Cardinals drop winless Jimenez to 0-5 (AP)

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Colby Rasmus went 4 for 5 and drove in three runs with two triples and the St. Louis Cardinals kept Ubaldo Jimenez winless this season with a 10-3 win over the sinking Colorado Rockies on Friday night. Rasmus, mired in an 0-for-20 funk coming in, matched his career high with four hits. He singled his [...]

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Oakland A's Starting Rotation: Unstoppable

post from Baseball In-Depth on 27 May 2011 11:51:00 PM. © Baseball In-Depth

Top ERA (Starters)
2000 Braves (4.06)
2001 Braves (3.54)
2002 Braves (3.42)
2003 Dodgers (3.49)
2004 Cubs (3.72)
2005 Astros (3.46)
2006 Tigers (4.00)
2007 Padres (4.11)
2008 Blue Jays (3.72)
2009 Braves (3.52)
2010 A's (3.47)
2011 A's (2.56)

Top ERA (Starters), 2011
1. A's: 2.56
2. Mariners: 3.14
3. Giants: 3.16

The A's have the lowest team ERA despite having the 19th best bullpen ERA because their starting pitching is so much better than any other team. They might have trouble keeping up this prodigous pace, though, because Dallas Braden and Brandon McCarthy are both on the DL. That means that two of the current spots in the rotation go to Guillermo Moscaso (1 career start) and Josh Outman (missed 2010 with Tommy John surgery).

The top of their rotation is extremely good, but they will probably come back to earth too (Trevor Cahill, 2.02; Gio Gonzalez, 2.20; Brett Anderson, 2.84). The A's are 3 games under .500, but only 2.5 games out because no one is running away with the AL West. If they keep this up all year (a big if), it could be the most impressive performance for a starting rotation since the Maddux-Glavine-Smoltz Braves in the 1990's.

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Crawfords slam in ML debut lifts Giants (AP)

post from MLB News Blog on 27 May 2011 11:43:28 PM. © MLB News Blog

Brandon Crawford hit a go-ahead grand slam in his first game as a big leaguer, helping Tim Lincecum and the San Francisco Giants beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 Friday night. Lincecum (5-4) gave up three runs in seven innings. The Giants won despite the ejection of manager Bruce Bochy, who argued a close play at [...]

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Arizona rallies from 6 down, tops Astros (AP)

post from MLB News Blog on 27 May 2011 11:43:22 PM. © MLB News Blog

Juan Miranda hit two two-run homers and Chris Young’s two-run infield hit in the seventh inning rallied the Arizona Diamondbacks from a 6-0 deficit to a 7-6 victory over the Houston Astros on Friday night. The rally tied Arizona’s all-time record for a comeback and it was Houston’s biggest blown lead of the season.

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Leake gives Reds boost in return (AP)

post from MLB News Blog on 27 May 2011 11:15:21 PM. © MLB News Blog

Mike Leake returned from the minors to give Cincinnati’s depleted rotation a boost and the Reds beat the Atlanta Braves 5-1 on Friday night for only their second win in 10 games. Leake (4-2) gave Cincinnati its first win by a starter since May 16. The right-hander allowed one run, seven hits and three walks [...]

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Reds 5, Braves 1

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I know it’s lazy to do this, but there’s really nothing to say that hasn’t already been said 20,000 times.

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Wakefields 7 innings keep Red Sox hot (AP)

post from MLB News Blog on 27 May 2011 10:44:23 PM. © MLB News Blog

The Boston Red Sox have no idea how long Tim Wakefield will pitch. He might just go on forever. “As long as Wake wants to keep working the way he does, I don’t see any reason for this to stop,” Red Sox manager Terry Francona said. “He’ll be done when he wants to be done, [...]

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Phils score 3 off K-Rod in 9th, top Mets (AP)

Domonic Brown grounded a tiebreaking single under the glove of first baseman Daniel Murphy in the ninth inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies scored three runs off star closer Francisco Rodriguez to beat the sinking New York Mets 6-4 on Friday night. Jimmy Rollins drove in three runs for the Phillies and Roy Oswalt had an [...]

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Phillies 6 Mets 4 May 27, 2011

The Mets were playing from behind for most of the game but they managed to get the lead 3-2 in the bottom of the seventh, only to give it back in the top of the eighth. This game was characterized by a nice start by Chris Capuano and some sloppy play in the field. Capuano ... Continue Reading

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Escobars hit snaps tie as Jays end skid (AP)

Yunel Escobar doubled home the tiebreaking run in the seventh inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 4-2 on Friday night. Right-hander Casey Janssen (2-0) pitched one inning of relief for the win as Toronto snapped a three-game losing streak. Shawn Camp got one out and Jon Rauch finished in the [...]

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