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THT Daily: Day of Two’sby Matthew CarruthApril 12, 2008 Major League News for April 12Player News Yesterday’s Results Today’s Games Standings Top Minor League Performances You can always find the most recent THT Daily at http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/content/thtdaily/ Player NewsPlayer Headlines are courtesy of RotoworldBraves released infielder Scott Spiezio. The troubled Spiezio couldn't even make it two weeks in the organization. Braves GM Frank Wren said the team and Spiezio had agreed that he would submit to testing, continue his rehabilitation and report to the ballpark each day prepared to play. "Yesterday, he was not ready to play," Wren said. Spiezio played in just five games at Triple-A Richmond. Carlos Guillen is out of Saturday's lineup and is listed as day-to-day with a mild strain of his right hamstring. With Guillen out, Miguel Cabrera is making his first start at first base, opening up third base for Brandon Inge. Jason Marquis is feeling better after a battle with strep throat and is scheduled to make his second start of the season Sunday. Maquis was scratched Friday because of the illness. He gave up 5 runs -- 4 earned -- in 5 1/3 innings in his first start this season. Fernando Rodney threw a 35-40 pitch bullpen session Friday. Rodney apparently threw at about 80 percent velocity. He is scheduled for another session Monday. There is still no timetable for his return. Howie Kendrick (thumb) took batting practice and fielded ground balls Friday and is expected back in the lineup Saturday. Kendrick is hitting .429 through 28 at-bats. He also has two stolen bases. Adam Everett sat out Friday with a sore shoulder. It was a cold night in Kansas City, so the Twins decided to play it safe with Everett. Matt Tolbert got the start at short. Everett should be back in the lineup on Saturday. Jimmy Rollins missed his third straight start on Friday because of a sprained left ankle. Rollins said his ankle feels "about the same." He'll be a game-time decision again Saturday. Francisco Rodriguez (ankle) has been given the OK by manager Mike Scioscia and was available to close Friday night. Rodriguez didn't get a chance, as the Angels lost to the Mariners 8-5. He did throw in the bullpen and is feeling "a lot better now." Dodgers manager Joe Torre said he's removed Esteban Loaiza from the rotation and replacing him with Hong-Chih Kuo against the Pirates on Tuesday. That's a pretty disgusting way to treat a veteran, and it's especially surprising coming from Joe Torre. Loaiza had a solid enough spring, and the day after he allowed four runs over four innings in his first start of the year, Torre said he'd stick with him as a fifth starter. Now he's reversing course. It's a long shot that this will work out, as Kuo has never been able to stay healthy as a starter. Odds are that Loaiza will be right back in the rotation in two weeks, except he'll be a worse bet than ever because his arm strength will have deteriorated that much more. Yesterday’s ResultsAmerican League NYA 4 BOS 1 (Recap and Boxscore) TB 10 BAL 5 (Recap and Boxscore) DET 5 CHA 2 (Recap and Boxscore) OAK 9 CLE 7 (Recap and Boxscore) MIN 5 KC 0 (Recap and Boxscore) SEA 8 LAA 5 (Recap and Boxscore) TOR 8 TEX 5 (Recap and Boxscore) National League NYN 4 MIL 2 (Recap and Boxscore) PHI 5 CHN 3 (Recap and Boxscore) ATL 3 WAS 0 (Recap and Boxscore) FLA 10 HOU 6 (Recap and Boxscore) PIT 1 CIN 0 (Recap and Boxscore) ARI 8 COL 2 (Recap and Boxscore) SD 7 LAN 5 (Recap and Boxscore) STL 8 SF 2 (Recap and Boxscore) Today’s GamesNational League --------------- Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals, 1:05 PM (R) John Smoltz (1-0) vs. (L) John Lannan (0-1) Milwaukee Brewers at New York Mets, 1:10 PM (R) Ben Sheets (1-0) vs. (L) Johan Santana (1-1) Colorado Rockies at Arizona Diamondbacks, 3:55 PM (L) Franklin Morales (0-0) vs. (R) Dan Haren (1-0) St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants, 4:05 PM (R) Todd Wellemeyer (1-0) vs. (R) Matt Cain (0-1) Florida Marlins at Houston Astros, 7:05 PM (L) Andrew Miller (0-1) vs. (R) Brandon Backe (0-1) Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates, 7:05 PM (R) Bronson Arroyo (0-1) vs. (R) Ian Snell (1-0) Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia Phillies, 7:05 PM (L) Ted Lilly (0-1) vs. (L) Cole Hamels (1-1) San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers, 10:10 PM (R) Chris Young (1-0) vs. (R) Derek Lowe (0-0) American League --------------- Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox, 1:05 PM (R) Justin Verlander (0-1) vs. (R) Gavin Floyd (1-0) New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox, 3:55 PM (R) Mike Mussina (1-1) vs. (R) Josh Beckett (0-1) Oakland Athletics at Cleveland Indians, 7:05 PM (L) Lenny DiNardo (0-0) vs. (R) Fausto Carmona (1-0) Baltimore Orioles at Tampa Bay Rays, 7:10 PM (R) Daniel Cabrera (0-0) vs. (R) Jason Hammel (0-1) Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals, 7:10 PM (R) Boof Bonser (0-2) vs. (R) Brett Tomko (1-0) Toronto Blue Jays at Texas Rangers, 8:05 PM (R) Roy Halladay (1-1) vs. (R) Luis Mendoza (0-0) LA Angels of Anaheim at Seattle Mariners, 9:10 PM (R) Jon Garland (1-1) vs. (R) Carlos Silva (1-0) 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 BAL 6 4 .600 0.0 5 1 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 LAA AAA Brandon Wood...... 4 2 0 0 1 0 1 CHW AAA Josh Fields....... 4 4 1 0 1 0 0 NYM AA F. Martinez....... 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 CIN AAA Jay Bruce......... 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 OAK AAA Carlos Gonzalez... 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 SD A+ Cedric Hunter..... 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 LD OAK A+ Matthew Sulentic.. 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 TEX AAA J. Saltalamacchi.. 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 COL AA Eric Young........ 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 LD STL AA Tyler Greene...... 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 PIT AAA Andrew McCutchen.. 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 TOR AAA Adam Lind......... 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 ORG LVL PLAYER IP H R ER SO BB HR Notes BAL A+ Brandon Erbe...... 6 2 1 1 8 0 0 OAK A+ Trevor Cahill..... 5 5 1 1 8 1 0 WAN AAA Tyler Clippard.... 6 6 2 2 8 1 1 MIN AA Anthony Swarzak... 5 3 0 0 4 0 0 BAL AA Jason Berken...... 5 4 3 1 8 0 1 SEA AA Justin Thomas..... 6 5 2 1 7 0 1 ATL AA Todd Redmond...... 5 7 3 3 7 0 0 HOU A Sergio Severino... 5 2 1 1 6 0 1 CHW AAA Lance Broadway.... 7 5 1 1 4 3 0 BAL A Zachary Britton... 6 3 1 1 4 2 0 13 GB SD AAA Cesar Ramos....... 6 7 3 3 4 0 1 FLA AA Aaron Thompson.... 5 2 1 1 5 5 0 11 GB Access all of THT’s stats here…
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NYA 6 5 .545 0.5 5 1 
TB 5 5 .500 1.0 6 -1 
TOR 5 5 .500 1.0 6 -1 
BOS 5 6 .455 1.5 5 0 
American League Central
KC 6 4 .600 0.0 6 0 
CHA 5 4 .556 0.5 5 0 
MIN 5 5 .500 1.0 5 0 
CLE 4 6 .400 2.0 4 0 
DET 2 8 .200 4.0 2 0 
American League West
OAK 7 4 .636 0.0 7 0 
LAA 6 5 .545 1.0 6 0 
TEX 5 5 .500 1.5 5 0 
SEA 5 6 .455 2.0 6 -1 
National League East Pwins Diff
FLA 7 3 .700 0.0 5 2 
NYN 5 4 .556 1.5 6 -1 
PHI 5 6 .455 2.5 5 0 
ATL 4 6 .400 3.0 6 -2 
WAS 3 8 .273 4.5 4 -1 
National League Central
STL 8 3 .727 0.0 7 1 
CHN 6 4 .600 1.5 5 1 
MIL 6 4 .600 1.5 6 0 
CIN 6 5 .545 2.0 7 -1 
PIT 4 6 .400 3.5 4 0 
HOU 3 8 .273 5.0 4 -1 
National League West
ARI 8 2 .800 0.0 8 0 
SD 6 5 .545 2.5 6 0 
COL 4 6 .400 4.0 3 1 
LAN 4 6 .400 4.0 4 0 
SF 4 7 .364 4.5 3 1 