THT Daily: Rays sweep sox
by THT StaffJuly 03, 2008
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Yesterday’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 RotoworldRafael Furcal will have surgery on Thursday to relieve pressure on a disk in his lower back and is likely to miss at least two months. This puts the Dodgers very much in the market for a shortstop. It's doubtful that Nomar Garciaparra is the answer, and none of the internal options have been close to adequate. A trade for Juan Uribe or David Eckstein could be a possibility, though Eckstein probably isn't available just yet. Perhaps Edgar Renteria could also become an option later this month.
Athletics signed RHP Michel Inoa to a minor league contract. The 16-year-old from the Dominican got a $4.25 million signing bonus, and reportedly turned down better offers from the Reds and Rangers due to Oakland's success developing young pitchers. One of the most highly touted international amateurs of the last decade, Inoa is expected to play in the Dominican Summer League this year. He may not be ready for full-season ball until 2010.
Matt Capps is expected to miss two months after an MRI on his right shoulder revealed bursitis and showed an internal rotational deficit. Capps didn't complain of any discomfort until after Tuesday's game, but now he's admitting that the shoulder has bothered him for some time. We imagine that Damaso Marte will be manager John Russell's top choice in the ninth for now, though he's still a candidate to be traded this month. Tyler Yates is also worth grabbing in NL-only leagues, but it's Marte who should be picked up in shallower formats.
Alex Gonzalez will have surgery Monday to correct the compression fraction in the left knee and miss the rest of the season. "It's tough decision," he said. "But I've been working hard and I don't see progress. The MRI is the same as May." The Reds are just as well off with Jeff Keppinger and Jerry Hairston Jr. at shortstop anyway, especially since they can hit high in the order and Gonzalez can't. It's good news for Edwin Encarnacion as well, as he'll no longer have to worry about losing at-bats to Keppinger pending Gonzalez's return. Gonzalez's salary figures to get him his starting job back next year. He's in the second year of a three-year, $17 million contract.
Jason Giambi went 2-for-4 with six RBI as the Yankees came from behind to defeat the Rangers on Wednesday night. Giambi hit a grand slam in the second inning, and also hit a two-run double in the Yankees' nine-run seventh inning. The homer was his first since June 17. Alex Rodriguez also contributed to the carnage, belting a three-run homer. Giambi now has 18 homers on the season, and Rodriguez has 17.
Athletics placed 3B Eric Chavez on the 15-day disabled list with a right shoulder inflammation. After undergoing surgery on both shoulders and his back during the offseason, Chavez started the year on the disabled list. He made it back for 89 at-bats over 23 games. Chavez is scheduled to undergo an MRI on Wednesday, and says that it's possible he might end up needing more surgery.
Rockies placed LHP Jeff Francis on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to June 29, with shoulder inflammation. Mark Redman will start in his place Thursday. Francis said he feels pain during some warmup pitches late in games, but that eventually goes away. "It’s not like I can’t go out and pitch," Francis said. "It’s not like I throw with pain." Still, the Rockies thought it was best to shut him down for a couple of weeks. He'll probably be lined up to return at the end of the month.
Dodgers optioned LHP Clayton Kershaw to Double-A Jacksonville. The Dodgers kept saying they were going to stick with Kershaw in the rotation with Hiroki Kuroda and Brad Penny returning, but the truth is that they have very little idea of what they're doing right now. Kershaw was 0-2 with a 4.42 ERA in eight starts. This would seem to mean that they're going back to a five-man rotation.
Yesterday’s Results
Game recaps provided by Craig Calcaterra of Shysterball.Twins 7, Tigers 0: The Twins have owned the Tigers at the Metrodome this season, outscoring them 39-17. They took two of three in this series. They have won 13 of 15 overall. They aren't substantially outperforming their Pythagorean record, so it's not like they aren't legit. They're a strong team, on a roll, doing things no one thought they'd be doing this year. So somebody explain this:
Google News Search Results as of 5PM on July 2, 2008
"Chicago White Sox" 25,620
"Detroit Tigers" 15,926"Cleveland Indians" 15,827
"Kansas City Royals" 14,253"Minnesota Twins" 12,913
And you thought I was disrespectin' the Twins.
Yankees 18, Rangers 7: Forget what I said yesterday about the Yankees being vexed by Texas' pitching. Jason Giambi had a granny and six RBI. Alex Rodriguez shook off all the crazy-ass rumors swirling around him over the past 48 hours and managed a nice little 2-3, HR, 3 RBI performance. Following the game he had a three-way with Lisa Bonet and Warren Beatty, thereby completing the insane love pentagon he and his soon-to-be ex-wife seem to have embarked upon. Oh, and Sidney Ponson faced -- and got rocked by -- his old team. Not that anyone cares about a fat and belligerent drunk's revenge fantasies now that the Rodriguezes have turned the Bronx into Peyton Place.
Marlins 4, Nats 2: Washington had only three hits and one walk. They must have really been in a hurry to catch that flight to Cincinnati.
Angels 7, A's 4: According to the game story, "Saunders (12-4) became the first Angels pitcher with at least 12 wins before the All-Star break since 1991, when Chuck Finley and Mark Langston did it." Two guys! But that's not all. That year, not one, not two, but three Angels' pitchers piled up wins. In addition to Finley, who finished with 18 wins, and Langston, who won 19, Jim Abbott won 18 himself. Overall, the California Angels were second in the AL in team ERA that year, so it wasn't as though they were cheap wins. Those of you too young to really remember 1991 may be asking yourself how far that ace-laden Angels got into the postseason. Sorry, bub: they finished 81-81 which that year amounted to rock solid last place in the AL West. Seventh! Fourteen games behind the eventual champion Twins.
I offer that as a little reminder to one and all what life used to be like before three divisions and wild cards and interleague play that allowed one league to beat up on another. There really wasn't anyplace to hide back then.
Orioles 5, Royals 2: Daniel Cabrera (CG, 7 H, 2 ER) proves that you can mess with DeJesus (3-4, HR) and still beat the Royals.
Phillies 7, Braves 3: The Phillies jumped out to a 5-0 lead, which the Braves closed to 5-1 in the fifth. In the sixth, the Braves loaded the bases with no one out. If you're a Braves fan you know exactly what happened next: Jeff Francoeur hit into a double play. Sure, one run scored, but the life was sucked out of the rally and the Braves didn't really threaten again. Well, in the eighth Chipper hit a homer to pull it to 5-3, and a runner made it to second. Of course then Francoeur struck out. The only possible positive you can say is that he saw seven pitches on each of those occasions, but in the end, Frenchy is still Frenchy, and he's still killing the Braves.
Pirates 9, Reds 5: Xavier Nady was Xquisite (3-5, 2 HR, 3 RBI), as he and his buddies beat the livin' tar out of Darrell Thompson and the Reds. This despite John Van Benschoten getting lit up his own self (2.1 IP, 5 H, 5 ER). There are other guys out there who, like Van Benschoten, had potentially promising hitting careers derailed by a team who thinks he was going to make a better pitcher, but because of his unique name, I will always remember him. 2001 was eons ago in terms of online baseball analysis, but even then, in real time, everyone seemed to think that the Pirates were making a huge mistake. Everyone except for Cam Bonifay anyway. Of course, Bonifay was fired about a week after that draft, so it's not like Van B had to stay on the mound. I'll always wonder what kind of hitter he'd make.
Dodgers 4, Astros 1: For as bad a season as it has been so far for Los Angeles, they are amazingly still only one and a half games back in the West. Somebody has to win that division, and right now it could just as easily be the Dodgers -- who will have some important people come back in the second half -- as anyone else.
Rays 7, Red Sox 6: Suh-weep. These teams don't face each other again until September 8th. You can bet that the Red Sox will have a hell of a lot to think about between now and then.
Rockies 8, Padres 1: Randy Wolf (4 IP, 6 H, 7 ER, 4 BB) isn't doing anything to help his trade value.
White Sox 6, Indians 5: Grady Sizemore had two homers, but A.J. Pierzynski'slone shot [I'm an idiot; A.J. homered twice too -- thanks to Sam for the correction] was better timed -- a walkoff -- leading the Sox over the Indians again.
Cardinals; 8, Mets 7: The walkoff bug was contagious last night. This time it was Troy Glaus for the Cardinals whose second homer of the night ended it in the bottom of the ninth. In other news, David Wright -- in an effort to keep the Mets visible on the back pages of the New York tabloids -- has recently been spotted shacking up with Debbie Gibson. And in a startling turn, Wright's wife has run away to Paris with the guy from Milli Vanilli. No, the other one. I'm pretty sure Rob's dead.
Brewers 4, Diamondbacks 3: The Brewers have just owned Arizona recently -- they've taken 10 of 13 -- yet if the music ended today, Arizona would be in the playoffs and Milwaukee would not, and that just doesn't seem fair.
Mariners 4, Blue Jays 2: According to the game story, Miguel Cairo "has built an 11-year major league career out of hard work and preparation. He said if he didn't have his strong work ethic, 'I'd be home [retired] already by now.'" Well, a strong ethic and the bad judgment of Bill Bavasi anyway. But I have not come here to insult Miguel Cairo -- well, maybe just a little -- I have come here to praise him! M-Cai goes 2-4 with two doubles and three RBI as Seattle takes down Toronto yet again.
Cubs 6, Giants 5: According to the game story, this game was broadcast around the world to 176 countries and more than 200 U.S. Navy ships as part of "Salute to the Military Night" by the Giants and Comcast SportsNet Bay Area. My brother was in the Navy, and once when I was 16 I got to go on his ship for what they call a "dependent's cruise" in which sailors' families get to ride around Chesapeake Bay for a few hours and watch the crew do their thing. I hung out down on my brother's rack and took a long nap. There was a TV down there. For the entire five or six hours of the cruise, it was surrounded by a half dozen swabbies watching the worst porn you could possibly imagine. I offer this as a way of saying that I question how much of the Navy was tuned in to the Giants' game.
You can download a compact version of yesterday's boxscores from Heater Magazine.
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.
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And you thought I was disrespectin' the Twins.
Yankees 18, Rangers 7: Forget what I said yesterday about the Yankees being vexed by Texas' pitching. Jason Giambi had a granny and six RBI. Alex Rodriguez shook off all the crazy-ass rumors swirling around him over the past 48 hours and managed a nice little 2-3, HR, 3 RBI performance. Following the game he had a three-way with Lisa Bonet and Warren Beatty, thereby completing the insane love pentagon he and his soon-to-be ex-wife seem to have embarked upon. Oh, and Sidney Ponson faced -- and got rocked by -- his old team. Not that anyone cares about a fat and belligerent drunk's revenge fantasies now that the Rodriguezes have turned the Bronx into Peyton Place.
Marlins 4, Nats 2: Washington had only three hits and one walk. They must have really been in a hurry to catch that flight to Cincinnati.
Angels 7, A's 4: According to the game story, "Saunders (12-4) became the first Angels pitcher with at least 12 wins before the All-Star break since 1991, when Chuck Finley and Mark Langston did it." Two guys! But that's not all. That year, not one, not two, but three Angels' pitchers piled up wins. In addition to Finley, who finished with 18 wins, and Langston, who won 19, Jim Abbott won 18 himself. Overall, the California Angels were second in the AL in team ERA that year, so it wasn't as though they were cheap wins. Those of you too young to really remember 1991 may be asking yourself how far that ace-laden Angels got into the postseason. Sorry, bub: they finished 81-81 which that year amounted to rock solid last place in the AL West. Seventh! Fourteen games behind the eventual champion Twins.
I offer that as a little reminder to one and all what life used to be like before three divisions and wild cards and interleague play that allowed one league to beat up on another. There really wasn't anyplace to hide back then.
Orioles 5, Royals 2: Daniel Cabrera (CG, 7 H, 2 ER) proves that you can mess with DeJesus (3-4, HR) and still beat the Royals.
Phillies 7, Braves 3: The Phillies jumped out to a 5-0 lead, which the Braves closed to 5-1 in the fifth. In the sixth, the Braves loaded the bases with no one out. If you're a Braves fan you know exactly what happened next: Jeff Francoeur hit into a double play. Sure, one run scored, but the life was sucked out of the rally and the Braves didn't really threaten again. Well, in the eighth Chipper hit a homer to pull it to 5-3, and a runner made it to second. Of course then Francoeur struck out. The only possible positive you can say is that he saw seven pitches on each of those occasions, but in the end, Frenchy is still Frenchy, and he's still killing the Braves.
Pirates 9, Reds 5: Xavier Nady was Xquisite (3-5, 2 HR, 3 RBI), as he and his buddies beat the livin' tar out of Darrell Thompson and the Reds. This despite John Van Benschoten getting lit up his own self (2.1 IP, 5 H, 5 ER). There are other guys out there who, like Van Benschoten, had potentially promising hitting careers derailed by a team who thinks he was going to make a better pitcher, but because of his unique name, I will always remember him. 2001 was eons ago in terms of online baseball analysis, but even then, in real time, everyone seemed to think that the Pirates were making a huge mistake. Everyone except for Cam Bonifay anyway. Of course, Bonifay was fired about a week after that draft, so it's not like Van B had to stay on the mound. I'll always wonder what kind of hitter he'd make.
Dodgers 4, Astros 1: For as bad a season as it has been so far for Los Angeles, they are amazingly still only one and a half games back in the West. Somebody has to win that division, and right now it could just as easily be the Dodgers -- who will have some important people come back in the second half -- as anyone else.
Rays 7, Red Sox 6: Suh-weep. These teams don't face each other again until September 8th. You can bet that the Red Sox will have a hell of a lot to think about between now and then.
Rockies 8, Padres 1: Randy Wolf (4 IP, 6 H, 7 ER, 4 BB) isn't doing anything to help his trade value.
White Sox 6, Indians 5: Grady Sizemore had two homers, but A.J. Pierzynski's
Cardinals; 8, Mets 7: The walkoff bug was contagious last night. This time it was Troy Glaus for the Cardinals whose second homer of the night ended it in the bottom of the ninth. In other news, David Wright -- in an effort to keep the Mets visible on the back pages of the New York tabloids -- has recently been spotted shacking up with Debbie Gibson. And in a startling turn, Wright's wife has run away to Paris with the guy from Milli Vanilli. No, the other one. I'm pretty sure Rob's dead.
Brewers 4, Diamondbacks 3: The Brewers have just owned Arizona recently -- they've taken 10 of 13 -- yet if the music ended today, Arizona would be in the playoffs and Milwaukee would not, and that just doesn't seem fair.
Mariners 4, Blue Jays 2: According to the game story, Miguel Cairo "has built an 11-year major league career out of hard work and preparation. He said if he didn't have his strong work ethic, 'I'd be home [retired] already by now.'" Well, a strong ethic and the bad judgment of Bill Bavasi anyway. But I have not come here to insult Miguel Cairo -- well, maybe just a little -- I have come here to praise him! M-Cai goes 2-4 with two doubles and three RBI as Seattle takes down Toronto yet again.
Cubs 6, Giants 5: According to the game story, this game was broadcast around the world to 176 countries and more than 200 U.S. Navy ships as part of "Salute to the Military Night" by the Giants and Comcast SportsNet Bay Area. My brother was in the Navy, and once when I was 16 I got to go on his ship for what they call a "dependent's cruise" in which sailors' families get to ride around Chesapeake Bay for a few hours and watch the crew do their thing. I hung out down on my brother's rack and took a long nap. There was a TV down there. For the entire five or six hours of the cruise, it was surrounded by a half dozen swabbies watching the worst porn you could possibly imagine. I offer this as a way of saying that I question how much of the Navy was tuned in to the Giants' game.
You can download a compact version of yesterday's boxscores from Heater Magazine.
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Today’s Games
National League --------------- Los Angeles Dodgers at Houston Astros, 2:05 PM (R) Chad Billingsley (7-7) vs. (R) Brandon Backe (5-8) Milwaukee Brewers at Arizona Diamondbacks, 3:40 PM (L) Manny Parra (8-2) vs. (R) Brandon Webb (12-4) Chicago Cubs at San Francisco Giants, 7:05 PM (R) Sean Gallagher (3-3) vs. (R) Tim Lincecum (9-1) Washington Nationals at Cincinnati Reds, 7:10 PM (L) John Lannan (4-9) vs. (R) Johnny Cueto (6-8) Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves, 7:10 PM (L) Cole Hamels (8-5) vs. (R) Jair Jurrjens (8-3) Florida Marlins at Colorado Rockies, 8:05 PM (L) Andrew Miller (5-7) vs. (L) Mark Redman (2-3) New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals, 8:15 PM (R) Mike Pelfrey (5-6) vs. (R) Mitchell Boggs (3-0) American League --------------- Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees, 7:05 PM (L) Jon Lester (6-3) vs. (L) Andy Pettitte (9-5) Kansas City Royals at Baltimore Orioles, 7:05 PM (R) Kyle Davies (3-1) vs. (L) Garrett Olson (6-3) Oakland Athletics at Chicago White Sox, 8:11 PM (R) Justin Duchscherer (8-5) vs. (R) Javier Vazquez (7-6) Detroit Tigers at Seattle Mariners, 10:10 PM (R) Justin Verlander (4-9) vs. (R) Carlos Silva (4-9)
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 52 32 .619 0.0 48 4BOS 50 37 .575 3.5 51 -1
NYA 45 40 .529 7.5 46 -1
BAL 43 40 .518 8.5 42 1
TOR 41 45 .477 12.0 46 -5
American League Central CHA 49 35 .583 0.0 52 -3
MIN 47 38 .553 2.5 44 3
DET 42 42 .500 7.0 42 0
KC 38 47 .447 11.5 37 1
CLE 37 48 .435 12.5 43 -6
American League West LAA 51 34 .600 0.0 44 7
OAK 45 39 .536 5.5 49 -4
TEX 44 42 .512 7.5 41 3
SEA 33 51 .393 17.5 36 -3
National League East Pwins Diff PHI 46 39 .541 0.0 51 -5
FLA 44 40 .524 1.5 40 4
NYN 41 43 .488 4.5 41 0
ATL 40 45 .471 6.0 46 -6
WAS 34 52 .395 12.5 31 3
National League Central CHN 51 34 .600 0.0 52 -1
STL 49 37 .570 2.5 46 3
MIL 46 38 .548 4.5 42 4
PIT 40 44 .476 10.5 38 2
HOU 40 45 .471 11.0 39 1
CIN 39 47 .453 12.5 37 2
National League West ARI 42 43 .494 0.0 43 -1
LAN 40 44 .476 1.5 42 -2
SF 37 48 .435 5.0 38 -1
COL 34 51 .400 8.0 35 -1
SD 33 53 .384 9.5 33 0
Game of the Day
Rays 7, Red Sox 6 - FINAL
BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Ellsbury cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .267
D Pedroia 2b 5 3 4 2 0 0 1 .311
J Drew rf 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .302
M Ramirez dh 5 1 0 1 0 2 1 .279
M Lowell 3b 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .298
K Youkilis 1b 2 0 0 1 2 0 2 .306
J Varitek c 4 0 0 0 1 3 5 .216
B Moss lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .277
J Lugo ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .270
Totals 35 6 10 5 6 6 18 ###
TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 2b 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .275
C Crawford lf 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 .277
B Upton cf 3 2 0 0 2 0 4 .278
C Pena 1b 3 1 0 1 2 2 1 .223
E Longoria 3b 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .275
C Floyd dh 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .245
ha-W Aybar ph-dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .259
D Navarro c 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .312
E Hinske rf 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .264
hb-J Gomes ph-rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .202
hc-G Gross ph-rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .240
J Bartlett ss 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .256
Totals 32 7 9 7 8 9 20 ###
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BOSTON - 101 020 011 -- 6 10 0
TAMPA BAY - 100 000 60x -- 7 9 2
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ha-fouled out to first for C Floyd in the 6th; hb-struck out swinging for E
Hinske in the 6th; hc-struck out swinging for J Gomes in the 7th.
BATTING: 2B - D Pedroia 2 (25, S Kazmir, G Glover); J Bartlett (8, M
Delcarmen); E Longoria (21, C Hansen). 3B - D Pedroia (1, S Kazmir); J Drew (3,
S Kazmir). HR - D Pedroia (9, 1st inning off S Kazmir 0 on, 1 Out). SF - K
Youkilis. RBI - D Pedroia 2 (39), M Ramirez (53), J Drew (51), K Youkilis (51),
E Longoria 3 (50), A Iwamura (24), C Pena (38), J Bartlett 2 (20). 2-out RBI -
D Pedroia, E Longoria, J Bartlett 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
J Varitek 2, M Lowell 1, J Drew 1, J Lugo 2, C Pena 1, D Navarro 2, B Upton 2,
A Iwamura 1. GIDP - B Upton. Team LOB - BOSTON 10, TAMPA BAY 9. BASERUNNING: SB
- B Upton 2 (25, 2nd base off D Matsuzaka/J Varitek 2), C Crawford (21, 2nd
base off D Matsuzaka/J Varitek), J Bartlett (18, 3rd base off M Delcarmen/J
Varitek). CS - M Lowell (2, 2nd base by D Wheeler/D Navarro). FIELDING: E - A
Iwamura (2, throw); J Bartlett (11, throw). DP: (D Pedroia-K Youkilis, A
Iwamura-J Bartlett-C Pena).
BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
D Matsuzaka 5 2 1 1 5 5 0 3.12
H Okajima (H, 15) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.06
M Delcarmen 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 4.72
C Hansen (L, 1-3; B, 2) 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 5.84
D Aardsma 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.89
J Lopez 1 2/3 2 0 0 0 2 0 2.20
TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Kazmir 5 7 4 4 4 3 1 2.62
T Miller 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.74
G Glover (W, 1-2) 1 2/3 1 1 1 2 2 0 3.45
D Wheeler (S, 3) 1 1/3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.82
T Miller pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
M Delcarmen pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.
C Hansen pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.
WP - S Kazmir, G Glover. IBB - K Youkilis 2 (by S Kazmir, G Glover), D
Navarro (by D Aardsma). HBP - J Ellsbury (by T Miller). Pitches-strikes: D
Matsuzaka 101-55; H Okajima 19-13; M Delcarmen 17-9; C Hansen 13-4; D Aardsma
9-3; J Lopez 24-15; S Kazmir 107-62; T Miller 14-10; G Glover 33-19; D Wheeler
23-14. Ground balls-fly balls: D Matsuzaka 4-6; H Okajima 0-1; M Delcarmen 0-0;
C Hansen 0-0; D Aardsma 1-0; J Lopez 3-0; S Kazmir 7-4; T Miller 0-3; G Glover
1-2; D Wheeler 0-2. Batters faced: D Matsuzaka 22; H Okajima 4; M Delcarmen 3;
C Hansen 3; D Aardsma 2; J Lopez 6; S Kazmir 25; T Miller 5; G Glover 8; D
Wheeler 5. IRS - J Lopez 2, C Hansen 2. UMPIRES: HP--Gerry Davis. 1B--Bruce
Dreckman. 2B--Sam Holbrook. 3B--Brian Gorman. T--3:55. Att--36,048. 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.
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 Alfredo Amezaga FLA Charlie Manning WAS 369 370 2 PL Garrett Atkins COL Randy Wolf SD 456 411 11 PL Erick Aybar LAA Santiago Casilla OAK 399 392 3 PL Jose Bautista PIT Bill Bray CIN 420 414 10 PL Milton Bradley TEX Sidney Ponson NYY 370 367 17 PL Jay Bruce CIN John Van Benschoten PIT 397 384 6 JE Jay Bruce CIN John Van Benschoten PIT 380 380 5 PL Pat Burrell PHI Jorge Campillo ATL 392 383 21 PL Chris Davis TEX Sidney Ponson NYY 412 408 3 PL Adam Dunn CIN John Van Benschoten PIT 435 435 21 ND Jermaine Dye CWS C.C. Sabathia CLE 398 386 19 PL Andre Ethier LAD Runelvys Hernandez HOU 464 454 8 ND Jason Giambi NYY Luis Mendoza TEX 380 364 18 ND Ruben Gotay ATL Adam Eaton PHI 360 352 2 JE/L Chase Headley SD Ubaldo Jimenez COL 385 353 4 PL Ryan Howard PHI Jorge Campillo ATL 409 397 21 PL Chipper Jones ATL J.C. Romero PHI 425 417 17 PL Carlos Lee HOU Cory Wade LAD 445 435 19 ND Xavier Nady PIT Daryl Thompson CIN 378 375 12 PL Xavier Nady PIT Daryl Thompson CIN 368 359 11 PL Dustin Pedroia BOS Scott Kazmir TB 366 365 9 JE A.J. Pierzynski CWS C.C. Sabathia CLE 400 388 6 ND Juan Rivera LAA Keith Foulke OAK 425 411 1 ND Alex Rodriguez NYY Warner Madrigal TEX 351 348 17 JE Grady Sizemore CLE Jose Contreras CWS 421 410 21 ND Grady Sizemore CLE Scott Linebrink CWS 376 369 20 PL Yorvit Torrealba COL Carlos Guevara SD 435 434 4 PL Troy Tulowitzki COL Randy Wolf SD 414 378 3 ND
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 A- Collin Cowgill.... 6 4 0 0 3 0 1 5 RBI ! TB AAA Justin Ruggiano... 4 3 0 0 2 0 1 3 R LA A+ Carlos Santana.... 7 3 1 0 1 0 2 4 R COL AAA Ian Stewart....... 5 2 1 0 1 0 2 ATL AAA Scott Thorman..... 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 FLA AA John Raynor....... 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 ATL A+ Travis Jones...... 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 CHC A Marquez Smith..... 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 FLA A+ Scott Cousins..... 3 2 0 0 1 2 0 SD AAA Nick Hundley...... 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 TB AAA Dan Johnson....... 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 R PHI AA Jason Donald...... 4 2 0 0 1 1 1 5 RBI ! ORG LVL PLAYER IP H R ER SO BB HR Notes TB AAA Jeff Niemann...... 9 7 1 1 12 1 0 SF A Daryl Maday....... 6 3 0 0 7 1 0 ATL AA K. Medlen......... 6 2 1 1 5 1 0 NYM A Scott Moviel...... 6 9 3 2 7 0 0 13 GB TEX A Neftali Feliz..... 3 0 0 0 5 0 0 MIN A+ Tyler Robertson... 5 0 0 0 5 2 0 WAN A+ Jhonny Nunez...... 5 5 5 4 9 2 1 CIN AAA Homer Bailey...... 6 5 3 2 7 4 0 11 GB ARI AAA Matthew Torra..... 6 7 1 1 5 1 0 ARI A+ Wes Roemer........ 7 5 3 3 5 0 2 12 GB BAL AA David Hernandez... 6 4 0 0 4 3 0 TOR AA Ricky Romero...... 6 10 4 4 5 1 0
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