THT Daily: Clemens Returns. Again.
by Matthew CarruthMay 07, 2007
Major League News for May 7
Today’s LinksPlayer News
Yesterday’s Results
Today’s Games
Standings
Game of the Day
Top Minor League Performances
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THT Links
Obviously, there were two big stories yesterday. Roger Clemens' return to New York (you didn't really think they were going to stand pat while their rotation did their best Oakland outfield impression did you?) and, for those of us following prospects, Tim Lincecum's big league debut. I must say, having watched Lincecum at Washington and some scouting video of his brief time in the PCL, that wasn't the Lincecum I have seen out there. I would caution against making a rash judgement on him yet.Besides that, on a quick personal note, Friday afternoon saw me hand in the stat project that marked the end of my undergraduate tenure at Penn. So to all members of the class of 2007 be it high school, undergrad, grad, doctoral, whatever, congratulations.
The Bonds Poll - Jayson Stark looks over some implications from the national poll concerning Barry Bonds. Meanwhile, I'm in Gammons camp on this one. The fans are (mostly) apathetic about the issue, its the media that's causing whatever frenzy exists.
Banning Alcohol in the Clubhouse - In the wake of Josh Hancock's death, several teams and Major League Baseball itself is considering banning alcohol consumption in the clubhouse.
Suspension - The Mariners suspended relief pitcher Julio Mateo for 10 days without pay after being arraigned on domestic assault charges. Mateo was also optioned down to Triple-A.
Don't Believe the Hype - Roger Clemens did not pick New York because he wants to win a title. If he wanted a title, he would have gone to the Red Sox or he would have expanded his search to include any team willing to offer him the travel schedule he desires.
Patterson Lands on DL - Nationals starter John Patterson hits the DL with elbow inflammation after his last start. Patterson has been largely ineffective this season. For the Nationals sake, who have no other proven pitchers in the rotation, maybe the DL stint will help Patterson regain his form.
Desperation - Are the Phillies desperate? The moves made by Charlie Manuel seem to be following that pattern.
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Player News
Player Headlines are courtesy of RotoworldRoger Clemens will receive a prorated salary of $28 million after signing with the Yankees on Sunday. That means he'd earn $4.67 million per month or $18.67 million if he returns at the end of May as planned. So much for the Yankees' payroll reduction. This will put them back over $200 million, even after factoring in what the Rangers are paying Alex Rodriguez. In addition to the record salary, Clemens is expected to have the same travel privileges he did in Houston. So if he isn't pitching, there's a good chance he won't be with the teim (you can't tell us there's no I in team).
Bartolo Colon suffered a mild biceps strain before leaving Sunday's game against the White Sox. Since biceps injuries often turn out to be shoulder problems in reality, this is a major concern. Colon figured to have setbacks in his recovery from a torn rotator cuff, but he was looking so good in his rehab assignment and in his first couple of starts back in the majors. If he goes back on the DL, the Angels figure to recall Joe Saunders to replace him in the rotation
Twins placed catcher Joe Mauer on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to May 5, with a strained left quadriceps. An MRI discovered bleeding in the quad, so Mauer will miss at least 15 days. Chris Heintz will be called up in time for Tuesday's game. He'll serve as Mike Redmond's backup until Mauer returns.
Yesterday’s Results
American League CLE 9 BAL 6 (Recap and Boxscore) Nixon: 5-5, 4 RBI; Hernandez: 4-5, 4 RBI NYA 5 SEA 0 (Recap and Boxscore) Rasner: 5.2 IP, 0 R OAK 5 TB 3 (Recap and Boxscore) Swisher: 2-5, HR DET 13 KC 4 (Recap and Boxscore) Monroe: 2B, HR; Granderson: 3B, HR; DET: 26 R in 3 G BOS 4 MIN 3 (Recap and Boxscore) Pedroia: 2 2B; Schilling: 6.2 IP, 3 R CHA 4 LAA 3 (Recap and Boxscore) 10 innings; Quinlan: 2B, HR; AJ: .642 WPA TEX 3 TOR 2 (Recap and Boxscore) Loe: 6.2 IP, 1 R National League ATL 6 LAN 4 (Recap and Boxscore) Wolf: 5.1 IP, 1 R; ATL: 5 in 7th SD 3 FLA 1 (Recap and Boxscore) Peavy: 7 IP, 1 R, 10 K; Olsen: 6.2 IP, 2 R CHN 4 WAS 3 (Recap and Boxscore) See below CIN 9 COL 3 (Recap and Boxscore) Hamilton: 2 HR; Freel: 3B, HR MIL 6 PIT 4 (Recap and Boxscore) Fielder: 3-4, 2 HR; Sheets: 6.1 IP, 2 R STL 3 HOU 1 (Recap and Boxscore) Looper: 6 IP, 1 R, 2.66 ERA ARI 3 NYN 1 (Recap and Boxscore) Hernandez: 7 IP, 1 R PHI 8 SF 5 (Recap and Boxscore) Victorino: 2-5, HR, 10-17 in series
Today’s Games
National League --------------- San Diego Padres at Atlanta Braves, 7:05 PM (R) Chris Young (3-2) vs. (L) Chuck James (3-2) Los Angeles Dodgers at Florida Marlins, 7:05 PM (R) Brad Penny (3-0) vs. (R) Ricky Nolasco (1-0) Houston Astros at Cincinnati Reds, 7:10 PM (R) Roy Oswalt (4-2) vs. (R) Kyle Lohse (1-2) Washington Nationals at Milwaukee Brewers, 8:05 PM (L) Matt Chico (2-3) vs. (L) Chris Capuano (4-0) Colorado Rockies at St. Louis Cardinals, 8:10 PM (L) Jeff Francis (1-4) vs. (R) Anthony Reyes (0-5) Philadelphia Phillies at Arizona Diamondbacks, 9:40 PM (R) Freddy Garcia (1-2) vs. (L) Doug Davis (2-3) New York Mets at San Francisco Giants, 10:15 PM (L) Oliver Perez (3-2) vs. (L) Barry Zito (2-3) American League --------------- Cleveland Indians at Baltimore Orioles, 12:35 PM (R) Fausto Carmona (2-1) vs. (R) Steve Trachsel (1-3) Seattle Mariners at New York Yankees, 7:05 PM (R) Miguel Batista (3-2) vs. (R) Matt DeSalvo (0-0)
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 20 10 .667 0.0 20 0NYA 14 15 .483 5.5 17 -3
BAL 14 17 .452 6.5 15 -1
TB 14 17 .452 6.5 11 3
TOR 13 18 .419 7.5 15 -2
American League Central CLE 18 10 .643 0.0 16 2
DET 19 11 .633 0.0 17 2
MIN 16 15 .516 3.5 17 -1
CHA 14 14 .500 4.0 13 1
KC 10 22 .313 10.0 12 -2
American League West LAA 17 15 .531 0.0 17 0
OAK 15 15 .500 1.0 16 -1
SEA 13 13 .500 1.0 11 2
TEX 13 18 .419 3.5 13 0
National League East Pwins Diff ATL 19 11 .633 0.0 17 2
NYN 19 11 .633 0.0 21 -2
FLA 14 16 .467 5.0 15 -1
PHI 14 17 .452 5.5 15 -1
WAS 9 22 .290 10.5 8 1
National League Central MIL 21 10 .677 0.0 19 2
CHN 15 14 .517 5.0 18 -3
CIN 14 17 .452 7.0 16 -2
HOU 13 17 .433 7.5 15 -2
PIT 13 17 .433 7.5 11 2
STL 12 17 .414 8.0 9 3
National League West LAN 18 13 .581 0.0 18 0
SD 17 14 .548 1.0 17 0
SF 16 14 .533 1.5 16 0
ARI 17 16 .515 2.0 16 1
COL 13 18 .419 5.0 13 0
Game of the Day
The Cubs won their fifth straight game by beating the Nationals, 4-3, in 10 innings. Ryan Theriot hit a game-tying single in a dramatic 9th inning (WPA of .483) and Daryle Ward singled home the winning run in the 10thLou Pinella managed like crazy, using four relievers in the seventh inning, two pinch hitters and a pinch runner in the ninth and having to ask Alfonso Soriano to play second base in the tenth inning.
WASHINGTON (3) VS CHICAGO CUBS (4) - FINAL IN 10 INNINGS
WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez 2b 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .256
R Langerhans cf 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .100
a-D Young ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .233
J Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-J Flores ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280
C Cordero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Wagner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Zimmerman 3b 4 0 1 0 1 2 1 .248
R Church lf-cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .283
A Kearns rf 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .269
B Schneider c 3 0 1 1 2 1 2 .213
K Casto 1b-lf 5 0 0 0 0 1 7 .132
J Wilson ss 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .053
S Hill p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
b-R Belliard ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .276
R Fick 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .138
Totals 35 3 6 3 7 9 19
a-singled to center for R Langerhans in the 7th; b-walked for S Hill in the
7th; c-grounded into fielder's choice to third for J Rauch in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B - R Langerhans (2, S Eyre). RBI - B Schneider (13), D Young 2 (14).
2-out RBI - B Schneider, D Young 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B
Schneider 1, K Casto 3. GIDP - K Casto. Team LOB - 10.
BASERUNNING: SB - R Zimmerman (2, 2nd base off R Dempster/M Barrett).
FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Zimmerman-F Lopez-K Casto).
CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf-2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .303
R Theriot 2b-ss 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 .313
D Lee 1b 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 .414
A Ramirez 3b 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .277
J Jones cf-rf-cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .297
M DeRosa rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .264
S Eyre p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Wuertz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
W Ohman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Murton rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .269
M Barrett c 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .235
C Izturis ss 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .210
a-C Floyd ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .292
J Marquis pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188
R Dempster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-H Blanco ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .313
A Guzman p 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000
F Pie cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .224
B Howry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
N Cotts p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-D Ward ph-lf 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .333
Totals 38 4 11 4 5 4 19
a-walked for C Izturis in the 9th; b-singled to left for N Cotts in the 9th;
c-singled to right for R Dempster in the 10th.
BATTING: 2B - J Jones (6, S Hill); M DeRosa (6, S Hill); M Murton (4, R
Wagner). RBI - M DeRosa (17), J Jones (10), R Theriot (11), D Ward (1). Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - J Jones 2, A Guzman 2. GIDP - M DeRosa. Team
LOB - 13.
FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Theriot-C Izturis-D Lee).
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WASHINGTON - 000 100 200 0 -- 3
CHICAGO CUBS - 000 110 001 1 -- 4
One out when winning run scored.
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
S Hill 6 6 2 2 3 3 0 3.00
J Rauch (H, 8) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.67
C Cordero (B, 4) 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 4.70
R Wagner (L, 0-2) 1/3 3 1 1 0 0 0 5.74
CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
A Guzman 5 2 1 1 2 3 0 2.19
S Eyre (H, 1) 1 1/3 1 1 1 2 2 0 11.42
M Wuertz (H, 4) 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1.84
W Ohman (H, 5) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.00
B Howry (B, 2) 1 1/3 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.76
N Cotts 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.00
R Dempster (W, 1-1) 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.12
M Wuertz pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
IBB - C Izturis (by S Hill), A Kearns (by S Eyre), D Lee (by C Cordero), B
Schneider (by R Dempster). HBP - J Jones (by S Hill); C Izturis (by S Hill); R
Church (by B Howry). Pitches-strikes: S Hill 102-57; J Rauch 25-18; C Cordero
33-18; R Wagner 13-8; A Guzman 82-51; S Eyre 28-12; M Wuertz 6-2; W Ohman 7-4;
B Howry 16-11; N Cotts 16-11; R Dempster 18-7. Ground balls-fly balls: S Hill
12-3; J Rauch 1-4; C Cordero 2-1; R Wagner 1-0; A Guzman 5-7; S Eyre 1-1; M
Wuertz 0-0; W Ohman 1-0; B Howry 2-1; N Cotts 1-0; R Dempster 0-2. Batters
faced: S Hill 28; J Rauch 6; C Cordero 7; R Wagner 4; A Guzman 19; S Eyre 7; M
Wuertz 1; W Ohman 1; B Howry 6; N Cotts 4; R Dempster 5.
UMPIRES: HP--Dale Scott. 1B--Paul Emmel. 2B--Dan Iassogna. 3B--Ron Kulpa.
T--3:18. Att--40,481.
Weather: 56 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, right to left.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.ORG LVL PLAYER AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO Notes ARI A+ Justin Upton...... 5 3 1 0 0 0 1 TB AA Evan Longoria..... 4 4 0 0 1 0 0 STL AA Colby Rasmus...... 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 ATL AA Brandon Jones..... 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 5 RBI ! TB AA John Jaso......... 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 4 RBI CIN A Drew Stubbs....... 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 OAK AAA Daric Barton...... 5 2 0 0 1 0 2 OAK AAA Kurt Suzuki....... 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 CHW AAA Josh Fields....... 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 PIT AA Neil Walker....... 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 LA AAA James Loney....... 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 LA AAA Matt Kemp......... 5 2 1 0 0 0 2 ORG LVL PLAYER IP H R ER SO BB HR Notes MIL AAA Yovani Gallardo... 7 1 0 0 9 3 0 LAA AAA Joe Saunders...... 8 3 2 2 8 0 2 CLE AA Scott Lewis....... 6 3 1 1 8 2 0 BOS AA Clay Buchholz..... 5 6 2 2 8 0 1 BAL A+ Brandon Erbe...... 6 4 1 1 5 0 1 13 GB BOS A+ Michael Bowden.... 6 6 0 0 4 0 0 SF AA Nick Pereira...... 7 2 0 0 4 2 0 12 GB BOS AAA Abe Alvarez....... 6 4 2 2 6 2 0 COL AAA Ubaldo Jimenez.... 6 4 2 2 6 5 0 CHC AA Sean Gallagher.... 6 8 3 2 5 1 0 12 GB LA A+ Miguel Pinango.... 8 2 1 1 4 2 1 CLE A+ Ryan Edell........ 6 4 0 0 3 0 0
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