By Staff Writer: Brad Atkinson
Interleague play starts this week and runs almost until the end of the season . . . individual recaps are below.
The Red Sox stay on their winning ways, albeit just barely, and move into a tie for first place in their division. The Royals winning streak stops at 3 because of a rather mediocre week . . . the Red Sox took advantage in a timely fashion.
MVP: Ryan Spilborghs - .409/1.389, 4 R, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 1 SB
Goat: Ian Snell – 2 GS, 9.0 IP, 2.56 Whip, 13.00 ERA . . . Royals lost ERA by 0.06.
Another squeaker in a week full of squeakers is found here. The Twins get back on the winning track while the Tigers continue to struggle. This game was so close that it could have turned on several individual performances. The bottom line is that the Twins keep pace with the rest of their division and stay in the race for the playoffs.
MVP: Ryan Dempster – 2 W, 12 IP, 10 K
Goat: Robinson Cano - .154/.308, 2 R
The Mariners dominate the batting side of the ball with near-record setting numbers and their mediocre pitching numbers give them a blowout against a suddenly stumbling
MVP: Chase Utley - .391/1.587, 9 R, 5 HR, 14 RBI, 2 SB
Goat: Chris Young - .172/.502, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI
Chicago (
The White Sox blast to 8-1 with their seventh win in a row riding great batting with just enough pitching to get by this week. The Blue Jays meanwhile continue to stake their claim as the worst team in the league . . . this is the closest they have been to the winner’s circle in some time.
MVP: Jose Reyes - .367/1.224, 10 R, 3 HR, 4 RBI, 3 SB
Goat: Jair Jurrjens – 2 GS, 0 W, 9 IP, 2.78 Whip, 9.00 ERA
A sister kisser between the first place Cardinals and the last place D’backs is a bit disappointing for both teams. None of the categories were really all that close so neither team can say that they nearly won. With the tie
MVP: Scott Kazmir – 2 GS, 2 W, 14 IP, 16 K, 0.64 Whip, 0.64 ERA
Goat: The most disastrous start for someone actually in a lineup – Carlos Silva 0.2 IP, 7 H, 7 ER, 0 K.
The fifth game of the week decided by half a win or less and the Reds could have really used this one. They go to two losses in a row but still tied for a wild card spot. The
MVP: Manny Ramirez - .320/1.153, 6 R, 3 HR, 8 RBI . . . Ellsbury had 8 SB this week.
Goat: Aaron Harang’s 10 H in 4 IP against the lowly Pirates cost the Reds the Whip win and this game.
The Dodgers pull into a tie for the last wild card spot in the NL and keep the Cubs a half game behind themselves and the Reds in the race. This win was more about the Cubs underperformance than any dominance by the Dodgers . . . but at this point teams are taking wins any time they can get them.
MVP: Ian Kinsler - .360/.953, 6 R, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 1 SB
Goat: Dan Uggla - .120/.314, 2 R, 1 RBI
MVP: Texiera and Bruce combine for .404/1.353, 11 R, 5 HR, 18 RBI, 2 SB while Cueto, Santana and
Goat: 6 batters with 3 or more starts with weeks batting under .200.
Week 10 Preview:
An eight week inter-league battle royale begins:
Braves (
Two teams on minor winning streaks butt heads to see who can continue on and who will fall off just a bit. The Braves are 2-0 under new management.
Cubs (
Two struggling teams match up to see who can better right their ship and try to get back on track for the playoffs.
Cardinals (
Two first place, but struggling teams meet up in an important game for each. The Indians are in danger of dropping out of first place and the playoffs altogether while the Cardinals are not in danger this week, but only have a 1.5 game lead to work with.
Reds (4-5) at Blue Jays (1-8)
The Reds are licking their chops at the chance to take on the worst team in the league while the rival Cardinals are facing a first place team. It’s time for them to get back in the divisional race.
Astros (8-1) at Royals (3-6)
Two teams that lost last week ending long winning streaks try to get back on track against each other. The overall records lean way in favor of the Astros, but last week proved that records are not a good indicator of week-to-week performance.
Dodgers (4-5) at Twins (6-3)
The Dodgers try to solidify their tenuous playoff hold while the Twins are simply battling to stay competitive in their division despite a great 6-3 record.
Diamondbacks (
The Mariners get what seems to be the easiest NL team for their first matchup, but
The
Good Luck to all this week!!
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