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Around the Majors: 500 relief appearancesby Lee SininsApril 29, 2005 1) Yesterday's scores-- AL BlueJays 7, Devil Rays 4 Twins 6, Royals 5 (11) Tigers 3, Indians 2 Angels 3, Yankees 1 Mariners 4, Rangers 1 NL Brewers 4, Cardinals 3 Marlins at Rockies--DH--PPD 2) Standings-- AL EAST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Orioles 14 7 .667 - 5-5 9-2 12-04 01-01 01-02 WON 5 Redsox 11 10 .524 3 6-4 5-6 11-10 00-00 00-00 LOST 2 BlueJays 12 11 .522 3 5-6 7-5 08-08 00-00 04-03 WON 3 Yankees 9 13 .409 5 1/2 6-8 3-5 07-09 00-00 02-04 LOST 2 Devil Rays 8 14 .364 6 1/2 7-7 1-7 05-12 00-00 03-02 LOST 4 AL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Whitesox 16 6 .727 - 6-2 10-4 00-00 13-03 03-03 LOST 2 Twins 13 8 .619 2 1/2 6-2 7-6 00-00 11-07 02-01 WON 3 Tigers 10 10 .500 5 5-5 5-5 01-01 09-09 00-00 WON 4 Indians 8 13 .381 7 1/2 2-6 6-7 00-00 06-10 02-03 LOST 3 Royals 5 17 .227 11 2-12 3-5 00-00 03-13 02-04 LOST 8 AL WEST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Angels 13 9 .591 - 8-5 5-4 02-01 03-02 08-06 WON 2 A's 11 11 .500 2 5-4 6-7 04-05 02-01 05-05 WON 2 Mariners 11 11 .500 2 4-7 7-4 00-00 06-06 05-05 WON 1 Rangers 11 12 .478 2 1/2 5-7 6-5 05-04 00-00 06-08 LOST 1 NL EAST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Marlins 12 8 .600 - 8-6 4-2 09-07 02-01 01-00 WON 1 Braves 13 9 .591 - 6-3 7-6 12-08 01-01 00-00 WON 2 Mets 11 11 .500 2 8-4 3-7 08-08 03-03 00-00 LOST 2 Nationals 11 11 .500 2 5-5 6-6 08-11 00-00 03-00 LOST 1 Phillies 10 12 .455 3 5-5 5-7 07-10 02-01 01-01 WON 1 NL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Cardinals 14 6 .700 - 8-5 6-1 01-02 13-04 00-00 LOST 1 Cubs 11 10 .524 3 1/2 6-5 5-5 00-00 09-06 02-04 WON 1 Reds 10 11 .476 4 1/2 7-3 3-8 04-02 06-09 00-00 LOST 1 Astros 8 12 .400 6 7-2 1-10 01-04 07-08 00-00 LOST 5 Pirates 8 12 .400 6 3-6 5-6 00-00 06-10 02-02 WON 2 Brewers 8 13 .381 6 1/2 2-6 6-7 00-00 06-10 02-03 WON 1 NL WEST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Diamondbacks 14 8 .636 - 9-3 5-5 00-03 02-01 12-04 WON 6 Dodgers 13 8 .619 1/2 5-3 8-5 00-00 02-00 11-08 LOST 3 Giants 10 11 .476 3 1/2 8-6 2-5 00-00 01-02 09-09 WON 2 Padres 9 13 .409 5 5-3 4-10 00-00 04-03 05-10 LOST 2 Rockies 6 13 .316 6 1/2 5-6 1-7 01-02 00-00 05-11 LOST 2 3) Today's schedule-- AL Royals (Zack Greinke) at Indians (C.C. Sabathia), 7:05 BlueJays (Roy Halladay) at Yankees (Randy Johnson), 7:05 Devil Rays at Orioles (Erik Bedard), 7:35 Tigers (Nate Robertson) at Whitesox (Jose Contreras), 8:05 Redsox (Tim Wakefield) at Rangers (Chan Ho Park), 8:05 Angels (Paul Byrd) at Twins (Carlos Silva), 8:10 Mariners (Aaron Sele) at A's (Dan Haren), 10:05 NL Mets (Jae Seo) at Nationals (Livan Hernandez), 7:05 Marlins (A.J. Burnett) at Phillies (Randy Wolf), 7:05 Giants (Brett Tomko) at Pirates (Mark Redman), 7:05 Cardinals (Mark Mulder) at Braves (Tim Hudson), 7:35 Reds (Brandon Claussen) at Brewers (Gary Glover), 8:05 Cubs (Greg Maddux) at Astros (Roger Clemens), 8:05 Diamondbacks (Brandon Webb) at Padres (Jake Peavy), 10:05 Rockies (Jason Jennings) at Dodgers (Odalis Perez), 10:40 4) Yesterday's HR-- Richie Sexson--#5 Russell Branyan--#5 Reggie Sanders--#5 Hank Blalock--#4 Casey Blake--#3 Gregg Zaun--#3 Ichiro Suzuki--#2 Jhonny Peralta--#1 5) HR leaders-- AL 1) Alex Rodriguez--8 T2) Manny Ramirez--7 T2) Paul Konerko--7 T2) Brian Roberts--7 T2) David Ortiz--7 T6) Miguel Tejada--6 T6) Mark Teixeira--6 T8) Vladimir Guerrero--5 T8) Ron Belliard--5 T8) Jason Varitek--5 T8) Dmitri Young--5 NL 1) Derrek Lee--7 T2) Adam Dunn--6 T2) Troy Glaus--6 T2) Jeff Kent--6 T2) Cliff Floyd--6 T6) Albert Pujols--5 T6) Jim Edmonds--5 T6) Jose Guillen--5 T6) Pat Burrell--5 T6) Milton Bradley--5 T6) Wily Mo Pena--5 T6) Corey Patterson--5 T6) Richie Sexson--5* T6) Russell Branyan--5* T6) Reggie Sanders--5* *--hit 1 yesterday 6) Indians 3B Casey Blake hit his 50th career HR. After -8 RCAA/.723 OPS and 9 RCAA/.839 OPS seasons in his first couple of years as a starter, Blake is off to a .371 SLG, .290 OBA, .661 OPS, -3 RCAA in his first 18 games. He has a .765 career OPS, compared to his league average of .767, and -7 RCAA in 371 games. 1) Indians P Arthur Rhodes made his 500th career relief appearance. After 4.17 ERA/1 RSAA and 5.12 ERA/-2 RSAA seasons, Rhodes is off to a 1.50 ERA/4 RSAA start in his first 10 games. He has a 4.33 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.55, and 13 RSAA in 561 games. 2) The Tigers activated INF Ramon Martinez from the DL and sent P Andrew Good to the minors. After 3 RCAA/.749 OPS and -8 RCAA/.709 OPS seasons, Martinez had a .346 SLG, .313 OBA, .659 OPS, -15 RCAA in 102 games and made his 2005 debut yesterday. He has a .717 career OPS, compared to his league average of .779, and -31 RCAA in 579 games. Good has a 5.30 ERA/-9 RSAA in 35 career games, including a 5.40 ERA/-1 RSAA in 2 games in 2005. 3) The Royals called up 1B Ken Harvey and sent P Shawn Camp to the minors. After -23 RCAA/.721 OPS and -1 RCAA/.759 OPS seasons, Harvey made his 2005 debut yesterday. He has a .738 career OPS, compared to his league average of .767, and -26 RCAA in 260 games. After starting his career with a 3.92 ERA/4 RSAA, Camp is off to a 12.15 ERA/-6 RSAA in his first 10 games. He has a 4.66 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.62, and -2 RSAA in 52 games. 4) The Mariners signed PH Dave Hansen to a minor league contract. Hansen has 21 RCAA/.739 OPS in 1170 career games, including a .349 SLG, .367 OBA, .716 OPS, -1 RCAA in 86 games with the 2004 Mariners and Padres. 5) The Cardinals called up P Kevin Jarvis and sent utilityman Hector Luna to the minors. Jarvis has a 5.93 ERA/-127 RSAA in 174 career games, including a 10.80 ERA/-11 RSAA in 10 games with the 2004 Mariners and Rockies. After starting his career with -6 RCAA/.668 OPS in 83 games, Luna is off to a .455 SLG, .273 OBA, .727 OPS, 0 RCAA start in his first 5 games. He has a .672 career OPS, compared to his league average of .778, and -6 RCAA in 88 games. 6) The Rockies activated OF Dustan Mohr from the DL, called up P Jay Witasick and sent Ps Scott Dohmann and Ryan Speier to the minors. After 1 RCAA/.759 OPS and -11 RCAA/.714 OPS seasons, Mohr hit .437 SLG, .394 OBA, .831 OPS, 6 RCAA in 117 games with the Giants and made his 2005 debut yesterday. He has a .753 career OPS, compared to his league average of .765, and -9 RCAA in 379 games. After 2.37 ERA/11 RSAA and 4.53 ERA/-3 RSAA seasons, Witasick had a 3.21 ERA/5 RSAA in 44 games with the Padres. He has a 4.72 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.60, and -18 RSAA in 289 games. After starting his career with a 4.11 ERA/5 RSAA, Dohmann is off to a 18.90 ERA/-10 RSAA start in his first 9 games. He has a 5.98 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.30, and -5 RSAA in 50 games. Speier has a 9.82 ERA/-4 RSAA in his first 10 career games. 7) The Redsox called up P Tim Bausher. 8) The Marlins signed INF Alex Prieto to a minor league contract. Prieto had -4 RCAA/.558 OPS in 24 games with the 2003-04 Twins. 9) The Cubs signed INF Shane Halter to a minor league contract. Halter has -71 RCAA/.688 OPS in 690 career games, including a .351 SLG, .248 OBA, .599 OPS, -9 RCAA in 46 games with the 2004 Angels. 10) BlueJays P Josh Towers's line--6 2/3 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 SO. Towers has a 4.98 ERA/-18 RSAA in 69 career games, including a 5.27 ERA/-2 RSAA in 5 starts in 2005. 11) Twins 1B Justin Morneau had 4 hits. After starting his career with -6 RCAA/.664 OPS and 10 RCAA/.875 OPS seasons, Morneau is hitting .545 SLG, .400 OBA, .945 OPS, 3 RCAA in his first 8 games. He has a .828 career OPS, compared to his league average of .768, and 7 RCAA in 122 games. 12) Tigers P Mike Maroth's line--6 IP, 4 H, 2 R/ER, 1 BB, 8 SO. After 5.73 ERA/-31 RSAA and 4.31 ERA/3 RSAA seasons, Maroth is off to a 3.81 ERA/1 RSAA start in his first 5 starts. He has a 4.81 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.55, and -32 RSAA in 92 games. 13) Indians P Kevin Millwood's line--7 IP, 6 H, 3 R/ER, 2 BB, 7 SO. After 4.01 ERA/1 RSAA and 4.85 ERA/-8 RSAA seasons, Millwood is off to a 3.90 ERA/2 RSAA start in his first 5 starts. He has a 3.89 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.36, and 61 RSAA in 233 games. 14) Angels P John Lackey's line--5 1/3 IP, 7 H, 1 R/ER, 3 BB, 5 SO. After 4.63 ERA/-10 RSAA and 4.67 ERA/-2 RSAA seasons, Lackey is off to a 5.61 ERA/-3 RSAA in his first 5 starts. He has a 4.50 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.55, and -7 RSAA in 89 games. 15) Yankees P Kevin Brown's line--7 IP, 8 H, 3 R/ER, 1 BB, 5 SO. After 2.39 ERA/38 RSAA and 4.09 ERA/5 RSAA seasons, Brown is off to a 6.63 ERA/-5 RSAA start in his first 3 starts. He has a 3.22 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.30, and 316 RSAA in 476 games. 16) Mariners P Gil Meche's line--7 2/3 IP, 4 H, 1 R/ER, 1 BB, 3 SO. After 4.59 ERA/-4 RSAA and 5.01 ERA/-11 RSAA seasons, Meche is off to a 5.27 ERA/-4 RSAA start in his first 5 starts. He has a 4.62 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.67, and -9 RSAA in 91 games. 17) Rangers P Chris Young's line--8 IP, 5 H, 2 R/ER, 1 BB, 3 SO. Young has a 4.71 ERA/2 RSAA in 12 career games, including a 4.73 ERA/0 RSAA in 5 starts in 2005. 18) Brewers P Chris Capuano's line--6 1/3 IP, 5 H, 2 R/ER, 3 BB, 4 SO. Capuano has a 4.87 ERA/-6 RSAA in 31 career games, including a 4.76 ERA/-1 RSAA in 5 starts in 2005. If you enjoy the ATM reports and want to support them, check out my other creation--the sabermetric baseball encyclopedia. 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