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Friday, April 4,2008

Friday, April 4,2008

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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
2008 reg season 2008-04-04 Houston Astros  4 Chicago Cubs  3 box | pbp Wrigley Field Wesley Wright Jon Lieber Jose Valverde 37,812 2:26
2008 reg season 2008-04-04 Philadelphia Phillies  8 Cincinnati Reds  4 box | pbp Great American Ballpark Kyle Kendrick Josh Fogg -- 17,905 3:06
2008 reg season 2008-04-04 Arizona Diamondbacks  8 Colorado Rockies  1 box | pbp Coors Field Micah Owings Mark Redman -- 49,233 2:59
2008 reg season 2008-04-04 Pittsburgh Pirates  4 Florida Marlins  5 box | pbp Sun Life Stadium Kevin Gregg Franquelis Osoria -- 10,809 2:57
2008 reg season 2008-04-04 San Francisco Giants  4 Milwaukee Brewers  13 box | pbp Miller Park Carlos Villanueva Jonathan Sanchez Salomon Torres 45,212 3:02
2008 reg season 2008-04-04 Los Angeles Dodgers  7 San Diego Padres  1 box | pbp PETCO Park Hiroki Kuroda Joe Thatcher -- 42,474 3:00
2008 reg season 2008-04-04 Washington Nationals  4 St. Louis Cardinals  5 box | pbp Busch Stadium III Braden Looper Odalis Perez Jason Isringhausen 37,191 3:13
2008 reg season 2008-04-04 Texas Rangers  11 Los Angeles Angels  6 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Kason Gabbard Dustin Moseley -- 43,838 3:12
2008 reg season 2008-04-04 Seattle Mariners  4 Baltimore Orioles  7 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards Steve Trachsel Jarrod Washburn George Sherrill 14,429 3:07
2008 reg season 2008-04-04 Chicago White Sox  8 Detroit Tigers  5 box | pbp Comerica Park Boone Logan Jason Grilli Bobby Jenks 34,569 3:10
2008 reg season 2008-04-04 Kansas City Royals  3 Minnesota Twins  4 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Scott Baker John Bale Joe Nathan 21,847 2:42
2008 reg season 2008-04-04 Tampa Bay Rays  13 New York Yankees  4 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Andy Sonnanstine Ian Kennedy -- 49,255 3:07
2008 reg season 2008-04-04 Cleveland Indians  3 Oakland Athletics  6 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Justin Duchscherer Paul Byrd -- 13,916 2:49
2008 reg season 2008-04-04 Boston Red Sox  3 Toronto Blue Jays  6 box | pbp Rogers Centre Shaun Marcum David Aardsma Jeremy Accardo 50,171 2:24
14 record(s)
Standings on this date
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year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
2008 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 3 2 1 .667 0.0 18 16 2 W2 2-1 0-0 1 2 6 Yes dnq
2008 AL East Tampa Bay Rays franchise | log 3 2 1 .667 0.0 25 15 10 W1 0-0 2-1 2 3 5 Yes Lost World Series (Philadelphia)
2008 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 5 3 2 .600 0.0 17 17 0 L1 0-0 3-2 3 5 11 Yes Lost in ALCS (Tampa Bay)
2008 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 4 2 2 .500 0.5 12 22 -10 L1 2-2 0-0 4 8 14 -- dnq
2008 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 4 2 2 .500 0.5 15 11 4 W1 1-0 1-2 5 9 21 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
2008 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 4 3 1 .750 0.0 16 9 7 L1 0-0 3-1 1 1 4 Yes dnq
2008 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 4 2 2 .500 1.0 20 23 -3 W2 0-0 2-2 2 11 13 -- Lost in 1st Round (Rays)
2008 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 4 2 2 .500 1.0 21 18 3 L2 2-1 0-1 3 10 18 -- dnq
2008 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 5 2 3 .400 1.5 12 20 -8 W1 2-3 0-0 4 13 24 -- dnq
2008 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 4 0 4 .000 3.0 10 21 -11 L4 0-4 0-0 5 14 30 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
2008 AL West Los Angeles Angels franchise | log 5 3 2 .600 0.0 23 19 4 L1 0-1 3-1 1 4 9 Yes Lost in ALDS (Boston)
2008 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 4 2 2 .500 0.5 17 15 2 L1 2-1 0-1 2 7 15 -- dnq
2008 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 4 2 2 .500 0.5 19 19 0 W1 0-0 2-2 3 6 19 -- dnq
2008 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 5 2 3 .400 1.0 17 17 0 W1 2-3 0-0 4 12 23 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
2008 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 3 2 1 .667 0.0 24 7 17 W1 0-0 2-1 1 4 7 Yes dnq
2008 NL East Washington Nationals franchise | log 5 3 2 .600 0.0 26 21 5 L2 1-0 2-2 2 6 10 Yes dnq
2008 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 4 2 2 .500 0.5 12 28 -16 W1 2-2 0-0 3 11 20 -- dnq
2008 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 4 2 2 .500 0.5 22 23 -1 W2 1-2 1-0 4 9 12 -- Won World Series (Tampa Bay)
2008 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 4 1 3 .250 1.5 26 21 5 L1 1-2 0-1 5 16 27 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
2008 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 4 3 1 .750 0.0 28 15 13 W1 1-0 2-1 1 1 1 Yes Lost in NLDS (Philadelphia)
2008 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 4 3 1 .750 0.0 17 9 8 W3 3-1 0-0 2 2 2 Yes dnq
2008 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 4 2 2 .500 1.0 15 19 -4 L1 2-2 0-0 3 10 17 -- dnq
2008 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 4 2 2 .500 1.0 22 29 -7 L1 0-0 2-2 4 8 22 -- dnq
2008 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 5 2 3 .400 1.5 16 18 -2 W1 0-0 2-3 5 12 25 -- dnq
2008 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 4 1 3 .250 2.0 14 19 -5 L1 1-3 0-0 6 14 28 -- Lost in NLDS (Los Angeles)
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
2008 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 4 3 1 .750 0.0 16 5 11 W1 2-1 1-0 1 3 3 Yes Lost in NLCS (Philadelphia)
2008 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 5 3 2 .600 0.5 16 19 -3 L1 3-2 0-0 2 5 8 -- dnq
2008 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 4 2 2 .500 1.0 19 12 7 W1 0-0 2-2 3 7 16 -- dnq
2008 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 4 1 3 .250 2.0 6 20 -14 L3 0-1 1-2 4 13 29 -- dnq
2008 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 4 1 3 .250 2.0 8 22 -14 L1 0-0 1-3 5 15 26 -- dnq
30 record(s)
Transactions
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  • Quick-Filter: Double-Click on a cell value to filter the grid on rows that have same value in same column. Click a statistic to view all values equal or higher
  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
  • Hide Rows: Click the` minus sign in the first column to hide the row in the grid.
  • Restore Rows: Once rows are filtered, click RESTORE ROWS to show all rows once again
  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Colter Bean -- Hist Released by Braves
Jeff DaVanon Chicago White Sox Hist Signed to Minor League contract
Jesse Garcia Chicago Cubs Hist Signed to #-year contract for 2008-2008 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Michael Cuddyer Minnesota Twins Injury DL - dislocated right index finger
Dioner Navarro Tampa Bay Rays Injury DL - Injury
Chad Cordero Washington Nationals Injury DL - Right shoulder tendinitis
Alex Rios Toronto Blue Jays Hist Signed to 6-year contract for 2009-2014 ($69.8m) [Extension]
Aaron Hill Toronto Blue Jays Hist Signed to 4-year contract for 2008-2011 ($12m) [Extension] Options for 2012,2013,2014
8 record(s)