Daily ArchiveSunday, September 10th, 2006
Posted on September 10, 2006 by Andrew Flynn
Overnight Dispatches
Brandon Webb threw a one-hitter for his third shutout of the season Saturday against the Cardinals. Scott Rolen’s fourth-inning double broke up the no-hit bid early enough, but Webb was nearly perfect otherwise. He walked none, though he did hit a batter, and he recorded five strikeouts to go along with his 16 groundball outs. In all, he threw just 96 pitches. Though Webb entered with a 5.36 ERA and a 31/22 K/BB ratio in his previous seven starts, this answers pretty much all of the remaining questions about the health of his elbow.
Chuck James moved to 9-3 by holding the Cubs to three runs — two earned — and six hits in seven innings on Saturday night. James won for the fifth time in six starts. He hasn’t allowed more than two earned runs in any of his last seven outings. The victory tonight brings the Braves back to within five games in the wild-card chace.
Chris Iannetta should see the majority of the action behind the plate for the Rockies the rest of the season now that Yorvit Torrealba has been shut down with a strained right shoulder. He figures to be the team’s starting catcher in 2007. Maybe Torrealba could have returned, but we get the feeling the Rockies would just as soon play Chris Iannetta anyway. It was also his shoulder that caused Torrealba to miss the first two months of the season. Iannetta will have fantasy value in NL-only leagues the rest of the way.
Jason Bay had a homer and a two-run double to lead the Pirates to a 7-4 win over the Reds on Saturday. Bay hasn’t been at his best lately, but he now has exactly as many homers (32) and RBI (101) as he finished 2005 with. The Reds have been a frequent victim this year. He’s batting .408 with four homers and 16 RBI in 12 games against the club.
Chipper Jones, who is dealing with a strained left oblique, took light infield practice and a few tentative left-handed swings in the cage Saturday, according to the AP. “I didn’t really stretch it out,” he said. “I was kind of afraid to. I just wanted to get out here and see something coming at me and swing a bat, exercise a little bit. I threw across the infield fine. As long as I didn’t overextend myself, I was fine.” Chipper may not return until late next week, and it’s possible that he won’t return at all this year.
Posted on September 10, 2006 by Andrew Flynn
September 10th - Standings and Statistics
Standings: 2ND - 83.5 points - 7.5 out of first Gained 2 points and 0 standings place since yesterday GOK! 91 / AARR / Cover Zero 80 / X 76 / SJ 70 / 10PK 69.5 HR AVG RBI R SB W ERA WHIP K'S S -- --- --- --- --- --- ---- ----- --- --- 237 .2805 885 858 134 84 4.22 1.382 920 47 2ND 4TH 2ND 5TH 2ND T-1 4TH 6TH 5TH T-4 --- --- --- --- --- + 1 --- + 1 --- --- BOX SCORE FOR 09.09 Atomic Roadrunners ab r h bi | bb so avg --------------------------------------------------------- Ronny Paulino Pit C 4 0 2 1 | 0 1 .319 Prince Fielder Mil 1B 4 0 1 0 | 0 1 .273 Jeff Kent LAD 2B 4 0 1 0 | 0 2 .277 Chad Tracy Ari 3B 3 0 0 0 | 0 1 .275 Jose Reyes NYM SS 4 0 1 0 | 0 1 .299 Mike Jacobs Fla 1B 4 0 0 0 | 1 1 .267 Khalil Greene SD SS 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 .247 Adam Dunn Cin OF 3 1 0 0 | 1 2 .242 Moises Alou SF OF 4 0 1 1 | 1 0 .294 Dave Roberts SD OF 5 0 0 0 | 0 1 .302 Shane Victorino Phi OF 5 1 2 0 | 1 0 .296 Jason Bay Pit OF 4 1 2 3 | 1 1 .284 --------------------------------------------------------- Totals 44 3 10 5 | 5 11 .227 --------------------------------------------------------- RBI: RPaulino 1(46), MAlou 1(57), JBay 3(101) 2B: PFielder 1(29), JReyes 1(28), JBay 1(26) HR: JBay 1(32) SB: JReyes 1(57) ERRORS: JKent 1(7), CTracy 1(24), JReyes 1(13) PITCHING ip h r er bb ibb so bf era whip ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Brandon Webb W(15-6) 9.0 1 0 0 0 0 5 30 0.00 0.11 Chuck James W(9-3) 7.0 6 3 2 1 0 6 28 2.57 1.00 Aaron Harang 7.0 8 4 4 0 0 5 29 5.14 1.14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals 23.0 15 7 6 1 0 16 87 2.35 0.70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- RESERVE HITTING ab r h bi | bb so avg --------------------------------------------------------- Carlos Quentin Ari OF 2 1 1 1 | 1 0 .262 Geoff Jenkins Mil OF 3 0 0 0 | 1 2 .256 Nook Logan Was OF 4 1 1 0 | 0 0 .250 --------------------------------------------------------- Totals 9 2 2 1 | 2 2 .222 --------------------------------------------------------- RBI: CQuentin 1(23) HR: CQuentin 1(7)