Around the Majors: Brown returns today

1) Yesterday’s scores–

AL
Orioles 3, Tigers 0
Angels 5, A’s 3
Devil Rays 6, BlueJays 5
Whitesox 5, Royals 1
Indians 5, Twins 3
Redsox 12, Yankees 5
Rangers 5, Mariners 4

NL
Brewers 8, Astros 0
Mets 4, Cubs 3 (11)
Cardinals 10, Rockies 6
Giants 9, Dodgers 5
Braves 1, Marlins 0
Reds 7, Pirates 4
Phillies 4, Expos 3 (10)
Padres 6, Diamondbacks 5

2) Standings–

AL EAST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
y--Yankees       97   58  .626   -     54-24  43-34  48-24 17-12 22-14 LOST 1
Redsox           92   62  .597   4 1/2 54-26  38-36  42-26 19-13 22-14 WON  1
e--Orioles       73   80  .477  23     33-39  40-41  33-35 20-15 15-17 WON  3
e--Devil Rays    66   87  .431  30     39-36  27-51  25-47 16-15 10-22 WON  2
e--BlueJays      64   90  .416  32 1/2 38-40  26-50  26-42 13-19 17-19 LOST 2

AL CENTRAL      WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
x--Twins         89   66  .574   -     47-31  42-35  19-14 43-29 16-16 LOST 1
e--Whitesox      78   76  .506  10 1/2 45-35  33-41  16-16 35-33 19-17 WON  1
e--Indians       76   79  .490  13     44-36  32-43  17-15 32-37 17-19 WON  1
e--Tigers        68   85  .444  20     35-40  33-45  10-16 34-39 15-21 LOST 4
e--Royals        57   97  .370  31 1/2 32-41  25-56  12-24 31-37 08-24 LOST 1

AL WEST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
A's              88   66  .571   -     49-25  39-41  23-20 27-16 28-22 LOST 1
Angels           86   68  .558   2     44-36  42-32  25-18 28-15 26-24 WON  1
Rangers          86   68  .558   2     50-26  36-42  25-18 23-20 28-22 WON  1
e--Mariners      59   95  .383  29     37-42  22-53  13-30 19-24 18-32 LOST 1

NL EAST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
x--Braves        91   64  .587   -     46-31  45-33  48-24 16-17 19-13 WON  2
d--Phillies      80   74  .519  10 1/2 37-37  43-37  35-36 16-17 20-12 WON  1
d--Marlins       79   75  .513  11 1/2 42-38  37-37  39-29 15-21 18-14 LOST 6
e--Mets          68   87  .439  23     36-41  32-46  27-43 14-21 17-15 WON  1
e--Expos         65   90  .419  26     35-41  30-49  26-43 17-19 15-17 LOST 1

NL CENTRAL      WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
x--Cardinals    102   52  .662   -     51-26  51-26  19-11 52-31 20-09 WON  4
d--Cubs          87   67  .565  15     43-32  44-35  15-11 49-37 15-15 LOST 1
d--Astros        85   70  .548  17 1/2 42-33  43-37  16-14 51-35 11-16 LOST 1
e--Reds          72   82  .468  30     39-39  33-43  18-12 34-48 15-15 WON  4
e--Pirates       68   86  .442  34     38-41  30-45  16-11 34-51 16-14 LOST 5
e--Brewers       64   89  .418  37 1/2 36-44  28-45  11-19 33-51 12-15 WON  1

NL EAST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Dodgers          88   66  .571   -     45-29  43-37  14-18 22-14 42-26 LOST 1
Giants           87   68  .561   1 1/2 47-34  40-34  19-13 20-16 37-32 WON  1
Padres           84   71  .542   4 1/2 40-37  44-34  18-14 19-17 39-30 WON  2
e--Rockies       67   87  .435  21     38-42  29-45  11-21 10-22 38-34 LOST 2
e--Diamondbacks  47  108  .303  41 1/2 25-50  22-58  09-23 13-20 19-53 LOST 5

x–clinched the division title
y–clinched a postseason berth
d–eliminated from winning the division title
e–eliminated from winning the division title and the postseason

3) Wild card standings–

AL              WON  LOST  PCT  GB   
Redsox           92   62  .597   -
Angels           86   68  .558   6
Rangers          86   68  .558   6

NL              WON  LOST  PCT  GB   
Cubs             87   67  .565   -
Giants           87   68  .561     1/2
Astros           85   70  .548   2 1/2
Padres           84   71  .542   3 1/2
Phillies         80   74  .519   7
Marlins          79   75  .513   8

4) The Redsox will clinch a tie for a postseason berth if they beat the Yankees, the Angels lose to the A’s and the Rangers lose to the Mariners.

5) The Marlins will be mathematically eliminated from the postseason if they lose to the Braves or the Giants beat the Dodgers or the Cubs beat the Mets or the Padres beat the Diamondbacks.

6) The Phillies will be mathematically eliminated from the postseason if (1) they lose to the Expos and (2) the Giants beat the Dodgers or the Cubs beat the Mets or the Padres beat the Diamondbacks.

7) The Phillies passed the Marlins into sole possession of 2nd place in the NL East.

8) Magic numbers–

AL East–Yankees, 4
AL Central–Twins, clinched
AL West–A’s, 7
AL wild card–Redsox, 3

NL East–Braves, clinched
NL Central–Cardinals, clinched
NL West–Dodgers, 7
NL wild card–Cubs, 8

9) Race for the postseason seeds–

AL–The AL champions will have the #1 seed. The Twins have a 1/2 game lead over the A’s for the #2 seed.

NL–The Cardinals clinched the top seed. The Braves have a 2 1/2 game lead over the Dodgers for the #2 seed.

A Hardball Times Update
Goodbye for now.

10) Today’s schedule–

AL
Twins (Carlos Silva, 4.26) at Indians (Francisco Cruceta, 9.00), 1:05
Tigers (Mike Maroth, 4.23) at Orioles (Rodrigo Lopez, 3.77), 1:35
Yankees (Kevin Brown, 3.99) at Redsox (Curt Schilling, 3.28), 2:05
Mariners (Cha Seung Baek, 5.82) at Whitesox (Jon Garland, 5.11), 3:05
A’s (Mark Mulder, 4.25) at Angels (John Lackey, 4.62), 8:05
BlueJays at Devil Rays–already PPD

NL
Phillies (Cory Lidle, 5.09) at Expos (Livan Hernandez, 3.68), 1:05
Marlins (Dontrelle Willis, 3.84) at Braves (John Thomson, 3.82), 1:05
Cubs (Kerry Wood, 3.56) at Mets (Al Leiter, 3.19), 1:10
Reds (Jose Acevedo, 6.16) at Pirates (Josh Fogg, 4.86), 1:35
Astros (Carlos Hernandez, 5.90) at Brewers (Victor Santos, 4.74), 2:05
Cardinals (Jason Marquis, 3.70) at Rockies (Chris Gissell, 17.36), 3:05
Diamondbacks (Steve Sparks, 5.94) at Padres (Jake Peavy, 2.27), 4:05
Dodgers (Jeff Weaver, 4.00) at Giants (Brett Tomko, 4.15), 4:05

11) Yesterday’s HR–

Tony Batista–#32
Carlos Lee–#29
Hideki Matsui–#28
Jose Valentin–#28
Kevin Mench–#24
Jermaine Dye–#21
Pedro Feliz–#21
Milton Bradley–#19
Justin Morneau–#18
Josh Phelps–#16
Coco Crisp–#15
Keith Ginter–#15
Ray Durham–#15
Todd Walker–#14
John Mabry–#13
Edgar Martinez–#12
Russell Branyan–#11
Todd Greene–#10
Doug Mirabelli–#9
Alex Cora–#9
Geoff Blum–#8
Joe Randa–#8
Darin Erstad–#7
DeWayne Wise–#4
Roger Cedeno–#3
Eric Crozier–#2
Victor Diaz–#2
Midre Cummings–#1
Craig Brazell–#1

12) HR leaders–

AL
1) Manny Ramirez–42
T2) Paul Konerko–40
T2) David Ortiz–40
4) Mark Teixeira–37
5) Gary Sheffield–36
6) Alex Rodriguez–35
7) Vladimir Guerrero–33
8) Hank Blalock–32
9) Miguel Tejada–31
10) Carlos Delgado–30

NL
1) Adrian Beltre–47
2) Albert Pujols–45
3) Barry Bonds–44
T4) Jim Thome–42
T4) Adam Dunn–42
T4) Jim Edmonds–42
-) Carlos Beltran–38 (not officially in the top 10, since 15 in the AL)
T7) Moises Alou–37
T7) Jeromy Burnitz–37
9) Aramis Ramirez–35
10) Steve Finley–34

*–hit 1 yesterday

13) Barry Bonds watch–

OBA–.615, Bonds holds the major league record with .582, in 2002
SLG–.834, on pace for 4th all time, Bonds holds the major league record with .863, 2001
OPS–1.449, Bonds holds the major league record with 1.381, in 2002
RCAA–152, is 6th all time, Bonds holds the major league record with 169, 2001
BB–221, new major league record
BB above average–190, new major league record
career HR–has 702, is 12 behind Ruth, is 53 behind Aaron
career HR above average–has 460, 2nd all time, Ruth holds the record with 622
career RCAA–1496, 2nd all time, Ruth holds the record with 1795

14) Whitesox LF Carlos Lee hit his 150th career HR.

After 17 RCAA/.843 OPS and 11 RCAA/.830 OPS seasons, Lee is hitting .526 SLG, .368 OBA, .894 OPS, 24 RCAA in 145 games. He has a .828 career OPS, compared to his league average of .773, and 44 RCAA in 872 games.

15) Yankees P Kevin Brown will return to the mound today.

It will be his first start since he broke his left hand by punching a clubhouse wall on September 3. After 4.81 ERA/-8 RSAA and 2.39 ERA/38 RSAA seasons, Brown has a 3.99 ERA/7 RSAA in 20 starts. He has a 3.20 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.30, and 323 RSAA in 471 games.

16) Rockies P Steve Reed started serving a 2 game suspension, from an incident in June.

After 2.01 ERA/13 RSAA and 3.27 ERA/11 RSAA seasons, Reed has a 3.55 ERA/12 RSAA in 62 games. He has a 3.50 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.31, and 129 RSAA in 800 games.

17) The Braves activated P Horacio Ramirez from the DL.

Ramirez has a 3.58 ERA/17 RSAA in 38 career games, including a 2.28 ERA/14 RSAA in 9 starts in 2004.

18) Braves INF Mark DeRosa is expected to miss the rest of the season, including the postseason, due to a knee injury. The preliminary diagnosis was a torn anterior cruciate ligament, which would require surgery.

After -1 RCAA/.768 OPS and -7 RCAA/.699 OPS seasons, DeRosa has a .320 SLG, .293 OBA, .614 OPS, -21 RCAA in 118 games. He has a .690 career OPS, compared to his league average of .775, and -33 RCAA in 393 games.


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