Micah Hoffpauir

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- Brendan Ryan's ninth-inning RBI single Saturday boosted St. Louis to a 2-1 win over the Chicago Cubs. Ryan's third hit -- one a solo homer -- broke a 1-1 tie with two on and no outs in the bottom of the ninth. Yadier Molina also had three hits and Skip Schumaker two for the Cardinals, who have won 10 of 15 against the Cubs this season and reduced their magic number to four victories to clinch the NL Central Division title. Starter Chris Carpenter surrendered eight hits in eight scoreless innings before the Cubs scored the game-tying run ... Read Full Story

DETROIT, June 24 (UPI) -- Adam Everett's infield single drove in the go-ahead run in the sixth Wednesday and Detroit survived a ninth-inning jam to down the Chicago Cubs 5-3. Miguel Cabrera and Gerald Laird had solo homers for the Tigers, helping them to their sixth straight victory. In a 2-2 game, Marcus Thames drew a lead-off walk in the sixth against Rich Harden (4-4) after staying alive when catcher Geovany Soto dropped a foul pop-up. Brandon Inge drew a one-out walk and Magglio Ordonez reached on a single to load the bases. After Gerald Laird lined out to third base, Everett beat out ... Read Full Story

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Micah Hoffpauir got the start in RF today and was part of a 20-5 victory over the A's. He went 2 for 4 with his 3rd and 4 th doubles and drove in his 19 th RBI. His spring AVG is now at .286 and his slugging percentage is up to .543 through 22 games. He leads the team (and the league) in RBIs and is tied for the team lead in HRs with 4. Hoffpauir has done exactly what he needed to do this spring and he has come into camp with an attitude that he hasn't earned anything in terms of a ... Read Full Story

Micah Hoffpauir has been pretty much "guaranteed" a spot on the Major League team after Spring Training barring any injury to himself or a severe slump this spring. After absolutely tearing the cover off the ball in Triple-A Iowa last year; he has nothing else to prove on that level and will be used as a back up to Derrek Lee at first and in the corner spots of the OF. Lou Piniella plans on resting his regulars more often this year and that could spell a decent sized role on the team for Hoffpauir. He will need to improve coming off the bench ... Read Full Story