Astros Dethrone Felix

June 13,2015

Felix Hernandez couldn't make it out of the first inning yesterday in Houston. Hernandez pitched just 1/3 of an inning, tying the shortest start of his career. He agreed after the game , "I killed the bullpen, Its my fault, this is the worst start of my career.".

Houston scored eight runs in the first inning, all eight off Hernandez. His ERA jumped from 2.51 to 3.38. Houston went on to win 10-0. The game also featured the first homerun by rookie Astros Carlos Correa, and Seattle back up catcher Jesus Sucre take the mound in the eighth and pitch a scoreless inning.

News Catch Up

June 7, 2015

Its been way too busy in the real world to blog this week, so here is a little catch up list with links to the stories we missed since Monday.

Yasiel Puig comes off the DL in a tear.

Red Sox Fan Seriously Injured by Broken Bat

King Felix gets his 9th Win 

A-Rod passes Bonds for 2nd on RBI List

Boston's Switch Pitcher makes MLB Debut

Mariners Trade for Mark Trumbo

WEEK 5 UPDATE

STANDINGS

NL EAST

TEAM	WINS	LOSS	GB
NYM	20	11	0
WSH	17	15	3.5
MIA	15	17	5.5
ATL	14	17	6
PHL	11	21	9.5

NL CENTRAL

TEAM	WINS	LOSS	GB
STL	22	9	0
CHC	15	15	6.5
CIN	15	16	7
PIT	15	16	7
MIL	11	21	11.5

NL WEST

TEAM	WINS	LOSS	GB
LAD	20	10	0
SD	17	16	4.5
SF	16	16	5
ARI	14	16	6
COL	11	17	8

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AL EAST

TEAM	WINS	LOSS	GB
NYY	20	12	0
TB	17	15	3
TOR	16	16	4
BOS	14	17	5.5
BAL	13	16	5.5

AL CENTRAL

TEAM	WINS	LOSS	GB
KC	20	11	0
DET	19	13	1.5
MIN	18	14	2.5
CHW	12	16	6.5
CLE	11	19	8.5

AL WEST

TEAM	WINS	LOSS	GB
HOU	20	12	0
LAA	15	17	5
SEA	14	17	5.5
TEX	13	18	6.5
OAK	12	21	8.5

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AL PLAYER OF THE WEEK

TORY HUNTER  - RF -  MIN                                  11/29 - 3 hr - 9 rbi - 9 runs

NL PLAYER OF THE WEEK

BRYCE HARPER  - RF -  WSH                              10/22  - 6 hr - 13 rbi 

AL PITCHER OF THE WEEK

MICHAEL PINEDA   -  NYY                                    2-0  -  0.60 era  -  22k

NL PITCHER OF THE WEEK

BARTOLO COLON   - NYM                                     2-0  - 3.29 era  - 15 k


TRADE/INURY/MILESTONE NOTABLES

Alex Rodriguez passes Willie Mays on the all time HR list and moves into 4th place.
Felix Hernandez strikes out his 2000th batter.

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KING FELIX NOTCHES 2000TH STRIKEOUT

May 10, 2015

FELIX HERNANDEZ recorded his 2,000th career strikeout, whiffing Oakland's Sam Fuld in the fifth inning of Sunday's game.

"From afar, when I was on the other side, I knew he was good, but I didn't know he was this great of a competitor," Manager Lloyd McClendon said. "Even a better teammate, so the accolades just keep coming and coming with this guy.
"He's a delight to watch every fifth day and I think we're all blessed. I'm not sure if everybody realizes what he's actually doing, but this guy's real, real good."

The crowd at Safeco Field gave Hernandez a standing ovation as he tossed the baseball to the dugout to keep as a souvenir and then walked around the mound. He finished with six strikeouts in seven innings in the Mariners 4-3 win to improve to 6-0 on the season.