Ortiz's Eyes Fine, Not Cause of Slump Mets Get Ready for Important Week
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Cyan Magenta Yellow Black C4 THE ADVOCATE BASEBALL TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2009 AMERICAN LEAGUE Mets get ready for important week EAST ......................... W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away New York .........34 23 .596 — — 7-3 W-2 18-11 16-12 By David Lennon Not if the Mets expect to win Manuel joked Sunday that the Boston ............ 33 24 .579 ½ — 6-4 L-1 18-8 15-16 NEWSDAY any of those six games. The Mets’ Mets should move the orange Toronto ............ 32 27 .542 2½ 2 5-5 W-1 21-10 11-17 NEW YORK — It’s not often stunning lack of power this sea- line from the top of the walls at Tampa Bay ......29 30 .492 6 5 6-4 L-2 16-11 13-19 that a 162-game season hinges on son is what most keeps Manuel Citi Field to beyond the bullpens Baltimore ........ 24 33 .421 9½ 9 3-7 L-5 16-13 8-20 CENTRAL a team’s performance over the up at night. Beltran smacked the and into the second deck. ......................... W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away course of one week. Not before only home run of the recently On a more serious note, the Detroit ............. 31 25 .554 — — 5-5 W-3 17-11 14-14 September, anyway. completed trip and leads the Mets do have a couple of things Minnesota ....... 28 30 .483 4 5½ 4-6 L-2 21-12 7-18 These next six games, howev- Mets with seven. Only two NL working for them this week. Chicago ........... 26 31 .456 4 6½ 4-6 L-2 14-16 12-15 Kansas City .....24 32 .429 7 8½ 1-9 L-1 15-15 9-17 er, represent one of those weeks teams have hit fewer than the Johan Santana will make two Cleveland ........ 25 34 .424 7½ 9 4-6 W-1 12-14 13-20 for the Mets. Three against the Mets’ 34 homers — the Pirates starts, the first Tuesday night WEST first-place Phillies in a series that (33) and Giants (28). and the second to close the Sub- ......................... W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away begins Tuesday night at Citi The Padres’ Adrian Gonzalez way Series on Sunday. He is 4-1 Texas .............. 33 23 .589 — — 6-4 W-1 18-9 15-14 Los Angeles .... 28 27 .509 4½ 4 5-5 L-2 14-12 14-15 Field, followed by three in the has 22 by himself. As for the two with a 1.37 ERA at Citi Field, but Seattle ............ 28 29 .491 5½ 5 7-3 W-2 16-14 12-15 Yankees’ backyard, a homer- clubs the Mets are bracing for, his fly-ball tendencies could be Oakland .......... 25 30 .455 7½ 7 7-3 W-6 14-13 11-17 friendly place where ERAs go to the Yankees were second in the an issue in the Bronx. Knowing die. majors entering Monday’s games Santana, however, no one is bet- CHARLES KRUPA/ASSOCIATED PRESS MONDAY’S RESULTS Johan Santana will attempt to “I’m concerned, no question,” with 88 home runs, including 53 ter at adjusting to his surround- win his eighth decision tonight. Detroit 5, Chicago White Sox 4, 1st.........................W: Zumaya 3-0; L: Linebrink 2-3 Jerry Manuel said. “I do believe in their building, and the Phillies ings. Detroit at Chicago White Sox, 2nd.........................................................................late in baseball that good pitching were third with 78. The Mets “I take every game very seri- N.Y. Yankees 5, Tampa Bay 3...............................W: Pettitte 6-2; L: Sonnanstine 4-6 METS WATCH Toronto at Texas.....................................................................................................late stops good hitting. I think that’s were fourth in the majors with a ously with a lot of intensity,” Minnesota at Oakland............................................................................................late what we have to do. Our pitching .277 batting average and second Santana said. “That’s the way I UP NEXT — Tonight vs. Phil- TODAY’S GAMES will really have to be on par for with a .360 on-base percentage, approach every game. But going adelphia Phillies, 7:10 (SNY). J.A. us. It’s not going to be for us a but it’s not paying off — they’re against the team that’s at the top Happ (4-0 2.48) vs. Johan San- Kansas City (Bannister 4-3) at Cleveland (Cl.Lee 3-6), 7:05 slugfest, 10-9, 9-8 type of thing. ranked 17th in baseball with 257 in our division, you don’t want to tana (7-3 2.00). Seattle (Vargas 2-0) at Baltimore (Bergesen 2-2), 7:05 That’s not going to happen.” runs scored. lose any games to them.” L.A. Angels (Jer.Weaver 5-2) at Tampa Bay (J.Shields 5-4), 7:08 — STAFF REPORTS N.Y. Yankees (A.Burnett 4-2) at Boston (Beckett 6-2), 7:10 Toronto (Tallet 3-3) at Texas (McCarthy 5-2), 8:05 Detroit (Willis 1-3) at Chicago White Sox (Buehrle 6-2), 8:11 Minnesota (S.Baker 3-6) at Oakland (Bre.Anderson 3-5), 10:05 SUNDAY’S RESULTS WEDNESDAY’S GAMES Ortiz’s eyes fine, not cause of slump Detroit 9, L.A. Angels 6 Kansas City at Cleveland, 7:05 N.Y. Yankees 4, Tampa Bay 3 Seattle at Baltimore, 7:05 Associated Press the third to the sixth spot in the Toronto 4, Kansas City 0 L.A. Angels at Tampa Bay, 7:08 BOSTON — It looks like lineup, but has hit better recent- Texas 6, Boston 3 N.Y. Yankees at Boston, 7:10 Cleveland 8, Chicago White Sox 4 Toronto at Texas, 8:05 David Ortiz’s eyesight isn’t the ly. He has a six-game hitting Oakland 3, Baltimore 0 Detroit at Chicago White Sox, 8:11 cause of his season-long slump. streak with seven hits in 25 at- Seattle 4, Minnesota 2 Minnesota at Oakland, 10:05 His vision checked out “very bats, raising his average from well” during an examination .185. ROUNDUP Monday, and the Boston Red Center fielder Jacoby Ells- Sox designated hitter was given bury is day-to-day with a TIGERS 5, WHITE SOX 4 — At Chicago, Brandon Inge sin- drops for dry eyes, team spokes- strained right shoulder after gled home the go-ahead run in the ninth inning and the Tigers person Pam Ganley said. tests showed no structural dam- beat the slumping White Sox in the opener of a day-night dou- Ortiz has two homers and 22 age, Ganley said. He was hurt bleheader. RBIs with a .197 batting average when he slid into second base in Miguel Cabrera opened the ninth by reaching on third in 51 games. In his other six the third inning of Sunday’s 6-3 baseman Josh Fields’ error. Marcus Thames followed with an years with Boston he averaged loss to the Texas Rangers and infi eld single off shortstop Alexei Ramirez’s glove. 38.5 homers and hit below .287 left the game after five innings. Inge then grounded a single into left fi eld off Scott Line- just once when he batted .264 in Boston begins a three-game brink, scoring pinch-runner Josh Anderson from second base. an injury-plagued 2008 season. series at home against the New MARY SCHWALM/ASSOCIATED PRESS The White Sox have lost six of seven. Ortiz has been dropped from York Yankees on Tuesday. David Ortiz smiles after a home run against the Rangers on Saturday. Fernando Rodney worked the ninth for his 11th save in as many chances for the AL Central leaders with Inge starting a game-ending double play at third. Paul Konerko led off the bottom of the eighth against Joel MAJOR LEAGUE NOTEBOOK Zumaya (3-0) with his eighth homer, a line shot over the fence in left that tied it at 4. CARDINALS — Shortstop Khalil in late July. MARLINS — Right-hander to the public and Detroit starter Armando Galarraga, looking to snap a six- Greene, who went on the 15-day dis- Brendan Ryan and rookie Tyler Hayden Penn was outrighted to Class we are expect- game losing streak, went 6 2/3 innings. He allowed seven abled list late last month with social Greene have played shortstop since AAA New Orleans on Monday. ing a large crowd, hits, including a two-run homer by Jermaine Dye, and left with anxiety issues, will begin a rehab Greene went on the disabled list. Penn had been designated for we hope ... if the weather a 4-3 lead. Curtis Granderson’s RBI single off Chicago reliever assignment with Class AAA Memphis. RANGERS — Manager Ron assignment after issuing three bases- holds up. There won’t be a roof by D.J. Carrasco in the sixth put the Tigers ahead 4-3. Dye’s 15th The assignment began Mon- Washington will be a Ranger, at least loaded walks during a 9-6 loss to the then,” Marlins president David Sam- homer made it 3-all. day night. St. Louis manager Tony La through 2010. Brewers on Wednesday night. son said Monday. Chicago starter Clayton Richard lost his control in the Russa is hopeful Greene will be ready The Rangers announced Mon- The Marlins acquired Penn (1-0, Following three straight week- fi fth with two outs. Magglio Ordonez singled before Richard to play when he’s eligible to come off day they exercised their club option to 7.77) in an April 1 trade with the Ori- end games against the San Francisco walked three straight batters.