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THT Daily: BABIPby Matthew CarruthSeptember 02, 2007 Major League News for September 2LinksPlayer News Yesterday’s Results Today’s Games Standings Game of the Day Top Minor League Performances Stats You can always find the most recent THT Daily at http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/content/thtdaily/ Player NewsPlayer news items are provided by RotoworldIf he throws a successful bullpen session Sunday, Kenny Rogers (elbow) will likely rejoin the rotation for Wednesday\xe2\x80\x99s game against Chicago. If Rogers is unable to pitch, manager Jim Leyland indicated that Virgil Vasquez could start Wednesday instead. Vasquez is 0-1 with a 9.26 ERA in three spot starts. "It's improved to the point that I think I can go out there and compete. I'm happy with that," Rogers said. Scott Rolen said a season-ending operation to clean up scar tissue in his left shoulder will be scheduled soon. Rolen said the operation, awaiting the green light from GM Walt Jocketty, would sideline him 6-8 weeks. "Something has to be done, no question," Rolen said. "Until it's done, it's futile." Also futile: telling Tony La Russa not to give starts to Miguel Cairo with Rolen and Adam Kennedy out. Paul Byrd dominated the White Sox Saturday, hurling a four-hit shutout to lead Cleveland to a 7-0 win. Byrd's best pitch tonight was strike one, as it seemed that virtually every batter had to battle from behind. He had faced the minimum through 7 1/3 innings before walking A.J. Pierzynski. Byrd moved to 14-5 with the win, trimming his ERA to 4.19 with his fifth career shutout. He struck out three and walked two. Byrd is rolling, with wins in his last four starts and in seven of his last eight decisions. Pedro Martinez (shoulder) will rejoin the rotation and start Monday against the Reds, manager Willie Randolph confirmed. Mixed leaguers probably won't want Pedro active right away. Even NL-only leaguers in close battles in ERA and WHIP should probably sit him for at least his first start back. He's not a great bet for the rest of this year. Juan Encarnacion will miss the rest of the season after suffering multiple fractures of his left eye socket when he was hit by a foul ball on Friday. Encarnacion might also be having vision problems as a result of Aaron Miles' liner. "Encarnacion will miss the remainder of 2007 season due to his injury and his long-term prognosis is undetermined at this time," according to a statement released by the Cardinals. This would seem to lock Rick Ankiel in as the team's primary right fielder the rest of the way. Ryan Ludwick will also see more time versus lefties. Newsday reports that Roger Clemens could miss his next start because of the blisters on his right foot and some elbow inflammation. Manager Joe Torre said "right now" Clemens is still "on target" to pitch Monday, but that doesn't mean a lot. If Clemens needs a few extra days off, the Yankees will likely turn to Mike Mussina against the Mariners. The A's announced that Eric Chavez, Travis Buck and Mark Kotsay will all sit out the rest of the season. Chavez will undergo surgery on his troublesome shoulder next week. Injuries have turned the 29-year-old third baseman from one of the AL's best players to a serious question mark going forward. The A's owe him $35 million over the next three years, so they wouldn't get much of anything in return if they opted to shop him this winter. He'll likely be back as the regular third baseman next year. In the meantime, Jack Hannahan will continue to fill in. Yesterday’s ResultsAmerican League BOS 10 BAL 0 (Recap and Boxscore) NYA 9 TB 6 (Recap and Boxscore) TOR 2 SEA 1 (Recap and Boxscore) CLE 7 CHA 0 (Recap and Boxscore) MIN 6 KC 4 (Recap and Boxscore) TEX 7 LAA 6 (Recap and Boxscore) DET 6 OAK 1 (Recap and Boxscore) National League NYN 5 ATL 1 (Recap and Boxscore) FLA 12 PHI 6 (Recap and Boxscore) WAS 4 SF 1 (Recap and Boxscore) CHN 4 HOU 3 (Recap and Boxscore) MIL 12 PIT 3 (Recap and Boxscore) STL 11 CIN 3 (Recap and Boxscore) ARI 13 COL 7 (Recap and Boxscore) SD 7 LAN 0 (Recap and Boxscore) Today’s GamesNational League --------------- New York Mets at Atlanta Braves, 1:05 PM (L) Tom Glavine (11-6) vs. (R) John Smoltz (12-6) Philadelphia Phillies at Florida Marlins, 1:05 PM (R) Adam Eaton (9-8) vs. (L) Scott Olsen (9-12) San Francisco Giants at Washington Nationals, 1:35 PM (L) Barry Zito (9-11) vs. (L) Matt Chico (5-7) Pittsburgh Pirates at Milwaukee Brewers, 2:05 PM (L) Tom Gorzelanny (13-7) vs. (R) Jeff Suppan (8-11) Cincinnati Reds at St. Louis Cardinals, 2:15 PM (R) Bronson Arroyo (7-13) vs. (R) Braden Looper (11-10) Houston Astros at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 PM (R) Woody Williams (8-13) vs. (L) Rich Hill (8-7) Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres, 4:05 PM (R) Chad Billingsley (9-4) vs. (R) Justin Germano (7-7) Colorado Rockies at Arizona Diamondbacks, 4:40 PM (R) Josh Fogg (7-9) vs. (R) Brandon Webb (14-9) American League --------------- Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Indians, 1:05 PM (R) Jose Contreras (7-16) vs. (R) Jake Westbrook (5-7) Tampa Bay Devil Rays at New York Yankees, 1:05 PM (R) Jason Hammel (1-4) vs. (L) Andy Pettitte (12-7) Seattle Mariners at Toronto Blue Jays, 1:07 PM (R) Jeff Weaver (6-10) vs. (R) AJ Burnett (7-7) Baltimore Orioles at Boston Red Sox, 2:05 PM (R) Daniel Cabrera (9-13) vs. (L) Jon Lester (2-0) Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins, 2:10 PM (R) Brian Bannister (11-7) vs. (R) Boof Bonser (6-11) Detroit Tigers at Oakland Athletics, 4:05 PM (L) Nate Robertson (7-11) vs. (L) Dallas Braden (1-7) Texas Rangers at LA Angels of Anaheim, 8:05 PM (L) Kason Gabbard (6-1) vs. (R) John Lackey (16-8) 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 81 55 .596 0.0 86 -5 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.ORG LVL PLAYER AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO Notes ARI AAA Carlos Gonzalez... 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 R CLE AAA Andy Marte........ 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 LD TB AA Reid Brignac...... 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 ARI AAA James D'Antona.... 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 R LA AA Blake Dewitt...... 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 4 RBI OAK AAA Daric Barton...... 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 STL AA Colby Rasmus...... 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 PIT AA Brad Corley....... 4 3 2 0 0 0 1 CLE A+ John Drennen...... 3 1 0 0 1 3 1 DET A- Ronald Bourquin... 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 OAK A J. Mitchell....... 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 BAL A Billy Rowell...... 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 ORG LVL PLAYER IP H R ER SO BB HR Notes CLE AAA Adam Miller....... 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 HOU A Sergio Severino... 5 1 0 0 6 1 0 FLA A+ Ryan Tucker....... 8 8 2 2 5 2 0 TB AAA Jeff Niemann...... 6 9 3 3 5 0 1 TOR AAA Josh Banks........ 8 6 1 1 5 2 0 ARI A+ Matthew Torra..... 7 6 2 1 4 2 0 13 GB HOU AAA Chad Reineke...... 6 7 1 1 4 1 0 CLE AAA Jeremy Sowers..... 6 10 5 5 3 1 0 11 GB CIN A Rafael Gonzalez... 5 4 1 1 4 2 0 9 GB TEX A Kasey Kiker....... 5 3 0 0 5 4 0 DET AAA Jordan Tata....... 6 4 1 1 6 2 1 BOS A+ Kris Johnson...... 6 9 4 4 6 1 1 THT StatsAccess all of THT’s stats here…
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NYA 76 60 .559 5.0 81 -5 
TOR 69 66 .511 11.5 72 -3 
BAL 59 75 .440 21.0 61 -2 
TB 55 81 .404 26.0 54 1 
American League Central
CLE 78 57 .578 0.0 75 3 
DET 73 63 .537 5.5 74 -1 
MIN 69 67 .507 9.5 70 -1 
KC 60 75 .444 18.0 64 -4 
CHA 57 79 .419 21.5 52 5 
American League West
LAA 80 55 .593 0.0 76 4 
SEA 73 61 .545 6.5 67 6 
OAK 67 70 .489 14.0 68 -1 
TEX 62 73 .459 18.0 65 -3 
National League East Pwins Diff
NYN 75 60 .556 0.0 74 1 
PHI 72 63 .533 3.0 72 0 
ATL 69 67 .507 6.5 72 -3 
FLA 59 77 .434 16.5 61 -2 
WAS 59 77 .434 16.5 57 2 
National League Central
CHN 69 65 .515 0.0 72 -3 
MIL 68 67 .504 1.5 67 1 
STL 66 66 .500 2.0 60 6 
CIN 62 74 .456 8.0 62 0 
HOU 61 75 .449 9.0 60 1 
PIT 59 76 .437 10.5 60 -1 
National League West
SD 75 60 .556 0.0 76 -1 
ARI 76 61 .555 0.0 65 11 
LAN 70 65 .519 5.0 69 1 
COL 69 66 .511 6.0 72 -3 
SF 62 74 .456 13.5 67 -5 
Wildcard Standings
American League
NYA 76 60 .559 0.0
SEA 73 61 .545 2.0
DET 73 63 .537 3.0
TOR 69 66 .511 6.5
MIN 69 67 .507 7.0
National League
PHI 72 63 .533 0.0
LAN 70 65 .519 2.0
COL 69 66 .511 3.0
ATL 69 67 .507 3.5
MIL 68 67 .504 4.0