Any player/Any era: Josh Hamilton

post from Baseball: Past and Present on 11 May 2012 11:44:27 PM. © Baseball: Past and Present

What he did: Every so often, baseball gets a great hitter who debuts late. The 1920s had Lefty O’Doul failing as a pitcher with the Yankees, reinventing himself in the Pacific Coast League as a batter, and hitting .398 with the … Continue reading →

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The Yankee beat: Personal catcher, Girardi, and
Pettitte

post from Bronx Baseball Daily » Bronx Baseball Daily, a New York Yankees blog on 11 May 2012 11:43:04 PM. © Bronx Baseball Daily » Bronx Baseball Daily, a New York Yankees blog

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Pedroia, Buchholz lead Red Sox past Indians 7-5
(Yahoo! Sports)

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BOSTON (AP) Dustin Pedroia had three hits and three RBIs to back a solid outing by Clay Buchholz, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 7-5 Friday night to snap a three-game skid.

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Norris sparkles as Astros shut down Pirates, 1-0
(Yahoo! Sports)

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PITTSBURGH (AP) Bud Norris is getting comfortable in uncomfortable situations. So are the rest of the suddenly competitive Houston Astros.

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Dunn, Floyd lead White Sox past Royals 5-0
(Yahoo! Sports)

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CHICAGO (AP) Adam Dunn hit his 11th homer to match his total from last season, leading Gavin Floyd and the Chicago White Sox to a 5-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.

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Astros Squeak By Pirates With 1-0 Victory

post from The Crawfish Boxes on 11 May 2012 11:01:35 PM. © The Crawfish Boxes

PITTSBURGH, PA - MAY 11: First base umpire Jim Joyce throws out manager Brad Mills #2 of the Houston Astros during the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on May 11, 2012 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

This was a fun one to watch if you're into fielding and pitching. Both sides made several slick plays to keep the game as close it was. If you're not into fielding you probably dozed off until the bottom of the eighth inning when Brad Mills got ejected for a call that was reversed by the umpires.

With Clint Barmes at the plate attempting to bunt he pulled the bat back and got hit in the hand. Initially it was ruled a strikeout but after a Clint Hurdle appeal, the umpires reversed the call and called it a foul ball. Mills upset argued with Jim Joyce for several minutes before getting tossed.

The call really didn't hurt the Astros as immediately after the ejection Wilton Lopez picked off Josh Harrison at first base. With the runner gone, Barmes grounded out to Jed Lowrie.

Pitching

Bud Norris pitched a gem. In six innings he allowed three hits and zero runs, while striking out eight. He ran into a bases loaded no outs situation in the sixth and managed to get out of it unscathed with a strikeout, popout and strikeout. His Game Score for the evening was a 74. Easily his best outing of the season. Three relievers followed Bud allowing one hit and zero runs will striking out three. First it was Wesley Wright, then it was Wilton Lopez who allowed the hit and finally it was Brett Myers with his ninth save of the season. Overall that's a four hit, 11 strikeout, shutout.

Offense

Only Chris Johnson reached base more than once. Brian Bogusevic scored the only run when Justin Maxwell hit into a double, thus eliminating his RBI opportunity. Others with reached were Jed Lowrie, who got thrown on trying to streatch a double into a triple, Bogusevic via a hit, Jose Altuve and Jason Castro, who both reached via the walk. Overall the offense did just enough to win this one with four hits, two walks and eight strikeouts.

Fielding

Norris collected the error for the team when he fumbled a sac bunt with men on first and third. Lowrie made several nice plays at short and Castro threw out Andrew McCutchen to end the fourth inning.

Saturday

6:05 p.m. CDT J.A. Happ vs Charlie Morton.

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Dobbs drives in winner as Marlins beat Mets 6-5
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MIAMI (AP) Greg Dobbs’ single with two outs in the ninth inning scored Emilio Bonifacio from second base with the winning run Friday, and the Miami Marlins rallied to end the New York Mets’ five-game winning streak with a 6-5 victory.

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Do the Braves Have Much in Evan Gattis

If you’re reading this, you’ve probably heard the story of Evan Gattis, the Braves’ minor leaguer who took some time off from baseball to go on a Kerouacian journey to find himself. He wasn’t drafted until 2010, at age[...]

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C.J. faces only 5 batters in rainy return to
Texas (Yahoo! Sports)

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Angels starter C.J. Wilson threw to only five batters in his return to Texas. His anticipated matchup against Yu Darvish was done after a 1-hour, 56-minute rain delay.

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Nationals get 2 HRs, beat Reds 7-3 (Yahoo!
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CINCINNATI (AP) Roger Bernadina and Danny Espinosa each hit a two-run homer Friday night in one of Washington’s biggest scoring splurges of the season, leading the light-hitting Nationals to a 7-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.

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