crazy 8s

The Phillies won their 8th straight game Friday night in San Francisco, beating the Giants 9-2. Vance Worley (2.35) won his 8th game of the year against just 1 loss, by throwing 7 good frames, scattering 7 hits and a walk, and allowing just 2 runs, and striking out 6. Mike Stutes (3.10) tossed another scoreless inning, and Shane Victorino, John Mayberry, and Hunter Pence all homered.

The win was #70 for the HomeSide.

In Houston, Jay Happ (4-14, 6.26) was hit hard again, this time by Milwaukee for 6 runs on 7 hits and 3 walks in just 4 innings. There is something not quite right with Happ. He is throwing a far too low percentage of strikes, and when he is in the zone, he is getting hammered........In New York, Michael Bourn (.301) drove in a run with a sacrifice fly to help the Braves beat the Mets, 4-1..................In Arlington, Jason Donald was 1 for 5 and scored a run for the Indians in their 8-7, 11-inning loss to the Rangers.


In Lakewood, Cameron Rupp had 3 more hits, and is now hitting .280, but the BlueClaws lost to West Virginia, 7-3. Good relief pitching from Tyler Knigge (4.1 IP, 1 run, 3 hits, 1 walk, 3 Ks) and Colby Shreve (3 IP, first earned run in over 20 innings) after Ervis Manzinillo could not get out of the 1st inning.............In Clearwater, Tampa shut out the Threshers, 7-0 on 6 hits. Darin Ruf (.318) and Travis Mattair had 2 hits each for the Threshers...............In Binghamton, Matt Rizzotti hit his 20th home run for Reading, but the Mets took a 6-3 decision from the Phillies. "Riz" is hitting .290 and has driven in 67 runs so far. Steve Singleton had 2 more hits, including a double, and scored a run for the R-Phils. Chris Kissock had a nice outing, going 3.1 relief innings when J.C.Ramirez could not complete the 3rd. Kissock allowed 1 run on 4 hits, NO walks, and kept Reading within striking distance...........In Durham, the IronPigs edged the Bulls, 4-3. Freddy Galvis had 2 hits and drove in a run, and Domonic Brown (.328) added a hit and a walk. Joe Savery (3-0, 3.48) was the winning pitcher, ironically because he gave up a run in his inning and then benefited from Lehigh Valley's 2-run 7th. Mike Zagurski retired all 4 hitters he faced and got credit for his 8th hold.

In Bowie, the combination of Anthony Gose (single, walk, HR #11, 3 runs, SB #51) and Travis d'Arnaud (.331, 2 single, double, 2 RBI) for New Hampshire devastated the BaySox 11-3..........In Omaha, it was the combination of Adrian Cardenas (.298, 3 for 4, double RBI) and Michael Taylor (.296, 2 for 4 run scored) proving to be the difference in Sacramento's 2-1 win over the Storm Chasers.

In Springdale, Edgar Garcia recorded his 2nd save for Northwest Arkansas with 3 solid innings, allowing only 1 hit and 1 walk as the Naturals beat the Arkansas Travelers, 6-2............In Corpus Christi, Jonathan Villar (.236) had 2 hits again for the Hooks in their 4-3 loss to Midland.......In Las Vegas, the 51s took a 10-inning, 6-5 win from Oklahoma City. Kevin Howard (.298) was 1 for 3, and Bobby Korecky (1.93) retired 5 hitters for Vegas, allowing 1 run on 1 hit and 1 walk..........In Scranton, the Yankees routed the Bats, 8-4. Greg Golson (.273) was 1 for 5, and threw out a runner at home!