2011, Week 12

Let the cacophony of discussion ensue.

Another great week for the M's at home.

Opening the week with a 12-3 drubbing division rival Oakland they went on to sweep the A's 6-7 and1-7 and then welcomed the Washington Nationals into Safeco Field with a 0-3 victory and swept them out with 1-4 and 2-7 victory's to run their winning streak to 9, bring their record to 41-34 and bring themselves to within 4 games of the AL Wild Card.

Pitching
John Rheinecker 16IP 11H 3R 3ER 3BB 4K 2W
Roberto Novoa 5IP 5H 1R 1ER 0BB 7K 4Appearances
Jon Switzer 3IP 2H 0R 0ER 3BB 0K 3SV
Joe Biemel 3IP 0H 0R ER BB K 3Appearances
Logan Kensing 3IP 0H 0R 0ER 0BB 6K W
Dan Haren 12IP 13H 6R 6ER 1 BB 8K ND W
Jake Woods 5.2IP 6H 3R 3ER 0BB 3K W
Mat Cain 7IP 2H 0R 0ER 6BB 5K W

Hitting
Garciaparra 7-25 2-2B 1-3B 5R 7RBI .280/.379/.444
Snelling 10-27 1-2B 6R 6RBI .370/.414/.407
Lopez 9/28 3-2B 1-3B 6R 8RBI .321/.345/.478
Broadway 10-23 1-2B 4R 2RBI .434/.480/.478
J. D. Drew 5-16 3-2B 3R 3RBI .313/.389/.500
Rob Johnson 4-15 1-HR(Grand Slam) 2R 6RBI .267/.389/.467

Yeah 5-1 again, i hope to keep this up, man the East must be even as all hell we all have bad records compared to every other division but we are all real close to each other

Game 70 - WAS 8, PHI 4 (52-18 )
A pitcher's duel exploded in the latter innings as a 1-0 National lead became 8-0 before Philadelphia scored four runs in the 8th to make it respectable. Colten Willems struck out 12 as he lost his shutout bid tiring and giving up four in the 8th. Richie Willhite retired one batter for his 21st save. Miguel Cabrera and Brian McCann each hit their 15th home runs of the season.

Game 71 - WAS 9, PHI 4 (53-18 )
The Nats erased a 5-3 deficit, tying it in the 7th before putting up a five-spot in the 8th to seal the game. PJ Phillips continued his MVP bid as he was 4 for 5 with his 22nd home run and 3 RBI's. Miguel Cabrera added two hits and his 16th home run of the season. Juan Cruz pitched a scoreless inning to move to 3-0.

Game 72 - WAS 9, PHI 1 (54-18 )
Rich Harden moved to 11 wins without any losses as he limited the Philly offense to one run in eight innings. Harden struck out 10 batters. Grady Sizemore, Brian McCann and Bill Hall each hit homers for Washington.

Game 73 - SEA 3, WAS 0 (54-19)
Joe Nathan threw a complete game allowing just three runs but Matt Cain was better for Seattle. The Nationals were only able to scratch two hits off Cain before he was lifted after seven innings. Marcos Vechionacci collected two of Washington's three hits in the game.

Game 74 - SEA 4, WAS 1 (54-20)
Again, a Washington pitcher threw a complete game but the offense was not able to provide enough runs to get him the win. Shawn Hill gave up four runs in eight innings to fall to 9-4. The loss snapped a streak of 8 consecutive starts with a win for Hill. PJ Phillips' 23rd home run in the 6th inning was the only scoring Washington could muster against John Rheinecker.

Game 75 - SEA 7, WAS 2 (54-21)
Despite taking a 2-0 lead in the 3rd, Washington was unable to avoid their first series' sweep this season. Colten Willems dropped to 7-3 as he allowed 7 runs, 5 earned in a complete game loss. Brian McCann was the only Nat hitter to collect two hits and Grady Sizemore homered for the 18th time this year. On the three game series, Seattle limited Washington's offense to just three runs.