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THT Daily: The Hills are Aliveby Matthew CarruthApril 15, 2007 Major League News for April 14Yesterday’s ResultsToday’s Games Standings Game of the Day Top Minor League Performances Player News Yesterday’s ResultsAmerican League BAL 6 KC 4 (Recap and Boxscore) Gomez: GS HR BOS 8 LAA 0 (Recap and Boxscore) Schilling: 8 IP, 0 R; Ortiz: HR, 4 RBI DET 10 TOR 7 (Recap and Boxscore) See below CLE 4 CHA 0 (Recap and Boxscore) Byrd: 6 IP, 0 R MIN 12 TB 5 (Recap and Boxscore) Cuddyer: 3-4, 3 RS, 2 RBI NYA 4 OAK 3 (Recap and Boxscore) 13 innings; Giambi: GW HR; NYA bullpen: 7.2 IP, 0 R SEA 8 TEX 3 (Recap and Boxscore) Beltre: HR, 3 RBI; Batista: 6.2 IP, 3 R National League WAS 6 NYN 2 (Recap and Boxscore) (Shawn) Hill: 7 IP, 2 R; Snelling: HR, 3 RBI PHI 8 HOU 5 (Recap and Boxscore) Utley: 2 2B, HR; Lane: HR, 4 RBI; CHN 7 CIN 0 (Recap and Boxscore) (Rich) Hill: 7 IP, 0 R; Lee: 3 RBI MIL 3 STL 2 (Recap and Boxscore) Suppan: 6.1 IP, 2 R ARI 5 COL 4 (Recap and Boxscore) ARI: 2 in 8th to win; Montero: Key HR SD 7 LAN 2 (Recap and Boxscore) Peavy: 7 IP, 1 R; Schmidt: 2 IP, 6 R Today’s GamesNational League --------------- Florida Marlins at Atlanta Braves, 1:05 PM (R) Anibal Sanchez (1-0) vs. (R) Tim Hudson (1-0) Washington Nationals at New York Mets, 1:10 PM (L) Matt Chico (0-1) vs. (R) John Maine (1-0) Houston Astros at Philadelphia Phillies, 1:35 PM (L) Wandy Rodriguez (0-1) vs. (R) Freddy Garcia (0-0) San Francisco Giants at Pittsburgh Pirates, 1:35 PM (L) Barry Zito (0-2) vs. (R) Ian Snell (0-1) Milwaukee Brewers at St. Louis Cardinals, 2:15 PM (R) Ben Sheets (1-1) vs. (R) Braden Looper (1-1) Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 PM (R) Kyle Lohse (0-0) vs. (L) Ted Lilly (1-0) Colorado Rockies at Arizona Diamondbacks, 4:40 PM (R) Byung-Hyun Kim (1-1) vs. (L) Doug Davis (0-1) San Francisco Giants at Pittsburgh Pirates, 5:05 PM (R) Matt Cain (0-1) vs. (R) Tony Armas (0-1) San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers, 8:05 PM (R) Chris Young (1-0) vs. (L) Randy Wolf (1-1) American League --------------- LA Angels of Anaheim at Boston Red Sox, 1:05 PM (R) Ervin Santana (1-1) vs. (R) Josh Beckett (2-0) Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Indians, 1:05 PM (R) Jose Contreras (1-1) vs. (L) CC Sabathia (2-0) Detroit Tigers at Toronto Blue Jays, 1:07 PM (L) Nate Robertson (2-0) vs. (R) Josh Towers (0-1) Kansas City Royals at Baltimore Orioles, 1:35 PM (R) Zack Greinke (1-1) vs. (R) Jeremy Guthrie (0-0) Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Minnesota Twins, 2:10 PM (R) Jae Seo (0-1) vs. (R) Boof Bonser (0-1) Texas Rangers at Seattle Mariners, 4:05 PM (R) Brandon McCarthy (1-1) vs. (L) Horacio Ramirez (0-0) New York Yankees at Oakland Athletics, 4:05 PM (L) Andy Pettitte (1-0) vs. (R) Rich Harden (1-1) 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 6 4 .600 0.0 7 -1 Game of the DayThe usually reliable B.J. Ryan walked the bases loaded in the ninth, then surrendered a two-run double to pinch hitter Marcus Thames as Detroit rallied to beat the Blue Jays, 10-7. Earlier in the game, Magglio Ordonez hit a couple of key doubles, and Jason Grilli pitched three scoreless innings to keep Detroit in the game. DETROIT (10) VS TORONTO (7) - FINAL
DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .267
I Rodriguez c 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .250
G Sheffield dh 2 3 0 0 2 0 1 .132
M Ordonez rf 4 1 2 2 1 0 3 .256
C Guillen ss-1b 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .262
S Casey 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .211
b-M Thames ph 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .167
N Perez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
C Monroe lf 5 1 1 1 0 3 2 .231
B Inge 3b 5 2 2 2 0 1 3 .139
O Infante 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333
a-P Polanco ph-2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .378
Totals 39 10 12 9 5 7 16
a-walked for O Infante in the 8th; b-doubled to left for S Casey in the
9th.
BATTING: 2B - M Ordonez 2 (5, A Burnett, C Janssen); C Monroe (6, J Frasor); M
Thames (1, B Ryan). HR - B Inge (2, 4th inning off A Burnett 1 on, 2 Out). RBI
- I Rodriguez (5), B Inge 2 (5), M Ordonez 2 (5), C Granderson (9), M Thames 2
(2), C Monroe (9). 2-out RBI - I Rodriguez, B Inge 2, M Ordonez 2, C
Granderson. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ordonez 2, C Guillen 2,
P Polanco 1. Team LOB - 8.
BASERUNNING: SB - B Inge 2 (2, 2nd base off A Burnett/G Zaun, 2nd base off J
Accardo/G Zaun).
FIELDING: DP: 1 (O Infante-C Guillen-S Casey).
TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Rios rf 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 .333
A Lind lf 5 1 3 0 0 2 0 .600
V Wells cf 4 1 1 3 1 0 3 .267
F Thomas dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .190
L Overbay 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .222
G Zaun c 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257
A Hill 2b 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .405
J Smith 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .353
R Clayton ss 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 .286
a-M Stairs ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Totals 35 7 10 7 3 4 9
a-flied out to left for R Clayton in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B - A Hill (6, C Durbin); A Lind (1, T Jones). HR - V Wells (3, 1st
inning off C Durbin 2 on, 0 Out), A Rios (2, 4th inning off C Durbin 1 on, 2
Out), L Overbay (1, 8th inning off W Ledezma 0 on, 0 Out). SF - R Clayton. RBI
- V Wells 3 (9), R Clayton (2), A Rios 2 (9), L Overbay (6). 2-out RBI - A Rios
2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - V Wells 2. GIDP - R Clayton. Team
LOB - 5.
BASERUNNING: SB - A Rios (1, 2nd base off C Durbin/I Rodriguez).
FIELDING: E - R Clayton (2, ground ball). Outfield assists - A Lind (P
Polanco at 3rd base).
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DETROIT - 001 210 114 -- 10
TORONTO - 310 200 010 -- 7
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
C Durbin 4 8 6 6 1 2 2 12.46
J Grilli 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 9.53
W Ledezma (W, 2-0) 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1.29
T Jones (S, 6) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
A Burnett 5 1/3 7 4 4 1 5 1 7.07
C Janssen (H, 2) 1 1/3 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.08
J Frasor (B, 1) 1 1/3 2 1 1 1 2 0 1.50
B Ryan (L, 0-2; B, 2) 2/3 1 4 3 3 0 0 12.46
J Accardo 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
WP - A Burnett. HBP - G Sheffield (by A Burnett). Pitches-strikes: C Durbin
77-49; J Grilli 51-30; W Ledezma 19-13; T Jones 13-9; A Burnett 95-59; C
Janssen 27-17; J Frasor 30-18; B Ryan 37-18; J Accardo 5-3. Ground balls-fly
balls: C Durbin 5-5; J Grilli 2-6; W Ledezma 1-1; T Jones 1-2; A Burnett 8-3; C
Janssen 1-3; J Frasor 0-1; B Ryan 1-1; J Accardo 0-1. Batters faced: C Durbin
20; J Grilli 11; W Ledezma 4; T Jones 4; A Burnett 25; C Janssen 6; J Frasor 6;
B Ryan 7; J Accardo 1.
UMPIRES: HP--James Hoye. 1B--Mike Reilly. 2B--Jeff Kellogg. 3B--Eric Cooper.
T--3:28. Att--28,203.
Weather: INDOORSThe 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.ORG LVL PLAYER POS AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO Notes ARI AA Javier Brito DH 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 CHW AA Jason Bourgeois 2B 5 4 0 2 0 0 0 CIN AA Cody Strait RF 4 3 1 0 1 0 1 MIL AAA Ryan Braun 3B 5 3 0 0 3 0 0 4 runs scored NYY AA Gabe Lopez 2B 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 OAK AAA J.J. Furmaniak 2B 5 4 0 0 1 0 1 SD AAA Jack Cust LF 3 3 0 0 2 1 0 .552 OBP during past week SEA AAA Bryan LaHair 1B 5 4 0 0 1 0 1 TOR AA Erik Kratz C 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 TOR AAA Mike Vento RF 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 ORG LVL PLAYER IP H R ER SO BB HR Notes CHC AAA Carlos Marmol 5.1 5 0 0 10 0 0 MIL AAA Yovani Gallardo 6.0 3 0 0 12 2 0 NYY AA Alan Horne 6.0 5 0 0 8 0 0 SD AAA Justin Germano 7.0 3 1 0 3 0 0 SEA AA Joseph Woerman 6.0 1 0 0 5 1 0 TEX AAA Alfredo Simon 8.0 2 2 2 4 4 1 Player NewsPlayer Headlines are courtesy of RotoworldHow Randy Johnson (back) throws in a bullpen session on Monday will determine whether he's activated to start Thursday against the Padres. "Right now it's literally 50-50," manager Bob Melvin said Saturday. Johnson could make one more rehab start and rejoin the Diamondbacks five days later. That would give the club more time to decide on who will stay in the rotation between Edgar Gonzalez and Micah Owings. Jason Jennings will go on the disabled list and miss at least two starts with elbow tendinitis. That an MRI revealed no ligament damage is good news. Fernando Nieve and Matt Albers are candidates to be called up to replace Jennings in the rotation. Barring a rainout on Sunday, the Astros would need a fifth starter on Monday. Chien-Ming Wang (hamstring) pitched five hitless innings in an extended spring training game on Saturday. Wang struck out six while throwing 35 of his 55 pitches for strikes. He'll make one more appearance, probably for Single-A Tampa on Thursday, before rejoining the Yankees. He'll likely make his season debut on April 24. Access THT’s stats here…
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TOR 6 5 .545 0.5 6 0 
BAL 6 6 .500 1.0 6 0 
NYA 5 5 .500 1.0 6 -1 
TB 4 7 .364 2.5 4 0 
American League Central
DET 7 4 .636 0.0 6 1 
MIN 7 4 .636 0.0 6 1 
CLE 5 3 .625 0.5 5 0 
CHA 5 5 .500 1.5 5 0 
KC 3 9 .250 4.5 4 -1 
American League West
SEA 4 3 .571 0.0 3 1 
LAA 6 6 .500 0.5 5 1 
TEX 5 6 .455 1.0 5 0 
OAK 5 7 .417 1.5 5 0 
National League East Pwins Diff
ATL 7 3 .700 0.0 5 2 
NYN 7 4 .636 0.5 8 -1 
FLA 6 4 .600 1.0 6 0 
PHI 3 8 .273 4.5 4 -1 
WAS 3 9 .250 5.0 2 1 
National League Central
MIL 6 4 .600 0.0 6 0 
CIN 6 5 .545 0.5 6 0 
STL 5 5 .500 1.0 4 1 
CHN 4 6 .400 2.0 5 -1 
HOU 4 6 .400 2.0 4 0 
PIT 4 6 .400 2.0 4 0 
National League West
ARI 8 4 .667 0.0 7 1 
LAN 7 4 .636 0.5 6 1 
SD 7 4 .636 0.5 7 0 
COL 5 6 .455 2.5 6 -1 
SF 3 7 .300 4.0 3 0 