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THT Daily: Now with home runsby Dave StudemanMay 29, 2008 Major League News for May 29Player NewsYesterday’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/ Player NewsPlayer Headlines are courtesy of RotoworldFrank Thomas could go on the disabled list with the strained quad tendon he suffered Tuesday. An MRI exam Wednesday that showed a strain and inflammation in the area just above his knee where it connects to the quadriceps muscle. "The MRI looks pretty bad," Thomas said. "When you’re messing with a tendon that big with my age, it could rupture and that would take a long time. We’ve got plenty of time right now. They want to rest it and get the swelling out. It doesn’t bother me hitting but after last night I couldn’t push off." If Thomas goes on the DL, Travis Buck will likely be called up. Pedro Martinez (hamstring) allowed two runs and four hits in six innings Wednesday in his rehab start for Single-A St. Lucie. Martinez fanned six and walked none while throwing 82 pitches. The strong performance should guarantee that he'll return Tuesday against the Giants. "I am really excited," Martinez said. "I would love to be there. I know the team really needs a little bit of a pat on the back, and I hope my presence will make a difference for them." Yankees placed RHP Ian Kennedy on the 15-day disabled list with bursitis and a strained right lat. The Yankees are strongly considering starting Joba Chamberlain in Kennedy's spot next Tuesday, Kennedy could be ready to return in about three weeks, but he'll likely spend considerable time in the minors before he gets another shot. Troy Percival left the clubhouse immediately after Wednesday's game to get an MRI on his injured hamstring. Percival fell on the mound after throwing his second second strikeout in the ninth inning on Wednesday. He tried to throw a warm-up pitch afterward, but shook his head and headed for the clubhouse. He had tightness in him hamstring last week, and we'll continue to update as we know more. Dan Wheeler appears to be the favorite for saves, but Al Reyes could also be used. Yesterday’s ResultsAmerican League NYA 4 BAL 2 (Recap and Boxscore) TB 5 TEX 3 (Recap and Boxscore) CHA 6 CLE 5 (Recap and Boxscore) MIN 9 KC 8 (Recap and Boxscore) DET 6 LAA 2 (Recap and Boxscore) TOR 2 OAK 1 (Recap and Boxscore) SEA 1 BOS 0 (Recap and Boxscore) National League NYN 7 FLA 6 (Recap and Boxscore) PHI 6 COL 1 (Recap and Boxscore) CHN 2 LAN 1 (Recap and Boxscore) CIN 9 PIT 1 (Recap and Boxscore) MIL 1 ATL 0 (Recap and Boxscore) STL 6 HOU 1 (Recap and Boxscore) SF 11 ARI 3 (Recap and Boxscore) WAS 6 SD 4 (Recap and Boxscore)You can download a compact version of yesterday's boxscores from Heater Magazine.
Today’s GamesNational League --------------- Atlanta Braves at Milwaukee Brewers, 1:05 PM (R) Jorge Campillo (1-0) vs. (R) Seth McClung (2-1) Washington Nationals at San Diego Padres, 3:35 PM (L) John Lannan (4-5) vs. (L) Wilfredo Ledezma (0-2) Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets, 7:10 PM (R) Brad Penny (5-5) vs. (R) Claudio Vargas (1-2) Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds, 7:10 PM (L) Phil Dumatrait (1-2) vs. (R) Aaron Harang (2-6) Colorado Rockies at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 PM (L) Jeff Francis (1-5) vs. (R) Jason Marquis (2-3) Houston Astros at St. Louis Cardinals, 8:15 PM (R) Roy Oswalt (4-4) vs. (R) Kyle Lohse (4-2) San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks, 9:40 PM (L) Barry Zito (1-8) vs. (L) Randy Johnson (4-1) American League --------------- Toronto Blue Jays at Oakland Athletics, 3:35 PM (R) Jesse Litsch (6-1) vs. (L) Dana Eveland (4-3) Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay Rays, 7:10 PM (L) John Danks (3-4) vs. (R) Edwin Jackson (3-3) Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals, 8:10 PM (R) Kevin Slowey (1-4) vs. (R) Luke Hochevar (3-4) 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 TB 32 21 .604 0.0 30 2 Game of the DayFor the second day in a row, fans in Kansas City witnessed a dramatic ninth-inning comeback and extra-inning game. The Twins, losing by an 8-3 score and down to their last out with one man on, delivered three singles in a row and a Craig Monroe home run to tie the game. Justin Morneau then sealed the game for the Twinkies with a solo shot in the 10th.Action shot: Craig Monroe is congratulated by his teammates after his game-tying home run. Twins 9, Royals 8 - FINAL
MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Gomez cf 5 1 2 2 0 2 3 .280
A Casilla 2b 3 0 0 1 0 2 1 .282
va-C Monroe ph 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .234
M Macri 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667
J Mauer c 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .320
J Morneau 1b 5 1 1 1 0 1 0 .310
M Cuddyer rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229
J Kubel dh 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 .252
D Young lf 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 .258
M Lamb 3b 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .252
B Harris ss 3 1 2 0 0 1 2 .261
Totals 39 9 11 9 2 10 8 ###
KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus rf 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .281
ha-R Gload ph-rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243
J Gathright cf 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .269
A Gordon 3b 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 .289
J Guillen lf 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .246
M Olivo c 5 0 2 2 0 1 2 .311
M Teahen 1b 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .251
B Butler dh 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .263
A Callaspo 2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .278
T Pena ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .160
Totals 43 8 16 6 0 2 15 ###
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MINNESOTA - 002 000 105 1 -- 9 11 2
KANSAS CITY - 102 300 200 0 -- 8 16 0
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ha-lined out to pitcher for D Dejesus in the 8th; va-homered to left for A
Casilla in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B - M Olivo (12, L Hernandez); A Gordon (13, L Hernandez). HR - C
Monroe (5, 9th inning off J Peralta 2 on, 2 Out), J Morneau (9, 10th inning off
J Peralta 0 on, 0 Out). S - B Harris. SF - A Casilla , J Gathright. RBI - C
Gomez 2 (20), A Casilla (12), M Lamb 2 (22), C Monroe 3 (18), J Morneau (40), J
Guillen (36), M Olivo 2 (22), D DeJesus (19), J Gathright (8), A Gordon (22).
2-out RBI - M Lamb, C Gomez, C Monroe 3, J Guillen, M Olivo. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J Mauer 1, C Gomez 1, M Olivo 1, J Guillen 1, M
Teahen 2, B Butler 1. GIDP - J Guillen, B Butler. Team LOB - MINNESOTA 4,
KANSAS CITY 6. BASERUNNING: SB - J Gathright (14, 2nd base off L Hernandez/J
Mauer). FIELDING: E - D Young 2 (4, fly ball, throw). DP: (A Casilla-B
Harris-J Morneau 2, B Korecky-J Morneau).
MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Hernandez 6 13 8 6 0 2 0 4.60
J Rincon 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.30
B Korecky 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.48
D Reyes 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.00
J Crain (W, 3-2) 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.79
J Nathan (S, 14) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.66
KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
Z Greinke 8 5 3 3 2 8 0 2.88
R Ramirez 2/3 4 4 4 0 2 0 3.74
J Peralta (L, 0-2; B, 1) 1 1/3 2 2 2 0 0 2 6.00
L Hernandez pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.
WP - R Ramirez. BALK - Z Greinke. Pitches-strikes: L Hernandez 101-67; J
Rincon 19-12; B Korecky 8-7; D Reyes 1-1; J Crain 6-5; J Nathan 12-9; Z Greinke
117-80; R Ramirez 20-14; J Peralta 17-13. Ground balls-fly balls: L Hernandez
8-8; J Rincon 1-2; B Korecky 2-1; D Reyes 0-1; J Crain 1-0; J Nathan 1-2; Z
Greinke 7-9; R Ramirez 0-0; J Peralta 2-2. Batters faced: L Hernandez 30; J
Rincon 4; B Korecky 4; D Reyes 1; J Crain 2; J Nathan 3; Z Greinke 31; R
Ramirez 6; J Peralta 6. IRS - J Peralta 2, J Rincon. UMPIRES: HP--Gary
Cederstrom. 1B--Fieldin Culbreth. 2B--Jim Reynolds. 3B--Tim Timmons. T--3:07.
Att--13,621. Weather: 69 degrees, overcast. Wind: 8 mph, right to left.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 Alfredo Amezaga FLA Duaner Sanchez NYM 361 370 1 JE Yuniesky Betancourt SEA Tim Wakefield BOS 392 389 3 PL Luis Castillo NYM Scott Olsen FLA 366 352 2 JE/L Endy Chavez NYM Kevin Gregg FLA 377 382 1 PL Ray Durham SF Doug Davis ARI 376 364 2 JE Jermaine Dye CWS Jake Westbrook CLE 390 417 9 PL Jesus Flores WAS Shawn Estes SD 394 406 2 PL Jason Giambi NYY Jeremy Guthrie BAL 449 451 11 ND Scott Hairston SD Brian Sanches WAS 380 386 7 PL Maicer Izturis LAA Armando Galarraga DET 390 377 1 PL/L Geoff Jenkins PHI Greg Reynolds COL 359 355 4 PL Lastings Milledge WAS Mike Adams SD 393 404 3 PL Craig Monroe MIN Joel Peralta KC 377 369 5 JE Melvin Mora BAL Andy Pettitte NYY 374 383 7 JE Justin Morneau MIN Joel Peralta KC 385 390 9 JE Jhonny Peralta CLE Gavin Floyd CWS 386 407 11 JE Mike Rabelo FLA Oliver Perez NYM 417 400 2 ND Jose Reyes NYM Scott Olsen FLA 379 378 7 PL Mark Reynolds ARI Vinnie Chulk SF 402 388 9 PL Cody Ross FLA Oliver Perez NYM 385 380 10 PL Cody Ross FLA Oliver Perez NYM 401 401 9 PL David Ross CIN Tom Gorzelanny PIT 400 397 1 PL Marcus Thames DET Joe Saunders LAA 390 375 5 PL Marcus Thames DET Joe Saunders LAA 416 405 4 JE Chase Utley PHI Greg Reynolds COL 409 405 17 ND Ty Wigginton HOU Adam Wainwright STL 388 406 2 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 SD AA Chad Huffman...... 4 3 1 0 1 1 0 4 RBI TEX A+ Julio Borbon...... 5 2 1 0 1 1 0 3 R ARI AAA Emilio Bonifacio.. 5 4 0 1 0 1 0 COL AA Justin Nelson..... 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 PIT A+ Jamie Romak....... 5 3 1 0 1 0 1 TOR A+ J. Arencibia...... 5 2 1 0 1 0 0 ARI AAA Josh Whitesell.... 3 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 R MIL AAA Brad Nelson....... 3 2 1 0 0 2 0 MIN AAA Jason Pridie...... 5 3 0 1 0 0 1 STL AAA Colby Rasmus...... 3 1 1 0 0 2 2 CLE AA Wesley Hodges..... 4 3 1 0 0 1 1 MIL A+ Lorenzo Cain...... 4 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 SB ORG LVL PLAYER IP H R ER SO BB HR Notes TB A+ David Price....... 6 2 0 0 9 0 0 SF A+ Clayton Tanner.... 6 2 0 0 8 0 0 DET A+ Duane Below....... 7 2 0 0 7 1 0 ARI AAA Yusmeiro Petit.... 7 2 1 1 6 0 0 HOU AAA Chad Reineke...... 7 5 0 0 7 2 0 OAK AAA Gio Gonzalez...... 5 2 0 0 7 2 0 CIN AAA Daryl Thompson.... 7 4 1 0 6 2 0 TEX AA Thomas Diamond.... 5 3 2 1 7 2 0 ATL AA Todd Redmond...... 7 5 2 2 6 0 1 CIN AA Travis Wood....... 6 2 1 1 8 3 1 CHC AA Jeff Samardzija... 6 2 3 2 4 1 0 TEX A Kennil Gomez...... 7 1 0 0 4 3 0 Access THT’s stats here…
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BOS 32 24 .571 1.5 31 1 
TOR 29 26 .527 4.0 29 0 
BAL 26 26 .500 5.5 25 1 
NYA 26 27 .491 6.0 26 0 
American League Central
CHA 29 23 .558 0.0 30 -1 
MIN 27 25 .519 2.0 25 2 
CLE 24 29 .453 5.5 28 -4 
DET 22 31 .415 7.5 25 -3 
KC 21 32 .396 8.5 21 0 
American League West
LAA 32 23 .582 0.0 28 4 
OAK 29 24 .547 2.0 32 -3 
TEX 27 28 .491 5.0 26 1 
SEA 20 34 .370 11.5 21 -1 
National League East Pwins Diff
FLA 30 22 .577 0.0 27 3 
PHI 31 24 .564 0.5 33 -2 
ATL 28 25 .528 2.5 32 -4 
NYN 25 26 .490 4.5 26 -1 
WAS 23 31 .426 8.0 22 1 
National League Central
CHN 32 21 .604 0.0 35 -3 
STL 31 23 .574 1.5 30 1 
HOU 30 24 .556 2.5 27 3 
MIL 26 27 .491 6.0 24 2 
CIN 25 28 .472 7.0 25 0 
PIT 24 28 .462 7.5 22 2 
National League West
ARI 30 23 .566 0.0 31 -1 
LAN 26 26 .500 3.5 27 -1 
SF 22 31 .415 8.0 22 0 
COL 20 33 .377 10.0 20 0 
SD 20 34 .370 10.5 19 1 
