Pavano ties for AL lead with 15th win (AP)

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Carl Pavano pitched into the seventh inning for his 15th win, Danny Valencia had two hits and two RBIs and the Minnesota Twins held on to beat the Oakland Athletics 4-3 on Friday night. Pavano (15-7) allowed two runs and 10 hits over 6 1-3 innings and matched the Yankees C.C. Sabathia and the Rays [...]

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Pujols homers again, Westbrook wins (AP)

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Albert Pujols homered for the sixth time in 11 games on a three-hit night and Jake Westbrook got his first win in three tries since joining the St. Louis Cardinals at the trade deadline, 6-3 over the Chicago Cubs on Friday night. Yadier Molina, whose objection to getting his shin guards tapped by Brandon Phillips’ [...]

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While We Sit Through This Rain Delay How About
Another Pettitte Update

post from Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog on 13 August 2010 11:02:34 PM. © Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog

From Bryan Hoch:

Pettitte is scheduled to meet the Yankees in Kansas City on Saturday, where he will be evaluated and rest for an extra couple of days. Pettitte had been hoping to pitch in a Minor League rehab game on Monday or Tuesday, but that will be pushed back.
"Part of it could be that he feels a little something and is afraid to let it go," Girardi said. said. "I think he did the right thing by not trying to push it. If he needs more time, then he needs more time."
At the time of Pettitte's injury, the Yankees had estimated that Pettitte would return in four to five weeks, which Pettitte had dismissed at the time as overly conservative. But with Friday's setback, that original time frame may prove accurate.
"He's frustrated, but would you expect Andy any other way?" Girardi said.

Clearly the Yankees are doing the right thing here by waiting this out until Pettitte feels he can go at full strength. The absolute worst thing that could happen is he comes back early, hurts himself again, and misses the stretch run, or even worse, the playoffs.

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Question for Astros fans

post from The Crawfish Boxes on 13 August 2010 11:02:29 PM. © The Crawfish Boxes

My name is Matt Swartz, and I’m an author at Baseball Prospectus. I’m doing some research on the infield shift (where three infielders play on the right side of second base for a left-handed hitter), and the data is a bit hard to come by. Since I know what a great resource the SBNation blogs are, being a former writer at one myself, I thought that some of you could give me some help.

I am curious who has gotten shifted against on your team MOST of the time, AND who your team regularly has shifted against in your division over the last 18 years. To jog your memory I am listing the lefties and switch-hitters that your team has had in the last 18 years that have hit at least 20 home runs.

Thank you for your help.

LHB

Daryle Ward

SHB

Lance Berkman
Carlos Beltran
Carl Everett

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Fish Wrap - Marlins 2, Reds 7

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The Marlins made their way to the Great American Ballpark on Friday the 13th to kick off a series with the Cincinnati Reds.

For the Marlins, Elm Street might have been a happier place than the GAB, and Freddy Krueger or Jason may have been a more welcome opponent than Edinson Volquez, who held the Fish scoreless through five innings.

Along with the Marlin-unfriendly park and the creepy date on the calendar, the team had sleep deprivation to deal with due to the two-hour rain delay in DC Thursday night. The Fish didn't get to their hotel in Cinci until 4:30 Friday morning, and it would seem that Josh Johnson wasn't dealing well with the lack of sleep.

JJ wasn't himself from the get-go. He gave up two runs on four consecutive singles to open up the bottom of the first inning. Then after he retired Jim Edmonds, Jay Bruce hit what could have been an inning-ending double play, but it took a bad hop and deflected off of Hanley's glove, allowing another run to score. After the first, the Reds led 3-0.

Josh's struggles continued through the second and third innings, and in the fourth,the Reds got to him again. Volquez singled to lead off the bottom off the inning, and was out when Brandon Phillips grounded into a fielder's choice. Laynce Nix followed with a hit that once again was deflected by Hanley, and Joey Votto singled to score Phillips. Scott Rolen continued the carnage with a double that scored Votto.

That was the end of the road for JJ, who hopefully made a B-line for the nearest bed. In just 3 2/3 innings, he allowed six runs on ten hits, striking out nobody. Tank came on in relief and induced a ground ball to end the inning.

Unfortunately, the rest of the game still had to be played--MLB rules and all. Tank came back out to pitch the fifth, and promptly gave up a solo shot to Jay Bruce to make it 7-0 Redlegs.

In the top of the sixth, the Fish finally got on the board. Mike Stanton hit his 13th homer of the season, and that was Volquez's last inning on the mound. He surrendered just one run on eight hits through six innings, and struck out six.

The Marlins bullpen didn't allow another run after the home run Tank gave up in the fifth, but it really didn't matter, since the only run the Marlins would manage to score was on Mike Stanton's second home run of the game, a solo shot off of Logan Ondrusek in the eighth.

Get some sleep tonight, boys. We have to do this again tomorrow.

P.S. Anybody know an exorcist in the Cincinnati area? The Fish need one at the GAB.

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Hudson dominant again, Braves top LA 1-0 (AP)

post from MLB News Blog on 13 August 2010 10:45:34 PM. © MLB News Blog

Tim Hudson extended his dominant stretch of starts with three-hit ball for eight innings and Brooks Conrad homered in the seventh to lift the Atlanta Braves to a 1-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night. Hudson (14-5) has won five straight starts and has yielded only two runs in the impressive period.

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Reds rough up Johnson, beat Marlins (AP)

post from MLB News Blog on 13 August 2010 10:30:30 PM. © MLB News Blog

Scott Rolen snapped out of a slump with three hits against an ineffective Josh Johnson, helping Edinson Volquez and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Florida Marlins 7-2 on Friday night. Jay Bruce homered for the first time since June 30 and drove in three runs for Cincinnati, which bounced back from an embarrassing three-game sweep [...]

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Mets 1 Phillies 0 August 13, 2010

Tonight’s game was a fantastic pitcher’s duel and R.A. Dickey came out on top with a 1-hitter. The only hit he gave up was a single to Cole Hamels of all people with one out in the sixth. Hamels also pitched a complete game 5-hitter. It was a real treat for fans of good pitching. ... Continue Reading

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Open Thread 8/13: Braves vs. Dodgers 2.0

BEAT LA!

Oh, and we love Dickey!

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Mets Dickey 1-hits Phillies in 1-0 win (AP)

Knuckleballer R.A. Dickey threw a one-hitter, allowing only a sixth-inning single to pitcher Cole Hamels, and the New York Mets shut out the Philadelphia Phillies once again at Citi Field, 1-0 Friday night. The Mets blanked the high-scoring Phillies for the fourth straight time at home. New York outscored their NL East rivals 16-0 during [...]

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