Around the Majors: Clemens ties Grove

1) Yesterday’s scores–

AL
BlueJays 9, Redsox 6
Devil Rays 5, A’s 4
Twins 6, Indians 3 (11)
Orioles 3, Mariners 2
Yankees 12, Tigers 3
Rangers 4, Royals 3
Whitesox 2, Angels 1 (11)

NL
Braves 4, Mets 0
Padres 9, Diamondbacks 5
Giants 5, Dodgers 3
Cardinals 2, Pirates 1 (12)
Marlins 4, Phillies 3 (10)
Reds 4, Nationals 3 (14)
Brewers 6, Rockies 1
Cubs 4, Astros 2

2) Standings–

AL EAST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Orioles          28   16  .636   -     15-11  13-5   16-06 09-06 02-02 WON  1
Redsox           25   19  .568   3     13-6   12-13  11-11 03-01 09-06 LOST 1
Yankees          24   21  .533   4 1/2 13-11  11-10  09-14 01-00 12-06 WON  2
BlueJays         24   21  .533   4 1/2 11-10  13-11  13-10 05-07 04-03 WON  1
Devil Rays       16   30  .348  13     13-12   3-18  08-16 04-09 04-02 WON  1

AL CENTRAL      WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Whitesox         32   14  .696   -     15-6   17-8   06-04 18-04 06-05 WON  1
Twins            26   18  .591   5     14-9   12-9   06-03 13-10 05-04 WON  1
Tigers           20   23  .465  10 1/2 10-13  10-10  04-06 10-11 05-04 LOST 2
Indians          20   24  .455  11      7-12  13-12  02-01 10-14 06-08 LOST 1
Royals           13   32  .289  18 1/2  7-17   6-15  05-08 05-17 02-05 LOST 1

AL WEST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Angels           26   19  .578   -     11-10  15-9   02-01 11-11 11-06 LOST 1
Rangers          25   20  .556   1     13-12  12-8   06-06 07-06 09-08 WON  4
Mariners         18   26  .409   7 1/2  9-14   9-12  04-09 06-06 06-10 LOST 1
A's              17   27  .386   8 1/2  9-12   8-15  07-15 02-01 07-09 LOST 3

NL EAST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Marlins          26   16  .619   -     17-8    9-8   14-09 04-02 05-05 WON  6
Braves           26   19  .578   1 1/2 15-5   11-14  15-09 07-02 03-06 WON  2
Nationals        24   22  .522   4     12-8   12-14  10-12 05-04 08-04 LOST 2
Mets             23   23  .500   5     16-9    7-14  12-13 10-08 00-00 LOST 3
Phillies         21   26  .447   7 1/2 10-10  11-16  09-17 09-07 01-01 LOST 2

NL CENTRAL      WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Cardinals        29   16  .644   -     14-9   15-7   05-07 18-04 04-04 WON  2
Brewers          22   23  .489   7     13-9    9-14  04-06 13-12 04-03 WON  2
Cubs             21   22  .488   7     12-10   9-12  04-05 14-11 02-04 WON  3
Pirates          19   24  .442   9      7-13  12-11  00-00 10-16 09-08 LOST 3
Reds             17   28  .378  12     12-12   5-16  08-07 06-15 02-04 WON  2
Astros           15   30  .333  14     13-9    2-21  02-10 10-13 03-04 LOST 7

NL WEST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Padres           27   18  .600   -     16-4   11-14  06-00 09-05 11-11 WON  1
Diamondbacks     27   19  .587     1/2 14-9   13-10  02-04 05-05 18-09 LOST 1
Dodgers          23   21  .523   3 1/2 12-11  11-10  03-06 05-04 14-09 LOST 1
Giants           22   22  .500   4 1/2 13-11   9-11  01-02 07-06 12-13 WON  3
Rockies          13   30  .302  13     10-11   3-19  04-05 01-04 08-21 LOST 2

3) Today’s schedule–

AL
Tigers (Mike Maroth, 4.28) at Yankees (Chin-Mien Wang, 4.39), 7:05
Twins (Carlos Silva, 3.29) at Indians (Kevin Millwood, 3.31), 7:05
Mariners (Jamie Moyer, 6.11) at Orioles (Rodrigo Lopez, 4.88), 7:05
Redsox (Bronson Arroyo, 3.21) at BlueJays (Gustavo Chacin, 3.71), 7:07
A’s (Joe Blanton, 5.15) at Devil Rays (Scott Kazmir, 4.44), 7:15
Royals (Zack Greinke, 3.83) at Rangers (Pedro Astacio, 6.04), 8:05
Whitesox (Freddy Garcia, 3.56) at Angels (Jarrod Washburn, 3.54), 10:05

NL
Nationals (Claudio Vargas, 9.00) at Reds (Aaron Harang, 3.32), 12:35
Rockies (Jamey Wright, 6.08) at Brewers (Gary Glover, 6.46), 1:05
Mets (Victor Zambrano, 5.19) at Braves (Kyle Davies, 0.00), 7:05
Phillies (Randy WOlf, 4.75) at Mets (Al Leiter, 6.20), 7:05
Astros (Brandon Backe, 5.15) at Cubs (Greg Maddux, 4.12), 7:05
Pirates (Mark Redman, 2.48) at Cardinals (Mark Mulder, 3.71), 8:10
Dodgers (Wilson Alvarez, 0.84) at Giants (Brett Tomko, 4.30), 10:05
Padres (Darrell May, 4.24) at Diamondbacks (Brad Halsey, 3.54), 10:10

4) Yesterday’s HR–

Alex Rodriguez–#15 & #16
Carlos Lee–#10
Jason Bay–#10
Richard Hidalgo–#7 & #8
Jay Gibbons–#8
Jorge Posada–#6 & #7
Gary Sheffield–#7
Phil Nevin–#7
Marcus Thames–#6
Carl Everett–#6
Damion Easley–#5
Brad Hawpe–#5
Mike Matheny–#5
Gregg Zaun–#4
Grady Sizemore–#4
Reed Johnson–#2 & #3
Scott Hatteberg–#3
Josh Phelps–#3
Bill Mueller–#2
Robert Fick–#2
Craig Counsell–#2
Robinson Cano–#1
Jody Gerut–#1
Jason Schmidt–#1

5) HR leaders–

AL
1) Alex Rodriguez–16**
T2) Tino Martinez–12
T2) Richie Sexson–12
T4) Manny Ramirez–11
T4) Alfonso Soriano–11
T4) Brian Roberts–11
T4) Miguel Tejada–11
T4) Paul Konerko–11
T9) David Ortiz–10
T9) Mark Teixeira–10

NL
1) Adam Dunn–13
T2) Bobby Abreu–12
T2) Troy Glaus–12
T2) Derrek Lee–12
T2) Cliff Floyd–12
T6) Albert Pujols–11
T6) Andruw Jones–11
T8) Milton Bradley–10
T8) Reggie Sanders–10
T8) Carlos Lee–10*
T8) Jason Bay–10*

**–hit 2 yesterday
*–hit 1 yesterday

6) Yankees 3B Alex Rodriguez hit 2 HR and had a BB. ROdriguez passed Joe Carter into 43rd place on the all time HR list, with 397.

After 53 RCAA/.955 OPS and 35 RCAA/.888 OPS seasons, Rodriguez is hitting .642 SLG, .413 OBA, 1.055 OPS, 23 RCAA in his first 45 games. He has a .958 career OPS, compared to his league average of .773, and 458 RCAA in 1475 games.

7) Yankees C Jorge Posada hit 2 HR and had 3 hits.

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After 37 RCAA/.922 OPS and 18 RCAA/.881 OPS seasons, Posada is hitting .482 SLG, .360 OBA, .843 OPS, 8 RCAA in his first 41 games. He has a .853 career OPS, compared to his league average of .771, and 124 RCAA in 1044 games.

8) Rangers RF Richard Hidalgo hit 2 HR.

After 36 RCAA/.957 OPS and -20 RCAA/.745 OPS seasons, Hidalgo is off to a .425 SLG, .289 OBA, .714 OPS, -7 RCAA start in his first 37 games. He has a .842 career OPS, compared to his league average of .778, and 44 RCAA in 936 games.

9) BlueJays LF Reed Johnson hit 2 HR.

After starting his career with 1 RCAA/.780 OPS and -24 RCAA/.699 OPS seasons, Johnson is hitting .489 SLG, .382 OBA, .871 OPS, 3 RCAA in his first 41 games. He has a .747 career OPS, compared to his league average of .766, and -20 RCAA in 296 games.


1) The Orioles activated RF Sammy Sosa from the DL, will place C Javier Lopez on the 15 day DL and they designated C Sal Fasano for assignment.

After 25 RCAA/.911 OPS and 5 RCAA/.849 OPS seasons, Sosa is off to a .445 SLG, .322 OBA, .768 OPS, -1 RCAA start in his first 28 games. He has a .891 career OPS, compared to his league average of .761, and 352 RCAA in 2166 games.

Lopez broke a bone in his right hand. After 55 RCAA/1.065 OPS and 21 RCAA/.872 OPS seasons, Lopez is off to a .481 SLG, .316 OBA, .798 OPS, 0 RCAA start in his first 42 games. He has a .841 career OPS, compared to his league average of .771, and 70 RCAA in 1348 games.

Fasano was 3 for 9, with 2 HR, a BB and 3 RCAA, in 4 games, in his time since in the majors since 2002. He has -27 RCAA/.700 OPS in 258 career games.

2) A MRI on Angels RF Vladimir Guerrero confirmed that he has a partially dislocated left shoulder and does not need surgery.

3) BlueJays P Roy Halladay will miss his start tomorrow, to a strained left muscle.

After 3.25 ERA/45 RSAA and 4.20 ERA/11 RSAA seasons, Halladay is off to a 2.84 ERA/14 RSAA start in his first 10 starts. He has a 3.81 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.58, and 109 RSAA in 175 games.

4) The BlueJays activated C Gregg Zaun from the DL, called up OF Gabe Gross, placed LF Frank Catalanotto on the bereavement list and sent C Andy Dominique to the minors.

After -9 RCAA/.658 OPS and -3 RCAA/.761 OPS seasons, Zaun is hitting .474 SLG, .385 OBA, .858 OPS, 4 RCAA in his first 29 games. He has a .722 career OPS, compared to his league average of .772, and -38 RCAA in 715 games.

After 10 RCAA/.823 OPS and -5 RCAA/.734 OPS seasons, Catalanotto is off to a .386 SLG, .333 OBA, .719 OPS, -1 RCAA start in his first 34 games. He has a .810 career OPS, compared to his league average of .770, and 38 RCAA in 748 games.

Gross has -9 RCAA/.595 OPS in 48 career games, including 0 for 6 in 4 games in 2005.

Dominique has -2 RCAA/.368 OPS in 9 career games, including 0 for 2, with a HBP, in 2 games in 2005.

5) The Cubs sent OF Ben Grieve to the minors and called up P Sergio Mitre.

After -1 RCAA/.716 OPS and 0 RCAA/.785 OPS seasons, Grieve is off to a .250 SLG, .471 OBA, .721 OPS, 0 RCAA start in his first 15 games. He has a .810 career OPS, compared to his league average of .775, and 55 RCAA in 968 games.

Mitre has a 6.42 ERA/-15 RSAA in 16 career games. His line in his 2005 debut–7 IP, 5 H, 2 R/ER, 1 BB, 5 SO.

6) The Padres placed 2B Mark Loretta on the 15 day DL and called up P Brian Falkenborg.

Loretta had surgery yesterday to repair a torn ligament in his left thumb and is expected to be out 8-10 weeks.

Falkenborg has a 6.41 ERA/-4 RSAA in 11 career games, including a 7.71 ERA/-1 RSAA in 3 games in 2005.

7) The Dodgers placed P Odalis Perez on the 15 day DL, called up P Buddy Carlyle and moved INF Jose Valentin from the 15 to the 60 day DL.

After 4.52 ERA/-11 RSAA and 3.25 ERA/19 RSAA seasons, Perez is off to a 4.50 ERA/-2 RSAA start in his first 8 starts. He has a 3.94 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.29, and 1 RSAA in 160 games.

Carlyle has a 7.32 ERA/-18 RSAA in 20 career games, including a 8.18 ERA/-5 RSAA in 9 games in 2005.

8) The Phillies designated P Terry Adams for assignment and called up P Amaury Telemaco.

After 6.00 ERA/-3 RSAA and 4.76 ERA/2 RSAA seasons, Adams is off to a 12.83 ERA/-13 RSAA start in his first 16 games. He has a 4.17 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.34, and 5 RSAA in 574 games.

After a 4.31 ERA/0 RSAA season, Telemaco gave up 1 run in 1/3 IP in his 2005 debut. He has a 4.97 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.31, and -39 RSAA in 213 games.

9) The Giants activated P Jason Schmidt from the DL and sent P Jeremy Accardo to the minors.

After 2.34 ERA/44 RSAA and 3.20 ERA/31 RSAA seasons, Schmidt is off to a 4.79 ERA/-2 RSAA start in his first 8 starts. He has a 3.93 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.31, and 66 RSAA in 260 games.

Accardo has a 6.48 ERA/-2 RSAA in his first 7 career games.

10) The Yankees claimed minor league 1B Eric Crozier off waivers from the BlueJays.

Crozier had -2 RCAA/.676 OPS in 14 games with the 2004 BlueJays.

11) Cubs CF Corey Patterson was scratched from yesterday’s lineup, due to a sore left wrist.

After 8 RCAA/.839 OPS and -8 RCAA/.771 OPS seasons, Patterson is off to a .450 SLG, .309 OBA, .759 OPS, -3 RCAA start in his first 43 games. He has a .736 career OPS, compared to his league average of .772, and -32 RCAA in 506 games.

12) According to the Chicago Sun-Times, the Cubs are interested in Danny Graves. NY Newsday says the Mets are interested. According to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Graves has reportedly said he wants to go to the Marlins.

13) The Brewers signed P Ryan Anderson to a minor league contract.

Anderson was the 10,546th can’t miss, best pitching prospect in the history of the world and the 10,546th pitcher acquitted of those charges (some of them missed by so much that they have to count more than once and that balances out those who made it).

14) The Devil Rays released minor league 1B Steve Cox and he might be ready to retire.

Cox had -10 RCAA/.757 OPS in 378 games with the 1999-2002 Devil Rays.

15) Mariners RF Ichiro Suzuki reached base safely all 4 times up–3 H, 1 BB.

After 22 RCAA/.788 OPS and 56 RCAA/.869 OPS seasons, Suzuki is hitting .467 SLG, .386 OBA, .852 OPS, 14 RCAA in his first 44 games. He has a .829 career OPS, compared to his league average of .762, and 168 RCAA in 678 games.

16) Orioles 3B Melvin Mora had 3 hits.

After 33 RCAA/.921 OPS and 54 RCAA/.981 OPS seasons, Mora is hitting .506 SLG, .347 OBA, .852 OPS, 7 RCAA in his first 44 games. He has a .815 career OPS, compared to his league average of .768, and 76 RCAA in 755 games.

17) Mariners P Joel Pineiro’s line–5 1/3 IP, 5 H, 1 R/ER, 4 BB, 3 SO.

After 3.78 ERA/15 RSAA and 4.67 ERA/-7 RSAA seasons, Pineiro is off to a 5.93 ERA/-10 RSAA start in his first 7 starts. He has a 3.81 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.52, and 33 RSAA in 122 games. Pineiro made his 100th career start.

18) Orioles P Bruce Chen’s line–7 IP, 8 H, 2 R/ER, 3 BB, 1 SO.

After pitching in just 24 games in 2003-04, Chen is off to a 3.51 ERA/6 RSAA start in his first 9 starts. He has a 4.34 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.42, and 6 RSAA in 172 games.

19) Twins RF Lew Ford reached base safely 4 times–2 H, 2 BB.

After having 19 RCAA/.827 OPS in his first year as a starter, Ford is hitting .412 SLG, .371 OBA, .783 OPS, 2 RCAA in his first 40 games. He has a .833 career OPS, compared to his league average of .766, and 29 RCAA in 228 games.

20) Twins P Joe Mays’s line–6 2/3 IP, 6 H, 2 R/ER, 3 BB, 0 SO.

After missing 2004, Mays is off to a 3.88 ERA/3 RSAA start in his first 8 starts (9 games). He has a 4.64 career ERA, compared to his average of 4.64, and 15 RSAA in 171 games.


1) Astros P Roger Clemens had to leave yesterday’s game, due to tightness in his right groin, and may have to miss a start. Clemens’s line–5 IP, 2 H, 0 R/ER, 1 BB, 6 SO.

Clemens tied Lefty Grove’s modern day major league record for career RSAA. After 3.91 ERA/10 RSAA and 2.98 ERA/32 RSAA seasons, Clemens is off to a 1.19 ERA/23 RSAA start in his first 10 starts. He has a 3.15 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.38, and 668 RSAA in 650 games.

2) Indians P Jake Westbrook’s line–6 IP, 5 H, 2 R/ER, 2 BB, 3 SO.

After 4.33 ERA/-2 RSAA and 3.38 ERA/28 RSAA seasons, Westbrook is off to a 5.50 ERA/-8 RSAA start in his first 10 starts. He has a 4.49 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.54, and -3 RSAA in 114 games.

3) Whitesox P Mark Buehrle’s line–9 IP, 4 H, 1 R/ER, 2 BB, 6 SO.

After 4.14 ERA/8 RSAA and 3.89 ERA/29 RSAA season, Buehrle is off to a 3.05 ERA/13 RSAA start in his first 10 starts. He has a 3.70 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.53, and 115 RSAA in 174 games.

4) Angels P Bartolo Colon’s line–7 IP, 3 H, 1 R/ER, 0 BB, 6 SO.

After 3.87 ERA/16 RSAA and 5.01 ERA/-10 RSAA seasons, Colon is off to a 2.53 ERA/13 RSAA start in his first 10 starts. He has a 3.95 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.60, and 121 RSAA in 257 games.

5) Tigers 2B Ramon Martinez had 3 hits.

After -8 RCAA/.709 OPS and -15 RCAA/.659 OPS seasons, Martinez is off to a .314 SLG, .324 OBA, .639 OPS, 0 RCAA start in his first 12 games. He has a .715 career OPS, compared to his league average of .779, and -31 RCAA in 590 games.

6) Tigers P Wilfredo Ledezma took a pounding–4 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO.

Ledezma has a 5.54 ERA/-25 RSAA in 57 career games, including a 6.53 ERA/-11 RSAA in 8 starts in 2005.

7) Yankees P Mike Mussina’s line–7 IP, 6 H, 0 R/ER, 0 BB, 6 SO.

After 3.40 ERA/23 RSAA and 4.59 ERA/3 RSAA seasons, Mussina is off to a 3.38 ERA/5 RSAA start in his first 10 starts. He has a 3.59 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.59, and 296 RSAA in 423 games.

8) A’s 3B Eric Chavez had 3 hits.

After 26 RCAA/.864 OPS and 21 RCAA/.898 OPS seasons, Chavez is off to a .328 SLG, .283 OBA, .610 OPS, -9 RCAA start in his first 44 games. He has a .843 career OPS, compared to his league average of .770, and 99 RCAA in 913 games.

9) Devil Rays DH Josh Phelps had 3 hits, including a 2B and a HR.

After 4 RCAA/.827 OPS and -12 RCAA/.754 OPS seasons, Phelps is hitting .426 SLG, .336 OBA, .762 OPS, 2 RCAA in his first 37 games. He has a .812 career OPS, compared to his league average of .762, and 8 RCAA in 342 games.

10) Rangers P Ryan Drese’s line–7 IP, 8 H, 2 R/ER, 3 BB, 2 SO.

After a 4.20 ERA/21 RSAA season, Drese is off to a 5.93 ERA/-8 RSAA start in his first 10 starts. He has a 5.27 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.52, and -23 RSAA in 90 games.

11) BlueJays SS John McDonald had 3 hits, including a 2B.

After -16 RCAA/.538 OPS and -8 RCAA/.581 OPS seasons, McDonald is off to a .388 SLG, .377 OBA, .765 OPS, 1 RCAA start in his first 20 games. He has a .591 career OPS, compared to his league average of .762, and -41 RCAA in 305 games.

12) Redsox P David Wells took a pounding–6 1/3 IP, 7 H, 5 R/ER, 1 BB, 2 SO.

After 4.14 ERA/5 RSAA and 3.73 ERA/5 RSAA seasons, Wells is off to a 6.81 ERA/-9 RSAA start in his first 7 starts. He has a 4.07 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.49, and 124 RSAA in 595 games.

13) Padres 1B Phil Nevin (1 HR, 1 BB) and CF Dave Roberts (2 3B) both had 3 hits.

After 5 RCAA/.825 OPS and 23 RCAA/.859 OPS seasons, Nevin is off to a .424 SLG, .290 OBA, .715 OPS, -1 RCAA start in his first 44 games. He has a .831 career OPS, compared to his league average of .779, and 99 RCAA in 1030 games.

After -9 RCAA/.638 OPS and 1 RCAA/.716 OPS seasons, Roberts is off to a .452 SLG, .344 OBA, .796 OPS, 2 RCAA start in his first 29 games. He has a .688 career OPS, compared to his league average of .772, and -8 RCAA in 451 games.

14) Braves C Johnny Estrada had 3 hits, including a 2B.

After a 9 RCAA/.828 OPS season, Estrada is off to a .398 SLG, .315 OBA, .714 OPS, -3 RCAA start in his first 37 games. He has a .737 career OPS, compared to his league average of .777, and -20 RCAA in 286 games.

15) Braves P Tim Hudson (8 IP, 6 H, 0 R/ER, 2 BB, 3 S0) combined with Chris Reitsma for a shutout against the Mets.

After 2.70 ERA/41 RSAA and 3.53 ERA/24 RSAA seasons, Hudson is off to a 3.05 ERA/9 RSAA start in his first 10 starts. He has a 3.29 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.61, and 178 RSAA in 193 games.

16) Nationals 1B Nick Johnson reached base safely 4 times (2 H, 2 BB) and RF Jose Guillen had 3 hits (1 2B).

After 24 RCAA/.894 OPS and 1 RCAA/.758 OPS seasons, Johnson is hitting .512 SLG, .426 OBA, .938 OPS, 14 RCAA in his first 45 games. He has a .810 career OPS, compared to his league average of .765, and 31 RCAA in 366 games.

After 27 RCAA/.770 OPS and 15 RCAA/.849 OPS seasons, Guillen is hitting .512 SLG, .326 OBA, .838 OPS, 4 RCAA in his first 43 games. He has a .768 career OPS, compared to his league average of .772, and -40 RCAA in 941 games.

17) Nationals P Livan Hernandez’s line–7 IP, 6 H, 3 R/ER, 3 BB, 8 SO.

After 3.20 ERA/50 RSAA and 3.60 ERA/14 RSAA seasons, Hernandez is off to a 3.70 ERA/3 RSAA start in his first 11 starts. He has a 4.11 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.35, and 18 RSAA in 260 games.

18) Reds P Brandon Claussen’s line–6 IP, 7 H, 2 R/ER, 4 BB, 4 SO.

Claussen has a 5.35 ERA/-15 RSAA in 21 career games, including a 4.33 ERA/-1 RSAA in 6 starts in 2005.

19) Phillies SS Jimmy Rollins had 3 hits.

After -12 RCAA/.707 OPS and 14 RCAA/.803 OPS seasons, Rollins is off to a .359 SLG, .301 OBA, .660 OPS, -6 RCAA start in his first 47 games. He has a .730 career OPS, compared to his league average of .773, and -19 RCAA in 683 games.

20) Phillies P Brett Myers’s line–7 IP, 2 H, 0 R/ER, 3 BB, 3 S0.

After 4.43 ERA/-8 RSAA and 5.52 ERA/-23 RSAA seasons, Myers is off to a 1.69 ERA/20 RSAA start in his first 10 starts. He has a 4.41 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.27, and -15 RSAA in 86 games.

21) Marlins P Josh Beckett’s line–7 IP, 6 H, 3 R/ER, 2 BB, 6 SO.

After 3.04 ERA/15 RSAA and 3.79 ERA/5 RSAA seasons, Beckett is off to a 2.63 ERA/10 RSAA start in his first 10 starts. He has a 3.38 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.26, and 36 RSAA in 87 games.

22) Rockies P Jeff Francis took a pounding–5 1/3 IP, 9 H, 6 R/ER, 2 BB, 4 SO.

Francis has a 4.99 ERA/1 RSAA in 16 career games, including a 4.88 ERA/1 RSAA in 9 starts in 2005.

23) Brewers P Victor Santos’s line–6 IP, 6 H, 1 R/ER, 1 BB, 6 SO.

After a 4.97 ERA/-9 RSAA season, Santos is off to a 3.02 ERA/8 RSAA start in his first 9 starts (10 games). He has a 4.84 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.34, and -12 RSAA in 106 games.

24) Giants 3B Edgardo Alfonzo had 3 hits.

After -9 RCAA/.726 OPS and -7 RCAA/.757 OPS seasons, Alfonzo is hitting .424 SLG, .392 OBA, .816 OPS, 5 RCAA in his first 42 games. He has a .798 career OPS, compared to his league average of .775, and 115 RCAA in 1409 games.

25) Dodgers P Jeff Weaver took a pounding–4 IP, 8 H, 5 R/ER, 1 BB, 1 SO.

After 5.99 ERA/-29 RSAA and 4.01 ERA/3 RSAA seasons, Weaver is off to a 5.97 ERA/-13 RSAA start in his first 10 starts. He has a 4.43 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.57, and -16 RSAA in 206 games.

26) Pirates LF Jason Bay had 3 hits, including a 2B and a HR.

After a 18 RCAA/.907 OPS rookie season, Bay is hitting .561 SLG, .353 OBA, .914 OPS, 10 RCAA in his first 43 games. He has a .915 career OPS, compared to his league average of .774, and 38 RCAA in 193 games.

27) Pirates P Kip Wells’s line–7 1/3 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 SO.

After 3.28 ERA/21 RSAA and 4.55 ERA/-7 RSAA seasons, Wells is off to a 3.60 ERA/3 RSAA start in his first 10 starts. He has a 4.15 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.38, and 25 RSAA in 165 games.

28) Cardinals P Jason Marquis’s line–5 IP, 6 H, 1 R/ER, 5 BB, 4 SO.

After 5.53 ERA/-6 RSAA and 3.71 ERA/10 RSAA seasons, Marquis is off to a 3.43 ERA/5 RSAA start in his first 10 starts. He has a 4.08 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.29, and 10 RSAA in 138 games.


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