Smoltz is injured

[nyy26wc]

1) Yesterday's scores--

AL
Angels 7, Rangers 2
Red Sox 7, Tigers 1
Blue Jays 5, Orioles 3
Royals 2, A's 1

NL
Nationals 2, Braves 1
Phillies 8, Brewers 6
Pirates 7, Marlins 0
Mets 5, Cubs 4
Padres 7, Reds 1
Cardinals 8, Dodgers 4

2) Standings--

AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST
TEAM W L PCT GB
Red Sox 26 11 .703 -
Yankees 17 19 .472 8.5
Orioles 18 21 .462 9
Blue Jays 16 22 .421 10.5
Devil Rays 15 22 .405 11

AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM W L PCT GB
Tigers 23 14 .622 -
Indians 21 14 .600 1
White Sox 18 16 .529 3.5
Twins 18 19 .486 5
Royals 13 26 .333 11

AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST
TEAM W L PCT GB
Angels 22 17 .564 -
Mariners 17 16 .515 2
A's 19 18 .514 2
Rangers 15 23 .395 6.5

NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST
TEAM W L PCT GB
Mets 24 13 .649 -
Braves 24 14 .632 0.5
Phillies 18 20 .474 6.5
Marlins 16 22 .421 8.5
Nationals 13 25 .342 11.5

NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM W L PCT GB
Brewers 25 13 .658 -
Astros 18 19 .486 6.5
Cubs 17 19 .472 7
Pirates 17 20 .459 7.5
Cardinals 16 20 .444 8
Reds 15 24 .385 10.5

NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST
TEAM W L PCT GB
Dodgers 23 16 .590 -
Padres 21 18 .538 2
Giants 19 18 .514 3
Diamondbacks 20 19 .513 3
Rockies 16 22 .421 6.5

3) Today's schedule--

AL
Tigers (Justin Verlander) at Red Sox (Tim Wakefield), 7:05
Twins (Ramon Ortiz) at Indians (Paul Byrd), 7:05
Orioles (Daniel Cabrera) at Blue Jays (Jesse Litsch), 7:07
Rangers (Brandon McCarthy) at Devil Rays (Jamie Shields), 7:10
Yankees (Mike Mussina) at White Sox (John Danks), 8:11
Royals (Brian Bannister) at A's (Joe Kennedy), 10:05
Angels (Kelvim Escobar) at Mariners (Cha Seung Baek), 10:05

NL
Braves (John Smoltz) at Nationals (Jerome Williams), 7:05
Brewers (Claudio Vargas) at Phillies (Adam Eaton), 7:05
Marlins (Sergio Mitre) at Pirates (Paul Maholm), 7:05
Cubs (Carlos Zambrano) at Mets (John Maine), 7:10
Giants (Matt Morris) at Astros (Woody Williams), 8:05
Diamondbacks (Randy Johnson) at Rockies (Jason Hirsh), 8:35
Reds (Aaron Harang) at Padres (David Wells), 10:05
Cardinals (Adam Wainwright) at Dodgers (Derek Lowe), 10:10

4) Yesterday's HR--

J.J. Hardy--#12
Curtis Granderson--#7
Troy Glaus--#7
Brad Wilkerson--#6
John Buck--#6
Chris Duncan--#6
Nick Markakis--#5
Jeff Kent--#3
Hank Blalock--#4
Ronny Paulino--#4
Johnny Estrada--#4
Pat Burrell--#4
David Wright--#4
Casey Kotchman--#3
Jay Gibbons--#3
Brian McCann--#3
Wilson Betemit--#3

5) HR leaders--

AL
1) Alex Rodriguez--15
2) Ian Kinsler--10
T3) Vladimir Guerrero--9
T3) David Ortiz--9
T3) Justin Morneau--9
T6) Sammy Sosa--8
T6) Torii Hunter--8
T8) Travis Hafner--7
T8) Jhonny Peralta--7
T8) B.J. Upton--7
T8) Mike Lowell--7
T8) Alex Rios--7
T8) Carlos Pena--7
T8) Magglio Ordonez--7
T8) Curtis Granderson--7*
T8) Troy Glaus--7*

NL
1) J.J. Hardy--12*
T2) Barry Bonds--11
T2) Adam Dunn--11
T2) Prince Fielder--11
T5) Chipper Jones--10
T5) Adrian Gonzalez--10
7) Jimmy Rollins--9
T8) Miguel Cabrera--8
T8) Josh Hamilton--8
T8) Geoff Jenkins--8
T8) Aramis Ramirez--8
T8) Matt Holliday--8
T8) Carlos Beltran--8

*--hit 1 yesterday

6) Today's birthdays--

JOSH BECKETT, AGE: 27
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2005 25 12 3.38 29 29 178.2 166 8.36 10.98 15 8 0 13 10 Marlins
2006 26 -8 5.01 33 33 204.2 158 6.95 12.09 16 11 0 13 14 Red Sox
2007 27 11 2.66 8 8 50.2 47 8.35 9.41 7 0 0 5 2 Red Sox
CAREER 41 3.78 147 144 864.1 812 8.46 11.42 64 45 0 61 48
LG AVG 0 4.33 864.1 635 6.61 12.85 49 48

GEORGE BRETT, AGE: 54
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1976 23 47 .377 .462 .839 .725 6.71 .333 7 67 21 159 Royals
1979 26 50 .376 .563 .939 .694 7.93 .329 23 107 17 154 Royals
1980 27 86 .454 .664 1.118 .862 12.23 .390 24 118 15 117 Royals
1983 30 43 .385 .563 .947 .732 8.11 .310 25 93 0 123 Royals
1985 32 79 .436 .585 1.022 .805 10.09 .335 30 112 9 155 Royals
1988 35 47 .389 .509 .898 .709 7.40 .306 24 103 14 157 Royals
1990 37 42 .387 .515 .902 .713 7.23 .329 14 87 9 142 Royals
CAREER 593 .369 .487 .857 .663 6.58 .305 317 1595 201 2707
LG AVG 0 .328 .393 .721 .500 4.44 .262 238 1180 192
POS AVG 83 .334 .411 .745 .523 4.74 .264 290 1300 109

AL MCBEAN, AGE: 69
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
1964 26 17 1.90 58 0 90 41 4.10 9.70 8 3 22 8 3 Pirates
1965 27 15 2.29 62 1 114 54 4.26 12.32 6 6 18 8 4 Pirates
1967 29 12 2.54 51 8 131 54 3.71 11.13 7 4 4 7 4 Pirates
CAREER 44 3.13 409 76 1072.1 575 4.83 12.19 67 50 63 66 51
LG AVG 0 3.51 1072.1 688 5.78 11.73 60 60

JUSTIN MORNEAU, AGE: 26
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2005 24 -10 .304 .437 .741 .434 4.27 .239 22 79 0 141 Twins
2006 25 42 .375 .559 .934 .682 7.80 .321 34 130 3 157 Twins
2007 26 8 .364 .532 .896 .652 6.44 .277 9 23 0 37 Twins
CAREER 44 .341 .503 .844 .579 6.00 .277 88 306 3 449
LG AVG 0 .336 .430 .766 .500 5.05 .270 50 213 25
POS AVG 22 .347 .455 .802 .541 5.52 .270 66 246 9

BILL NORTH, AGE: 59
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1973 25 23 .376 .348 .725 .642 5.09 .285 5 34 53 146 A's
1975 27 12 .373 .330 .703 .579 4.67 .273 1 43 30 140 A's
1979 31 12 .386 .341 .727 .578 5.20 .259 5 30 58 142 Giants
CAREER 47 .365 .323 .688 .537 4.48 .261 20 230 395 1169
LG AVG 0 .327 .381 .708 .500 4.29 .261 85 460 88
POS AVG 17 .331 .386 .717 .510 4.45 .269 76 420 171

JOHN SMOLTZ, AGE: 40
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
1996 29 40 2.94 35 35 253.2 276 9.79 9.08 24 8 0 22 10 Braves
2005 38 35 3.06 33 33 229.2 169 6.62 10.35 14 7 0 14 7 Braves
2006 39 23 3.49 35 35 232 211 8.19 11.06 16 9 0 15 10 Braves
2007 40 5 3.19 9 9 59.1 48 7.28 11.98 5 2 0 4 3 Braves
CAREER 302 3.27 679 438 3220.2 2826 7.90 10.69 198 139 154 202 135
LG AVG 0 4.06 3220.2 2283 6.38 12.50 180 180

RICK WAITS, AGE: 55
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
1981 29 -21 4.92 22 21 126.1 51 3.63 15.53 8 10 0 6 12 Indians
1982 30 -17 5.40 25 21 115 44 3.44 14.56 2 13 0 6 9 Indians
1985 33 -11 6.51 24 0 47 24 4.60 16.66 3 2 1 2 3 Brewers
CAREER -53 4.25 317 190 1427 659 4.16 13.20 79 92 8 81 90
LG AVG 0 3.95 1427 748 4.72 12.48 80 80

[nyy26wc]

1) Braves P John Smoltz had to leave yesterday's game, due to a dislocated finger.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2005 38 35 3.06 33 33 229.2 169 6.62 10.35 14 7 0 14 7 Braves
2006 39 23 3.49 35 35 232 211 8.19 11.06 16 9 0 15 10 Braves
2007 40 5 3.19 9 9 59.1 48 7.28 11.98 5 2 0 4 3 Braves
CAREER 302 3.27 679 438 3220.2 2826 7.90 10.69 198 139 154 202 135
LG AVG 0 4.06 3220.2 2283 6.38 12.50 180 180

2) The Blue Jays designated INF Jason Smith for assignment and called up P Jesse Litsch.

SMITH
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2005 27 -6 .203 .276 .479 .113 1.56 .190 0 2 2 27 Tigers
2006 28 -2 .324 .424 .748 .448 5.11 .263 5 13 3 49 Rockies
2007 29 -3 .268 .269 .537 .251 2.63 .212 0 4 0 27 Blue Jays
CAREER -21 .270 .371 .641 .332 3.47 .228 11 44 9 193
LG AVG 0 .336 .430 .766 .500 5.07 .268 15 61 7
POS AVG -5 .328 .414 .742 .465 4.73 .264 12 54 8

Litsch will make his major league debut by starting today.

3) The Royals placed 1B Ross Gload on the 15 day DL and called up SS Angel Berroa.

Gload has a torn right quadriceps.

YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2005 29 -5 .205 .214 .419 .099 1.50 .167 0 5 0 28 White Sox
2006 30 4 .354 .462 .815 .570 6.27 .327 3 18 6 77 White Sox
2007 31 -2 .317 .442 .759 .441 4.44 .284 2 17 2 30 Royals
CAREER -4 .339 .438 .777 .477 5.12 .295 14 91 8 289
LG AVG 0 .338 .430 .768 .500 5.11 .270 19 78 10
POS AVG 6 .347 .453 .800 .532 5.49 .269 24 90 4

BERROA
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2004 24 -15 .308 .385 .693 .400 3.95 .262 8 43 14 134 Royals
2005 25 -19 .305 .375 .680 .388 3.76 .270 11 55 7 159 Royals
2006 26 -48 .259 .333 .592 .172 2.38 .234 9 54 3 132 Royals
CAREER -96 .305 .386 .691 .363 3.88 .264 45 234 50 618
LG AVG 0 .335 .431 .766 .500 5.06 .270 75 316 38
POS AVG -19 .330 .413 .743 .474 4.77 .274 56 279 47

4) The Nationals placed P Shawn Hill on the 15 day DL, sent OF Kory Casto to the minors and activated P Chad Cordero from the bereavement list.

Hill left his last start, due to a sore elbow in his pitching arm. A MRI on that arm showed no ligament damage, but he does have a partially dislocated shoulder, a slightly torn labrum and some cartilage damage in his nonpitching shoulder.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2004 23 -12 16.00 3 3 9 10 10.00 25.00 1 2 0 0 3 Expos
2006 25 -1 4.66 6 6 36.2 16 3.93 14.24 1 3 0 2 2 Nationals
2007 26 7 2.70 8 8 50 33 5.94 10.44 3 3 0 4 2 Nationals
CAREER -6 4.70 17 17 95.2 59 5.55 13.26 5 8 0 6 7
LG AVG 0 4.21 95.2 71 6.66 12.80 5 5

CASTO
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2007 -8 .158 .167 .325 .017 0.53 .130 0 3 0 16 Nationals
CAREER -8 .158 .167 .325 .017 0.53 .130 0 3 0 16
LG AVG 0 .338 .414 .753 .500 4.94 .265 2 8 1
POS AVG 2 .360 .469 .830 .588 6.03 .279 3 9 1

CORDERO
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2005 23 18 1.82 74 0 74.1 61 7.39 8.96 2 4 47 5 1 Nationals
2006 24 10 3.19 68 0 73.1 69 8.47 10.31 7 4 29 7 4 Nationals
2007 25 -1 4.70 15 0 15.1 13 7.63 18.78 0 0 4 0 0 Nationals
CAREER 42 2.74 238 0 256.2 238 8.35 10.84 17 11 95 19 9
LG AVG 0 4.32 256.2 190 6.67 12.86 14 14

5) The Reds called up C Chad Moeller and P Marcus McBeth and sent INF Jeff Keppinger and P Bobby Livingston to the minors.

MOELLER
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2005 30 -16 .257 .367 .624 .220 2.54 .206 7 23 0 66 Brewers
2006 31 -10 .231 .276 .506 .137 1.95 .184 2 5 0 29 Brewers
2007 32 -1 .167 .167 .333 .000 0.00 .167 0 0 0 6 Reds
CAREER -85 .288 .351 .639 .255 3.06 .226 25 111 2 390
LG AVG 0 .342 .434 .776 .500 5.22 .270 40 164 20
POS AVG -35 .322 .397 .719 .404 4.24 .256 32 153 5

KEPPINGER
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2004 24 -6 .317 .379 .696 .333 3.56 .284 3 9 2 33 Mets
2006 26 -3 .323 .400 .723 .343 3.94 .267 2 8 0 22 Royals
2007 27 -1 .400 .250 .650 .000 0.00 .250 0 0 0 2 Reds
CAREER -10 .321 .383 .705 .328 3.61 .278 5 17 2 57
LG AVG 0 .341 .437 .778 .500 5.24 .271 6 25 3
POS AVG -1 .337 .422 .759 .475 4.96 .272 5 23 3

LIVINGSTON
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2006 23 -8 18.00 3 0 5 3 5.40 30.60 0 0 0 0 0 Mariners
2007 24 -1 6.75 1 1 5.1 1 1.69 18.56 0 0 0 0 0 Reds
CAREER -9 12.19 4 1 10.1 4 3.48 24.39 0 0 0 0 0
LG AVG 0 4.27 10.1 7 6.52 12.84 1 1

6) The Mets called up P Ambiorix Burgos and sent P Lino Urdaneta to the minors.

BURGOS
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2005 21 2 3.98 59 0 63.1 65 9.24 13.64 3 5 2 4 4 Royals
2006 22 -5 5.52 68 1 73.1 72 8.84 15.46 4 5 18 4 5 Royals
2007 23 0 4.11 12 0 15.1 12 7.04 12.33 0 0 0 0 0 Mets
CAREER -3 4.74 139 1 152 149 8.82 14.39 7 10 20 8 9
LG AVG 0 4.42 152 107 6.34 12.84 9 8

URDANETA
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2004 24 -6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tigers
2007 27 -1 9.00 2 0 1 0 0.00 18.00 0 0 0 0 0 Mets
CAREER -7 63.00 3 0 1 0 0.00 72.00 0 0 0 0 0
LG AVG 0 3.99 1 1 6.60 12.62 0 0

7) The Orioles signed OF Tike Redman to a minor league contract.

YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2003 26 12 .374 .483 .857 .646 7.09 .330 3 19 7 56 Pirates
2004 27 -13 .310 .374 .684 .416 4.17 .280 8 51 18 155 Pirates
2005 28 -18 .292 .332 .625 .296 3.20 .251 2 26 4 135 Pirates
CAREER -29 .312 .378 .690 .415 4.23 .277 15 101 33 392
LG AVG 0 .340 .434 .774 .500 5.20 .269 40 161 20
POS AVG -4 .335 .428 .763 .489 5.08 .268 39 146 40

8) The Marlins activated RF Jeremy Hermida from the DL.

YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2005 21 5 .383 .634 1.017 .760 9.00 .293 4 11 2 23 Marlins
2006 22 -7 .332 .368 .700 .423 4.28 .251 5 28 4 99 Marlins
2007 23 1 .750 .500 1.250 .960 27.00 .500 0 0 0 1 Marlins
CAREER -1 .343 .400 .743 .487 4.88 .257 9 39 6 123
LG AVG 0 .343 .440 .783 .500 5.30 .272 12 47 6
POS AVG 0 .343 .449 .792 .501 5.32 .267 13 52 5

9) The Rangers activated P Kevin Millwood from the DL and sent P Mike Wood to the minors.

Millwood had to be removed from yesterday's game, after reinjuring his hamstring.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2005 30 26 2.86 30 30 192 146 6.84 11.16 9 11 0 13 7 Indians
2006 31 5 4.52 34 34 215 157 6.57 11.93 16 12 0 15 13 Rangers
2007 32 -9 6.62 7 7 35.1 26 6.62 16.81 2 4 0 2 4 Rangers
CAREER 81 3.91 299 291 1809.2 1463 7.28 11.57 125 91 0 119 97
LG AVG 0 4.38 1809.2 1337 6.65 12.92 102 101

WOOD
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2005 25 -2 4.46 47 10 115 60 4.70 14.79 5 8 2 6 7 Royals
2006 26 -6 5.71 23 7 64.2 29 4.04 16.14 3 3 0 3 3 Royals
2007 27 -5 7.02 4 3 16.2 9 4.86 17.28 0 1 0 0 1 Rangers
CAREER -40 5.60 98 38 310 167 4.85 14.98 13 21 2 13 21
LG AVG 0 4.50 310 218 6.32 12.91 18 17

10) The Twins sold minor league P Mike Venafro to the Blue Jays.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2003 29 0 4.74 24 0 19 9 4.26 14.21 1 0 0 0 1 Devil Rays
2004 30 0 4.00 17 0 9 6 6.00 16.00 0 0 0 0 0 Dodgers
2006 32 1 2.45 7 0 3.2 2 4.91 14.73 1 0 0 1 0 Rockies
CAREER 20 4.09 307 0 253.1 131 4.65 13.46 15 10 5 14 11
LG AVG 0 4.68 253.1 178 6.31 13.30 14 14

[nyy26wc]

1) ANGELS 7, RANGERS 2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
Angels 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 0
Rangers 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 1

* Angels 1B Casey Kotchman reached base safely all 4 times up (1 H (HR), 3 BB).

YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2005 22 4 .352 .484 .836 .600 5.85 .278 7 22 1 47 Angels
2006 23 -9 .221 .215 .436 .100 1.50 .152 1 6 0 29 Angels
2007 24 1 .333 .419 .752 .540 5.04 .256 3 17 2 36 Angels
CAREER -12 .307 .363 .670 .410 3.97 .235 11 60 6 150
LG AVG 0 .335 .426 .761 .500 4.99 .268 14 61 7
POS AVG 5 .344 .449 .793 .535 5.39 .267 18 70 2

* Angels P Jered Waver's line--7 IP, 6 H, 1 R/ER, 2 BB, 5 SO.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2006 23 24 2.56 19 19 123 105 7.68 9.51 11 2 0 9 4 Angels
2007 24 2 3.62 6 6 32.1 30 8.35 13.36 2 3 0 3 2 Angels
CAREER 26 2.78 25 25 155.1 135 7.82 10.31 13 5 0 12 6
LG AVG 0 4.51 155.1 111 6.43 13.02 9 9

2) RED SOX 7, TIGERS 1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
Tigers 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Red Sox 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 X 7 15 1

* Red Sox P Daisuke Matsuzaka's line--9 IP, 6 H, 1 R/ER, 0 BB, 5 SO.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2007 3 4.17 8 8 54 52 8.67 11.33 5 2 0 4 3 Red Sox
CAREER 3 4.17 8 8 54 52 8.67 11.33 5 2 0 4 3
LG AVG 0 4.32 54 38 6.39 12.80 3 3

3) BLUE JAYS 5, ORIOLES 3

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
Orioles 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
Blue Jays 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 X 5 7 0

* Orioles P Erik Bedard's line--7 IP, 6 H, 3 R/ER, 2 BB, 7 SO.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2005 26 1 4.00 24 24 141.2 125 7.94 12.77 6 8 0 7 7 Orioles
2006 27 17 3.76 33 33 196.1 171 7.84 12.38 15 11 0 15 11 Orioles
2007 28 -4 4.67 9 9 54 63 10.50 12.00 3 2 0 2 3 Orioles
CAREER 16 4.14 95 92 530 481 8.17 13.11 30 31 0 32 29
LG AVG 0 4.50 530 375 6.36 12.95 30 29

4) ROYALS 2, A'S 1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 1
A's 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 9 0

* Royals P Gil Meche (7 IP, 7 H, 0 R/ER, 2 BB, 5 SO) combined with Brandon Duckworth, Jimmy Gobble and Joakim Soria for a shutout.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2005 26 -12 5.09 29 26 143.1 83 5.21 14.25 10 8 0 8 10 Mariners
2006 27 -4 4.48 32 32 186.2 156 7.52 13.26 11 8 0 9 10 Mariners
2007 28 18 1.91 9 9 61.1 47 6.90 10.86 3 1 0 3 1 Royals
CAREER -3 4.46 156 152 876.2 622 6.39 13.02 58 45 0 51 52
LG AVG 0 4.58 876.2 612 6.29 13.08 49 49

* A's P Dan Haren's line--8 IP, 4 H, 0 R/ER, 4 BB, 8 SO.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2005 24 18 3.73 34 34 217 163 6.76 11.24 14 12 0 15 11 A's
2006 25 7 4.12 34 34 223 176 7.10 11.26 14 13 0 14 13 A's
2007 26 16 1.64 9 9 60.1 48 7.16 8.80 3 2 0 4 1 A's
CAREER 31 3.88 105 96 619 462 6.72 11.40 37 37 0 40 34
LG AVG 0 4.42 619 439 6.38 12.84 35 34

[nyy26wc]

1) CARDINALS 8, DODGERS 4

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
Cardinals 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 13 1
Dodgers 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 4 12 0

* Dodgers 2B Jeff Kent hit his 350th career HR and tied Chili Davis for 74th place on the all time HR list.

YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2005 37 29 .377 .512 .889 .646 6.72 .289 29 105 6 149 Dodgers
2006 38 14 .385 .477 .861 .593 6.71 .292 14 68 1 115 Dodgers
2007 39 5 .377 .478 .855 .605 6.48 .301 5 21 1 36 Dodgers
CAREER 285 .356 .504 .860 .602 6.28 .290 350 1401 94 2077
LG AVG 0 .341 .429 .770 .500 5.16 .270 234 998 151
POS AVG -65 .339 .405 .744 .469 4.87 .272 166 837 185

* Cardinals SS David Eckstein had 3 hits (1 2B) and 1B Albert Pujols was 0 for 5.

ECKSTEIN
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2005 30 0 .363 .395 .758 .499 5.14 .294 8 61 11 158 Cardinals
2006 31 -11 .350 .344 .694 .426 4.42 .292 2 23 7 123 Cardinals
2007 32 -7 .297 .261 .558 .276 2.84 .226 0 4 2 32 Cardinals
CAREER -50 .349 .356 .705 .451 4.54 .281 27 258 102 880
LG AVG 0 .337 .430 .767 .500 5.08 .268 110 461 59
POS AVG -46 .326 .408 .733 .456 4.65 .269 81 392 86

PUJOLS
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2005 25 75 .430 .609 1.039 .770 9.96 .330 41 117 16 161 Cardinals
2006 26 76 .431 .671 1.102 .786 10.57 .331 49 137 7 143 Cardinals
2007 27 -3 .335 .410 .746 .431 4.14 .239 6 19 0 36 Cardinals
CAREER 429 .416 .620 1.036 .760 9.50 .329 256 777 36 969
LG AVG 0 .340 .432 .773 .500 5.17 .269 109 444 56
POS AVG 86 .361 .473 .834 .571 6.07 .278 145 535 32

* Dodgers SS Rafael Furcal had 4 hits and RF Andre Ethier had 3 hits (1 2B).

FURCAL
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2005 26 5 .348 .429 .777 .526 5.61 .284 12 58 46 154 Braves
2006 27 15 .369 .445 .814 .564 6.28 .300 15 63 37 159 Dodgers
2007 28 -3 .346 .333 .679 .421 4.31 .276 0 10 5 29 Dodgers
CAREER 27 .351 .412 .763 .519 5.49 .286 72 365 231 1005
LG AVG 0 .342 .434 .775 .500 5.22 .269 129 527 68
POS AVG -104 .320 .388 .709 .411 4.31 .264 73 398 100

ETHIER
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2006 24 6 .365 .477 .842 .545 6.02 .308 11 55 5 126 Dodgers
2007 25 -1 .325 .434 .759 .479 4.91 .283 3 19 0 36 Dodgers
CAREER 5 .356 .468 .824 .531 5.77 .303 14 74 5 162
LG AVG 0 .342 .436 .778 .500 5.24 .271 16 66 9
POS AVG 6 .351 .454 .804 .534 5.66 .271 19 69 9

* Dodgers P Brett Tomko took a pounding--2 1/3 IP, 9 H, 8 R/ER, 0 BB, 0 SO.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2005 32 -7 4.48 33 30 190.2 114 5.38 12.70 8 15 1 11 12 Giants
2006 33 -2 4.73 44 15 112.1 76 6.09 12.34 8 7 0 7 8 Dodgers
2007 34 -8 5.97 8 7 37.2 29 6.93 15.53 1 4 0 2 3 Dodgers
CAREER -54 4.57 314 238 1577.1 1037 5.92 12.51 90 84 2 84 90
LG AVG 0 4.33 1577.1 1172 6.69 12.89 88 88

2) PIRATES 7, MARLINS 0

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
Marlins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Pirates 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 X 7 11 0

* Pirates 2B Freddy Sanchez had 4 hits (1 2B) and C Ronny Paulino reached base safely all 4 times up (1 H (HR), 3 BB).

SANCHEZ
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2005 27 -3 .336 .400 .736 .478 4.90 .291 5 35 2 132 Pirates
2006 28 21 .378 .473 .851 .605 6.75 .344 6 85 3 157 Pirates
2007 29 -3 .316 .339 .655 .407 3.94 .283 0 9 0 30 Pirates
CAREER 9 .348 .418 .767 .521 5.45 .310 11 135 5 360
LG AVG 0 .341 .433 .773 .500 5.18 .270 37 153 20
POS AVG 7 .346 .443 .789 .518 5.41 .275 38 167 12

PAULINO
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2005 24 1 .600 .500 1.100 .851 13.50 .500 0 0 0 2 Pirates
2006 25 -5 .360 .394 .754 .460 4.90 .310 6 55 0 129 Pirates
2007 26 -7 .277 .393 .670 .282 2.90 .232 4 14 1 29 Pirates
CAREER -11 .346 .394 .740 .430 4.50 .296 10 69 1 160
LG AVG 0 .342 .436 .778 .500 5.24 .271 17 73 10
POS AVG -14 .324 .402 .726 .414 4.36 .264 14 71 2

* Pirates P Tom Gorzelanny (7 IP, 5 H, 0 R/ER, 0 BB, 5 SO) combined with Matt Capps and Salomon Torres for a shutout.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2005 22 -5 12.00 3 1 6 3 4.50 19.50 0 1 0 0 1 Pirates
2006 23 5 3.79 11 11 61.2 40 5.84 12.41 2 5 0 4 3 Pirates
2007 24 9 2.36 8 8 53.1 34 5.74 10.13 5 2 0 5 2 Pirates
CAREER 9 3.57 22 20 121 77 5.73 11.75 7 8 0 9 6
LG AVG 0 4.26 121 90 6.66 12.84 7 7

3) NATIONALS 2, BRAVES 1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
Braves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0
Nationals 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 2 4 0

* Braves P John Smoltz's line--6 2/3 IP, 4 H, 2 R/ER, 2 BB, 5 SO.

See the news for his stats.

* Nationals P Jason Bergmann's line--8 IP, 2 H, 1 R/ER, 1 BB, 10 SO.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2005 23 3 2.75 15 1 19.2 21 9.61 12.36 2 0 0 1 1 Nationals
2006 24 -17 6.68 29 6 64.2 54 7.52 15.87 0 2 0 1 1 Nationals
2007 25 6 2.76 8 8 49 42 7.71 9.00 1 3 0 3 1 Nationals
CAREER -8 4.66 52 15 133.1 117 7.90 12.83 3 5 0 5 3
LG AVG 0 4.27 133.1 99 6.65 12.84 7 8

4) PHILLIES 8, BREWERS 6

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
Brewers 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 6 12 0
Phillies 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 X 8 12 0

* Phillies P Jamie Moyer took a pounding--6 1/3 IP, 9 H, 5 R/ER, 2 BB, 1 SO.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2005 42 1 4.28 32 32 200 102 4.59 12.83 13 7 0 10 10 Mariners
2006 43 1 4.30 33 33 211.1 108 4.60 12.09 11 14 0 13 12 Mariners/Phillies
2007 44 4 3.48 8 8 54.1 32 5.30 10.93 4 2 0 3 3 Phillies
CAREER 96 4.15 579 526 3405.1 2024 5.35 12.10 220 168 0 203 185
LG AVG 0 4.44 3405.1 2337 6.18 12.98 191 191

5) METS 5, CUBS 4

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
Cubs 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 0
Mets 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 5 8 0

* Mets 3B David Wright had 3 hits (1 HR).

YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2005 22 38 .388 .523 .912 .673 7.37 .306 27 102 17 160 Mets
2006 23 37 .381 .531 .912 .668 7.43 .311 26 116 20 154 Mets
2007 24 6 .367 .434 .802 .622 6.31 .276 4 17 7 37 Mets
CAREER 88 .375 .518 .893 .652 7.09 .303 71 275 50 420
LG AVG 0 .341 .433 .774 .500 5.19 .270 48 197 25
POS AVG 7 .344 .443 .787 .514 5.36 .273 50 216 14

6) PADRES 7, REDS 1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
Reds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0
Padres 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 X 7 10 0

* Reds P Matt Belisle took a pounding--5 IP, 10 H, 7 R/ER, 1 BB, 2 SO.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2005 25 1 4.41 60 5 85.2 59 6.20 13.97 4 8 1 6 6 Reds
2006 26 6 3.60 30 2 40 26 5.85 14.63 2 0 0 1 1 Reds
2007 27 -1 4.38 8 8 49.1 36 6.57 11.49 3 3 0 3 3 Reds
CAREER 5 4.26 104 15 183.2 127 6.22 13.43 10 12 1 11 11
LG AVG 0 4.23 183.2 135 6.61 12.78 10 10

* Padres P Greg Maddux's line--9 IP, 5 H, 1 R/ER, 0 BB, 5 SO.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2005 39 0 4.24 35 35 225 136 5.44 11.28 13 15 0 14 14 Cubs
2006 40 11 4.20 34 34 210 117 5.01 10.97 15 14 0 16 13 Cubs/Dodgers
2007 41 3 3.20 8 8 50.2 31 5.51 9.59 3 2 0 3 2 Padres
CAREER 567 3.07 685 681 4667 3200 6.17 10.46 336 205 0 345 196
LG AVG 0 4.09 4667 3320 6.40 12.54 260 261