MLB
Write-up
Monday, June 11
AL owns 49-33 lead for season so far in interleague tilts. Under was 9-9-3 this weekend in games in AL parks with a DH, 9-11-1 in the DH-less games. Go figure.
Hot Pitchers
-- Hernandez is 2-0, 1.09 in his last five starts. Dodgers won five of Wolf's last six starts.
-- Phillies won four of Eaton's last five starts.
-- Giants are 7-2 with Morris when they score four or more runs; he has a 0.64 RA in his last two starts.
-- Seattle won seven of nine Baek starts Indians won four of last five Byrd starts, scoring 38 runs.
Cold Pitchers
-- Zambrano is 0-3, 10.19 in his last three starts at Wrigley Field. W.Williams is 1-3, 7.00 in his last five starts.
-- White Sox lost six of last seven Vazquez starts.
-- Towers is 1-3, 6.65 in four starts this season.
Totals
-- Six of last eight Dodger home games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 9-2-1 in last dozen Zambrano starts.
-- Under is 4-1-1 in last six Eaton starts.
-- Under is 7-2-2 in Giants' last eleven home games.
-- Over is 7-2-1 in Seattle's last ten road games.
Hot Teams
-- Mariners won seven of their last eight games. Cleveland won nineteen of their last twenty-three home games.
Cold Teams
-- Mets lost six of their last seven games. Dodgers lost five of their last six games.
-- Astros lost sixteen of their last twenty-two games. Cubs lost six of their last seven home games.
-- White Sox are 3-12 in their last fifteen games. Phillies lost five of their last seven home games.
-- Giants lost twelve of their last sixteen games. Toronto is 6-12 in its last eighteen road games, but won last two.
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MLB
Tips and Trends
Monday, June 11
Seattle Mariners at Cleveland Indians (7:05 PM ET)
Seattle right-hander Cha Seung Baek is 0-2 with a 4.76 ERA in two career starts against Cleveland. He allowed five runs and eight hits on May 21 against the Tribe, picking up a 5-2 loss. EDGE: INDIANS
The Mariners have won three straight games with Baek on the hill, outscoring their opponents 23-10 in the process. EDGE: MARINERS & OVER
Cleveland's Paul Byrd is a rock solid 6-2 with a 2.29 ERA in eight career starts against Seattle. EDGE: INDIANS
Byrd has allowed at least nine hits in four out of his last five starts, but the Indians have picked up victories in four of those contests. EDGE: INDIANS & OVER
The Mariners are 13-3 in Baek's last 16 starts.
The Indians are 14-3 in Byrd's last 17 home starts.
Chicago White Sox at Philadelphia Phillies (ESPN | 7:05 PM)
Chicago's Javier Vazquez is 10-6 with a 4.55 ERA in 22 career starts against Philadelphia. EDGE: WHITE SOX
The White Sox have lost six out of Vazquez's last seven starts, getting outscored 60-22 by their opponents. EDGE: PHILLIES & OVER
Phillies starter Adam Eaton has been knocked around for a 7.04 ERA at home this season, allowing 59 baserunners in 30 2/3 innings. EDGE: OVER
After posting a respectable 3-1 record and 3.98 ERA in May, Eaton has gone an even 1-1 with a 7.88 ERA in two June starts. EDGE: WHITE SOX & OVER
The Phillies are 4-9 in their last 13 games as an interleague favorite.
Houston Astros at Chicago Cubs (8:05 PM ET)
Astros right-hander Woody Williams is 3-8 with a 4.55 ERA in 17 career outings against the Cubs. He pitched well at Wrigley Field in his second start of the season on April 9, allowing just two runs and six hits in six innings of work. SLIGHT EDGE: CUBS
Williams is 1-5 with a 5.81 ERA on the road this season in eight starts, as the Astros have lost his last two by a combined score of 21-10. EDGE: CUBS
Chicago's Carlos Zambrano is a solid 8-5 with a 2.57 ERA in 19 career games against Houston. EDGE: CUBS
Zambrano has had all kinds of trouble at home this season, posting a miserable 1-4 record and 7.91 ERA in six starts. BIG EDGE: ASTROS & OVER
The UNDER is 7-1-1 in the last nine meetings.
New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers (10:05 PM ET)
Mets starter Orlando Hernandez is a brilliant 2-0 with a 1.04 ERA on the road this season in four starts. He's yet to surrender more than one earned run on the road in any appearance. BIG EDGE: METS & UNDER
Hernandez is an even 1-1 with a 5.40 ERA in three career starts against the Dodgers. EDGE: DODGERS
Dodgers left-hander Randy Wolf is 8-5 with a 3.40 ERA in 24 career starts against the Mets. EDGE: DODGERS
After a string of five consecutive starts of allowing two runs or less, Wolf has allowed nine runs in his last 10 innings. EDGE: OVER
The Mets are 0-4 in their last four games versus a left-handed starter.
Toronto Blue Jays at San Francisco Giants (10:15 PM ET)
Toronto's Josh Towers has been pounded for 11 runs and 16 hits in 11 road innings this season. EDGE: GIANTS & OVER
Towers has thrown better of late, allowing just one run over his last 5 2/3 innings. SLIGHT EDGE: BLUE JAYS & UNDER
Giants right-hander Matt Morris is 2-1 with a 2.14 ERA at home this season. He's allowed two earned runs or less in all four starts in San Francisco. EDGE: GIANTS & UNDER
Morris picked up a victory in his lone career start against the Blue Jays, but he allowed four runs and nine hits over seven innings. SLIGHT EDGE: OVER
The OVER is 4-0-2 in the last six meetings.
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MLB
6-11-07
New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers
Shawn Green was set to return yesterday against the Detroit Tigers but Mets manager Willie Randolph held the right fielder out an addition day. Green suggested it probably had to do with lefty Andrew Miller throwing for Detroit, not a good matchup for the left handed hitter to make his return. Randolph told the New York Post he felt Green needed just a little bit more work in batting practice before playing.
The Mets will need a solid outing from Orlando Hernandez today to give the bullpen some rest. Starters Tom Glavine and Oliver Perez allowed 13 runs and pitched a combined 9 1/3 innings in New York’s last two games.
Dodgers manager Grady Little rested Nomar Garciaparra and Jeff Kent yesterday, so the two veterans should be ready to go for the start of this series.
Chicago White Sox at Philadelphia Phillies
How will Philly fans react to the return of Jim Thome? The White Sox DH hit 96 jacks in 361 games for Philadelphia before being traded back to the American League in 2006.
“I’m excited,” Thome told the Philadelphia Daily News. “When the schedule first comes out, one of the first things you look at is to see where you play in interleague. You always want to play when you come back to a city where you’ve been before, whether it’s Cleveland or Philadelphia.”
Playing in a National League park presents some difficulties for the White Sox. With no designated hitter, Thome with have to play first base, a position he has not played regularly in two years. Additionally, with Thome playing first, Paul Konerko will be on the bench.
The Phillies have their own problems. Now that starter Freddy Garcia has joined closer Brett Myers on the disabled list, Philadelphia is missing two of its best arms. The team has not decided on which minor league pitcher will replace Garica in the rotation.
Toronto Blue Jays at San Francisco Giants
Funny thing happened to Rich Aurilia last night in a game against the Oakland Athletics. Aurilia elected not to steal second on a past ball because teammate Barry Bonds was at the plate and he didn’t want to give A’s pitcher Alan Embree a reason to walk Bonds with first base open.
After the game Embree told reporters he would not have walked Bonds had Aurilia stole second and can you blame him? Bonds hasn’t hit a home run since May 27 and he’s knocked in only seven runs since May 3rd.
The cold streak from the 42-year-old is killing the Giants offense. The team’s lost 12 of its last 16 games and has been shutout in three of the last five contests.
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MLB
Streaking Pitchers
Monday, June 11
Hot
Orlando Hernandez (New York Mets) - Hernandez has only given up two runs in 26 innings over his last four starts. The Mets bullpen let him down Wednesday after he pitched six scoreless innings against the Phillies. The Cuban right-hander is 2-0 with a 1.04 ERA in four road starts this season.
Cold
Woody Williams (Houston Astros) - Williams will make his second start of the season against the Cubs tonight. He didn't receive a decision in the first game and is 3-8 with a 4.55 ERA against Chicago in his career. The right-hander is 2-8 with a 5.79 ERA this season and was ejected from his last outing after hitting a Colorado batter.
Other notables
Paul Byrd (Cleveland Indians) - Bryd is hoping for better luck and better weather today when he takes the hill versus the Mariners. The right-hander is 6-2 with a 2.29 ERA in eight career starts against Seattle including his last start where he was close to pitching a no-hitter in an April snowstorm.
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MLB
”Baseball Today”
Monday, June 11
SCOREBOARD
N.Y. Mets at L.A. Dodgers (10:10 p.m. EDT).
Orlando Hernandez faces off against Randy Wolf.
STARS
Sunday
-Alex Rodriguez, Yankees, homered twice, had five RBIs and scored four runs in New York's 13-6 victory over Pittsburgh.
-Alex Gonzalez, Reds, hit a game-ending RBI single in the 12th inning to give Cincinnati a 1-0 win over Cleveland.
-Ryan Spilborghs, Rockies, had two homers and a career-high six RBIs to push Colorado past Baltimore 6-1.
-Mark Grudzielanek, Royals, hit a home run and drove in five runs and Kansas City defeated Philadelphia 17-5.
-Geoff Jenkins, Brewers, hit a three-run homer in the 12th inning and Milwaukee stopped a three-game losing streak, beating Texas 9-6.
-Randy Johnson, Diamondbacks, gave up one run and struck out nine in six innings to help Arizona top Boston 5-1.
SCRAPE
Cubs starter Ted Lilly was ejected in the first inning of a 5-4 loss to the Braves on Sunday night after hitting Edgar Renteria with a pitch, causing the benches and bullpens to empty. Moments later, Renteria retaliated. He smacked Cubs second baseman Mike Fontenot in the face with his right hand while stealing second. Renteria left for a pinch-hitter in the fourth because of a bruise on his left hand, the result of Lilly's fastball. The Braves said X-rays were negative.
BATTERED
Geoff Jenkins hit a three-run homer in the 12th inning and the Milwaukee Brewers stopped a three-game losing streak, beating the Texas Rangers 9-6 Sunday night. Prince Fielder connected for his NL-leading 23rd home run as the Brewers finished with a season-high 22 hits.
SALVAGED
Randy Johnson allowed one run in six innings and three relievers did the rest as the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated Daisuke Matsuzaka and the Boston Red Sox 5-1 Sunday afternoon to salvage the final game of a three-game series. Carlos Quentin doubled home the eventual winning run in the sixth inning, and Eric Byrnes had three hits as the Diamondbacks moved within percentage points of first-place San Diego in the NL West.
FIRSTS
Tampa Bay's Andy Sonnanstine struck out 10, including seven straight at one point, and got his first career victory in Tampa Bay's 9-4 win over Florida on Sunday. ... Jason Hirsh limited Baltimore to one run on five hits in his first career complete game and earned his first win since April 22 in Colorado's 6-1 win over Baltimore.
STRONG IN DEFEAT
C.C Sabathia stifled Cincinnati through nine scoreless innings, giving up just three hits and one walk. He struck out six and didn't allow a runner past second base but Cleveland fell to the Reds 1-0 in 12 innings. Sabathia also went 2-for-3 at the plate.
STREAKS
Casey Blake extended his career-high hitting streak to 19 games in Cleveland's 1-0 12-innings loss to Cincinnati on Sunday. ... Willy Taveras extended his hitting streak to an NL-best 15 games in Colorado's 6-1 win over Baltimore.
SNAPPED
Yuniesky Betancourt had his 20-game hitting streak snapped in Seattle's 4-3 win over San Diego on Sunday. ... The Chicago White Sox beat Houston 6-3 to snap a five-game losing streak.
SPEAKING
''It hit me in the hand and the chin also. But I have a big chin. Strong. I understand the game. If he hit me on my buttocks, I understand, but to hit me in the head, I don't understand that.'' - Edgar Renteria, on being hit by Ted Lilly in the first inning of the Braves' 5-4 win over the Cubs on Sunday. Lilly was ejected and the benches and bullpens emptied as a result of the incident.
SEASONS June 11
1904 - Bob Wicker of the Chicago Cubs pitched 9 1-3 hitless innings before Sam Mertes of the New York Giants singled. Wicker won a 1-0, 12-inning one-hitter.
1938 - Johnny Vander Meer hurled the first of two consecutive no-hitters as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Boston Braves 3-0.
1967 - The Chicago Cubs hit seven homers and the New York Mets four in the second game of a doubleheader, tying the major league record set by the New York Yankees (six) and Detroit Tigers (five) in 1950. Adolfo Phillips hit four home runs in the doubleheader for Chicago.
1981 - Following Seattle's 8-2 win over Baltimore, major league players went on strike.
1985 - Von Hayes became the first player in major league history to hit two home runs in the first inning. Hayes connected twice in a nine-run first, powering the Philadelphia Phillies to a 26-7 victory over the New York Mets.
1990 - Nolan Ryan pitched the sixth no-hitter of his career, extending his major league record, as the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 5-0. Ryan was the first to pitch no-hitters for three teams and, at 43, the oldest to throw one.
1995 - Mark McGwire hit three home runs in consecutive at-bats and tied the major league record of five homers in consecutive games, leading the Oakland Athletics over the Boston Red Sox 8-1.
1995 - Lee Smith set a major league record with a save in his 16th consecutive appearance, pitching a scoreless ninth inning to preserve the California Angels' 5-4 victory over Baltimore. Smith broke the mark of 15 straight set by Doug Jones in 1988.
1997 - Roger Clemens lost for the first time after 11 straight wins to open the season as the Seattle Mariners topped the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1.
2002 - Jared Sandberg became the 16th AL player to homer twice in an inning, and the third this season, as Tampa Bay beat Los Angeles 11-2.
2003 - Houston's Roy Oswalt, Pete Munro, Kirk Saarloos, Brad Lidge, Octavio Dotel and Billy Wagner combined for the first no-hitter against the New York Yankees in 45 years, winning 8-0. The sextet set a record for the highest number of pitchers to throw a no-hitter in major league history - four accomplished the feat twice.
Today's birthdays:
Jose Reyes, 24; Yhency Brazoban, 27.
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MLB
Short Sheet
Monday, June 11th
National League
NY Mets at LA Dodgers, 10:10 EST
Orlando Hernandez (R) vs. Randy Wolf (L)
Hernandez: Mets 25-10 SU off BB losses
Wolf: Dodgers 12-4 Over off 3+ home games
Interleague
Chicago White Sox at Philadelphia, 7:05 EST ESPN
Javier Vazquez (R) vs. Adam Eaton (R)
Vazquez: 6-1 Over pitching off a team win
Eaton: Philadelphia 6-15 SU at home off 6+ road games
Toronto at San Francisco, 10:15 EST
Josh Towers (R) vs. Matt Morris (R)
Towers: 1-10 TSR pitching off a team win
Morris: San Francisco 11-2 SU after the bullpen pitched 1 inning or less
Write-In Games:
Seattle at Cleveland, 7:05 EST
Cha Seung Baek (R) vs. Paul Byrd (R)
Baek: Seattle 1-5 SU off 3+ one-run wins
Byrd: 21-5 TSR as a home favorite
Houston at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 EST
Woody Williams (R) vs. Carlos Zambrano (R)
Williams: Houston 9-2 Under after losing 15+ of their last 20 games
Zambrano: 2-8 TSR as a home favorite of -150 to -200
** (TC) Denotes Time Change
Write-up
Monday, June 11
AL owns 49-33 lead for season so far in interleague tilts. Under was 9-9-3 this weekend in games in AL parks with a DH, 9-11-1 in the DH-less games. Go figure.
Hot Pitchers
-- Hernandez is 2-0, 1.09 in his last five starts. Dodgers won five of Wolf's last six starts.
-- Phillies won four of Eaton's last five starts.
-- Giants are 7-2 with Morris when they score four or more runs; he has a 0.64 RA in his last two starts.
-- Seattle won seven of nine Baek starts Indians won four of last five Byrd starts, scoring 38 runs.
Cold Pitchers
-- Zambrano is 0-3, 10.19 in his last three starts at Wrigley Field. W.Williams is 1-3, 7.00 in his last five starts.
-- White Sox lost six of last seven Vazquez starts.
-- Towers is 1-3, 6.65 in four starts this season.
Totals
-- Six of last eight Dodger home games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 9-2-1 in last dozen Zambrano starts.
-- Under is 4-1-1 in last six Eaton starts.
-- Under is 7-2-2 in Giants' last eleven home games.
-- Over is 7-2-1 in Seattle's last ten road games.
Hot Teams
-- Mariners won seven of their last eight games. Cleveland won nineteen of their last twenty-three home games.
Cold Teams
-- Mets lost six of their last seven games. Dodgers lost five of their last six games.
-- Astros lost sixteen of their last twenty-two games. Cubs lost six of their last seven home games.
-- White Sox are 3-12 in their last fifteen games. Phillies lost five of their last seven home games.
-- Giants lost twelve of their last sixteen games. Toronto is 6-12 in its last eighteen road games, but won last two.
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MLB
Tips and Trends
Monday, June 11
Seattle Mariners at Cleveland Indians (7:05 PM ET)
Seattle right-hander Cha Seung Baek is 0-2 with a 4.76 ERA in two career starts against Cleveland. He allowed five runs and eight hits on May 21 against the Tribe, picking up a 5-2 loss. EDGE: INDIANS
The Mariners have won three straight games with Baek on the hill, outscoring their opponents 23-10 in the process. EDGE: MARINERS & OVER
Cleveland's Paul Byrd is a rock solid 6-2 with a 2.29 ERA in eight career starts against Seattle. EDGE: INDIANS
Byrd has allowed at least nine hits in four out of his last five starts, but the Indians have picked up victories in four of those contests. EDGE: INDIANS & OVER
The Mariners are 13-3 in Baek's last 16 starts.
The Indians are 14-3 in Byrd's last 17 home starts.
Chicago White Sox at Philadelphia Phillies (ESPN | 7:05 PM)
Chicago's Javier Vazquez is 10-6 with a 4.55 ERA in 22 career starts against Philadelphia. EDGE: WHITE SOX
The White Sox have lost six out of Vazquez's last seven starts, getting outscored 60-22 by their opponents. EDGE: PHILLIES & OVER
Phillies starter Adam Eaton has been knocked around for a 7.04 ERA at home this season, allowing 59 baserunners in 30 2/3 innings. EDGE: OVER
After posting a respectable 3-1 record and 3.98 ERA in May, Eaton has gone an even 1-1 with a 7.88 ERA in two June starts. EDGE: WHITE SOX & OVER
The Phillies are 4-9 in their last 13 games as an interleague favorite.
Houston Astros at Chicago Cubs (8:05 PM ET)
Astros right-hander Woody Williams is 3-8 with a 4.55 ERA in 17 career outings against the Cubs. He pitched well at Wrigley Field in his second start of the season on April 9, allowing just two runs and six hits in six innings of work. SLIGHT EDGE: CUBS
Williams is 1-5 with a 5.81 ERA on the road this season in eight starts, as the Astros have lost his last two by a combined score of 21-10. EDGE: CUBS
Chicago's Carlos Zambrano is a solid 8-5 with a 2.57 ERA in 19 career games against Houston. EDGE: CUBS
Zambrano has had all kinds of trouble at home this season, posting a miserable 1-4 record and 7.91 ERA in six starts. BIG EDGE: ASTROS & OVER
The UNDER is 7-1-1 in the last nine meetings.
New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers (10:05 PM ET)
Mets starter Orlando Hernandez is a brilliant 2-0 with a 1.04 ERA on the road this season in four starts. He's yet to surrender more than one earned run on the road in any appearance. BIG EDGE: METS & UNDER
Hernandez is an even 1-1 with a 5.40 ERA in three career starts against the Dodgers. EDGE: DODGERS
Dodgers left-hander Randy Wolf is 8-5 with a 3.40 ERA in 24 career starts against the Mets. EDGE: DODGERS
After a string of five consecutive starts of allowing two runs or less, Wolf has allowed nine runs in his last 10 innings. EDGE: OVER
The Mets are 0-4 in their last four games versus a left-handed starter.
Toronto Blue Jays at San Francisco Giants (10:15 PM ET)
Toronto's Josh Towers has been pounded for 11 runs and 16 hits in 11 road innings this season. EDGE: GIANTS & OVER
Towers has thrown better of late, allowing just one run over his last 5 2/3 innings. SLIGHT EDGE: BLUE JAYS & UNDER
Giants right-hander Matt Morris is 2-1 with a 2.14 ERA at home this season. He's allowed two earned runs or less in all four starts in San Francisco. EDGE: GIANTS & UNDER
Morris picked up a victory in his lone career start against the Blue Jays, but he allowed four runs and nine hits over seven innings. SLIGHT EDGE: OVER
The OVER is 4-0-2 in the last six meetings.
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MLB
6-11-07
New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers
Shawn Green was set to return yesterday against the Detroit Tigers but Mets manager Willie Randolph held the right fielder out an addition day. Green suggested it probably had to do with lefty Andrew Miller throwing for Detroit, not a good matchup for the left handed hitter to make his return. Randolph told the New York Post he felt Green needed just a little bit more work in batting practice before playing.
The Mets will need a solid outing from Orlando Hernandez today to give the bullpen some rest. Starters Tom Glavine and Oliver Perez allowed 13 runs and pitched a combined 9 1/3 innings in New York’s last two games.
Dodgers manager Grady Little rested Nomar Garciaparra and Jeff Kent yesterday, so the two veterans should be ready to go for the start of this series.
Chicago White Sox at Philadelphia Phillies
How will Philly fans react to the return of Jim Thome? The White Sox DH hit 96 jacks in 361 games for Philadelphia before being traded back to the American League in 2006.
“I’m excited,” Thome told the Philadelphia Daily News. “When the schedule first comes out, one of the first things you look at is to see where you play in interleague. You always want to play when you come back to a city where you’ve been before, whether it’s Cleveland or Philadelphia.”
Playing in a National League park presents some difficulties for the White Sox. With no designated hitter, Thome with have to play first base, a position he has not played regularly in two years. Additionally, with Thome playing first, Paul Konerko will be on the bench.
The Phillies have their own problems. Now that starter Freddy Garcia has joined closer Brett Myers on the disabled list, Philadelphia is missing two of its best arms. The team has not decided on which minor league pitcher will replace Garica in the rotation.
Toronto Blue Jays at San Francisco Giants
Funny thing happened to Rich Aurilia last night in a game against the Oakland Athletics. Aurilia elected not to steal second on a past ball because teammate Barry Bonds was at the plate and he didn’t want to give A’s pitcher Alan Embree a reason to walk Bonds with first base open.
After the game Embree told reporters he would not have walked Bonds had Aurilia stole second and can you blame him? Bonds hasn’t hit a home run since May 27 and he’s knocked in only seven runs since May 3rd.
The cold streak from the 42-year-old is killing the Giants offense. The team’s lost 12 of its last 16 games and has been shutout in three of the last five contests.
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MLB
Streaking Pitchers
Monday, June 11
Hot
Orlando Hernandez (New York Mets) - Hernandez has only given up two runs in 26 innings over his last four starts. The Mets bullpen let him down Wednesday after he pitched six scoreless innings against the Phillies. The Cuban right-hander is 2-0 with a 1.04 ERA in four road starts this season.
Cold
Woody Williams (Houston Astros) - Williams will make his second start of the season against the Cubs tonight. He didn't receive a decision in the first game and is 3-8 with a 4.55 ERA against Chicago in his career. The right-hander is 2-8 with a 5.79 ERA this season and was ejected from his last outing after hitting a Colorado batter.
Other notables
Paul Byrd (Cleveland Indians) - Bryd is hoping for better luck and better weather today when he takes the hill versus the Mariners. The right-hander is 6-2 with a 2.29 ERA in eight career starts against Seattle including his last start where he was close to pitching a no-hitter in an April snowstorm.
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MLB
”Baseball Today”
Monday, June 11
SCOREBOARD
N.Y. Mets at L.A. Dodgers (10:10 p.m. EDT).
Orlando Hernandez faces off against Randy Wolf.
STARS
Sunday
-Alex Rodriguez, Yankees, homered twice, had five RBIs and scored four runs in New York's 13-6 victory over Pittsburgh.
-Alex Gonzalez, Reds, hit a game-ending RBI single in the 12th inning to give Cincinnati a 1-0 win over Cleveland.
-Ryan Spilborghs, Rockies, had two homers and a career-high six RBIs to push Colorado past Baltimore 6-1.
-Mark Grudzielanek, Royals, hit a home run and drove in five runs and Kansas City defeated Philadelphia 17-5.
-Geoff Jenkins, Brewers, hit a three-run homer in the 12th inning and Milwaukee stopped a three-game losing streak, beating Texas 9-6.
-Randy Johnson, Diamondbacks, gave up one run and struck out nine in six innings to help Arizona top Boston 5-1.
SCRAPE
Cubs starter Ted Lilly was ejected in the first inning of a 5-4 loss to the Braves on Sunday night after hitting Edgar Renteria with a pitch, causing the benches and bullpens to empty. Moments later, Renteria retaliated. He smacked Cubs second baseman Mike Fontenot in the face with his right hand while stealing second. Renteria left for a pinch-hitter in the fourth because of a bruise on his left hand, the result of Lilly's fastball. The Braves said X-rays were negative.
BATTERED
Geoff Jenkins hit a three-run homer in the 12th inning and the Milwaukee Brewers stopped a three-game losing streak, beating the Texas Rangers 9-6 Sunday night. Prince Fielder connected for his NL-leading 23rd home run as the Brewers finished with a season-high 22 hits.
SALVAGED
Randy Johnson allowed one run in six innings and three relievers did the rest as the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated Daisuke Matsuzaka and the Boston Red Sox 5-1 Sunday afternoon to salvage the final game of a three-game series. Carlos Quentin doubled home the eventual winning run in the sixth inning, and Eric Byrnes had three hits as the Diamondbacks moved within percentage points of first-place San Diego in the NL West.
FIRSTS
Tampa Bay's Andy Sonnanstine struck out 10, including seven straight at one point, and got his first career victory in Tampa Bay's 9-4 win over Florida on Sunday. ... Jason Hirsh limited Baltimore to one run on five hits in his first career complete game and earned his first win since April 22 in Colorado's 6-1 win over Baltimore.
STRONG IN DEFEAT
C.C Sabathia stifled Cincinnati through nine scoreless innings, giving up just three hits and one walk. He struck out six and didn't allow a runner past second base but Cleveland fell to the Reds 1-0 in 12 innings. Sabathia also went 2-for-3 at the plate.
STREAKS
Casey Blake extended his career-high hitting streak to 19 games in Cleveland's 1-0 12-innings loss to Cincinnati on Sunday. ... Willy Taveras extended his hitting streak to an NL-best 15 games in Colorado's 6-1 win over Baltimore.
SNAPPED
Yuniesky Betancourt had his 20-game hitting streak snapped in Seattle's 4-3 win over San Diego on Sunday. ... The Chicago White Sox beat Houston 6-3 to snap a five-game losing streak.
SPEAKING
''It hit me in the hand and the chin also. But I have a big chin. Strong. I understand the game. If he hit me on my buttocks, I understand, but to hit me in the head, I don't understand that.'' - Edgar Renteria, on being hit by Ted Lilly in the first inning of the Braves' 5-4 win over the Cubs on Sunday. Lilly was ejected and the benches and bullpens emptied as a result of the incident.
SEASONS June 11
1904 - Bob Wicker of the Chicago Cubs pitched 9 1-3 hitless innings before Sam Mertes of the New York Giants singled. Wicker won a 1-0, 12-inning one-hitter.
1938 - Johnny Vander Meer hurled the first of two consecutive no-hitters as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Boston Braves 3-0.
1967 - The Chicago Cubs hit seven homers and the New York Mets four in the second game of a doubleheader, tying the major league record set by the New York Yankees (six) and Detroit Tigers (five) in 1950. Adolfo Phillips hit four home runs in the doubleheader for Chicago.
1981 - Following Seattle's 8-2 win over Baltimore, major league players went on strike.
1985 - Von Hayes became the first player in major league history to hit two home runs in the first inning. Hayes connected twice in a nine-run first, powering the Philadelphia Phillies to a 26-7 victory over the New York Mets.
1990 - Nolan Ryan pitched the sixth no-hitter of his career, extending his major league record, as the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 5-0. Ryan was the first to pitch no-hitters for three teams and, at 43, the oldest to throw one.
1995 - Mark McGwire hit three home runs in consecutive at-bats and tied the major league record of five homers in consecutive games, leading the Oakland Athletics over the Boston Red Sox 8-1.
1995 - Lee Smith set a major league record with a save in his 16th consecutive appearance, pitching a scoreless ninth inning to preserve the California Angels' 5-4 victory over Baltimore. Smith broke the mark of 15 straight set by Doug Jones in 1988.
1997 - Roger Clemens lost for the first time after 11 straight wins to open the season as the Seattle Mariners topped the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1.
2002 - Jared Sandberg became the 16th AL player to homer twice in an inning, and the third this season, as Tampa Bay beat Los Angeles 11-2.
2003 - Houston's Roy Oswalt, Pete Munro, Kirk Saarloos, Brad Lidge, Octavio Dotel and Billy Wagner combined for the first no-hitter against the New York Yankees in 45 years, winning 8-0. The sextet set a record for the highest number of pitchers to throw a no-hitter in major league history - four accomplished the feat twice.
Today's birthdays:
Jose Reyes, 24; Yhency Brazoban, 27.
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MLB
Short Sheet
Monday, June 11th
National League
NY Mets at LA Dodgers, 10:10 EST
Orlando Hernandez (R) vs. Randy Wolf (L)
Hernandez: Mets 25-10 SU off BB losses
Wolf: Dodgers 12-4 Over off 3+ home games
Interleague
Chicago White Sox at Philadelphia, 7:05 EST ESPN
Javier Vazquez (R) vs. Adam Eaton (R)
Vazquez: 6-1 Over pitching off a team win
Eaton: Philadelphia 6-15 SU at home off 6+ road games
Toronto at San Francisco, 10:15 EST
Josh Towers (R) vs. Matt Morris (R)
Towers: 1-10 TSR pitching off a team win
Morris: San Francisco 11-2 SU after the bullpen pitched 1 inning or less
Write-In Games:
Seattle at Cleveland, 7:05 EST
Cha Seung Baek (R) vs. Paul Byrd (R)
Baek: Seattle 1-5 SU off 3+ one-run wins
Byrd: 21-5 TSR as a home favorite
Houston at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 EST
Woody Williams (R) vs. Carlos Zambrano (R)
Williams: Houston 9-2 Under after losing 15+ of their last 20 games
Zambrano: 2-8 TSR as a home favorite of -150 to -200
** (TC) Denotes Time Change