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Golden Sombrero: Carl Crawford

Bottom 2: Carl Crawford grounded into force out against Kyle Davies

Bottom 4: Crawford struck out swinging against Davies

Bottom 7: Crawford grounded out to second against Tim Collins

Bottom 9: Crawford struck out swinging against Aaron Crow

Bottom 11: Crawford stuck out swinging against Greg Holland

Bottom 14: Crawford struck out swinging against Joakim Soria

Final Line: 0-for-6, R, SB, 6 LOB

Notes: Like so many others, Crawford’s golden sombrero against the Royals on Monday night was made possible by extra innings. His final two strikeouts were extremely costly, as the one in the 11th inning came with two outs and runners on first and second, and the one if the 14th led off the Red Sox final at-bat.

Total 2011 Sombreros: 75

Golden Sombrero: Matt Downs

Top 2: Matt Downs struck out swinging against Matt Garza

Top 4: Downs struck out swinging against Garza

Top 6: Downs struck out swinging against Garza

Top 8: Downs struck out swinging against Jeff Samardzija

Final Line: 0-for-4, 4 K

Notes: Downs, who made the most of increased playing time in June, is now three for his last 25 and hitting .120 in July.  If his golden sombrero indicated one thing, it’s that Downs hasn’t quite figured out how to barrel-up a quality slider.

Total 2011 Sombreros: 74

Golden Sombrero: Evan Longoria

Top 1: Evan Longoria called out on strikes against Felipe Paulino

Top 3: Longoria singled to left against Paulino

Top 5: Longoria stuck out swinging against Paulino

Top 6: Longoria called out on strikes against Blake Wood

Top 8: Longoria struck out swinging against Louis Coleman

Final Line: 1-for-5, RBI, 4 K, 7 LOB

Notes: Although the game went well for the Rays—5-0 win—the same can’t be said for Longo.  Now hitting .242 on the season, Longoria fanned in four of his five at-bats on Sunday, and left seven runners on base in the process.  He also committed a throwing error, but luckily it didn’t spoil Alex Cobb’s gem.

Total 2011 Sombreros: 73

Golden Sombrero: Matt Joyce

Bottom 1: Matt Joyce struck out swinging against Freddy Garcia

Bottom 4: Joyce struck out swinging against Garcia

Bottom 6: Joyce struck out swinging against Garcia

Bottom 8: Joyce called out on strikes against David Robertson

Final Line: 0-for-4, 4 K

Notes: It was a tough night for the (first-half) All-Star Joyce, who fanned in all four at-bats in Wednesday’s loss against the Yankees.  The reason for his first three strikeouts is simple: Sweaty Freddy simply throws too damn slow.  And for the final strikeout, well, Robertson is just good at his job.

Total 2011 Sombreros: 72

Golden Sombrero: Travis Snider

Bottom 2: Travis Snider called out on strikes against Michael Pineda

Bottom 4: Snider struck out on a foul tip against Pineda

Bottom 6: Snider grounded out to second against Pineda

Bottom 8: Snider struck out swinging against Jeff Gray

Bottom 10: Snider struck out swinging against David Pauley

Bottom 13: Snider flew out to center against Jamey Wright

Final Line: 0-for-6, 4 K

Notes: After working out some kinks in his swing at Triple-A, Snider has been on fire since returning to the Blue Jays’ lineup.  On July 6, Snider was hitting .210. Since then, he has hit safely in eight of the last 10 games—five of which have been multi-hit performances—and entered Tuesday’s game against the Mariners hitting .256.  On Tuesday night, however, Snider wasn’t as successful, fanning in four of his six at-bats and failing to reach base in the 14-inning game.  While his golden sombrero was impressive, I find it even more impressive that Snider’s mustache was also 0-for-4 with four strikeouts.

Total 2011 Sombreros: 71