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).\u00a0 Throw in the 21-4 in the AL East, and you’ve got 4 divisions that have combined for a 79-4 record.\u00a0 The ALC is 2-8 and the ALW is 0-1.<\/p>\n
And, it was a day of BIG innings all over the place…<\/p>\n
A 5-run 7th for the Reds<\/span> broke up a 0-0 tie en route to a 5-3 win over the Cubbies<\/em> A 6-run bottom of the 9th, capped off by a walkoff HR by B.J. Upton gave the Rays<\/span> a 7-4 win over the Sahx<\/em> A 7-run 4th turned out to be pretty important to Phil Hughes and the Yankees<\/span>, as they held on for a 10-7 win over Toronto<\/em><\/strong> The Cardinals<\/span> got 3 in the 1st and hung on for a 5-4 win over Houston<\/em><\/strong> The White Sox<\/span> couldn’t put together the big inning they needed, as they lost on an Eric Hosmer walkoff hit in the bottom of the 9th<\/em><\/strong> How could we have a theme of “big innings” without mentioning the Phillies’ 8-run first inning (without an extra-base hit)\u00a0and 7-run 9th inning?\u00a0 The first inning featured 9 singles,\u00a0a walk, and a HBP before any position player even made an out. OVERALL<\/span> – 24 entries 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).\u00a0 Throw in the 21-4 in the AL East, and you’ve … Continue reading
\n<\/strong>9 people won this game, putting the Reds at 82-39 this year and giving the NLC the most wins of any division (297)<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>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<\/p>\n
\n5 people hit on this pick giving the Bombers the most wins (85) of any AL club this year<\/p>\n
\nWojo’s W here put the Cards at 101 wins on the year (19 this round) – just 3 shy of the overall-leading Nats<\/p>\n
\nThe 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\u00a0CHW\u00a0with LAA for 2nd most in the AL, behind only TEX’s 53<\/p>\n
\n<\/em><\/strong>No one picked them, but I am a sucker for a good “theme.”\u00a0 Oh, and I’m also a sucker for 16-1 wins over the Mets…<\/p>\n
\nSTILL PERFECT (11) – Bry, Dannell, GrossJr, Josh, Kevin, Pat, Rohde, RyanSmith, Steve, Stumpf, Walsh
\nONE STRIKE (11) – Aaron, Boot, Chad, Dan, GregDoc, MattK, McGrath, Mittenthal, RyanDoc, Scott, Wojo
\nTWO STRIKES (2) – Jayson, Tyler<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"