Smonkin’
Ben Broussard, Indians
Grand slam; 1 of 6 Indians with at least 2 hits Monday.
Jose Valentin, White Sox
.228 average: Poor. 26 HRs for a shortstop: Priceless.
Scott Hatteberg, A’s
3-for-4, 2 RBIs; extends hit streak to 5 games.
Melvin Mora, Orioles
Did you drop him back when he got hurt? Shame on you.
Aubrey Huff, Devil Rays
6-for-13 with 2 HRs and 4 RBIs in his last 3 games.
Hideki Matsui, Yankees
4 HRs, 11 RBIs during 6-game hitting streak. He’s
putting up the power numbers owners were hoping for.
Chokin’
Curt Schilling, Red Sox Tagged for 3 HRs in a game he wins 9 times out of 10.
Esteban Loaiza, Yankees Rattled again in 2nd start for Yanks; N.Y. fans already booing him.
Mark Teixeira, Rangers Cooling off: Just 1 homer and 4 RBIs this month.
Hank Blalock, Rangers Did we mention cooling off? Hasn’t homered since July 19.
Mike Lieberthal, Phillies Homerless and RBI-less so far this month.
