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Tuesday, September 9,2008

Tuesday, September 9,2008

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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 2008-09-09 Colorado Rockies  4 Atlanta Braves  5 box | pbp Turner Field Julian Tavarez Taylor Buchholz -- 21,821 3:10
2008 reg season 2008-09-09 Pittsburgh Pirates  3 Houston Astros  9 box | pbp Minute Maid Park Randy Wolf Ross Ohlendorf -- 30,034 2:39
2008 reg season 2008-09-09 Cincinnati Reds  5 Milwaukee Brewers  4 box | pbp Miller Park Jon Adkins Seth McClung Francisco Cordero 30,312 4:21
2008 reg season 2008-09-09 Washington Nationals  8 New York Mets  10 box | pbp Shea Stadium Joe Smith Charlie Manning Luis Ayala 50,382 3:16
2008 reg season 2008-09-09 Florida Marlins  10 Philadelphia Phillies  8 box | pbp Citizens Bank Park Kevin Gregg Kyle Kendrick Matt Lindstrom 40,554 3:28
2008 reg season 2008-09-09 Los Angeles Dodgers  6 San Diego Padres  2 box | pbp PETCO Park Joe Beimel Heath Bell -- 26,614 3:17
2008 reg season 2008-09-09 Arizona Diamondbacks  4 San Francisco Giants  5 box | pbp AT&T Park Brian Wilson Jon Rauch -- 30,518 2:47
2008 reg season 2008-09-09 Chicago Cubs  3 St. Louis Cardinals  4 box | pbp Busch Stadium III Chris Perez Carlos Marmol -- 43,806 2:43
2008 reg season 2008-09-09 New York Yankees  7 Los Angeles Angels  1 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Alfredo Aceves Ervin Santana -- 43,042 2:36
2008 reg season 2008-09-09 Cleveland Indians  6 Baltimore Orioles  1 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards Jeremy Sowers Radhames Liz -- 14,900 3:06
2008 reg season 2008-09-09 Tampa Bay Rays  5 Boston Red Sox  4 box | pbp Fenway Park Dan Wheeler Jonathan Papelbon Troy Percival 37,573 3:40
2008 reg season 2008-09-09 Toronto Blue Jays  3 Chicago White Sox  1 box | pbp Guaranteed Rate Field;U.S. Cellular Field A.J. Burnett Javier Vazquez B.J. Ryan 24,621 3:08
2008 reg season 2008-09-09 Toronto Blue Jays  8 Chicago White Sox  2 box | pbp Guaranteed Rate Field;U.S. Cellular Field Jesse Litsch Clayton Richard -- 28,505 2:37
2008 reg season 2008-09-09 Oakland Athletics  3 Detroit Tigers  2 box | pbp Comerica Park Joey Devine Fernando Rodney Brad Ziegler 37,240 2:46
2008 reg season 2008-09-09 Kansas City Royals  2 Minnesota Twins  7 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Nick Blackburn Brian Bannister -- 17,015 2:35
2008 reg season 2008-09-09 Texas Rangers  7 Seattle Mariners  3 box | pbp Safeco Field Vicente Padilla Felix Hernandez Warner Madrigal 22,704 3:08
16 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 143 86 57 .601 0.0 663 580 83 W1 53-21 33-36 1 2 2 Yes Lost World Series (Philadelphia)
2008 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 144 85 59 .590 1.5 764 607 157 L1 49-20 36-39 2 3 4 Yes Lost in ALCS (Tampa Bay)
2008 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 144 78 66 .542 8.5 642 546 96 W10 43-29 35-37 3 6 10 -- dnq
2008 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 145 77 68 .531 10.0 702 666 36 W1 40-31 37-37 4 7 13 -- dnq
2008 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 143 64 79 .448 22.0 726 769 -43 L1 34-34 30-45 5 12 23 -- 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 144 80 64 .556 0.0 722 635 87 L3 48-25 32-39 1 4 7 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Rays)
2008 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 144 79 65 .549 1.0 733 654 79 W1 48-25 31-40 2 5 8 Yes dnq
2008 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 143 70 73 .490 9.5 693 655 38 W1 38-33 32-40 3 9 18 -- dnq
2008 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 145 70 75 .483 10.5 736 746 -10 L1 37-36 33-39 4 10 19 -- dnq
2008 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 143 61 82 .427 18.5 585 716 -131 L2 33-41 28-41 5 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 AL West Los Angeles Angels franchise | log 144 87 57 .604 0.0 670 610 60 L1 44-29 43-28 1 1 1 Yes Lost in ALDS (Boston)
2008 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 145 71 74 .490 16.5 794 862 -68 W1 36-36 35-38 2 8 17 -- dnq
2008 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 144 66 78 .458 21.0 570 607 -37 W1 36-35 30-43 3 11 21 -- dnq
2008 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 143 56 87 .392 30.5 596 708 -112 L1 30-43 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 144 81 63 .563 0.0 711 626 85 W2 43-27 38-36 1 3 6 Yes dnq
2008 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 145 79 66 .545 2.5 704 609 95 L1 40-30 39-36 2 4 9 Yes Won World Series (Tampa Bay)
2008 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 145 73 72 .503 8.5 676 709 -33 W1 38-34 35-38 3 8 15 -- dnq
2008 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 145 63 82 .434 18.5 668 698 -30 W1 39-34 24-48 4 13 25 -- dnq
2008 NL East Washington Nationals franchise | log 145 56 89 .386 25.5 572 724 -152 L1 31-40 25-49 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 144 86 58 .597 0.0 772 597 175 L2 51-24 35-34 1 1 3 Yes Lost in NLDS (Los Angeles)
2008 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 145 82 63 .566 4.5 680 613 67 L3 43-31 39-32 2 2 5 Yes Lost in NLDS (Philadelphia)
2008 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 144 78 66 .542 8.0 689 636 53 W3 40-32 38-34 3 5 11 -- dnq
2008 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 145 78 67 .538 8.5 652 668 -16 W4 41-29 37-38 4 6 12 -- dnq
2008 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 145 66 79 .455 20.5 634 725 -91 W3 38-36 28-43 5 11 22 -- dnq
2008 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 144 60 84 .417 26.0 654 797 -143 L4 34-37 26-47 6 14 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 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 145 74 71 .510 0.0 609 583 26 W1 45-30 29-41 1 7 14 Yes Lost in NLCS (Philadelphia)
2008 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 144 71 73 .493 2.5 649 642 7 L5 40-31 31-42 2 9 16 -- dnq
2008 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 145 67 78 .462 7.0 672 734 -62 L3 39-33 28-45 3 10 20 -- dnq
2008 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 144 64 80 .444 9.5 568 676 -108 W4 34-40 30-40 4 12 24 -- dnq
2008 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 145 56 89 .386 18.0 560 668 -108 L1 33-40 23-49 5 15 29 -- dnq
30 record(s)
Transactions
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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.
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Mike Sweeney -- Hist Released by Athletics
Josh Fogg Cincinnati Reds Injury DL - Strained right groin
Jon Lieber Chicago Cubs Injury DL - right foot strain
Matt Belisle Cincinnati Reds Injury DL - Right knee surgery
Vicente Padilla Texas Rangers Hist Activated from Disabled List
Travis Hafner Cleveland Indians Hist Activated from Disabled List
Brian Barton St. Louis Cardinals Hist Activated from Disabled List
7 record(s)