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1) Yesterday's scores--

AL
BlueJays 5, Rangers 4
Indians 1, A's 0
Yankees 7, Devil Rays 5
Orioles 7, Tigers 5
Royals 2, Twins 1
Redsox 8, Mariners 4
Whitesox 4, Angels 3

NL
Pirates 9, Cubs 5 (1st)
Pirates 5, Cubs 4 (10) (2nd)
Marlins 2, Mets 1
Reds 7, Expos 6
Phillies 3, Braves 2 (10)
Padres 5, Brewers 3
Giants 4, Rockies 2
Diamondbacks 6, Dodgers 3
Cardinals 2, Astros 1 (10)

2) Standings--

AL EAST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
Redsox 30 18 .625 - 17-7 13-11 22-09 05-05 03-04 WON 1
Yankees 29 18 .617 1/2 13-7 16-11 08-08 07-03 14-07 WON 5
Orioles 21 23 .477 7 12-13 9-10 10-10 06-06 05-07 WON 1
BlueJays 21 27 .438 9 13-13 8-14 06-13 11-14 04-00 WON 4
Devil Rays 16 30 .348 13 13-13 3-17 06-12 07-08 03-10 LOST 1

AL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
Whitesox 28 19 .596 - 16-9 12-10 14-12 11-06 03-01 WON 3
Twins 26 21 .553 2 14-8 12-13 05-04 15-11 06-06 LOST 2
Tigers 22 25 .468 6 10-12 12-13 04-03 08-08 10-14 LOST 1
Indians 20 26 .435 7 1/2 14-11 6-15 09-09 09-15 02-02 WON 2
Royals 16 29 .356 11 11-11 5-18 04-08 09-12 03-09 WON 1

AL WEST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
Angels 29 19 .604 - 15-7 14-12 11-08 07-03 11-08 LOST 4
A's 26 21 .553 2 1/2 12-9 14-12 04-08 12-04 10-09 LOST 1
Rangers 26 21 .553 2 1/2 16-9 10-12 09-04 06-09 11-08 LOST 3
Mariners 17 30 .362 11 1/2 9-13 8-17 04-09 07-08 06-13 LOST 2

NL EAST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
Marlins 28 20 .583 - 14-9 14-11 13-06 06-06 09-08 WON 3
Phillies 26 20 .565 1 13-9 13-11 07-09 05-06 14-05 WON 1
Braves 23 24 .489 4 1/2 11-10 12-14 11-06 06-09 06-09 LOST 1
Mets 23 24 .489 4 1/2 13-11 10-13 08-08 04-11 11-05 LOST 2
Expos 15 32 .319 12 1/2 8-16 7-16 06-16 03-07 06-09 LOST 2

NL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
Reds 28 20 .583 - 16-9 12-11 05-04 16-11 07-05 WON 1
Astros 26 21 .553 1 1/2 14-12 12-9 06-06 17-12 03-03 LOST 1
Cubs 25 22 .532 2 1/2 13-9 12-13 05-01 11-12 09-09 LOST 4
Cardinals 25 22 .532 2 1/2 11-14 14-8 10-08 10-13 05-01 WON 2
Brewers 24 22 .522 3 13-11 11-11 08-04 11-13 05-05 LOST 1
Pirates 22 22 .500 4 8-13 14-9 05-01 11-15 06-06 WON 2

NL WEST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
Padres 27 21 .563 - 13-9 14-12 10-06 05-05 12-10 WON 2
Dodgers 24 22 .522 2 11-11 13-11 06-09 06-06 12-07 LOST 3
Giants 23 24 .489 3 1/2 13-14 10-10 08-07 08-07 07-10 WON 7
Rockies 18 29 .383 8 1/2 12-13 6-16 06-10 05-10 07-09 LOST 2
Diamondbacks 18 30 .375 9 8-14 10-16 06-14 05-07 07-09 WON 1

3) Today's schedule--

AL
A's (Rich Harden) at Indians (Joe Dawley), 1:20
Mariners (Freddy Garcia) at Redsox (Tim Wakefield), 1:20
Twins (Johan Santana) at Royals (Dennys Reyes), 2:10
Angels (Aaron Sele) at Whitesox (Jon Rauch), 4:05
Rangers (Juan Dominguez) at BlueJays (Miguel Batista), 4:05
Yankees (Kevin Brown) at Devil Rays (Mark Hendrickson), 6:15
Orioles (Daniel Cabrera) at Tigers (Jeremy Bonderman), 7:05

NL
Braves (John Thomson) at Phillies (Vicente Padilla), 1:20
Cardinals (Woody Williams) at Astros (Wade Miller), 4:05
Mets (Jae Seo) at Marlins (Carl Pavano), 6:05
Reds (Jose Acevedo) at Expos (Zach Day), 7:05
Cubs (Sergio Mitre) at Pirates (Josh Fogg), 7:05
Padres (Dennis Tankersley) at Brewers (Wes Obermueller), 7:05
Diamondbacks (Brandon Webb) at Dodgers (Jose Lima), 10:10
Rockies (Jeff Fassero) at Giants (Jerome Williams), 10:15

4) Yesterday's HR--

Barry Bonds--#13
Manny Ramirez--#13
Luis Gonzalez (Diamondbacks)--#13
Ken Griffey Jr.--#12
Scott Rolen--#12
David Ortiz--#11
Craig Wilson--#11
Rob Mackowiak--#9 & #10
Jose Guillen--#10
Charles Johnson--#10
Paul Konerko--#9
Carlos Delgado--#8
Bret Boone--#8
Hideki Matsui--#8
Michael Barrett--#8
Miguel Tejada--#7
Sean Casey--#7
Casey Blake--#6
Corey Patterson--#6
Gary Sheffield--#5
Luis Matos--#5
Michael Cuddyer--#5
Rod Barajas--#5
Aubrey Huff--#5
Brad Wilkerson--#5
Ruben Sierra--#4
Derek Jeter--#4
Ben Grieve--#4
Tony Batista--#4
Tomas Perez--#4
Todd Zeile--#3
Robby Hammock--#2
DeWayne Wise--#2
Chris Shelton--#1
Rich Aurilia--#1
Sean Burroughs--#1
Matt Cepicky--#1
Ruben Mateo--#1

5) HR leaders--

AL
T1) Manny Ramirez--13*
T1) Eric Chavez--13
T3) Alex Rodriguez--12
T3) Hank Blalock--12
T5) Troy Glaus--11
T5) Carlos Beltran--11
T5) Vladimir Guerrero--11
T5) David Ortiz--11*
T9) Frank Thomas--10
T9) Jose Guillen--10*

NL
T1) Steve Finley--14
T1) Vinny Castilla--14
T1) Jeromy Burnitz--14
T4) Barry Bonds--13*
T4) Mike Lowell--13
T4) Luis Gonzalez (Diamondbacks)--13*
T7) Ken Griffey Jr.--12*
T7) Lance Berkman--12
T7) Albert Pujols--12
T7) Moises Alou--12
T7) Miguel Cabrera--12
T7) Scott Rolen--12*

*--hit 1 yesterday

Barry Bonds watch--hit #671, is 29 away from 700, is 43 behind Ruth, is 84 behind Aaron.

6) Ken Griffey Jr. tied Lou Gehrig for 20th place on the all time HR list, with 493.

7) Gary Sheffield tied Harold Baines for 45th place on the all time HR list, with 384.

8) Manny Ramirez passed Johnny Mize and tied Gary Gaetti for 60th place on the all time HR list, with 360.

9) Redsox DH David Ortiz hit his 100th career HR.

After 1 RCAA/.799 OPS and 15 RCAA/.839 OPS seasons, Ortiz hit .592 SLG, .369 OBA, .961 OPS, 33 RCAA in 128 games in 2003 and is off to a .571 SLG, .360 OBA, .932 OPS, 10 RCAA start in his first 47 games. He has a .852 career OPS, compared to his league average of .771, and 57 RCAA in 630 games.

Correction from yesterday--Rafael Palmeiro passed Jimmie Foxx into 12th, not 13th, place on the all time HR list.

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1) Raul Mondesi says he's signed a $1.75 million contract with the Angels, for the remainder of the season. GM Bill Stoneman says they are talking.

2) Astros 1B Jeff Bagwell played in his 2000th career game.

After 43 RCAA/.966 OPS and 38 RCAA/.919 OPS seasons, Bagwell hit .524 SLG, .373 OBA, .897 OPS, 21 RCAA in 160 games in 2003 and is off to a .465 SLG, .411 OBA, .876 OPS, 9 RCAA start in his first 45 games. He has a .957 career OPS, compared to his league average of .762, and 672 RCAA in 2000 games.

Bagwell ranks 8th on the NL's career RCAA list (since 1900)--

RCAA
1 Barry Bonds 1385
2 Stan Musial 1204
3 Rogers Hornsby 1081
4 Hank Aaron 1039
5 Willie Mays 1008
6 Mel Ott 989
7 Honus Wagner 938
8 Jeff Bagwell 672
9 Joe Morgan 657
10 Eddie Mathews 652

3) Dodgers P Wilson Alvarez had to leave yesterday's game, due to a strained left hip.

After being out of the majors in 2000-01, Alvarez had 5.28 ERA/-7 RSAA and 2.37 ERA/17 RSAA seasons and is off to a 3.32 ERA/3 RSAA start in his first 13 games (5 starts). He has a 3.91 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.57, and 94 RSAA in 307 games.

4) The Dodgers placed P Hideo Nomo on the 15 day DL, retroactive to May 20, and activated OF Dave Roberts from the DL.

Nomo has a split nail on his index finger.

After having 9 RCAA/.718 OPS in his first year as a starter, Roberts hit .307 SLG, .331 OBA, .638 OPS, -9 RCAA in 107 games in 2003 and is off to a .386 SLG, .382 OBA, .768 OPS, 4 RCAA start in his first 23 games. He has a .675 career OPS, compared to his league average of .771, and -7 RCAA in 332 games.

5) The BlueJays placed 2B Orlando Hudson on the 15 day DL, retroactive to May 23, and called up INF Howie Clark.

After 4.50 ERA/1 RSAA and 3.39 ERA/9 RSAA seasons, Nomo had a 3.09 ERA/22 RSAA in 33 starts in 2003 and is off to a 7.13 ERA/-15 RSAA start in his first 9 starts. He has a 3.93 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.35, and 32 RSAA in 292 games.

6) Braves LF Chipper Jones had to leave yesterday's game, after being hit in the knee by a pitch, and is day to day.

After 65 RCAA/1.032 OPS and 55 RCAA/.972 OPS seasons, Jones hit .517 SLG, .402 OBA, .920 OPS, 43 RCAA in 153 games in 2003 and is off to a .467 SLG, .395 OBA, .862 OPS, 5 RCAA start in his first 29 games. He has a .944 career OPS, compared to his league average of .774, and 423 RCAA in 1434 games.

7) The Braves placed 1B Adam LaRoche on the 15 day DL, sent SS Wilson Betemit to the minors, activated C-OF Eli Marrero from the DL and called up 3B-1B Mike Hessman.

LaRoche separated his shoulder. He's off to a .383 SLG, .271 OBA, .653 OPS, -7 RCAA start in his first 40 career games.

Betemit has -5 RCAA/.406 OPS in 17 career games, including a .172 SLG, .226 OBA, .398 OPS, -4 RCAA in 9 games in 2004.

After -4 RCAA/.751 OPS and 7 RCAA/.777 OPS seasons, Marrero hit .355 SLG, .267 OBA, .622 OPS, -6 RCAA in 1 games with the 2003 Cardinals and is off to a .227 SLG, .125 OBA, .352 OPS, -3 RCAA start in his first 9 games. He has a .681 career OPS, compared to his league average of .777, and -58 RCA in 534 games.

Hessman has -2 RCAA/.692 OPS in 33 career games, including a .226 SLG, .182 OBA, .408 OPS, -4 RCAA in 14 games in 2004.

8) The Cubs called up SS Rey Ordonez, sent INF Damian Jackson to the minors and moved 2B Mark Grudzielanek from the 15 to the 60 day DL.

After -27 RCAA/.635 OPS and -27 RCAA/.616 OPS seasons, Ordonez had a .487 SLG, .328 OBA, .815 OPS, 1 RCAA career year in 34 games with the 2003 Devil Rays. He has a .602 career OPS, compared to his league average of .773, and -200 RCAA in 951 games.

Jackson was also removed from the 40 man roster. He has -43 RCAA/.682 OPS in 628 career games, including a .267 SLG, .222 OBA, .489 OPS, -2 RCAA in 7 games in 2004.

9) Cubs P Matt Clement tied the major league record by hitting 3 batters in an inning.

After 5.05 ERA/-16 RSAA and 3.60 ERA/9 RSAA seasons, Clement had a 4.11 ERA/3 RSAA in 32 starts in 2003 and is off to a 3.05 ERA/8 RSAA start in his first 10 starts. He has a 4.37 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.38, and -20 RSAA in 174 games.

Since 2000, Clement is 4th in most HBP vs. the league average--

HIT BY PITCHES DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE
1 Chan Ho Park -35 63 28
2 Jamey Wright -30 50 20
3 Kerry Wood -27 58 31
T4 Matt Clement -24 58 34
T4 Pedro Astacio -24 47 23
6 Byung-Hyun Kim -21 37 16
7 Jeff Weaver -20 55 35
8 Rolando Arrojo -19 34 15
T9 Julian Tavarez -18 39 21
T9 Victor Zambrano -18 36 18

10) The Devil Rays sent OF Jonny Gomes to the minors, when they called up 1B Fred McGriff.

Gomes has -3 RCAA/.299 OPS in 13 career games, including 1 for 14, with a BB and -2 RCAA, in 5 games in 2004.

11) The Rangers will send P Rosman Garcia to the minors and call up P Juan Dominguez.

Dominguez will start today. In 2003, he had a 7.16 ERA/-4 RSAA in his first 6 career games (3 starts).

After starting his career with a 6.02 ERA/-5 RSAA in 46 games in 2003, Garcia gave up 1 R in 1 IP in his only game in 2004.

12) The Padres placed P Ryan Klesko on the 15 day DL and called up OF Jon Knott.

Klesko has a strained muscle in his rib cage. After 42 RCAA/.923 OPS and 49 RCAA/.925 OPS seasons, Klesko hit .456 SLG, .354 OBA, .810 OPS, 8 RCAA in 121 games in 2003 and is off to a .357 SLG, .351 OBA, .707 OPS, -2 RCAA start in his first 37 games. He has a .887 career OPS, compared to his league average of .773, and 240 RCAA in 1387 games.

13) The Royals activated INF Tony Graffanino from the DL and designated INF Mendy Lopez for assignment.

After 1 RCAA/.777 OPS and 0 RCAA/.757 OPS seasons, Graffanino hit .428 SLG, .331 OBA, .759 OPS, 4 RCAA in 90 games with the 2003 Whitesox and is off to a .402 SLG, .353 OBA, .755 OPS, -2 RCAA start in his first 22 games. He has a .729 career OPS, compared to his league average of .769, and -25 RCAA in 596 games.

Lopez has -27 RCAA/.643 OPS in 190 career games, including a .184 SLG, .209 OBA, .394 OPS, -7 RCAA in 18 games in 2004.

14) The Pirates activated 1B Randall Simon from the DL and placed C Humberto Cota on the 15 day DL.

After 1 RCAA/.786 OPS and 5 RCAA/.779 OPS seasons, Simon hit .434 SLG, .309 OBA, .743 OPS, -4 RCAA in 124 games with the 2003 Pirates and Cubs and is off to a .270 SLG, .256 OBA, .527 OPS, -4 RCAA start in his first 13 games. He has a .768 career OPS, compared to his league average of .769, and -1 RCAA in 458 games.

Cota has a strained left oblique muscle. He has 0 RCAA/.740 OPS in 40 career games, including a .593 SLG, .355 OBA, .947 OPS, 2 RCAA in 16 games in 2004.

15) The Mariners designated OF Quinton McCracken for assignment and called up P Clint Nageotte.

After a 7 RCAA/.825 OPS seasons, McCracken hit .271 SLG, .276 OBA, .547 OPS, -20 RCAA in 115 games with the 2003 Diamondbacks and is off to a .150 SLG, .227 OBA, .377 OPS, -3 RCAA start in his first 19 games (23 PA). He has a .720 career OPS, compared to his league average of .770, and -72 RCAA in 765 games.

16) The Whitesox sent P Kelly Wunsch to the minors and called up P Jon Rauch.

Wunsch has a 3.64 ERA/19 RSAA in 212 career games, including a 0.00 ERA/1 RSAA in 3 games in 2004.

Rauch had a 6.59 ERA/-6 RSAA in 8 games (6 starts) in 2002.

17) The Giants sent P Kevin Walker to the minors, after he cleared waivers. He had been removed from the 25 and 40 man rosters when he was designated for assignment on Tuesday.

18) The Pirates released minor league P Juan Acevedo.

Acevedo has a 4.33 ERA/15 RSAA in 366 career games, including a 6.57 ERA/-9 RSAA in 39 games with the 2003 Yankees and BlueJays.

19) The Indians will call up P Joey Dawley and designate P Chad Durbin for assignment.

Dawley, who has a 17.18 ERA/-11 RSAA in 6 career games, will make his first major league start today.

Durbin has a 6.35 ERA/-46 RSAA in 61 career games, including a 10.70 ERA/-13 RSAA in 10 games (2 starts) in 2004.

20) The Expos activated 1B Nick Johnson from the DL and sent OF Val Pascucci to the minors.

Johnson has 15 RCA/.797 OPS in 249 career games, including a .472 SLG, .422 OBA, .894 OPS, 24 RCAA in 96 games with the 2003 Yankees and made his 2004 debut yesterday.

Pascucci had a .217 SLG, .345 OBA, .562 OPS, -3 RCAA in his first 12 career games.

21) Astros P Andy Pettitte is expected to miss 1 start, after his latest injury.

22) A MRI on Padres P Jake Peavy showed no structural damage, but he has ligament inflammation. So, he's now expected to be out for 4-6 weeks.

When Peavy was placed on the DL on Thursday, it was originally believed he could be back in a couple of weeks.

23) The Diamondbacks had sent P Brian Bruney to the minors on Wednesday, but rescinded the move and placed him on the 15 day DL.

Bruney has inflammation in his elbow.

24) Phillies 1B Jim Thome was scratched from yesterday's lineup, due to his finger injury. He had a cortisone shot and says he hopes to be able to play today.