Trade rumors; Thome ties DiMaggio

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1) Yesterday's scores--

AL
Redsox 5, Yankees 4
A's 8, Angels 1
Mariners 4, Rangers 0
Orioles 7, BlueJays 2
Tigers 5, Royals 1
Indians 9, Twins 2
Devil Rays 10, Whitesox 9

NL
Astros 3, Cubs 1
Cardinals 13, Pirates 8
Marlins 10, Phillies 5
Braves 15, Expos 4
Reds 8, Mets 3
Rockies 13, Brewers 8
Padres 2, Giants 1
Diamondbacks 1, Dodgers 0

2) Standings--

AL EAST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Yankees          63   39  .618   -     30-21  33-18  25-18 14-03 11-13 LOST 1
Redsox           61   42  .592   2 1/2 34-16  27-26  25-21 19-09 07-05 WON  1
BlueJays         53   51  .510  11     24-27  29-24  23-27 12-12 08-04 LOST 1
Orioles          49   52  .485  13 1/2 27-24  22-28  16-18 11-14 17-07 WON  1
Devil Rays       37   65  .363  26     22-31  15-34  19-24 07-10 08-16 WON  1

AL CENTRAL      WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Royals           56   46  .549   -     29-23  27-23  06-13 31-11 10-14 LOST 1
Whitesox         53   51  .510   4     32-20  21-31  14-10 26-24 03-09 LOST 1
Twins            51   52  .495   5 1/2 28-25  23-27  13-12 17-19 11-13 LOST 1
Indians          43   61  .413  14     24-27  19-34  06-10 24-23 07-16 WON  1
Tigers           28   74  .275  28     13-36  15-38  09-18 12-33 03-09 WON  1

AL WEST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Mariners         63   40  .612   -     30-21  33-19  05-07 26-10 22-15 WON  2
A's              59   44  .573   4     36-16  23-28  09-03 20-16 21-16 WON  3
Angels           51   51  .500  11 1/2 29-22  22-29  14-22 10-01 16-21 LOST 2
Rangers          41   62  .398  22     24-28  17-34  17-19 05-07 15-22 LOST 3

NL EAST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Braves           68   35  .660   -     36-15  32-20  28-21 17-06 13-03 WON  1
Phillies         57   45  .559  10 1/2 29-23  28-22  25-24 13-07 11-08 LOST 2
Marlins          55   49  .529  13 1/2 30-21  25-28  28-21 12-12 06-10 WON  2
Expos            53   51  .510  15 1/2 31-19  22-32  22-27 11-10 11-05 LOST 1
Mets             43   60  .417  25     21-29  22-31  20-30 11-11 07-09 LOST 1

NL CENTRAl      WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Astros           57   47  .548   -     33-19  24-28  07-11 35-21 04-08 WON  1
Cardinals        53   50  .515   3 1/2 30-21  23-29  08-04 26-23 09-15 WON  1
Cubs             51   52  .495   5 1/2 24-27  27-25  11-13 25-24 06-06 LOST 1
Pirates          47   54  .465   8 1/2 22-29  25-25  06-08 26-28 10-11 LOST 1
Reds             45   58  .437  11 1/2 22-29  23-29  09-16 22-29 07-08 WON  1
Brewers          41   62  .398  15 1/2 19-35  22-27  05-12 21-30 10-13 LOST 2

NL WEST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Giants           66   38  .635   -     36-16  30-22  07-09 15-06 34-15 LOST 1
Diamondbacks     56   48  .538  10     30-21  26-27  10-09 14-07 22-28 WON  2
Dodgers          53   50  .515  12 1/2 29-25  24-25  10-06 14-07 18-30 LOST 2
Rockies          54   53  .505  13 1/2 37-16  17-37  05-11 12-11 28-25 WON  2
Padres           40   65  .381  26 1/2 22-32  18-33  03-13 06-15 23-27 WON  1

3) Today's schedule--

AL
Orioles (Rodrigo Lopez) at BlueJays (Roy Halladay), 1:05
Royals (Jose Lima) at Tigers (Mike Maroth), 1:05
Twins (Rick Reed) at Indians (Jason Davis), 1:05
Devil Rays (Joe Kennedy) at Whitesox (Bartolo Colon), 2:05
A's (Tim Hudson) at Angels (Ramon Ortiz), 4:05
Rangers (John Thomson) at Mariners (Freddy Garcia), 4:05
Yankees (Jeff Weaver) at Redsox (Derek Lowe), 8:05

NL
Braves (Greg Maddux) at Expos (Tomo Ohka), 1:05
Reds (Paul Wilson) at Mets (Steve Trachsel), 1:10
Phillies (Kevin Millwood) at Marlins (Carl Pavano), 1:35
Cubs (Shawn Estes) at Astros (Jeriome Robertson), 2:05
Pirates (Salomon Torres) at Cardinals (Jeff Fassero), 2:10
Brewers (Wayne Franklin) at Rockies (Jason Jennings), 3:05
Padres (Jake Peavy) at Giants (Jesse Foppert), 4:05
Dodgers (Hideo Nomo) at Diamondbacks (Curt Schilling), 4:37

4) Yesterday's HRs--

Richie Sexson--#28
Preston Wilson--#26 & #27
Jim Thome--#27
Manny Ramirez--#25
Gary Sheffield--#25
Jeff Bagwell--#22
Scott Rolen--#21
Cliff Floyd--#17
Nomar Garciaparra--#16
Jeff Conine--#15
Melvin Mora--#14
Orlando Cabrera--#14
Jody Gerut--#13
John Vander Wal--#12
Brad Wilkerson--#12
Rocco Baldelli--#8
Juan Castro--#6
Julio Lugo--#4
Billy McMillon--#3
Sandy Alomar Jr.--#3
Phil Nevin--#1

5) HR leaders--

AL
1) Carlos Delgado--29
2) Jason Giambi--28
T3) Vernon Wells--27
T3) Bret Boone--27
5) Manny Ramirez--25*
T6) Frank Thomas--24
T6) Alex Rodriguez--24
T6) Juan Gonzalez--24
T6) Alfonso Soriano--24
10) Garret Anderson--23

NL
1) Barry Bonds--33
T2) Jim Edmonds--29
T2) Albert Pujols--29
T4) Mike Lowell--28
T4) Javier Lopez--28
T4) Richie Sexson--28*
T7) Jim Thome--27*
T7) Preston Wilson--27**
T9) Gary Sheffield--25*
T9) Adam Dunn--25
T9) Andruw Jones--25

**--hit 2 yesterday
*--hit 1 yesterday

6) Jim Thome passed Gary Gaetti and tied Joe DiMaggio for 57th place on the all time HR list, with 361.

7) Manny Ramirez tied Darryl Strawberry for 76th place on the all time HR list, with 335.

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1) According to the Beaver County Times, there's a rumor that the Padres would include P Jake Peavy and 3B Sean Burroughs in a trade with the Pirates, but Padres GM Kevin Towers says he won't trade Peavy and Burroughs is believed to be an untouchable.

2) According to the Seattle Times, the A's are still interested in Brian Giles, but the Pirates want P Rich Harden, SS Bobby Crosby or OF Nick Swisher, who are all untouchables.

3) According to the San Diego Union Tribune, the Marlins could get Rondell White from the Padres for C Ramon Castro, but that deal would be dead if the Marlins get Reggie Sanders from the Pirates. The paper also reports the sides are at least $12 million apart in their talks on how to divide Jason Kendall's salary in a Giles/Kendall deal and the Royals have also asked about White.

4) According to the Miami Herald, the Marlins are interested in Yankees RF Raul Mondesi.

5) The Reds sent 3B Brandon Larson to the minors and called up SS Ray Olmedo.

Larson has -13 RCAA/.532 OPS in 60 career games, including a .103 SLG, .194 OBA, .297 OPS, -10 RCAA in 23 games in 2003.

Olmedo has a .329 SLG, .308 OBA, .637 OPS, -5 RCAA in 28 games.

6) The Tigers sent P Steve Avery to the minors and called up P Eric Eckenstahler.

In his first time in the majors since 1999, Avery has a 5.62 ERA/-2 RSAA in 19 games. He has a 4.19 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.07, and -3 RSAA in 297 games. Avery hasn't had a positive RSAA since 1994.

Eckenstahler had a 5.62 ERA/-1 RSAA in 7 games with the 2002 Tigers.

7) The Expos activated P Zach Day from the D Land sent P Tim Drew to the minors.

After starting his career with a 3.62 ERA/2 RSAA in 19 games (2 starts) as a 24 year old rookie in 2002, Day has a 4.14 ERA/7 RSAA in 12 starts in 2003.

Drew was removed from the 40 man roster. He has a 7.60 ERA/-23 RSAA in 24 career games, including a 12.46 ERA/-7 RSAA in 6 games (1 start) in 2003.

8) The Dodgers sent OF Wilkin Ruan to the minors when they activated OF Dave Roberts from the DL.

Ruan has -2 RCAA/.614 OPS in 25 career games, including a .364 SLG, .242 OBA, .606 OPS, -2 RCAA in 13 games in 2003.

9) The Rangers placed P Ismael Valdes on the 15 day DL when they called up P Colby Lewis.

Valdes has patella tendinitis in his left knee. After 4.45 ERA/6 RSAA and 4.18 ERA/14 RSAA seasons, he's off to a 6.27 ERA/-14 RSAA start in his first 18 starts. Valdes has a 3.92 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.37, and 52 RSAA in 273 games.

10) The Orioles placed DH-1B David Segui on the 15 day DL and will call up OF Larry Bigbie.

Segui will see a hand specialist tomorrow and could be facing season ending wrist surgery. Last year, he had surgery to repair a damaged tendon and Segui thinks he just suffered the same injury. After playing just 108 games in 2001-02, Segui is hitting .384 SLG, .341 OBA, .725 OPS, -2 RCAA in 67 games and has a .801 career OPS, compared to his league average of .764, and 71 RCAA in 1438 games.

Bigbie has -10 RCAA/.606 OPS in 85 career games, including a .328 SLG, .316 OBA, .644 OPS, -2 RCAA in 22 games in 2003.

11) The Whitesox called up P Matt Ginter and sent P Mike Porzio to the minors.

Ginter has a 5.57 ERA/-11 RSAA in 60 career games and hasn't pitched in the majors yet in 2003.

Porzio has a 5.90 ERA/-8 RSAA in 51 career games, including a 6.43 ERA/-3 RSAA in 3 starts in 2003.

12) The Cubs sent P Todd Wellemeyer to the minors when they called up P Juan Cruz.

Wellemeyer has a 6.20 ERA/-4 RSAA in his first 11 career games.

12) Tigers 3B Eric Munson sprained his left ankle yesterday and is day to day.

In his first year with more than 18 games, Munson is hitting .429 SLG, .314 OBA, .742 OPS, 1 RCAA in his first 90 games.

13) The Royals are moving P Jeremy Affeldt to the bullpen, due to blister problems.

After starting his career with a 4.64 ERA/5 RSAA in 34 games (7 starts) in 2002, Affeldt has a 4.34 ERA/7 RSAA in his first 18 starts (19 games).

14) The Pirates called up P Duaner Sanchez when they placed P Brandon Lyon on the DL.

Sanchez has a 7.71 ERA/-3 RSAA in 10 career games, including a shutout inning in his only appearance in 2003.