View from the Monster 6-9
Sports of Boston —
... the young Reds. The Reds are four games under .500, but have a pretty exciting team. Ken Griffey, Jr. is probably the symbolic leader as the hometown player and a one-time top player in the game. He is currently sitting on 599 home runs, looking to be the seventh member of the elite 600 club.
The team has plenty of young talent including recent call-up Jay Bruce, hitting .429 in the couple weeks since the promotion. Adam Dunn, Brandon Phillips, Edwin Encarnacion, and Joey Votto all have at least ten home runs, with the Great ...
View from the Monster 6-16
Sports of Boston —
... . Wake allowed only two in seven innings of work, setting it up for the one-two punch of Okajima and Papelbon. Unfortunately, Cincinnati was not privy to that gameplan as they got to Okajima for a run in only 1/3 of an inning, but Delcarmen came in to put that fire out. Edwin Encarnacion homered off Pap in the ninth to send the game to extra frames. ...
Game 76: Yanks vs. Reds
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog —
... 1 3 .368 .400 .632 1.032 E. Encarnacion 15 4 3 ...
Sunday's Scores: Josh Johnson outduels Johan Santana and other great pitching performances
Home Run Trot —
... combined to turn a triple play in the 8th inning off Edwin Encarnacion's blooper into short left. It was the first triple play for the Pirates since Aug. 10, 1993, at St. Louis, and the first time the Reds had hit into a triple play since April 21, 2007, against Philadelphia. ...
Monday's Scores: Back-to-Back Milestones and a stadium opening
Home Run Trot —
... : The Reds capitalized on a six-run two-out rally in the third inning to beat the Brewers. The inning included an Edwin Encarnacion grand slam off ...
Friday's Scores: Sheffield's 500th Home Run
Home Run Trot —
... (0-1), who missed Thursday's game with a back strain, walked Edwin Encarnacion with one out before Hernandez hit his first homer. It was Valverde's first blown save of the year. ...
Tuesday's Scores
Home Run Trot —
... from Triple-A Louisville to take Edwin Encarnacion's place. Encarnacion went on the DL shortly before the game after tests found a chipped bone in his right wrist. ...
Close call give the Cubs' big break, first place
Nick Friedell's Blog - ESPN Chicago —
... caught and fired into Hill, who was blocking home plate.
The only problem is that Fukudome's throw bounced several times before reaching Hill and it appeared as if Edwin Encarnacion, who was racing home from third, beat the throw and the tag. Luckily for the Cubs, home plate umpire Laz Diaz didn't see it that way and called Encarnacion out, ending the Reds' threat and giving the Cubs the boost they were looking for.
"I thought it was a 'bang-bang' play," Cubs manager Lou Piniella said. "The center fielder came up throwing, Hill did a nice job of blocking the plate, but I ...
Dr. Roto weighs in on the 2009 MLB deadline deals
Around the Horn Baseball —
... Impact: Change of scenery may benefit both players. Watch out for Encarnacion if Cito Gaston can get him to stop pressing at the plate. ...
Game 106: Yankees @ Blue Jays
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog —
... M. Scutaro 16 4 2 0 1 3 4 4 .250 .400 .563 .963 E. Encarnacion 16 4 3 0 0 4 1 ...
Game 107: Yankees @ Blue Jays
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog —
... E. Encarnacion 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 .333 .200 .533 V. Wells 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 ...
