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THT Daily: Here come the Tigersby Dave StudemanJune 19, 2008 Player News Yesterday’s Results Today’s Games Standings Game of the Day Yesterday’s Home Runs Top Minor League Performances You can always find the most recent THT Daily at http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/content/thtdaily/ and an archive at http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/thtdaily_index/ On this day at THT: Two years ago, I graphed the change in Carlos Beltran's batting style. Player NewsPlayer Headlines are courtesy of Rotoworld
The Daily Herald reports that the Mariners plan on releasing Richie Sexson. Interim GM Lee Pelekoudas held meetings with club executives on Tuesday to discuss the final 3 1/2 months of the season, and according to one person familiar with the planned moves, Sexson will be let go within days. Miguel Cairo is Sexson's backup, but he's actually a downgrade. Kenji Johjima has been putting in work at first following the news that Jeff Clement will now catch most games. Yankees signed RHP Sidney Ponson to a minor league contract and added him to the 40-man roster. Perhaps the immediate addition to the 40-man roster is what made him pick the Yankees over some other suitors. Ponson will make a couple of starts in the minors, but he'll probably replace Dan Giese in the rotation around the end of the month. Then Yankees fans will see if he can do any better for the team than he did in 2006, when he went 0-1 with a 10.32 ERA in three starts and two relief appearances. The Cubs confirmed that Carlos Zambrano left Wednesday's game with shoulder discomfort. He'll be examined on Thursday. Zambrano wanted to continue to pitching, but he did indicate that shoulder was bothering him in the dugout after departing in the seventh. If the Cubs are forced to put him on the disabled list, they could put Jon Lieber back into the rotation. Neither Sean Marshall nor Rich Hill would seem to be an option right now. Yesterday’s ResultsInterLeague BAL 2 HOU 1 (Recap and Boxscore) NYA 8 SD 5 (Recap and Boxscore) TB 5 CHN 4 (Recap and Boxscore) CHA 8 PIT 2 (Recap and Boxscore) MIN 11 WAS 2 (Recap and Boxscore) NYN 5 LAA 4 (Recap and Boxscore) FLA 8 SEA 3 (Recap and Boxscore) ATL 5 TEX 2 (Recap and Boxscore) BOS 7 PHI 4 (Recap and Boxscore) MIL 5 TOR 4 (Recap and Boxscore) KC 3 STL 2 (Recap and Boxscore) ARI 11 OAK 1 (Recap and Boxscore) COL 4 CLE 2 (Recap and Boxscore) DET 7 SF 2 (Recap and Boxscore) National League LAN 6 CIN 1 (Recap and Boxscore)You can download a compact version of yesterday's boxscores from Heater Magazine.
Today’s GamesNational League --------------- Los Angeles Dodgers at Cincinnati Reds, 12:35 PM (L) Eric Stults (0-0) vs. (R) Aaron Harang (3-9) Inter-League ------------ San Diego Padres at New York Yankees, 1:05 PM (R) Josh Banks (2-0) vs. (R) Joba Chamberlain (1-2) Washington Nationals at Minnesota Twins, 1:10 PM (R) Shawn Hill (1-3) vs. (L) Glen Perkins (2-2) Atlanta Braves at Texas Rangers, 2:05 PM (R) Charlie Morton (1-0) vs. (R) Scott Feldman (1-3) Toronto Blue Jays at Milwaukee Brewers, 2:05 PM (R) A.J. Burnett (6-6) vs. (R) Dave Bush (2-7) Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago White Sox, 2:05 PM (L) Phil Dumatrait (3-3) vs. (R) Gavin Floyd (7-3) Kansas City Royals at St. Louis Cardinals, 2:15 PM (R) Zack Greinke (5-4) vs. (R) Anthony Reyes (2-1) Oakland Athletics at Arizona Diamondbacks, 3:40 PM (L) Greg Smith (4-5) vs. (L) Doug Davis (2-3) Houston Astros at Baltimore Orioles, 7:05 PM (R) Shawn Chacon (2-2) vs. (L) Brian Burres (5-5) Chicago Cubs at Tampa Bay Rays, 7:10 PM (R) Sean Gallagher (3-3) vs. (R) James Shields (4-5) Cleveland Indians at Colorado Rockies, 9:05 PM (L) Jeremy Sowers (0-1) vs. (L) Jorge De La Rosa (1-3) 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 46 29 .613 0.0 45 1 Game of the DayNY METS (5) VS LA ANGELS (4) - FINAL IN 10 INNINGS
NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 5 3 3 0 0 0 2 .297
M Anderson 1b 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .200
a-F Tatis ph-1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231
D Wright 3b 5 0 2 2 0 1 1 .278
C Beltran cf 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .271
C Delgado dh 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .237
T Nixon lf 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 .167
D Easley 2b 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .254
E Chavez rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .238
R Castro c 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .262
Totals 38 5 11 5 4 6 12
a-lined out to center for M Anderson in the 7th.
BATTING: 2B - E Chavez (5, J Garland); D Easley (7, S Shields). 3B - J Reyes
(6, J Garland). HR - C Delgado (10, 4th inning off J Garland 0 on, 0 Out), D
Easley (2, 10th inning off J Speier 0 on, 2 Out). S - E Chavez. SF - M
Anderson. RBI - D Wright 2 (54), M Anderson (6), C Delgado (33), D Easley (14).
2-out RBI - D Wright, D Easley. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E
Chavez 1, R Castro 1, J Reyes 1. Team LOB - 9.
BASERUNNING: SB - J Reyes (26, 2nd base off J Garland/J Mathis). CS - M
Anderson (1, 2nd base by J Garland/J Mathis).
FIELDING: DP: 2 (D Wright-R Castro-D Easley-J Reyes-D Wright-R Castro-D
Easley-J Reyes-D Wright, D Easley-J Reyes-M Anderson).
LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Figgins 3b 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .306
R Willits lf 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 .167
H Kendrick 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .311
V Guerrero dh 5 0 2 2 0 0 1 .279
T Hunter cf 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .275
G Matthews rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .244
R Quinlan 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .282
C Kotchman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
J Mathis c 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .228
E Aybar ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .269
Totals 38 4 10 4 3 6 14
BATTING: RBI - J Mathis (17), V Guerrero 2 (37), T Hunter (37). 2-out RBI - J
Mathis. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Aybar 1. GIDP - C Figgins.
Team LOB - 7.
FIELDING: E - J Mathis (6, throw). DP: 1 (J Mathis-H Kendrick).
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NY METS - 101 100 001 1 -- 5
LA ANGELS - 000 130 000 0 -- 4
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 6 9 4 4 3 2 0 5.06
J Smith 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.67
S Schoeneweis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.43
D Sanchez (W, 3-0) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.55
B Wagner (S, 16) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.10
LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Garland 6 6 3 2 4 3 1 4.06
D Oliver (H, 8) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.94
J Arredondo (H, 6) 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.88
S Shields (H, 13) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.57
F Rodriguez (B, 2) 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 2.25
J Speier (L, 0-4) 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 5.08
WP - F Rodriguez. Pitches-strikes: O Perez 104-69; J Smith 24-18; S
Schoeneweis 10-6; D Sanchez 12-7; B Wagner 9-6; J Garland 104-68; D Oliver 4-2;
J Arredondo 11-7; S Shields 11-10; F Rodriguez 21-15; J Speier 17-10. Ground
balls-fly balls: O Perez 4-11; J Smith 1-0; S Schoeneweis 2-1; D Sanchez 2-0; B
Wagner 1-1; J Garland 6-8; D Oliver 0-1; J Arredondo 0-1; S Shields 3-0; F
Rodriguez 0-2; J Speier 2-0. Batters faced: O Perez 28; J Smith 4; S
Schoeneweis 3; D Sanchez 3; B Wagner 3; J Garland 27; D Oliver 1; J Arredondo
3; S Shields 4; F Rodriguez 5; J Speier 4.
UMPIRES: HP--Doug Eddings. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Lance
Barksdale.
T--3:13. Att--43,138.
Weather: 80 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, out to
center.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.  Yesterday’s Home RunsThe following stats are provided by Hit Tracker, which logs the projected “true” distance of each home run (if it were to land uninterrupted at field level) and its "standard" distance, which is corrected for weather conditions. Each homer is also categorized into one of three types: Just Enough (JE) for homers that cleared the fence by ten feet or less, Plenty (PL) for those that were sure home runs but not “blasts,” and No Doubt (ND) for true “blasts”—homers that cleared the fence by at least 20 feet and landed at least 50 feet beyond the fence.Hitter Team Pitcher Team True Stnd # Type Brian Anderson CWS Tom Gorzelanny PIT 379 399 3 PL Jose Bautista PIT Mark Buehrle CWS 393 416 7 ND Lance Berkman HOU Jeremy Guthrie BAL 414 397 20 ND David DeJesus KC Kyle McClellan STL 367 369 8 JE J.D. Drew BOS Kyle Kendrick PHI 398 396 13 PL Edwin Encarnacion CIN Derek Lowe LAD 406 391 12 PL/L Brian Giles SD Edwar Ramirez NYY 353 357 5 PL Adrian Gonzalez SD Edwar Ramirez NYY 409 413 19 PL Alex Gordon KC Kyle McClellan STL 411 415 8 ND Toby Hall CWS Tom Gorzelanny PIT 353 369 1 PL Chase Headley SD Kyle Farnsworth NYY 387 391 1 PL Chipper Jones ATL Eric Hurley TEX 411 417 16 PL James Loney LAD Bronson Arroyo CIN 0 0 6 0 Felipe Lopez WAS Kevin Slowey MIN 360 355 2 PL Mike Lowell BOS Kyle Kendrick PHI 364 366 11 PL Carlos Quentin CWS Tom Gorzelanny PIT 381 397 17 JE Alex Rodriguez NYY Jake Peavy SD 429 425 14 PL Luke Scott BAL Brian Moehler HOU 421 419 12 PL Geovany Soto CHC Troy Percival TB 418 417 11 PL 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 TEX AAA Nelson Cruz....... 5 4 1 0 1 0 1 3 R ATL AA Jordan Schafer.... 4 3 2 0 0 2 1 TEX AAA C. Davis.......... 5 2 0 0 2 0 1 4 RBI STL AA Jonathan Jay...... 6 4 0 0 1 0 0 5 RBI ! COL AAA Jayson Nix........ 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 WAN A+ C. Marrero........ 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 MIL AA Alcides Escobar... 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 MIL AA Angel Salome...... 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 R SEA AA Luis Valbuena..... 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 FLA AA C. Coghlan........ 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 NYY AA Jose Tabata....... 4 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 R PHI AA Jason Donald...... 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 ORG LVL PLAYER IP H R ER SO BB HR Notes OAK AAA Gio Gonzalez...... 8 1 0 0 12 0 0 KC AA Daniel Cortes..... 7 3 1 1 10 1 0 ARI AAA Yusmeiro Petit.... 7 6 1 1 10 2 0 FLA AA Rick Vanden Hurk.. 6 4 0 0 9 3 0 LA AA James McDonald.... 7 3 0 0 4 0 0 12 OF STL AAA P.J. Walters...... 6 5 1 0 8 2 0 ARI A+ Wes Roemer........ 8 6 3 2 4 0 0 BAL A+ Timothy Bascom.... 6 5 1 1 6 1 0 KC A+ Edward Cegarra.... 6 3 1 0 5 2 0 OAK A+ H. Rodriguez...... 5 3 2 1 6 1 1 BAL AA C. Tillman........ 6 3 1 1 6 4 0 ARI AA Brooks Brown...... 6 7 4 3 4 1 0 Access THT’s stats here…
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TB 42 29 .592 2.0 38 4 
NYA 39 33 .542 5.5 38 1 
BAL 36 34 .514 7.5 34 2 
TOR 35 38 .479 10.0 38 -3 
American League Central
CHA 40 31 .563 0.0 44 -4 
MIN 36 36 .500 4.5 34 2 
DET 34 38 .472 6.5 36 -2 
CLE 33 39 .458 7.5 37 -4 
KC 30 42 .417 10.5 30 0 
American League West
LAA 43 30 .589 0.0 37 6 
OAK 39 32 .549 3.0 42 -3 
TEX 36 37 .493 7.0 35 1 
SEA 25 47 .347 17.5 28 -3 
National League East Pwins Diff
PHI 42 32 .568 0.0 46 -4 
FLA 39 33 .542 2.0 37 2 
ATL 36 37 .493 5.5 41 -5 
NYN 35 36 .493 5.5 36 -1 
WAS 29 44 .397 12.5 27 2 
National League Central
CHN 45 27 .625 0.0 46 -1 
STL 42 31 .575 3.5 39 3 
MIL 38 33 .535 6.5 35 3 
PIT 34 38 .472 11.0 32 2 
HOU 33 39 .458 12.0 32 1 
CIN 33 40 .452 12.5 32 1 
National League West
ARI 38 34 .528 0.0 38 0 
LAN 33 38 .465 4.5 36 -3 
SD 31 42 .425 7.5 29 2 
SF 31 42 .425 7.5 31 0 
COL 30 42 .417 8.0 30 0 