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Tuesday, May 8,2012

Tuesday, May 8,2012

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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
2012 reg season 2012-05-08 Texas Rangers  10 Baltimore Orioles  3 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards Neftali Feliz Jake Arrieta -- 11,263 2:51
2012 reg season 2012-05-08 Chicago White Sox  5 Cleveland Indians  3 box | pbp Progressive Field Hector Santiago Chris Perez Addison Reed 11,304 3:03
2012 reg season 2012-05-08 Boston Red Sox  4 Kansas City Royals  6 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Jose Mijares Daniel Bard Jonathan Broxton 20,524 2:52
2012 reg season 2012-05-08 Los Angeles Angels  0 Minnesota Twins  5 box | pbp Target Field Scott Diamond Dan Haren -- 30,776 2:37
2012 reg season 2012-05-08 Tampa Bay Rays  3 New York Yankees  5 box | pbp Yankee Stadium II Ivan Nova James Shields David Robertson 37,086 3:08
2012 reg season 2012-05-08 Toronto Blue Jays  3 Oakland Athletics  7 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Grant Balfour Francisco Cordero -- 10,784 2:58
2012 reg season 2012-05-08 Detroit Tigers  6 Seattle Mariners  4 box | pbp Safeco Field Justin Verlander Kevin Millwood Jose Valverde 13,455 3:07
2012 reg season 2012-05-08 St. Louis Cardinals  6 Arizona Diamondbacks  1 box | pbp Chase Field Jake Westbrook Ian Kennedy -- 30,156 2:27
2012 reg season 2012-05-08 Atlanta Braves  3 Chicago Cubs  1 box | pbp Wrigley Field Kris Medlen Kerry Wood Craig Kimbrel 38,523 2:47
2012 reg season 2012-05-08 Miami Marlins  2 Houston Astros  3 box | pbp Minute Maid Park Wilton Lopez Ryan Webb Brett Myers 14,801 2:22
2012 reg season 2012-05-08 San Francisco Giants  2 Los Angeles Dodgers  1 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Ryan Vogelsong Clayton Kershaw Santiago Casilla 32,799 2:34
2012 reg season 2012-05-08 Cincinnati Reds  3 Milwaukee Brewers  8 box | pbp Miller Park Yovani Gallardo Homer Bailey -- 28,108 3:04
2012 reg season 2012-05-08 New York Mets  7 Philadelphia Phillies  4 box | pbp Citizens Bank Park Manny Acosta Chad Qualls Jon Rauch 43,821 3:18
2012 reg season 2012-05-08 Washington Nationals  4 Pittsburgh Pirates  5 box | pbp PNC Park Tony Watson Henry Rodriguez -- 10,323 2:35
2012 reg season 2012-05-08 Colorado Rockies  1 San Diego Padres  3 box | pbp PETCO Park Jeff Suppan Alex White Dale Thayer 17,478 3:15
15 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
2012 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 30 20 10 .667 0.0 137 121 16 W7 10-4 10-6 1 1 1 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Yankees)
2012 AL East Tampa Bay Rays franchise | log 30 20 10 .667 0.0 136 126 10 L3 13-3 7-7 2 2 2 Yes dnq
2012 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 30 16 14 .533 4.0 141 125 16 L3 8-7 8-7 3 6 9 -- dnq
2012 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 29 13 16 .448 6.5 146 132 14 W1 7-7 6-9 4 12 24 -- Lost in ALCS (Tigers)
2012 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 29 7 22 .241 12.5 159 167 -8 L9 3-11 4-11 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
2012 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 29 17 12 .586 0.0 123 125 -2 W1 11-7 6-5 1 3 6 Yes Lost World Series (Giants)
2012 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 29 16 13 .552 1.0 131 129 2 L1 9-8 7-5 2 5 8 Yes dnq
2012 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 31 16 15 .516 2.0 121 121 0 W1 8-6 8-9 3 7 13 -- dnq
2012 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 29 14 15 .483 3.0 115 148 -33 W4 7-9 7-6 4 10 21 -- dnq
2012 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 29 8 21 .276 9.0 100 159 -59 W1 4-9 4-12 5 13 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
2012 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 30 17 13 .567 0.0 104 115 -11 W3 7-7 10-6 1 4 7 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Tigers)
2012 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 30 15 15 .500 2.0 170 105 65 L3 7-6 8-9 2 8 14 -- Lost AL Wild-Card Game (Orioles)
2012 AL West Los Angeles Angels franchise | log 31 15 16 .484 2.5 111 116 -5 L1 9-8 6-8 3 9 18 -- dnq
2012 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 32 15 17 .469 3.0 123 128 -5 L1 6-8 9-9 4 11 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
2012 NL East Washington Nationals franchise | log 29 19 10 .655 0.0 100 87 13 L2 13-3 6-7 1 1 3 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Cardinals)
2012 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 30 19 11 .633 0.5 118 140 -22 W4 10-6 9-5 2 2 4 Yes dnq
2012 NL East Miami Marlins franchise | log 30 15 15 .500 4.5 106 107 -1 L1 6-5 9-10 3 9 17 -- dnq
2012 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 31 15 16 .484 5.0 166 141 25 W1 6-7 9-9 4 10 20 -- Lost NL Wild-Card Game (Cardinals)
2012 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 31 14 17 .452 6.0 116 121 -5 L2 5-7 9-10 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
2012 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 29 15 14 .517 0.0 114 109 5 L1 8-6 7-8 1 5 12 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Giants)
2012 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 29 15 14 .517 0.0 83 108 -25 W1 7-6 8-8 2 6 11 Yes dnq
2012 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 30 15 15 .500 0.5 122 151 -29 W1 8-6 7-9 3 8 16 -- dnq
2012 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 30 15 15 .500 0.5 167 97 70 W3 5-7 10-8 4 7 15 -- Lost in NLCS (Giants)
2012 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 30 13 17 .433 2.5 104 124 -20 L1 8-10 5-7 5 14 25 -- dnq
2012 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 30 13 17 .433 2.5 135 124 11 W1 10-7 3-10 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
2012 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 30 19 11 .633 0.0 125 106 19 L1 11-3 8-8 1 3 5 Yes dnq
2012 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 30 16 14 .533 3.0 111 115 -4 W1 8-7 8-7 2 4 10 -- Won World Series (Tigers)
2012 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 31 15 16 .484 4.5 130 136 -6 L4 7-8 8-8 3 11 19 -- dnq
2012 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 29 11 18 .379 7.5 149 159 -10 L3 7-11 4-7 4 15 27 -- dnq
2012 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 31 11 20 .355 8.5 100 121 -21 W2 9-13 2-7 5 16 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
Edgmer Escalona Colorado Rockies Minors Optioned to Colorado Springs (AAA)
Alex White Colorado Rockies Active Recalled from Colorado Springs (AAA)
Jose Quintana Chicago White Sox Minors Optioned to Birmingham (AA)
Jeff Niemann Tampa Bay Rays Active --
Joel Peralta Tampa Bay Rays Active --
James Shields Tampa Bay Rays Active --
Elliot Johnson Tampa Bay Rays Active --
Carlos Pena Tampa Bay Rays Active --
Sean Rodriguez Tampa Bay Rays Active --
Jose Lobaton Tampa Bay Rays DL-60 Transferred to 60-day DL
Mike Adams Texas Rangers Active --
Scott Feldman Texas Rangers Active --
Matt Harrison Texas Rangers Active --
Colby Lewis Texas Rangers Active --
Adrian Beltre Texas Rangers Active --
David Murphy Texas Rangers Active --
Brandon Snyder Texas Rangers Active --
Henderson Alvarez Toronto Blue Jays Active --
JP Arencibia Toronto Blue Jays Active --
Jeff Mathis Toronto Blue Jays Active --
Adam Lind Toronto Blue Jays Active --
Jose Bautista Toronto Blue Jays Active --
Rajai Davis Toronto Blue Jays Active --
Ben Francisco Toronto Blue Jays Active --
Eric Thames Toronto Blue Jays Active --
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Edwin Encarnacion Toronto Blue Jays Active --
Brett Lawrie Toronto Blue Jays Active --
Henry Alberto Rodriguez Washington Nationals Active --
Jesus Flores Washington Nationals Active --
Wilson Ramos Washington Nationals Active --
Ian Desmond Washington Nationals Active --
Danny Espinosa Washington Nationals Active --
Steve Lombardozzi Washington Nationals Active --
Roger Bernadina Washington Nationals Active --
Zach McAllister Cleveland Indians Minors Optioned to Columbus (AAA)
David Pauley Los Angeles Angels Active Contract purchased from minors
Ervin Santana Los Angeles Angels Active --
Jordan Walden Los Angeles Angels Active --
Jered Weaver Los Angeles Angels Active --
Bobby Wilson Los Angeles Angels Active --
Albert Pujols Los Angeles Angels Active --
LaTroy Hawkins Los Angeles Angels DL-15 DL-15 Fractured right pinkie finger
Mark Buehrle Miami Marlins Active Franchise name change
Steve Cishek Miami Marlins Active --
John Buck Miami Marlins Active --
Brett Hayes Miami Marlins Active --
Omar Infante Miami Marlins Active --
Hanley Ramirez Miami Marlins Active --
Jose Reyes Miami Marlins Active --
Logan Morrison Miami Marlins Active --
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Ryan Zimmerman Washington Nationals Active Activated from DL
Jayson Werth Washington Nationals DL-15 DL-15 Broken left wrist
Tommy Hottovy Kansas City Royals Minors Optioned to Omaha (AAA)
Vin Mazzaro Kansas City Royals Active Recalled from Omaha (AAA)
Michael Gonzalez Washington Nationals Minors Signed to Minor League contract
Aneury Rodriguez Houston Astros Active Recalled from Oklahoma City (AAA)
Josh Thole New York Mets DL-7 Concussion *Hit by Ty Wigginton backswing*
Pedro Beato New York Mets DL-60 Transferred to 60-day IL
Micah Owings San Diego Padres DL-60 Transferred to 60-day DL
Blake Tekotte San Diego Padres Minors Optioned to Tucson (AAA)
Jason Berken Baltimore Orioles Minors Optioned to Norfolk (AAA)
Rob Johnson New York Mets Active Recalled from Buffalo (AAA)
Alex Hinshaw San Diego Padres Active Contract purchased from Tucson (AAA)
Zach Phillips Baltimore Orioles Active Recalled from Norfolk (AAA)
Nestor Molina Chicago White Sox Minors Assigned to Birmingham (AA)
Jon Talley Toronto Blue Jays Minors Activated from disabled list
Jarett Miller Atlanta Braves Minors Activated from disabled list
Gustavo Molina New York Yankees Minors Assigned to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (AAA)
Kylin Turnbull Washington Nationals Minors Assigned to Hagerstown (A)
Jonathan Cornelius St. Louis Cardinals Minors Assigned to Quad Cities (A)
Carlos Perez Atlanta Braves Minors Assigned to Danville (Rk)
Raudel Lazo Miami Marlins Minors Assigned to Jamestown (A-)
Casey Blake -- Ret Announced retirement
Greg Holland Kansas City Royals DL-15 Assigned to Northwest Arkansas [Tex] (AA) for rehab
Jonnathan Aristil Houston Astros Minors Assigned to Oklahoma City (AAA)
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Yefri Carvajal San Diego Padres DL-7 DL-7 Injured
Miguel Tejada Baltimore Orioles Hist Signed to Minor League contract
Kip Wells San Diego Padres Hist Signed to Minor League contract
78 record(s)