THT Daily: Sox lose three
by THT StaffSeptember 10, 2008
Player News
Yesterday’s Results
Today’s Games
Standings
Game of the Day
Yesterday’s Home Runs
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Player News
Player Headlines are courtesy of RotoworldBrandon Phillips suffered a broken right index finger in the same at-bat in which he delivered a go-ahead single Tuesday and is likely to miss the rest of the season. Phillips apparently injured the finger on a bunt attempt before later driving in the go-ahead run in the 11th inning. A season-ending injury for Phillips isn't the worst thing for the Reds. He was hitting a pedestrian .261/.312/.442 in a pretty disappointing season, and now the team can take a look at Danny Richar and try to figure out if he should fit into their 2009 plans somehow. Richar could be worth adding in NL-only leagues.
X-rays on Paul Konerko's knee were negative, and the White Sox are optimistic he only has a sprained MCL. An MRI is scheduled for Wednesday. "When I first came out, with what the doctor was doing with my leg, he felt real confident about it," Konerko said. "That it was just a nice little sprain. That I kinda pushed it past where it should go and that's it. I think the MRI is more for peace of mind." A sprain could still cost him a couple of weeks, but it would likely allow him to be available for the postseason.
Indians activated designated hitter Travis Hafner from the 60-day disabled list. With Hafner back and Victor Martinez still seeing little action behind the plate, Ryan Garko and David Dellucci figure to see quite a bit less playing time down the stretch. Dellucci, especially, hardly deserves to be used at this point. Not much should be expected from Hafner, but he has to be activate in AL-only leagues.
Mike Gonzalez blew his first save in 40 chances since June 25, 2004 by giving up a run Tuesday against the Rockies. Gonzalez had gone 183 appearances, most of them as a closer or a top setup man, without blowing a lead. In some ways, the streak was more impressive than Eric Gagne's. It never got any attention because he only has had one year of more than 10 saves and he missed a full season due to Tommy John surgery. Still, 183 appearances without blowing a lead is flat out incredible.
Yesterday’s Results
American League CLE 6 BAL 1 (Recap and Boxscore) TB 5 BOS 4 (Recap and Boxscore) TOR 8 CHA 2 (Recap and Boxscore) TOR 3 CHA 1 (Recap and Boxscore) OAK 3 DET 2 (Recap and Boxscore) MIN 7 KC 2 (Recap and Boxscore) NYA 7 LAA 1 (Recap and Boxscore) TEX 7 SEA 3 (Recap and Boxscore) National League ATL 5 COL 4 (Recap and Boxscore) NYN 10 WAS 8 (Recap and Boxscore) FLA 10 PHI 8 (Recap and Boxscore) HOU 9 PIT 3 (Recap and Boxscore) CIN 5 MIL 4 (Recap and Boxscore) STL 4 CHN 3 (Recap and Boxscore) LAN 6 SD 2 (Recap and Boxscore) SF 5 ARI 4 (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 Milwaukee Brewers, 2:05 PM (R) Bronson Arroyo (14-10) vs. (L) CC Sabathia (9-0) Arizona Diamondbacks at San Francisco Giants, 3:45 PM (R) Dan Haren (14-8) vs. (R) Brad Hennessey (1-1) Florida Marlins at Philadelphia Phillies, 4:05 PM (R) Ricky Nolasco (13-7) vs. (R) Brett Myers (9-10) Washington Nationals at New York Mets, 7:10 PM (L) Odalis Perez (6-10) vs. (R) Mike Pelfrey (13-9) Colorado Rockies at Atlanta Braves, 7:10 PM (R) Livan Hernandez (1-3) vs. (R) James Parr (1-0) Pittsburgh Pirates at Houston Astros, 8:05 PM (L) Tom Gorzelanny (6-9) vs. (R) Brian Moehler (10-6) Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals, 8:15 PM (L) Ted Lilly (13-9) vs. (R) Braden Looper (12-11) Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres, 10:05 PM (R) Derek Lowe (12-11) vs. (L) Shawn Estes (2-1) American League --------------- Oakland Athletics at Detroit Tigers, 1:05 PM (R) Sean Gallagher (1-2) vs. (R) Armando Galarraga (12-5) New York Yankees at LA Angels of Anaheim, 3:35 PM (L) Andy Pettitte (13-12) vs. (R) Dustin Moseley (1-4) Texas Rangers at Seattle Mariners, 4:40 PM (R) Kevin Millwood (9-8) vs. (L) Cesar Jimenez (0-2) Cleveland Indians at Baltimore Orioles, 7:05 PM (L) Scott Lewis (0-0) vs. (L) Chris Waters (2-2) Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox, 7:05 PM (R) Andy Sonnanstine (13-7) vs. (R) Josh Beckett (12-9) Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins, 8:10 PM (R) Kyle Davies (6-6) vs. (R) Kevin Slowey (11-9) Toronto Blue Jays at Chicago White Sox, 8:11 PM (R) Roy Halladay (18-9) vs. (L) Mark Buehrle (12-11)
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 86 57 .601 0.0 80 6BOS 85 59 .590 1.5 87 -2
TOR 78 66 .542 8.5 83 -5
NYA 77 68 .531 10.0 76 1
BAL 64 79 .448 22.0 67 -3
American League Central CHA 80 64 .556 0.0 81 -1
MIN 79 65 .549 1.0 80 -1
CLE 70 73 .490 9.5 75 -5
DET 70 75 .483 10.5 72 -2
KC 61 82 .427 18.5 58 3
American League West LAA 87 57 .604 0.0 78 9
TEX 71 74 .490 16.5 67 4
OAK 66 78 .458 21.0 68 -2
SEA 56 87 .392 30.5 60 -4
National League East Pwins Diff NYN 81 63 .563 0.0 81 0
PHI 79 66 .545 2.5 82 -3
FLA 73 72 .503 8.5 69 4
ATL 63 82 .434 18.5 69 -6
WAS 56 89 .386 25.5 57 -1
National League Central CHN 86 58 .597 0.0 89 -3
MIL 82 63 .566 4.5 79 3
STL 78 66 .542 8.0 77 1
HOU 78 67 .538 8.5 71 7
CIN 66 79 .455 20.5 63 3
PIT 60 84 .417 26.0 58 2
National League West LAN 74 71 .510 0.0 75 -1
ARI 71 73 .493 2.5 73 -2
COL 67 78 .462 7.0 66 1
SF 64 80 .444 9.5 61 3
SD 56 89 .386 18.0 61 -5
Wildcard Standings American League BOS 85 59 .590 0.0 MIN 79 65 .549 6.0 TOR 78 66 .542 7.0 NYA 77 68 .531 8.5 TEX 71 74 .490 14.5 National League MIL 82 63 .566 0.0 PHI 79 66 .545 3.0 STL 78 66 .542 3.5 HOU 78 67 .538 4.0 FLA 73 72 .503 9.0
Game of the Day
TAMPA BAY (5) VS BOSTON (4) - FINAL
TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .280
B Zobrist cf-lf 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 .217
C Pena 1b 3 0 1 0 2 1 1 .245
C Floyd dh 3 0 0 1 0 2 4 .274
b-J Ruggiano ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186
c-D Johnson ph-dh 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500
W Aybar 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .256
E Hinske lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .249
a-F Perez ph-cf 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .182
D Navarro c 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .299
G Gross rf 5 1 2 0 0 1 5 .247
J Bartlett ss 5 0 1 1 0 0 7 .281
Totals 38 5 12 5 5 6 25
a-walked for E Hinske in the 7th; b-hit for C Floyd in the 9th; c-homered to
right for J Ruggiano in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B - J Bartlett (20, D Matsuzaka); F Perez (1, J Papelbon); D Navarro
(24, J Papelbon). HR - D Johnson (1, 9th inning off J Papelbon 0 on, 0 Out). SF
- W Aybar. RBI - C Floyd (36), W Aybar (27), J Bartlett (29), D Johnson (1), D
Navarro (46). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Floyd 2, J Bartlett
5, D Navarro 1. Team LOB - 13.
FIELDING: E - D Navarro (4, throw). DP: 1 (A Iwamura-J Bartlett-C Pena).
BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Crisp cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .290
J Lowrie ss 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .272
D Pedroia 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .327
K Youkilis 1b 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .315
J Bay lf 3 1 1 2 1 2 0 .314
M Lowell 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .277
M Kotsay rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .275
J Ellsbury pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
J Varitek c 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .225
J Bailey dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286
a-D Ortiz ph-dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268
Totals 32 4 6 4 5 6 9
a-flied out to right for J Bailey in the 7th.
BATTING: 2B - K Youkilis (38, S Kazmir). HR - M Lowell (16, 4th inning off S
Kazmir 0 on, 2 Out), J Bay (7, 8th inning off D Wheeler 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - K
Youkilis (99), M Lowell (72), J Bay 2 (33). 2-out RBI - K Youkilis, M Lowell, J
Bay 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Crisp 1, M Lowell 1, D
Pedroia 1. GIDP - D Pedroia. Team LOB - 6.
BASERUNNING: SB - J Ellsbury (45, 2nd base off T Percival/D Navarro).
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TAMPA BAY - 002 100 002 -- 5
BOSTON - 100 100 020 -- 4
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Kazmir 6 5 2 2 3 4 1 2.99
G Balfour (H, 13) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.66
D Wheeler (W, 4-5; B, 4) 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2.74
T Percival (S, 28) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.79
BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
D Matsuzaka 5 8 3 3 4 5 0 2.97
J Lopez 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.67
M Delcarmen 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.76
H Okajima 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.93
J Papelbon (L, 5-4; B, 5) 1 3 2 2 0 0 1 1.89
D Matsuzaka pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.
J Lopez pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.
HBP - C Floyd (by D Matsuzaka). Pitches-strikes: S Kazmir 108-68; G Balfour
11-8; D Wheeler 19-11; T Percival 19-10; D Matsuzaka 102-61; J Lopez 16-10; M
Delcarmen 14-8; H Okajima 4-3; J Papelbon 20-12. Ground balls-fly balls: S
Kazmir 4-10; G Balfour 0-3; D Wheeler 2-0; T Percival 0-2; D Matsuzaka 4-6; J
Lopez 2-1; M Delcarmen 3-2; H Okajima 0-0; J Papelbon 1-2. Batters faced: S
Kazmir 25; G Balfour 3; D Wheeler 5; T Percival 4; D Matsuzaka 28; J Lopez 5; M
Delcarmen 5; H Okajima 1; J Papelbon 6.
UMPIRES: HP--Mark Wegner. 1B--Dan Iassogna. 2B--Ron Kulpa. 3B--Dale Scott.
T--3:40. Att--37,573.
Weather: 68 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to
left.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 Garrett Atkins COL Mike Gonzalez ATL 413 403 19 JE Jason Bay BOS Dan Wheeler TB 375 368 29 JE Carlos Beltran NYM Charlie Manning WAS 392 404 23 JE Lance Berkman HOU Ross Ohlendorf PIT 336 322 28 JE/L Jay Bruce CIN Jeff Suppan MIL 374 370 17 PL Jorge Cantu FLA Kyle Kendrick PHI 394 392 24 PL Ryan Church NYM John Lannan WAS 416 396 12 ND Johnny Damon NYY Ervin Santana LAA 387 384 14 JE Johnny Damon NYY Justin Speier LAA 396 393 13 PL Carlos Delgado NYM John Lannan WAS 448 411 34 ND Carlos Delgado NYM Charlie Manning WAS 413 404 33 ND Ray Durham MIL Jared Burton CIN 341 337 5 PL Edwin Encarnacion CIN Jeff Suppan MIL 375 371 25 JE Cristian Guzman WAS Oliver Perez NYM 348 311 7 JE Brad Hawpe COL Jorge Campillo ATL 412 402 23 PL Ryan Howard PHI Eulogio De La Cruz FLA 421 419 41 PL Chris Iannetta COL Jorge Campillo ATL 407 398 15 JE/L Mike Jacobs FLA J.A. Happ PHI 414 412 33 PL Dan Johnson TB Jonathan Papelbon BOS 418 390 1 PL Mike Lowell BOS Scott Kazmir TB 368 353 16 ND Justin Morneau MIN Brian Bannister KC 350 345 23 JE Miguel Olivo KC Nick Blackburn MIN 0 0 12 0 Steve Pearce PIT Randy Wolf HOU 400 393 1 JE Albert Pujols STL Ryan Dempster CHC 406 404 33 JE Manny Ramirez LAD Wade LeBlanc SD 375 378 31 JE Alex Rodriguez NYY Ervin Santana LAA 413 408 33 PL Scott Rolen TOR Clayton Richard CWS 402 404 9 PL Cody Ross FLA J.A. Happ PHI 417 415 22 PL Marco Scutaro TOR Clayton Richard CWS 380 381 7 PL Chris Snyder ARI Brian Wilson SF 432 422 15 PL Vernon Wells TOR Lance Broadway CWS 400 401 17 PL
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