THT Daily: Wild Wildcard
by Matthew CarruthAugust 11, 2007
Major League News for August 11
Player News
Yesterday’s Results
Today’s Games
Standings
Top Minor League Performances
Stats
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Player News
Player news items are provided by RotoworldJay Gibbons will undergo season-ending surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder on Tuesday.
Gibbons, who thinks he injured the shoulder making a diving catch in May, will continue to play through the weekend before being put on the disabled list and missing the remainder of the season. His decision to undergo surgery now means Jay Payton and Aubrey Huff won't have to worry about losing any at-bats the rest of the way. Should the Orioles lose another player to injury, they could give J.R. House or another minor leaguer an extended look at DH.
Carlos Beltran had a homer that scored all three Mets runs Friday in his return from the disabled list.
Beltran decided to come back and play even though he's not 100 percent, and for one night at least, it looks like he made the right choice. He usually struggles mightily while trying to gut it out through injuries, so we'll have to wait and see whether this was an aberration or not.
Travis Hafner underwent an MRI Friday that revealed left knee inflammation and a mild hamstring strain.
While they badly need the slugger for the series against the Yankees, the Indians aren't optimistic that Hafner will play at all this weekend. Jason Michaels is filling in for him tonight, with Trot Nixon shifting to DH.
Roger Clemens declined to appeal his five-game suspension and will begin to serve the penalty with Friday's game.
Very odd. If the suspension started Wednesday instead, then it'd make sense not to appeal it, as the Yankees had the off day Thursday. However, now the team has five games in five days, meaning that an extra starter will be needed, as there's no way the club will bring back Phil Hughes on three days' rest. Jeff Karstens could be the choice. That Clemens declined to appeal suggests that he might be battling a minor injury of some sort.
The Cubs put in a waiver claim on Scott Podsednik and could be attempting to work out a trade for the left fielder.
If acquired, Podsednik would probably become the Cubs' primary left fielder and leadoff man until Alfonso Soriano returns. He'd figure to have a diminished role and value if Soriano could return in September. The White Sox could call up Ryan Sweeney to take over in left field, though perhaps not until he proves he's over a sore wrist.
Yesterday’s Results
American League BAL 6 BOS 5 (Recap and Boxscore) CHA 5 SEA 3 (Recap and Boxscore) NYA 6 CLE 1 (Recap and Boxscore) OAK 16 DET 10 (Recap and Boxscore) TOR 2 KC 1 (Recap and Boxscore) LAA 10 MIN 1 (Recap and Boxscore) TEX 7 TB 4 (Recap and Boxscore) National League FLA 4 NYN 3 (Recap and Boxscore) PHI 5 ATL 4 (Recap and Boxscore) SD 12 CIN 7 (Recap and Boxscore) MIL 5 HOU 4 (Recap and Boxscore) LAN 2 STL 1 (Recap and Boxscore) ARI 11 WAS 4 (Recap and Boxscore) CHN 6 COL 2 (Recap and Boxscore) PIT 8 SF 7 (Recap and Boxscore)
Today’s Games
National League --------------- Pittsburgh Pirates at San Francisco Giants, 3:55 PM (R) Tony Armas (1-3) vs. (R) Tim Lincecum (6-2) San Diego Padres at Cincinnati Reds, 3:55 PM (R) Justin Germano (6-6) vs. (L) Bobby Livingston (2-2) Los Angeles Dodgers at St. Louis Cardinals, 3:55 PM (R) Derek Lowe (8-10) vs. (R) Braden Looper (9-9) Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies, 7:05 PM (R) Lance Cormier (0-2) vs. (R) Adam Eaton (9-7) Milwaukee Brewers at Houston Astros, 7:05 PM (R) Jeff Suppan (8-9) vs. (L) Wandy Rodriguez (7-10) Florida Marlins at New York Mets, 7:10 PM (L) Scott Olsen (9-9) vs. (L) Tom Glavine (10-6) Chicago Cubs at Colorado Rockies, 8:05 PM (L) Rich Hill (6-6) vs. (R) Josh Fogg (6-7) Washington Nationals at Arizona Diamondbacks, 8:05 PM (L) John Lannan (1-0) vs. (R) Brandon Webb (11-8) American League --------------- Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles, 3:55 PM (R) Josh Beckett (14-5) vs. (L) Brian Burres (5-5) Seattle Mariners at Chicago White Sox, 7:05 PM (R) Miguel Batista (11-8) vs. (R) Gavin Floyd (1-1) New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians, 7:05 PM (R) Mike Mussina (7-7) vs. (R) Paul Byrd (10-4) Oakland Athletics at Detroit Tigers, 7:05 PM (R) Danny Haren (13-3) vs. (R) Justin Verlander (11-4) Toronto Blue Jays at Kansas City Royals, 7:10 PM (R) Dustin McGowan (8-5) vs. (R) Leo Nunez (1-0) Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Texas Rangers, 8:35 PM (R) Edwin Jackson (2-11) vs. (L) John Rheinecker (1-0) Minnesota Twins at LA Angels of Anaheim, 9:05 PM (R) Carlos Silva (9-12) vs. (R) John Lackey (14-6)
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 46 .600 0.0 70 -1NYA 64 51 .557 5.0 71 -7
TOR 58 56 .509 10.5 61 -3
BAL 53 61 .465 15.5 57 -4
TB 44 71 .383 25.0 43 1
American League Central CLE 65 51 .560 0.0 63 2
DET 63 52 .548 1.5 63 0
MIN 58 57 .504 6.5 58 0
CHA 54 61 .470 10.5 48 6
KC 50 64 .439 14.0 53 -3
American League West LAA 67 47 .588 0.0 65 2
SEA 63 50 .558 3.5 58 5
OAK 56 60 .483 12.0 60 -4
TEX 50 65 .435 17.5 51 -1
National League East Pwins Diff NYN 64 51 .557 0.0 62 2
PHI 61 54 .530 3.0 63 -2
ATL 61 55 .526 3.5 62 -1
FLA 54 62 .466 10.5 53 1
WAS 53 63 .457 11.5 48 5
National League Central MIL 61 55 .526 0.0 58 3
CHN 60 55 .522 0.5 63 -3
STL 53 60 .469 6.5 47 6
HOU 51 64 .443 9.5 51 0
CIN 49 66 .426 11.5 52 -3
PIT 46 66 .411 13.0 46 0
National League West ARI 66 51 .564 0.0 56 10
SD 62 53 .539 3.0 63 -1
LAN 60 55 .522 5.0 60 0
COL 59 56 .513 6.0 60 -1
SF 49 65 .430 15.5 56 -7
Wildcard Standings American League SEA 63 50 .558 0.0 NYA 64 51 .557 0.0 DET 63 52 .548 1.0 TOR 58 56 .509 5.5 MIN 58 57 .504 6.0 National League SD 62 53 .539 0.0 PHI 61 54 .530 1.0 ATL 61 55 .526 1.5 LAN 60 55 .522 2.0 CHN 60 55 .522 2.0
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.ORG LVL PLAYER AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO Notes CLE AAA Andy Marte........ 5 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 RBI LAA AAA Brandon Wood...... 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 COL AAA Ian Stewart....... 5 3 1 0 0 0 1 SEA AAA Jeff Clement...... 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 LA AA Blake Dewitt...... 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 TOR A Travis Snider..... 5 2 0 0 1 0 2 ARI AAA Chris Carter...... 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 SD AA William Venable... 4 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 R CHC AA Tyler Colvin...... 5 4 0 0 1 0 0 COL AAA Chris Iannetta.... 5 2 1 0 0 0 1 OAK A J. Mitchell....... 3 1 0 0 0 3 1 BOS AAA Jacoby Ellsbury... 5 2 1 0 0 0 1 ORG LVL PLAYER IP H R ER SO BB HR Notes CHW AAA Lance Broadway.... 8 5 1 1 5 2 0 14 GB MIN AA Yohan Pino........ 6 5 2 2 8 1 0 SEA A Anthony Butler.... 7 2 1 1 6 1 0 ARI A+ Matthew Torra..... 7 3 0 0 3 1 0 FLA A+ Ryan Tucker....... 5 4 0 0 6 3 0 MIN A+ Kyle Waldrop...... 7 4 1 1 3 1 0 12 GB HOU AA Brian Bogusevic... 6 4 2 1 4 2 0 HOU AAA Chad Reineke...... 4 3 2 2 5 2 0 SF AA Nick Pereira...... 6 6 3 3 8 0 3 TEX A- Neftali Feliz..... 2 1 0 0 5 1 0 COL A+ Brandon Hynick.... 6 5 2 1 7 3 1 TOR AA Kyle Yates........ 6 9 5 4 4 0 1
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Matthew Carruth is an editor for The Hardball Times. He welcomes any and all sorts of communication at his email.
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