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THT Daily: 300 for Glavineby Matthew CarruthAugust 06, 2007 Major League News for August 6Today’s LinksPlayer News Yesterday’s Results Today’s Games Standings Game of the Day Top Minor League Performances You can always find the most recent THT Daily at http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/content/thtdaily/ THT LinksLast of the 300s? - Dayn Perry thinks Tom Glavine is among the last of a dying race, those of pitchers that will record 300 or more wins. What About Casey? - Jim Caple, Rob Neyer and Jayson Stark have a debate about who the greatest slugger of all time is. No real conclusion is reached—how could it?—but interesting points are raised. Never Count Them Out - The Yanks are back and rolling through their twinkie-soft schedule and have climbed right into the thick of the AL wildcard race. How to be an Interesting Writer - Mike Doherty got the name Joel stuck in his head somehow and just decided to run with it. 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Player NewsPlayer Headlines are courtesy of RotoworldTom Glavine became the 23rd pitcher in baseball history to win 300 career games, beating the Cubs with 6.1innings of two-run ball Sunday night. With his parents on hand and ESPN panning to his attractive blond wife seemingly every 10 seconds, Glavine became just the fifth left-hander to join the 300-win club, tying Lefty Grove and Early Wynn for 22nd place on the all-time list. Glavine exited with a two-run lead thanks in part to his own RBI single, and the Mets tacked on three late runs on the way to an 8-3 victory. Next up for the two-time Cy Young winner and future Hall of Famer are Mickey Welch (307), Hoss Radbourn (309) and Tom Seaver (311), although moving beyond 21st place may require pitching another season. Alfonso Soriano is expected to miss two to four weeks after suffering a strained right quadriceps Sunday night. "It's going to be a tough loss. I don't know what we'll do," manager Lou Piniella said. "Losing Soriano is the toughest thing about this home stand." With Soriano out, the Cubs may choose to recall prospect Felix Pie from Triple-A. If not, Matt Murton and Mike Fontenot figure to pick up playing time, with Mark DeRosa potentially sliding to the outfield more often. Losing Soriano is a huge blow to the Cubs, who are one game back of the Brewers in the NL Central. Soriano has hit .297 with 18 homers, 42 RBI, 74 runs, 18 steals and an .847 OPS in 105 games. Erik Bedard improved to 12-4 after holding the Devil Rays to three runs in 6.2 innings of work on Sunday. Bedard also struck out 11 batters in the contest, bringing his major league leading total to 192. The only pitcher in the majors within 30 strikeouts of Bedard is Johan Santana, highlighting just how dominant the left-hander has been. Today's outing also gave Bedard wins in six straight outings and eight consecutive decisions. He'll get the Red Sox next time out. Hideki Matsui belted his 100th homer in the major leagues when he took Royals starter Gil Meche deep for a solo blast in the third inning on Sunday. Matsui later added a sacrifice fly, giving him 78 RBI on the season. The left fielder is coming off an outstanding July in which he batted .345 and smacked 13 homers and it doesn't look like he's ready to slow down just yet. Matsui is nine homers shy of his United States season-high of 31 homers, set back in 2004. Miguel Cabrera left Sunday's game against the Astros after being hit on the left elbow with a pitch from Matt Albers in the third inning. The ball hit Cabrera on his elbow armor, but he displayed signs of pain before eventually walking down to first base. However, Cabrera then didn't come out to play defense after the inning was over. He's day-to-day. Yesterday’s ResultsAmerican League NYA 8 KC 5 (Recap and Boxscore) BAL 11 TB 3 (Recap and Boxscore) TOR 4 TEX 1 (Recap and Boxscore) CHA 3 DET 1 (Recap and Boxscore) MIN 1 CLE 0 (Recap and Boxscore) LAA 4 OAK 3 (Recap and Boxscore) BOS 9 SEA 2 (Recap and Boxscore) National League ATL 6 COL 5 (Recap and Boxscore) FLA 6 HOU 5 (Recap and Boxscore) WAS 6 STL 3 (Recap and Boxscore) NYN 8 CHN 3 (Recap and Boxscore) PHI 8 MIL 6 (Recap and Boxscore) ARI 3 LAN 0 (Recap and Boxscore) SD 5 SF 4 (Recap and Boxscore)
Today’s GamesNational League --------------- San Diego Padres at St. Louis Cardinals, 7:08 PM (L) David Wells (5-7) vs. (R) Braden Looper (8-9) Chicago Cubs at Houston Astros, 8:05 PM (L) Rich Hill (6-6) vs. (L) Wandy Rodriguez (7-10) Milwaukee Brewers at Colorado Rockies, 9:05 PM (R) Claudio Vargas (9-3) vs. (R) Josh Fogg (5-7) Washington Nationals at San Francisco Giants, 10:15 PM (L) John Lannan (1-0) vs. (R) Tim Lincecum (6-2) American League --------------- New York Yankees at Toronto Blue Jays, 1:07 PM (L) Andy Pettitte (7-7) vs. (R) Jesse Litsch (4-4) Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Detroit Tigers, 7:05 PM (R) Edwin Jackson (2-11) vs. (R) Justin Verlander (11-4) Cleveland Indians at Minnesota Twins, 8:10 PM (R) Paul Byrd (9-4) vs. (R) Carlos Silva (9-11) Oakland Athletics at Texas Rangers, 8:35 PM (L) Dallas Braden (1-6) vs. (L) John Rheinecker (1-0) Boston Red Sox at LA Angels of Anaheim, 10:05 PM (R) Curt Schilling (6-4) vs. (R) Jered Weaver (7-5) StandingsThe graphics next to each team are called "sparklines.” They depict each team’s performance over the last month. Each "up" bar is a victory and a "down" bar is a loss. There are horizontal lines for home games and red bars represent games decided by two runs or less. "PWins" is short for Projected Wins, based on each team’s Run Differential, and is often a better measure of a team’s true strength. Other team graphs and stats can be found on our Team Page.American League East Pwins Diff BOS 68 43 .613 0.0 69 -1 Game of the DayTrailing 6-1 in the top of the ninth inning, the Phillies staged a remarkable comeback to beat the Brewers, 8-6 in 11 innings. The Brewer bullpen imploded in the ninth, allowing a two-run homer by Jayson Werth and then frittering the game away with two walks, a hit batter, an infield single and finally a key error by third baseman Ryan Braun. The Phillies’ Wes Helms then won the game with a two-run double in the eleventh. PHILADELPHIA (8) VS MILWAUKEE (6) - FINAL IN 11 INNINGS
PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 4 1 0 0 2 0 2 .291
T Iguchi 2b 6 2 3 0 0 1 0 .361
P Burrell lf 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .268
C Roberson pr-rf 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .313
R Howard 1b 4 1 0 1 1 1 4 .268
A Rowand cf 6 1 2 1 0 2 5 .315
G Dobbs 3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286
a-W Helms ph-3b 4 1 1 2 0 0 4 .254
J Werth rf-lf 5 1 2 2 1 1 1 .253
C Coste c 6 0 1 0 0 3 3 .328
A Eaton p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .224
C Condrey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-A Nunez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .249
G Geary p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-C Ruiz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
J Romero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Myers p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
J Mesa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 44 8 10 6 7 10 23
a-flied out to right for G Dobbs in the 6th; b-struck out swinging for C
Condrey in the 7th; c-lined out to right for G Geary in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B - T Iguchi (4, C Villanueva); W Helms (16, M Parra). HR - J Werth
(4, 9th inning off M Wise 1 on, 0 Out). S - A Eaton. RBI - A Rowand (62), J
Werth 2 (16), R Howard (90), W Helms 2 (33). 2-out RBI - A Rowand, R Howard, W
Helms 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Rowand 2, W Helms 2, J
Rollins 1, A Eaton 1, C Coste 1. Team LOB - 12.
FIELDING: DP: 2 (J Rollins-T Iguchi-R Howard 2).
MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart cf 6 1 3 0 0 1 0 .281
J Hardy ss 6 0 1 0 0 1 2 .271
R Braun 3b 6 1 2 1 0 2 3 .347
P Fielder 1b 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 .287
K Mench rf 4 2 2 1 2 0 4 .276
G Jenkins lf 6 1 4 3 0 1 1 .269
D Miller c 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .268
c-J Estrada ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .289
C Counsell 2b 4 0 0 0 2 0 4 .235
J Suppan p 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .093
B Shouse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Villanueva p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
S Linebrink p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-J Dillon ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667
M Wise p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
F Cordero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Turnbow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-T Graffanino ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
M Parra p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Totals 45 6 14 6 8 7 21
a-grounded to third for S Linebrink in the 8th; b-grounded to third for D
Turnbow in the 10th; c-intentionally walked for D Miller in the 11th.
BATTING: 2B - K Mench 2 (16, A Eaton 2); G Jenkins 2 (17, J Mesa, A Eaton); D
Miller (6, A Eaton); C Hart (19, A Eaton). 3B - R Braun (3, C Condrey). HR - R
Braun (20, 5th inning off A Eaton 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - K Mench (29), G Jenkins 3
(45), D Miller (19), R Braun (53). 2-out RBI - K Mench, G Jenkins 2, D Miller.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Mench 2, J Suppan 2, C Counsell 2.
GIDP - C Counsell, D Miller. Team LOB - 14.
FIELDING: E - M Wise (1, ground ball); R Braun (16, ground ball).
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PHILADELPHIA - 000 001 005 02 -- 8
MILWAUKEE - 400 020 000 00 -- 6
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
A Eaton 4 1/3 9 6 6 3 3 1 6.09
C Condrey 1 2/3 1 0 0 2 0 0 5.88
G Geary 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 5.28
J Romero 2/3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.77
B Myers (W, 2-3) 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.09
J Mesa (S, 1) 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2.62
MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Suppan 5 2/3 5 1 1 1 3 0 4.84
B Shouse 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.87
C Villanueva 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.07
S Linebrink 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.49
M Wise 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 3.43
F Cordero (B, 6) 1 1 3 1 2 0 0 3.28
D Turnbow 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.96
M Parra (L, 0-1) 1 2 2 2 2 0 0 2.87
C Villanueva pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.
M Wise pitched to 2 batters in the 9th.
WP - J Suppan. IBB - C Counsell (by A Eaton), P Fielder 2 (by A Eaton, C
Condrey), J Estrada (by J Mesa). HBP - R Howard (by F Cordero).
Pitches-strikes: A Eaton 96-58; C Condrey 26-11; G Geary 26-14; J Romero 15-8;
B Myers 19-14; J Mesa 15-6; J Suppan 83-48; B Shouse 5-3; C Villanueva 23-14; S
Linebrink 13-11; M Wise 8-4; F Cordero 40-19; D Turnbow 16-9; M Parra 21-10.
Ground balls-fly balls: A Eaton 5-5; C Condrey 5-0; G Geary 5-0; J Romero 0-0;
B Myers 3-0; J Mesa 1-2; J Suppan 8-6; B Shouse 0-1; C Villanueva 1-0; S
Linebrink 0-0; M Wise 0-0; F Cordero 0-3; D Turnbow 1-0; M Parra 2-1. Batters
faced: A Eaton 24; C Condrey 8; G Geary 7; J Romero 3; B Myers 5; J Mesa 6; J
Suppan 23; B Shouse 1; C Villanueva 5; S Linebrink 3; M Wise 2; F Cordero 8; D
Turnbow 4; M Parra 7.
UMPIRES: HP--Mike Reilly. 1B--Jeff Kellogg. 2B--Eric Cooper. 3B--Andy
Fletcher.
T--3:58. Att--43,716.
Weather: 78 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 0 mph, n/a.The following graph tracks the game's Win Probability, courtesy of Fan Graphs. You can also view live WPA graphs at Fangraphs during any ballgame all season long.  Top Minor League GamesThe following list, provided by First Inning, includes the top minor league batting (based on Runs Created) and pitching (based on Game Score) performances from yesterday, with a focus on each team’s top prospects.ORG LVL PLAYER AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO Notes LAA AAA Brandon Wood...... 4 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 RBI OAK A- Matthew Sulentic.. 5 3 1 0 1 0 2 4 RBI CLE AA Trevor Crowe...... 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 TB A+ Sergio Pedroza.... 4 3 2 0 1 0 0 4 RBI KC AAA Ryan Shealy....... 6 3 1 0 1 0 1 TB AA John Jaso......... 3 3 0 0 1 2 0 4 R STL AA Colby Rasmus...... 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 SD A Cedric Hunter..... 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 COL AAA Joseph Koshansky.. 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 BOS AAA Jacoby Ellsbury... 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 NYM AA Brett Harper...... 3 3 0 0 2 2 0 3 R BOS AAA Jed Lowrie........ 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 RBI ORG LVL PLAYER IP H R ER SO BB HR Notes BOS AA Justin Masterson.. 6 4 2 1 10 1 0 PHI AAA Fabio Castro...... 6 4 1 1 6 1 0 DET AA Dallas Trahern.... 7 7 1 0 4 1 0 12 GB FLA A+ Ryan Tucker....... 5 8 2 2 4 1 0 10 GB CHC AA Grant Johnson..... 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 TB AAA J.P. Howell....... 7 7 3 3 8 1 1 WAN AAA Collin Balester... 5 2 0 0 4 4 0 LAA A+ Stephen Marek..... 6 5 0 0 2 1 0 LA AAA Jonathan Meloan... 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 SF A+ Sergio Romo....... 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 MIN A Dan Leatherman.... 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 GB MIN AA Jose Mijares...... 2 3 3 3 4 0 1 Access THT’s stats here…
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NYA 61 50 .550 7.0 69 -8 
TOR 56 54 .509 11.5 59 -3 
BAL 52 58 .473 15.5 56 -4 
TB 42 68 .382 25.5 40 2 
American League Central
CLE 62 49 .559 0.0 61 1 
DET 61 49 .555 0.5 62 -1 
MIN 57 53 .518 4.5 57 0 
CHA 52 59 .468 10.0 46 6 
KC 48 62 .436 13.5 51 -3 
American League West
LAA 64 46 .582 0.0 61 3 
SEA 60 49 .550 3.5 54 6 
OAK 53 59 .473 12.0 57 -4 
TEX 48 63 .432 16.5 49 -1 
National League East Pwins Diff
NYN 63 48 .568 0.0 61 2 
ATL 59 53 .527 4.5 60 -1 
PHI 58 53 .523 5.0 60 -2 
FLA 52 60 .464 11.5 52 0 
WAS 51 60 .459 12.0 47 4 
National League Central
MIL 60 52 .536 0.0 59 1 
CHN 58 52 .527 1.0 61 -3 
STL 50 58 .463 8.0 44 6 
HOU 48 63 .432 11.5 48 0 
CIN 47 64 .423 12.5 50 -3 
PIT 44 64 .407 14.0 44 0 
National League West
ARI 63 50 .558 0.0 53 10 
SD 60 50 .545 1.5 61 -1 
LAN 58 53 .523 4.0 58 0 
COL 56 54 .509 5.5 57 -1 
SF 47 62 .431 14.0 53 -6 
Wildcard Standings
American League
DET 61 49 .555 0.0
NYA 61 50 .550 0.5
SEA 60 49 .550 0.5
MIN 57 53 .518 4.0
TOR 56 54 .509 5.0
National League
SD 60 50 .545 0.0
ATL 59 53 .527 2.0
CHN 58 52 .527 2.0
PHI 58 53 .523 2.5
LAN 58 53 .523 2.5