Astros tie Cardinals; Tigers clinch last

nyy26wc · 09-02-2003, 12:57 PM

1) Yesterday's scores--

AL
BlueJays 8, Yankees 1
Indians 7, Tigers 4
Rangers 7, Royals 3
Angels 10, Twins 2

NL
Mets 3, Braves 2
Reds 5, Brewers 4
Giants 2, Diamondbacks 0
Marlins 5, Expos 2
Cubs 7, Cardinals 0
Astros 10, Dodgers 1

INTERLEAGUE
Redsox 13, Phillies 9

2) Standings--

Code:

AL EAST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Yankees          83   53  .610   -     39-28  44-25  33-23 19-07 18-18 LOST 1
Redsox           79   58  .577   4 1/2 46-24  33-34  30-29 19-09 19-13 WON  1
BlueJays         68   69  .496  15 1/2 30-36  38-33  27-33 14-13 17-15 WON  1
Orioles          61   75  .449  22     33-32  28-43  25-31 14-18 17-13 LOST 8
d--Devil Rays    53   82  .393  29 1/2 29-37  24-45  28-27 12-20 10-20 LOST 3

AL CENTRAL      WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Whitesox         73   64  .533   -     43-23  30-41  17-11 33-26 13-19 WON  2
Royals           70   65  .519   2     37-32  33-33  12-20 36-20 13-17 LOST 3
Twins            71   66  .518   2     35-33  36-33  17-15 29-27 15-16 LOST 2
Indians          62   76  .449  11 1/2 35-36  27-40  12-14 31-27 13-23 WON  2
e--Tigers        34  102  .250  38 1/2 16-51  18-51  09-18 15-44 06-26 LOST 3

AL WEST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
A's              82   55  .599   -     50-21  32-34  26-09 25-20 22-17 WON  9
Mariners         80   57  .584   2     43-29  37-28  16-19 32-13 22-17 WON  3
Angels           67   70  .489  15     38-31  29-39  15-30 24-11 17-22 WON  3
Rangers          63   75  .457  19 1/2 37-32  26-43  22-23 20-16 17-22 WON  2

NL EAST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Braves           87   50  .635   -     46-21  41-29  30-25 24-11 23-09 LOST 1
Marlins          74   63  .540  13     44-25  30-38  33-21 17-19 15-17 WON  4
Phillies         73   64  .533  14     39-27  34-37  28-29 19-14 18-14 LOST 1
Expos            71   68  .511  17     46-23  25-45  27-32 16-14 19-13 LOST 4
d--Mets          60   76  .441  26 1/2 30-38  30-38  23-34 15-18 17-14 WON  1

NL CENTRAL      WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Astros           72   65  .526   -     42-29  30-36  13-17 40-30 08-11 WON  1
Cardinals        72   65  .526   -     40-28  32-37  17-13 36-29 09-15 LOST 1
Cubs             70   66  .515   1 1/2 34-34  36-32  11-13 33-31 17-13 WON  1
Pirates          62   72  .463   8 1/2 32-38  30-34  10-10 31-38 16-17 LOST 2
Reds             60   77  .438  12     31-40  29-37  11-16 28-37 14-19 WON  1
Brewers          60   77  .438  12     27-40  33-37  14-22 31-34 10-14 LOST 1

NL WEST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Giants           83   53  .610   -     46-19  37-34  14-17 19-11 40-17 WON  3
Dodgers          71   65  .522  12     40-30  31-35  16-16 22-12 22-30 LOST 1
Padres           70   67  .511  13 1/2 40-31  30-36  16-16 20-13 24-34 LOST 3
Rockies          65   74  .468  19 1/2 45-24  20-50  11-21 16-17 29-30 LOST 3
d--Padres        55   82  .401  28 1/2 28-38  27-44  10-22 12-21 25-29 WON  1

d--mathematically eliminated from winning the division title
e--mathematically eliminated from winning the division title and from the postseason

3) Wild card standings--

Code:

AL              WON  LOST  PCT  GB
Mariners         80   57  .584   -    
Redsox           79   58  .577   1    
Royals           70   65  .519   9    
Twins            71   66  .518   9    

NL              WON  LOST  PCT  GB
Marlins          74   63  .540   -    
Phillies         73   64  .533   1    
Astros           72   65  .526   2    
Cardinals        72   65  .526   2    
Dodgers          71   65  .522   2 1/2
Cubs             70   66  .515   3 1/2
Expos            71   68  .511   4    
Diamondbacks     70   67  .511   4    
Rockies          65   74  .468  10

4) The Devil Rays will be mathematically eliminated from the postseason if they lose to the Mariners.

5) The Astros tied the Cardinals for 1st place in the NL Central.

6) The Marlins passed the Phillies into sole possession of 2nd place in the NL East.

7) The Reds tied the Brewers for 5th place in the NL Central.

8) The Tigers clinched last place for the 2nd consecutive year. After finishing last just twice in their first 93 seasons, the Tigers have finished last 5 times in the past 10.

9) Magic numbers--

AL East--Yankees, 22
AL Central--Whitesox, 25
AL West--A's, 24
AL wild card--Mariners, 25

NL East--Braves, 13
NL Central--Cardinals/Astros, 26
NL West--Giants, 15
NL wild card--Marlins, 25

10) The race for the postseason seeds--

AL--The Yankees have a 1 1/2 game lead over the A's for the #1 seed. The A's have a 9 game lead over the Whitesox for the #2 seed.

NL--The Braves have a 4 1/2 game lead over the Giants for the #1 seed. The Giants have a 10 1/2 game lead over the Cardinals/Astros for the #2 seed.

11) Tigers watch--

To lose 110 games (to set a team record): 18-8
To lose 118 games (to set an AL record): 10-16
To lose 121 games (to set a modern major league record): 7-19

Current pace: 122 losses

12) Today's schedule--

AL
Indians (Cliff Lee) at Tigers (Jeremy Bonderman), 7:05
A's (Barry Zito) at Orioles (Pat Hentgen), 7:05
Mariners (Joel Pineiro) at Devil Rays (Victor Zambrano), 7:15
Angels (Aaron Sele) at Twins (Kyle Lohse), 8:05
Redsox (John Burkett) at Whitesox (Bartolo Colon), 8:05
Royals (Paul Abbott) at Ranges (Ismael Valdes), 8:05

NL
Cardinals (Jason Simontacchi and Matt Morris) at Cubs (Carlos Zambrano and Kerry Wood), DH, 1:05 and 8:05
Expos (Javier Vazquez) at Phillies (Amaury Telemaco), 7:05
Pirates (Kip Wells) at Marlins (Dontrelle Willis), 7:05
Braves (Mike Hampton) at Mets (Al Leiter), 7:10
Reds (Paul Wilson) at Brewers (Wes Obermueller), 8:05
Diamondbacks (Chris Capuano) at Padres (Ben Howard), 10:05
Astros (Tim Redding) at Dodgers (Wilson Alvarez), 10:10
Rockies (Jose Jimenez) at Giants (Kevin Correia), 10:15

13) Yesterday's HRs--

Garret Anderson--#29
Trot Nixon--#25
Hank Blalock--#25
Vladimir Guerrero--#23
Mark Teixeira--#21 & #22
Jeff Kent--#20
Brad Wilkerson--#18
Josh Phelps--#16
Scott Spiezio--#15
Bengie Molina--#14
Ricky Ledee--#13
Ben Broussard--#11 & #12
Ken Harvey--#10 & #11
Travis Hafner--#11
Eric Karros--#11
Brandon Inge--#8
Jimmy Rollins--#7
Brad Ausmus--#4
Alex Cora--#4
Ryan Freel--#3
Tim Hummel--#1
Wily Mo Pena--#1
Mike Ryan--#1

14) HR leaders--

AL
1) Alex Rodriguez--40
2) Frank Thomas--38
3) Jason Giambi--35
4) Carlos Delgado--34
T5) Rafael Palmeiro--32
T5) Bret Boone--32
7) Manny Ramirez--31
8) Vernon Wells--30
9) Garret Anderson--29*
10) Alfonso Soriano--28

NL
1) Barry Bonds--40
T2) Jim Thome--37
T2) Albert Pujols--37
4) Richie Sexson--36
5) Javier Lopez--35
T6) Gary Sheffield--34
T6) Jim Edmonds--34
8) Andruw Jones--33
T9) Mike Lowell--32
T9) Preston Wilson--32

*--hit 1 yesterday

nyy26wc · 09-02-2003, 12:57 PM

1) The Cardinals activated RF J.D. Drew, OF-C Eli Marrero and C Joe Girardi from the DL.

After 47 RCAA/1.027 OPS and 10 RCAA/.778 OPS seasons, Drew is hitting .502 SLG, .349 OBA, .851 OPS, 8 RCAA in 79 games. He has a .871 career OPS, compared to his league average of .781, and 90 RCAA in 576 games.

After -4 RCAA/.751 OPS and 7 RCAA/.777 OPS seasons, Marrero is hitting .382 SLG, .289 OBA, .671 OPS, -3 RCAA in 25 games. He has a .690 career OPS, compared to his league average of .777, and -52 RCAA in 509 games.

After -8 RCAA/.660 OPS and -19 RCAA/.565 OPS seasons, Girardi is 1 for 18, with 2 walks, in 8 games. He has a .665 career OPS, compared to his league average of .762, and -223 RCAA in 1269 games.

2) Phillies 3B Placido Polanco has been out of the lineup for the past 2 games, due to a pulled quadriceps muscle, and MGR Larry Bowa is "praying" that he can return today.

Polanco's having his 1st season with a positive RCAA, with a .452 SLG, .355 OBA, .808 OPS, 10 RCAA in his first 114 games. He has a .741 career OPS, compared to his league average of .777, and -29 RCAA in 656 games.

3) The Braves activated 1B Julio Franco and P Roberto Hernandez from the DL, called up 1B Mike Hessman and P Horacio Ramirez and expected to call up OF Ryan Langerhans today.

After -4 RCAA/.739 OPS in 2002, his first year with more than 25 games since 1997, Franco is hitting .424 SLG, .369 OBA, .793 OPS, 0 RCAA in his first 84 games. He has a .783 career OPS, compared to his league average of .740, and 131 RCAA in 2125 games.

After 4.12 ERA/6 RSAA and 4.33 ERA/5 RSAA seasons with the Royals, Hernandez has a 4.89 ERA/-4 RSAA in his first 54 games. He has a 3.32 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.58, and 113 RSAA in 750 games.

Langerhans was 0 for 1 in 1 game with the 2002 Braves.

4) The Marlins moved P Armando Almanza from the 15 to the 60 day DL, to make room on the 40 man roster for LF-1B Jeff Conine.

5) The Astros called up OF Colin Porter and Ps Kirk Saarloos and Kirk Bullinger.

Porter as a .207 SLG, .233 OBA, .440 OPS, -4 RCAA in his first 15 career games.

Saarloos has a 5.89 ERA/-22 RSAA in his first 47 career games, including a 5.65 ERA/-6 RSAA in 30 games (3 starts) in 2003.

Bullinger had a 7.30 ERA/-4 RSAA in 15 games from 1998-2000.

6) Mets SS Jose Reyes's sprained ankle would normally keep him out for about 3 weeks, but at this point in the season, he is likely to be shut down for the remainder of the year.

7) The Expos activated P Scott Stewart from the DL.

After starting his career with 3.78 ERA/5 RSAA and 3.09 ERA/7 RSAA seasons, Stewart has a 3.35 ERA/7 RSAA in his first 44 games.

8) The Yankees will call up 1B Fernando Seguignol and P Jorge DePaula tomorrow.

Seguignol has -10 RCAA/.761 OPS in 173 career games.

9) The Indians activated P Jason Boyd from the DL and called up Ps Chad Durbin and Jason Stanford.

Boyd has a 5.92 ERA/-21 RSAA in 95 career games, including a 4.50 ERA/-2 RSAA in 38 games in 2003.

Durbin has a 6.01 ERA/-30 RSAA in 48 career games.

Stanford has a 4.32 ERA/0 RSAA in his first 9 career games (4 starts).

10) The BlueJays will call up INF Howie Clark and Ps Brian Bowles and Dan Reichert this week.

Clark has -1 RCAA/.798 OPS in 42 career games, including a .431 SLG, .400 OBA,. .831 OPS, 0 RCAA in 28 games in 2003.

Bowles has a 3.41 ERA/4 RSAA in 23 career games, including a 3.38 ERA/1 RSAA in 4 games in 2003.

After 5.63 ERA/-10 RSAA and 5.32 ERA/0 RSAA seasons with the Royals, Reichert has a 5.40 ERA/0 RSAA in 11 games. He has a 5.53 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.69, and -20 RSAA in 120 games.

nyy26wc · 09-02-2003, 12:58 PM

1) The Diamondbacks activated 1B Mark Grace from the DL, called up 1B Lyle Overbay and Ps John Patterson, Dennys Reyes, Eddie Oropesa, Edgar Gonzalez and Chris Capuano and moved P Mike Koplove from the 15 to the 60 day DL.

After 17 RCAA/.852 OPS and -4 RCAA/.736 OPS seasons, Grace is hitting .298 SLG, .275 OBA, .573 OPS, -14 RCAA in 58 games in what could be his final year. He has a .825 career OPS, compared to his league average of .750, and 273 RCAA in 2237 games.

Overbay, who also played in 12 games in 2001-02, is hitting .405 SLG, .365 OBA, .770 OPS, -6 RCAA in his first 73 games.

Patterson has a 5.35 ERA/-5 RSAA in 15 career games, including a 6.91 ERA/-9 RSAA in 8 starts in 2003.

After 4.92 ERA/-4 RSAA and 5.33 ERA/-3 RSAA seasons, Reyes had a 10.45 ERA/-7 RSAA in 12 games with the Pirates. He has a 4.73 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.37, and -11 RSAA in 265 games.

Gonzalez had a 5.73 ERA/-1 RSAA in his first 2 career starts.

Capuano has a 5.40 ERA/-1 RSAA in 4 career games (2 starts) and will start today.

2) Dodgers C Paul Lo Duca had to leave yesterday's game, due to a sprained jaw. X-rays were negative and he's day to day.

After 31 RCAA/.917 OPS and -2 RCAA/.731 OPS seasons in his first 2 years as a starter, Lo Duca is hitting .395 SLG, .346 OBA, .741 OPS, -7 RCAA in his first 127 games. He has a .777 career OPS, compared to his league average of .773, and 10 RCAA in 477 games.

3) The Dodgers called up 2B Joe Thurston, C Koyie Hill and P Masao Kida and will call up OF Chad Hermansen today.

Thurston had a .967 OPS/1 RCAA in 8 games as a September callup in 2002.

Kida has a 6.46 ERA/-12 RSAA in 52 career games, including a 3.60 ERA/0 RSAA in 1 start in 2003.

Hermansen has -36 RCAA/.594 OPS in 183 career games, including a .217 SLG, .240 OBA, .457 OPS, -2 RCAA in 9 games in 2003.

4) Braves P Kevin Gryboski was diagnosed with a small tear in his right labrum. He may be able to return in the final week of the season and it's too early to tell if he needs offseason surgery.

Gryboski was placed on the DL last Thursday.

5) The Brewers called up Ps Luis Martinez, Mike Crudale and Shane Nance.

Crudale has a 1.97 ERA/14 RSAA in 62 career games, including a 2.38 ERA/2 RSAA in 13 games with the 2003 Cardinals.

Nance has a 5.40 ERA/-2 RSAA in 20 career games, including a 5.87 ERA/-2 RSAA in 16 games in 2003.

6) The Redsox called up C Bill Haselman and P Casey Fossum, activated P Brandon Lyon from the DL, designated minor league P Andy Shibilo for assignment and will call up P Todd Jones today.

Haselman has a .721 career OPS, compared to his league average of .773, and -61 RCAA in 585 games.

After starting his career with 4.87 ERA/-2 RSAA and 3.46 ERA/11 RSAA seasons, Fossum has a 5.54 ERA/-7 RSAA in his first 18 games (14 starts).

After starting his career with 4.29 ERA/4 RSAA and 6.53 ERA/-14 RSAA seasons with the BlueJays, Lyon has a 3.93 ERA/5 RSAA in 42 games.

7) The Devil Rays called up C Pete LaForest.

8) Reds 1B Sean Casey may miss some time, due to a sore shoulder.

After 12 RCAA/.827 OPS and -15 RCAA/.696 OPS seasons, Casey is hitting .402 SLG, .349 OBA, .751 OPS, -4 RCAA in his first 128 games. He has a .824 career OPS, compared to his league average of .780, and 47 RCA in 779 games.

9) Expos 2B Jose Vidro missed yesterday's game, due to a sore knee, and is day to day.

After 9 RCAA/.856 OPS and 29 RCAA/.868 OPS seasons, Vidro is hitting .481 SLG, .406 OBA, .888 OPS, 16 RCAA in his first 124 games. He has a .842 career OPS, compared to his league average of .779, and 65 RCAA in 843 games.

10) The Angels moved DH Brad Fullmer from the 15 to the 60 day DL, to make room on the 40 man roster for INF Wilson Delgado.

11) The Mets called up 2B Danny Garcia, OF Prentice Redman and Ps Edwin Almonte, Jaime Cerda and Orber Moreno.

Redman was 0 for 1 in his first 2 career games.

Almonte has a 12.10 ERA/-8 RSAA in his first 9 career games.

Cerda has a 4.42 ERA/-2 RSAA in 55 career games, including a 6.14 ERA/-6 RSAA in 23 games in 2003.

Moreno had a 5.63 ERA/-1 RSAA in 7 games with the 1999 Royals.

12) The Royals called up P Kris Wilson.

Wilson has a 5.15 ERA/-2 RSAA in 85 career games, including a 4.73 ERA/3 RSAA in 24 games (4 starts) in 2003.

13) The Twins designated minor league 1B Todd Sears for assignment.

14) The Cubs called up INF Augie Ojeda, OF David Kelton, C Josh Paul and Ps Sergio Mitre and Felix Sanchez.

Ojeda has -27 RCAA/.532 OPS in 145 career games, including 0 for 20, with a walk, in 9 games in 2003.

Kelton, who could be their LF of the future, was 2 for 9, with a double, in his first 4 career games.

Paul has -12 RCAA/.687 OPS, including a .353 SLG, .450 OBA, .803 OPS, 1 RCAA in 13 games (20 PA) with the 2003 Whitesox.

Mitre has a 19.64 ERA/-6 RSAA in 1 career start.

15) The Phillies will call up 3B Travis Chapman and Ps Josh Hancock and Ryan Madson.

Hancock had a 3.68 ERA/1 RSAA in 3 games with the 2002 Redsox.

16) According to ESPN.com, Yankees minor league 3B Drew Henson is going to give up baseball and play football.

I've been expecting this news for a while.

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09-02-2003, 12:57 PM	#1
nyy26wc NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: NJ Posts: 14,584	Astros tie Cardinals; Tigers clinch last 1) Yesterday's scores-- AL BlueJays 8, Yankees 1 Indians 7, Tigers 4 Rangers 7, Royals 3 Angels 10, Twins 2 NL Mets 3, Braves 2 Reds 5, Brewers 4 Giants 2, Diamondbacks 0 Marlins 5, Expos 2 Cubs 7, Cardinals 0 Astros 10, Dodgers 1 INTERLEAGUE Redsox 13, Phillies 9 2) Standings-- Code: AL EAST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Yankees 83 53 .610 - 39-28 44-25 33-23 19-07 18-18 LOST 1 Redsox 79 58 .577 4 1/2 46-24 33-34 30-29 19-09 19-13 WON 1 BlueJays 68 69 .496 15 1/2 30-36 38-33 27-33 14-13 17-15 WON 1 Orioles 61 75 .449 22 33-32 28-43 25-31 14-18 17-13 LOST 8 d--Devil Rays 53 82 .393 29 1/2 29-37 24-45 28-27 12-20 10-20 LOST 3 AL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Whitesox 73 64 .533 - 43-23 30-41 17-11 33-26 13-19 WON 2 Royals 70 65 .519 2 37-32 33-33 12-20 36-20 13-17 LOST 3 Twins 71 66 .518 2 35-33 36-33 17-15 29-27 15-16 LOST 2 Indians 62 76 .449 11 1/2 35-36 27-40 12-14 31-27 13-23 WON 2 e--Tigers 34 102 .250 38 1/2 16-51 18-51 09-18 15-44 06-26 LOST 3 AL WEST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK A's 82 55 .599 - 50-21 32-34 26-09 25-20 22-17 WON 9 Mariners 80 57 .584 2 43-29 37-28 16-19 32-13 22-17 WON 3 Angels 67 70 .489 15 38-31 29-39 15-30 24-11 17-22 WON 3 Rangers 63 75 .457 19 1/2 37-32 26-43 22-23 20-16 17-22 WON 2 NL EAST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Braves 87 50 .635 - 46-21 41-29 30-25 24-11 23-09 LOST 1 Marlins 74 63 .540 13 44-25 30-38 33-21 17-19 15-17 WON 4 Phillies 73 64 .533 14 39-27 34-37 28-29 19-14 18-14 LOST 1 Expos 71 68 .511 17 46-23 25-45 27-32 16-14 19-13 LOST 4 d--Mets 60 76 .441 26 1/2 30-38 30-38 23-34 15-18 17-14 WON 1 NL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Astros 72 65 .526 - 42-29 30-36 13-17 40-30 08-11 WON 1 Cardinals 72 65 .526 - 40-28 32-37 17-13 36-29 09-15 LOST 1 Cubs 70 66 .515 1 1/2 34-34 36-32 11-13 33-31 17-13 WON 1 Pirates 62 72 .463 8 1/2 32-38 30-34 10-10 31-38 16-17 LOST 2 Reds 60 77 .438 12 31-40 29-37 11-16 28-37 14-19 WON 1 Brewers 60 77 .438 12 27-40 33-37 14-22 31-34 10-14 LOST 1 NL WEST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Giants 83 53 .610 - 46-19 37-34 14-17 19-11 40-17 WON 3 Dodgers 71 65 .522 12 40-30 31-35 16-16 22-12 22-30 LOST 1 Padres 70 67 .511 13 1/2 40-31 30-36 16-16 20-13 24-34 LOST 3 Rockies 65 74 .468 19 1/2 45-24 20-50 11-21 16-17 29-30 LOST 3 d--Padres 55 82 .401 28 1/2 28-38 27-44 10-22 12-21 25-29 WON 1 d--mathematically eliminated from winning the division title e--mathematically eliminated from winning the division title and from the postseason 3) Wild card standings-- Code: AL WON LOST PCT GB Mariners 80 57 .584 - Redsox 79 58 .577 1 Royals 70 65 .519 9 Twins 71 66 .518 9 NL WON LOST PCT GB Marlins 74 63 .540 - Phillies 73 64 .533 1 Astros 72 65 .526 2 Cardinals 72 65 .526 2 Dodgers 71 65 .522 2 1/2 Cubs 70 66 .515 3 1/2 Expos 71 68 .511 4 Diamondbacks 70 67 .511 4 Rockies 65 74 .468 10 4) The Devil Rays will be mathematically eliminated from the postseason if they lose to the Mariners. 5) The Astros tied the Cardinals for 1st place in the NL Central. 6) The Marlins passed the Phillies into sole possession of 2nd place in the NL East. 7) The Reds tied the Brewers for 5th place in the NL Central. 8) The Tigers clinched last place for the 2nd consecutive year. After finishing last just twice in their first 93 seasons, the Tigers have finished last 5 times in the past 10. 9) Magic numbers-- AL East--Yankees, 22 AL Central--Whitesox, 25 AL West--A's, 24 AL wild card--Mariners, 25 NL East--Braves, 13 NL Central--Cardinals/Astros, 26 NL West--Giants, 15 NL wild card--Marlins, 25 10) The race for the postseason seeds-- AL--The Yankees have a 1 1/2 game lead over the A's for the #1 seed. The A's have a 9 game lead over the Whitesox for the #2 seed. NL--The Braves have a 4 1/2 game lead over the Giants for the #1 seed. The Giants have a 10 1/2 game lead over the Cardinals/Astros for the #2 seed. 11) Tigers watch-- To lose 110 games (to set a team record): 18-8 To lose 118 games (to set an AL record): 10-16 To lose 121 games (to set a modern major league record): 7-19 Current pace: 122 losses 12) Today's schedule-- AL Indians (Cliff Lee) at Tigers (Jeremy Bonderman), 7:05 A's (Barry Zito) at Orioles (Pat Hentgen), 7:05 Mariners (Joel Pineiro) at Devil Rays (Victor Zambrano), 7:15 Angels (Aaron Sele) at Twins (Kyle Lohse), 8:05 Redsox (John Burkett) at Whitesox (Bartolo Colon), 8:05 Royals (Paul Abbott) at Ranges (Ismael Valdes), 8:05 NL Cardinals (Jason Simontacchi and Matt Morris) at Cubs (Carlos Zambrano and Kerry Wood), DH, 1:05 and 8:05 Expos (Javier Vazquez) at Phillies (Amaury Telemaco), 7:05 Pirates (Kip Wells) at Marlins (Dontrelle Willis), 7:05 Braves (Mike Hampton) at Mets (Al Leiter), 7:10 Reds (Paul Wilson) at Brewers (Wes Obermueller), 8:05 Diamondbacks (Chris Capuano) at Padres (Ben Howard), 10:05 Astros (Tim Redding) at Dodgers (Wilson Alvarez), 10:10 Rockies (Jose Jimenez) at Giants (Kevin Correia), 10:15 13) Yesterday's HRs-- Garret Anderson--#29 Trot Nixon--#25 Hank Blalock--#25 Vladimir Guerrero--#23 Mark Teixeira--#21 & #22 Jeff Kent--#20 Brad Wilkerson--#18 Josh Phelps--#16 Scott Spiezio--#15 Bengie Molina--#14 Ricky Ledee--#13 Ben Broussard--#11 & #12 Ken Harvey--#10 & #11 Travis Hafner--#11 Eric Karros--#11 Brandon Inge--#8 Jimmy Rollins--#7 Brad Ausmus--#4 Alex Cora--#4 Ryan Freel--#3 Tim Hummel--#1 Wily Mo Pena--#1 Mike Ryan--#1 14) HR leaders-- AL 1) Alex Rodriguez--40 2) Frank Thomas--38 3) Jason Giambi--35 4) Carlos Delgado--34 T5) Rafael Palmeiro--32 T5) Bret Boone--32 7) Manny Ramirez--31 8) Vernon Wells--30 9) Garret Anderson--29* 10) Alfonso Soriano--28 NL 1) Barry Bonds--40 T2) Jim Thome--37 T2) Albert Pujols--37 4) Richie Sexson--36 5) Javier Lopez--35 T6) Gary Sheffield--34 T6) Jim Edmonds--34 8) Andruw Jones--33 T9) Mike Lowell--32 T9) Preston Wilson--32 *--hit 1 yesterday __________________ Lee Creator, Complete Baseball Encyclopedia. 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09-02-2003, 12:58 PM	#3
nyy26wc NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: NJ Posts: 14,584	1) The Diamondbacks activated 1B Mark Grace from the DL, called up 1B Lyle Overbay and Ps John Patterson, Dennys Reyes, Eddie Oropesa, Edgar Gonzalez and Chris Capuano and moved P Mike Koplove from the 15 to the 60 day DL. After 17 RCAA/.852 OPS and -4 RCAA/.736 OPS seasons, Grace is hitting .298 SLG, .275 OBA, .573 OPS, -14 RCAA in 58 games in what could be his final year. He has a .825 career OPS, compared to his league average of .750, and 273 RCAA in 2237 games. Overbay, who also played in 12 games in 2001-02, is hitting .405 SLG, .365 OBA, .770 OPS, -6 RCAA in his first 73 games. Patterson has a 5.35 ERA/-5 RSAA in 15 career games, including a 6.91 ERA/-9 RSAA in 8 starts in 2003. After 4.92 ERA/-4 RSAA and 5.33 ERA/-3 RSAA seasons, Reyes had a 10.45 ERA/-7 RSAA in 12 games with the Pirates. He has a 4.73 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.37, and -11 RSAA in 265 games. Gonzalez had a 5.73 ERA/-1 RSAA in his first 2 career starts. Capuano has a 5.40 ERA/-1 RSAA in 4 career games (2 starts) and will start today. 2) Dodgers C Paul Lo Duca had to leave yesterday's game, due to a sprained jaw. X-rays were negative and he's day to day. After 31 RCAA/.917 OPS and -2 RCAA/.731 OPS seasons in his first 2 years as a starter, Lo Duca is hitting .395 SLG, .346 OBA, .741 OPS, -7 RCAA in his first 127 games. He has a .777 career OPS, compared to his league average of .773, and 10 RCAA in 477 games. 3) The Dodgers called up 2B Joe Thurston, C Koyie Hill and P Masao Kida and will call up OF Chad Hermansen today. Thurston had a .967 OPS/1 RCAA in 8 games as a September callup in 2002. Kida has a 6.46 ERA/-12 RSAA in 52 career games, including a 3.60 ERA/0 RSAA in 1 start in 2003. Hermansen has -36 RCAA/.594 OPS in 183 career games, including a .217 SLG, .240 OBA, .457 OPS, -2 RCAA in 9 games in 2003. 4) Braves P Kevin Gryboski was diagnosed with a small tear in his right labrum. He may be able to return in the final week of the season and it's too early to tell if he needs offseason surgery. Gryboski was placed on the DL last Thursday. 5) The Brewers called up Ps Luis Martinez, Mike Crudale and Shane Nance. Crudale has a 1.97 ERA/14 RSAA in 62 career games, including a 2.38 ERA/2 RSAA in 13 games with the 2003 Cardinals. Nance has a 5.40 ERA/-2 RSAA in 20 career games, including a 5.87 ERA/-2 RSAA in 16 games in 2003. 6) The Redsox called up C Bill Haselman and P Casey Fossum, activated P Brandon Lyon from the DL, designated minor league P Andy Shibilo for assignment and will call up P Todd Jones today. Haselman has a .721 career OPS, compared to his league average of .773, and -61 RCAA in 585 games. After starting his career with 4.87 ERA/-2 RSAA and 3.46 ERA/11 RSAA seasons, Fossum has a 5.54 ERA/-7 RSAA in his first 18 games (14 starts). After starting his career with 4.29 ERA/4 RSAA and 6.53 ERA/-14 RSAA seasons with the BlueJays, Lyon has a 3.93 ERA/5 RSAA in 42 games. 7) The Devil Rays called up C Pete LaForest. 8) Reds 1B Sean Casey may miss some time, due to a sore shoulder. After 12 RCAA/.827 OPS and -15 RCAA/.696 OPS seasons, Casey is hitting .402 SLG, .349 OBA, .751 OPS, -4 RCAA in his first 128 games. He has a .824 career OPS, compared to his league average of .780, and 47 RCA in 779 games. 9) Expos 2B Jose Vidro missed yesterday's game, due to a sore knee, and is day to day. After 9 RCAA/.856 OPS and 29 RCAA/.868 OPS seasons, Vidro is hitting .481 SLG, .406 OBA, .888 OPS, 16 RCAA in his first 124 games. He has a .842 career OPS, compared to his league average of .779, and 65 RCAA in 843 games. 10) The Angels moved DH Brad Fullmer from the 15 to the 60 day DL, to make room on the 40 man roster for INF Wilson Delgado. 11) The Mets called up 2B Danny Garcia, OF Prentice Redman and Ps Edwin Almonte, Jaime Cerda and Orber Moreno. Redman was 0 for 1 in his first 2 career games. Almonte has a 12.10 ERA/-8 RSAA in his first 9 career games. Cerda has a 4.42 ERA/-2 RSAA in 55 career games, including a 6.14 ERA/-6 RSAA in 23 games in 2003. Moreno had a 5.63 ERA/-1 RSAA in 7 games with the 1999 Royals. 12) The Royals called up P Kris Wilson. Wilson has a 5.15 ERA/-2 RSAA in 85 career games, including a 4.73 ERA/3 RSAA in 24 games (4 starts) in 2003. 13) The Twins designated minor league 1B Todd Sears for assignment. 14) The Cubs called up INF Augie Ojeda, OF David Kelton, C Josh Paul and Ps Sergio Mitre and Felix Sanchez. Ojeda has -27 RCAA/.532 OPS in 145 career games, including 0 for 20, with a walk, in 9 games in 2003. Kelton, who could be their LF of the future, was 2 for 9, with a double, in his first 4 career games. Paul has -12 RCAA/.687 OPS, including a .353 SLG, .450 OBA, .803 OPS, 1 RCAA in 13 games (20 PA) with the 2003 Whitesox. Mitre has a 19.64 ERA/-6 RSAA in 1 career start. 15) The Phillies will call up 3B Travis Chapman and Ps Josh Hancock and Ryan Madson. Hancock had a 3.68 ERA/1 RSAA in 3 games with the 2002 Redsox. 16) According to ESPN.com, Yankees minor league 3B Drew Henson is going to give up baseball and play football. I've been expecting this news for a while. __________________ Lee Creator, Complete Baseball Encyclopedia. It's powerful, yet extremely easy to use. Features extensive sorting and stat display options. The CBE has many features that are not available in online and printed sources. Has 2006 stats and daily update service for 2007.

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