Thursday, June 16, 2011

Braun Halfway To 30/30

Batting 3rd, Ryan Braun was 1-3 with 1 BB, 1 HR (his 15th), 2 RBIs, and 2 runs scored against the Cubs. Braun now has 15 HRs to go with 16 SBs.

Batting 8th, Sam Fuld was 2-3 with 1 double (his 12th) and 1 RBI against the Red Sox.

Batting leadoff, Ian Kinsler was 1-6 with 1 double (his 15th) and 1 RBI against the Yankees.

Batting cleanup, Kevin Youkilis was 0-4 with 1 HBP against the Rays.

Batting 7th, Danny Valencia was 0-3 against the White Sox.

John Grabow pitched 1 inning and gave up 2 runs on 3 hits against the Brewers.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi Josh:

New Yankee Brian Gordon. Last name "Gordon"? Mother's maiden name "Abrahamssen":

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/17/sports/baseball/brian-gordon-makes-the-most-of-his-moment-with-the-yankees.html?ref=sports

Might be worth an inquiry.

Regards,

Jeff

Josh Borenstein said...

Nice catch, Jeff. I'll contact the Jewish Sports Review and see if there's anything to it.

Josh Borenstein said...

Hey Jeff, looks like you weren't the only one who thought there might be something to Gordon. But according to Ron Kaplan, he is not an MOT.

http://njjewishnews.com/kaplanskorner/2011/06/17/fyi-yankees-brian-gordon/