THT Daily: Halladay Strikes Again
by Matthew CarruthJuly 12, 2008
Major League News for July 12
Player News
Yesterday’s Results
Today’s Games
Standings
Top Minor League Performances
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Player News
Player Headlines are courtesy of RotoworldRyan Howard homered for the third straight game and the Phillies beat the Diamondbacks 6-5 in the 12th inning on Friday.
Shane Victorino finished the game 3-for-6 with two RBI and Jayson Werth drove in the winning run in the bottom of the 12th inning. Howard finished 2-for-5 with a solo shot and two runs scored. The homer was his 28th of the season and he has now knocked four home runs in the past three days. Maybe he's angry about not being named to the NL All-Star team, or possibly he's gearing up for a big second half. Either way, he's making fantasy owners very happy.
Roy Halladay threw his tenth career shutout to defeat the Yankees on Friday night.
Halladay was dominant: he allowed just two hits and struck out nine in the performance. He's always pitched well against the Yankees, and tonight was no exception. Tonight was his third consecutive win, and he's now allowed just two runs in his last 25 innings, bringing his ERA down to 2.71 on the season.
Kelvim Escobar will undergo season-ending shoulder surgery to repair a torn right labrum.
Escobar and the Angels tried to put off surgery for as long as possible in the hopes that he could come back to pitch without going under the knife, but now he'll likely miss most of next season as well. Escobar is expected to be sidelined for 9-12 months.
Making his first start since June 30, Roy Oswalt left Friday's game after one inning with a left hip abductor strain.
Oswalt threw a scoreless first inning on 17 pitches, but the Astros pinch-hit for his spot in the lineup in the second inning. He was questionable to make his start after receiving a cortisone injection in his injured hip Saturday, so he may be headed for the disabled list.
The Blue Jays' official website reports that Dustin McGowan will likely avoid surgery on his ailing right shoulder.
It's huge news for the 26-year-old, as team doctors determined that McGowan's shoulder hasn't suffered any additional damage compared to an MRI performed late last season. He is expected to get a second opinion next week, but for now it seems like he's only dealing with inflammation in the arm.
The Reds official website reports that Aaron Harang (arm) will be placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained forearm.
An MRI came back negative, and Harang has been diagnosed with a forearm strain. Reds GM Walt Jocketty said that he expects him to be ready to return after the two-week stint on the disabled list. In the meantime, Homer Bailey will be called up to replace Harang in his scheduled start on Sunday in Milwaukee.
Yesterday’s Results
American League BAL 7 BOS 3 (Recap and Boxscore) TOR 5 NYA 0 (Recap and Boxscore) CLE 5 TB 0 (Recap and Boxscore) MIN 3 DET 2 (Recap and Boxscore) KC 3 SEA 1 (Recap and Boxscore) OAK 9 LAA 2 (Recap and Boxscore) TEX 7 CHA 2 (Recap and Boxscore) National League NYN 2 COL 1 (Recap and Boxscore) PHI 6 ARI 5 (Recap and Boxscore) WAS 10 HOU 0 (Recap and Boxscore) CHN 3 SF 1 (Recap and Boxscore) CIN 6 MIL 5 (Recap and Boxscore) STL 6 PIT 0 (Recap and Boxscore) FLA 3 LAN 1 (Recap and Boxscore) SD 4 ATL 0 (Recap and Boxscore)
Today’s Games
National League --------------- San Francisco Giants at Chicago Cubs, 1:05 PM (R) Kevin Correia (1-5) vs. (R) Rich Harden (0-0) Arizona Diamondbacks at Philadelphia Phillies, 3:55 PM (L) Randy Johnson (5-7) vs. (R) Adam Eaton (3-7) Colorado Rockies at New York Mets, 3:55 PM (R) Ubaldo Jimenez (4-8) vs. (R) Pedro Martinez (3-2) St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates, 7:05 PM (R) Todd Wellemeyer (7-4) vs. (R) Yoslan Herrera (0-0) Cincinnati Reds at Milwaukee Brewers, 7:05 PM (R) Edinson Volquez (11-3) vs. (R) Seth McClung (5-4) Houston Astros at Washington Nationals, 7:10 PM (L) Wandy Rodriguez (3-3) vs. (R) Collin Balester (1-1) Atlanta Braves at San Diego Padres, 10:05 PM (R) Charlie Morton (1-2) vs. (R) Greg Maddux (3-7) Florida Marlins at Los Angeles Dodgers, 10:10 PM (R) Ricky Nolasco (10-4) vs. (R) Hiroki Kuroda (5-6) American League --------------- New York Yankees at Toronto Blue Jays, 1:07 PM (R) Darrell Rasner (4-7) vs. (R) Jesse Litsch (8-5) Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers, 3:55 PM (R) Scott Baker (5-2) vs. (L) Nate Robertson (6-7) Baltimore Orioles at Boston Red Sox, 7:05 PM (R) Radhames Liz (3-1) vs. (R) Tim Wakefield (5-6) Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland Indians, 7:05 PM (R) Matt Garza (7-4) vs. (R) Matt Ginter (0-0) Chicago White Sox at Texas Rangers, 7:05 PM (L) John Danks (6-4) vs. (R) Kevin Millwood (6-4) Seattle Mariners at Kansas City Royals, 7:10 PM (L) Jarrod Washburn (4-8) vs. (R) Gil Meche (6-9) LA Angels of Anaheim at Oakland Athletics, 9:05 PM (R) Ervin Santana (10-3) vs. (L) Dana Eveland (7-5)
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 TB 55 37 .598 0.0 52 3BOS 55 40 .579 1.5 56 -1
NYA 49 44 .527 6.5 49 0
TOR 46 47 .495 9.5 49 -3
BAL 45 46 .495 9.5 46 -1
American League Central CHA 53 39 .576 0.0 55 -2
MIN 52 41 .559 1.5 48 4
DET 46 46 .500 7.0 46 0
KC 42 52 .447 12.0 41 1
CLE 39 53 .424 14.0 46 -7
American League West LAA 55 38 .591 0.0 48 7
OAK 51 42 .548 4.0 54 -3
TEX 49 45 .521 6.5 45 4
SEA 36 57 .387 19.0 40 -4
National League East Pwins Diff PHI 51 43 .543 0.0 55 -4
FLA 49 44 .527 1.5 44 5
NYN 49 44 .527 1.5 49 0
ATL 43 50 .462 7.5 49 -6
WAS 36 58 .383 15.0 35 1
National League Central CHN 56 37 .602 0.0 57 -1
STL 52 42 .553 4.5 49 3
MIL 51 42 .548 5.0 48 3
CIN 45 49 .479 11.5 41 4
PIT 43 49 .467 12.5 40 3
HOU 42 51 .452 14.0 41 1
National League West ARI 46 47 .495 0.0 47 -1
LAN 45 48 .484 1.0 47 -2
SF 39 54 .419 7.0 40 -1
COL 39 55 .415 7.5 39 0
SD 37 56 .398 9.0 38 -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 BOS A+ Reid Engel........ 6 3 1 1 1 0 1 3 R BOS A+ Argenis Diaz...... 5 4 1 2 0 0 0 ATL A+ Tyler Flowers..... 2 2 1 0 1 3 0 LAA AAA Sean Rodriguez.... 4 3 1 0 1 1 0 5 RBI ! SEA AAA W. Balentien...... 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 RBI OAK A+ Chris Carter...... 4 3 2 0 0 1 0 CLE A+ Jared Goedert..... 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 TOR A+ Brian Dopirak..... 5 3 1 0 1 0 1 4 RBI ATL A+ Eric Campbell..... 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 ATL A F. Freeman........ 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 TEX A Engel Beltre...... 5 3 1 0 1 0 1 BOS A+ Jonathan Still.... 3 2 0 1 0 3 0 ORG LVL PLAYER IP H R ER SO BB HR Notes COL AA Chaz Roe.......... 9 3 0 0 7 1 0 MIN A David Bromberg.... 7 3 0 0 9 1 0 BOS AA Kris Johnson...... 7 7 3 3 8 0 0 STL AAA P.J. Walters...... 8 3 1 1 8 2 1 TOR A Marc Rzepczynski.. 7 3 0 0 7 2 0 13 GB PIT A Duke Welker....... 7 5 1 1 7 1 0 13 GB LA A+ Timothy Sexton.... 8 6 2 2 5 0 0 NYM A Brant Rustich..... 5 2 1 1 7 1 0 TOR AAA David Purcey...... 7 9 2 2 7 0 0 SF A+ Tim Alderson...... 6 5 1 1 6 1 0 TB AAA Mitch Talbot...... 7 5 1 1 6 0 1 COL A+ Jhoulys Chacin.... 7 4 1 1 6 3 0 12 GB
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