THT Daily: 17 years
by Dave StudemanSeptember 08, 2009
Major League News for September 8
Player News
Yesterday’s Results
Today’s Games
Standings
Top Minor League Performances
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Player News
Player Headlines are courtesy of RotoworldTroy Tulowitzki left Monday's game after appearing to either aggravate his back or twist his left ankle.
A few weeks ago, Tulo suffered from back tightness. His ankle rolled slightly out of the batter's box on Monday. He sustained the injury on a single that capped a two-run, seventh-inning rally. Omar Quintanilla replaced Tulowitzki as a runner and remained in the game at shortstop. We'll update you when more information becomes available.
Chris Carpenter pitched a one-hit shutout and struck out 10 in a victory over the Brewers on Monday.
It was his third complete game of the year, but his first shutout since 2006. Carpenter threw just 99 pitches, so there was never a reason to take him out, even without accounting for the fact that the St. Louis pen was pretty tired. Carpenter has won 11 straight since his last loss to the Giants on June 30. He overtook Zack Greinke today for the major league lead in ERA at 2.16.
Carlos Pena will miss the remainder of the season after fracturing index and middle fingers on his left hand when hit by a CC Sabathia fastball Monday.
He finishes with a .227/.356/.537 line with 39 homers and 100 RBI in 471 at-bats. Willy Aybar will likely take over as the regular first baseman, which makes him well worth using in AL-only leagues. Akinori Iwamura, in turn, will likely receive some of the playing time that Aybar had received.
Clayton Kershaw will miss his scheduled start Friday against San Francisco after bruising his right shoulder running into a fence at Dodger Stadium on Sunday while shagging fly balls in batting practice.
Perhaps the precocious 21-year-old southpaw should remain a spectator during future BP sessions. The Dodgers, already having announced they would go with a six-man rotation, will move everyone up by one day to cover for Kershaw.
Giants activated second baseman Freddy Sanchez from the 15-day disabled list.
Sanchez will return to the lineup immediately. He had been out since late August with a right shoulder strain. Sanchez hit .304 in 56 at-bats for San Francisco before going down with the injury. He was 3-for-9 in three rehab games for Triple-A Fresno.
Cardinals activated RHP Kyle Lohse from the 15-day disabled list.
Lohse will start Saturday against the Braves after being sidelined with a strained left groin muscle. He will be available out of the bullpen on Monday and possibly Tuesday. Lohse's activation means Mitchell Boggs has been bumped to the bullpen.
Ryan Braun is out of Monday's lineup after complaining of "aches and pains" in his shoulder.
"It's just a day off," Brewers manager Ken Macha insisted before the game. He continued: "The trainer thought that it would be best to give him today off. We had a day game yesterday and a night game tomorrow, so it will be almost like he has two days off in a row." Braun should return Tuesday, according to Macha.
Rookie left-hander J.A. Happ was scratched from his scheduled start Monday with a right oblique strain.
Happ, 10-4 with a 2.77 ERA, suffered the oblique injury during batting practice Saturday. He was hoping it would loosen up by Monday afternoon, but no such luck. Jamie Moyer will fill in.
Yankees activated outfielder Brett Gardner from the 15-day disabled list.
Gardner has been on the disabled list since late July with a broken left thumb. He'll split time in center field with Melky Cabrera down the stretch, but is in the starting lineup and hitting ninth Monday afternoon.
Yesterday’s Results
For the full scoop regarding yesterday's games, read "And That Happened" at Shysterball.American League NYA 4 TB 1 (Recap and Boxscore) NYA 11 TB 1 (Recap and Boxscore) MIN 6 TOR 3 (Recap and Boxscore) CHA 5 BOS 1 (Recap and Boxscore) KC 6 LAA 3 (Recap and Boxscore) National League HOU 4 PHI 3 (Recap and Boxscore) STL 3 MIL 0 (Recap and Boxscore) CHN 4 PIT 2 (Recap and Boxscore) LAN 7 ARI 2 (Recap and Boxscore) COL 4 CIN 3 (Recap and Boxscore) SF 9 SD 4 (Recap and Boxscore)Check out Fangraphs' scoreboard to see all the games in action.
Today’s Games
Rangers (76-60) @ Indians (60-76), 2nd Game
Brandon McCarthy (25, RHP) vs. Aaron Laffey (24, LHP)
Rangers (76-60) @ Indians (60-76), 5:05pm
Tommy Hunter (22, RHP) vs. Carlos Carrasco (22, RHP)
Rays (72-66) @ Yankees (89-50), 7:05pm
David Price (23, LHP) vs. Chad Gaudin (26, RHP)
Twins (69-68) @ Blue Jays (61-76), 7:07pm
Brian Duensing (26, LHP) vs. Ricky Romero (24, LHP)
Orioles (56-81) @ RedSox (79-58), 7:10pm
David Hernandez (24, RHP) vs. Clay Buchholz (24, RHP)
Tigers (75-61) @ Royals (52-85), 8:10pm
Rick Porcello (20, RHP) vs. Bruce Chen (32, LHP)
Athletics (61-76) @ WhiteSox (69-70), 8:11pm
Brett Tomko (36, RHP) vs. Carlos Torres (26, RHP)
Mariners (72-66) @ Angels (81-55), 10:05pm
Felix Hernandez (23, RHP) vs. Scott Kazmir (25, LHP)
Cubs (69-67) @ Pirates (54-82), 7:05pm
Ryan Dempster (32, RHP) vs. Zach Duke (26, LHP)
Phillies (77-58) @ Nationals (47-90), 7:05pm
Pedro Martinez (37, RHP) vs. John Lannan (24, LHP)
Marlins (72-65) @ Mets (62-75), 7:10pm
Rick VandenHurk (24, RHP) vs. Tim Redding (31, RHP)
Cardinals (82-57) @ Brewers (66-71), 8:05pm
John Smoltz (42, RHP) vs. Manny Parra (26, LHP)
Braves (70-67) @ Astros (67-70), 8:05pm
Javier Vazquez (32, RHP) vs. Felipe Paulino (25, RHP)
Reds (63-74) @ Rockies (78-60), 8:40pm
Matt Maloney (25, LHP) vs. Jason Marquis (30, RHP)
Dodgers (82-57) @ D'backs (61-78), 9:40pm
Chad Billingsley (24, RHP) vs. Billy Buckner (25, RHP)
Padres (61-78) @ Giants (76-62), 10:15pm
Kevin Correia (28, RHP) vs. Tim Lincecum (25, RHP)
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 NYA 89 50 .640 0.0 83 6BOS 79 58 .577 9.0 78 1
TB 72 66 .522 16.5 75 -3
TOR 61 76 .445 27.0 69 -8
BAL 56 81 .409 32.0 60 -4
American League Central DET 75 61 .551 0.0 70 5
MIN 69 68 .504 6.5 70 -1
CHA 69 70 .496 7.5 70 -1
CLE 60 76 .441 15.0 65 -5
KC 52 85 .380 23.5 53 -1
American League West LAA 81 55 .596 0.0 77 4
TEX 76 60 .559 5.0 74 2
SEA 72 66 .522 10.0 63 9
OAK 61 76 .445 20.5 65 -4
National League East Pwins Diff PHI 77 58 .570 0.0 77 0
FLA 72 65 .526 6.0 68 4
ATL 70 67 .511 8.0 75 -5
NYN 62 75 .453 16.0 62 0
WAS 47 90 .343 31.0 56 -9
National League Central STL 82 57 .590 0.0 79 3
CHN 69 67 .507 11.5 70 -1
HOU 67 70 .489 14.0 60 7
MIL 66 71 .482 15.0 65 1
CIN 63 74 .460 18.0 59 4
PIT 54 82 .397 26.5 59 -5
National League West LAN 82 57 .590 0.0 84 -2
COL 78 60 .565 3.5 78 0
SF 76 62 .551 5.5 74 2
ARI 61 78 .439 21.0 65 -4
SD 61 78 .439 21.0 55 6
Wildcard Standings American League BOS 79 58 .577 0.0 TEX 76 60 .559 2.5 TB 72 66 .522 7.5 SEA 72 66 .522 7.5 MIN 69 68 .504 10.0 National League COL 78 60 .565 0.0 SF 76 62 .551 2.0 FLA 72 65 .526 5.5 ATL 70 67 .511 7.5 CHN 69 67 .507 8.0
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.ORG LVL PLAYER AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO Notes COL AA Dexter Fowler..... 5 4 2 0 0 1 0 3 R OAK AAA Chris Carter...... 3 2 1 0 1 2 0 FLA AA Michael Stanton... 4 2 0 0 2 1 1 6 RBI ! CHW A+ Brent Morel....... 5 3 1 0 1 0 1 WAN A+ Danny Espinosa.... 4 3 1 1 0 1 1 LA AA Trayvon Robinson.. 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 BOS A+ Anthony Rizzo..... 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 MIN A Aaron Hicks....... 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 SB ATL AA Brandon Hicks..... 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 MIN AAA Daniel Valencia... 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 OAK AAA Travis Buck....... 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 FLA AA Matt Dominguez.... 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 ORG LVL PLAYER IP H R ER SO BB HR Notes CLE AAA Hector Rondon..... 8 8 3 3 5 0 0 OAK A+ Anthony Capra..... 6 7 3 2 7 1 0 PIT A Aaron Pribanic.... 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 CLE AA Scott Barnes...... 6 5 2 1 9 2 1 OAK AA Tyson Ross........ 5 3 0 0 5 1 0 11 GB TEX AA Martin Perez...... 6 5 3 3 2 0 0 BOS A+ Stephen Fife...... 6 7 5 4 7 2 1 WAN AA Bradley Meyers.... 5 6 2 1 7 2 1 CLE A+ Nick Hagadone..... 3 3 1 1 3 1 0 6 GB CHC AAA Jeff Samardzija... 5 7 5 5 5 1 1 TEX A Carlos Pimentel... 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 CLE AA Zach Putnam....... 1 2 0 0 3 0 0
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