THT Daily: 757
by Matthew CarruthAugust 09, 2007
Major League News for Aug. 9
Today’s LinksPlayer News
Yesterday’s Results
Today’s Games
Standings
Top Minor League Performances
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Player News
Player Headlines are courtesy of RotoworldDavid Ortiz is out of the Red Sox' starting lineup against the Angels on Wednesday due to a sore shoulder. It's the same injury that Ortiz missed four games with after trying to stretch a single into a double on July 20. "I've been feeling pain the whole time since I injured it," Ortiz said. "When I swing and not make contact with a pitch, it hurts. I think this couple of days will be good for me." The Red Sox are off on Thursday, so Ortiz is likely planning on taking two days off and returning against the Orioles on Friday.
Todd Helton left Wednesday afternoon's game with back spasms. Helton had a two-homer game Tuesday and was 1-for-1 with an RBI double before leaving Wednesday. Jeff Baker pinch-hit for him in the third inning.
Yesterday’s Results
American League SEA 8 BAL 4 (Recap and Boxscore) TOR 15 NYA 4 (Recap and Boxscore) CHA 6 CLE 4 (Recap and Boxscore) TB 7 DET 1 (Recap and Boxscore) MIN 11 KC 4 (Recap and Boxscore) BOS 9 LAA 6 (Recap and Boxscore) OAK 6 TEX 3 (Recap and Boxscore) National League NYN 4 ATL 3 (Recap and Boxscore) PHI 6 FLA 4 (Recap and Boxscore) CIN 1 LAN 0 (Recap and Boxscore) HOU 8 CHN 2 (Recap and Boxscore) STL 2 SD 1 (Recap and Boxscore) ARI 10 PIT 6 (Recap and Boxscore) COL 19 MIL 4 (Recap and Boxscore) SF 5 WAS 0 (Recap and Boxscore)
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Today’s Games
National League --------------- Atlanta Braves at New York Mets, 12:10 PM (R) Tim Hudson (12-5) vs. (R) John Maine (12-6) Los Angeles Dodgers at Cincinnati Reds, 12:35 PM (R) Brett Tomko (2-9) vs. (L) Phil Dumatrait (0-1) Washington Nationals at San Francisco Giants, 3:35 PM (R) Joel Hanrahan (1-0) vs. (L) Patrick Misch (0-1) Florida Marlins at Philadelphia Phillies, 7:05 PM (R) Sergio Mitre (5-5) vs. (R) Kyle Kendrick (5-2) San Diego Padres at St. Louis Cardinals, 8:10 PM (R) Chris Young (9-3) vs. (R) Joel Pineiro (0-1) Chicago Cubs at Colorado Rockies, 9:05 PM (L) Ted Lilly (12-5) vs. (R) Ubaldo Jimenez (1-1) Pittsburgh Pirates at Arizona Diamondbacks, 9:40 PM (R) Ian Snell (7-10) vs. (L) Doug Davis (8-10) American League --------------- Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Detroit Tigers, 1:05 PM (L) Scott Kazmir (8-7) vs. (R) Jeremy Bonderman (10-4) Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals, 2:10 PM (R) Matt Garza (1-2) vs. (R) Kyle Davies (0-0) Seattle Mariners at Baltimore Orioles, 7:05 PM (L) Horacio Ramirez (6-3) vs. (R) Daniel Cabrera (8-11) Cleveland Indians at Chicago White Sox, 8:11 PM (L) Aaron Laffey (0-1) vs. (L) Mark Buehrle (9-6)
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 BOS 69 45 .605 0.0 70 -1NYA 63 51 .553 6.0 70 -7
TOR 57 56 .504 11.5 61 -4
BAL 52 60 .464 16.0 56 -4
TB 43 70 .381 25.5 41 2
American League Central CLE 64 50 .561 0.0 63 1
DET 63 50 .558 0.5 63 0
MIN 58 55 .513 5.5 58 0
CHA 53 60 .469 10.5 47 6
KC 49 63 .438 14.0 52 -3
American League West LAA 66 47 .584 0.0 63 3
SEA 62 49 .559 3.0 56 6
OAK 55 60 .478 12.0 59 -4
TEX 49 65 .430 17.5 50 -1
National League East Pwins Diff NYN 64 49 .566 0.0 62 2
PHI 60 53 .531 4.0 62 -2
ATL 60 54 .526 4.5 61 -1
FLA 52 62 .456 12.5 52 0
WAS 52 62 .456 12.5 48 4
National League Central MIL 60 55 .522 0.0 58 2
CHN 58 55 .513 1.0 61 -3
STL 52 59 .468 6.0 45 7
HOU 51 63 .447 8.5 51 0
CIN 49 64 .434 10.0 51 -2
PIT 45 65 .409 12.5 46 -1
National League West ARI 64 51 .557 0.0 54 10
SD 61 52 .540 2.0 62 -1
COL 59 54 .522 4.0 61 -2
LAN 58 55 .513 5.0 59 -1
SF 49 63 .438 13.5 55 -6
Wildcard Standings American League SEA 62 49 .559 0.0 DET 63 50 .558 0.0 NYA 63 51 .553 0.5 MIN 58 55 .513 5.0 TOR 57 56 .504 6.0 National League SD 61 52 .540 0.0 PHI 60 53 .531 1.0 ATL 60 54 .526 1.5 COL 59 54 .522 2.0 LAN 58 55 .513 3.0
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, with a focus on each team’s top prospects.ORG LVL PLAYER AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO Notes BAL AA Nolan Reimold..... 5 4 1 0 2 0 0 6 RBI ! ARI AA Carlos Gonzalez... 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 TOR A+ Anthony Hatch..... 5 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 R STL AA Cody Haerther..... 5 3 3 0 0 0 1 SD AA Matt Antonelli.... 6 3 0 0 2 0 1 COL A+ Justin Nelson..... 4 3 0 0 2 1 1 TB AA Reid Brignac...... 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 BAL A Billy Rowell...... 5 3 1 0 0 0 1 PIT AAA Brad Eldred....... 5 3 1 0 2 0 0 4 RBI CLE AA Trevor Crowe...... 6 2 1 0 0 0 1 ARI A+ Cyle Hankerd...... 6 3 1 0 1 0 1 4 RBI SD AA Chad Huffman...... 5 3 1 0 1 0 2 3 R ORG LVL PLAYER IP H R ER SO BB HR Notes TEX AAA Edinson Volquez... 7 2 0 0 9 2 0 HOU AAA Troy Patton....... 7 3 0 0 4 0 0 NYY AAA Ian Kennedy....... 6 5 0 0 9 1 0 11 GB OAK A Trevor Cahill..... 6 3 0 0 4 2 0 13 GB OAK A+ Andrew Bailey..... 7 2 0 0 7 2 0 TB AAA Mitch Talbot...... 6 6 2 2 6 1 0 ATL AAA Jo-Jo Reyes....... 6 1 0 0 6 2 0 COL A+ Chaz Roe.......... 6 6 1 1 7 1 0 CLE AA Chuck Lofgren..... 6 7 2 2 5 3 0 13 GB ARI AAA Yusmeiro Petit.... 5 1 0 0 2 1 0 4 infield flies STL A+ Adam Ottavino..... 6 5 4 4 5 0 2 STL A Tyler Herron...... 5 3 1 1 4 3 0
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