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Wednesday, April 23,2008

Wednesday, April 23,2008

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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 2008-04-23 Florida Marlins  7 Atlanta Braves  2 box | pbp Turner Field Andrew Miller Jeff Bennett -- 19,852 3:05
2008 reg season 2008-04-23 Houston Astros  9 Cincinnati Reds  3 box | pbp Great American Ballpark Chris Sampson Bronson Arroyo -- 16,017 2:41
2008 reg season 2008-04-23 Chicago Cubs  7 Colorado Rockies  6 box | pbp Coors Field Kerry Wood Kip Wells Carlos Marmol 36,864 3:19
2008 reg season 2008-04-23 Arizona Diamondbacks  3 Los Angeles Dodgers  8 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Derek Lowe Dan Haren Takashi Saito 42,590 3:31
2008 reg season 2008-04-23 Philadelphia Phillies  4 Milwaukee Brewers  5 box | pbp Miller Park Mitch Stetter Cole Hamels Derrick Turnbow 30,548 2:50
2008 reg season 2008-04-23 St. Louis Cardinals  4 Pittsburgh Pirates  7 box | pbp PNC Park Damaso Marte Anthony Reyes Matt Capps 10,487 2:43
2008 reg season 2008-04-23 San Francisco Giants  3 San Diego Padres  2 box | pbp PETCO Park Keiichi Yabu Glendon Rusch Brian Wilson 25,506 3:51
2008 reg season 2008-04-23 New York Mets  7 Washington Nationals  2 box | pbp Nationals Park Johan Santana Tim Redding -- 32,780 3:03
2008 reg season 2008-04-23 Los Angeles Angels  6 Boston Red Sox  4 box | pbp Fenway Park Jon Garland Craig Hansen Francisco Rodriguez 38,172 2:52
2008 reg season 2008-04-23 New York Yankees  6 Chicago White Sox  4 box | pbp Guaranteed Rate Field;U.S. Cellular Field Mike Mussina Javier Vazquez Mariano Rivera 27,751 3:06
2008 reg season 2008-04-23 Texas Rangers  6 Detroit Tigers  19 box | pbp Comerica Park Clay Rapada Frank Francisco -- 34,245 3:33
2008 reg season 2008-04-23 Minnesota Twins  0 Oakland Athletics  3 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Chad Gaudin Boof Bonser Huston Street 15,242 2:18
2008 reg season 2008-04-23 Baltimore Orioles  3 Seattle Mariners  2 box | pbp Safeco Field Daniel Cabrera Ryan Rowland-Smith George Sherrill 16,823 2:30
2008 reg season 2008-04-23 Toronto Blue Jays  3 Tampa Bay Rays  5 box | pbp The Ballpark at Disney's Wide World Jason Hammel Roy Halladay Troy Percival 8,989 2:26
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 Boston Red Sox franchise | log 23 15 8 .652 0.0 123 112 11 L1 9-3 6-5 1 1 3 Yes Lost in ALCS (Tampa Bay)
2008 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 21 12 9 .571 2.0 89 90 -1 W1 9-4 3-5 2 4 9 Yes dnq
2008 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 22 12 10 .545 2.5 100 102 -2 W3 5-4 7-6 3 6 12 -- dnq
2008 AL East Tampa Bay Rays franchise | log 21 10 11 .476 4.0 103 93 10 W2 6-7 4-4 4 8 15 -- Lost World Series (Philadelphia)
2008 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 22 10 12 .455 4.5 102 92 10 L3 5-7 5-5 5 10 18 -- 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 Chicago White Sox franchise | log 20 11 9 .550 0.0 107 81 26 L2 4-5 7-4 1 5 11 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Rays)
2008 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 21 10 11 .476 1.5 76 85 -9 L1 6-6 4-5 2 9 17 -- dnq
2008 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 20 9 11 .450 2.0 64 92 -28 L5 3-4 6-7 3 11 20 -- dnq
2008 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 22 9 13 .409 3.0 111 126 -15 W3 4-6 5-7 4 12 24 -- dnq
2008 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 20 8 12 .400 3.0 94 91 3 W1 4-6 4-6 5 13 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 AL West Los Angeles Angels franchise | log 22 13 9 .591 0.0 109 98 11 W1 6-5 7-4 1 2 8 Yes Lost in ALDS (Boston)
2008 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 22 13 9 .591 0.0 98 80 18 W1 7-7 6-2 2 3 7 Yes dnq
2008 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 22 11 11 .500 2.0 100 90 10 L1 6-4 5-7 3 7 13 -- dnq
2008 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 22 7 15 .318 6.0 90 134 -44 L6 2-6 5-9 4 14 29 -- 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 21 13 8 .619 0.0 101 104 -3 W1 7-5 6-3 1 4 5 Yes dnq
2008 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 20 11 9 .550 1.5 95 79 16 W1 6-3 5-6 2 6 10 -- dnq
2008 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 22 11 11 .500 2.5 106 99 7 L1 6-6 5-5 3 7 14 -- Won World Series (Tampa Bay)
2008 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 21 10 11 .476 3.0 105 81 24 L2 7-4 3-7 4 8 16 -- dnq
2008 NL East Washington Nationals franchise | log 22 6 16 .273 7.5 78 114 -36 L1 2-6 4-10 5 16 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 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 21 15 6 .714 0.0 133 94 39 W6 10-4 5-2 1 2 2 Yes Lost in NLDS (Los Angeles)
2008 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 21 13 8 .619 2.0 104 90 14 W2 6-3 7-5 2 3 4 Yes Lost in NLDS (Philadelphia)
2008 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 22 13 9 .591 2.5 103 87 16 L2 8-4 5-5 3 5 6 Yes dnq
2008 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 22 10 12 .455 5.5 103 101 2 W4 6-5 4-7 4 9 19 -- dnq
2008 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 21 9 12 .429 6.0 95 133 -38 W2 5-4 4-8 5 10 22 -- dnq
2008 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 22 9 13 .409 6.5 92 106 -14 L1 6-7 3-6 6 15 25 -- 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 21 15 6 .714 0.0 128 79 49 L1 9-2 6-4 1 1 1 Yes dnq
2008 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 21 9 12 .429 6.0 93 111 -18 L4 3-6 6-6 2 11 21 -- dnq
2008 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 21 9 12 .429 6.0 91 82 9 W1 6-4 3-8 3 12 23 -- Lost in NLCS (Philadelphia)
2008 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 22 9 13 .409 6.5 74 106 -32 L3 5-6 4-7 4 13 26 -- dnq
2008 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 22 9 13 .409 6.5 70 105 -35 W1 5-5 4-8 5 14 27 -- 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
Josh Banks San Diego Padres Hist Claimed on waivers from Blue Jays by Padres
Rajai Davis Oakland Athletics Hist Claimed on waivers from Giants by Athletics
Norris Hopper Cincinnati Reds Injury DL - Right elbow inflammation
Curtis Granderson Detroit Tigers Hist Activated from Disabled List
Miguel Montero Arizona Diamondbacks Hist Activated from Disabled List
Tony Gwynn Milwaukee Brewers Hist Activated from Disabled List
Brendan Ryan St. Louis Cardinals Hist Activated from Disabled List
7 record(s)