Daily Baseball Blog: 6/2

Did You Know

Johan Santana's no-hitter for the Mets was the first in the 50-year history of the team. Now, only the Padres have not thrown a no-hitter. Other than the Padres, the Indians have the longest drought, not seeing a no-hitter thrown for them since Len Barker no-hit the Blue Jays in 1981.

This Day in Baseball History

6/2/1935. After 22 years in the majors from 1914-1935, the great Babe Ruth officially announces his retirement from major league baseball. He has 714 home runs and has batted .342. Six years later, on June 2, 1941, Lou Gehrig dies of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at just 37 years old. He had hit 493 home runs and batted .340.

News

Mets pitcher Johan Santana tossed the first no-hitter in franchise history, winning 8-0.

Longtime Tiger Magglio Ordonez will announce his retirement Sunday at the age of 38.

The Red Sox have made it known that they intend to trade Kevin Youkilis.

Nationals outfielder Michael Morse is set to make his season debut today in D.C.

Superstars Matt Kemp and Troy Tulowitzki are going back on the DL.

White Sox won their 9th game in a row.

A's lost their 9th straight game.

Game Scores

Red Sox (27-25) beat the Blue Jays (27-25) 7-2.

Phillies (28-25) beat the Marlins (29-23) 6-4.

Yankees (28-23) beat the Tigers (24-28) 9-4.

Rockies (22-29) beat the Dodgers (32-20) 13-3.

Giants (28-24) beat the Cubs (18-33) 4-3.

Nationals/Braves were rained out.

Top Scorer: Rockies beat the Dodgers 13-3.

Standings

AL East: Rays (30-22, .577 WPCT). AL Central: White Sox (30-22, .577). AL West: Rangers (31-21, .596).

NL East: Nationals (29-21, .580). NL Central: Reds (29-22, .569). NL West: Dodgers (32-20, .615).

AL Wild Cards: Orioles (29-23, .558) and Yankees/Indians (28-23, .549). NL Wild Cards: Mets and Marlins (29-23, .558).

Bottom Team: Padres (18-35, .340). Longest Winning Streak: White Sox, 9 games. Longest Losing Streak: A's, 9 games.

League Leaders

Offensive: AVG: Carlos Ruiz (Phillies), .381 (56-147). Home runs: Josh Hamilton (Rangers), 21. RBI: Josh Hamilton, 57. Stolen bases: Emilio Bonifacio (Marlins), 20.

Pitching: Wins: Cole Hamels (Phillies) and Lance Lynn (Cardinals), 8. K's: Justin Verlander (Tigers), 82. ERA: Brandon Beachy (Braves), 1.77 (66 innings, 13 earned runs). Saves: Chris Perez (Indians) and Fernando Rodney (Rays), 17.

Top Performers

Offensive: Daniel Nava (Red Sox): 4-5, 3 doubles, RBI, 3 runs, AVG up .037 from .277 to .314, hitting streak to 5 games (8-21, .381 AVG).

Pitching: Johan Santana (Mets): Win (3-2), 9 shutout innings, no hits, 5 walks, 8 K's (68), ERA drop: 0.37 runs from 2.75 to 2.38.

Worst Pitching Performance: Carl Pavano (Twins): Loss (2-5), 3.2 innings, 7 runs (6 earned), 9 hits, 1 walk, 2 K's (33), ERA jump: 0.54 runs from 5.46 to 6.00.

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Teams followed in this update: Boston Red Sox, Washington Nationals, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Tampa Bay Rays, Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves, Colorado Rockies

If your team is not included, please leave a comment.

HR: home runs.  RBI: runs batted in.  AVG: batting average.  SB: stolen bases.  ERA: earned run average.  BAA: batting average against.  K's: strikeouts. WPCT: winning percentage

Zack Silverman