Players of the Day for Tuesday, May 5, 2009
American League
The Toronto Blue Jays continue to confound the rest of the AL East, leading the division by a game over Boston, at 19-10. The Blue Jays have gotten solid pitching and timely hitting from the likes of
Adam Lind, who has been knocking around with Toronto since 2006 but has become a mainstay at DH this season. In Toronto's
10-6 win over Cleveland Tuesday, Lind was an integral part of the winning formula, singling twice and smacking a three-run homer in the 7th inning to crack open a game tied at 6-6. Lind drove in five runs to give him 29 on the year, with 6 home runs and a .333 batting average.
National League
After a month of trying, the Phillies have finally caught and passed the Marlins in the NL East, taking a 1/2 game lead in the division. Winning their third straight and second straight over the Cardinals,
Philly topped St. Louis in a 10-7 slugfest, their 8th road win against just two losses. Keying the victory was diminutive
Shane Victorino, the hitting star of last year's world series, who got the Phillies started with a solo home run in the first inning, a pair of singles, a double, three runs and three RBI. His 4-for-5 evening was marred only by being thrown out trying to steal second base in the fifth inning.
NOTES: Absolutely average on the road at 8-8, the LA Dodgers are unbeatable at home, compiling a 12-0 record at Chavez Ravine to open the 2008 campaign. Their even dozen wins tied the major league mark for consecutive home wins to open a season set in 1911 by the Detroit Tigers. The Dodgers won their sixth straight overall and, at 20-8, have the best record in the majors and lead the NL West with a 5 1/2-game bulge. LA goes for 13 straight Wednesday night, when they host the league's worst team, the Washington Nationals, who will enter the game with a 7-17 mark.
The Toronto Blue Jays continue to confound the rest of the AL East, leading the division by a game over Boston, at 19-10. The Blue Jays have gotten solid pitching and timely hitting from the likes of Adam Lind, who has been knocking around with Toronto since 2006 but has become a mainstay at DH this season. In Toronto's 10-6 win over Cleveland Tuesday, Lind was an integral part of the winning formula, singling twice and smacking a three-run homer in the 7th inning to crack open a game tied at 6-6. Lind drove in five runs to give him 29 on the year, with 6 home runs and a .333 batting average.
National League
After a month of trying, the Phillies have finally caught and passed the Marlins in the NL East, taking a 1/2 game lead in the division. Winning their third straight and second straight over the Cardinals, Philly topped St. Louis in a 10-7 slugfest, their 8th road win against just two losses. Keying the victory was diminutive Shane Victorino, the hitting star of last year's world series, who got the Phillies started with a solo home run in the first inning, a pair of singles, a double, three runs and three RBI. His 4-for-5 evening was marred only by being thrown out trying to steal second base in the fifth inning.
NOTES: Absolutely average on the road at 8-8, the LA Dodgers are unbeatable at home, compiling a 12-0 record at Chavez Ravine to open the 2008 campaign. Their even dozen wins tied the major league mark for consecutive home wins to open a season set in 1911 by the Detroit Tigers. The Dodgers won their sixth straight overall and, at 20-8, have the best record in the majors and lead the NL West with a 5 1/2-game bulge. LA goes for 13 straight Wednesday night, when they host the league's worst team, the Washington Nationals, who will enter the game with a 7-17 mark.
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