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Wednesday, May 18,2011

Wednesday, May 18,2011

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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
2011 reg season 2011-05-18 Atlanta Braves  4 Arizona Diamondbacks  5 box | pbp Chase Field Aaron Heilman Craig Kimbrel -- 19,773 3:19
2011 reg season 2011-05-18 Pittsburgh Pirates  5 Cincinnati Reds  0 box | pbp Great American Ballpark Charlie Morton Bronson Arroyo -- 16,543 2:17
2011 reg season 2011-05-18 Chicago Cubs  7 Florida Marlins  5 box | pbp Sun Life Stadium Jeff Samardzija Edward Mujica Carlos Marmol 14,422 3:21
2011 reg season 2011-05-18 San Francisco Giants  8 Los Angeles Dodgers  5 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Brian Wilson Lance Cormier -- 30,421 3:18
2011 reg season 2011-05-18 Washington Nationals  0 New York Mets  3 box | pbp Citi Field Jon Niese Tom Gorzelanny Francisco Rodriguez 24,527 2:51
2011 reg season 2011-05-18 Colorado Rockies  1 Philadelphia Phillies  2 box | pbp Citizens Bank Park Cole Hamels Jorge de la Rosa Ryan Madson 44,665 2:27
2011 reg season 2011-05-18 Milwaukee Brewers  5 San Diego Padres  2 box | pbp PETCO Park Yovani Gallardo Dustin Moseley John Axford 16,901 3:13
2011 reg season 2011-05-18 Houston Astros  1 St. Louis Cardinals  5 box | pbp Busch Stadium III Kyle Lohse Bud Norris -- 35,298 2:26
2011 reg season 2011-05-18 New York Yankees  4 Baltimore Orioles  1 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards Hector Noesi Jeremy Accardo -- 20,589 4:56
2011 reg season 2011-05-18 Detroit Tigers  0 Boston Red Sox  1 box | pbp Fenway Park Daniel Bard Daniel Schlereth Jonathan Papelbon 37,311 3:02
2011 reg season 2011-05-18 Cleveland Indians  0 Chicago White Sox  1 box | pbp Guaranteed Rate Field;U.S. Cellular Field Jake Peavy Justin Masterson -- 18,580 2:01
2011 reg season 2011-05-18 Texas Rangers  5 Kansas City Royals  4 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Arthur Rhodes Jeremy Jeffress Mark Lowe 13,789 3:53
2011 reg season 2011-05-18 Minnesota Twins  4 Oakland Athletics  3 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Joe Nathan Brian Fuentes Matt Capps 15,355 2:38
2011 reg season 2011-05-18 Los Angeles Angels  0 Seattle Mariners  3 box | pbp Safeco Field Jason Vargas Jered Weaver Brandon League 16,992 2:50
2011 reg season 2011-05-18 Tampa Bay Rays  6 Toronto Blue Jays  5 box | pbp Rogers Centre Jeremy Hellickson Jesse Litsch Kyle Farnsworth 14,415 3:18
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
2011 AL East Tampa Bay Rays franchise | log 43 25 18 .581 0.0 186 160 26 W1 11-13 14-5 1 2 4 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Rangers)
2011 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 41 22 19 .537 2.0 205 175 30 W2 13-11 9-8 2 3 10 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Tigers)
2011 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 42 22 20 .524 2.5 182 186 -4 W5 13-9 9-11 3 5 13 Yes dnq
2011 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 42 21 21 .500 3.5 194 182 12 L1 9-9 12-12 4 9 15 -- dnq
2011 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 41 19 22 .463 5.0 164 188 -24 L2 10-12 9-10 5 11 21 -- 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
2011 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 40 26 14 .650 0.0 207 145 62 L1 15-4 11-10 1 1 1 Yes dnq
2011 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 42 22 20 .524 5.0 189 178 11 L2 11-8 11-12 2 6 12 -- Lost in ALCS (Rangers)
2011 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 42 20 22 .476 7.0 195 205 -10 L5 15-11 5-11 3 10 20 -- dnq
2011 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 44 19 25 .432 9.0 165 189 -24 W2 7-12 12-13 4 12 26 -- dnq
2011 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 41 14 27 .341 12.5 127 218 -91 W2 4-11 10-16 5 14 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
2011 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 43 23 20 .535 0.0 200 181 19 W1 15-9 8-11 1 4 11 Yes Lost World Series (Cardinals)
2011 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 43 22 21 .512 1.0 163 144 19 L1 11-11 11-10 2 7 14 -- dnq
2011 AL West Los Angeles Angels franchise | log 44 22 22 .500 1.5 171 175 -4 L4 9-10 13-12 3 8 16 -- dnq
2011 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 42 18 24 .429 4.5 147 169 -22 W1 10-12 8-12 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
2011 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 42 26 16 .619 0.0 170 135 35 W1 14-7 12-9 1 1 2 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Cardinals)
2011 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 41 24 17 .585 1.5 179 164 15 L1 12-10 12-7 2 2 3 Yes dnq
2011 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 45 25 20 .556 2.5 187 144 43 L1 14-10 11-10 3 5 7 -- dnq
2011 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 42 20 22 .476 6.0 177 179 -2 W1 9-12 11-10 4 9 19 -- dnq
2011 NL East Washington Nationals franchise | log 42 20 22 .476 6.0 157 171 -14 L1 11-9 9-13 5 10 18 -- 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
2011 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 43 25 18 .581 0.0 225 190 35 L1 15-10 10-8 1 3 5 Yes dnq
2011 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 44 25 19 .568 0.5 227 180 47 W3 13-9 12-10 2 4 6 Yes Won World Series (Rangers)
2011 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 43 21 22 .488 4.0 176 181 -5 W1 13-6 8-16 3 8 17 -- Lost in NLCS (Cardinals)
2011 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 42 19 23 .452 5.5 152 179 -27 W1 7-11 12-12 4 12 24 -- dnq
2011 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 41 18 23 .439 6.0 170 202 -32 W1 9-13 9-10 5 14 25 -- dnq
2011 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 43 15 28 .349 10.0 173 224 -51 L4 9-13 6-15 6 16 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
2011 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 42 23 19 .548 0.0 150 154 -4 W1 10-5 13-14 1 6 8 Yes dnq
2011 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 41 22 19 .537 0.5 183 172 11 L1 11-10 11-9 2 7 9 -- dnq
2011 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 44 20 24 .455 4.0 154 184 -30 L1 11-13 9-11 3 11 22 -- dnq
2011 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 42 19 23 .452 4.0 182 187 -5 W2 12-10 7-13 4 13 23 -- Lost in 1st Round (Diamondbacks)
2011 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 43 18 25 .419 5.5 162 178 -16 L2 7-15 11-10 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.
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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
Cory Gearrin Atlanta Braves Minors Optioned to Gwinnett (AAA)
Ben Henry Texas Rangers Minors Assigned to Hickory (A)
Justin James Milwaukee Brewers DL-7 DL-7 Injured
Danny Duffy Kansas City Royals Active Contract purchased from minors
Daisuke Matsuzaka Boston Red Sox DL-15 DL-15 Tommy John Surgery
Cesar Izturis Baltimore Orioles Injury DL - right elbow ulnar nerve injury
Nick Punto St. Louis Cardinals Injury DL - right forearm flexor strain
Kyle Davies Kansas City Royals Injury DL - right rotator cuff inflammation
Willie Bloomquist Arizona Diamondbacks Hist Activated from Disabled List
Franklin Gutierrez Seattle Mariners Hist Activated from Disabled List
10 record(s)