Category: Linescores of the Day

Brad Radke, Minnesota Twins
9 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K

This is typical Bradke on a good day. Low walk total is his trademark. With him and Carlos Silva (not to mention Santana) on the Twins I played a hunch and looked up walks given up by team.

Guess who’s given up the least so far this year?

That’s right.. Minnesota.

They’ve given up only 41 walks in 28 games. The Red Sox are second with 72. That’s quite a difference.

Without looking it up, anybody care to guess which team has the most?

No, it’s not the Cubs. They’re second with 125.

Ryan Klesko, San Diego Padres
2 for 5, 2 HR, 2 runs, 3 rbis

Last year, the Stomper had 9 homers in 400+ at bats. He already has 6 this year. Has he gotten his power stroke back?

Carlos Delgado, Florida Marlins
3 for 4, 2 2B, HR, 3 runs, 4 rbi

Delgado has got to be one of the most underrated players in the MLB. Year in, year out, he puts up good numbers. He hits for power, average and isn’t afraid to take a walk.

Craig Biggio, Houston Astros
3 for 5, 2B, HR, 3 runs, 4 rbis, SB

The crafty veteran proves he can still produce in this 11-4 win over Pittburgh.

Miguel Tejada, Baltimore Orioles
4 for 4, 2B, HR, run, rbi

In the last week, Tejada has gone 12 for 22 (.545) with 4 homers and 10 rbis.

Eli Marrero, Kansas City Royals
3 for 4, 2 HR, 3 runs, 3 rbis

The A’s Kotsay went 5 for 6 but I gotta go with Marerro’s 6 runs produced and 2 homeruns in KC’s win over Cleveland.

Roy Halladay, Toronto Blue Jays
9 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, 0 HR (Win)

Pitching in the bowels of Yankee stadium, Roy, facing fellow Cy Young winner Randy Johnson, pitched a 3-hit gem and even allowed only 1 walk.

Justin Morneau, Minnesota Twins
4 for 5, run, 2 rbis

Not too many games on the docket for Thursday but Justin is deserving with 4 hits. This is Justin’s second time as LSOTD. Don’t look now but he’s hitting .394.

Derrek Lee, Chicago Cubs
4 for 4, 2 HR, 2 runs, 6 rbis

Corey Patterson got the accolades but the Cubs wouldn’t have been in the game without Lee’s 6 rbis on Wednesday.

Special Mention: Mark Grudzielanek, St. Louis Cardinals
4 for 5, 2B, 3B, HR, 3 runs, 2 rbis

I can’t let Mark’s cycle go unnoticed. This is the second cycle this season in the MLB.

Alex Rodrguez, New York Yankees
4 for 5, 3 HR, 3 runs, 10 rbis

A no-brainer today. Not too many players get doubles digits in rbis in one game. Here are the other ones who have:

American League

11, Tony Lazzeri, New York, May 24, 1936.

10, Rudy York, Boston, July 27, 1946.

10, Norm Zauchin, Boston, May 27, 1955.

10, Reggie Jackson, Oakland, July 14, 1969.

10, Fred Lynn, Boston, June 18, 1975.

10, Nomar Garciappara, Boston, May 10, 1999.

10, Alex Rodriguez, New York, April 26, 2005.

National League

12, Mark Whiten, St. Louis, Sept. 7, 1993.

12, Jim Bottomley, St. Louis, Sept. 16, 1924.

11, Phil Weintraub, New York, April 30, 1944.

10, Walker Cooper, Cincinnati, July 6, 1949.

Other unrelated miscellaneous trivia: Lazzeri was said to have epilepsy. Bottomley was known to be the first to be developed through the minor league system.