Just a few notes on Wednesday games

@Blue Jays 8, Yankees 1: I confess — I did not pencil in Kyle Drabek for 7 strong IP against the Yanks. In 3 prior starts (13.2 IP), they pummeled him for 12 runs and 27 baserunners.

  • Robinson Cano got his 300th double in game #1,090. In the game-searchable era, only 9 players got there faster. For all time, Cano is the 13th to reach 300 doubles within 8 seasons; one of those is his teammate, Mark Teixeira.
  • The Jays are only 4th in AL HRs (betcha don’t know who’s #1), but they bunch ’em: This was their 7th game of 3+ HRs, tied for the lead.
  • Swing/gone: That ball was scalded. So was this one.
  • Encarnacion has had streaky power in the past, but never topped 26 HRs or 76 RBI; he now has 13 HRs and 34 RBI in 38 games.
  • Yanks are now 0-8 when they don’t homer, the only team without such a win. Last year, they were 20-24, the 2nd-best W% in homerless games.

@Indians 9, Mariners 3Payback: When King Felix faced the Indians in April, he squelched them for 8 IP with 12 Ks. Tonight they peppered him for 8 runs on 10 hits in 3.2 IP, producing a Game Score of 13, the 2nd-worst of his career. It’s just the 3rd time he’s allowed 8+ runs out of 214 career starts.

  • Ubaldo Jimenez wasn’t brilliant, but his 2 walks (in 6 IP) were a season low and his strike percentage a season high. How much impact can a single walk have? Here are his career records by walk total: 1 walk (30 starts), 2.96 ERA; 2 walks (36), 3.46; 3 walks (35), 4.21.
  • Each team hit 1 solo HR, but the Tribe put 19 other men on base by hit or walk.

@Rays 2, Red Sox 1: Boston won the first 3 games against Tampa by a combined 31-11; they’ve lost the next two 1-0 and 2-1.

@Padres 4, Dodgers 2: Baseball is a long and twisty road for a career minor-leaguer like Dale Thayer. He got his first taste at 28, but logged just 26 IP in the majors over the last 3 years (1 save, 3 losses), and this April began his 7th season at AAA. Suddenly, he’s locking down games for the Padres, notching his 4th save in 9 days. He’s tossed 8 scoreless innings without a walk.

  • SD beat LA for the 1st time after 6 losses. Chase Headley powered the W with a go-ahead 2-run double and his team-high 5th HR. Clayton Richard, coming in on a 5-start losing streak, settled in after a quick 2-run 1st and allowed just 2 more hits through 7 IP; no walks helped him do it in 90 pitches.

Orioles 4, @Royals 3 (15)Adam Jones just learned that nothing takes the sting out of an 0-for-6 like a game-winning bomb.

  • KC came home after winning 4 straight on the road, where they’re 11-7. Now they’re 4-14 at home.
  • 2nd scoreless start in 3 this year by Felipe Paulino, who has a 21 Ks and 5 walks in 18.2 IP. A win would’ve upped his career record to 12-32, but…
  • Broxton blew it — 4 hits, 2 runs, no strikeouts. He’s a solid 8-for-10 in save tries, but there are warning signs. Ten of his 15 games have been K-free, and his current 5.5 SO/9 is less than half his career average. Through 2009 (5 years), Broxton averaged 11.9 SO/9 and a 147 ERA+. He hasn’t been the same since.
  • I just saw something weird on the MLB network. They cut in to show Adam Jones at bat in the 15th, giving every impression that it was live — commenting pitch-by-pitch, one guy predicting that Jones would swing from the heels on a 1-0 pitch, etc. While the AB is supposedly still going on, I peek at the live box score on my laptop and see that Jones has already homered and the next guy made out. What was the point of MLB’s deception? Do they do it often?

Reds 6, @Mets 3: Turned the channel for 5 minutes to watch the NY Rangers score a power play goal, and by the time I got back the Mets’ bullpen turned another slim lead into a 3-run deficit. Switched back and the Devils had tied it up. (At least I only care about one of these games.)

  • Pitcher Mike Leake went 2 for 2 with a run and a sacrifice, raising his career BA to .270 (31/115) — despite striking out in 35% of his non-sacrifice PAs. His BAbip is .425.
  • Wouldn’t be surprised if D.J. Carrasco is released before the month is out. He was awful last year, hurt and awful so far this year, and he’s 35. Mets TV team noted that for the 2nd straight night, Carrasco helped complete a player’s first-ever 2-HR game — first Travis Ishikawa, then Todd Frazier. (Postgame update: Carrasco was DFA’d. Now I feel bad.)

Twins 11, @Tigers 7: First win this year by a team whose SP lasted 2 IP or less and yielded 6+ runs. There were 2 such games last year and 18 over the past 5 years.

  • Season-high in runs for the Twins, who’re still last in AL scoring.
  • Detroit erred for the cycle in the early innings — miscues from 1B, 2B, SS and 3B — contributing to 4 unearned runs.
  • Rick Porcello (6 R, 2 ER in 4 IP) continues to suffer from Mike Pelfrey syndrome: Can’t put ’em away. He didn’t walk anyone, but still threw 100 pitches to 20 batters. His 5.4 SO/9 so far is a career high, but that’s still in the bottom quartile of AL qualifiers. Some things are going well — he’s walked just 9 in 45 IP, and his GB/FB ratio is among the top 10. But a pitcher with a very low K rate needs to do everything else well, and Porcello still allows too many HRs.
  • Since a 9-3 start, the Tigers are 9-16 and haven’t won 2 in a row.
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Jimbo
Jimbo
11 years ago

How does Moyer getting a win and 2 rbi’s not get a note?

Also of note: Emilio Bonifacio is a perfect 20/20 stealing bases.

Daniel Longmire
Daniel Longmire
11 years ago
Reply to  Jimbo

On the list of oldest players to collect an RBI (or even rarer, a 2-RBI game), where would Moyer rank after tonight?

Kevin B
11 years ago

I believe he’s the oldest player with an RBI. He surpassed Julio Franco.

Richard Chester
Richard Chester
11 years ago
Reply to  Kevin B

He is the oldest. He is about 5 months older than Franco was.

Daniel Longmire
Daniel Longmire
11 years ago

Thanks for that; the MLB recap didn’t mention it. I thought Minnie Minoso might have snagged one! Just another incredible tidbit in a historic season.

Nick Pain
Nick Pain
11 years ago
Reply to  John Autin

Here’s a link to Coleman’s run at the beginning of the ’89 season:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.cgi?id=colemvi01&t=b&year=1989&share=3.72#610-698-sum:batting_gamelogs

Conversely, Ichiro ended the 2006 season with 39 consecutive steals without being caught:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.cgi?id=suzukic01&t=b&year=2006&share=0.61#813-957-sum:batting_gamelogs

bstar
11 years ago
Reply to  John Autin

Another interesting note about Bonifacio that I wasn’t aware of, and maybe only Marlins devotees are: Emilio already has 7 or 8 delayed steals this year, where he hesitates a second or two, widens his lead, and then takes off. He seems to have perfected the art of beating whoever is covering second to the bag. Unfortunately, there is no way to measure how many delayed steals are occurring across baseball, but having that many at the quarter point of the season seems pretty rare.

Neil L.
Neil L.
11 years ago
Reply to  bstar

bstar, isn’t the delayed steal a lost art in modern baseball, whether of home or second?

If we are indeed entering another low-offense era in baseball, and the evidence is mixed, then the
re-emergence of the delayed steal will become more pronounced.

Does Bonifacio time his steals to coincide with the catcher returning the ball to the mound?

bstar
11 years ago
Reply to  Neil L.

Neil, the one delayed steal they showed Bonifacio pulling off appeared to be one where he only hesitates enough to let the 2B/SS think he’s not going and then takes off. He’s so fast that he beats whoever is supposed to cover to the bag, so no it doesn’t appear to be the type of delayed steal you are referring to.

Oddly, Jason Heyward just got gunned down as I typed this attempting a delayed steal after a HBP.

Ed
Ed
11 years ago

I want to say something about the amazing season that Asdrubal Cabrera is having. Last year, he struck out in 17.8% of his plate appearances; this year only 6.5%! Similarly, last year he walked in only 6.6% of his plate appearances. This year it’s 12.3%.

Tom
Tom
11 years ago
Reply to  Ed

And here’s hoping he at least comes close to sustaining! Both the team and town could use some good times. His babip is a bit above normal but at his career average so who knows. The Tribe still hasn’t faced Detroit, hopefully he can hang with the likes of Fister and Verlander better than he has in the past. If you’ve been watching, what do you think of his defense? He’s constantly on highlight reels and BR has a positive dWAR for him this year and last. However, FG shows his UZR to be in the tank throughout his career.… Read more »

Ed
Ed
11 years ago
Reply to  John Autin

A few comments: 1) I’m in Europe right now so no opportunity to watch games. And evaluating fielding isn’t my specialty. I’ve read mixed reviews about his defense over the years. 2) Despite his power surge last year, his OPS+ (120) wasn’t that different from 2009 (114). 3) There were comments about his wearing down as the season went on last year so we’ll have to see how that plays out this year. (his OPS was .836 in the first half, .729 in the second) 4) He actually came under a lot of criticism this year because he came to… Read more »

Tom
Tom
11 years ago
Reply to  Ed

1 SO, 0 BB today but worked a nice AB to turn an 0-2 count to 3-2 before an RBI single.

The entire Indians team seems to wear down last year. I blame it on whatever is in the water there that’s giving every Browns player staph after a surgery.

Ed
Ed
11 years ago
Reply to  John Autin

Hands off our current 2nd baseman John!!!

Voomo Zanzibar
Voomo Zanzibar
11 years ago

I know this is blasphemy and perhaps a sign that all this 2012 stuff might actually come to fruition, but…… the Yankees and Red Sox might finish in a tie for last place.

Ed
Ed
11 years ago
Reply to  Voomo Zanzibar

Too bad it’s not like European league soccer where they could be demoted to the minors!

Mike L
Mike L
11 years ago
Reply to  Voomo Zanzibar

Voomo, it’s possible. The 64 Dodgers through in an 80 win season after they won the series in 1963. From 62-66 they had 102 wins, 99 (WS), 80, 97 (WS) and 95 (lost WS). 64 was an off year and they had some injuries. The 67 Orioles basically did the same thing-76 wins the year after they swept the Dodgers. From 64, they had 97,94,97(WS),76, then 91, 109 (lost WS) and 108 (WS). 67 they had a bunch of subpar years and a lot of injuries to their pitching. Both the Yankees and Red Sox are older, less talented, and… Read more »

Lawrence Azrin
Lawrence Azrin
11 years ago
Reply to  Voomo Zanzibar

This nearly happened in 1966:

Red Sox 72-90: 9th place, 26 GB
Yankees 70-89: 10th place, 26.5 GB

The Red Sox did a little better in 1967.

Michael
Michael
11 years ago

I notice Cardinals games aren’t covered in these usually. Why is that?

Neil L.
Neil L.
11 years ago
Reply to  Michael

Michael, John Autin is the most equitable blogger in the baseball universe, gining equal coverage to all markets, in my experience.

Evan
Evan
11 years ago
Reply to  Michael

There’s probably a slight east coast bias since the games end earlier and John has to get up in the morning and go to work. Apparently Andy isn’t paying him quit-your-day-job-type money.

bstar
11 years ago
Reply to  John Autin

John, glad you could turn this around and take it as a compliment, because that’s really what it is. You need to come up with a standard reply to these comments that you can just easily paste without a second’s hesitation. Of course, my personal opinion is that you do hate the Cardinals, have an east-coast bias, and are both a stumble-bum and a hack. 🙂 🙂 🙂

tag
tag
11 years ago
Reply to  John Autin

John, just want to add my voice to those praising your write-ups. I live in Europe and can watch day games on MLB.com, but don’t get to view any under-the-lights action due to the time difference. I also don’t have a whole lot of access to recaps the next morning – the European press being notorious for its indifference to the US’s national pastime 🙂 Your improvement on Yahoo’s reports and that of other such sources is substantial. Also, as a Cubs fan, I couldn’t care less if you never covered the Cards 🙂 🙂

Kevin B
11 years ago

A few notes on Adam Jones: -Paired with his 17th-inning 3-run-HR in Boston two weeks ago, last night’s shot makes him the first player to hit two homers in the 15th inning or later in the same season since Mark McGwire in 1988. -The Orioles are 11-1 this year when Jones hits a home run. 9 of his 12 have either tied the game or put the O’s in the lead. And the game in general: -The Orioles have played 7 extra-inning games already this year. They lost the first 2 at home, and have now won their last 5… Read more »

Evil Squirrel
11 years ago

I just saw something weird on the MLB network. They cut in to show Adam Jones at bat in the 15th, giving every impression that it was live — commenting pitch-by-pitch, one guy predicting that Jones would swing from the heels on a 1-0 pitch, etc. While the AB is supposedly still going on, I peek at the live box score on my laptop and see that Jones has already homered and the next guy made out. What was the point of MLB’s deception? Do they do it often? Yes, they do. I noticed it the first time last year… Read more »

Christopher
Christopher
11 years ago
Reply to  Evil Squirrel

There is a middle ground here: I accept that the producer knows what is about to happen when he directs the feed to the on-air talent, but the on-air talent might not know. They can guess that something is going to happen–but have no clue whether it is a bases loaded strike out, or a triple play or a grand slam. That way, the on-air talent can make fresh comments as if they were seeing it live rather than having to play act their surprise.

At least, if I were producing the show, that’s how I’d do it.

Neil L.
Neil L.
11 years ago

Very late to the discussion here, JA, but it was a watershed start for Kyle Drabek last night for the Blue Jays. After recent rough outings, he was poised to return to meltdown form against a patient, veteran Yankees’ team. Was it the old demotable, Kyle Drabek or the “new” 2012 version? His sinker was explosive, his ball movement was tangible when he threw it to the middle of the plate on his other pitches, and the Yankees couldn’t really touch him. Kyle Drabek still doesn’t trust his “stuff”, but he will be in the rotation for a while now… Read more »

Fireworks
Fireworks
11 years ago

JA, regarding the MLB Tonight “Live” look-in being on delay, I noticed that a couple years back. They don’t do it all the time but they do it on occasion. I’m sure you notice that on occasion they’ll say that something has happened in a game before they go to break. With more than half a dozen games going on sometimes it’s not easy to be looking in on the right one at the right time, and if they always offered full disclosure about when they already know the outcome of an event it would probably make the show itself… Read more »

bstar
11 years ago
Reply to  Fireworks

Fireworks, I was going to try and post some sort of defense of MLBNetwork and how they do things, but you said it way better than I could have. MLBN has come a long way, and I continue to be impressed with their rapid progression from a hard-to-watch network into one that has become very relevant and, often times lately, essential if you’re interested in seeing the most important at-bats on a daily basis. The fact that they might fudge a few seconds every now and then seems excusable to me given the exciting moments they are providing us in… Read more »

Fireworks
Fireworks
11 years ago
Reply to  bstar

The only place where you and I differ is that MLBN was never hard to watch for me. It was poor on programming in the beginning, for certain (and still poor in it’s own way–I was excited about “Baseball IQ” but it didn’t really turn out the way it should’ve and there should be a daily version of a similar show, in my opinion), but my TV is tuned to it a good 75% of the time to it during the season, more in the offseason. Then again, I watch all my TV shows and movies on my 1080p monitor…… Read more »

Fireworks
Fireworks
11 years ago

And now to get banned from posting on HHS. Cole Hamels is tiring. With his Phils up 3-1 with none out in the eighth inning, he surrenders a walk, a single up the middle, and has gone to 3-0 on the batter at the plate. Rich Dubee (pitching coach): Cole’s gonna walk this guy. Charlie Manuel: Ayup. Rich: Not very old school of him. Charlie: S’pose not. Rich: You know, after you bring Bastardo in to face the lefty, you should bring in Papelbon. Charlie: What? That doesn’t make any sense. It’s not a save situation. Charlie flaps a hand… Read more »

nightfly
11 years ago
Reply to  Fireworks

Randy Savage, stathead.

That’s a beautiful bit of writing there, Fireworks.

Hartvig
Hartvig
11 years ago
Reply to  Fireworks

Fireworks-

You left out the part where the skies opened up and a heavenly choir came down singing Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus”.

Or were you saving that part for when you sell the movie rights?

Nash Bruce
Nash Bruce
11 years ago
Reply to  Fireworks

what those other guys said. WOW, dude. 😀

bstar
11 years ago
Reply to  Fireworks

Inspired work, Fireworks. Glad Nash posted about this or it would have slipped through the cracks without me getting to read it.

Neil L.
Neil L.
11 years ago
Reply to  Fireworks

Fireworks, you wrote dialogues like this back in BB-Ref blogs that cracked the rest of the community up.

So what comedy sitcm do you ghost-write for? 🙂

Great parody(?).

Fireworks
Fireworks
11 years ago
Reply to  Neil L.

Thank you guys. I on rare occasion have to imagine some sort of ridiculous conversation in the dugout to explain the moves managers make.

The two I wrote about previously are about Scioscia, http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/13714#comment-133733 and Girardi, http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/12631#comment-126751

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