Smokin’
Jason Bay, Pirates
Monster day: 4-for-6, HR, 4 RBIs.
Placido Polanco, Phillies
6 multihit games this month, 7 runs scored.
Jim Thome, Phillies
2-homer day puts him back on track.
Jason Varitek, Red Sox
2-for-3, 4 RBIs; 9 RBIs in his last 5 games.
Bob Wickman, Indians
Big fella has 5 saves in team’s last 7 games.
Jeff Weaver, Dodgers
Hasn’t allowed more than 2 runs in any of his
last 3 starts, all wins. Struck out 7 Wednesday.
Chokin’
Danny Graves, Reds You knew the run would end sometime: 1 save since July 18.
Brandon Claussen, Reds This start even worse than the last: 3 innings, 5 walks, 7 runs.
Brandon Webb, Diamondbacks Maybe it’s his name–shelled for 7 runs in 52/3 innings.
Dewon Brazelton, Devil Rays Shredded for 7 earned runs in fewer than 2 innings.
Mark Redman, Oakland Rounding out our pitchers’ nightmare with 6 runs allowed.
