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Friday, September 5,2008

Friday, September 5,2008

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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 2008-09-05 Washington Nationals  5 Atlanta Braves  10 box | pbp Turner Field Jair Jurrjens Jason Bergmann -- 25,064 2:55
2008 reg season 2008-09-05 Chicago Cubs  2 Cincinnati Reds  10 box | pbp Great American Ballpark Bronson Arroyo Ted Lilly -- 31,213 2:52
2008 reg season 2008-09-05 Houston Astros  3 Colorado Rockies  5 box | pbp Coors Field Ubaldo Jimenez Brian Moehler Brian Fuentes 26,163 2:37
2008 reg season 2008-09-05 Arizona Diamondbacks  0 Los Angeles Dodgers  7 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Derek Lowe Dan Haren -- 52,270 2:36
2008 reg season 2008-09-05 San Diego Padres  2 Milwaukee Brewers  3 box | pbp Miller Park Brian Shouse Brian Falkenborg -- 41,519 3:38
2008 reg season 2008-09-05 Philadelphia Phillies  3 New York Mets  0 box | pbp Shea Stadium Brett Myers Mike Pelfrey Brad Lidge 48,302 2:35
2008 reg season 2008-09-05 Pittsburgh Pirates  7 San Francisco Giants  0 box | pbp AT&T Park Zach Duke Kevin Correia -- 31,133 2:39
2008 reg season 2008-09-05 Florida Marlins  4 St. Louis Cardinals  1 box | pbp Busch Stadium III Arthur Rhodes Ryan Franklin Matt Lindstrom 42,633 3:13
2008 reg season 2008-09-05 Oakland Athletics  11 Baltimore Orioles  2 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards Dallas Braden Chris Waters -- 14,984 2:57
2008 reg season 2008-09-05 Los Angeles Angels  2 Chicago White Sox  10 box | pbp Guaranteed Rate Field;U.S. Cellular Field Mark Buehrle Dustin Moseley -- 32,502 2:48
2008 reg season 2008-09-05 Cleveland Indians  9 Kansas City Royals  3 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Edward Mujica Brandon Duckworth -- 21,107 3:07
2008 reg season 2008-09-05 Detroit Tigers  2 Minnesota Twins  10 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Francisco Liriano Armando Galarraga -- 24,424 2:33
2008 reg season 2008-09-05 New York Yankees  1 Seattle Mariners  3 box | pbp Safeco Field Brandon Morrow Andy Pettitte J.J. Putz 39,518 2:22
2008 reg season 2008-09-05 Boston Red Sox  8 Texas Rangers  1 box | pbp Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Josh Beckett Kevin Millwood -- 30,264 2:58
2008 reg season 2008-09-05 Tampa Bay Rays  4 Toronto Blue Jays  6 box | pbp Rogers Centre Roy Halladay Andy Sonnanstine B.J. Ryan 32,477 2:24
15 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 Tampa Bay Rays franchise | log 139 85 54 .612 0.0 654 565 89 L1 53-21 32-33 1 1 1 Yes Lost World Series (Philadelphia)
2008 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 140 83 57 .593 2.5 742 585 157 W4 48-19 35-38 2 3 4 Yes Lost in ALCS (Tampa Bay)
2008 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 141 75 66 .532 11.0 685 644 41 L2 40-31 35-35 3 6 11 -- dnq
2008 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 140 74 66 .529 11.5 623 539 84 W6 41-29 33-37 4 7 12 -- dnq
2008 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 140 63 77 .450 22.5 710 755 -45 L7 33-32 30-45 5 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 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 140 79 61 .564 0.0 710 615 95 W2 47-22 32-39 1 4 6 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Rays)
2008 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 141 78 63 .553 1.5 717 639 78 W1 47-23 31-40 2 5 8 Yes dnq
2008 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 139 68 71 .489 10.5 680 636 44 W1 38-33 30-38 3 8 17 -- dnq
2008 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 141 67 74 .475 12.5 707 726 -19 L2 36-35 31-39 4 10 19 -- dnq
2008 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 140 60 80 .429 19.0 579 705 -126 L1 32-40 28-40 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 140 85 55 .607 0.0 648 593 55 L1 43-28 42-27 1 2 2 Yes Lost in ALDS (Boston)
2008 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 142 69 73 .486 17.0 770 844 -74 L1 35-35 34-38 2 9 18 -- dnq
2008 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 141 64 77 .454 21.5 554 590 -36 W1 36-35 28-42 3 11 21 -- dnq
2008 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 140 55 85 .393 30.0 584 692 -108 W1 29-41 26-44 4 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 East New York Mets franchise | log 141 79 62 .560 0.0 693 609 84 L1 41-26 38-36 1 3 7 Yes dnq
2008 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 141 77 64 .546 2.0 679 585 94 W1 39-29 38-35 2 4 9 Yes Won World Series (Tampa Bay)
2008 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 141 72 69 .511 7.0 656 685 -29 W2 38-34 34-35 3 7 14 -- dnq
2008 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 142 62 80 .437 17.5 654 679 -25 W2 38-32 24-48 4 12 24 -- dnq
2008 NL East Washington Nationals franchise | log 142 54 88 .380 25.5 549 705 -156 L2 31-40 23-48 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 141 85 56 .603 0.0 752 580 172 L6 51-24 34-32 1 1 3 Yes Lost in NLDS (Los Angeles)
2008 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 141 81 60 .574 4.0 670 593 77 W1 42-28 39-32 2 2 5 Yes Lost in NLDS (Philadelphia)
2008 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 141 75 66 .532 10.0 677 629 48 L2 37-32 38-34 3 5 10 -- dnq
2008 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 141 74 67 .525 11.0 631 658 -27 L1 39-29 35-38 4 6 13 -- dnq
2008 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 141 63 78 .447 22.0 611 700 -89 W2 37-35 26-43 5 11 23 -- dnq
2008 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 140 60 80 .429 24.5 637 767 -130 W1 34-37 26-43 6 13 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 140 71 69 .507 0.0 638 619 19 L1 40-31 31-38 1 8 15 Yes dnq
2008 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 141 71 70 .504 0.5 591 572 19 W6 43-30 28-40 2 9 16 -- Lost in NLCS (Philadelphia)
2008 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 142 67 75 .472 5.0 663 720 -57 W1 39-31 28-44 3 10 20 -- dnq
2008 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 140 60 80 .429 11.0 539 658 -119 L1 30-40 30-40 4 14 25 -- dnq
2008 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 141 54 87 .383 17.5 544 660 -116 L1 32-39 22-48 5 15 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
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  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
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  • 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 Bass Baltimore Orioles Hist Traded by Minnesota Twins to Baltimore Orioles for future considerations
Kurt Birkins -- Hist Released by Devil Rays
Fernando Cabrera -- Hist Released by Orioles
Tadahito Iguchi Philadelphia Phillies Hist Signed to #-year contract for 2008-2008 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Mike Lamb Milwaukee Brewers Hist Signed to #-year contract for 2008-2008 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Anastacio Martinez -- Hist Released by Tigers
Alfredo Simon Baltimore Orioles Hist Signed to #-year contract for 2008-2008 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Mario Alvarez Los Angeles Dodgers Injury DL - Unknown *Suffered in minor leagues*
Josh Beckett Boston Red Sox Hist Activated from Disabled List
Sean Casey Boston Red Sox Hist Activated from Disabled List
Mike Lowell Boston Red Sox Hist Activated from Disabled List
Dewayne Wise Chicago White Sox Hist Activated from Disabled List
12 record(s)