Foul Ball: A Strange Trip for Chris Davis

Baltimore 9, Boston 6, 17 Innings: Check out Chris Davis' truly bizarre stat line from yesterday: 0-for-8, 5 strikeouts, GIDP, 2 innings, 2 hits, 1 BB, 2 strikeouts, and the victory. Yes Chris Davis struck out 5 times in the game and then struck out 2 hitters because the Orioles ran out of pitchers in a game that didn't want to end. The Red Sox also had to use a position player to pitch, Darnell McDonald, and he gave up the losing three-run home run to Adam Jones. After this game ended, the Elias sports bureau computers quit.



Los Angeles 3, Chicago 4, 11 Innings: Nothing in this world makes me more happy than the Dodgers losing. If you add a game-winning walk for the shrimp though, I'm in heaven. AHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH DODGERS.

Milwaukee 3, San Francisco 4, 11 Innings: Poor Matt Cain. When he actually receives a slim portion of run support the bullpen blows the lead and he's stuck with a no decision. Thankfully the Giants won the game in extra innings, a Hector Sanchez single won the game, and the Giants took two out of three games from Brewers.


Philadelphia 9, Washington 3: Philly salvaged one victory in Philadelphia over the weekend. The alien Hunter Pence hit two home runs and drove in four runs. Nationals reliever Ryan Perry had a bad night giving up 6 runs in only 2/3 of an inning. Woof.

Cole Hamels Quote: Bryce Harper was drilled by Cole Hamels in the first inning and Hamels admitted to drilling Harper, via the Washington Post: “I was trying to hit him,” Hamels said. “I’m not going to deny it. That’s just — you know what, it’s something that I grew up watching, that’s what happened, so I’m just trying to continue the old baseball — I think some people kind of get away from it. I remember when I was a rookie the strike zone was really, really small and you didn’t say anything just because that’s the way baseball is. Sometimes the league is protecting certain players and making it not that old-school, prestigious way of baseball.” Harper had the last laugh though because he stole home on Hamels a few plays later.

Arizona 1, New York 3: Daniel Murphy drove in two runs in the first inning for the Mets and that's all what RA Dickey would need. The knuckleballer went 8 innings giving up 4 hits, 1 run, 4 walks, 4 strikeouts, while picking up the victory. Not the prettiest game pitched, but effective enough against the Diamondbacks.

Oakland 9, Tampa Bay 5: Tampa Bay jumped out to an early 4-0 lead and then Matt Moore blew it. Moore gave up five runs in the third inning including a Brandon Inge three-run home run. Brandon Inge? I think Mr. Moore should be banished to the minor leagues for giving up a home run to Inge. That's just embarrassing.

Toronto 3, Anaheim 4: Some break out the champagne and party poppers, Albert Pujols has finally homered. After 33 games and 139 AB's, Pujols finally homered and that provided the game-winning runs against the Blue Jays. Despite taking 2 out of 3 from Toronto, the Angels are still in last place of the AL West.

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