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THT Daily: End of Interleagueby Matthew CarruthJune 29, 2008 Major League News for June 29Player 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 RotoworldTigers placed outfielder Magglio Ordonez on the 15-day disabled list with a pulled right oblique muscle. When the Tigers said it was just a spasm, there was hope that he was day-to-day. However, they were downplaying a more serious injury. Marcus Thames should be an everyday player while Ordonez is out, and there will be plenty of at-bats for Matt Joyce in right field. The Tigers will hope to get Ordonez back right after the break. Hiroki Kuroda pitched a pain-free simulated game Saturday and appears in line to make a start Wednesday in Houston. Kuroda made 49 throws, utilizing all his pitches. "He didn't have any hesitation with anything that he was doing," manager Joe Torre said. Kuroda has been out since June 12 with tendinitis in his right shoulder. Chad Billingsley shut out the Angels for seven innings as the Dodgers won 1-0 despite getting no-hit on Saturday night. Only in Los Angeles. The Dodgers manufactured a run in the fifth after Matt Kemp's dribbler was mishandled by Jered Weaver. Kemp stole second and went to third after Jeff Mathis threw the ball into center field. He then scored on a sac fly from Blake DeWitt. Jonathan Broxton and Takashi Saito finished up the five-hitter for the Dodgers. Billingsley has won three in a row and is 7-7 with a 3.38 ERA. Nationals placed outfielder Lastings Milledge on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right groin. Milledge's injury figures to delay a decision on Wily Mo Pena, who could have been let go when Austin Kearns returned. The Nats may bring Kearns back as a center fielder or move Elijah Dukes there once Kearns is activated. For the next few days, they'll have extra at-bats for Willie Harris. Roger Bernadina could also make a couple of starts. Dan Uggla was diagnosed with a sprained left ankle after leaving Saturday's game. X-rays were negative, but it's unclear how bad of a sprain it is. The Marlins would lose a lot of offense if they had to go Alfredo Amezaga and Robert Andino at second base for two or three weeks. Team doctor George Paletta told Jason Isringhausen late Friday night that his right knee strain will not require a stint on the DL. "[Paletta] said there was a very minute chance that I would hurt it more," Isringhausen said. "So I'll just put a brace on it and take some Tylenol." Izzy will take a few more days off to rest but should be active in the bullpen by the middle of next week. The Royals have reportedly called up Billy Butler and placed Alberto Callaspo on the disabled list for evaluation and treatment of an unspecified medical condition. Since when is being an idiot a medical condition? It's good to see Butler back after he tore up Triple-A pitching for a month. He should be a major asset in AL-only leagues the rest of the way, and mixed leaguers need to keep an eye on him. Interim Mets manager Jerry Manuel said Moises Alou (calf) might be ready by next weekend. Alou has been out since June 13 after re-aggravating a strain in his right calf. He'll begin a rehab assignment either Monday or Tuesday. "If that's the case [that he plays in the minors on Monday], knowing Moises, he'll want to play in a major-league game Tuesday," Manuel said. "But we'll probably have to watch him a little longer than what we have in the past, just to be sure." Yesterday’s ResultsAmerican League TOR 9 ATL 5 (Recap and Boxscore) CHA 6 CHN 5 (Recap and Boxscore) CIN 5 CLE 0 (Recap and Boxscore) DET 7 COL 6 (Recap and Boxscore) STL 5 KC 1 (Recap and Boxscore) MIL 5 MIN 1 (Recap and Boxscore) SF 1 OAK 0 (Recap and Boxscore) PHI 8 TEX 6 (Recap and Boxscore) National League ARI 6 FLA 2 (Recap and Boxscore) NYA 3 NYN 2 (Recap and Boxscore) BAL 9 WAS 1 (Recap and Boxscore) HOU 11 BOS 10 (Recap and Boxscore) PIT 4 TB 3 (Recap and Boxscore) LAN 1 LAA 0 (Recap and Boxscore) SEA 4 SD 2 (Recap and Boxscore) Today’s GamesNational League --------------- Arizona Diamondbacks at Florida Marlins, 1:10 PM (R) Dan Haren (8-4) vs. (L) Scott Olsen (4-4) Inter-League ------------ Cincinnati Reds at Cleveland Indians, 1:05 PM (R) Bronson Arroyo (4-7) vs. (L) Aaron Laffey (4-4) Colorado Rockies at Detroit Tigers, 1:05 PM (R) Greg Reynolds (2-5) vs. (L) Kenny Rogers (5-5) Atlanta Braves at Toronto Blue Jays, 1:07 PM (L) Jo-Jo Reyes (3-5) vs. (R) A.J. Burnett (7-7) New York Yankees at New York Mets, 1:10 PM (R) Darrell Rasner (4-5) vs. (L) Oliver Perez (5-5) Baltimore Orioles at Washington Nationals, 1:35 PM (R) Jeremy Guthrie (4-7) vs. (R) Jason Bergmann (1-5) Tampa Bay Rays at Pittsburgh Pirates, 1:35 PM (R) Andy Sonnanstine (8-3) vs. (L) Tom Gorzelanny (6-6) Boston Red Sox at Houston Astros, 2:05 PM (R) Josh Beckett (7-5) vs. (R) Brian Moehler (4-3) St. Louis Cardinals at Kansas City Royals, 2:10 PM (R) Braden Looper (9-5) vs. (R) Brian Bannister (7-6) Milwaukee Brewers at Minnesota Twins, 2:10 PM (R) Ben Sheets (9-1) vs. (R) Kevin Slowey (4-6) San Francisco Giants at Oakland Athletics, 4:05 PM (L) Jonathan Sanchez (7-4) vs. (R) Joe Blanton (4-10) Seattle Mariners at San Diego Padres, 4:05 PM (L) Erik Bedard (4-4) vs. (R) Jake Peavy (5-4) LA Angels of Anaheim at Los Angeles Dodgers, 4:10 PM (R) John Lackey (5-1) vs. (R) Derek Lowe (5-7) Philadelphia Phillies at Texas Rangers, 6:05 PM (L) Jamie Moyer (7-5) vs. (R) Eric Hurley (0-1) Chicago Cubs at Chicago White Sox, 8:05 PM (L) Sean Marshall (0-1) vs. (L) Mark Buehrle (5-6) 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 50 33 .602 0.0 49 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 ATL A+ Eric Campbell..... 3 2 0 0 2 2 0 3 R HOU AAA Justin Towles..... 4 3 1 0 1 1 0 3 R TOR A- David Cooper...... 5 4 2 1 0 0 0 DET AA Wilkin Ramirez.... 5 3 0 0 2 0 1 CLE A- L. Chisenhall..... 5 3 0 1 1 1 0 ATL A Cody Johnson...... 4 2 0 0 2 0 1 SD AA Kyle Blanks....... 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 STL AAA Brian Barden...... 5 3 0 1 1 0 1 TB AAA Joel Guzman....... 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 CIN AAA Adam Rosales...... 5 3 1 0 1 0 0 4 RBI MIL AA Cole Gillespie.... 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 TEX A+ Ian Gac........... 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 R ORG LVL PLAYER IP H R ER SO BB HR Notes TEX A Derek Holland..... 8 3 0 0 7 1 0 KC AAA Carlos Rosa....... 5 2 1 1 8 1 0 BOS A Felix Doubront.... 6 3 1 1 7 1 0 BAL A+ Brandon Erbe...... 6 4 3 0 5 0 0 SF A Craig Clark....... 6 2 0 0 4 0 0 LA AA Scott Elbert...... 3 0 0 0 7 1 0 SF A+ Jesse English..... 5 3 2 1 6 1 0 PHI AAA J.A. Happ......... 8 5 1 1 5 2 0 KC A Daniel Duffy...... 5 4 1 1 7 2 0 CHC AAA Kevin Hart........ 3 0 0 0 5 0 0 TB AAA Mitch Talbot...... 7 6 1 1 4 0 0 14 GB LAA A+ Sean O'Sullivan... 7 5 3 1 4 1 0 Access all of THT’s stats here…
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TB 48 32 .600 0.5 46 2 
NYA 44 37 .543 5.0 43 1 
BAL 41 38 .519 7.0 40 1 
TOR 39 43 .476 10.5 44 -5 
American League Central
CHA 45 35 .563 0.0 49 -4 
MIN 44 37 .543 1.5 41 3 
DET 40 40 .500 5.0 40 0 
CLE 37 44 .457 8.5 42 -5 
KC 37 44 .457 8.5 36 1 
American League West
LAA 48 33 .593 0.0 42 6 
OAK 44 36 .550 3.5 48 -4 
TEX 41 41 .500 7.5 40 1 
SEA 30 50 .375 17.5 33 -3 
National League East Pwins Diff
PHI 44 38 .537 0.0 49 -5 
FLA 41 39 .513 2.0 38 3 
ATL 40 42 .488 4.0 45 -5 
NYN 39 41 .488 4.0 40 -1 
WAS 32 50 .390 12.0 29 3 
National League Central
CHN 49 32 .605 0.0 50 -1 
STL 46 36 .561 3.5 44 2 
MIL 44 36 .550 4.5 40 4 
PIT 38 42 .475 10.5 35 3 
HOU 38 43 .469 11.0 37 1 
CIN 37 45 .451 12.5 35 2 
National League West
ARI 41 40 .506 0.0 41 0 
LAN 38 42 .475 2.5 40 -2 
SF 35 46 .432 6.0 35 0 
COL 32 49 .395 9.0 33 -1 
SD 32 50 .390 9.5 32 0 