Ryan Braun was the first casualty of the Biogenesis investigation yesterday. The former National League MVP and former Cane was suspended by MLB for the remainder of the season and any postseason games this year. He will not appeal. Here is the story from ESPN:
ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick filed this report:
Jon Morosi of Fox Sports has no love at all for Braun:
Buster Olney of ESPN calls Braun the “Lance Armstrong” of baseball:
Tim Brown of Yahoo!Sports looks at what the Braun suspension means for Alex Rodriguez and others mentioned in the Biogenesis investigation:
More suspensions to come, especially if the players are smart. A 60 game or so suspension this season is better than 100-150 games next year if they appeal. The players union has already stated that they will not defend the cheaters if MLB’s evidence is strong. Also look for the teams in contention to make deals to protect themselves against those possible suspensions.
Jim Bowden of ESPN talks about just that:
Back to baseball on the field. The Marlins wasted no time last night to end their embarrassing scoreless innings streak. The Fish scored two first-inning runs and went on to beat the Rockies 3-1. Giancarlo Stanton drove in the first run with a double, scoring Ed Lucas. Placido Polanco drove home Stanton with a sacrifice fly, and Lucas later homered to account for the third Marlins run. Tom Koehler took advantage of the offensive explosion last night, giving up only a Troy Tulowitzki home run in his seven innings of work. Koehler scattered eight hits, struck out seven, and didn’t walk anyone. Game two of the four game series with the Rockies is tonight. Jhoulys Chacin will start for the Rockies, while Jose Fernandez takes the hill for the Fish. Game time is at 8:40 pm, Miami time. The expected pitching matchups for the rest of the series with the Rockies:
WEDNESDAY Jacob Turner vs Jorge de la Rosa 8:40 pm
THURSDAY Nathan Eovaldi vs Juan Nicasio 3:10 pm
The Marlins return home for a Friday night encounter with the Pittsburgh Pirates, the first of ten consecutive games at Marlins Park.
After last night’s win, the Marlins optioned infielder Derek Dietrich and outfielder Marcell Ozuna to AA-Jacksonville and they are bringing up outfielders Jake Marisnick and Christian Yelich. Marisnick is batting .294 with 12 homers and 46 RBI, while Yelich is hitting .280 with 9 home runs and 33 RBI. Both Ozuna and Dietrich had been struggling offensively. Ozuna had only 3 hits in his last 38 at bats, while Dietrich was 2 for his last 15. The Marlins want them to get some work at the minor league level to get back to where they were. Like I’ve always said, the place to learn and develop is NOT on the major league roster. This is what happens when you bring up guys too early.
Here’s Juan Rodriguez’ article in the Sun Sentinel on the call-up of Marisnick and Yelich.
In the Major Leagues yesterday, first in the National League,
Pirates 6 Nationals 5
Andrew McCutchen belted a pair of two-run homers. Bad news for the Pirates as closer Jason Grilli had to leave the game in the ninth inning with an apparent arm injury.
Braves 2 Mets 1
Pinch-hitter Reed Johnson drove in the go-ahead run with a single as the Braves scored two runs in the ninth to beat the Mets. Johnson has six hits in his last seven pinch-hit at bats.
Padres 5 Brewers 3
Jesus Guzman drove in three runs, Carlos Quentin plated two runs.
Cubs 4 Diamondbacks 2
Junior Lake went 4-5 with a home run and three RBI. Dioner Navarro also connected long distance in the win.
Reds 11 Giants 0
Coming off his no-hitter last week, Tim Lincecum gave up eight runs and nine hits in his 3 2/3 innings of work, including three home runs. Devin Mesoraco, Shin-Soo Choo, and Jay Bruce all left the park.
Dodgers 14 Blue Jays 5
AJ Ellis went 4-6 with a homer and five RBI. Skip Schumaker blasted a three-run homer, and Carl Crawford had three hits and drove in a pair of runs.
Over in the American League,
Rangers 3 Yankees 0
Yu Darvish combined with three relievers to shut out the Yankees in his return from the disabled list. The Rangers rotation got stronger yesterday with the addition of starter Matt Garza, who comes over in a trade with the Cubs.
Rays 3 Red Sox 0
Matt Moore tossed his first career shutout, improving his record this season to 14-3. The Rays got two RBI from James Loney, and have now won six in a row and are 16-2 during the month of July.
Orioles 9 Royals 2
JJ Hardy went 3-5 with a home runs and drove in three run. Chris Davis also drove in three for the O’s, who have won five games in a row.
Tigers 7 White Sox 3
Max Scherzer improved to 14-1, allowing only solo homers to Dayan Viciedo and Conor Gillaspie. Miguel Cabrera had to leave the game in the fifth inning with a hip injury (more on that later).
A’s 4 Astros 3
Josh Reddick’s two-run homer in the eighth inning lifted the A’s to the win, their twelfth straight win over the Astros.
Twins 4 Angels 3
Clete Thomas connected long distance and drove in two runs and also made a great catch in the eighth inning, robbing Chris Iannetta of a go-ahead homer.
Mariners 2 Indians 1
Kendrys Morales and Mike Zunino homered for the Mariners.
Today in MLB, in the National League,
Reds @ Giants 7:05 pm (Game 1)
Greg Reynolds vs Barry Zito
Giants @ Reds (in SF) 10:15 pm (Game 2)
Eric Surkamp vs Tony Cingrani
Pirates @ Nationals 7:05 pm
Gerrit Cole vs Taylor Jorday
Braves @ Mets 7:10 pm
Kris Medlen vs Carlos Torres
Padres @ Brewers 8:10 pm
Tyson Ross vs Donovan Hand
Phillies @ Cardinals 8:15 pm
Jonathan Pettibone vs Shelby Miller
Marlins @ Rockies 8:40 pm
Jose Fernandez vs Jhoulys Chacin
Cubs @ Diamondbacks 9:40 pm
Travis Wood vs Patrick Corbin
Over in the American League,
Dodgers @ Blue Jays 7:07 pm
Chris Capuano vs Todd Redmond
Rays @ Red Sox 7:10 pm
Roberto Hernandez vs Jon Lester
Yankees @ Rangers 8:05 pm
Phil Hughes vs Alexi Ogando
Orioles @ Royals 8:10 pm
Jason Hammel vs Bruce Chen
Tigers @ White Sox 8:10 pm
Rick Porcello vs Hector Santiago
A’s @ Astros 8:10 pm
Jarrod Parker vs Jarred Cosart
Twins @ Angels 10:05 pm
Kyle Gibson vs Tommy Hanson
Indians @ Mariners 10:10 pm
Zach McAllister vs Erasmo Ramirez
TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION: Who was the last team that was below .500 at the All-Star break to make the playoffs? Tell you later, alligator.
No surprise here, as the Fish are still at the bottom of the list in runs scored in MLB, with 309 runs in their 97 games. Here are the rest of the bottom-dwellers:
TEAM W-L Runs
Marlins 36-61 309
White Sox 39-57 365
Nationals 48-51 367
Astros 33-65 368
Pirates 58-39 373
The Boston Red Sox, in contrast, lead the majors with 512 runs scored in their 101 games.
Here are the up-to-the-minute standings in MLB:
Here are the individual league leaders in MLB:
Here are the latest trade rumors around the majors, as we approach the July 31st trade deadline:
Here is ESPN chiming in with their gossip:
From Fox Sports and Yardbarker, here is the latest buzz:
ESPN talks about the Matt Garza trade to the Texas Rangers:
Miguel Cabrera had to leave the game between the Tigers and the White Sox in the fifth inning with a sore hip. Here’s the report from Fox Sports:
In NFL news, the Miami Dolphins are seeing a good competitive situation at the tight end position early in camp:
Armando Salguero (good to have him back) is also reporting from Training camp, where today the Fins will be in pads for the first time:
We can all continue to sleep at night, knowing full well that Aaron Hernandez remains in jail, where he belongs.
In NBA news, oft-injured center Greg Oden is closer to making a decision on where to sign, and the list includes the Miami Heat, the New Orleans Pelicans, the Sacramento Kings, the San Antonio Spurs, and the Dallas Mavericks. Here’s the story from ESPN.com:
Ira Winderman of the Sun Sentinel says that the Heat are also looking at Marcus Camby:
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THE ANSWER TO TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION: Who was the last team that was below .500 at the All-Star break to make the playoffs?
The Los Angeles Dodgers in 2008. They were 46-49 at the break that year.
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