MLB Suicide Game: A Strong Start to Round Eleven

Despite the interminable Round Ten, it doesn’t look like there was too much rust to work off here in Round Eleven, as the field goes 25-5 on opening day.

The most talked-about .215 hitter in baseball, Dan Uggla, hits a 3-run HR to give the underrated Paul Maholm and the Braves more than enough to beat SD, 6-1
Bry, Dannell, Dave, Pat, RyanDoc, Scott, and Wojo all nail this pick to get their rounds off to a good start
With these 7 wins, the field improves to 37-12 with the Bravos this year

9 Dodger runs is more than enough for Mr. Kershaw to put down the Buckos
Boot, MattK, and the return of Doogan all hit this to start the round right
The Dodgers are now 52-36 this year

Not sure if anyone's ever heard of this Trout guy, but he's pretty good...

The other LA team, the Angels, knocked off Cleveland last night, 8-4, behind yet another Mike Trout homer
GrossJr and Tyler win with the Halos on their one pick of the day; RyanDoc wins his second game of the day with this one
The 3 Angels wins give them a 71-37 record this year – the third most wins of any team, 1 behind… 

 The NL should take notice if Adam Wainwright is back to his old self, which he was last night in the Cardinals 5-2 win over Arizona
Gillig, Greeley, McGrath, and Rick hit this pick to start 1-0 this round
These 4 winners push the Cards to 72-29 for the field this year – the 2nd-most wins of any team this year, 1 behind…

The Nationals look dumber and dumber with each 1-2-3 inning Steven Strasburg throws, as he beats the Giants yesterday, 6-4
Chad opens his second round with a W, while MattK gets a pair of Ws on the day
The 2 winners is enough to keep the Nats ahead of every other team in wins for the field (73-36), but they do not have the best winning %, as that belongs to…

The Cubs pounds the hapless Astros at Wrigley yesterday afternoon, 7-2
Rohde, coming off a brutal loss in Round Ten, starts the round right, and Bry, gets his second win of the day
Yes, the Cubbies have the best winning percentage of any team so far – by a HUGE margin – as they improve to 8-1 for the field this year

It didn’t look good for the two guys who picked the Orioles last night, as Aaron Cook had a no-hitter through 5 innings – then the O’s pounced for 5 runs and beat the Sox
Mittenthal and RyanSmith both nabbed Ws with the hometown team on this night
The comeback saved the O’s from being .500 for the field, as they are now 18-14 this year

Miguel Cabrera’s 30th home run helped the Tigers beat Minnesota yesterday afternoon
All alone on this one, Josh, picks up the W
The one Tigers win is their 64th of the year against 40 losses

Roy Halladay and the Phillies got shelled by the Fish yesterday afternoon
All alone on this one, Walsh, picks up strike one
The Phillies loss here ties them (with Texas, incidentally) for the most Ls by a team – 48 – against 50 wins

R.A. Dickey was tempting enough for a couple of Mets picks, but the Reds and Mike Leake stole the show
Boot and Rick both split their two picks today, while Stumpf lost here as his only pick
3 Mets losses drops them to 17-23 this year when picked

Those red-hot Oakland A’s can beat anyone in the league – it seems – except the lowly Royals, as they lose again to KC, 3-2
Aaron and Dan (back for the first time since Round One) both pick up a strike to open Round Eleven
The A’s fall to just 3-9 this year overall

OVERALL – 27 entries so far
TWO WINS (3) – Bry, MattK, RyanDoc
ONE WIN, NO STRIKES (15) – Chad, Dave, Doogan, Gillig, Greeley, GrossJr, Josh, McGrath, Mittenthal, Pat, Rohde, RyanSmith, Scott, Tyler, Wojo
PICKING TWO GAMES TODAY (1, so far) – Kevin
ONE WIN, ONE STRIKE (3) – Boot, Dannell, Rick
ONE STRIKE (5) – Aaron, Dan, Steve, Stumpf, Walsh
TWO STRIKES (0)