1) Yesterday's score--
Tigers 5, A's 1 (Tigers lead the series, 1-0)
2) Today's schedule--
Tigers (Justin Verlander) at A's (Esteban Loaiza), 8:19
Cardinals (Jeff Weaver) at Mets (Tom Glavine), 8:19
3) Yesterday's HR--
Brandon Inge
Ivan Rodriguez
4) TIGERS 5, A'S 1
Code:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
Tigers 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 11 1
A's 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 1
* Tigers 3B Brandon Inge had 3 hits (1 2B, 1 HR, 1 BB).
Code:
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2004 27 6 .340 .453 .793 .548 5.52 .287 13 64 5 131 Tigers
2005 28 -3 .330 .419 .749 .482 4.60 .261 16 72 7 160 Tigers
2006 29 -6 .313 .463 .776 .464 4.77 .253 27 83 7 159 Tigers
CAR -64 .302 .398 .700 .408 3.98 .241 71 288 25 728
LG AVG 0 .335 .430 .765 .500 5.04 .269 81 338 41
POS AVG -33 .324 .414 .738 .456 4.58 .260 77 324 29
* A's P Barry Zito took a pounding--3 2/3 IP, 7 H, 5 R/ER, 3 BB, 0 SO.
Code:
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2004 26 4 4.48 34 34 213 163 6.89 12.93 11 11 0 11 11 A's
2005 27 16 3.86 35 35 228.1 171 6.74 11.31 14 13 0 15 12 A's
2006 28 14 3.83 34 34 221 151 6.15 13.15 16 10 0 15 11 A's
CAREER 146 3.55 222 222 1430.1 1096 6.90 11.66 102 63 0 100 65
LG AVG 0 4.53 1430.1 1002 6.30 12.96 81 80
5) Tigers 1B Sean Casey had to leave yesterday's game, due to a strained left calf. He'll miss at least today's game and will a MRI today.
Code:
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2004 29 40 .381 .534 .915 .690 7.54 .324 24 99 2 146 Reds
2005 30 -1 .371 .423 .795 .494 5.32 .312 9 58 2 137 Reds
2006 31 -9 .336 .388 .724 .424 4.46 .272 8 59 0 112 Pirates/Tigers
CAR 79 .368 .456 .823 .549 5.98 .302 126 664 15 1193
LG AVG 0 .343 .435 .778 .500 5.27 .270 139 570 76
POS AVG 102 .362 .475 .837 .564 6.10 .277 188 701 33
6) The Twins exercised their 2007 option on CF Torii Hunter.
Code:
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2004 28 -5 .330 .475 .805 .468 4.93 .271 23 81 21 138 Twins
2005 29 4 .337 .452 .788 .531 5.29 .269 14 56 23 98 Twins
2006 30 4 .336 .490 .826 .522 5.39 .278 31 98 12 147 Twins
CAR -37 .323 .463 .786 .467 4.87 .269 164 604 108 1074
LG AVG 0 .338 .432 .770 .500 5.12 .270 128 537 67
POS AVG -7 .334 .425 .759 .492 5.06 .271 111 488 133
7) The A's released P Scott Sauerbeck.
This move opens up room on the 40 man roster for INF Mark Kiger, who was added to it and then added to the ALCS roster, to replace 2B Mark Ellis. Under MLB "rules", a player must be on the 40 man roster by August 31 in order to be eligible to be used as an injury replacement on the postseason roster. But, as Jerry Reinsdorf as proclaimed, MLB only enforces their rules when they feel like it.
Code:
SAUERBECK
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2003 31 -2 4.76 79 0 56.2 50 7.94 15.09 3 5 0 4 4 Pirates/Red Sox
2005 33 0 4.04 58 0 35.2 35 8.83 13.88 1 0 0 1 0 Indians
2006 34 -2 4.97 46 0 25.1 17 6.04 16.70 0 1 0 0 1 Indians/A's
CAREER 24 3.82 471 0 386.1 389 9.06 14.23 20 17 5 23 14
LG AVG 0 4.42 386.1 286 6.67 12.97 22 22
8) The Braves released Ps John Foster and Wayne Franklin and removed OF Josh Burrus from the 40 man roster.
Code:
FOSTER
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2002 24 -4 10.80 5 0 5 6 10.80 23.40 1 0 0 0 1 Braves
2003 25 -1 4.71 23 0 21 16 6.86 16.71 2 0 0 1 1 Brewers
2005 27 1 4.15 62 0 34.2 32 8.31 12.46 4 2 1 3 3 Braves
CAREER -4 4.90 90 0 60.2 54 8.01 14.84 7 2 1 4 5
LG AVG 0 4.24 60.2 45 6.61 12.77 3 3
FRANKLIN
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2004 30 -11 6.39 43 2 50.2 40 7.11 14.21 2 1 0 1 2 Giants
2005 31 -3 6.39 13 0 12.2 10 7.11 14.21 0 1 0 0 1 Yankees
2006 32 -2 7.04 11 0 7.2 3 3.52 16.43 0 0 0 0 0 Braves
CAREER -40 5.54 143 40 323 216 6.02 14.43 14 16 0 12 18
LG AVG 0 4.31 323 239 6.67 12.83 18 18
9) Yankees P Randy Johnson (back) and 1B Andy Phillips (knee) are expected to have surgery.
Code:
JOHNSON
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2004 40 50 2.60 35 35 245.2 290 10.62 8.46 16 14 0 22 8 Diamondbacks
2005 41 17 3.79 34 34 225.2 211 8.42 10.61 17 8 0 14 11 Yankees
2006 42 -15 5.00 33 33 205 172 7.55 11.59 17 11 0 12 16 Yankees
CAREER 513 3.22 556 546 3798.2 4544 10.77 10.90 280 147 2 272 155
LG AVG 0 4.36 3798.2 2651 6.28 12.94 213 213
PHILLIPS
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2004 27 0 .250 .625 .875 .383 3.86 .250 1 2 0 5 Yankees
2005 28 -4 .171 .325 .496 .104 1.54 .150 1 4 0 27 Yankees
2006 29 -13 .281 .394 .676 .314 3.24 .240 7 29 3 110 Yankees
CAR -17 .266 .391 .657 .286 3.01 .228 9 35 3 142
LG AVG 0 .339 .436 .775 .500 5.18 .274 10 43 5
POS AVG 4 .348 .462 .810 .537 5.60 .276 13 49 2
10) Today's birthdays--
Code:
TOM CAREY, 1906-70
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1936 29 -39 .315 .359 .673 .277 4.13 .273 1 57 2 134 Browns
1937 30 -36 .306 .335 .641 .273 3.69 .275 1 40 1 130 Browns
1939 32 -18 .265 .304 .569 .174 2.70 .242 0 20 0 54 Red Sox
CAR -113 .308 .348 .655 .281 3.86 .275 2 169 3 466
LG AVG 0 .366 .429 .795 .500 5.97 .291 29 225 21
POS AVG -38 .353 .386 .740 .427 5.12 .277 18 203 18
ORLANDO HERNANDEZ, AGE: 41
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2004 38 11 3.30 15 15 84.2 84 8.93 12.12 8 2 0 6 4 Yankees
2005 39 -9 5.12 24 22 128.1 91 6.38 13.96 9 9 1 8 10 White Sox
2006 40 -5 4.66 29 29 162.1 164 9.09 12.64 11 11 0 10 12 Diamondbacks/Mets
CAREER 46 4.19 192 187 1167 958 7.39 11.95 81 60 2 76 65
LG AVG 0 4.65 1167 824 6.35 13.23 65 66
GREGG OLSON, AGE: 40
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
1989 22 20 1.69 64 0 85 90 9.53 11.01 5 2 27 6 1 Orioles
1992 25 13 2.05 60 0 61.1 58 8.51 10.27 1 5 36 5 1 Orioles
1993 26 15 1.60 50 0 45 44 8.80 11.00 0 2 29 2 0 Orioles
CAREER 57 3.46 622 0 672 588 7.88 12.59 40 39 217 51 28
LG AVG 0 4.26 672 452 6.06 12.86 38 38
WILL WHITE, 1854-1911
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
1879 24 28 1.99 76 75 680 232 3.07 9.85 43 31 0 43 31 Red Stocking
1882 27 62 1.54 54 54 480 122 2.29 9.04 40 12 0 38 14 Reds
1883 28 75 2.09 65 64 577 141 2.20 9.00 43 22 0 45 20 Reds
CAREER 189 2.28 403 401 3542.2 1041 2.64 10.17 229 166 0 234 161
LG AVG 0 2.78 3542.2 1253 3.18 10.55 196 196
TY WIGGINTON, AGE: 29
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2004 26 -6 .324 .433 .757 .459 4.70 .261 17 66 7 144 Mets/Pirates
2005 27 -1 .324 .465 .788 .483 4.95 .258 7 25 0 57 Pirates
2006 28 2 .330 .498 .828 .512 5.48 .275 24 79 4 122 Devil Rays
CAR -14 .325 .446 .771 .475 4.87 .265 65 259 25 525
LG AVG 0 .340 .433 .774 .500 5.19 .270 58 238 28
POS AVG -5 .336 .438 .774 .491 5.08 .268 63 258 17
SHANE YOUMAN, AGE: 27
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2006 26 4 2.91 5 3 21.2 5 2.08 10.38 0 2 0 1 1 Pirates
CAREER 4 2.91 5 3 21.2 5 2.08 10.38 0 2 0 1 1
LG AVG 0 4.49 21.2 16 6.71 13.03 1 1
DMITRI YOUNG, AGE: 33
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2004 30 7 .336 .481 .816 .552 5.56 .272 18 60 0 104 Tigers
2005 31 2 .325 .471 .796 .517 4.96 .271 21 72 1 126 Tigers
2006 32 -6 .293 .407 .700 .389 4.03 .250 7 23 1 48 Tigers
CAR 48 .346 .476 .822 .532 5.56 .289 154 599 25 1178
LG AVG 0 .340 .433 .773 .500 5.19 .270 132 551 75
POS AVG 83 .352 .469 .821 .556 5.91 .272 179 642 59