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Friday, April 25,2008

Friday, April 25,2008

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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 2008-04-25 Colorado Rockies  7 Los Angeles Dodgers  8 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Chan Ho Park Taylor Buchholz -- 53,205 4:38
2008 reg season 2008-04-25 Florida Marlins  3 Milwaukee Brewers  0 box | pbp Miller Park Kevin Gregg Guillermo Mota -- 40,088 3:28
2008 reg season 2008-04-25 Atlanta Braves  6 New York Mets  3 box | pbp Shea Stadium Jair Jurrjens Mike Pelfrey -- 52,495 3:06
2008 reg season 2008-04-25 Philadelphia Phillies  6 Pittsburgh Pirates  5 box | pbp PNC Park Tom Gordon Zach Duke Brad Lidge 23,930 2:57
2008 reg season 2008-04-25 Arizona Diamondbacks  5 San Diego Padres  1 box | pbp PETCO Park Randy Johnson Randy Wolf -- 31,340 2:32
2008 reg season 2008-04-25 Cincinnati Reds  1 San Francisco Giants  3 box | pbp AT&T Park Jonathan Sanchez Aaron Harang Brian Wilson 34,657 2:33
2008 reg season 2008-04-25 Houston Astros  3 St. Louis Cardinals  2 box | pbp Busch Stadium III Wesley Wright Jason Isringhausen Jose Valverde 41,193 2:47
2008 reg season 2008-04-25 Chicago Cubs  3 Washington Nationals  5 box | pbp Nationals Park Jon Rauch Bob Howry -- 35,154 2:50
2008 reg season 2008-04-25 New York Yankees  4 Cleveland Indians  6 box | pbp Progressive Field Paul Byrd Andy Pettitte Rafael Betancourt 31,467 2:51
2008 reg season 2008-04-25 Los Angeles Angels  4 Detroit Tigers  3 box | pbp Comerica Park Ervin Santana Nate Robertson Francisco Rodriguez 40,380 2:46
2008 reg season 2008-04-25 Toronto Blue Jays  4 Kansas City Royals  8 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Leo Nunez A.J. Burnett -- 22,561 2:47
2008 reg season 2008-04-25 Oakland Athletics  4 Seattle Mariners  3 box | pbp Safeco Field Dana Eveland Miguel Batista Huston Street 40,845 3:14
2008 reg season 2008-04-25 Boston Red Sox  4 Tampa Bay Rays  5 box | pbp Tropicana Field Scott Dohmann Mike Timlin -- 30,290 4:00
2008 reg season 2008-04-25 Minnesota Twins  5 Texas Rangers  6 box | pbp Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Joaquin Benoit Juan Rincon -- 19,016 2:57
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 25 15 10 .600 0.0 132 124 8 L3 9-4 6-6 1 3 6 Yes Lost in ALCS (Tampa Bay)
2008 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 22 13 9 .591 0.5 97 97 0 W2 9-4 4-5 2 4 7 Yes dnq
2008 AL East Tampa Bay Rays franchise | log 23 12 11 .522 2.0 113 100 13 W4 8-7 4-4 3 6 13 -- Lost World Series (Philadelphia)
2008 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 24 12 12 .500 2.5 110 115 -5 L2 5-4 7-8 4 7 15 -- dnq
2008 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 24 10 14 .417 4.5 109 105 4 L5 5-7 5-7 5 13 24 -- 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 21 12 9 .571 0.0 114 87 27 W1 5-5 7-4 1 5 9 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Rays)
2008 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 23 11 12 .478 2.0 111 101 10 W4 5-6 6-6 2 8 17 -- dnq
2008 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 23 10 13 .435 3.0 78 107 -29 W1 4-6 6-7 3 11 22 -- dnq
2008 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 23 10 13 .435 3.0 83 102 -19 L3 6-6 4-7 4 10 20 -- dnq
2008 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 24 10 14 .417 3.5 122 132 -10 L1 5-7 5-7 5 12 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 AL West Los Angeles Angels franchise | log 24 15 9 .625 0.0 120 106 14 W3 6-5 9-4 1 1 3 Yes Lost in ALDS (Boston)
2008 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 24 15 9 .625 0.0 113 85 28 W3 8-7 7-2 2 2 4 Yes dnq
2008 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 24 11 13 .458 4.0 110 102 8 L3 6-6 5-7 3 9 19 -- dnq
2008 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 24 8 16 .333 7.0 98 147 -49 W1 3-6 5-10 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 23 14 9 .609 0.0 108 111 -3 W1 7-5 7-4 1 3 5 Yes dnq
2008 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 24 13 11 .542 1.5 115 105 10 W2 6-6 7-5 2 6 11 -- Won World Series (Tampa Bay)
2008 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 23 12 11 .522 2.0 118 88 30 W2 8-4 4-7 3 7 12 -- dnq
2008 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 22 11 11 .500 2.5 103 95 8 L2 6-4 5-7 4 9 14 -- dnq
2008 NL East Washington Nationals franchise | log 24 8 16 .333 6.5 93 122 -29 W2 4-6 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 23 15 8 .652 0.0 138 103 35 L2 10-4 5-4 1 2 2 Yes Lost in NLDS (Los Angeles)
2008 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 24 14 10 .583 1.5 111 92 19 L1 8-5 6-5 2 4 8 Yes dnq
2008 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 23 13 10 .565 2.0 105 96 9 L2 6-5 7-5 3 5 10 Yes Lost in NLDS (Philadelphia)
2008 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 24 12 12 .500 3.5 111 106 5 W6 6-5 6-7 4 8 16 -- dnq
2008 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 23 9 14 .391 6.0 102 145 -43 L2 5-6 4-8 5 13 26 -- dnq
2008 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 24 9 15 .375 6.5 96 114 -18 L3 6-8 3-7 6 15 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 23 17 6 .739 0.0 139 84 55 W2 9-2 8-4 1 1 1 Yes dnq
2008 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 24 11 13 .458 6.5 74 106 -32 W3 6-5 5-8 2 10 18 -- dnq
2008 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 23 10 13 .435 7.0 104 121 -17 L1 4-6 6-7 3 11 23 -- dnq
2008 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 23 10 13 .435 7.0 103 95 8 W1 7-5 3-8 4 12 21 -- Lost in NLCS (Philadelphia)
2008 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 24 9 15 .375 8.5 75 112 -37 L5 5-8 4-7 5 14 27 -- dnq
30 record(s)
Transactions
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Grid Actions:
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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
Brian Gordon Texas Rangers Hist Signed to Minor League contract
George Lombard -- Hist Released by Dodgers
Adam Melhuse -- Hist Released by Rangers
Hideo Nomo -- Hist Released by Royals
Tim Spooneybarger Baltimore Orioles Hist Signed to Minor League contract
Jason Stanford Cleveland Indians Hist Signed to #-year contract for 2008-2008 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Scott Williamson Atlanta Braves Hist Signed to Minor League contract
Brian Bruney New York Yankees Injury DL - Sprained right lisfranc
Luis Mendoza Texas Rangers Injury DL - Right shoulder inflammation
Adam Loewen Baltimore Orioles Injury DL - stress fracture in his left elbow
Scott Rolen Toronto Blue Jays Hist Activated from Disabled List
Eddie Guardado Texas Rangers Hist Activated from Disabled List
Michael Cuddyer Minnesota Twins Hist Activated from Disabled List
Matt Garza Tampa Bay Rays Hist Activated from Disabled List
Kenji Johjima Seattle Mariners Hist Signed to 3-year contract for 2009-2011 ($24m) [Extension]
15 record(s)