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Thursday, May 29,2008

Thursday, May 29,2008

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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 2008-05-29 San Francisco Giants  4 Arizona Diamondbacks  3 box | pbp Chase Field Tyler Walker Chad Qualls Brian Wilson 21,037 2:46
2008 reg season 2008-05-29 Colorado Rockies  4 Chicago Cubs  8 box | pbp Wrigley Field Michael Wuertz Matt Herges -- 39,851 3:14
2008 reg season 2008-05-29 Pittsburgh Pirates  7 Cincinnati Reds  2 box | pbp Great American Ballpark Phil Dumatrait Aaron Harang -- 18,142 2:34
2008 reg season 2008-05-29 Atlanta Braves  8 Milwaukee Brewers  1 box | pbp Miller Park Jorge Campillo Seth McClung -- 33,334 2:56
2008 reg season 2008-05-29 Los Angeles Dodgers  4 New York Mets  8 box | pbp Shea Stadium Claudio Vargas Brad Penny -- 52,886 3:04
2008 reg season 2008-05-29 Washington Nationals  2 San Diego Padres  5 box | pbp PETCO Park Heath Bell Saul Rivera Trevor Hoffman 25,021 2:36
2008 reg season 2008-05-29 Houston Astros  2 St. Louis Cardinals  3 box | pbp Busch Stadium III Kyle Lohse Roy Oswalt Ryan Franklin 41,786 2:05
2008 reg season 2008-05-29 Minnesota Twins  5 Kansas City Royals  1 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Kevin Slowey Luke Hochevar -- 12,336 2:27
2008 reg season 2008-05-29 Toronto Blue Jays  12 Oakland Athletics  0 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Jesse Litsch Dana Eveland -- 21,862 2:58
2008 reg season 2008-05-29 Chicago White Sox  5 Tampa Bay Rays  1 box | pbp Tropicana Field John Danks Edwin Jackson -- 12,636 2:46
10 record(s)
Standings on this date
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  • 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.
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 Tampa Bay Rays franchise | log 54 32 22 .593 0.0 249 224 25 L1 21-10 11-12 1 1 2 Yes Lost World Series (Philadelphia)
2008 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 56 32 24 .571 1.0 279 246 33 L2 21-5 11-19 2 3 6 Yes Lost in ALCS (Tampa Bay)
2008 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 56 30 26 .536 3.0 223 199 24 W2 15-11 15-15 3 6 13 -- dnq
2008 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 53 27 26 .509 4.5 219 228 -9 L1 16-8 11-18 4 8 15 -- dnq
2008 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 53 26 27 .491 5.5 236 241 -5 W1 14-12 12-15 5 10 19 -- 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 54 30 24 .556 0.0 240 202 38 W2 13-10 17-14 1 4 9 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Rays)
2008 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 53 28 25 .528 1.5 245 255 -10 W4 16-12 12-13 2 7 14 -- dnq
2008 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 53 24 29 .453 5.5 218 202 16 L1 16-16 8-13 3 11 23 -- dnq
2008 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 53 22 31 .415 7.5 254 270 -16 W1 12-14 10-17 4 12 26 -- dnq
2008 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 54 21 33 .389 9.0 193 252 -59 L11 10-15 11-18 5 13 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 AL West Los Angeles Angels franchise | log 55 32 23 .582 0.0 234 225 9 L1 16-12 16-11 1 2 4 Yes Lost in ALDS (Boston)
2008 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 54 29 25 .537 2.5 236 199 37 L2 17-13 12-12 2 5 12 Yes dnq
2008 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 55 27 28 .491 5.0 289 303 -14 L1 12-11 15-17 3 9 17 -- dnq
2008 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 54 20 34 .370 11.5 217 276 -59 W2 13-14 7-20 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 52 30 22 .577 0.0 254 242 12 L2 18-12 12-10 1 3 5 Yes dnq
2008 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 55 31 24 .564 0.5 293 237 56 W4 16-11 15-13 2 4 7 Yes Won World Series (Tampa Bay)
2008 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 54 29 25 .537 2.0 256 201 55 W1 22-7 7-18 3 7 11 -- dnq
2008 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 52 26 26 .500 4.0 251 243 8 W3 15-10 11-16 4 8 16 -- dnq
2008 NL East Washington Nationals franchise | log 55 23 32 .418 8.5 210 260 -50 L1 13-15 10-17 5 14 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 Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 54 33 21 .611 0.0 304 216 88 W4 23-8 10-13 1 1 1 Yes Lost in NLDS (Los Angeles)
2008 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 55 32 23 .582 1.5 250 221 29 W2 19-11 13-12 2 2 3 Yes dnq
2008 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 55 30 25 .545 3.5 264 260 4 L2 15-9 15-16 3 6 10 -- dnq
2008 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 54 26 28 .481 7.0 229 259 -30 L1 13-10 13-18 4 10 20 -- Lost in NLDS (Philadelphia)
2008 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 53 25 28 .472 7.5 258 291 -33 W1 15-11 10-17 5 11 21 -- dnq
2008 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 54 25 29 .463 8.0 245 269 -24 L1 16-10 9-19 6 12 22 -- 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 54 30 24 .556 0.0 274 227 47 L4 19-11 11-13 1 5 8 Yes dnq
2008 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 53 26 27 .491 3.5 237 228 9 L4 15-11 11-16 2 9 18 -- Lost in NLCS (Philadelphia)
2008 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 54 23 31 .426 7.0 210 253 -43 W3 11-15 12-16 3 13 24 -- dnq
2008 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 55 21 34 .382 9.5 195 263 -68 W1 13-15 8-19 4 15 28 -- dnq
2008 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 54 20 34 .370 10.0 224 294 -70 L4 12-14 8-20 5 16 30 -- dnq
30 record(s)
Transactions
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Grid Actions:
Tips/tools for using data gri ds:

  • 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
Jason Hirsh Colorado Rockies Active Activated from DL
Moises Robles Pittsburgh Pirates Minors Assigned to Lynchburg [Caro] (A+)
Henry Moreno Kansas City Royals Minors Signed as undrafted free agent (Dominican Republic)
Craig Breslow Minnesota Twins Hist Claimed on waivers from Indians by Twins
Brandon Knight New York Mets Hist Signed to minor league contract
Dan Kolb Toronto Blue Jays Hist Signed to Minor League contract
Brayan Pena Kansas City Royals Hist Claimed on waivers from Braves by Royals
Pokey Reese Washington Nationals Hist Signed to Minor League contract
Jorge Sosa Houston Astros Hist Signed to Minor League contract
Frank Thomas Oakland Athletics Injury DL - right quadriceps tendinitis
Troy Percival Tampa Bay Rays Injury DL - Left hamstring strain
Juan Carlos Oviedo Kansas City Royals Injury DL - right lat strain
Kevin Millwood Texas Rangers Hist Activated from Disabled List
Eric Chavez Oakland Athletics Hist Activated from Disabled List
Willy Aybar Tampa Bay Rays Hist Activated from Disabled List
Kent Mercker Cincinnati Reds Hist Activated from Disabled List
Danny Richar Chicago White Sox Hist Activated from Disabled List
17 record(s)