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THT Daily: Dbacks over Padresby Matthew CarruthSeptember 06, 2007 Major League News for September 6Today’s LinksPlayer 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/ THT LinksLove of the game - A career minor leaguer's poignant account of meeting a special fan. Love and baseball - Ian Kennedy might have a tough decision to make regarding whether or not to pitch in the ALDS. Lottery ticket - The guy who caught Barry Bonds' record-breaking home run is hoping that it will be worth $500,000. The auction for the ball, which closes on Sept. 15, currently has a high bid of under $200,000. Tough loss - The Good Phight responds to Philly's devastating loss yesterday by ripping Charlie Manuel. Clemens 'roids - Roger CLemens received a cortisone shot that should allow him to pitch down the stretch for the wild card contending Yankees. Throwing in the towel - Dave Cameron and the Mariners faithful over at U.S.S. Mariner reflect on their season, as do the guys over at Lookout Landing. Backup plan - Who else had forgotten completely about Matt Clement? But he's been rehabbing for the Red Sox, and could be back before the end of the season. THT Links represents the best efforts of our editors in scouring the various tubes of the interweb for both relevant and irrelevant news items. If you have happened upon a story that we have overlooked or wish to give feedback of any sort, please notify us at . Player NewsPlayer Headlines are courtesy of RotoworldAlex Rodriguez, expected to be held out of the lineup with a sprained ankle, clouted two homers as part of an eight-run seventh to lead the Yanks to a big 10-2 win over Seattle. A-Rod talked his way into the lineup and then delivered in a big way, becoming the first Yankee with two dingers in an inning since Cliff Johnson did it on June 30, 1977. He opened the inning with a solo shot and wrapped it with a two-run blast, giving him 134 RBI. He's enjoyed 51 multiple home run games in his career. Carlos Pena mashed two homers and drove in seven runs Wednesday to lead Tampa Bay over Baltimore 17-2. Apparently, Ray Lewis was out of the lineup for Baltimore. Things are getting so silly for the O's lately, there's really not much to say. But Pena was the story tonight, hitting a sac fly, a grand slam and a two-run homer. He drew two walks and scored four times. Pena has extended the franchise record for home runs to 37 and is up to 105 RBI -- also a career best. The Red Sox will leave Manny Ramirez at home when they travel to Baltimore for a four-game series that begins Thursday. Ramirez has already missed a week because of the injury. Fortunately, Jacoby Ellsbury is looking like a more-than-capable replacement in left field. The Mets expect Carlos Delgado to miss 7-10 days because of a strained hip flexor. That seems a little excessive, but they can play it safe if they want. Shawn Green and Jeff Conine will fill in at first base, opening up at-bats in right field for Endy Chavez and Lastings Milledge. Carl Crawford will get a two-game suspension for his actions during Monday's game. It's deserved, though first-base umpire Paul Nauert also deserves to be punished for missing such an obvious call. Expect Crawford to appeal the suspension and serve it later this month. Yesterday’s ResultsAmerican League TOR 6 BOS 4 (Recap and Boxscore) NYA 10 SEA 2 (Recap and Boxscore) TB 17 BAL 2 (Recap and Boxscore) DET 2 CHA 1 (Recap and Boxscore) CLE 6 MIN 2 (Recap and Boxscore) OAK 6 LAA 2 (Recap and Boxscore) TEX 3 KC 2 (Recap and Boxscore) National League ATL 9 PHI 8 (Recap and Boxscore) WAS 6 FLA 4 (Recap and Boxscore) CHN 8 LAN 2 (Recap and Boxscore) CIN 7 NYN 0 (Recap and Boxscore) MIL 14 HOU 2 (Recap and Boxscore) PIT 8 STL 2 (Recap and Boxscore) ARI 9 SD 6 (Recap and Boxscore) SF 5 COL 3 (Recap and Boxscore)You can download a compact version of yesterday's boxscores from Heater Magazine.
Today’s GamesNational League --------------- Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals, 2:10 PM (R) Bryan Bullington (0-0) vs. (L) Mike Maroth (0-4) Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 PM (R) Derek Lowe (11-12) vs. (R) Jason Marquis (11-8) American League --------------- Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers, 1:05 PM (L) Mark Buehrle (9-9) vs. (R) Chad Durbin (8-6) Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles, 7:05 PM (R) Tim Wakefield (16-10) vs. (L) Garrett Olson (1-3) Cleveland Indians at LA Angels of Anaheim, 10:05 PM (R) Paul Byrd (14-5) vs. (R) Kelvim Escobar (15-7) 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 84 56 .600 0.0 89 -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, with a focus on each team’s top prospects.ORG LVL PLAYER AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO Notes DET A- Ronald Bourquin... 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 SF A- Sharlon Schoop.... 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 OAK A- Matthew Sulentic.. 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 FLA A- Thomas Hickman.... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TEX A- Neftali Feliz..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NYM A- Raul Reyes........ 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 WAN A- Aaron Seuss....... 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 SEA A- Jermaine Brock.... 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 SF A- Chance Corgan..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CHC A- Josh Vitters...... 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 NYY A- Nicholas Chigges.. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CLE A- Michael Valadez... 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 ORG LVL PLAYER IP H R ER SO BB HR Notes TEX A- Neftali Feliz..... 2 2 1 1 6 0 1 STL A- Nicholas Additon.. 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 ARI A- Daniel Vasquez.... 5 2 3 2 5 1 0 OAK A- Aaron Jenkins..... 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 BAL A- Luis Noel......... 3 7 4 4 4 1 1 PHI A- Carlos Pena....... 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 OAK A- Pedro Figueroa.... 3 4 1 1 2 0 0 10 GB HOU A- Victor Garate..... 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 3 GB PHI A- Jacob Diekman..... 5 5 3 3 6 2 0 SF A- Chance Corgan..... 2 3 0 0 5 0 0 5 GB WAN A- Caleb Staudt...... 3 2 1 1 0 1 1 HOU A- Jeff Icenogle..... 5 7 4 4 3 0 0 Access THT’s stats here…
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NYA 78 62 .557 6.0 84 -6 
TOR 71 68 .511 12.5 74 -3 
BAL 60 78 .435 23.0 62 -2 
TB 58 82 .414 26.0 57 1 
American League Central
CLE 81 58 .583 0.0 77 4 
DET 74 65 .532 7.0 76 -2 
MIN 69 71 .493 12.5 71 -2 
KC 62 77 .446 19.0 67 -5 
CHA 59 80 .424 22.0 54 5 
American League West
LAA 82 57 .590 0.0 78 4 
SEA 74 64 .536 7.5 68 6 
OAK 69 72 .489 14.0 70 -1 
TEX 65 74 .468 17.0 66 -1 
National League East Pwins Diff
NYN 78 61 .561 0.0 76 2 
PHI 73 66 .525 5.0 74 -1 
ATL 71 69 .507 7.5 74 -3 
WAS 63 77 .450 15.5 60 3 
FLA 60 80 .429 18.5 62 -2 
National League Central
CHN 71 67 .514 0.0 73 -2 
MIL 71 68 .511 0.5 70 1 
STL 68 68 .500 2.0 61 7 
CIN 63 77 .450 9.0 64 -1 
HOU 62 78 .443 10.0 61 1 
PIT 61 78 .439 10.5 63 -2 
National League West
ARI 78 63 .553 0.0 67 11 
SD 76 63 .547 1.0 77 -1 
LAN 73 66 .525 4.0 72 1 
COL 72 67 .518 5.0 74 -2 
SF 63 77 .450 14.5 69 -6 
Wildcard Standings
American League
NYA 78 62 .557 0.0
SEA 74 64 .536 3.0
DET 74 65 .532 3.5
TOR 71 68 .511 6.5
MIN 69 71 .493 9.0
National League
SD 76 63 .547 0.0
PHI 73 66 .525 3.0
LAN 73 66 .525 3.0
COL 72 67 .518 4.0
MIL 71 68 .511 5.0