiano, for a team that has struggled finding its offense all season. Mark Buehrle gets the win over Joe Saunders.
The Angels win a wild game over the Orioles, 9 – 8, in 12 innings. The Angels score three runs in the bottom of the 12th inning after the Orioles score two in the top of the frame. The Halos rally against O’s closer Kevin Gregg, as Erick Aybar singles and Mike Trout is hit by a pitch; a first run scores on 3B Josh Bell’s throwing error fielding Hank Conger’s bunt, then Peter Bourjos is safe on an infield hit that loads the bases. Alberto Callaspowalks to tie the game, and with Troy Patton now on the mound, Bobby Abreu hits a sacrifice fly to center for the walk-off win.
Dan Uggla homers twice and drives in 3 runs as the Braves top the Diamondbacks, 8 – 1. Freddie Freeman also homers in support of Brandon Beachy.