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Tuesday, April 8,2008

Tuesday, April 8,2008

Baseball on this Date

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Games on this date
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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 2008-04-08 Los Angeles Dodgers  5 Arizona Diamondbacks  10 box | pbp Chase Field Doug Davis Chad Billingsley -- 28,973 3:36
2008 reg season 2008-04-08 Atlanta Braves  3 Colorado Rockies  4 box | pbp Coors Field Ubaldo Jimenez Jair Jurrjens Manuel Corpas 24,640 2:24
2008 reg season 2008-04-08 St. Louis Cardinals  5 Houston Astros  3 box | pbp Minute Maid Park Anthony Reyes Geoff Geary Jason Isringhausen 30,184 2:40
2008 reg season 2008-04-08 Cincinnati Reds  2 Milwaukee Brewers  3 box | pbp Miller Park Salomon Torres David Weathers -- 27,717 3:20
2008 reg season 2008-04-08 Philadelphia Phillies  5 New York Mets  2 box | pbp Shea Stadium Jamie Moyer Scott Schoeneweis Tom Gordon 56,350 3:18
2008 reg season 2008-04-08 San Diego Padres  2 San Francisco Giants  3 box | pbp AT&T Park Brad Hennessey Cla Meredith -- 35,795 3:24
2008 reg season 2008-04-08 Cleveland Indians  4 Los Angeles Angels  3 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Jake Westbrook Justin Speier -- 37,587 2:40
2008 reg season 2008-04-08 Detroit Tigers  0 Boston Red Sox  5 box | pbp Fenway Park Daisuke Matsuzaka Kenny Rogers -- 36,567 3:29
2008 reg season 2008-04-08 New York Yankees  2 Kansas City Royals  5 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Brian Bannister Phil Hughes Joakim Soria 37,296 3:15
2008 reg season 2008-04-08 Seattle Mariners  6 Tampa Bay Rays  5 box | pbp Tropicana Field Erik Bedard Gary Glover Ryan Rowland-Smith 36,048 3:29
2008 reg season 2008-04-08 Baltimore Orioles  8 Texas Rangers  1 box | pbp Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Brian Burres Jason Jennings -- 48,808 2:52
2008 reg season 2008-04-08 Oakland Athletics  9 Toronto Blue Jays  8 box | pbp Rogers Centre Alan Embree Jeremy Accardo Huston Street 31,336 3:16
12 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 7 6 1 .857 0.0 40 27 13 W6 5-1 1-0 1 1 2 Yes dnq
2008 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 7 4 3 .571 2.0 40 26 14 L1 3-1 1-2 2 4 8 Yes dnq
2008 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 8 4 4 .500 2.5 28 34 -6 W1 1-0 3-4 3 7 14 -- Lost in ALCS (Tampa Bay)
2008 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 8 4 4 .500 2.5 25 34 -9 L1 4-3 0-1 4 8 15 -- dnq
2008 AL East Tampa Bay Rays franchise | log 7 3 4 .429 3.0 37 32 5 L3 0-1 3-3 5 10 19 -- Lost World Series (Philadelphia)
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 Chicago White Sox franchise | log 7 5 2 .714 0.0 45 32 13 W5 1-0 4-2 1 2 6 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Rays)
2008 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 7 5 2 .714 0.0 28 18 10 W2 1-0 4-2 2 3 5 Yes dnq
2008 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 8 4 4 .500 1.5 32 34 -2 W1 2-1 2-3 3 6 16 -- dnq
2008 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 8 3 5 .375 2.5 23 34 -11 L2 3-4 0-1 4 13 25 -- dnq
2008 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 7 0 7 .000 5.0 15 44 -29 L7 0-6 0-1 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 9 5 4 .556 0.0 38 38 0 L1 2-3 3-1 1 5 11 Yes Lost in ALDS (Boston)
2008 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 8 4 4 .500 0.5 33 28 5 W1 3-4 1-0 2 9 13 -- dnq
2008 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 7 3 4 .429 1.0 31 33 -2 L1 0-1 3-3 3 11 20 -- dnq
2008 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 8 3 5 .375 1.5 33 34 -1 W1 2-1 1-4 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 Florida Marlins franchise | log 7 4 3 .571 0.0 31 47 -16 W1 3-3 1-0 1 4 9 Yes dnq
2008 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 8 4 4 .500 0.5 37 40 -3 W2 1-2 3-2 2 9 12 -- Won World Series (Tampa Bay)
2008 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 8 3 5 .375 1.5 44 33 11 L2 3-2 0-3 3 11 22 -- dnq
2008 NL East Washington Nationals franchise | log 8 3 5 .375 1.5 37 39 -2 L5 1-1 2-4 4 12 24 -- dnq
2008 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 6 2 4 .333 1.5 32 26 6 L3 0-1 2-3 5 15 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 7 6 1 .857 0.0 43 21 22 W4 4-0 2-1 1 1 1 Yes Lost in NLDS (Philadelphia)
2008 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 8 6 2 .750 0.5 33 21 12 W1 5-1 1-1 2 2 4 Yes dnq
2008 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 7 4 3 .571 2.0 36 36 0 W3 3-3 1-0 3 5 7 Yes Lost in NLDS (Los Angeles)
2008 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 8 4 4 .500 2.5 32 32 0 L2 4-3 0-1 4 7 18 -- dnq
2008 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 7 3 4 .429 3.0 42 48 -6 L1 0-1 3-3 5 10 21 -- dnq
2008 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 9 3 6 .333 4.0 33 38 -5 L1 1-1 2-5 6 14 28 -- 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 West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 8 6 2 .750 0.0 50 24 26 W5 2-0 4-2 1 3 3 Yes dnq
2008 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 9 5 4 .556 1.5 32 30 2 L1 4-3 1-1 2 6 10 -- dnq
2008 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 8 4 4 .500 2.0 28 30 -2 L2 2-1 2-3 3 8 17 -- Lost in NLCS (Philadelphia)
2008 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 8 3 5 .375 3.0 16 36 -20 W2 2-3 1-2 4 13 26 -- dnq
2008 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 8 2 6 .250 4.0 19 44 -25 W1 1-1 1-5 5 16 29 -- dnq
30 record(s)
Transactions
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  • Manual Filter: Single-click a row to highlight in orange. Click FILTER ROWS button to show only those rows in the grid
  • 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
Chris Young Arizona Diamondbacks Active Signed to 5-year contract for 2009-2013 ($31m) [Extension]
Justin Duchscherer Oakland Athletics DL-15 DL-15 Right biceps tendinitis
Mike Stanton -- Free Agt Released by Reds
Casey Fossum Detroit Tigers Hist Signed to Minor League contract
Eric Hull Boston Red Sox Hist Traded from Los Angeles Dodgers to Boston Red Sox for Christian Lara
Matt Wise New York Mets Injury DL - right forearm stiffness
Dave Roberts San Francisco Giants Injury DL - Inflammation in left knee
Michael Barrett San Diego Padres Injury DL - sprained ligament in his right elbow
Chad Gaudin Oakland Athletics Hist Activated from Disabled List
9 record(s)