ATM report--Sosa passes Musial and Stargell; Giles trade rumor

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1) Yesterday's scores--

Rangers 7, Cubs 4 (10)
Braves 4, Tigers 1
Expos 6, Royals 3
Mariners 2, Reds 0
Cardinals 6, Angels 2
Marlins 2, Indians 1
Mets 4, Twins 2
A's 3, Pirates 2 (10)
Braves 8, Astros 1
Phillies 4, Whitesox 3
Padres 3, Redsox 2
Orioles 6, Diamondbacks 1
Giants 8, Devil Rays 0
Dodgers 5, BlueJays 2
Yankees 20, Rockies 10

2) Standings--

AL EAST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Redsox           44   24  .647   -     17-15  27-9   24-08 08-05 08-04 LOST 1
Yankees          45   26  .634     1/2 22-14  23-12  23-16 09-00 06-06 WON  2
Orioles          33   36  .478  11 1/2 16-17  17-19  12-17 09-08 06-06 WON  1
BlueJays         28   40  .412  16     15-23  13-17  10-13 04-06 09-15 LOST 1
Devil Rays       24   45  .348  20 1/2 13-21  11-24  09-24 06-07 04-08 LOST 1

AL CENTRAL      WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Twins            40   31  .563   -     24-13  16-18  08-09 19-12 07-05 LOST 1
Whitesox         35   36  .493   5     22-16  13-20  05-05 15-10 10-15 LOST 1
Indians          34   37  .479   6     20-16  14-21  08-01 17-22 05-07 LOST 2
Royals           25   43  .368  13 1/2 14-18  11-25  02-11 16-17 05-06 LOST 6
Tigers           25   44  .362  14     16-19   9-25  03-10 14-20 04-07 LOST 1

AL WEST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Mariners         43   27  .614   -     18-15  25-12  17-13 03-03 17-06 WON  2
Angels           39   29  .574   3     22-15  17-14  05-01 20-09 09-13 LOST 4
A's              39   31  .557   4     23-15  16-16  12-18 04-02 13-10 WON  3
Rangers          28   41  .406  14 1/2 16-18  12-23  05-01 13-17 06-16 WON  1

NL EAST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Braves           42   29  .592   -     22-15  20-14  17-12 09-06 08-08 WON  1
Expos            37   33  .529   4 1/2 24-11  13-22  13-12 12-06 04-12 WON  6
Marlins          36   34  .514   5 1/2 18-14  18-20  15-13 07-08 08-08 WON  2
Mets             35   35  .500   6 1/2 17-15  18-20  12-16 09-06 08-08 WON  1
Phillies         30   38  .441  10 1/2 20-15  10-23  11-15 04-08 08-11 WON  1

NL CENTRAL      WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Cardinals        40   29  .580   -     23-10  17-19  05-07 25-15 02-04 WON  5
Reds             38   31  .551   2     19-15  19-16  10-08 19-12 07-05 LOST 3
Pirates          32   38  .457   8 1/2 16-17  16-21  06-03 20-18 05-13 LOST 2
Astros           30   40  .429  10 1/2 19-15  11-25  09-09 16-21 03-06 LOST 3
Cubs             29   40  .420  11     13-19  16-21  02-04 17-26 05-07 LOST 1
Brewers          26   45  .366  15     18-20   8-25  02-10 15-20 08-10 WON  3

NL WEST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Diamondbacks     43   27  .614   -     23-12  20-15  12-07 10-05 14-11 LOST 1
Dodgers          42   28  .600   1     20-14  22-14  07-06 12-06 16-12 WON  1
Giants           39   30  .565   3 1/2 20-14  19-16  10-06 09-06 15-12 WON  1
Rockies          33   38  .465  10 1/2 21-16  12-22  11-08 07-05 13-16 LOST 3
Padres           31   40  .437  12 1/2 20-17  11-23  07-09 07-08 11-18 WON  1

3) Today's schedule--

Astros (Wade Miller) at Brewers (Jamey Wright), 2:05
Whitesox (Mark Buehrle) at Phillies (Robert Person), 1:05
Rangers (Ismael Valdes) at Cubs (Matt Clement), 2:20
Yankees (Roger Clemens) at Rockies (John Thomson), 3:05
Devil Rays (Tanyon Sturtze) at Giants (Russ Ortiz), 3:35
Angels (Ramon Ortiz) at Cardinals (Bud Smith), 4:10
Orioles (Rodrigo Lopez) at Diamondbacks (Randy Johnson), 6:05
Indians (Ryan Drese) at Marlins (A.J. Burnett), 7:05
Royals (Jeff Suppan) at Expos (Masato Yoshii), 7:05
A's (Tim Hudson) at Pirates (Kris Benson), 7:05
Mariners (James Baldwin) at Reds (Joey Hamilton), 7:10
Twins (Eric Milton) at Mets (Steve Trachsel), 7:10
Tigers (Adam Bernero) at Braves (Greg Maddux), 7:35
Redsox (Pedro Martinez) at Padres (Bobby Jones), 10:05
BlueJays (Esteban Loaiza) at Dodgers (Odalis Perez), 10:10

4) Yesterday's HRs--

Sammy Sosa--#26
Shawn Green--#21
Jason Giambi--#18
Robin Ventura--#18
Richie Sexson--#18
Brian Giles--#17
Tony Batista--#17
Alfonso Soriano--#16
Larry Walker--#15
Albert Pujols--#15
Rafael Palmeiro--#14
Jeremy Giambi--#14 (#6 in NL)
Miguel Tejada--#14
Jose Hernandez--#13
Gary Sheffield--#11
Mike Cameron--#11
Bret Boone--#9
Jeff Kent--#9
Michael Young--#7
Scott Spiezio--#4
Ramon Santiago--#4
Placido Polanco--#2 & #3
Juan Uribe--#2
Julio Franco--#2
Eric Young--#1
Tony Tarasco--#1
Jeff Liefer--#1
Joe Lawrence--#1

5) HR leaders--

AL
1) Alex Rodriguez--20
2) Jim Thome--19
T3) Jason Giambi--18*
T3) Robin Ventura--18*
T5) Eric Chavez--17
T5) Tony Batista--17*
T7) Torii Hunter--16
T7) Alfonso Soriano--16*
9) Carlos Delgado--15
T10) Rafael Palmeiro--14*
T10) Raul Mondesi--14
T10) Garret Anderson--14
T10) Miguel Tejada--14*

NL
1) Sammy Sosa--26*
2) Barry Bonds--22
T3) Lance Berkman--21
T3) Shawn Green--21*
T5) Andruw Jones--18
T5) Richie Sexson--18*
T7) Pat Burrell--17
T7) Brian Giles--17*
9) Vladimir Guerrero--16
T10) Todd Helton--15
T10) Luis Gonzalez--15
T10) Derrek Lee--15
T10) Larry Walker--15*
T10) Albert Pujols--15*

*--hit 1 yesterday

6) Sammy Sosa passed Willie Stargell and Stan Musial into 19th place on the all time HR list, with 476, and is 24 away from 500.

7) Larry Walker tied Ellis Burks, Gary Carter and Lance Parrish for 77th place on the all time HR list, with 324.

8) Gary Sheffield passed Willie Horton into 75th place on the all time HR list, with 326.

[nyy26wc]

1) Pirates LF Brian Giles says he has no knowledge of a rumored trade that would send him back to the Indians. Giles has a limited no trade clause that allows him to veto a trade to anyone other than the Padres, Dodgers, Giants, Rockies, Braves and Diamondbacks.

According to Giles, "They're not one of the six teams on my list, so I don't know why anybody would think I was going there. That's the good thing about the clause, I can control where I go. But I'm not looking to go anywhere."

After 59 RCAA/1.032 OPS, 67 RCAA/1.026 OPS and 58 RCAA/.994 OPS seasons the past 3 years, Giles is off to an excellent .626 SLG, .439 OBA, 1.065 OPS, 34 RCAA start in his first 65 games. He has a .977 career OPS, compared to his league average of .783, and 262 RCAA in 821 games.

2) Orioles P Sidney Ponson had to leave yesterday's game, after being hit on the wrist by a ground ball. X-rays showed a bruise and he's day to day.

After 4.82 ERA/-4 RSAA and 4.94 ERA/-12 RSAA seasons the past 2 years, Ponson's off to a 4.07 ERA/6 RSAA start in his first 15 starts. He has a 4.80 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.38, and -21 RSAA in 133 games.

3) Dodgers 3B Adrian Beltre was being given a day off yesterday, before being used as a defensive replacement. Beltre's in a 2 for 24 slump, and MGR Jim Tracy says he should return to the lineup today.

After 12 RCAA/.835 OPS and -5 RCAA/.720 OPS seasons the past 2 years, Beltre's off to a .372 SLG, .291 OBA, .663 OPS, -10 RCAA start in his first 70 games. He has a .752 career OPS, compared to his league average of .783, and -8 RCAA in 563 games.

4) The Braves traded OF George Lombard to the Tigers for minor league P Kris Keller. The Tigers designated 1B-OF Ryan Jackson for assignment, to open up spots on the 25 and 40 man rosters for Lombard.

Lombard is out of options and the Braves had to either put him on the 25 man roster or expose him to waivers when his minor league rehab assignment ended. The 26 year old has had injury problems the past 2 years and came into the year with a .764 OPS (.348 OBA, .418 SLG) in 8 minor league seasons and has a .412 OPS/-5 RCAA in 40 games (55 PA) in the majors, spread out since 1998.

Keller, 24, came into the year with a 3.75 ERA in 6 minor league seasons and has a 2.08 ERA in AAA this year.

5) The Angels called up P Brendan Donnelly.

Donnelly, a 30 year old rookie, had a 4.91 ERA/0 RSAA in 4 major league games earlier in the season.

6) The Indians called up P Heath Murray, placed P David Riske on the 15 day DL and moved P Jaret Wright from the 15 to the 60 day DL.

Riske has a strained lower back muscle.

Murray had a 6.54 ERA/-15 RSAA in 40 games with the Tigers last year and had a 6.32 ERA and -33 RSAA in 79 games in a career that has also included the 1997 & 1999 Padres.

7) Braves 2B Marcus Giles's newborn daughter died. She had been born prematurely, at just 26 weeks, and weighed 1 pound when she was born on June 3.

Giles is on the DL and his minor league rehab assignment was postponed earlier in the month so he could be with his family.

8) Rangers 3B Herbert Perry had to leave yesterday's game, due to a strained hamstring, and is day to day.

After -2 RCAA/.839 OPS and -8 RCAA/.736 OPS seasons the past 2 years, Perry's off to a .512 SLG, .349 OBA, .861 OPS, 4 RCAA start in his first 49 games. He has a .786 career OPS, compared to his league average of .777, and -15 RCAA in 386 games.

9) Rangers RF Juan Gonzalez missed yesterday's game, due to a sore right thumb, and is day to day.

Gonzalez is off to a .463 SLG, .356 OBA, .819 OPS, 2 RCAA start in his first 35 games and has a .911 career OPS, compared to his league average of .762, and 278 RCAA in 1538 games.

10) The Expos sent P Carl Pavano to the minors.

11) The Cubs traded minor league P Mark Watson to the Mariners for future considerations.

12) The Orioles signed INF Luis Lopez to a minor league contract.

13) Benito Santiago reached 1500 NL hits.

Santiago has a total of 1592 hits, while -128 out of his -144 career RCAA have come in the NL.

After -23, -15 and -23 RCAA seasons the past 3 years, Santiago's off to a good start, with a .484 SLG, .328 OBA, .811 OPS, 4 RCAA in 55 games. It would be the first time since 1996 that he's had a positive RCAA.