| Breaking News |  | SSBL News: Roster Expansion Monday, September 1st, 2031: Few teams around baseball don't jump at the chance to call up players from the minors. It offers each club the opportunity to scout out future talents; fans the chance to dream big; and veteran players a chance to rest before the postseason kicks up. |  | National League Names Rookie of Month Monday, September 1st, 2031: A veritable toddler to the National League, Jake Schmidt just sewed up the Rookie of the Month trophy for August.
Over the past month the 22-year-old right fielder for Florida hit .380 with 41 hits, 8 home runs and 29 RBI. He also logged 12 walks and compiled a .439 on-base percentage.
Hitting .324 to date, Schmidt has 29 home runs and 100 RBIs. He has played in 129 games. |  | AL Selects Rookie Star of the Month Monday, September 1st, 2031: Kevin Gordon's eyes seem to light up whenever he sees the baseball. The young Chicago (AL) right fielder has been hitting everything in sight for the better part of a month.
In August he was voted the Rookie of the Month Award.
During the month he hit .367 with 6 doubles, 1 triple and 8 home runs. Gordon also scored 20 times and drove in 27 runs.
This year Gordon has hit at a .346 clip with 176 hits, 34 home runs, 111 RBIs and 89 runs scored. | | | | | Yesterday's Games - American League | | Away Team | Home Team | Result | Time | Winning Pitcher | Losing Pitcher | | New York (AL) | Baltimore | 10-6 | 3:05 pm | F.Sojo (10-9, 5.34 ERA) | H.Williams (10-12, 4.43 ERA) | | Tampa Bay | Detroit | 1-5 | 7:05 pm | F.Downs (10-9, 3.11 ERA) | R.Ernst (10-9, 4.36 ERA) | | Los Angeles (AL) | Seattle | 1-5 | 7:05 pm | L.Normore (4-1, 3.69 ERA) | D.Townend (2-2, 6.41 ERA) | | Chicago (AL) | Minnesota | 12-6 | 7:05 pm | D.Phelps (5-1, 6.35 ERA) | C.Dickens (7-9, 5.63 ERA) | | Kansas City | Oakland | 3-0 | 3:05 pm | S.Peńa (13-3, 4.92 ERA) | R.Morín (5-10, 5.69 ERA) | | Toronto | Texas | 6-1 | 1:05 pm | R.Lyon (8-5, 4.88 ERA) | M.Anderson (2-4, 6.66 ERA) | | Yesterday's Games - National League | | Away Team | Home Team | Result | Time | Winning Pitcher | Losing Pitcher | | Washington | San Diego | 14-9 | 1:05 pm | N.Jahnke (6-10, 4.85 ERA) | F.Porfeiro (7-8, 4.72 ERA) | | Arizona | Los Angeles (NL) | 1-3 | 1:05 pm | D.Newton (15-6, 3.45 ERA) | H.Yun (2-4, 5.35 ERA) | | Atlanta | Florida | 1-8 | 2:05 pm | D.Laughter (16-6, 3.61 ERA) | M.Ray (3-12, 8.69 ERA) | | Houston | Chicago (NL) | 7-0 | 7:05 pm | R.Ward (10-8, 4.86 ERA) | H.Marquis (4-3, 3.83 ERA) | | Pittsburgh | Cincinnati | 3-8 | 3:05 pm | T.Kalinowski (4-2, 4.03 ERA) | K.Ikeda (2-4, 5.27 ERA) | | | Today's Games - American League | | Away Team | Home Team | Time | Starting Pitcher Away Team | Starting Pitcher Home Team | | New York (AL) (65-68, Road: 28-38) | Baltimore (67-65, Home: 33-33) | 7:05 pm | RHP J.Rivera (10-7, 5.19 ERA) | LHP M.Shannon (9-5, 3.16 ERA) | | Los Angeles (AL) (63-68, Road: 30-36) | Seattle (61-71, Home: 34-33) | 7:05 pm | RHP A.Vallés (8-8, 6.27 ERA) | RHP E.Marquez (5-9, 5.47 ERA) | | Chicago (AL) (53-80, Road: 24-43) | Minnesota (55-76, Home: 26-41) | 7:05 pm | RHP J.Anderson (2-14, 5.57 ERA) | LHP R.Guerrera (9-12, 6.89 ERA) | | Kansas City (75-56, Road: 32-32) | Oakland (59-72, Home: 33-31) | 7:05 pm | RHP M.Morris (7-8, 5.90 ERA) | RHP M.McLeod (5-7, 5.95 ERA) | | Toronto (70-59, Road: 33-31) | Texas (90-41, Home: 50-17) | 7:05 pm | RHP S.Jones (12-9, 3.89 ERA) | RHP R.Anderson (14-5, 2.18 ERA) | | Today's Games - National League | | Away Team | Home Team | Time | Starting Pitcher Away Team | Starting Pitcher Home Team | | Washington (68-66, Road: 35-31) | San Diego (74-59, Home: 41-27) | 7:05 pm | LHP C.Puleo (15-6, 2.33 ERA) | RHP D.Nesling (12-5, 3.77 ERA) | | Arizona (62-70, Road: 29-37) | Los Angeles (NL) (78-54, Home: 36-30) | 2:05 pm | RHP R.Garner (5-17, 5.86 ERA) | RHP T.Murray (8-9, 5.97 ERA) | | Atlanta (47-84, Road: 21-45) | Florida (80-52, Home: 44-26) | 7:05 pm | LHP J.Lane (5-17, 5.91 ERA) | LHP C.Jones (10-8, 3.71 ERA) | | Houston (79-52, Road: 39-27) | Chicago (NL) (64-67, Home: 32-34) | 7:05 pm | RHP G.Bayless (7-5, 4.15 ERA) | LHP T.Pérez (5-14, 5.12 ERA) | | Pittsburgh (68-63, Road: 31-36) | Cincinnati (63-68, Home: 34-32) | 7:05 pm | LHP W.Calabresi (8-7, 3.21 ERA) | LHP R.Mateo (8-6, 4.14 ERA) | | |