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THT Daily: One Run Dayby Dave StudemanApril 02, 2008 Major League News for April 2Player NewsYesterday’s Results Today’s Games Standings Game of the Day You can always find the most recent THT Daily at http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/content/thtdaily/ Player NewsPlayer Headlines are courtesy of RotoworldRays exercised outfielder Carl Crawford's $8.25 million option for 2009. An easy call. The Rays also have a $10 million option on Crawford for 2010, so barring a major injury, he's not going to be a free agent for another three years. Had he not signed a long-term deal with the Rays four years ago, this would have been his walk year. Pedro Martinez will return to New York for an MRI after straining his left hamstring in Tuesday's game. "He said he felt a little twinge or pop," manager Wille Randolph said. "That’s not always good, but we’ll let it calm down and get an MRI." It'd be a surprise if Martinez avoided the DL. There's certainly no reason to take chances in April. Josh Beckett appears likely to come off the DL on Sunday after allowing one run over five innings in a minor league intrasquad game on Tuesday. Beckett struck out six and walked none while throwing 64 pitches against A-ball hitters. If he returns Sunday, he'll face the Blue Jays and Roy Halladay. Giants GM Brian Sabean said the Giants aren't hearing much interest for Steve Kline. The Giants designated Kline, 35, for assignment on March 29. The team has about a week left to get a trade done before they are required to waive him. Expect the veteran left-hander to get snatched up off waivers rather quickly, if it comes to that. The Cardinals will stick to their scheduled rotation which places Adam Wainwright's next start on Saturday. Wainwright only pitched three innings in the season opener Monday before it was postponed because of rain. He could probably pitch as early as Thursday, but manager Tony La Russa doesn't want to mess with the schedule. "Why disrupt everybody," he said. Marcus Giles reportedly changed his mind about signing a minor league deal with the Dodgers after agreeing to terms with the team. According to the L.A. Daily News, Giles was driving to join the Triple-A Las Vegas affiliate from his home in San Diego, only to turn around before he got there. The plan was for Giles to play third base for the 51s for about 10 days before being called up by the Dodgers. Now he might be considering retirement. Yesterday’s ResultsAmerican League NYA 3 TOR 2 (Recap and Boxscore) LAA 9 MIN 1 (Recap and Boxscore) BOS 2 OAK 1 (Recap and Boxscore) TEX 5 SEA 4 (Recap and Boxscore) National League FLA 5 NYN 4 (Recap and Boxscore) COL 2 STL 1 (Recap and Boxscore) LAN 3 SF 2 (Recap and Boxscore) SD 2 HOU 1 (Recap and Boxscore)You can download a compact version of yesterday's boxscores from Heater Magazine. Today’s GamesNational League --------------- Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 PM (R) Jeff Suppan (0-0) vs. (L) Ted Lilly (0-0) Washington Nationals at Philadelphia Phillies, 7:05 PM (R) Tim Redding (0-0) vs. (L) Cole Hamels (0-0) New York Mets at Florida Marlins, 7:10 PM (L) Oliver Perez (0-0) vs. (L) Andrew Miller (0-0) Pittsburgh Pirates at Atlanta Braves, 7:10 PM (L) Tom Gorzelanny (0-0) vs. (R) Jair Jurrjens (0-0) Arizona Diamondbacks at Cincinnati Reds, 7:10 PM (R) Dan Haren (0-0) vs. (R) Bronson Arroyo (0-0) Colorado Rockies at St. Louis Cardinals, 8:15 PM (R) Aaron Cook (0-0) vs. (R) Todd Wellemeyer (0-0) Houston Astros at San Diego Padres, 10:05 PM (L) Wandy Rodriguez (0-0) vs. (R) Greg Maddux (0-0) San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers, 10:10 PM (R) Tim Lincecum (0-0) vs. (R) Chad Billingsley (0-0) American League --------------- Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers, 1:05 PM (R) Brian Bannister (0-0) vs. (L) Kenny Rogers (0-0) Boston Red Sox at Oakland Athletics, 3:35 PM (L) Jon Lester (0-1) vs. (R) Rich Harden (1-0) Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees, 7:05 PM (R) AJ Burnett (0-0) vs. (R) Mike Mussina (0-0) Tampa Bay Rays at Baltimore Orioles, 7:05 PM (R) Matt Garza (0-0) vs. (R) Daniel Cabrera (0-0) Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Indians, 7:05 PM (R) Javier Vazquez (0-0) vs. (R) Fausto Carmona (0-0) LA Angels of Anaheim at Minnesota Twins, 8:10 PM (L) Joe Saunders (0-0) vs. (R) Nick Blackburn (0-0) Texas Rangers at Seattle Mariners, 10:10 PM (R) Jason Jennings (0-0) vs. (R) Carlos Silva (0-0) Standings"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 NYA 1 0 .000 0.0 1 0 TB 1 0 .000 0.0 1 0 BOS 2 1 .667 0.0 1 1 BAL 0 1 .000 1.0 0 0 TOR 0 1 .000 1.0 0 0 American League Central CLE 1 0 .000 0.0 1 0 KC 1 0 .000 0.0 1 0 MIN 1 1 .500 0.5 0 1 CHA 0 1 .000 1.0 0 0 DET 0 1 .000 1.0 0 0 American League West LAA 1 1 .500 0.0 2 -1 SEA 1 1 .500 0.0 1 0 TEX 1 1 .500 0.0 1 0 OAK 1 2 .333 0.5 2 -1 National League East Pwins Diff WAS 2 0 .000 0.0 2 0 FLA 1 1 .500 1.0 1 0 NYN 1 1 .500 1.0 1 0 ATL 0 2 .000 2.0 1 -1 PHI 0 1 .000 1.5 0 0 National League Central MIL 1 0 .000 0.0 1 0 PIT 1 0 .000 0.0 1 0 CHN 0 1 .000 1.0 0 0 STL 0 1 .000 1.0 0 0 CIN 0 1 .000 1.0 0 0 HOU 0 2 .000 1.5 0 0 National League West ARI 1 0 .000 0.0 1 0 COL 1 0 .000 0.0 1 0 LAN 2 0 .000 -0.5 2 0 SD 2 0 .000 -0.5 2 0 SF 0 2 .000 1.5 0 0 Game of the DayJosh Hamilton turned Felix Day in Seattle to Josh Day, hitting a two-run homer off J.J. Putz in the eighth inning to lead Texas to a 5-4 victory over the Mariners.Rangers 5, Mariners 4 - FINAL
TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Kinsler 2b 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .222
M Young ss 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .333
J Hamilton cf 5 2 2 2 0 2 2 .333
H Blalock 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333
R Vazquez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Bradley dh 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 .000
F Catalanotto lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
va-M Byrd ph-rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
D Murphy rf-lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .500
G Laird c 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 .200
B Broussard 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .125
Totals 35 5 10 5 5 5 18 ###
SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 5 0 3 1 1 0 1 .375
J Lopez 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 6 .286
R Ibanez lf 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .125
W Bloomquist pr-lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Sexson 1b 5 0 1 0 0 3 5 .125
A Beltre 3b 3 0 1 0 2 0 3 .429
B Wilkerson rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000
J Vidro dh 5 2 1 0 0 1 0 .125
K Johjima c 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .333
C Jimerson pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Burke c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Y Betancourt ss 5 1 4 1 0 0 1 .625
Totals 40 4 12 3 5 6 24 ###
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TEXAS - 001 000 022 -- 5 10 3
SEATTLE - 010 000 030 -- 4 12 2
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va-flied out to right for F Catalanotto in the 8th.
BATTING: 2B - H Blalock 2 (2, F Hernandez, E O'Flaherty); Y Betancourt (2, V
Padilla, C Wilson); D Murphy (1, E O'Flaherty). HR - J Hamilton (1, 9th inning
off J Putz 1 on, 1 Out). S - G Laird , J Lopez. SF - M Bradley. RBI - K Johjima
(1), Y Betancourt (1), I Suzuki (1), B Broussard (1), M Bradley (1), D Murphy
(2), J Hamilton 2 (2). 2-out RBI - D Murphy. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - B Wilkerson 2, A Beltre 1, I Suzuki 1, J Lopez 3, J Hamilton 1, B
Broussard 1, G Laird 2. GIDP - M Young. Team LOB - SEATTLE 15, TEXAS 10.
BASERUNNING: SB - J Vidro (1, 2nd base off V Padilla/G Laird). FIELDING: E - I
Kinsler 2 (2, catch, ground ball); F Hernandez (1, throw); R Sexson (1, ground
ball); M Young (2, throw). DP: (J Lopez-R Sexson, F Hernandez-R Sexson).
TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
V Padilla 6 8 1 1 3 4 0 1.50
E Guardado 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
J Benoit (W, 1-0; B, 1) 1 2 3 1 2 1 0 9.00
C Wilson (S, 1) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
F Hernandez 7 5 1 0 3 3 0 0.00
E O'Flaherty 2/3 3 2 2 0 0 0 16.20
M Lowe 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
J Putz (L, 0-1; B, 1) 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 9.00
WP - J Benoit. IBB - I Suzuki (by V Padilla), R Ibanez (by J Benoit).
Pitches-strikes: V Padilla 110-64; E Guardado 15-10; J Benoit 29-14; C Wilson
14-10; F Hernandez 97-60; E O'Flaherty 14-9; M Lowe 6-2; J Putz 30-17. Ground
balls-fly balls: V Padilla 3-11; E Guardado 0-2; J Benoit 1-1; C Wilson 1-2; F
Hernandez 13-5; E O'Flaherty 0-2; M Lowe 0-1; J Putz 0-1. Batters faced: V
Padilla 29; E Guardado 4; J Benoit 9; C Wilson 4; F Hernandez 29; E O'Flaherty
5; M Lowe 2; J Putz 6. UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Nelson. 1B--Mark Carlson. 2B--Tim
Tschida. 3B--Jim Joyce. T--3:17. Att--25,204. Weather: 45 degrees, clear.
Wind: 3 mph, out to right.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.  Access THT’s stats here…
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