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Thursday, August 30,2012

Thursday, August 30,2012

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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 2012-08-30 Boston Red Sox  2 Los Angeles Angels  5 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Zack Greinke Jon Lester Ernesto Frieri 39,013 2:43
2012 reg season 2012-08-30 Chicago White Sox  3 Baltimore Orioles  5 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards Zack Britton Jose Quintana Jim Johnson 10,141 2:31
2012 reg season 2012-08-30 Oakland Athletics  12 Cleveland Indians  7 box | pbp Progressive Field Jarrod Parker Justin Masterson -- 14,500 3:35
2012 reg season 2012-08-30 Detroit Tigers  1 Kansas City Royals  2 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Jeremy Guthrie Rick Porcello Kelvin Herrera 12,997 2:41
2012 reg season 2012-08-30 Seattle Mariners  5 Minnesota Twins  4 box | pbp Target Field Blake Beavan Brian Duensing Tom Wilhelmsen 32,578 3:11
2012 reg season 2012-08-30 Tampa Bay Rays  0 Toronto Blue Jays  2 box | pbp Rogers Centre Carlos Villanueva Matt Moore Casey Janssen 22,711 2:34
2012 reg season 2012-08-30 Milwaukee Brewers  11 Chicago Cubs  12 box | pbp Wrigley Field Carlos Marmol Francisco Rodriguez -- 28,859 4:09
2012 reg season 2012-08-30 San Francisco Giants  8 Houston Astros  4 box | pbp Minute Maid Park Ryan Vogelsong Fernando Rodriguez Sergio Romo 12,835 3:19
2012 reg season 2012-08-30 Arizona Diamondbacks  2 Los Angeles Dodgers  0 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Ian Kennedy Clayton Kershaw J.J. Putz 54,621 3:05
2012 reg season 2012-08-30 New York Mets  2 Philadelphia Phillies  3 box | pbp Citizens Bank Park Kyle Kendrick Jon Niese Jonathan Papelbon 43,141 2:25
2012 reg season 2012-08-30 St. Louis Cardinals  1 Washington Nationals  8 box | pbp Nationals Park Edwin Jackson Jaime Garcia -- 23,269 2:59
11 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
2012 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 130 75 55 .577 0.0 548 592 -44 W1 40-27 35-28 1 1 3 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Yankees)
2012 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 130 73 57 .562 2.0 629 533 96 L1 42-24 31-33 2 2 5 Yes Lost in ALCS (Tigers)
2012 AL East Tampa Bay Rays franchise | log 131 69 62 .527 6.5 548 476 72 L1 37-28 32-34 3 7 12 -- dnq
2012 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 132 60 72 .455 16.0 647 625 22 L1 33-37 27-35 4 12 25 -- dnq
2012 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 130 56 74 .431 19.0 592 624 -32 W2 31-31 25-43 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
2012 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 130 72 58 .554 0.0 614 541 73 L1 41-23 31-35 1 3 6 Yes dnq
2012 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 130 71 59 .546 1.0 589 560 29 L3 42-23 29-36 2 4 7 Yes Lost World Series (Giants)
2012 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 130 67 63 .515 5.0 538 589 -51 W3 36-26 31-37 3 9 14 -- dnq
2012 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 131 61 70 .466 11.5 532 684 -152 W1 34-32 27-38 4 10 22 -- dnq
2012 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 131 51 80 .389 21.5 570 675 -105 L1 23-42 28-38 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
2012 AL West Los Angeles Angels franchise | log 131 71 60 .542 0.0 622 587 35 W1 35-30 36-30 1 5 8 Yes dnq
2012 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 130 70 60 .538 0.5 540 484 56 L1 37-29 33-31 2 6 9 -- Lost in 1st Round (Tigers)
2012 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 130 67 63 .515 3.5 670 559 111 L1 39-29 28-34 3 8 13 -- Lost AL Wild-Card Game (Orioles)
2012 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 132 60 72 .455 11.5 517 519 -2 W1 33-30 27-42 4 11 24 -- 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 130 76 54 .585 0.0 567 464 103 W2 37-24 39-30 1 2 2 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Cardinals)
2012 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 131 67 64 .511 9.5 593 510 83 L1 33-32 34-32 2 6 15 -- Lost NL Wild-Card Game (Cardinals)
2012 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 131 65 66 .496 11.5 548 584 -36 L1 32-33 33-33 3 7 16 -- dnq
2012 NL East Miami Marlins franchise | log 131 65 66 .496 11.5 498 589 -91 L1 34-28 31-38 4 8 17 -- dnq
2012 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 131 63 68 .481 13.5 540 568 -28 W1 34-35 29-33 5 10 19 -- 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 132 79 53 .598 0.0 577 498 79 W3 41-25 38-28 1 1 1 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Giants)
2012 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 130 69 61 .531 9.0 541 517 24 W2 36-30 33-31 2 4 10 Yes dnq
2012 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 131 64 67 .489 14.5 633 527 106 L3 37-29 27-38 3 9 18 -- Lost in NLCS (Giants)
2012 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 130 61 69 .469 17.0 609 597 12 L1 37-29 24-40 4 12 21 -- dnq
2012 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 130 54 76 .415 24.0 488 599 -111 W1 33-32 21-44 5 15 28 -- dnq
2012 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 131 48 83 .366 30.5 478 672 -194 L5 30-35 18-48 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
2012 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 131 75 56 .573 0.0 565 526 39 W3 38-27 37-29 1 3 4 Yes Won World Series (Tigers)
2012 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 132 70 62 .530 5.5 532 506 26 L5 33-32 37-30 2 5 11 Yes dnq
2012 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 132 63 69 .477 12.5 508 555 -47 W1 33-33 30-36 3 11 20 -- dnq
2012 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 132 61 71 .462 14.5 582 557 25 W1 31-36 30-35 4 13 23 -- dnq
2012 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 129 58 71 .450 16.0 615 713 -98 W3 33-35 25-36 5 14 26 -- dnq
30 record(s)
Transactions
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  • 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
Aderlin Rodriguez New York Mets Minors Assigned to Savannah (A)
Jadd Schmeltzer Boston Red Sox Minors Activated from DL
Zack Britton Baltimore Orioles Minors Optioned to Norfolk (AAA)
Daniel Bard Boston Red Sox Active Recalled from Pawtucket (AAA)
Brian Bruney Chicago White Sox DL-60 Transferred to 60-day DL
Tyler Flowers Chicago White Sox Pat Lv Placed on Paternity Leave
Hector Gimenez Chicago White Sox Active Contract purchased from Charlotte (AAA)
Gregory Infante -- Free Agt Released by White Sox
Jose Lopez Chicago White Sox Active Contract purchased from Charlotte (AAA)
Matt Guerrier Los Angeles Dodgers Active Activated from DL
Josh Wall Los Angeles Dodgers Minors Optioned to Albuquerque (AAA)
Hector Luna -- Free Agt Refused minor league assignment. Elected free agency
Dee Strange-Gordon Los Angeles Dodgers DL-60 Transferred to 60-day DL
Zach Stewart Boston Red Sox Minors Optioned to Pawtucket (AAA)
Dylan Axelrod Chicago White Sox Minors Optioned to Charlotte (AAA)
Dallas Keuchel Houston Astros Minors Optioned to Oklahoma City (AAA)
Matt Dominguez Houston Astros Active Recalled from Oklahoma CIty (AAA)
Fautino De Los Santos Milwaukee Brewers DL-7 DL-7 Unknown
Andres Santiago Los Angeles Dodgers Restr Placed on temporarily inactive list
Matty Johnson Boston Red Sox Minors Activated from DL
Phil Wetherell New York Yankees Minors Activated from temporary inactive list
Eudy Pina New York Mets DL-7 DL-7 Unknown
Tyler Gaffney Pittsburgh Pirates DL-7 DL-7 Injured
J.T. Watkins Boston Red Sox Restr Military Leave
Seth Schwindenhammer Boston Red Sox DL-7 DL-7 Injured
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Kendrick Perkins Boston Red Sox DL-7 DL-7 Unknown
Lance Breedlove Pittsburgh Pirates DL-7 DL-7 Injured
Zachary Good Boston Red Sox DL-7 DL-7 Unknown
Mallex Smith San Diego Padres DL-7 DL-7 Injured
Clark Murphy San Diego Padres Minors Activated from DL
Chad Johnson Kansas City Royals Minors Assigned to Burlington (Rk)
Tyson Van Winkle -- Ret Announced retirement
Victor Capellan -- Free Agt Released by Diamondbacks
Donny Medlinger -- Free Agt Released by Diamondbacks
Jarrod Parks -- Free Agt Released by Angels
Marc Bourgeois -- Free Agt Released by Diamondbacks
Porfirio Lopez -- Free Agt Released by Pirates
Brian Dice -- Free Agt Released by Marlins
Bryan Berglund -- Free Agt Released by Marlins
Daniel Barbuena -- Free Agt Released by Cardinals
Matthew Budgell -- Ret Announced retirement
Ronald Pena Washington Nationals Minors Assigned to Auburn (A-)
Dustin Umberger Chicago White Sox Minors Assigned to Birmingham (AA)
Frankie Reed Miami Marlins Minors Assigned to New Orleans (AAA)
Jake Opitz Philadelphia Phillies Minors Assigned to Lehigh Valley [IL] (AAA)
Victor Araujo Los Angeles Dodgers Minors Assigned to Great Lakes [Midw] (A)
Mitchell Conner Milwaukee Brewers Minors Activated from disabled list
47 record(s)