Rodney's MLB Round Up: May 27 - May 30

By Rodney K:



Saturday May 30th, 2009
• Rockies fire manager after dismal start.
The Colorado Rockies fired manager Clint Hurdle on Friday night, less
than two years after reaching the World Series. Hurdle’s Rockies started the 2009 season 18-28 and are 14.5 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers. Hurdle spent seven seasons with Colorado and went 534-625 with a .460 winning percentage. Jim Tracy will take over for Colorado the remainder of the season. Tracy has spent time with the Pirates and Dodgers, going 562-572.


Saturday May 30th, 2009
• Phillies’ Myers possible out remainder of season.
The Philadelphia Phillies right handed starting pitcher Brett Myers will
likely miss the remainder of the season. Myers has a torn labrum, and is recommended to have surgery, although no date has been set for his procedure. Myers left the game on Wednesday after allowing five runs. Myers is 4-3 on the season. The Philles replaced Myers with left handed reliever Sergio Escalona.

Friday May 29th, 2009
• Giants’ Cain wins fourth straight game.
Matt Cain won his sixth game of the 2009 season, and his fourth straight
on Friday night. Cain went 6 2/3rds, allowing just six hits, two runs, just one earned for the win. Pablo Sandoval was the hitting star against Cardinals starter Joel Pineiro driving in two runs. Cain has pitched at least six innings in all ten of his starts on the season. Brian Wilson picked up his 11th save in 14 tries for the Giants.

Thursday May 28th, 2009
• Cubs’ Zambrano ejected in Cubs win.
Carlos Zambrano lost his cool and got ejected in the bottom of the 7th after
a close play at the plate. Zambrano felt Nyjer Morgan was out at the plate after a wild pitch to Nate McLouth. Morgan was called safe and Zambrano immediately went after umpire Mark Carlson. Zambrano got in Carlson’s face, later bumping him, then throwing the ball across the field, and proceeding to bang up the teams gatorade dispenser in their dugout. The Cubs came back to win the game 5-2 over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Wednesday May 27th, 2009
• Mets’ Livan Hernandez tosses complete game.
The New York Mets are banged up at this point in the year, so what
starting pitcher Livan Hernandez did on Wednesday meant even more. Hernandez went the entire nine innings, allowing nine hits, one run (Adam Dunn solo homerun), walked just one and struck out six. The Mets were without Carlos Beltran, Carlos Delgado, Jose Reyes, Ryan Church and Brian Schneider.