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THT Daily: Powerhouseby Matthew CarruthAugust 12, 2007 Major League News for August 12Player News Yesterday’s Results Today’s Games Standings Top Minor League Performances Stats You can always find the most recent THT Daily at http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/content/thtdaily/ Player NewsPlayer news items are provided by RotoworldAndruw Jones plans to have an X-ray or MRI exam on his aching left elbow when the Braves return to Atlanta. Jones doesn't want to sit out against Philadelphia this weekend though. "Not against these guys," he said. "Every time I swing and miss, it hurts. It affects you when you make contact and when you don't. It's still no excuse for not producing." Before Saturday, he had just a .199 average in 87 games since May 2. Brandon Webb extended his scoreless-inning streak to 33 with his second straight shutout Saturday against the Nationals. Webb had his fourth 10-strikeout game of the season in another brilliant outing. He broke his own Diamondbacks record for consecutive scoreless innings tonight. He had 30 last year in a stretch that also contained back-to-back shutouts. Webb is fourth in the NL with a 2.77 ERA and second with 155 strikeouts. Josh Beckett came within one out of a shutout before allowing two runs Saturday in a win over the Orioles. Beckett still became the league's first 15-game winner after taking a 6-0 lead into the bottom of the ninth. He got two outs after a leadoff double from Brian Roberts, but back-to-back hits from Miguel Tejada and Kevin Millar knocked him from the game. After Manny Delcarmen issued a walk, Jonathan Papelbon came on for the one-out save. Beckett improved to 8-1 with a 1.65 ERA in nine road starts this year. If he could have gotten the shutout, it would have been his first as a member of the Red Sox and third overall. Jay Gibbons will undergo season-ending surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder on Tuesday. Gibbons, who thinks he injured the shoulder making a diving catch in May, will continue to play through the weekend before being put on the disabled list and missing the remainder of the season. His decision to undergo surgery now means Jay Payton and Aubrey Huff won't have to worry about losing any at-bats the rest of the way. Should the Orioles lose another player to injury, they could give J.R. House or another minor leaguer an extended look at DH. Yesterday’s ResultsAmerican League BOS 6 BAL 2 (Recap and Boxscore) SEA 7 CHA 6 (Recap and Boxscore) NYA 11 CLE 2 (Recap and Boxscore) DET 5 OAK 2 (Recap and Boxscore) KC 4 TOR 1 (Recap and Boxscore) LAA 4 MIN 3 (Recap and Boxscore) TB 3 TEX 0 (Recap and Boxscore) National League FLA 7 NYN 5 (Recap and Boxscore) ATL 7 PHI 5 (Recap and Boxscore) CIN 8 SD 3 (Recap and Boxscore) MIL 7 HOU 4 (Recap and Boxscore) STL 6 LAN 1 (Recap and Boxscore) ARI 1 WAS 0 (Recap and Boxscore) COL 15 CHN 2 (Recap and Boxscore) PIT 13 SF 3 (Recap and Boxscore) Today’s GamesNational League --------------- Florida Marlins at New York Mets, 1:10 PM (R) Rick Vanden Hurk (3-3) vs. (L) Oliver Perez (10-8) San Diego Padres at Cincinnati Reds, 1:15 PM (R) Jake Peavy (12-5) vs. (R) Bronson Arroyo (5-12) Milwaukee Brewers at Houston Astros, 2:05 PM (R) Claudio Vargas (9-4) vs. (R) Woody Williams (6-12) Los Angeles Dodgers at St. Louis Cardinals, 2:15 PM (L) Mark Hendrickson (4-6) vs. (R) Anthony Reyes (1-11) Chicago Cubs at Colorado Rockies, 3:05 PM (L) Sean Marshall (5-6) vs. (R) Tim Harikkala (0-0) Pittsburgh Pirates at San Francisco Giants, 3:05 PM (L) Tom Gorzelanny (10-6) vs. (L) Barry Zito (8-10) Washington Nationals at Arizona Diamondbacks, 4:40 PM (L) Mike Bacsik (5-6) vs. (R) Micah Owings (5-6) Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies, 8:05 PM (R) Buddy Carlyle (7-3) vs. (L) Jamie Moyer (10-8) American League --------------- New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians, 1:05 PM (L) Andy Pettitte (8-7) vs. (R) Jake Westbrook (3-6) Oakland Athletics at Detroit Tigers, 1:05 PM (L) Dallas Braden (1-6) vs. (L) Nate Robertson (6-9) Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles, 1:35 PM (R) Curt Schilling (6-5) vs. (R) Steve Trachsel (5-7) Seattle Mariners at Chicago White Sox, 2:05 PM (R) Jeff Weaver (3-10) vs. (L) John Danks (6-9) Minnesota Twins at LA Angels of Anaheim, 3:35 PM (R) Boof Bonser (5-8) vs. (R) Jered Weaver (7-5) Toronto Blue Jays at Kansas City Royals, 7:10 PM (R) AJ Burnett (5-6) vs. (R) Brian Bannister (8-6) Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Texas Rangers, 8:35 PM (R) Jason Hammel (1-1) vs. (L) Kason Gabbard (5-1) 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 70 46 .603 0.0 71 -1 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.ORG LVL PLAYER AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO Notes CHC AAA Jake Fox.......... 5 3 0 0 3 0 0 6 RBI ! CLE AA Trevor Crowe...... 5 3 0 2 0 0 0 3 R DET AA Cameron Maybin.... 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 3 R FLA A+ Gaby Sanchez...... 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 3 LD SF A+ Adam Witter....... 4 3 1 0 1 0 1 CIN AAA Joey Votto........ 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 BAL AA Jeff Fiorentino... 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 TB AAA Wes Bankston...... 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 SD AA Matt Antonelli.... 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 TEX AA C. Davis.......... 3 2 0 0 1 1 1 NYM AA Brett Harper...... 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 4 RBI BAL A Billy Rowell...... 5 3 0 0 0 0 1 ORG LVL PLAYER IP H R ER SO BB HR Notes KC AAA Luke Hochevar..... 7 7 4 4 3 0 0 15 GB MIN AAA Kevin Slowey...... 8 7 1 1 5 2 0 17 GB CLE AA Scott Lewis....... 6 2 1 1 6 3 0 HOU A+ C. Salamida....... 6 6 2 2 8 3 0 MIN A+ Zachary Ward...... 5 7 5 5 8 1 0 FLA AA C. Volstad........ 6 3 0 0 2 1 0 LAA A+ Stephen Marek..... 7 5 3 3 5 1 1 BOS A- Jose Capellan..... 6 4 1 0 3 0 0 TB AAA J.P. Howell....... 7 9 2 2 9 0 1 SEA AAA Ryan Feierabend... 7 5 0 0 3 2 0 TEX A Kasey Kiker....... 5 8 2 2 6 2 0 TEX AAA Eric Hurley....... 6 8 4 4 5 2 1 THT StatsAccess all of THT’s stats here…
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NYA 65 51 .560 5.0 73 -8 
TOR 58 57 .504 11.5 61 -3 
BAL 53 62 .461 16.5 57 -4 
TB 45 71 .388 25.0 43 2 
American League Central
CLE 65 52 .556 0.0 63 2 
DET 64 52 .552 0.5 64 0 
MIN 58 58 .500 6.5 59 -1 
CHA 54 62 .466 10.5 49 5 
KC 51 64 .443 13.0 54 -3 
American League West
LAA 68 47 .591 0.0 65 3 
SEA 64 50 .561 3.5 58 6 
OAK 56 61 .479 13.0 60 -4 
TEX 50 66 .431 18.5 51 -1 
National League East Pwins Diff
NYN 64 52 .552 0.0 63 1 
ATL 62 55 .530 2.5 63 -1 
PHI 61 55 .526 3.0 63 -2 
FLA 55 62 .470 9.5 54 1 
WAS 53 64 .453 11.5 49 4 
National League Central
MIL 62 55 .530 0.0 59 3 
CHN 60 56 .517 1.5 63 -3 
STL 54 60 .474 6.5 48 6 
HOU 51 65 .440 10.5 51 0 
CIN 50 66 .431 11.5 53 -3 
PIT 47 66 .416 13.0 48 -1 
National League West
ARI 67 51 .568 0.0 57 10 
SD 62 54 .534 4.0 63 -1 
COL 60 56 .517 6.0 62 -2 
LAN 60 56 .517 6.0 60 0 
SF 49 66 .426 16.5 55 -6 
Wildcard Standings
American League
SEA 64 50 .561 0.0
NYA 65 51 .560 0.0
DET 64 52 .552 1.0
TOR 58 57 .504 6.5
MIN 58 58 .500 7.0
National League
SD 62 54 .534 0.0
ATL 62 55 .530 0.5
PHI 61 55 .526 1.0
LAN 60 56 .517 2.0
CHN 60 56 .517 2.0