Around the majors reports--Aug 14

[nyy26wc]

1) Yesterday's results--

AL
Devil Rays 5, Twins 1

NL
Astros 9, Cubs 5
Cardinals 3, Reds 2
Diamondbacks 3, Pirates 0

2) Standings--

AL EAST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
Yankees 69 49 .585 - 37-23 32-26 33-15 18-12 08-14 LOST 3
Redsox 65 51 .560 3 34-25 31-26 32-20 13-11 10-12 WON 1
BlueJays 55 63 .466 14 28-32 27-31 26-28 08-08 13-17 LOST 1
Orioles 49 69 .415 20 24-34 25-35 20-27 14-15 09-15 LOST 1
Devil Rays 42 77 .353 27 1/2 24-34 18-43 15-36 10-16 07-17 WON 4

AL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
Indians 65 52 .556 - 30-29 35-23 15-09 33-20 10-12 WON 1
Twins 64 54 .542 1 1/2 37-22 27-32 11-14 34-17 10-14 LOST 4
Whitesox 57 59 .491 7 1/2 32-26 25-33 13-10 22-23 10-20 LOST 2
Tigers 48 68 .414 16 1/2 28-31 20-37 11-13 15-37 12-10 LOST 4
Royals 48 70 .407 17 1/2 25-33 23-37 12-17 20-27 08-16 WON 4

AL WEST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
Mariners 85 33 .720 - 40-18 45-15 20-07 26-08 27-12 WON 2
A's 68 50 .576 17 35-24 33-26 19-11 21-10 16-23 WON 11
Angels 62 56 .525 23 32-26 30-30 21-13 16-11 15-24 WON 1
Rangers 52 66 .441 33 29-31 23-35 15-16 09-21 20-19 LOST 1

NL EAST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
Phillies 65 52 .556 - 37-21 28-31 29-21 12-09 17-11 WON 3
Braves 64 53 .547 1 29-30 35-23 29-21 18-12 08-11 LOST 5
Marlins 59 58 .504 6 35-21 24-37 22-28 16-14 09-10 LOST 1
Mets 54 64 .458 11 1/2 31-28 23-36 26-25 11-19 07-12 LOST 3
Expos 49 69 .415 16 1/2 27-31 22-38 20-31 12-18 09-10 WON 1

NL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
Astros 67 51 .568 - 32-27 35-24 16-11 29-20 13-14 WON 2
Cubs 66 51 .564 1/2 35-21 31-30 11-07 31-23 15-15 LOST 3
Cardinals 62 55 .530 4 1/2 37-24 25-31 16-11 29-25 09-12 WON 5
Brewers 49 66 .426 16 1/2 27-32 22-34 14-13 23-29 07-14 LOST 1
Reds 48 69 .410 18 1/2 18-41 30-28 10-08 20-31 14-19 LOST 2
Pirates 45 72 .385 21 1/2 27-30 18-42 05-19 23-27 09-19 LOST 1

NL WEST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
Diamondbacks 67 51 .568 - 32-29 35-22 16-12 13-12 31-19 WON 4
Giants 66 52 .559 1 38-21 28-31 11-08 18-15 27-24 WON 2
Dodgers 65 53 .551 2 36-23 29-30 10-09 20-13 29-22 LOST 4
Padres 57 60 .487 9 1/2 25-34 32-26 09-10 23-10 19-31 LOST 1
Rockies 49 68 .419 17 1/2 28-31 21-37 08-11 19-17 20-30 WON 1

3) Today's schedule--

AL
Devil Rays (Joe Kennedy 3-7) at Yankees (Andy Pettitte 13-6), 7:05 PM
Twins (Eric Milton 11-4) at Indians (Bartolo Colon 10-8), 7:05 PM
A's (Tim Hudson 14-6) at BlueJays (Chris Carpenter 7-10), 7:05 PM
Angels (Jarrod Washburn 9-6) at Tigers (Nate Cornejo 0-0), 7:05 PM
Royals (Chad Durbin 7-10) at Orioles (Calvin Maduro 1-3), 7:05 PM
Mariners (Jamie Moyer 13-5) at Redsox (Hideo Nomo 11-5), 7:05 PM
Rangers (Aaron Myette 1-1) at Whitesox (Mark Buehrle 10-6), 8:05 PM

NL
Cubs (Julian Tavarez 8-8) at Astros (Roy Oswalt 9-2), 8:05 PM
Phillies (Dave Coggin 3-1) at Brewers (Allen Levrault 5-7), 8:05 PM
Reds (Dennys Reyes 1-2) at Cardinals (Matt Morris 14-7), 8:10 PM
Diamondbacks (Tom Glavine 11-5) at Rockies (John Thomson 0-5), 9:05 PM
Pirates (Todd Ritchie 9-10) at Diamondbacks (Brian Anderson 3-8), 10:05 PM
Mets (Steve Trachsel 6-10) at Padres (Junior Herndon 0-1), 10:05 PM
Expos (Tony Armas Jr. 8-11) at Dodgers (Chan Ho Park 11-8), 10:10 PM
Marlins (Jesus Sanchez 2-1) at Giants (Jason Schmidt 7-7), 10:15 PM

4) Yesterday's HRs--

Luis Gonzalez--#44
Sammy Sosa--#42
Vinny Castilla--#19 (#17 in NL)
Craig Biggio--#18
Matt Stairs--#12
Matt Williams--#11
Ben Grieve--#9
Daryle Ward--#9

5) HR leaders--

AL
1) Jim Thome--39
2) Manny Ramirez--37
T3) Alex Rodriguez--33
T3) Carlos Delgado--33
5) Troy Glaus--32
6) Jason Giambi--29
T7) Rafael Palmeiro--28
T7) Juan Gonzalez--28
T9) Tino Martinez--26
T9) Bret Boone--26

NL
1) Barry Bonds--50
2) Luis Gonzalez--44*
3) Sammy Sosa--42*
4) Todd Helton--35
5) Shawn Green--32
T6) Jeff Bagwell--31
T6) Phil Nevin--31
T8) Chipper Jones--30
T8) Larry Walker--30
T8) Lance Berkman--30

*--hit 1 yesterday

6) Sammy Sosa passed Cal Ripken and tied Rafael Palmeiro for 28th place on the all time HR list, with 428.

7) The Astros passed the Cubs into 1st place in the NL Central.

8) The Cubs activated 3B Bill Mueller from the DL.

9) The Reds sent P Hector Mercado to the minors and will call up P Dennys Reyes before today's game, which he will start.

10) Cardinals RF J.D. Drew has been out of the starting lineup for the past 6 games, due to a lower back sprain. MGR Tony LaRussa isn't optimistic that Drew can return to the lineup this week.

[nyy26wc]

1) Diamondbacks P Albie Lopez alleged left Sunday's game, due to a groin injury. But, MGR Bob Brenly admits Lopez faked the injury, in order to give Greg Swindell more time to warm up in the bullpen.

So, bunting while the other pitcher's pitching a perfect game is bad, but faking an injury is good.

2) On Sunday, Diamondbacks 2B Junior Spivey became the 5th rookie in the past 50 years to have a couple of 5 hit games. He joined Wally Moon (1954), Ken Hubbs (1962), Rico Carty (1964) and Chris Singleton (1999).

3) The Pirates placed P Mike Lincoln on the 15 day DL and recalled P Bronson Arroyo.

4) Astros CF Richard Hidalgo has been out of the lineup for the past couple of days, due to an 0 for 14 slump.

5) Although surgery has been ruled out, Diamondbacks P Armando Reynoso is not expected to pitch again this season. Reynoso is suffering from weakness in his neck and pitching shoulder.

6) Devil Rays MGR Hal McRae says, "From what I've seen, Jared [Sandberg] is our best third baseman." Sandberg is expected to retain the 3B job when 1B Steve Cox comes off the DL. Cox would then share 1B and DH with Aubrey Huff.

7) Whitesox C Sandy Alomar Jr. will have minor arthroscopic surgery on his right knee on Monday and is expected to be out for 2-3 weeks.

8) A's OF Billy McMillon is leaning towards season ending shoulder surgery.

9) Brewers 2B Ron Belliard's ankle injury could be more serious than it was originally believed. Instead of a sprain, it's now more likely that he has a torn tendon, which would end his season.

Meanwhile, C Raul Casanova may need season ending surgery, if he has torn cartilage in his left knee.

10) The Pirates claimed minor league INF Mendy Lopez off waivers from the Astros.

[NetShrine]

Regarding the Albie Lopez thing - a fine is in order.

I have no problem with the fake - the fine would be for being stupid enough to admit it to the press. The D-back MGR is a fool.