THT Daily: Cubs in first
by Dave StudemanJune 02, 2008
Major League News for May 30
Player NewsYesterday’s Results
Today’s Games
Standings
Game of the Day
Yesterday’s Home Runs
Top Minor League Performances
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Player News
Player Headlines are courtesy of Rotoworld |
| Gabe Gross is mobbed by teammates after hitting a game-winning HR in the 10th. (Icon/SMI) |
Tim Hudson, who left his start against the Reds in the seventh inning, said he'd have his hamstring injury reevaluated on Monday. "I didn’t feel it pop," Hudson said. "I’ve had hamstring problems before. It’s a minor strain." Consider him questionable for his next start. Jeff Bennett would likely pitch if Hudson cannot.
Mark Prior will undergo shoulder surgery this week and miss the rest of the season. Prior was found to have a tear in the capsule of his right shoulder a couple of weeks. He initially opted for rehab over surgery, but that plan didn't last for long. There won't be any idea about his status for 2009 until after the surgery is performed.
Yankees designated infielder Morgan Ensberg for assignment. The Yankees called up a reliever to replace Ensberg for now, but that they're making the move suggests they plan to go with three catchers after Jorge Posada returns this week. The Bombers had so few bench at-bats available that there was no way they could try to get Ensberg, Wilson Betemit and Shelley Duncan all out of their early-season slumps. They'll stick with the two younger players, and Ensberg will likely find himself a different organization after clearing waivers. He was hitting .203/.263/.243 in 74 at-bats.
Yesterday’s Results
American League BOS 9 BAL 4 (Recap and Boxscore) TB 4 CHA 3 (Recap and Boxscore) KC 6 CLE 1 (Recap and Boxscore) MIN 5 NYA 1 (Recap and Boxscore) LAA 4 TOR 3 (Recap and Boxscore) DET 7 SEA 5 (Recap and Boxscore) OAK 13 TEX 8 (Recap and Boxscore) National League NYN 6 LAN 1 (Recap and Boxscore) PHI 7 FLA 5 (Recap and Boxscore) CHN 5 COL 3 (Recap and Boxscore) CIN 6 ATL 2 (Recap and Boxscore) MIL 10 HOU 1 (Recap and Boxscore) STL 7 PIT 4 (Recap and Boxscore) ARI 5 WAS 0 (Recap and Boxscore) SF 4 SD 3 (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 --------------- Cincinnati Reds at Philadelphia Phillies, 7:05 PM (R) Bronson Arroyo (4-4) vs. (R) Kyle Kendrick (4-2) Florida Marlins at Atlanta Braves, 7:10 PM (L) Scott Olsen (4-2) vs. (L) Jo-Jo Reyes (2-3) Arizona Diamondbacks at Milwaukee Brewers, 8:05 PM (L) Doug Davis (2-2) vs. (R) Jeff Suppan (3-4) Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals, 8:15 PM (L) Tom Gorzelanny (4-5) vs. (R) Adam Wainwright (5-2) Chicago Cubs at San Diego Padres, 10:05 PM (R) Carlos Zambrano (7-1) vs. (R) Cha Seung Baek (1-0) Colorado Rockies at Los Angeles Dodgers, 10:10 PM (R) Greg Reynolds (0-2) vs. (R) Derek Lowe (2-5) New York Mets at San Francisco Giants, 10:15 PM (L) Oliver Perez (4-3) vs. (L) Jonathan Sanchez (3-3) American League --------------- New York Yankees at Minnesota Twins, 7:05 PM (L) Andy Pettitte (5-5) vs. (R) Livan Hernandez (6-2) Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles, 7:05 PM (R) Tim Wakefield (3-4) vs. (R) Jeremy Guthrie (2-6) Cleveland Indians at Texas Rangers, 8:05 PM (L) Aaron Laffey (3-3) vs. (R) Doug Mathis (1-1) Detroit Tigers at Oakland Athletics, 10:05 PM (L) Kenny Rogers (4-4) vs. (R) Rich Harden (3-0) LA Angels of Anaheim at Seattle Mariners, 10:10 PM (R) Ervin Santana (7-2) vs. (L) Jarrod Washburn (2-6)
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 TB 35 22 .614 0.0 32 3BOS 35 24 .593 1.0 34 1
TOR 31 28 .525 5.0 33 -2
NYA 28 28 .500 6.5 27 1
BAL 26 29 .473 8.0 26 0
American League Central CHA 30 26 .536 0.0 32 -2
MIN 29 27 .518 1.0 27 2
CLE 25 31 .446 5.0 29 -4
DET 24 32 .429 6.0 26 -2
KC 23 34 .404 7.5 23 0
American League West LAA 34 24 .586 0.0 30 4
OAK 30 27 .526 3.5 32 -2
TEX 29 29 .500 5.0 28 1
SEA 21 36 .368 12.5 23 -2
National League East Pwins Diff PHI 33 25 .569 0.0 35 -2
FLA 31 24 .564 0.5 28 3
NYN 28 27 .509 3.5 29 -1
ATL 29 28 .509 3.5 34 -5
WAS 24 34 .414 9.0 23 1
National League Central CHN 36 21 .632 0.0 37 -1
STL 34 24 .586 2.5 31 3
HOU 30 28 .517 6.5 28 2
MIL 29 28 .509 7.0 27 2
CIN 28 29 .491 8.0 27 1
PIT 26 30 .464 9.5 25 1
National League West ARI 32 25 .561 0.0 34 -2
LAN 27 29 .482 4.5 29 -2
SF 24 33 .421 8.0 23 1
SD 23 35 .397 9.5 22 1
COL 20 37 .351 12.0 21 -1
Game of the Day
The Angels beat the Blue Jays, 4-3, by scoring two runs in the ninth inning, including a bases-loaded HBP of Howie Kendrick by B.J. Ryan. The ninth inning had a seesaw WPA; the Angels got the first two men on board to raise their probability of winning to 67%. But it dropped to 28% when they had the bases loaded with two out. Two batters later (the HBP and Maicer Izturis’ single), the win was theirs.Angels 4, Blue Jays 3 - FINAL
TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .267
M Scutaro 2b 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .272
A Rios cf 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .262
S Rolen 3b 4 0 3 0 0 1 1 .310
L Overbay 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .278
R Barajas c 3 1 1 1 1 0 3 .298
B Wilkerson rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .227
K Mench dh 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .235
J Inglett lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267
va-S Stewart ph-lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .258
Totals 33 3 10 2 4 8 14 ###
LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Izturis ss 4 0 2 1 1 1 0 .232
G Matthews rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .215
G Anderson lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .276
V Guerrero dh 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .249
T Hunter cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .282
C Kotchman 1b 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .315
M Napoli c 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .214
B Wood 3b 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .120
hb-J Rivera ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .182
S Rodriguez 2b 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 .185
ha-R Willits ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .257
H Kendrick 2b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .432
Totals 32 4 6 4 4 9 12 ###
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TORONTO - 111 000 000 -- 3 10 0
LA ANGELS - 002 000 002 -- 4 6 0
Two outs when winning run scored.
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va-struck out swinging for J Inglett in the 6th; ha-struck out looking for S
Rodriguez in the 8th; hb-struck out swinging for B Wood in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B - B Wilkerson (7, D Oliver); L Overbay (10, D Oliver). HR - R
Barajas (5, 3rd inning off J Garland 0 on, 2 Out), S Rodriguez (1, 3rd inning
off A Burnett 1 on, 1 Out). S - D Eckstein. SF - M Scutaro. RBI - M Scutaro
(20), R Barajas (17), S Rodriguez 2 (3), H Kendrick (7), M Izturis (16). 2-out
RBI - R Barajas, H Kendrick, M Izturis. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- B Wilkerson 2, S Rolen 1, R Barajas 2, D Eckstein 1, A Rios 1, T Hunter 1.
GIDP - L Overbay, A Rios. Team LOB - TORONTO 10, LA ANGELS 7. BASERUNNING: SB -
G Anderson (3, 2nd base off A Burnett/R Barajas). FIELDING: DP: (S Rodriguez-M
Izturis-C Kotchman, B Wood-H Kendrick-C Kotchman).
TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
A Burnett 8 3 2 2 3 8 1 4.32
B Ryan (L, 1-1; B, 1) 2/3 3 2 2 1 1 0 1.53
LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Garland 5 5 3 3 4 3 1 3.99
D Oliver 1 2/3 3 0 0 0 3 0 2.42
J Arredondo (W, 2-0) 2 1/3 2 0 0 0 2 0 1.08
WP - J Garland. IBB - M Napoli (by B Ryan). HBP - S Rolen (by J Garland); H
Kendrick (by B Ryan). Pitches-strikes: A Burnett 102-62; B Ryan 20-10; J
Garland 115-73; D Oliver 40-26; J Arredondo 35-19. Ground balls-fly balls: A
Burnett 9-7; B Ryan 1-0; J Garland 9-3; D Oliver 1-1; J Arredondo 3-2. Batters
faced: A Burnett 30; B Ryan 7; J Garland 24; D Oliver 8; J Arredondo 8.
UMPIRES: HP--Brian Knight. 1B--Mike Winters. 2B--Tom Hallion. 3B--Hunter
Wendelstedt. T--2:58. Att--40,026. Weather: 73 degrees, sunny. Wind: 6 mph,
out to right.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.
Yesterday’s Home Runs
The following stats are provided by Hit Tracker, which logs the projected “true” distance of each home run (if it were to land uninterrupted at field level) and its "standard" distance, which is corrected for weather conditions. Each homer is also categorized into one of three types: Just Enough (JE) for homers that cleared the fence by ten feet or less, Plenty (PL) for those that were sure home runs but not “blasts,” and No Doubt (ND) for true “blasts”—homers that cleared the fence by at least 20 feet and landed at least 50 feet beyond the fence.Hitter Team Pitcher Team True Stnd. # Type Milton Bradley TEX Greg Smith OAK 420 409 9 PL Russell Branyan MIL Jack Cassel HOU 387 412 3 PL Ryan Braun MIL Jack Cassel HOU 395 407 15 JE Travis Buck OAK Scott Feldman TEX 397 386 1 PL Jack Cust OAK Frank Francisco TEX 407 395 9 ND J.D. Drew BOS Steve Trachsel BAL 441 387 5 ND Mark Ellis OAK Frank Francisco TEX 377 366 5 JE/L Troy Glaus STL John Grabow PIT 405 396 4 PL Adrian Gonzalez SD Alex Hinshaw SF 414 418 16 JE Gabe Gross TB Matt Thornton CWS 407 395 3 ND Mark Grudzielanek KC Paul Byrd CLE 390 378 1 JE Jose Guillen KC Paul Byrd CLE 0 0 8 0 Josh Hamilton TEX Huston Street OAK 442 429 15 PL Orlando Hudson ARI Shawn Hill WAS 393 375 6 PL Mike Jacobs FLA Jamie Moyer PHI 427 429 13 ND Mike Jacobs FLA Jamie Moyer PHI 387 391 12 PL Geoff Jenkins PHI Doug Waechter FLA 399 395 5 ND Mark Loretta HOU Dave Bush MIL 377 394 1 JE Mike Lowell BOS Brian Burres BAL 374 371 7 PL/L Manny Ramirez BOS Brian Burres BAL 381 350 11 PL/L Aaron Rowand SF Randy Wolf SD 377 396 8 PL Luke Scott BAL Bartolo Colon BOS 367 341 7 JE/L Grady Sizemore CLE Brian Bannister KC 410 401 11 JE/L Alfonso Soriano CHC Manny Corpas COL 379 391 13 PL Chad Tracy ARI Shawn Hill WAS 404 382 2 PL Chase Utley PHI Andrew Miller FLA 426 423 20 PL
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 SEA A+ Gregory Halman.... 4 3 2 0 1 0 0 FLA AA Cameron Maybin.... 4 3 0 0 2 0 1 3 R DET AAA Matthew Joyce..... 3 2 0 1 1 1 1 BOS AA Aaron Bates....... 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 3 R KC A+ Jeffrey Bianchi... 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 TOR A+ J. Arencibia...... 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 KC AAA Chris Lubanski.... 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 NYY AAA Brett Gardner..... 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 NYY AAA Eric Duncan....... 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 4 RBI TB AA Rhyne Hughes...... 5 3 2 0 0 0 2 CHC AA Sam Fuld.......... 5 2 1 0 1 0 0 MIN AA Trevor Plouffe.... 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 ORG LVL PLAYER IP H R ER SO BB HR Notes ARI AA Brooks Brown...... 6 3 1 1 7 2 0 BAL AA Bradley Bergesen.. 7 7 1 1 7 1 0 DET A Alfredo Figaro.... 9 3 0 0 2 0 0 KC A Matthew Mitchell.. 7 2 1 1 3 0 0 SD AAA Wade Leblanc...... 5 2 1 1 8 1 1 MIN A+ Tyler Robertson... 9 5 1 1 5 1 1 16 GB MIL A+ Jeremy Jeffress... 7 2 1 1 6 2 1 CHW A+ John Ely.......... 8 4 3 2 6 2 1 CHW AAA Jack Egbert....... 7 3 2 1 4 0 1 ATL A+ Ryne Reynoso ..... 6 4 1 1 5 2 0 KC AAA Carlos Rosa....... 6 4 1 1 7 2 1 CLE AAA Jeremy Sowers..... 7 8 1 1 5 1 0
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