THT Daily: All good things…
by Dave StudemanApril 14, 2008
Major League News for April 14
Player NewsYesterday’s Results
Today’s Games
Standings
Game of the Day
Top Minor League Performances
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Player News
Player Headlines are courtesy of RotoworldThe Braves will wait until at least Monday before deciding whether Tom Glavine's hamstring strain will require a DL stint. Glavine has never been on the DL, but since he's also never hurt his hamstring, he has no idea when he'll be ready to pitch again. The Braves will need two starters from a group of Jeff Bennett, Buddy Carlyle, Jo-Jo Reyes and Chuck James if Glavine can't go this week. Bennett is the only one of those pitchers currently in the majors.
B.J. Ryan picked up a save with a scoreless tenth inning against the Rangers today in his first big league appearance since last April. Ryan entered the game with a 5-4 lead in the 10th and quickly gave up a leadoff triple to Marlon Byrd. However, Ryan retired each of the next three hitters on balls in play to escape with the save. He's probably in for some rough patches as he shakes off the rust, but he needs to be activated in fantasy leagues anyway.
Francisco Liriano surrendered four runs in 4 2/3 innings Sunday versus the Royals in his first major league start since Tommy John surgery. Not far off what should have been expected. Liriano allowed six hits, walked five and struck out four. There could have been additional damage, but an iffy runner's interference call got the Twins out of the fifth after Brian Bass took over. Liriano wasn't nearly at peak velocity today and threw just 51 of his 90 pitches for strikes. It looks like he's still several outings away from contributing in mixed leagues.
Erik Bedard was scratched from his start for the second Sunday in a row because of inflammation in his left hip. Cha-Seung Baek is starting in his place. Bedard made it through his outing Tuesday OK, but he began feeling the hip soreness again Friday. He'll throw a bullpen session Monday before the Mariners decide when to slide him back into the rotation.
Yesterday’s Results
American League BOS 8 NYA 5 (Recap and Boxscore) TB 6 BAL 2 (Recap and Boxscore) CHA 11 DET 0 (Recap and Boxscore) CLE 7 OAK 1 (Recap and Boxscore) KC 5 MIN 1 (Recap and Boxscore) LAA 10 SEA 5 (Recap and Boxscore) TOR 5 TEX 4 (Recap and Boxscore) National League MIL 9 NYN 7 (Recap and Boxscore) CHN 6 PHI 5 (Recap and Boxscore) WAS 5 ATL 4 (Recap and Boxscore) HOU 5 FLA 1 (Recap and Boxscore) PIT 9 CIN 1 (Recap and Boxscore) COL 13 ARI 5 (Recap and Boxscore) SD 1 LAN 0 (Recap and Boxscore) SF 7 STL 4 (Recap and Boxscore)You can download a compact version of yesterday's boxscores from Heater Magazine.
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Today’s Games
National League --------------- Pittsburgh Pirates at Los Angeles Dodgers, 10:10 PM (L) Zach Duke (0-0) vs. (R) Hiroki Kuroda (1-1) Arizona Diamondbacks at San Francisco Giants, 10:15 PM (L) Randy Johnson (0-0) vs. (L) Jonathan Sanchez (0-1) American League --------------- Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians, 7:05 PM (L) Jon Lester (1-2) vs. (R) Jake Westbrook (1-1) Toronto Blue Jays at Baltimore Orioles, 7:05 PM (R) Dustin McGowan (0-0) vs. (R) Matt Albers (1-0) Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers, 7:05 PM (R) Nick Blackburn (0-1) vs. (R) Jeremy Bonderman (1-1) New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays, 7:10 PM (R) Ian Kennedy (0-1) vs. (R) Andy Sonnanstine (1-1) LA Angels of Anaheim at Texas Rangers, 8:05 PM (R) Ervin Santana (1-0) vs. (R) Jason Jennings (0-2) Oakland Athletics at Chicago White Sox, 8:11 PM (L) Greg Smith (0-0) vs. (L) Mark Buehrle (1-0) Kansas City Royals at Seattle Mariners, 10:10 PM (R) Zack Greinke (2-0) vs. (L) Jarrod Washburn (1-1)
Standings
The 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 BAL 7 5 .583 0.0 6 1TOR 7 5 .583 0.0 8 -1
BOS 7 6 .538 0.5 6 1
TB 6 6 .500 1.0 7 -1
NYA 6 7 .462 1.5 5 1
American League Central CHA 7 4 .636 0.0 7 0
KC 7 5 .583 0.5 7 0
MIN 6 6 .500 1.5 6 0
CLE 5 7 .417 2.5 5 0
DET 2 10 .167 5.5 2 0
American League West OAK 8 5 .615 0.0 7 1
LAA 7 6 .538 1.0 7 0
SEA 6 7 .462 2.0 7 -1
TEX 5 7 .417 2.5 5 0
National League East Pwins Diff FLA 7 5 .583 0.0 5 2
PHI 6 7 .462 1.5 6 0
NYN 5 6 .455 1.5 7 -2
ATL 5 7 .417 2.0 7 -2
WAS 4 9 .308 3.5 5 -1
National League Central STL 9 4 .692 0.0 8 1
MIL 8 4 .667 0.5 7 1
CHN 7 5 .583 1.5 6 1
PIT 6 6 .500 2.5 6 0
CIN 6 7 .462 3.0 7 -1
HOU 5 8 .385 4.0 6 -1
National League West ARI 9 3 .750 0.0 9 0
SD 7 6 .538 2.5 6 1
COL 5 7 .417 4.0 4 1
LAN 5 7 .417 4.0 6 -1
SF 5 8 .385 4.5 4 1
Game of the Day
B.J. Ryan returned to the mound and earned a save as the Blue Jays completed a sweep of the Texas Rangers. The final score was 5-4, Jays, in ten innings.Blue Jays 5, Rangers 4 - FINAL
TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 .280
A Hill 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .326
A Rios rf 4 0 0 1 0 2 4 .273
V Wells cf 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .320
F Thomas dh 3 1 1 0 2 1 4 .184
M Scutaro pr-dh 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .156
L Overbay 1b 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 .267
R Barajas c 3 0 2 2 0 0 1 .385
G Zaun c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
J Inglett 3b 4 0 1 2 0 0 3 .500
J McDonald ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200
va-M Stairs ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .296
D Eckstein pr-ss 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Totals 33 5 10 5 7 5 20 ###
TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Kinsler 2b 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .313
M Young ss 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .208
J Hamilton rf 5 1 1 2 0 0 4 .271
H Blalock 3b 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .244
M Byrd cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .148
D Murphy lf 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .273
F Catalanotto dh 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .154
ha-M Bradley ph-dh 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .286
G Laird c 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .250
B Broussard 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .243
hb-J Botts ph-1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000
Totals 37 4 10 4 5 6 17 ###
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TORONTO - 010 101 100 1 -- 5 10 1
TEXAS - 100 111 000 0 -- 4 10 0
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va-singled to center for J Mcdonald in the 7th; ha-singled to left for F
Catalanotto in the 8th; hb-struck out looking for B Broussard in the 8th.
BATTING: 2B - R Barajas (2, S Feldman); F Catalanotto (1, A Burnett). 3B - M
Byrd (1, B Ryan). HR - J Hamilton (3, 4th inning off A Burnett 0 on, 0 Out). S
- G Zaun , A Hill , M Byrd , G Laird. SF - J Inglett , A Rios. RBI - R Barajas
2 (2), J Inglett 2 (3), A Rios (5), J Hamilton 2 (13), I Kinsler (6), F
Catalanotto (1). 2-out RBI - J Inglett, R Barajas, I Kinsler, F Catalanotto.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Thomas 2, V Wells 1, D Eckstein 1,
J Hamilton 1, B Broussard 1, G Laird 1, J Botts 2. GIDP - S Stewart, R Barajas,
L Overbay, J Hamilton. Team LOB - TORONTO 10, TEXAS 10. BASERUNNING: SB - I
Kinsler (3, 2nd base off A Burnett/R Barajas), F Catalanotto (1, 2nd base off A
Burnett/R Barajas). CS - G Laird (1, 2nd base by A Burnett). FIELDING: E - A
Rios (1, fly ball). DP: (A Hill-D Eckstein-L Overbay, M Young-I Kinsler-B
Broussard 2, I Kinsler-M Young-B Broussard).
TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
A Burnett 5 2/3 7 4 4 2 3 1 6.61
B Tallet 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.23
J Accardo 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8.44
S Downs 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0.00
B Wolfe 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.40
J Carlson (W, 1-0) 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
B Ryan (S, 1) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
S Feldman 6 8 3 3 2 3 0 4.50
F German (B, 1) 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 1.93
J Benoit 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.25
C Wilson 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
D Nippert (L, 0-1) 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 14.54
IBB - G Laird (by A Burnett). HBP - J McDonald (by S Feldman).
Pitches-strikes: A Burnett 114-65; B Tallet 3-3; J Accardo 11-6; S Downs 22-11;
B Wolfe 9-6; J Carlson 3-2; B Ryan 11-9; S Feldman 91-53; F German 27-13; J
Benoit 10-7; C Wilson 21-12; D Nippert 22-11. Ground balls-fly balls: A Burnett
6-7; B Tallet 0-0; J Accardo 3-0; S Downs 0-2; B Wolfe 0-0; J Carlson 1-1; B
Ryan 1-2; S Feldman 11-4; F German 1-2; J Benoit 1-1; C Wilson 1-1; D Nippert
2-1. Batters faced: A Burnett 26; B Tallet 1; J Accardo 3; S Downs 6; B Wolfe
2; J Carlson 2; B Ryan 4; S Feldman 26; F German 6; J Benoit 3; C Wilson 5; D
Nippert 5. UMPIRES: HP--Paul Schrieber. 1B--Rob Drake. 2B--Mike Winters.
3B--Laz Diaz. T--3:38. Att--21,515. Weather: 63 degrees, sunny. Wind: 20 mph,
out to right.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 Games
The 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 COL AAA Joseph Koshansky.. 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 LAA AAA Brandon Wood...... 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 OAK AAA Carlos Gonzalez... 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 SEA AAA Bryan LaHair...... 3 2 0 0 2 1 0 COL AA Eric Young........ 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 SB DET AAA Jeff Larish....... 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 PHI AA Gregory Golson.... 5 2 1 0 1 0 2 SEA AAA Jeff Clement...... 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 LAA AAA Sean Rodriguez.... 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 STL AA Mark Hamilton..... 4 3 1 0 0 1 1 CHC AA Ryan Harvey....... 4 2 0 0 1 1 1 SF AAA Nate Schierholtz.. 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 RBI ORG LVL PLAYER IP H R ER SO BB HR Notes ATL AAA Jo-Jo Reyes....... 4 3 0 0 8 1 0 KC AA Blake Johnson..... 6 5 0 0 5 0 0 TOR AAA David Purcey...... 7 4 2 2 7 2 0 LA AAA Miguel Pinango.... 7 3 0 0 4 2 0 PHI AAA J.A. Happ......... 5 1 2 2 9 5 1 PIT AAA Bryan Bullington.. 7 6 1 1 4 0 0 BAL AAA Hayden Penn....... 7 3 1 1 2 1 1 BAL A Anthony Butler.... 6 5 2 2 4 1 0 PHI AA Carlos Carrasco... 6 5 2 2 7 2 2 CLE AAA Edward Mujica..... 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 NYY A Dellin Betances... 5 6 2 2 7 2 2 SEA AAA Ryan Feierabend... 5 7 4 3 4 2 0
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