A 22-2 day leaves the field at an amazing 81-13 this round, including an unfathomable 58-0 in National League picks (including 31-0 in the NLC and 20-0 in the NLW). Throw in the 21-4 in the AL East, and you’ve got 4 divisions that have combined for a 79-4 record. The ALC is 2-8 and the ALW is 0-1.
And, it was a day of BIG innings all over the place…
A 5-run 7th for the Reds broke up a 0-0 tie en route to a 5-3 win over the Cubbies
9 people won this game, putting the Reds at 82-39 this year and giving the NLC the most wins of any division (297)
A 6-run bottom of the 9th, capped off by a walkoff HR by B.J. Upton gave the Rays a 7-4 win over the Sahx
7 people were saved by this 9th-inning rally, but it wasn’t enough to get the Rays over .500 for the year, as they are still 37-40 for the field
A 7-run 4th turned out to be pretty important to Phil Hughes and the Yankees, as they held on for a 10-7 win over Toronto
5 people hit on this pick giving the Bombers the most wins (85) of any AL club this year
The Cardinals got 3 in the 1st and hung on for a 5-4 win over Houston
Wojo’s W here put the Cards at 101 wins on the year (19 this round) – just 3 shy of the overall-leading Nats
The White Sox couldn’t put together the big inning they needed, as they lost on an Eric Hosmer walkoff hit in the bottom of the 9th
The only 2 losses of the day (Jayson and Tyler) handed out second strikes – the 43rd and 44th strikes doled out by the ChiSox this year – ties CHW with LAA for 2nd most in the AL, behind only TEX’s 53
How could we have a theme of “big innings” without mentioning the Phillies’ 8-run first inning (without an extra-base hit) and 7-run 9th inning? The first inning featured 9 singles, a walk, and a HBP before any position player even made an out.
No one picked them, but I am a sucker for a good “theme.” Oh, and I’m also a sucker for 16-1 wins over the Mets…
OVERALL – 24 entries
STILL PERFECT (11) – Bry, Dannell, GrossJr, Josh, Kevin, Pat, Rohde, RyanSmith, Steve, Stumpf, Walsh
ONE STRIKE (11) – Aaron, Boot, Chad, Dan, GregDoc, MattK, McGrath, Mittenthal, RyanDoc, Scott, Wojo
TWO STRIKES (2) – Jayson, Tyler
