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THT Daily: A blowout of historic proportionsby Matthew CarruthAugust 23, 2007 Major League News for August 23Today’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 LinksGood company - Dan Fox comes up with a list of the next 20 highest-scoring games of all time. MLB runs down the various records set last night. My favorite: The Baltimore Ravens haven't given up 30 points in a game since 2005. Bailing water - Bucs Dugout reacts to former Red Sox general manager Dan Duquette as a potential CEO candidate. for the moribund Pirates. F'n Red Sox - No, Red Sox fans, it is not awesome when you outnumber the home fans while on the road. Best of all time - Rawlings announced its all-time Gold Glove team yesterday, with Brooks Robinson leading the pack. THT Links represents the best efforts of our editors in scouring the various tubes of the interweb for both relevant and irrelevant news items. If you have happened upon a story that we have overlooked or wish to give feedback of any sort, please notify us at (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). Player NewsPlayer Headlines are courtesy of RotoworldJarrod Saltalamacchia went 4-for-6 with two homers, seven RBI and five runs as the Rangers set an American League record with 30 runs scored Wednesday in the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Orioles. The O's were up 3-0 after three, but the Rangers scored five runs in the fourth, nine in the sixth, 10 in the eighth and then six in the ninth in the most runs scored in a game in the modern era. Ramon Vazquez joined Salty with two homers and seven RBI, and Marlon Byrd and Travis Metcalf contributed grand slams. David Murphy had five hits and five runs scored. After Daniel Cabrera left, Orioles relievers Brian Burres, Rob Bell and Paul Shuey combined to give up 24 runs and throw 156 pitches in four innings. It ended up being an easy win for Kason Gabbard, who allowed three runs in six innings, and an even easier save for Wes Littleton, who pitched three scoreless innings. The Rangers scored more runs than they did in their previous nine games combined. Brandon Webb's 42-inning scoreless streak was snapped in the first inning Wednesday, but he still won a sixth straight start after allowing two runs in seven innings against the Brewers. Leadoff man Gabe Gross singled, stole second, advanced to third on a groundout and then scored on Prince Fielder's single to halt Webb's incredible streak. Webb, though, didn't get discouraged. He allowed just one more run in sixth and won after the Diamondbacks went up 3-2 in the seventh. Brandon Lyon and Jose Valverde protected the one-run lead with scoreless eighth and ninth innings, respectively. Albert Pujols homered in a career-high fifth straight game to help lead the Cardinals to a 6-4 win over the Marlins on Wednesday. Yadier Molina also went deep for St. Louis. Pujols' 30th homer was a two-run blast -- his first non-solo shot of the streak -- off Scott Olsen. He extended his record of 30-homer seasons to begin a career to seven. He leads the NL with 14 home runs since the break. Edgar Renteria aggravated his injured ankle in his first at-bat Wednesday in his return from the disabled list and had to leave the game against the Reds. He didn't even get a chance to put a ball in play before being replaced by Yunel Escobar during his at-bat. It looked like enough of a setback to perhaps put him back on the disabled list. Escobar will keep filling in for him. Gary Sheffield will rest his sore right shoulder on Wednesday night and said he might need to go on the disabled list. Sheffield hasn't driven in a run in six games, and he's hitting .185 with one homer this month. "It's time for me to shut it down and get myself right," he said. "I'm doing myself and my team a disservice (by playing)." Marcus Thames and Cameron Maybin both figure to play regularly while Sheffield is out. Phillies placed LHP Cole Hamels on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to Aug. 17, with a strained left elbow. While the Phillies said that it was possible Hamels would miss just one start, it appears they intended to put him on the DL all along. An MRI reportedly showed no ligament damage, which is good news. To replace Hamels, the Phillies have decided to start Fabio Castro on Thursday. Shane Victorino returned from the DL to fill the open roster spot. Chris Young will see a specialist after developing back tightness during his start Tuesday against the Mets. The Padres believe that the back tightness is related to the strained left oblique that he suffered on July 24 against Colorado. Young is expected to miss at least one start because of the problem. Wilfredo Ledezma is the favorite to fill in for him Sunday. Yesterday’s ResultsAmerican League TEX 30 BAL 3 (Recap and Boxscore) TEX 9 BAL 7 (Recap and Boxscore) TB 2 BOS 1 (Recap and Boxscore) OAK 4 TOR 1 (Recap and Boxscore) KC 7 CHA 6 (Recap and Boxscore) CLE 11 DET 8 (Recap and Boxscore) MIN 8 SEA 4 (Recap and Boxscore) NYA 8 LAA 2 (Recap and Boxscore) National League SD 7 NYN 5 (Recap and Boxscore) LAN 15 PHI 3 (Recap and Boxscore) CIN 4 ATL 2 (Recap and Boxscore) HOU 3 WAS 2 (Recap and Boxscore) STL 6 FLA 4 (Recap and Boxscore) ARI 3 MIL 2 (Recap and Boxscore) PIT 11 COL 2 (Recap and Boxscore) CHN 4 SF 2 (Recap and Boxscore)
Today’s GamesNational League --------------- Los Angeles Dodgers at Philadelphia Phillies, 1:05 PM (R) Chad Billingsley (7-4) vs. (L) Fabio Castro (0-0) Pittsburgh Pirates at Colorado Rockies, 3:05 PM (L) Paul Maholm (9-14) vs. (L) Franklin Morales (0-0) Chicago Cubs at San Francisco Giants, 3:35 PM (R) Carlos Zambrano (14-9) vs. (R) Matt Cain (5-13) Atlanta Braves at Cincinnati Reds, 7:10 PM (R) Buddy Carlyle (7-5) vs. (R) Elizardo Ramirez (0-1) San Diego Padres at New York Mets, 7:10 PM (R) Justin Germano (6-7) vs. (L) Tom Glavine (11-6) Washington Nationals at Houston Astros, 8:05 PM (L) John Lannan (1-2) vs. (R) Juan Gutierrez (0-0) Florida Marlins at St. Louis Cardinals, 8:10 PM (R) Rick Vanden Hurk (3-4) vs. (R) Anthony Reyes (2-12) American League --------------- Cleveland Indians at Detroit Tigers, 1:05 PM (R) Jake Westbrook (4-7) vs. (L) Nate Robertson (7-10) Minnesota Twins at Baltimore Orioles, 7:05 PM (R) Boof Bonser (5-10) vs. (R) Steve Trachsel (6-7) Oakland Athletics at Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 7:10 PM (R) Chad Gaudin (9-9) vs. (R) Jason Hammel (1-3) Boston Red Sox at Chicago White Sox, 8:11 PM (R) Josh Beckett (15-5) vs. (L) John Danks (6-11) Seattle Mariners at Texas Rangers, 8:35 PM (R) Jeff Weaver (5-10) vs. (R) Kameron Loe (6-9) Toronto Blue Jays at LA Angels of Anaheim, 10:05 PM (R) Jesse Litsch (4-6) vs. (R) Ervin Santana (5-11) 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 76 51 .598 0.0 78 -2 Game of the DayHere’s the boxscore. The Rangers scored nine more runs in the second game.TEXAS (30) VS BALTIMORE (3) - FINAL (1ST GAME)
TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Catalanotto 1b 6 2 3 2 2 1 0 .267
I Kinsler 2b 7 3 3 2 1 0 3 .249
M Young ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 5 .303
T Metcalf 3b 1 2 1 4 1 0 0 .238
M Byrd cf 5 4 2 4 2 1 1 .318
J Botts dh 7 2 3 2 0 4 1 .234
N Cruz rf 7 2 2 0 0 2 5 .220
D Murphy lf 7 5 5 2 0 1 1 .550
J Saltalamacchia c 6 5 4 7 1 1 2 .219
R Vazquez 3b-ss 6 4 4 7 1 1 0 .240
Totals 57 30 29 30 8 11 18
BATTING: 2B - N Cruz (11, P Shuey); J Botts (4, P Shuey). HR - R Vazquez 2 (7,
4th inning off D Cabrera 2 on, 1 Out, 9th inning off P Shuey 2 on, 2 Out), J
Saltalamacchia 2 (4, 6th inning off D Cabrera 0 on, 0 Out, 8th inning off P
Shuey 2 on, 1 Out), M Byrd (6, 6th inning off B Burres 3 on, 1 Out), T Metcalf
(2, 8th inning off R Bell 3 on, 0 Out). RBI - J Saltalamacchia 7 (12), R
Vazquez 7 (24), M Byrd 4 (51), F Catalanotto 2 (37), I Kinsler 2 (45), T
Metcalf 4 (10), D Murphy 2 (3), J Botts 2 (8). 2-out RBI - J Saltalamacchia, R
Vazquez 4, F Catalanotto, I Kinsler. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
M Young 3. Team LOB - 8.
FIELDING: E - N Cruz (3, throw). DP: 1 (M Young-I Kinsler-F Catalanotto).
BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 .314
C Patterson cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .264
T Redman cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .364
N Markakis rf 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .295
F Bynum lf-ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271
M Tejada ss 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .301
P Shuey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Millar 1b-lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .266
M Mora 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .266
J House dh-c 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .300
R Hernandez c-1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .242
J Payton lf-rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
Totals 35 3 9 2 2 4 14
BATTING: 2B - B Roberts (37, K Gabbard); N Markakis (35, K Gabbard). RBI - N
Markakis (76), M Tejada (62). 2-out RBI - N Markakis, M Tejada. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J House 3, K Millar 2. GIDP - R Hernandez. Team LOB -
7.
FIELDING: E - M Mora (8, ground ball).
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TEXAS - 000 509 0106 -- 30
BALTIMORE - 102 000 000 -- 3
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TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Gabbard (W, 6-1) 6 7 3 3 1 3 0 3.64
W Littleton (S, 1) 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 3.86
BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera (L, 9-13) 5 9 6 6 1 4 2 5.10
B Burres 2/3 8 8 8 1 1 1 5.24
R Bell 1 1/3 5 7 7 3 1 1 6.14
P Shuey 2 7 9 9 3 5 2 9.49
D Cabrera pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.
R Bell pitched to 7 batters in the 8th.
WP - B Burres, K Gabbard. Pitches-strikes: K Gabbard 89-56; W Littleton
43-29; D Cabrera 96-62; B Burres 34-22; R Bell 54-32; P Shuey 68-41. Ground
balls-fly balls: K Gabbard 9-6; W Littleton 4-4; D Cabrera 6-5; B Burres 1-0; R
Bell 1-2; P Shuey 0-1. Batters faced: K Gabbard 25; W Littleton 12; D Cabrera
26; B Burres 11; R Bell 12; P Shuey 16.
UMPIRES: HP--Rick Reed. 1B--Bob Davidson. 2B--Hunter Wendelstedt. 3B--Sam
Holbrook.
T--3:21.
Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, in from right.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 ARI AAA Carlos Quentin.... 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 ARI AA Carlos Gonzalez... 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 CLE AAA Andy Marte........ 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 STL AA Colby Rasmus...... 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 STL AAA Nick Stavinoha.... 5 4 1 0 1 1 0 4 R BOS AA J. Corsaletti..... 3 3 1 1 0 2 0 3 R ARI AAA James D'Antona.... 5 4 1 0 1 0 0 HOU A Koby Clemens...... 4 3 0 0 2 0 0 TB AA John Jaso......... 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 LAA AAA Terry Evans....... 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 SD AA William Venable... 6 4 0 0 1 0 1 LA AAA Chin Lung Hu...... 4 3 0 0 1 1 0 3 R ORG LVL PLAYER IP H R ER SO BB HR Notes FLA AA G. Hernandez...... 8 2 1 1 8 1 0 TEX AAA Eric Hurley....... 7 2 2 1 4 2 1 LAA A+ Stephen Marek..... 6 3 1 1 6 1 0 SD AA Wade Leblanc...... 5 3 1 1 8 2 0 CHC AA Donald Veal....... 5 4 2 1 5 1 0 FLA A+ Ryan Tucker....... 6 8 4 4 6 1 0 11 GB BOS AA Michael Bowden.... 6 5 1 1 5 0 1 DET AAA Jordan Tata....... 7 5 1 1 8 2 0 SF AA Nick Pereira...... 7 2 0 0 4 2 0 KC A+ Blake Johnson..... 6 2 0 0 4 2 0 TB AAA J.P. Howell....... 8 4 2 1 9 2 1 SD A Aaron Breit....... 4 5 4 3 8 0 1 Access THT’s stats here…
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NYA 71 56 .559 5.0 78 -7 
TOR 63 63 .500 12.5 67 -4 
BAL 58 67 .464 17.0 61 -3 
TB 48 78 .381 27.5 46 2 
American League Central
CLE 69 56 .552 0.0 68 1 
DET 68 58 .540 1.5 68 0 
MIN 63 63 .500 6.5 64 -1 
CHA 56 70 .444 13.5 52 4 
KC 56 70 .444 13.5 60 -4 
American League West
LAA 74 52 .587 0.0 71 3 
SEA 71 53 .573 2.0 64 7 
OAK 64 64 .500 11.0 66 -2 
TEX 56 70 .444 18.0 60 -4 
National League East Pwins Diff
NYN 71 54 .568 0.0 69 2 
PHI 66 59 .528 5.0 66 0 
ATL 66 61 .520 6.0 68 -2 
WAS 57 70 .449 15.0 54 3 
FLA 56 71 .441 16.0 58 -2 
National League Central
CHN 65 60 .520 0.0 68 -3 
MIL 65 62 .512 1.0 63 2 
STL 61 62 .496 3.0 56 5 
HOU 57 70 .449 9.0 56 1 
CIN 56 70 .444 9.5 56 0 
PIT 54 71 .432 11.0 55 -1 
National League West
ARI 72 56 .563 0.0 61 11 
SD 67 58 .536 3.5 69 -2 
LAN 65 61 .516 6.0 65 0 
COL 64 62 .508 7.0 66 -2 
SF 55 72 .433 16.5 62 -7 
Wildcard Standings
American League
SEA 71 53 .573 0.0
NYA 71 56 .559 1.5
DET 68 58 .540 4.0
MIN 63 63 .500 9.0
TOR 63 63 .500 9.0
National League
SD 67 58 .536 0.0
PHI 66 59 .528 1.0
ATL 66 61 .520 2.0
LAN 65 61 .516 2.5
MIL 65 62 .512 3.0