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Tuesday, August 31,2010

Tuesday, August 31,2010

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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
2010 reg season 2010-08-31 Boston Red Sox  2 Baltimore Orioles  5 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards Brian Matusz Josh Beckett Koji Uehara 18,247 2:58
2010 reg season 2010-08-31 Chicago White Sox  4 Cleveland Indians  3 box | pbp Progressive Field Edwin Jackson Joe Smith Bobby Jenks 12,006 2:44
2010 reg season 2010-08-31 Texas Rangers  9 Kansas City Royals  10 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Joakim Soria Darren Oliver -- 10,295 3:25
2010 reg season 2010-08-31 Detroit Tigers  3 Minnesota Twins  4 box | pbp Target Field Matt Guerrier Phil Coke Matt Capps 40,186 3:03
2010 reg season 2010-08-31 Oakland Athletics  3 New York Yankees  9 box | pbp Yankee Stadium II Phil Hughes Vin Mazzaro -- 44,575 2:56
2010 reg season 2010-08-31 Los Angeles Angels  1 Seattle Mariners  3 box | pbp Safeco Field Brandon League Kevin Jepsen David Aardsma 18,737 2:34
2010 reg season 2010-08-31 Toronto Blue Jays  13 Tampa Bay Rays  5 box | pbp Tropicana Field Ricky Romero Jeff Niemann -- 12,972 2:57
2010 reg season 2010-08-31 San Diego Padres  4 Arizona Diamondbacks  7 box | pbp Chase Field Ian Kennedy Kevin Correia Juan Gutierrez 16,250 2:52
2010 reg season 2010-08-31 New York Mets  2 Atlanta Braves  9 box | pbp Turner Field Mike Minor Jon Niese -- 18,430 2:47
2010 reg season 2010-08-31 Pittsburgh Pirates  14 Chicago Cubs  7 box | pbp Wrigley Field Jeff Karstens Ryan Dempster -- 31,369 2:54
2010 reg season 2010-08-31 Milwaukee Brewers  4 Cincinnati Reds  8 box | pbp Great American Ballpark Sam LeCure Yovani Gallardo -- 19,218 3:18
2010 reg season 2010-08-31 Washington Nationals  0 Florida Marlins  1 box | pbp Sun Life Stadium Clay Hensley Drew Storen -- 18,506 3:01
2010 reg season 2010-08-31 St. Louis Cardinals  0 Houston Astros  3 box | pbp Minute Maid Park Wandy Rodriguez Chris Carpenter Brandon Lyon 29,307 2:21
2010 reg season 2010-08-31 Philadelphia Phillies  8 Los Angeles Dodgers  4 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Kyle Kendrick Carlos Monasterios -- 45,164 3:13
2010 reg season 2010-08-31 Colorado Rockies  2 San Francisco Giants  5 box | pbp AT&T Park Jeremy Affeldt Matt Belisle Brian Wilson 31,099 2:37
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
2010 AL East Tampa Bay Rays franchise | log 132 78 54 .591 0.0 657 516 141 W4 44-24 34-30 1 1 1 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Rangers)
2010 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 132 74 58 .561 4.0 660 598 62 L3 39-27 35-31 2 2 4 Yes dnq
2010 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 132 71 61 .538 7.0 717 542 175 W1 38-28 33-33 3 5 10 -- Lost in ALCS (Rangers)
2010 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 132 70 62 .530 8.0 619 583 36 L2 38-27 32-35 4 6 11 -- dnq
2010 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 132 53 79 .402 25.0 487 668 -181 W4 30-36 23-43 5 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
2010 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 132 73 59 .553 0.0 630 555 75 W1 40-25 33-34 1 4 6 Yes dnq
2010 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 132 73 59 .553 0.0 633 531 102 W1 39-24 34-35 2 3 5 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Yankees)
2010 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 132 64 68 .485 9.0 592 606 -14 L4 39-29 25-39 3 10 22 -- dnq
2010 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 132 59 73 .447 14.0 542 698 -156 L2 29-35 30-38 4 11 24 -- dnq
2010 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 132 58 74 .439 15.0 531 645 -114 L1 31-36 27-38 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
2010 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 132 69 63 .523 0.0 642 556 86 W2 38-31 31-32 1 7 12 Yes Lost World Series (Giants)
2010 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 131 67 64 .511 1.5 531 509 22 L1 36-29 31-35 2 8 14 -- dnq
2010 AL West Los Angeles Angels franchise | log 133 66 67 .496 3.5 580 608 -28 L1 35-31 31-36 3 9 20 -- dnq
2010 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 132 54 78 .409 15.0 429 565 -136 W1 31-35 23-43 4 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
2010 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 132 73 59 .553 0.0 633 504 129 W3 45-21 28-38 1 3 7 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Giants)
2010 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 132 69 63 .523 4.0 605 533 72 W1 34-31 35-32 2 6 13 -- Lost in NLCS (Giants)
2010 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 132 67 65 .508 6.0 528 525 3 L2 38-26 29-39 3 7 15 -- dnq
2010 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 131 66 65 .504 6.5 588 568 20 W1 30-34 36-31 4 8 16 -- dnq
2010 NL East Washington Nationals franchise | log 133 60 73 .451 13.5 540 612 -72 L1 37-28 23-45 5 13 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
2010 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 132 74 58 .561 0.0 663 571 92 W3 38-29 36-29 1 2 3 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Phillies)
2010 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 130 71 59 .546 2.0 593 504 89 L3 42-22 29-37 2 5 9 Yes dnq
2010 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 132 66 66 .500 8.0 495 598 -103 W2 35-32 31-34 3 9 17 -- dnq
2010 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 132 66 66 .500 8.0 628 704 -76 L2 37-31 29-35 4 10 18 -- dnq
2010 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 133 58 75 .436 16.5 577 664 -87 W1 30-38 28-37 5 14 26 -- dnq
2010 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 132 49 83 .371 25.0 457 718 -261 L1 30-36 19-47 6 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
2010 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 131 75 56 .573 0.0 574 462 112 L5 37-27 38-29 1 1 2 Yes dnq
2010 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 133 73 60 .549 3.0 578 570 8 L1 42-26 31-34 2 4 8 Yes dnq
2010 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 133 66 67 .496 10.0 591 523 68 W1 38-30 28-37 3 11 19 -- Won World Series (Rangers)
2010 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 131 64 67 .489 11.0 609 570 39 L1 38-26 26-41 4 12 21 -- dnq
2010 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 133 54 79 .406 22.0 613 716 -103 W2 33-35 21-44 5 15 28 -- dnq
30 record(s)
Transactions
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  • 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
Paul Gran Florida Marlins Minors Assigned to Jupiter (A+)
Marcus Jones Washington Nationals Minors Assigned to Potomac (A+)
Carlos Torres Chicago White Sox Minors Assigned to Charlotte (AAA)
Billy Ott Washington Nationals Minors Assigned to Vermont [NYPL] (A-)
Odubel Herrera Texas Rangers Minors Assigned to Spokane [Nwst] (A-)
Kevin Cravey Florida Marlins Minors Assigned to Jamestown [NYPL] (A-)
Tommy Everidge Oakland Athletics Hist Signed to Minor League contract
Jeremy Hermida -- Hist Released by Red Sox
Jeff Francoeur Texas Rangers Hist Traded from New York Mets to Texas Rangers for Joaquin Arias
Joaquin Arias New York Mets Hist Traded from Texas Rangers to New York Mets for Jeff Francoeur
Manny Delcarmen Colorado Rockies Hist Traded from Boston Red Sox to Colorado for Chris Balcom-Miller
Laynce Nix Cincinnati Reds Injury DL - sprained left ankle *Unknown*
Jose Lobaton Tampa Bay Rays Injury DL - Right foot contusion
Aaron Harang Cincinnati Reds Hist Activated from Disabled List
14 record(s)