Piazza, Martinez injuries; Redsox tie Yankees

[nyy26wc]

1) Yesterday's scores--

AL
Indians 6, Tigers 4
Redsox 10, Yankees 7
Rangers 5, Devil Rays 2
Whitesox 4, BlueJays 1
Mariners 7, Royals 4
A's 4, Twins 1
Angels 7, Orioles 6

NL
Cubs at Pirates--PPD
Expos 6, Marlins 4
Reds 9, Braves 8
Phillies 11, Mets 7
Astros 3, Cardinals 2
Brewers 8, Padres 7
Giants 6, Diamondbacks 5
Dodgers 3, Rockies 1

2) Standings--

AL EAST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Redsox           28   17  .622   -     16-7   12-10  14-07 07-05 07-05 WON  1
Yankees          28   17  .622   -     11-10  17-7   10-04 07-00 11-13 LOST 1
BlueJays         23   23  .500   5 1/2  9-12  14-11  06-14 09-05 08-04 LOST 1
Orioles          19   25  .432   8 1/2  9-13  10-12  08-10 11-14 00-01 LOST 2
Devil Rays       18   26  .409   9 1/2 10-12   8-14  14-17 04-08 00-01 LOST 1

AL CENTRAL      WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Twins            25   19  .568   -     13-10  12-9   13-12 12-06 00-01 LOST 1
Royals           24   19  .558     1/2 13-7   11-12  06-13 18-05 00-01 LOST 4
Whitesox         21   24  .467   4 1/2 14-10   7-14  05-03 13-12 03-09 WON  1
Indians          16   28  .364   9     10-13   6-15  03-03 06-09 07-16 WON  2
Tigers            9   34  .209  15 1/2  3-17   6-17  05-07 01-18 03-09 LOST 6

AL WEST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Mariners         29   15  .659   -     15-8   14-7   02-04 16-03 11-08 WON  5
A's              27   17  .614   2     17-5   10-12  04-02 13-06 10-09 WON  2
Angels           22   21  .512   6 1/2 13-9    9-12  08-11 05-00 09-10 WON  1
Rangers          20   24  .455   9     11-12   9-12  10-09 02-04 08-11 WON  4

NL EAST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Braves           31   14  .689   -     15-7   16-7   10-09 08-02 13-03 LOST 1
Expos            28   17  .622   3     15-8   13-9   09-05 08-07 11-05 WON  1
Phillies         26   19  .578   5     13-9   13-10  08-06 07-05 11-08 WON  3
Mets             19   26  .422  12     11-11   8-15  05-09 07-08 07-09 LOST 1
Marlins          19   27  .413  12 1/2 11-10   8-17  09-12 04-05 06-10 LOST 4

NL CENTRAL      WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Cubs             25   19  .568   -     12-9   13-10  04-02 15-11 06-06 LOST 2
Astros           24   21  .533   1 1/2 14-9   10-12  07-11 14-07 03-03 WON  1
Cardinals        22   21  .512   2 1/2 14-7    8-14  08-04 12-13 02-04 LOST 1
Reds             23   22  .511   2 1/2 14-9    9-13  03-04 13-13 07-05 WON  2
Pirates          18   26  .409   7      6-16  12-10  03-03 07-13 08-10 LOST 1
Brewers          17   29  .370   9      9-16   8-13  02-10 11-15 04-04 WON  2

NL WEST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Giants           28   17  .622   -     12-10  16-7   07-09 10-05 11-03 WON  1
Dodgers          25   20  .556   3     14-9   11-11  10-06 06-03 09-11 WON  5
Rockies          21   24  .467   7     15-7    6-17  05-11 07-08 09-05 LOST 1
Diamondbacks     21   25  .457   7 1/2 11-14  10-11  10-09 06-06 05-10 LOST 1
Padres           13   33  .283  15 1/2  7-16   6-17  03-13 03-08 07-12 LOST 7

3) Today's schedule--

AL
Twins (Kenny Rogers) at A's (Barry Zito), 3:35
Tigers (Jeremy Bonderman) at Indians (C.C. Sabathia), 7:05
Yankees (Roger Clemens) at Redsox (Tim Wakefield), 7:05
Devil Rays (Jim Parque) at Rangers (Alan Benes), 8:05
BlueJays (Mark Hendrickson) at Whitesox (Mark Buehrle), 8:05
Orioles (Sidney Ponson) at Angels (Aaron Sele), 10:05
Royals (Chris George) at Mariners (Freddy Garcia), 10:05

NL
Padres (Jake Peavy) at Brewers (Wayne Franklin), 1:05
Cubs (Kerry Wood) at Pirates (Jeff D'Amico), 7:05
Marlins (Carl Pavano) at Expos (Claudio Vargas), 7:05
Braves (Mike Hampton) at Reds (John Riedling), 7:10
Phillies (Randy Wolf) at Mets (Al Leiter), 7:10
Cardinals (Woody Williams) at Astros (Pete Munro), 8:05
Giants (Jason Schmidt) at Diamondbacks (Miguel Batista), 10:05
Rockies (Jason Jennings) at Dodgers (Kazuhisa Ishii), 10:10

4) Yesterday's HRs--

Mike Lowell--#14
Alfonso Soriano--#13
Barry Bonds--#12
Alex Rodriguez--#12
Albert Pujols--#12
Aubrey Huff--#12
Jorge Posada--#11
Andruw Jones--#11
Jim Thome--#10
Troy Glaus--#8 & #9
Pat Burrell--#8 & #9
Derrek Lee--#9
Vinny Castilla--#7 & #8
Jay Gibbons--#8
Hank Blalock--#8
Cliff Floyd--#8
Raul Ibanez--#6 & #7
Tony Batista--#7
Garret Anderson--#7
Junior Spivey--#7
Xavier Nady--#7
Wes Helms--#7
Jason Varitek--#6
Dmitri Young--#6
Rafael Furcal--#6
John Vander Wal--#6
Rich Aurilia--#5
Jason LaRue--#5
Jose Hernandez--#4
Brian Schneider--#4
Brandon Phillips--#3
Ramon Vazquez--#3
Ken Griffey Jr.--#2
Josh Bard--#2
Randy Winn--#2

5) HR leaders--

AL
1) Juan Gonzalez--14
T2) Carl Everett--13
T2) Carlos Delgado--13
T2) Alfonso Soriano--13*
T5) Alex Rodriguez--12*
T5) Aubrey Huff--12*
T7) Vernon Wells--11
T7) Jorge Posada--11*
T9) Rafael Palmeiro--10
T9) Edgar Martinez--10
T9) Bret Boone--10

NL
1) Adam Dunn--16
T2) Richie Sexson--14
T2) Mike Lowell--14*
T4) Austin Kearns--13
T4) Aaron Boone--13
T6) Barry Bonds--12*
T6) Albert Pujols--12*
T8) Jeff Bagwell--11
T8) Preston Wilson--11
T8) Andruw Jones--11*

*--hit 1 yesterday

6) Barry Bonds watch--hit #625, is 35 behind Mays, is 89 behind Ruth, is 130 behind Aaron's record.

7) Alex Rodriguez tied Jay Buhner for 90th place on the all time HR list, with 310.

8) The Redsox tied the Yankees for 1st place in the AL East.

[nyy26wc]

1) According to the Mets doctor, Mike Piazza is expected to miss 8-12 weeks, while there is concern that he could be out for the season. Meanwhile, Will Carroll will have usual high quality commentary on the injury, as well as some of the reporting on it, as part of Baseball Prospectus's premium content.

2) Redsox P Pedro Martinez was scratched from yesterday's start, due to a mild strain of the latissimus muscle on his right side. The Boston Globe reports he's expected to miss his next start, while Will says it depends on the results of a MRI. Just like yesterday's start was supposed to be against the Yankees, his next start (Monday) also would be against them.

After 2.39 ERA/28 RSAA and 2.26 ERA/47 RSAA seasons, Martinez is off to a 2.83 ERA/10 RSAA start in his first 9 starts. He has a 2.63 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.46, and 410 RSAA in 335 games.

3) Astros 3B Geoff Blum was scratched from yesterday's lineup, due to a fever and severe headaches. He was then taken to the hospital, for tests for a viral syndrome and remained in the hospital overnight for observation.

After-28 RCAA/.664 OPS and 7 RCAA/.807 OPS seasons, Blum's off to a .424 SLG, .327 OBA, .751 OPS, -2 RCAA start in his first 42 games. He has a .753 career OPS, compared to his league average of .780, and -27 RCAA in 489 games.

4) Orioles 2B Jerry Hairston Jr. broke a bone in his right foot, when he fouled a pitch off it. He's expected to miss 4-8 weeks.

After -20 RCAA/.649 OPS and -4 RCAA/.705 OPS seasons in his first years with more than 50 games, Hairston's off to a .382 SLG, .387 OBA, .769 OPS, 3 RCAA start in his first 42 games. He has a .695 career OPS, compared to his league average of .768, and -32 RCAA in 428 games.

5) The Yankees designated P Al Reyes for assignment, when they called up P Jose Contreras.

Reyes has a 4.10 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.53, and 12 RSAA in 212 games, including a 3.38 ERA/0 RSAA in 5 games in 2003.

6) The Redsox called up P Rudy Seanez and sent P Jason Shiell to the minors.

After 2.75 ERA/6 RSAA and 5.73 ERA/-3 RSAA seasons, Seanez hasn't made his 2003 debut yet. He has a 4.49 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.33, and -9 RSAA in 275 games.

Shiell has a 4.11 ERA/0 RSAA in 9 games in 2003 and a 5.94 ERA/-3 RSAA in 12 career games.

7) Royals P Runelvys Hernandez was scratched from his start yesterday, due to a sore elbow.

After having a 4.36 ERA/8 RSAA in 12 starts as a 24 year old rookie in 2002, Hernandez is off to a 2.79 ERA/12 RSAA in his first 9 starts in 2003.

8) Dave Hollins, who was in AAA with the Phillies, left the team and is considering retiring.

Hollins has a .779 career OPS, compared to his league average of .756, and 36 RCAA in 983 games.

9) When Pirates P Dennys Reyes got a second opinion, from Dr. Tim Kremchek, that one said Reyes was injured and should be been placed on the DL. Meanwhile, yesterday's "deadline" to determine his status has turned in a today "deadline."

10) Braves 2B Marcus Giles had to leave yesterday's game, due to a bruised left calf, and is day to day.

After -5 RCAA/.769 OPS and -6 RCAA/.714 OPS seasons, with exactly 68 games in each season, Giles is off to a .572 SLG, .416 OBA, .988 OPS, 18 RCAA start in his first 42 games.

11) Padres CF Mark Kotsay has a back problem and could be headed to the DL as early as today.

After 11 RCAA/.807 OPS and 19 RCAA/.810 OPS seasons, Kotsay's off to a .301 SLG, .340 OBA, .641 OPS, -4 RCAA start in his first 37 games. He has a .756 career OPS, compared to his league average of .778, and -8 RCAA in 777 games.