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1) Yesterday's scores--

AL
Tigers 6, Orioles 1
Royals 7, Redsox 6

NL
Reds 5, Cardinals 4
Astros 8, Pirates 1
Brewers 5, Cubs 3
Diamondbacks 10, Phillies 1

2) Standings--

AL EAST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Yankees          23    8  .742   -     10-5   13-3   09-03 07-00 07-05 LOST 2
Redsox           20   12  .625   3 1/2 11-4    9-8   13-06 04-03 03-03 LOST 2
Orioles          16   15  .516   7      8-9    8-6   07-08 09-07 00-00 LOST 2
BlueJays         14   18  .438   9 1/2  8-10   6-8   05-12 05-04 04-02 WON  4
Devil Rays       12   19  .387  11      8-8    4-11  10-15 02-04 00-00 LOST 1

AL CENTRAL      WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Royals           20    9  .690   -     11-0    9-9   04-06 16-03 00-00 WON  2
Twins            15   15  .500   5 1/2  6-7    9-8   08-11 07-04 00-00 WON  1
Whitesox         15   16  .484   6     10-9    5-7   01-02 13-09 01-05 LOST 3
Indians           9   21  .300  11 1/2  5-10   4-11  03-03 04-09 02-09 WON  1
Tigers            5   25  .167  15 1/2  2-12   3-13  02-05 01-16 02-04 WON  2

AL WEST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Mariners         20   11  .645   -     11-5    9-6   01-02 08-01 11-08 WON  3
A's              19   12  .613   1     12-3    7-9   02-01 07-02 10-09 WON  2
Rangers          14   17  .452   6      8-8    6-9   05-04 01-02 08-11 LOST 1
Angels           13   17  .433   6 1/2  8-7    5-10  02-07 02-00 09-10 LOST 3

NL EAST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Braves           20   11  .645   -     10-6   10-5   10-09 08-01 02-01 WON  1
Expos            18   13  .581   2     10-6    8-7   08-05 08-07 02-01 LOST 3
Phillies         19   14  .576   2     10-6    9-8   07-06 03-03 09-05 LOST 1
Marlins          15   18  .455   6      9-6    6-12  09-11 04-05 02-02 LOST 3
Mets             13   18  .419   7      8-7    5-11  05-08 07-08 01-02 WON  1

NL CENTRAL      WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Cardinals        17   13  .567   -     10-4    7-9   08-04 07-05 02-04 LOST 1
Cubs             18   14  .563   -     10-7    8-7   04-02 08-06 06-06 LOST 1
Astros           15   16  .484   2 1/2  9-7    6-9   05-07 07-06 03-03 WON  4
Pirates          14   17  .452   3 1/2  4-11  10-6   03-03 06-07 05-07 LOST 3
Reds             14   18  .438   4      8-8    6-10  02-04 05-09 07-05 WON  1 
Brewers          11   21  .344   7      5-11   6-10  02-10 07-07 02-04 WON  1

NL WEST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Giants           21    9  .700   -     10-5   11-4   01-02 10-05 10-02 WON  2
Rockies          16   15  .516   5 1/2 11-4    5-11  00-03 07-08 09-04 LOST 1
Dodgers          16   16  .500   6      9-7    7-9   02-02 06-03 08-11 WON  2
Diamondbacks     14   19  .424   8 1/2  8-10   6-9   07-07 03-03 04-09 WON  1
Padres           11   20  .355  10 1/2  6-10   5-10  01-02 03-06 07-12 LOST 2

3) Today's schedule--

AL
Tigers (Mike Maroth) at Orioles (Pat Hentgen), 7:05
Twins (Brad Radke) at Devil Rays (Steve Parris), 7:15
Redsox (Casey Fossum) at Royals (Jeremy Affeldt), 8:05
BlueJays (Roy Halladay) at Rangers (Colby Lewis), 8:05
Whitesox (Mark Buehrle) at A's (Mark Mulder), 10:05
Indians (Ricardo Rodriguez) at Angels (Jarrod Washburn), 10:05
Yankees (Andy Pettitte) at Mariners (Jamie Moyer), 10:05

NL
Padres (Jake Peavy) at Expos (Livan Hernandez), 7:05
Giants (Jason Schmidt) at Marlins (Carl Pavano), 7:05
Dodgers (Odalis Perez) at Mets (Pedro Astacio), 7:10
Cardinals (Brett Tomko) at Reds (Jeff Austin), 7:10
Rockies (Aaron Cook) at Braves (Mike Hampton), 7:35
Brewers (Wayne Franklin) at Cubs (Mark Prior), 8:05
Pirates (Kip Wells) at Astros (Kirk Saarloos), 8:05
Phillies (Brandon Duckworth) at Diamondbacks (Andrew Good), 9:35

4) Yesterday's HRs--

Jeff Bagwell--#11
Richie Sexson--#11
Nomar Garciaparra--#6
Hee Seop Choi--#6
Aaron Boone--#6
Steve Finley--#4 & #5
Wes Helms--#5
Jason Varitek--#4
Michael Tucker--#4
Matt Williams--#3
Juan Castro--#3
Bill Mueller--#2
Desi Relaford--#2
Eric Karros--#2
Geoff Blum--#2
Matt Stairs--#1

5) HR leaders--

AL
1) Juan Gonzalez--11
T2) Alex Rodriguez--10
T2) Alfonso Soriano--10
T2) Carl Everett--10
5) Carlos Delgado--9
T6) Rafael Palmeiro--8
T6) Raul Mondesi--8
T6) Jorge Posada--8
T6) Aubrey Huff--8
T10) Bret Boone--7
T10) Tim Salmon--7
T10) Mike Sweeney--7
T10) Eric Chavez--7

NL
T1) Jeff Bagwell--11*
T1) Richie Sexson--11*
T3) Barry Bonds--9
T3) Austin Kearns--9
T3) Adam Dunn--9
T6) Gary Sheffield--8
T6) Mike Lowell--8
T6) Ryan Klesko--8
T6) Luis Gonzalez--8
T6) Alex Gonzalez (Marlins)--8
T6) Andruw Jones--8

*--hit 1 yesterday

6) Jeff Bagwell passed Graig Nettles into 38th place on the all time HR list, with 391.

7) Matt Williams passed Carlton Fisk and tied Norm Cash for 50th place on the all time HR list, with 377.

[nyy26wc]

1) The players union is proposing that the playoffs be expanded by adding a couple of more wild card teams and then giving the top 2 teams in each league a bye in the first round.

If the object here is to outdumb bud, then this idea is a clear winner.

2) The Cubs designated P Alan Benes for assignment, when they activated P Antonio Alfonseca from the DL.

After pitching in just 16 games in the past 2 years, Benes is off to a 2.16 ERA/1 RSAA start in his first 3 games. He has a 4.38 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.25, and -11 RSAA in 111 games.

3) The BlueJays sent P Jason Kershner to the minors and will call up P Brian Bowles today. Kershner was removed from the 40 man roster, after he cleared waivers.

After having a 4.88 ERA/-2 RSAA in 25 games with the Padres and BlueJays, as a 25 year old rookie in 2002, Kershner's off to a 10.80 ERA/-3 RSAA start in his first 5 games.

Bowles had a 3.42 ERA/3 RSAA in 19 games with the 2001-02 BlueJays.

4) With there being speculation that Whitesox GM Jerry Manuel's job is in danger, GM Kenny Williams gave him a vote of confidence.

5) The Royals will activate P Jeremy Affeldt from the DL before today's game, which he'll start.

After having a 4.64 ERA/5 RSAA as a 23 year old rookie in 2002, Affeldt's off to a 5.12 ERA/-2 RSAA start in his first 4 starts.

6) Dodgers P Darren Dreifort had a MRI on his right knee yesterday, which showed no damage, and he's expected to make his next start, which is Saturday.

Dreifort, who's only had 2 years with a positive RSAA in his previous 7 seasons, is off to a 3.41 ERA/5 RSAA start in his first 6 starts. He has a 4.34 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.42, and =20 RSAA in 210 games.

7) Angels CF Darin Erstad, who is on the DL, is having problems with his hamstring and the team is concerned he could be out for about another 5 weeks. But, according to BP's Will Carroll, it's more likely that the extremely overrated player will be able to return in a couple of weeks.

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Originally posted by nyy26wc
4) With there being speculation that Whitesox GM Jerry Manuel's job is in danger, GM Kenny Williams gave him a vote of confidence.

Uh ... gee ... thanks, sir. Really. From a man in your position of power, respect, ability, and stability, that really means something.

(Notice no comment on two GMs/no managers - till now)