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THT Daily: O’s Lose Twoby Dave StudemanApril 11, 2008 Major League News for April 11Player NewsYesterday’s Results Today’s Games Standings Game of the Day 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 RotoworldAthletics placed RHP Rich Harden on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to April 3, with a strained back muscle. Manager Bob Geren said the Athletics will shut Harden down for an undetermined number of days before letting him try to throw again, so he might not return when eligible next Friday. Lenny DiNardo is likely to start in his place Saturday. Red Sox placed third baseman Mike Lowell on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained left thumb. If the ligament is damaged enough, Lowell could miss months. However, the Red Sox haven't given any indication yet that it's that serious of an injury. They'll go with Kevin Youkilis at third base and Sean Casey at first base for now. Jed Lowrie could soon start playing against lefties, but he's going to need some reps at the position first. Casey is a fine short-term option in AL-only leagues. Youkilis should have third-base eligibility in practically every format by the time Lowell returns, giving him additional value. Indians signed RHP Fausto Carmona to a four-year, $15 million contract with club options for 2012, 2013 and 2014. Carmona gets a $750,000 signing bonus and guaranteed salaries of $500,000 this year, $2.75 million in 2009, $4.9 million in 2010 and $6.1 million in 2011. The Indians have options for $7 million in 2012, $9 million in 2013 and $14 million in 2014. The price of the first option could escalate by $1 million and the price on the other two by $2 million each, meaning Carmona could earn up to $48 million. If the options aren't exercised, Carmona will be a free agent for the first time after the 2012 season. Yesterday’s ResultsAmerican League BOS 12 DET 6 (Recap and Boxscore) TB 7 SEA 0 (Recap and Boxscore) OAK 3 TOR 2 (Recap and Boxscore) NYA 6 KC 1 (Recap and Boxscore) TEX 3 BAL 1 (Recap and Boxscore) TEX 5 BAL 4 (Recap and Boxscore) National League NYN 4 PHI 3 (Recap and Boxscore) FLA 4 WAS 3 (Recap and Boxscore) CIN 4 MIL 1 (Recap and Boxscore) CHN 7 PIT 3 (Recap and Boxscore) SF 5 STL 1 (Recap and Boxscore)You can download a compact version of yesterday's boxscores from Heater Magazine.
Today’s GamesNational League --------------- Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates, 7:05 PM (R) Edinson Volquez (1-0) vs. (L) Paul Maholm (0-1) Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia Phillies, 7:05 PM (R) Jason Marquis (0-0) vs. (R) Brett Myers (0-1) Milwaukee Brewers at New York Mets, 7:10 PM (L) Manny Parra (1-0) vs. (R) Nelson Figueroa (0-0) Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals, 7:35 PM (R) Tim Hudson (1-0) vs. (L) Matt Chico (0-1) Florida Marlins at Houston Astros, 8:05 PM (R) Ricky Nolasco (0-0) vs. (R) Roy Oswalt (0-2) Colorado Rockies at Arizona Diamondbacks, 9:40 PM (L) Jeff Francis (0-1) vs. (R) Brandon Webb (2-0) St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants, 10:15 PM (R) Kyle Lohse (1-0) vs. (L) Barry Zito (0-2) San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers, 10:40 PM (R) Jake Peavy (2-0) vs. (R) Brad Penny (1-1) American League --------------- Oakland Athletics at Cleveland Indians, 7:05 PM (R) Joe Blanton (0-2) vs. (L) C.C. Sabathia (0-1) New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox, 7:05 PM (R) Chien-Ming Wang (2-0) vs. (R) Clay Buchholz (0-1) Baltimore Orioles at Tampa Bay Rays, 7:10 PM (R) Jeremy Guthrie (0-1) vs. (R) James Shields (1-1) Toronto Blue Jays at Texas Rangers, 8:05 PM (R) Jesse Litsch (1-0) vs. (R) Vicente Padilla (1-0) Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals, 8:10 PM (R) Livan Hernandez (2-0) vs. (R) Gil Meche (0-1) Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox, 8:11 PM (L) Dontrelle Willis (0-0) vs. (R) Jose Contreras (0-0) LA Angels of Anaheim at Seattle Mariners, 10:10 PM (R) Jered Weaver (1-1) vs. (R) Felix Hernandez (0-0) 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 BAL 6 3 .667 0.0 6 0 Game of the DayIt took 12 innings, but the Mets beat the Phillies, 4-3, to take a series from the Phils (two of three games) for the first time since last June. The winning run scored on a very close play at the plate by Jose Reyes, who was batted in by Angel Pagan, who’s been filling in admirably for Moises Alou.PHILADELPHIA (3) VS NY METS (4) - FINAL IN 12 INNINGS
PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Victorino cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .175
R Madson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Romero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-J Rollins ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306
B Lidge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Seanez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
d-C Hamels ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400
T Gordon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
E Bruntlett ss 6 0 0 0 0 2 7 .167
C Utley 2b 5 0 1 0 1 1 4 .324
R Howard 1b 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 .189
P Burrell lf 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .387
S Taguchi pr-lf 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143
G Jenkins rf 5 0 2 0 1 0 4 .281
P Feliz 3b 6 1 1 2 0 1 3 .194
C Coste c 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .308
A Eaton p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-G Dobbs ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
b-J Werth ph-cf 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .364
Totals 42 3 9 3 9 8 24
a-hit for A Eaton in the 7th; b-walked for G Dobbs in the 7th; c-struck out
swinging for J Romero in the 9th; d-reached on bunt single to catcher for R
Seanez in the 11th.
BATTING: 2B - G Jenkins (2, J Maine); C Coste (2, J Maine). HR - P Feliz (1,
7th inning off J Maine 0 on, 0 Out), R Howard (2, 8th inning off A Heilman 0
on, 0 Out). S - A Eaton. RBI - P Feliz 2 (4), R Howard (4). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - E Bruntlett 1, C Utley 1, G Jenkins 2, P Feliz 1, J
Werth 1. GIDP - C Utley. Team LOB - 13.
BASERUNNING: CS - S Victorino (1, 2nd base by J Maine/B Schneider).
FIELDING: DP: 1 (E Bruntlett-C Utley-R Howard).
NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 6 1 2 0 0 1 0 .222
A Pagan lf 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .370
D Wright 3b 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 .233
C Beltran cf 4 1 1 1 1 2 3 .300
C Delgado 1b 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .313
R Church rf 5 0 2 2 0 2 0 .344
J Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Easley 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .182
B Schneider c 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .286
J Maine p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000
P Feliciano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-M Anderson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143
A Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Wagner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-E Chavez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167
J Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Clark rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 41 4 9 4 5 11 13
a-grounded to second for P Feliciano in the 7th; b-lined out to shortstop for
B Wagner in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B - A Pagan (4, A Eaton); D Easley (1, R Madson); J Reyes (2, T
Gordon). S - A Pagan. RBI - R Church 2 (8), C Beltran (2), A Pagan (9). 2-out
RBI - R Church 2, A Pagan. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Delgado
2, C Beltran 1, M Anderson 1. GIDP - D Easley. Team LOB - 8.
BASERUNNING: SB - J Reyes (1, 3rd base off J Romero/C Coste), D Wright 2 (2,
2nd base off R Seanez/C Coste, 2nd base off J Romero/C Coste). CS - C Beltran
(1, 2nd base by A Eaton/C Coste).
FIELDING: E - D Easley (1, ground ball). DP: 2 (C Delgado-D Easley, D
Easley-J Reyes-C Delgado).
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PHILADELPHIA - 000 000 120 000 -- 3
NY METS - 000 201 000 001 -- 4
Two outs when winning run scored.
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
A Eaton 6 5 3 3 2 5 0 3.95
R Madson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.06
J Romero 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
B Lidge 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
R Seanez 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.00
T Gordon (L, 0-2) 1 2/3 2 1 1 0 2 0 10.12
NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Maine 6 5 1 1 5 1 1 4.50
P Feliciano (H, 1) 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.00
A Heilman (B, 1) 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 9.00
B Wagner 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.00
J Smith 1 1/3 2 0 0 1 1 0 2.45
S Schoeneweis 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.00
J Sosa (W, 1-0) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.14
J Maine pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.
IBB - D Wright (by J Romero). Pitches-strikes: A Eaton 93-56; R Madson 18-13;
J Romero 15-8; B Lidge 17-10; R Seanez 22-11; T Gordon 19-14; J Maine 90-55; P
Feliciano 17-10; A Heilman 26-14; B Wagner 17-11; J Smith 21-14; S Schoeneweis
20-12; J Sosa 1-1. Ground balls-fly balls: A Eaton 7-5; R Madson 1-2; J Romero
2-0; B Lidge 1-1; R Seanez 0-1; T Gordon 1-2; J Maine 6-9; P Feliciano 0-0; A
Heilman 2-0; B Wagner 0-1; J Smith 1-2; S Schoeneweis 4-0; J Sosa 1-0. Batters
faced: A Eaton 23; R Madson 4; J Romero 5; B Lidge 4; R Seanez 4; T Gordon 7; J
Maine 26; P Feliciano 4; A Heilman 6; B Wagner 4; J Smith 7; S Schoeneweis 4; J
Sosa 1.
UMPIRES: HP--Ted Barrett. 1B--James Hoye. 2B--Doug Eddings. 3B--Lance
Barksdale.
T--3:58. Att--49,045.
Weather: 69 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 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.  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 CIN AAA Jay Bruce......... 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 LAA AAA Brandon Wood...... 5 2 0 0 1 0 1 TOR A+ Travis Snider..... 5 2 1 0 1 0 2 TOR AAA Adam Lind......... 4 4 0 0 1 0 0 4 RBI CHC AA Ryan Harvey....... 4 3 3 0 0 0 1 3 LD COL AA Dexter Fowler..... 3 2 0 0 2 1 0 DET AA Wilkin Ramirez.... 4 3 1 1 0 1 1 ATL AA Van Pope.......... 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 CIN A+ Drew Stubbs....... 5 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 SB TEX AAA J. Saltalamacchi.. 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 4 RBI SD AA Craig Cooper...... 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 NYY AA Jose Tabata....... 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 ORG LVL PLAYER IP H R ER SO BB HR Notes WAN AAA Collin Balester... 6 1 0 0 6 1 0 CLE AAA Sean Smith........ 6 1 0 0 5 1 0 TB AA Wade Davis........ 6 4 1 1 6 2 0 LA AA Clayton Kershaw... 5 7 2 2 8 2 0 LA AAA Jonathan Meloan... 6 3 1 1 6 3 0 CHC AA Jeff Samardzija... 7 4 0 0 5 1 0 WAN A+ Jhonny Nunez...... 5 7 2 2 8 1 0 PHI AAA Brian Mazone...... 6 6 4 4 10 0 1 SD AA William Inman..... 5 1 0 0 4 3 0 FLA AA Ryan Tucker....... 5 7 2 2 5 1 0 WAN AA Shairon Martis.... 5 4 1 1 6 2 0 STL AA Jaime Garcia...... 5 7 3 3 5 2 0 Access THT’s stats here…
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BOS 5 5 .500 1.5 4 1 
NYA 5 5 .500 1.5 4 1 
TB 4 5 .444 2.0 5 -1 
TOR 4 5 .444 2.0 6 -2 
American League Central
KC 6 3 .667 0.0 6 0 
CHA 5 3 .625 0.5 5 0 
CLE 4 5 .444 2.0 4 0 
MIN 4 5 .444 2.0 4 0 
DET 1 8 .111 5.0 2 -1 
American League West
LAA 6 4 .600 0.0 5 1 
OAK 6 4 .600 0.0 6 0 
TEX 5 4 .556 0.5 5 0 
SEA 4 6 .400 2.0 5 -1 
National League East Pwins Diff
FLA 6 3 .667 0.0 4 2 
NYN 4 4 .500 1.5 5 -1 
PHI 4 6 .400 2.5 4 0 
ATL 3 6 .333 3.0 5 -2 
WAS 3 7 .300 3.5 4 -1 
National League Central
STL 7 3 .700 0.0 6 1 
CHN 6 3 .667 0.5 5 1 
MIL 6 3 .667 0.5 6 0 
CIN 6 4 .600 1.0 6 0 
PIT 3 6 .333 3.5 4 -1 
HOU 3 7 .300 4.0 4 -1 
National League West
ARI 7 2 .778 0.0 7 0 
SD 5 5 .500 2.5 5 0 
COL 4 5 .444 3.0 3 1 
LAN 4 5 .444 3.0 4 0 
SF 4 6 .400 3.5 3 1 