JEFF BONDS: MOTHER'S DAY 5-STAR MLB LOSS - ($7,653 THIS SEASON) *FINAL*

We're releasing our highest rated play of the year so far - why not - Let's keep murdering the books this year

JEFF BONDS MLB 5-STAR BOMB AT PREGAME PROS (76.53 UNITS)

Saturday Items:

• The first seven players in the Mets' starting lineup each had at least two hits in New York's 10-1 win over the Pirates. It was the first time that the Mets had seven different players with two-or-more hits in one game since they had seven in a 12-6 win over Washington at Shea Stadium on Sept. 23, 2006.
• Evan Longoria leads the majors with 44 runs batted in this season and 21 of them have come in the nine games he's played against the Red Sox, including five in Tampa Bay's 14-5 win in Boston on Saturday. In the divisional play era (1969 to date), only three others players have had 21-or-more RBIs against the Red Sox in one season: Ken Griffey, Jr. in 1996 (24 in 13 games), Vernon Wells in 2006 (22 in 18 games) and Willie Horton in 1971 (21 in 12 games).
• Javier Vazquez won 6-2 at Philadelphia on Saturday afternoon, allowing two runs, four hits and no walks in 7.2 innings. Vazquez is 0-3 with a 6.10 earned-run average in three home starts this season but he's 3-0 with a 2.10 ERA in four starts on the road. The only other National League pitcher who is winless in three-or-more starts at home this season and unbeaten in at least three road starts is the Phillies' Brett Myers (0-2 in three home starts, 2-0 in three road starts).
• Mark Teixeira ompleted the first 100 at-bats of his Yankees career with only 19 hits, equaling his lowest hit total over any 100-AB span of his seven seasons in the majors. The only other time that Teixeira failed to record at least 20 hits over 100 at-bats extended from September 23, 2003 (at the end of his rookie season) to May 18, 2004.

Atlanta Braves

• The Braves have won three of their last four games, including a two-game series sweep at Florida.  They are 9-7 on the road and 5-9 at Turner Field.
• C Brian McCann has gone 4-for-7 with a home run and four runs batted in during his two games back from teh DL.
• Bullpen had a season-high ERA of 7.75 up to April 19.  Since then, the bullpen is 5-for-5 in save opportunities and has a 1.86 ERA.
• Pitching staff leads the league with just 22 home runs allowed on the season. 
• Recorded 239 strikeouts as a staff and rank tied for third in the majors to the Cubs' 254 and Florida's 242.

Baltimore Orioles

• The O's have won five of their 10 series this season.  In 2008, the Orioles didn't win their fifth series until the 14th series of the year (May 13-14 vs Boston).
• Baltimore hit a season-high four home runs and had five players with multi-hit games last night.  The 16 hits tied their season-high.
• Adam Eaton's win last night was the first by a member of the Orioles' starting rotation since April 23 against Chicago - a span of 14 games.
• The Orioles (49) and Yankees (43) lead the American League in home runs allowed.
• After ranking last in the majors in 2008 with 4.35 walks allowed per nine innings, Orioles pitchers have posted the fourth-best walks per nine innings ratio in the AL (3.26)

Chicago White Sox

• Chicago has used 18 different lineups this season.
• The White Sox have hit .305 with 90 runs scored in their 14 wins this season, compared to .208 and 34 runs in 15 losses.
• Bullpen has posted a 1.72 ERA and 31 strikeouts in their last nine relief appearances, lowering their ERA from 4.84 to 3.79 during that span.
• Team has lost two straight games on Mother's Day and are 2-5 since 2002.
• The White Sox and Rangers have yet to hit a home run in the first two games of this series.  Should the clubs fail to home today, it would makr just the second series in US Cellular history without a home run.

 Pittsburgh Pirates

• Pittsburgh has lost seven straight and 11 of their last 12 games, after winning two straight and five-of-six.
• Team has been charged with just one error in the last seven games.  During this current seven-game stretch, the Pirates have recorded a .996 fielding percentage.
• SP Ian Snell is looking for his first win away from PNC Park this season.  Snell is 0-4 in his first four road starts.
• In Snell's first six starts, the Pirates have scored just 15 runs while he's on the mound.

Philadelphia Phillies

• The Phillies are 6-3 during day games this season.  Their 6 wins are tied for 6th among NL clubs.  Last season during the day, Philadelphia was an even 24-24.
• With runners in scoring position, the Phillies have a .286 average, which is 4th-best in the NL, behind the Cardinals (.317), Braves (.299) and the Dodgers (.297).
• Despite playing the fewest games in the league (28), the Phillies lead the NL in HR (42).
• Bullpen has a 2.53 ERA over the team's last 18 games, including a 2.08 ERA in their last 10.

San Francisco Giants

• San Francisco Giants have been one of the hottest teams in the majors over the last 23 days, posting a 13-7 record.
• SP Tim Lincecum owns a perfect 6-0 record in 11 career May starts.  He has also posted a 3.05 ERA and .195 average against in the season's second month.
• Lincecum proved to be SF's stopper last season, going 13-3 with a 2.79 ERA in 25 games following Giants losses.
• Team has posted a 13-0 record this season when scoring the game's first run and are just 2-14 when not plating the first run.

Jeff Bonds 5-Star MLB Bomb of the Year at Pregame Pros

good info as always jeff.... happy mother's day to you an yours.....

sawastea

It's official - Milwaukee -105 has ruined my day

Had every chance in the world to put the game away in the first two innings

Time to enjoy Mother's Day with the family - See everyone tomorrow

Jeff Bonds

sawastea

It's official - Milwaukee -105 has ruined my day

Had every chance in the world to put the game away in the first two innings

Time to enjoy Mother's Day with the family - See everyone tomorrow

 

I dropped the 5unit on the 5star ugh, bases loaded in the 8th, left them all on base- WTF