Pujols passes Mantle

Jan 12,2015

Albert Pujols rocketed homerun number 537 yesterday passing Mickey Mantle on the all time homer list. The blast helped secure a 7-2 Angels win over the Rays. Pujols is now 11 homers behind Mike Schmidt as he edges into even more exclusive company.He is second only to Alex Rodriguez among active players, ARod has 665 homers.

PADRES WIN ON WALK OFF GRAND SLAM

May 30,2015

Walk offs are exciting, a walk off grand slam is really exciting. Last night the Padres beat the Pirates 6-2. The unlikely hero was DEREK NORRIS the Padres Catcher who went 1 for 5 in the game, the other four at bats....all strikeouts. So when Norris came to the plate with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the ninth, with the winning run on third base, the crowd was a little pessimistic. Norris changed everyone's mind though as he rocked a fastball over the fence in between left and center fields.

This was the first walk off victory for the Padres in 2015 and puts them just two games below 500 in their quest to get back into the mix in the National League West race.

SYNDERGAARD HOMERS IN SHUTOUT

May 28,2015

   NOAH SYNDERGAARD helped himself out in the NY Mets 7-0 win over the Phillies at CitiField. Besides throwing 7 1/3  scoreless innings on Wednesday with six strikeouts, Syndergaard also lit it up from the other side, batting 3 for 3 with a mammoth homerun.

    Only this type of performance could overshadow the day LUCAS DUDA had going 3 for 4 with a double and two long balls.

    Syndergaard received his second consecutive standing ovation as he left the CitiField mound in the eighth. The Mets completed the three game sweep of the Phillies and are off on Thursday before traveling to Florida to take on the Marlins

DONALDSON GOES ON A TEAR

May 27,2015

JOSH DONALDSON had a pretty good night at the plate. The Toronto slugger went 4 for 4 with a walk, highlighted  with 2 homeruns, and four RBIs, he also scored five runs. Oh, and by the way the second homer was a walk off in the bottom of the ninth to win the game for the BlueJays 10-9 against the WhiteSox.

ACE HOMERS OFF ACE

May 21,2015

MADISON BUMGARER became the first major league pitcher to homer off CLAYTON KERSHAW.

In the third inning Bumgarner jumped on the first pitch and pulled it into the left field stands. The homer put the Giants up 1-0 and then Bumgarner never looked back as the GIants pitching staff combined to shut out the Dodgers 4-0.

ALVAREZ HOMER LANDS IN BOAT

May 20,2015

Pittsburgh's PEDRO ALVAREZ blasted a homerun out of PNC Park in Pittsburgh, which landed in a boat docked on the Alleghany river.

The Pirates ended up losing 8-5 to the Minnesota Twins despite the long ball.

Alvarez is only the 36th player to launch a ball into the river since the ballpark opened in 2001, but only the third to hit the river (or a boat) on the fly!

BELTRE BLASTS #400

May 16,2015

Last night Rangers Third-baseman ADRIAN BELTRE joined the 400 home-run club. Beltre remained humble in the post game interview when asked about his milestone, he stated that he was more concerned that the Rangers fell to the Indians 8-3 at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.

 Beltre becomes just the fourth third-baseman to hit 400 (with more than 75% of games at third base), joining hall of famers MIKE SCHMIDT, EDDIE MATTHEWS and future Hall of Famer CHIPPER JONES. He is currently fourth among active players, only behind ALEX RODRIGUEZ, ALBERT PUJOLS and DAVID ORTIZ.

STANTON LEAVES THE PARK

GIANCARLO STANTON blasted one out of Dodger Stadium, literally last night. The estimatated distance of 478ft is one of the longest homeruns hit this year. The Homerun was only the fifth ever to be blasted out of Dodger Stadium. Despite the homer the Marlins lost to the Dodgers 11-1.

MLB HOMERUN LEADERS

AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS

NELSON CRUZ             SEA            14

HANLEY RAMIREZ      BOS           10

MARK TEXIERA           NYY           10 

NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS

TODD FRAZIER                  CIN             10

ADRIAN GONZALEZ         LAD              9

JOC PEDERSON                  LAD             9 

A-Rod's Blast Ties Mays and More

From MLB.com

A-Rod accomplishes a first with milestone home run

When Alex Rodriguez hit his milestone 660th home run Friday, it was unlike any of the previous 659 he had hit previously in one significant way. The solo shot, which tied A-Rod with Willie Mays for fourth on the all-time home run list, was Rodriguez's first as a pinch-hitter. He was just 1-for-16 as a pinch-hitter prior to the milestone homer, with the one hit being a single back on Aug. 25, 2013. Rodriguez's 660th homer also came on a 3-0 pitch, marking just the third time in his 21-year career that he's homered when facing a 3-0 count.

Harper Blasts Three

BRYCE HARPER went 3 for 4 including three homeruns in his first three at bats in today's game.
The Nationals beat the Marlns 7-5 in Miami.
Harper had a chance to tie the Major League record of four homeruns in a regulation game, but  ended with a ground ball out in the seventh inning.
Sixteen major leaguers are tied with four homeruns in a game, including LOU GHERIG,WILLIE MAYS and most recently JOSH HAMILTON in 2012

OPENING DAY HOMERS

EDWIN ENCARNACION  - TORONTO         1                       (1)
DEVON TRAVIS                - TORONTO         1                       (1)
BRETT GARDNER            -  NYY                   1                       (1)
JD MARTINEZ                   -  DETROIT          1                       (1)
ALEX AVILA                     -  DETROIT          1                       (1)
COREY DICKERSON        - ROCKIES           1                        (1)
NOLAN ARENADO           - ROCKIES           1                        (1)
DUSTIN PEDROIA             - BOSTON            2                        (2)
MOOKIE BETTS                 - BOSTON            1                        (1)
HANLEY RAMIREZ           - BOSTON            2                        (2)
ALEJANDRO DE AZA       - BALTIMORE     1                       (1)              
SEAN PEARCE                   - BALTIMORE     1                        (1)
RYAN FLAHERTY             - BALTIMORE     1                        (1)
EVAN LONGORIA             - TAMPA BAY     1                        (1)
BRYCE HARPER                - WASHINGTON 1                        (1)
JOSE ABREU                      - WHITE SOX       1                        (1)
MIKE MOUSTAKIS           - ROYALS             1                        (1)
ALEX RIOS                         - ROYALS             1                        (1)
MIKE TROUT                     - ANGELS             1                        (1)
DUSTIN ACKLEY              - MARINERS        1                        (1)
ANDREW MCCUTCHEN  - PIRATES             1                        (1)
JAY BRUCE                        - REDS                   1                        (1)
TODD FRAZIER                 - REDS                   1                        (1)
ADRIAN GONZALEZ       - DODGERS           1                         (1)
JIMMY ROLLINS              - DODGERS           1                         (1)
BEN ZOBRIST                   - OAKLAND          1                         (1)
STEPHEN VOGT               - OAKLAND          1                         (1)