THT Daily: Rocky Starts
by Dave StudemanApril 07, 2008
Major League News for April 7
Player NewsYesterday’s Results
Today’s Games
Standings
Game of the Day
Top Minor League Performances
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Player News
Player Headlines are courtesy of RotoworldGerald Laird homered twice and drove in six runs as the Rangers topped the Angels 10-4 on Sunday. The first homer was a three-run blast off starter Jon Garland in the fourth, and Laird later added a two-run shot off reliever Jason Bulger in the ninth. Laird also added a single in the third and an RBI single in the seventh while scoring three times. Laird is capable of being a quality option in AL-only leagues, but he'll need to continue playing well to avoid losing time to Jarrod Saltalamacchia down the road.
Ty Wigginton has a small fracture in his left thumb and will see a specialist on Monday. Wigginton expects to avoid the DL if it's merely a hairline fracture. Still, the prudent move would be to reserve him for this week. Mark Loretta and Geoff Blum will see increased playing time.
Yesterday’s Results
American League BAL 3 SEA 2 (Recap and Boxscore) NYA 2 TB 0 (Recap and Boxscore) TOR 7 BOS 4 (Recap and Boxscore) CHA 13 DET 2 (Recap and Boxscore) KC 3 MIN 1 (Recap and Boxscore) TEX 10 LAA 4 (Recap and Boxscore) CLE 2 OAK 1 (Recap and Boxscore) National League ATL 3 NYN 1 (Recap and Boxscore) PIT 9 FLA 2 (Recap and Boxscore) CHN 3 HOU 2 (Recap and Boxscore) CIN 8 PHI 2 (Recap and Boxscore) MIL 7 SF 0 (Recap and Boxscore) STL 3 WAS 0 (Recap and Boxscore) ARI 5 COL 2 (Recap and Boxscore) LAN 3 SD 2 (Recap and Boxscore)You can download a compact version of yesterday's boxscores from Heater Magazine.
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Today’s Games
National League --------------- Philadelphia Phillies at Cincinnati Reds, 12:35 PM (L) Cole Hamels (0-1) vs. (R) Bronson Arroyo (0-0) Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates, 1:35 PM (L) Ted Lilly (0-1) vs. (L) Tom Gorzelanny (0-1) San Diego Padres at San Francisco Giants, 4:35 PM (R) Greg Maddux (0-0) vs. (R) Matt Cain (0-0) St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros, 7:05 PM (R) Todd Wellemeyer (1-0) vs. (L) Wandy Rodriguez (0-0) Florida Marlins at Washington Nationals, 7:10 PM (L) Andrew Miller (0-1) vs. (R) Tim Redding (1-0) Atlanta Braves at Colorado Rockies, 8:35 PM (L) Tom Glavine (0-0) vs. (R) Aaron Cook (0-1) Los Angeles Dodgers at Arizona Diamondbacks, 9:40 PM (R) Esteban Loaiza (0-1) vs. (R) Dan Haren (0-0) American League --------------- Seattle Mariners at Baltimore Orioles, 3:05 PM (R) Carlos Silva (1-0) vs. (R) Daniel Cabrera (0-0) Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox, 4:05 PM (R) Nick Blackburn (0-1) vs. (R) Javier Vazquez (0-1) Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees, 7:05 PM (R) Jason Hammel (0-0) vs. (R) Mike Mussina (0-1) Cleveland Indians at LA Angels of Anaheim, 10:05 PM (R) Fausto Carmona (1-0) vs. (L) Joe Saunders (1-0)
Standings
The 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 4 1 .800 0.0 3 1TOR 4 2 .667 0.5 5 -1
TB 3 2 .600 1.0 4 -1
NYA 3 3 .500 1.5 2 1
BOS 3 4 .429 2.0 2 1
American League Central CHA 4 2 .667 0.0 4 0
KC 4 2 .667 0.0 4 0
CLE 3 3 .500 1.0 3 0
MIN 3 4 .429 1.5 2 1
DET 0 6 .000 4.0 1 -1
American League West LAA 4 3 .571 0.0 3 1
TEX 3 3 .500 0.5 4 -1
OAK 3 4 .429 1.0 4 -1
SEA 2 4 .333 1.5 3 -1
National League East Pwins Diff ATL 3 3 .500 0.0 4 -1
FLA 3 3 .500 0.0 1 2
WAS 3 4 .429 0.5 4 -1
NYN 2 3 .400 0.5 3 -1
PHI 2 4 .333 1.0 2 0
National League Central STL 5 1 .833 0.0 5 0
MIL 5 1 .833 0.0 5 0
CIN 4 2 .667 1.0 3 1
CHN 3 3 .500 2.0 3 0
PIT 3 3 .500 2.0 3 0
HOU 2 5 .286 3.5 3 -1
National League West ARI 4 2 .667 0.0 5 -1
LAN 4 2 .667 0.0 4 0
SD 4 3 .571 0.5 3 1
COL 1 5 .167 3.0 1 0
SF 1 5 .167 3.0 1 0
Game of the Day
Mark Reynolds hit a two-run home run in the ninth and Stephen Drew hit a three-run blast in the tenth to beat the Rockies, 5-2. The Diamondbacks scored their only runs of the game in those last two innings. Franklin Morales and Edgar Gonzalez both had strong starts for their respective teams, but neither bullpen could hold onto a ninth-inning lead.Diamondbacks 5, Rockies 2 - FINAL
ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 .217
E Byrnes lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .154
O Hudson 2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .269
C Jackson 1b 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 .385
M Reynolds 3b 4 1 2 3 1 1 0 .304
J Upton rf 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .333
C Burke ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133
B Lyon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
vb-A Romero ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
C Qualls p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Hammock c 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .143
Ed Gonzalez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Medders p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
va-A Ojeda ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500
J Cruz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Drew ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .227
Totals 38 5 9 5 5 5 9 ###
COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Podsednik cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .286
M Corpas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Bowie p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Speier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
hb-R Spilborghs ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125
T Tulowitzki ss 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .192
T Helton 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .320
M Holliday lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .182
B Hawpe rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .211
G Atkins 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .304
Y Torrealba c 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .200
C Barmes 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .333
J Nix 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .083
F Morales p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
T Buchholz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Fuentes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
ha-W Taveras ph-cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .118
Totals 34 2 9 2 3 5 12 ###
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ARIZONA - 000 000 002 3 -- 5 9 0
COLORADO - 001 000 001 0 -- 2 9 0
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va-struck out swinging for B Medders in the 8th; ha-sacrificed to pitcher for
B Fuentes in the 8th; vb-reached on infield single to second for B Lyon in the
10th; hb-grounded to second for R Speier in the 10th.
BATTING: HR - M Reynolds (2, 9th inning off M Corpas 1 on, 0 Out), M Holliday
(1, 9th inning off B Lyon 0 on, 1 Out), S Drew (2, 10th inning off M Bowie 0
on, 0 Out). S - Ed Gonzalez , W Taveras. RBI - M Reynolds 3 (6), S Drew (2), A
Romero (2), T Helton (3), M Holliday (1). 2-out RBI - T Helton, M Reynolds, A
Romero. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Hammock 2, E Byrnes 2, J
Upton 2, M Holliday 1, T Tulowitzki 2. GIDP - T Helton, C Barmes, Y Torrealba,
R Spilborghs. Team LOB - COLORADO 6, ARIZONA 9. BASERUNNING: SB - T Tulowitzki
(1, 2nd base off Ed Gonzalez/R Hammock).
ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
Ed Gonzalez 5 6 1 1 0 4 0 1.80
B Medders 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
J Cruz 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
B Lyon (W, 1-1; B, 2) 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 12.00
C Qualls (S, 1) 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.00
COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
F Morales 6 2 0 0 3 2 0 0.00
T Buchholz (H, 1) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.45
B Fuentes (H, 2) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
M Corpas (B, 1) 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 9.00
M Bowie (L, 0-1) 2/3 3 3 3 1 0 1 11.57
R Speier 1/3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
WP - F Morales. BALK - F Morales. Pitches-strikes: Ed Gonzalez 88-60; B
Medders 17-12; J Cruz 20-11; B Lyon 14-8; C Qualls 19-10; F Morales 96-61; T
Buchholz 11-7; B Fuentes 16-12; M Corpas 15-11; M Bowie 22-9; R Speier 14-10.
Ground balls-fly balls: Ed Gonzalez 8-4; B Medders 2-4; J Cruz 1-1; B Lyon 1-2;
C Qualls 2-1; F Morales 7-9; T Buchholz 0-2; B Fuentes 0-2; M Corpas 0-3; M
Bowie 0-2; R Speier 0-0. Batters faced: Ed Gonzalez 19; B Medders 6; J Cruz 4;
B Lyon 5; C Qualls 4; F Morales 23; T Buchholz 3; B Fuentes 4; M Corpas 5; M
Bowie 6; R Speier 3. UMPIRES: HP--Wally Bell. 1B--Paul Schrieber. 2B--Rob
Drake. 3B--Brian Knight. T--3:27. Att--42,865. Weather: 49 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 7 mph, in from 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.
Top Minor League Games
The 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 COL AAA Joseph Koshansky.. 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 STL AAA Colby Rasmus...... 4 2 0 0 1 1 0 COL AAA Ian Stewart....... 5 2 1 0 0 0 1 TOR A Yohermyn Chavez... 5 3 0 0 2 0 1 5 RBI ! COL AA Corey Wimberly.... 5 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 SB KC AAA Ryan Shealy....... 4 2 0 0 1 1 1 4 RBI COL AA Dexter Fowler..... 5 3 0 2 0 0 1 COL AA Eric Young........ 5 3 0 2 0 0 1 NYY AAA Eric Duncan....... 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 SD AA Chad Huffman...... 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 LD NYY AA M. Vechionacci.... 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 ARI A+ Gerardo Parra..... 3 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 SB ORG LVL PLAYER IP H R ER SO BB HR Notes OAK A+ Trevor Cahill..... 7 2 0 0 4 0 0 12 GB BAL AAA Radhames Liz...... 5 6 5 3 7 2 0 CLE AAA Jeremy Sowers..... 6 3 2 1 3 3 0 ARI AA Matthew Torra..... 6 7 0 0 5 0 0 STL AAA Trey Hearne....... 5 4 3 2 7 3 0 ATL A Steven Evarts..... 5 4 1 0 4 0 0 11 GB HOU AAA Fernando Nieve.... 5 1 0 0 5 0 0 CHC AA Donald Veal....... 4 3 2 1 6 4 0 CIN AAA Adam Pettyjohn.... 7 7 2 2 6 1 1 PIT A Michael Felix..... 3 0 0 0 4 2 0 SEA AA Justin Thomas..... 6 4 3 3 6 1 2 OAK AAA Gio Gonzalez...... 3 2 1 1 3 2 0
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