THT Daily: Blowouts
by Matthew CarruthMay 13, 2007
Major League News for May 13
Player News
Yesterday’s Results
Today’s Games
Standings
Top Minor League Performances
Stats
Player News
Player news items are provided by RotoworldRyan Zimmerman hit a grand slam with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to give the Nationals a 7-3 win over the Marlins on Saturday.
One of the most exciting moments in Nationals history and approximately four people were there to witness it. Rain delays in the fifth and ninth innings totaling more than three hours completely cleared out the ballpark before the Nationals staged their comeback and won for the 11th time this season. Zimmerman only has two homers this year, but both have been grand slams. This was a little better than the one he hit on April 22, as the Nationals were down by 10 in the ninth in that game.
Roy Oswalt became the NL's first six-game winner by allowing three runs in six innings Saturday versus the Diamondbacks.
Oswalt wasn't at his best, giving up a season-high eight hits. The Astros, though, provided him with 10 runs of support, allowing him to cruise after a few shaky innings at the start. Oswalt is now 6-0 in seven career starts versus the Diamondbacks.
Phillies placed first baseman Ryan Howard on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to May 10, with a left quadriceps strain.
After using him as a pinch-hitter twice in the last six days? That's just not the right way to do it. The Phillies are hoping the two weeks off will allow him to return at 100 percent. That probably won't happen, but maybe he'll be 95 percent, rather than 80. Greg Dobbs will likely get more playing time at first base after his performance today. Wes Helms and Abraham Nunez are also in line for additional at-bats.
Bartolo Colon won his 12th straight start against the Rangers by allowing three runs in six innings on Saturday.
Colon, who left his last start with a biceps strain, was removed after 86 pitches today after he barely escaped a jam in the sixth. He allowed five hits, walked two and struck out six while improving to 4-0 this season. His 12 straight wins over one team ties a major league record set by Pedro Martinez against the Mariners.
Justin Morneau suffered a broken nose in the eighth inning of Saturday's game and is day-to-day.
Morneau was hit in the face by a thrown ball. The Twins can hardly afford to lose him with their offense already struggling mightily. He might be fine to play next week.
Yesterday’s Results
American League BOS 13 BAL 4 (Recap and Boxscore) TOR 5 TB 4 (Recap and Boxscore) CHA 5 KC 4 (Recap and Boxscore) DET 8 MIN 2 (Recap and Boxscore) CLE 6 OAK 3 (Recap and Boxscore) NYA 7 SEA 2 (Recap and Boxscore) LAA 6 TEX 3 (Recap and Boxscore) National League MIL 12 NYN 3 (Recap and Boxscore) PHI 11 CHN 7 (Recap and Boxscore) WAS 7 FLA 3 (Recap and Boxscore) HOU 10 ARI 4 (Recap and Boxscore) ATL 9 PIT 2 (Recap and Boxscore) COL 6 SF 2 (Recap and Boxscore) LAN 7 CIN 3 (Recap and Boxscore) STL 5 SD 0 (Recap and Boxscore)
Today’s Games
National League --------------- Milwaukee Brewers at New York Mets, 1:10 PM (L) Chris Capuano (5-0) vs. (L) Oliver Perez (3-3) Atlanta Braves at Pittsburgh Pirates, 1:35 PM (R) Anthony Lerew (0-0) vs. (R) Ian Snell (2-2) Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia Phillies, 1:35 PM (L) Ted Lilly (2-2) vs. (R) Jon Lieber (1-1) Florida Marlins at Washington Nationals, 1:35 PM (R) Wes Obermueller (1-1) vs. (R) Jason Simontacchi (0-1) Arizona Diamondbacks at Houston Astros, 2:05 PM (L) Doug Davis (2-3) vs. (L) Wandy Rodriguez (0-3) San Francisco Giants at Colorado Rockies, 3:05 PM (R) Matt Cain (1-3) vs. (R) Taylor Buchholz (1-1) St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres, 4:05 PM (R) Anthony Reyes (0-5) vs. (R) Justin Germano (0-0) Cincinnati Reds at Los Angeles Dodgers, 4:10 PM (L) Bobby Livingston (0-0) vs. (L) Mark Hendrickson (2-0) American League --------------- Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Toronto Blue Jays, 1:07 PM (R) Jae Seo (1-3) vs. (R) Shaun Marcum (1-2) Kansas City Royals at Chicago White Sox, 2:05 PM (L) Jorge De La Rosa (3-3) vs. (R) Javier Vazquez (2-1) Baltimore Orioles at Boston Red Sox, 2:05 PM (R) Jeremy Guthrie (2-1) vs. (R) Josh Beckett (7-0) LA Angels of Anaheim at Texas Rangers, 3:05 PM (R) Ervin Santana (2-5) vs. (R) Mike Wood (0-1) New York Yankees at Seattle Mariners, 4:05 PM (L) Andy Pettitte (2-1) vs. (L) Horacio Ramirez (2-2) Cleveland Indians at Oakland Athletics, 4:05 PM (L) Cliff Lee (1-0) vs. (R) Chad Gaudin (2-1) Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins, 8:05 PM (R) Virgil Vasquez (0-0) vs. (R) Boof Bonser (0-1)
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 BOS 24 11 .686 0.0 25 -1BAL 18 19 .486 7.0 18 0
NYA 17 18 .486 7.0 20 -3
TOR 15 21 .417 9.5 16 -1
TB 14 22 .389 10.5 12 2
American League Central DET 23 12 .657 0.0 21 2
CLE 21 13 .618 1.5 19 2
CHA 18 15 .545 4.0 16 2
MIN 17 19 .472 6.5 18 -1
KC 11 26 .297 13.0 12 -1
American League West LAA 21 16 .568 0.0 21 0
OAK 18 17 .514 2.0 21 -3
SEA 16 16 .500 2.5 14 2
TEX 14 22 .389 6.5 15 -1
National League East Pwins Diff ATL 24 12 .667 0.0 21 3
NYN 22 13 .629 1.5 22 0
PHI 17 19 .472 7.0 19 -2
FLA 16 20 .444 8.0 17 -1
WAS 11 25 .306 13.0 11 0
National League Central MIL 25 11 .694 0.0 23 2
HOU 17 19 .472 8.0 18 -1
CHN 16 18 .471 8.0 19 -3
STL 15 19 .441 9.0 12 3
PIT 15 20 .429 9.5 12 3
CIN 15 22 .405 10.5 19 -4
National League West LAN 22 15 .595 0.0 22 0
ARI 20 18 .526 2.5 18 2
SD 19 18 .514 3.0 21 -2
SF 18 18 .500 3.5 19 -1
COL 16 21 .432 6.0 15 1
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.ORG LVL PLAYER AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO Notes CHW AAA Josh Fields....... 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 SEA AAA Adam Jones........ 6 2 0 1 0 0 1 TB AA Evan Longoria..... 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 STL AA Colby Rasmus...... 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 CIN AAA Joey Votto........ 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 SD A+ Kyle Blanks....... 4 3 0 0 2 1 1 6 RBI ! WAN A Justin Maxwell.... 3 3 0 0 2 1 0 3 R CIN A+ Jay Bruce......... 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 CHC AAA Felix Pie......... 5 3 0 1 0 0 1 LAA AAA Terry Evans....... 6 3 0 0 1 0 1 CHC AAA Eric Patterson.... 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 R PIT AA Steven Pearce..... 5 2 1 0 1 0 2 ORG LVL PLAYER IP H R ER SO BB HR Notes DET AA Andrew Miller..... 8 6 1 1 7 0 0 19 GB MIN AAA Matt Garza........ 7 5 0 0 6 2 0 CIN AAA Homer Bailey...... 5 6 3 3 6 4 0 BOS A+ Michael Bowden.... 7 1 0 0 5 1 0 MIN A+ Kyle Waldrop...... 7 4 2 2 9 1 0 NYY AA Alan Horne........ 6 4 1 0 8 2 0 HOU AAA Chad Reineke...... 6 2 0 0 7 3 0 NYY A+ Joba Chamberlain.. 5 0 0 0 6 4 0 ATL AA Matt Harrison..... 7 7 1 1 5 2 0 LA AAA Miguel Pinango.... 5 4 0 0 5 0 0 HOU A+ Brian Bogusevic... 7 7 1 1 3 1 0 13 GB SD A Aaron Breit....... 6 2 0 0 3 2 0
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Matthew Carruth is an editor for The Hardball Times. He welcomes any and all sorts of communication at his email.