THT Daily: Cubs a half game out
by Matthew CarruthJuly 30, 2007
Major League News for July 30
Today’s LinksPlayer News
Yesterday’s Results
Today’s Games
Standings
Game of the Day
Top Minor League Performances
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THT Links
Protest - Some fans are not happy that Barry Bonds is breaking Hank Aaron's home run record. Notably Braves fans. Some of them are organizing an interesting protest to the accomplishment.
Everything I Know About the Pirates I Learned From Bucs Dugout - Talk about beating a dead horse, but the Pirates, along with a handful of other teams, really, really need a complete management turnover for the good of baseball.
Jennings' Trade Value: "Ouch" - Two-thirds of an inning, 11 runs yielded. That's not going to help you net more value on the trade market for Jason Jennings.
Bill Robinson Dies - Bill Robinson, former player and coach, died Sunday. Robinson was 64.
Taxing the Record - According to the Wall Street Journal, the fan who catches Barry Bonds' 756th home run ball could be eligible to be taxed on it immediately with an expected value of $500,000. It sure would be ironic if an IRS employee was the fan to catch it.
THT Links represents the best efforts of our editors in scouring the various tubes of the interweb for both relevant and irrelevant news items. If you have happened upon a story that we have overlooked or wish to give feedback of any sort, please notify us at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Player News
Player Headlines are courtesy of RotoworldTigers placed LHP Kenny Rogers on the 15-day disabled list with left elbow inflammation. The Tigers are hoping Rogers, who struggled his last three times out, will miss just two starts. This isn't related to his March surgery to remove a blood clot from his shoulder, though it's possible he tried to do too much too quickly while coming back. Jordan Tata will replace him in the rotation and start Monday.
While the Diamondbacks have made an offer for Mark Teixeira, it's not as strong as others the Rangers have received, according to FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal. Conor Jackson was probably involved, as there'd be nowhere for him to play in Arizona if Teixeira came to town. The Diamondbacks could also have moved pitching prospects like Brett Anderson, Micah Owings or Brooks Brown. However, unless Tony Pena counts, they don't have any particularly outstanding young arms to put in play. Teixeira appears likely to go to the Braves if he's dealt.
Matt Harrison has been removed from the Braves' Mark Teixeira proposal after being shut down with shoulder tendinits. Says FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal, the Braves are still offering Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Elvis Andrus for Teixeira, and they gave the Rangers a list of young pitchers to consider as Harrison's replacement. Jo-Jo Reyes isn't on said list, though he might yet be in play if Eric Gagne or C.J. Wilson is included along with Teixeira. The Braves and Angels have submitted the best proposals for Teixeira. Now it's up to the Rangers to pick one or decide they're better off keeping him.
Yesterday’s Results
American League NYA 10 BAL 6 (Recap and Boxscore) TB 5 BOS 2 (Recap and Boxscore) TOR 4 CHA 1 (Recap and Boxscore) MIN 4 CLE 1 (Recap and Boxscore) KC 10 TEX 0 (Recap and Boxscore) LAA 13 DET 4 (Recap and Boxscore) SEA 14 OAK 10 (Recap and Boxscore) National League NYN 5 WAS 0 (Recap and Boxscore) PHI 5 PIT 1 (Recap and Boxscore) CHN 6 CIN 0 (Recap and Boxscore) SD 18 HOU 11 (Recap and Boxscore) STL 9 MIL 5 (Recap and Boxscore) ATL 14 ARI 0 (Recap and Boxscore) COL 9 LAN 6 (Recap and Boxscore) FLA 8 SF 5 (Recap and Boxscore)
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Today’s Games
National League --------------- Philadelphia Phillies at Chicago Cubs, 7:05 PM (L) Cole Hamels (11-5) vs. (L) Ted Lilly (11-4) American League --------------- Toronto Blue Jays at Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 7:10 PM (R) Dustin McGowan (7-5) vs. (R) Andrew Sonnanstine (1-6) Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins, 8:10 PM (R) Gil Meche (7-7) vs. (R) Scott Baker (4-4) LA Angels of Anaheim at Seattle Mariners, 10:05 PM (R) Kelvim Escobar (11-4) vs. (R) Miguel Batista (10-7) Detroit Tigers at Oakland Athletics, 10:05 PM (R) Jordan Tata (0-0) vs. (R) Joe Blanton (8-7)
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 64 41 .610 0.0 65 -1NYA 56 49 .533 8.0 63 -7
TOR 52 52 .500 11.5 55 -3
BAL 49 55 .471 14.5 53 -4
TB 39 65 .375 24.5 37 2
American League Central DET 60 44 .577 0.0 60 0
CLE 60 45 .571 0.5 58 2
MIN 53 51 .510 7.0 54 -1
CHA 48 57 .457 12.5 44 4
KC 47 57 .452 13.0 50 -3
American League West LAA 61 42 .592 0.0 57 4
SEA 57 46 .553 4.0 52 5
OAK 49 56 .467 13.0 53 -4
TEX 46 59 .438 16.0 47 -1
National League East Pwins Diff NYN 59 46 .562 0.0 56 3
PHI 55 49 .529 3.5 56 -1
ATL 55 51 .519 4.5 56 -1
FLA 49 57 .462 10.5 50 -1
WAS 45 60 .429 14.0 41 4
National League Central MIL 57 49 .538 0.0 57 0
CHN 55 48 .534 0.5 58 -3
STL 49 53 .480 6.0 43 6
HOU 46 59 .438 10.5 46 0
CIN 45 61 .425 12.0 47 -2
PIT 42 61 .408 13.5 41 1
National League West LAN 57 48 .543 0.0 56 1
ARI 58 49 .542 0.0 50 8
SD 56 48 .538 0.5 57 -1
COL 53 51 .510 3.5 53 0
SF 45 58 .437 11.0 50 -5
Game of the Day
The Mariners managed to keep some heat on Los Angeles of Anaheim by beating the Athletics 14-10. Down 10-7 in the seventh, the Mariners scored three to tie the game and four more in the bottom of the eighth to put it away. Ben Broussard supplied a couple of key hits, including a game-tying two-run home run in the seventh.Meanwhile, the Angels completed an impressive three-game sweep of the Tigers.
OAKLAND (10) VS SEATTLE (14) - FINAL
OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 5 1 2 2 0 2 3 .305
M Ellis 2b 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 .264
N Swisher cf-rf 3 3 1 3 1 0 1 .258
M Piazza dh 5 0 3 3 0 0 1 .312
J Cust rf 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 .252
M Kotsay cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
M Scutaro 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .235
D Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .240
D Murphy ss 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .190
K Suzuki c 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 .211
Totals 39 10 13 10 3 4 15
BATTING: 2B - N Swisher (23, C Reitsma); K Suzuki (3, E O'Flaherty). HR - S
Stewart (8, 5th inning off J Washburn 0 on, 0 Out). SF - J Cust. RBI - M Piazza
3 (19), J Cust 2 (48), S Stewart 2 (32), N Swisher 3 (55). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - D Johnson 2. Team LOB - 7.
FIELDING: E - H Street (1, throw). DP: 1 (M Ellis-D Johnson).
SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .343
J Vidro dh 3 3 1 1 2 2 1 .301
J Guillen rf 5 0 1 2 0 1 3 .285
A Beltre 3b 4 3 2 4 0 1 2 .280
R Sexson 1b 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .204
B Broussard 1b 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 .287
R Ibanez lf 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .255
J Burke c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
K Johjima c 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .269
J Ellison pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .283
a-Y Betancourt ph-ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .280
J Lopez 2b 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .263
W Bloomquist ss-lf 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .293
Totals 37 14 14 13 4 8 15
a-flied out to right for J Ellison in the 8th.
BATTING: 2B - R Ibanez (25, L DiNardo); K Johjima (19, H Street). HR - A Beltre
(16, 2nd inning off L DiNardo 2 on, 2 Out), B Broussard (6, 7th inning off S
Casilla 1 on, 2 Out). S - J Lopez. RBI - R Sexson (54), R Ibanez (61), J Vidro
(34), A Beltre 4 (62), J Lopez (49), B Broussard 3 (22), J Guillen 2 (62).
2-out RBI - R Sexson, R Ibanez, A Beltre 4, B Broussard 3. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - K Johjima 1, Y Betancourt 2. GIDP - W Bloomquist.
Team LOB - 5.
BASERUNNING: SB - I Suzuki 2 (29, 2nd base off S Casilla/K Suzuki, 3rd base
off S Casilla/K Suzuki), W Bloomquist (5, 2nd base off H Street/K Suzuki).
FIELDING: E - A Beltre 2 (11, ground ball, throw). Outfield assists - I
Suzuki (S Stewart at 2nd base).
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OAKLAND - 003 024 100 -- 10
SEATTLE - 241 000 34x -- 14
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
L DiNardo 3 7 7 7 2 0 1 3.10
A Brown 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.48
K Calero (H, 9) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.97
S Casilla (B, 2) 1 3 3 3 0 2 1 2.20
H Street (L, 2-2) 2/3 3 4 2 1 2 0 3.48
J Kennedy 1/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.32
SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Washburn 5 5 5 3 3 2 1 4.11
C Reitsma (B, 1) 1/3 5 4 4 0 1 0 7.61
E O'Flaherty 1 2/3 3 1 1 0 0 0 3.37
S Green (W, 4-1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.66
J Putz 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.91
IBB - J Vidro (by H Street). HBP - A Beltre (by L DiNardo); N Swisher (by J
Washburn). Pitches-strikes: L DiNardo 68-38; A Brown 34-23; K Calero 11-7; S
Casilla 26-15; H Street 29-17; J Kennedy 9-4; J Washburn 90-54; C Reitsma
20-14; E O'Flaherty 23-12; S Green 14-7; J Putz 8-5. Ground balls-fly balls: L
DiNardo 7-2; A Brown 1-2; K Calero 1-1; S Casilla 0-1; H Street 1-0; J Kennedy
0-1; J Washburn 0-13; C Reitsma 0-0; E O'Flaherty 1-3; S Green 2-1; J Putz 0-2.
Batters faced: L DiNardo 18; A Brown 6; K Calero 3; S Casilla 6; H Street 7; J
Kennedy 3; J Washburn 25; C Reitsma 6; E O'Flaherty 7; S Green 3; J Putz 3.
UMPIRES: HP--Brian Knight. 1B--Mark Carlson. 2B--Angel Hernandez. 3B--Ted
Barrett.
EJECTIONS: SEATTLE's Sexson by Carlson (6th).
T--3:14. Att--41,961.
Weather: 65 degrees, overcast. Wind: 0 mph, n/a.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 ARI AA Justin Upton...... 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 SEA AAA Adam Jones........ 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 COL A+ Eric Young........ 5 4 1 2 0 0 1 4 R COL A+ C. Nelson......... 5 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 SB CLE AAA Andy Marte........ 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 TB AA Reid Brignac...... 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 SB BOS AA J. Corsaletti..... 5 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 R LA A+ Travis Denker..... 6 4 0 0 1 0 1 CHC AAA Jake Fox.......... 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 PIT AA Andrew McCutchen.. 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 TB AA Evan Longoria..... 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 TOR AAA Adam Lind......... 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 ORG LVL PLAYER IP H R ER SO BB HR Notes NYY AAA Philip Hughes..... 7 3 0 0 4 3 0 13 GB BAL AA Radhames Liz...... 6 2 2 1 10 3 0 CHC AAA Sean Gallagher.... 5 2 0 0 7 0 0 FLA AA C. Volstad........ 8 7 3 0 6 1 0 COL AA Franklin Morales.. 9 6 1 0 2 1 0 OAK A Trevor Cahill..... 5 4 1 1 7 3 1 CLE AA Scott Lewis....... 6 5 2 2 4 1 0 CHW AAA Heath Phillips.... 6 4 2 2 3 1 0 STL A Tyler Herron...... 6 6 0 0 4 0 0 MIN AA Yohan Pino........ 5 4 3 3 5 1 0 TEX AAA Edinson Volquez... 5 8 4 4 7 4 0 PHI AAA J.A. Happ......... 6 5 2 2 6 3 0
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