Health & Fitness
Daily Baseball Update: 8/27
Matt Kemp made history and A.J. Burnett has earned a the same spot on my update for his second start in a row. Nelson Cruz and Chris Capuano had some of the best games of their careers.
Did You Know
Upon reaching the 30-30 mark, Matt Kemp became the 35th player in history to do so. He is also only the second Dodger, as Raul Mondesi reached the mark in 1997. Kemp has already had a better season in terms of those statistics, as Mondesi went 30 HR-32 SB and Kemp is 30-33.
This Day in Baseball History
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8/27/1977: For the only time in baseball history, back-to-back inside-the-park home runs on back-to-back pitches. Rangers' third baseman Toby Harrah blasts a three run inside-the-parker, then teammate Bump Wills hits his second home run of the game on the next pitch. Yankee Ken Clay serves up both inside-the-parkers. The outburst helps future Hall of Famer Bert Blyleven to his 120th career victory.
News
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Matt Kemp (Dodgers) joined the 30-30 club. Vin Scully (Dodgers) announced that he would return to commentate in 2012 for a 63rd season. Many games were moved for today and tomorrow for Hurricane Irene. Every followed team except the Dodgers lost. A.J. Burnett (Yankees) became the first player in my blog's history to win Worst Pitching Performance in back-to-back starts, cumulatively going 6.2 innings and yielding 13 earned runs.
Game Scores
Reds (65-66) beat the Nationals (62-68) 4-3. A's (60-71) beat the Red Sox (80-51) 15-5. Orioles (52-77) beat the Yankees (78-51) 12-5. Marlins (59-72) beat the Phillies (83-46) 6-5. Mets (62-68) beat the Braves (79-54) 6-0. Brewers (79-54) beat the Cubs (57-75) 5-2. Dodgers (61-69) beat the Rockies (63-69) 6-1.
Top Scorer: A's beat the Red Sox 15-5. Longest Winning Streak: Orioles, 5 games. Longest Losing Streak: Twins, 6 games.
Standings
AL East: Red Sox (80-51, .611 WPCT). AL Central: Tigers (72-59, .550). AL West: Rangers (75-58, .564).
NL East: Phillies (83-46, .643). NL Central: Brewers (79-54, .594). NL West: Diamondbacks (73-59, .553).
AL Wild Card: Yankees (78-51, .605). NL Wild Card: Braves (79-54, .594). Bottom Team: Astros (43-89, .326).
League Leaders
Offensive: AVG: Adrian Gonzalez (Red Sox), .347. Home runs: Jose Bautista (Blue Jays), 37. RBI: Adrian Gonzalez and Curtis Granderson (Yankees), 103. Stolen bases: Michael Bourn (Braves), 47.
Pitching: Wins: Justin Verlander (Tigers), 19. K's: Justin Verlander, 212. ERA: Johnny Cueto (Reds), 2.03 (133.1 innings, 30 earned runs). Saves: Craig Kimbrel (Braves), 40.
Top Performers
Offensive: Nelson Cruz (Rangers): 4-5, double, 2 home runs (28), 6 RBI, 3 runs, AVG up .006 from .259 to .265, hitting streak to 2 games (5-9, .556).
Pitching: Chris Capuano (Mets): Win (10-11), 9 shutout innings, 2 hits, no walks, 13 K's (136), ERA drop: 0.28 runs from 4.71 to 4.43.
Worst Pitching Performance: A.J. Burnett (Yankees): Loss (9-11), 5 innings, 9 earned runs, 9 hits, 2 walks, 5 K's (137), ERA jump: 0.35 runs from 4.91 to 5.31.
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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
If your team is not included or you would like to be included on the original email that I send out every morning, please leave a comment and I will take care of it.
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