Hope all the Dads had a great Fathers Day on Sunday. We had a nice relaxing day Sunday as we went to our town pool for a little while and then had cookout dinner. San Antonio Spurs are the 2014 NBA Finals Champions, defeating the two time defending champion Miami Heat in 5 games to take home the title. Spurs defeated the Heat 104-87 in Game 5 in San Antonio Sunday night to clinch the NBA title. This is the Spurs 5th NBA Title in 16 years. MLB Scores Sunday: Games In American League Parks: Oakland Athletics 10 New York Yankees 5 Cleveland Indians 3 Boston Red Sox 2- 11 innings Another tight one from Fenway Sunday afternoon. Top 1st: Michael Brantley hit a solo home run- Indians 1 Red Sox 0 Bottom 1st: David Ortiz hit a RBI single to deep left center, Brock Holt scored, David Ortiz thrown out stretching at second- Indians 1 Red Sox 1 Bottom 5th: Dustin Pedroia grounded into fielders choice to shortstop, Jackie Bradley Jr. scored, Brock Holt out at second- Red Sox 2 Indians 1 Dustin Pedroia, with a little help from Brock Holt taking out Jason Kipnis at second base, beats the throw back to first to avoid an inning ending double play. Instead the Sox score a run on the play taking a 2-1 lead. Top 7th: Yan Gomes hit a RBI sacrifice fly- Indians 2 Red Sox 2 In the Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox would have a golden opportunity to win the game. With 1 out in the inning, A.J. Pierzynski walked Xander Bogaerts pinch ran for Pierzynski at first base Grady Sizemore walked Stephen Drew struck out swinging Runners advance to second and third on a wild pitch Jackie Bradley Jr. walked to load the bases with 2 outs. Following a pitching change, Brock Holt would come up with the bases loaded and 2 outs with a chance to be a hero for the Sox. Brock Holt would ground out to second to end the inning as the Red Sox squander a golden opportunity to walk off with a win. Instead game heads into extra innings tied at 2-2. In the Top of the 10th inning, with 2 outs and nobody on, Michael Brantley and Jason Kipnis drew back to back walks. Mike Aviles would ground into a fielders choice to first, Jason Kipnis out at second to end the inning. In the Top of the 11th inning, Nick Swisher would be leading off against Junichi Tazawa. Nick Swisher hits a solo home run giving the Indians a 3-2 lead in the 11th inning. Indians earn a series split beating the Red Sox 3-2 in a 11 inning affair from Fenway Sunday. And for the Sox, one they had in their grasp and let it slip through their fingers. Toronto Blue Jays 5 Baltimore Orioles 2 Tampa Bay Rays 4 Houston Astros 3 Seattle Mariners 5 Texas Rangers 1 Kansas City Royals 6 Chicago White Sox 3 Detroit Tigers 4 Minnesota Twins 3 A wild back and forth affair in Detroit Sunday. Bottom 1st: Victor Martinez hit a RBI double- Tigers 1 Twins 0 Bottom 2nd: Nick Castellanos hit a RBI sacrifice fly- Tigers 2 Twins 0 Top 6th: Josh Willingham hit a RBI double- Tigers 2 Twins 1 Top 6th: Kendrys Morales hit a RBI single- Tigers 2 Twins 2 Top 6th: Kurt Suzuki hit a RBI single- Twins 3 Tigers 2 Bottom 6th: Nick Castellanos hit a RBI double- Twins 3 Tigers 3 We move to the Bottom of the 9th with the game tied 3-3. Torii Hunter singled Miguel Cabrera lined out to shortstop Victor Martinez safe on error by right fielder Oswaldo Arcia, Torii Hunter to third A costly error by the Twins right fielder as he misjudged the ball and is unable to make the catch. J.D. Martinez makes the Twins pay for the error dearly as he hits a game ending RBI sacrifice fly giving the Tigers a thrilling walk off 4-3 win. Games In National League Parks: New York Mets 3 San Diego Padres 1 A couple notes in this one. Mets starter Daisuke Matsuzaka left the game after just 1 inning pitched due to an upset stomach. Mets center fielder Curtis Granderson hit a lead off solo home run in the Bottom of the 1st inning. From there the Mets bullpen pitched 8 innings yielding just 1 run. Mets closer Jenrry Mejia put an exclamation point on the Mets bullpen performance pitching 2 perfect innings to earn the 6 out save. Miami Marlins 3 Pittsburgh Pirates 2- 10 innings Some late game drama in this one. Top 3rd: Starling Marte hit a RBI double- Pirates 1 Marlins 0 Top 4th: Josh Harrison hit a RBI single- Pirates 2 Marlins 0 Bottom 8th: Casey McGehee hit a 2 run RBI double- Pirates 2 Marlins 2 We move to the Top of the 10th inning where things get a bit intense. Starling Marte walked Andrew McCutchen singled putting runners at first and third with nobody out Andrew McCutchen stole second Ike Davis walked to load the bases with nobody out in a 2-2 tie. Talk about intense drama: Bases loaded and nobody out for the Pirates. Russell Martin would ground into a double play, third to catcher to first, Starling Marte out at home, Russell Martin out at first, Ike Davis to second, Andrew McCutchen to third. Pedro Alvarez intentionally walked to load the bases with 2 outs. Clint Barmes comes up in a huge spot with the bases loaded and 2 outs. Clint Barmes would strike out swinging to end the inning. Marlins escape a bases loaded nobody out situation with score still tied 2-2. Bottom 10th: Rafael Furcal singled Ed Lucas pinch ran for Rafael Furcal at first Reed Johnson sacrificed to pitcher, Ed Lucas to second Giancarlo Stanton intentionally walked Runners then advance to second and third on a wild pitch Casey McGehee then hits a game ending RBI sacrifice fly giving the Marlins a thrilling walk off 3-2 win over the Pirates in 10 innings. Chicago Cubs 3 Philadelphia Phillies 0 Cincinnati Reds 13 Milwaukee Brewers 4 St. Louis Cardinals 5 Washington Nationals 2 Colorado Rockies 8 San Francisco Giants 7 A wild game in San Francisco Sunday. Bottom 2nd: Ehire Adrianza hit a RBI single- Giants 1 Rockies 0 Bottom 2nd: Madison Bumgarner sacrificed to pitcher, Brandon Crawford scored, Bumgarner safe at first on throwing error by pitcher Juan Nicasio- Giants 2 Rockies 0 Bottom 2nd: Hunter Pence hit a RBI single- Giants 3 Rockies 0 Top 3rd: Troy Tulowitzki hit a 2 run home run- Giants 3 Rockies 2 Bottom 4th: Hecto Sanchez hit a solo home run- Giants 4 Rockies 2 Bottom 4th: Pablo Sandoval hit a solo home run- Giants 5 Rockies 2 Top 5th: Brandon Barnes grounded out to third, D.J. LeMahieu scored- Giants 5 Rockies 3 Bottom 5th: Madison Bumgarner hit a solo home run- Giants 6 Rockies 3 Bottom 6th: Tyler Colvin hit a RBI single- Giants 7 Rockies 3 Top 7th: Josh Rutledge hit a RBI double- Giants 7 Rockies 4 Top 8th: Drew Stubbs hit a RBI triple- Giants 7 Rockies 5 Top 8th: Michael McKenry reached on infield single to shortstop, Drew Stubbs scored- Giants 7 Rockies 6 Top 8th: Justin Morneau hit a 2 run RBI double- Rockies 8 Giants 7 One note from this game: Giants catcher Buster Posey left the game in the 4th inning after being hit by a foul ball off the mask in the 1st inning. Rockies overcome a 7-3 deficit scoring the final 5 runs of the game to comeback and beat the Giants 8-7 in wild one from San Francisco. Arizona Diamondbacks 6 Los Angeles Dodgers 3 Atlanta Braves 7 Los Angeles Angels 3 An entertaining one from Atlanta Sunday. Top 2nd: Erick Aybar hit a solo home run- Angels 1 Braves 0 Top 3rd: Mike Trout hit a solo home run- Angels 2 Braves 0 Top 3rd: Howie Kendrick hit a RBI single- Angels 3 Braves 0 Bottom 6th: Evan Gattis hit a RBI single- Angels 3 Braves 1 Bottom 6th: Justin Upton reached on infield single to third, Freddie Freeman scored- Angels 3 Braves 2 Bottom 6th: Tommy La Stella hit a 2 run RBI double- Braves 4 Angels 3 Bottom 7th: Jason Heyward hit a solo home run- Braves 5 Angels 3 Bottom 7th: B.J. Upton scored on a wild pitch- Braves 6 Angels 3 Bottom 8th: Ryan Doumit hit a RBI sacrifice fly- Braves 7 Angels 3 In the Top of the 9th with 1 out in the inning, Mike Trout singled and Albert Pujols was hit by a pitch. This forced the Braves to bring in their closer Craig Kimbrel for the save. Kimbrel would strike out both Josh Hamilton and Howie Kendrick to end the game. MLB Schedule Monday: Games In American League Parks: Los Angeles Angels at Cleveland Indians 7:05pm Starting Pitchers: Jarred Weaver- Angels vs. Trevor Bauer- Indians Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers 7:08pm Starting Pitchers: Jason Vargas- Royals vs. Justin Verlander- Tigers Minnesota Twins at Boston Red Sox 7:10pm Starting Pitchers: Kevin Correia- Twins vs. Rubby De La Rosa- Red Sox Baltimore Orioles at Tampa Bay Rays 7:10pm Starting Pitchers: Wei-Yin Chen- Orioles vs. Jake Odorizzi- Rays Texas Rangers at Oakland Athletics 10:05pm Starting Pitchers: Colby Lewis- Rangers vs. Drew Pomeranz- Athletics San Diego Padres at Seattle Mariners 10:10pm Starting Pitchers: Tyson Ross- Padres vs. Chris Young- Mariners Games In National League Parks: Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves 7:10pm Starting Pitchers: Cole Hamels- Phillies vs. Julio Teheran- Braves Chicago Cubs at Miami Marlins 7:10pm Starting Pitchers: Jason Hammel- Cubs vs. Tom Koehler- Marlins New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals 8pm Starting Pitchers: Jacob deGrom- Mets vs. Carlos Martinez- Cardinals Carlos Martinez is coming out of the bullpen and making a spot start in place of Adam Wainwright who is skipping a start due to tendinitis in his pitching elbow. Wainwright is expected to make his next scheduled start on Saturday. Milwaukee Brewers at Arizona Diamondbacks 9:40pm Starting Pitchers: Wily Peralta- Brewers vs. Brandon McCarthy- Diamondbacks Colorado Rockies at Los Angeles Dodgers 10:10pm Starting Pitchers: Tyler Matzek- Rockies vs. Hyun-Jin Ryu- Dodgers. Another busy day in MLB Monday with 11 games on the schedule.
Posted on: Mon, 16 Jun 2014 08:18:47 +0000
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