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Thursday, August 28,2008

Thursday, August 28,2008

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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 2008-08-28 Florida Marlins  2 Atlanta Braves  4 box | pbp Turner Field Charlie Morton Anibal Sanchez Mike Gonzalez 20,155 2:27
2008 reg season 2008-08-28 Philadelphia Phillies  4 Chicago Cubs  6 box | pbp Wrigley Field Bob Howry Chad Durbin Kerry Wood 40,362 2:53
2008 reg season 2008-08-28 Cincinnati Reds  2 Houston Astros  3 box | pbp Minute Maid Park Brandon Backe Aaron Harang Jose Valverde 30,028 2:23
2008 reg season 2008-08-28 Los Angeles Dodgers  2 Washington Nationals  11 box | pbp Nationals Park John Lannan Clayton Kershaw -- 26,338 2:55
2008 reg season 2008-08-28 Texas Rangers  5 Los Angeles Angels  7 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Jon Garland Jamey Wright Francisco Rodriguez 37,541 2:31
2008 reg season 2008-08-28 Boston Red Sox  2 New York Yankees  3 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Mariano Rivera Justin Masterson -- 55,092 3:21
2008 reg season 2008-08-28 Minnesota Twins  2 Oakland Athletics  3 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Joey Devine Craig Breslow -- 12,357 2:37
2008 reg season 2008-08-28 Toronto Blue Jays  2 Tampa Bay Rays  3 box | pbp Tropicana Field Edwin Jackson Jesse Litsch Dan Wheeler 14,039 2:51
8 record(s)
Standings on this date
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  • 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.
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 132 81 51 .614 0.0 603 523 80 W2 49-19 32-32 1 1 2 Yes Lost World Series (Philadelphia)
2008 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 133 77 56 .579 4.5 690 568 122 L1 43-18 34-38 2 3 5 Yes Lost in ALCS (Tampa Bay)
2008 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 133 71 62 .534 10.5 641 605 36 W1 39-29 32-33 3 6 11 -- dnq
2008 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 133 68 65 .511 13.5 582 516 66 L2 37-29 31-36 4 7 12 -- dnq
2008 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 133 63 70 .474 18.5 682 684 -2 W1 33-31 30-39 5 11 20 -- 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 133 76 57 .571 0.0 687 579 108 L1 46-22 30-35 1 4 6 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Rays)
2008 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 134 75 59 .560 1.5 672 607 65 L1 46-23 29-36 2 5 7 Yes dnq
2008 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 132 65 67 .492 10.5 646 613 33 W10 36-29 29-38 3 8 16 -- dnq
2008 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 133 64 69 .481 12.0 669 667 2 L4 33-31 31-38 4 10 19 -- dnq
2008 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 133 56 77 .421 20.0 539 671 -132 L3 29-39 27-38 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 133 81 52 .609 0.0 618 561 57 W1 41-27 40-25 1 2 3 Yes Lost in ALDS (Boston)
2008 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 135 66 69 .489 16.0 748 810 -62 L1 33-33 33-36 2 9 17 -- dnq
2008 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 134 62 72 .463 19.5 522 543 -21 W2 35-33 27-39 3 12 22 -- dnq
2008 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 133 50 83 .376 31.0 552 669 -117 L1 28-41 22-42 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 New York Mets franchise | log 134 74 60 .552 0.0 660 587 73 W1 41-25 33-35 1 4 9 Yes dnq
2008 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 134 73 61 .545 1.0 649 561 88 L2 39-29 34-32 2 5 10 -- Won World Series (Tampa Bay)
2008 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 134 68 66 .507 6.0 619 648 -29 L1 35-31 33-35 3 8 14 -- dnq
2008 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 134 59 75 .440 15.0 605 627 -22 W1 36-32 23-43 4 12 24 -- dnq
2008 NL East Washington Nationals franchise | log 134 49 85 .366 25.0 504 663 -159 W3 26-39 23-46 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 134 84 50 .627 0.0 735 542 193 W6 50-19 34-31 1 1 1 Yes Lost in NLDS (Los Angeles)
2008 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 133 77 56 .579 6.5 635 563 72 L1 41-24 36-32 2 2 4 Yes Lost in NLDS (Philadelphia)
2008 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 134 74 60 .552 10.0 652 597 55 W1 37-31 37-29 3 3 8 Yes dnq
2008 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 134 68 66 .507 16.0 598 639 -41 W2 36-29 32-37 4 7 15 -- dnq
2008 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 134 58 76 .433 26.0 559 667 -108 L2 32-33 26-43 5 13 25 -- dnq
2008 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 133 57 76 .429 26.5 611 731 -120 L7 34-34 23-42 6 14 26 -- 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 133 68 65 .511 0.0 612 578 34 L4 37-28 31-37 1 6 13 Yes dnq
2008 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 134 65 69 .485 3.5 548 550 -2 L7 39-30 26-39 2 9 18 -- Lost in NLCS (Philadelphia)
2008 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 135 63 72 .467 6.0 632 688 -56 L1 36-30 27-42 3 10 21 -- dnq
2008 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 133 59 74 .444 9.0 509 612 -103 W1 30-39 29-35 4 11 23 -- dnq
2008 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 133 51 82 .383 17.0 512 622 -110 W3 30-38 21-44 5 15 28 -- 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
Brandon Wood Los Angeles Angels Active Recalled from Salt Lake (AAA)
Josh Beckett Boston Red Sox Injury DL - Right elbow ulnar neuritis
Howie Kendrick Los Angeles Angels Injury DL - Strained left hamstring
Ryan Sweeney Oakland Athletics Hist Activated from Disabled List
Cory Wade Los Angeles Dodgers Hist Activated from Disabled List
5 record(s)