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Saturday, September 8,2012

Saturday, September 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 2012-09-08 Detroit Tigers  1 Los Angeles Angels  6 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim C.J. Wilson Justin Verlander -- 41,154 2:37
2012 reg season 2012-09-08 New York Yankees  4 Baltimore Orioles  5 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards Joe Saunders CC Sabathia Jim Johnson 46,067 3:12
2012 reg season 2012-09-08 Toronto Blue Jays  9 Boston Red Sox  2 box | pbp Fenway Park Brad Lincoln Daisuke Matsuzaka -- 37,107 2:55
2012 reg season 2012-09-08 Kansas City Royals  4 Chicago White Sox  5 box | pbp Guaranteed Rate Field;U.S. Cellular Field Chris Sale Bruce Chen Addison Reed 26,227 2:48
2012 reg season 2012-09-08 Cleveland Indians  0 Minnesota Twins  3 box | pbp Target Field Cole De Vries Zach McAllister Glen Perkins 33,698 2:58
2012 reg season 2012-09-08 Oakland Athletics  6 Seattle Mariners  1 box | pbp Safeco Field Brett Anderson Hisashi Iwakuma -- 23,177 3:07
2012 reg season 2012-09-08 Texas Rangers  4 Tampa Bay Rays  2 box | pbp Tropicana Field Mike Adams Kyle Farnsworth Joe Nathan 18,702 3:05
2012 reg season 2012-09-08 Houston Astros  1 Cincinnati Reds  5 box | pbp Great American Ballpark Bronson Arroyo Bud Norris -- 35,018 3:16
2012 reg season 2012-09-08 Atlanta Braves  11 New York Mets  3 box | pbp Citi Field Kris Medlen Jeremy Hefner -- 25,603 3:02
2012 reg season 2012-09-08 Chicago Cubs  4 Pittsburgh Pirates  3 box | pbp PNC Park Jeff Samardzija Jason Grilli -- 35,661 2:56
2012 reg season 2012-09-08 Arizona Diamondbacks  8 San Diego Padres  5 box | pbp PETCO Park Wade Miley Casey Kelly J.J. Putz 25,514 3:10
2012 reg season 2012-09-08 Los Angeles Dodgers  3 San Francisco Giants  2 box | pbp AT&T Park Ronald Belisario Jeremy Affeldt Brandon League 41,791 2:53
2012 reg season 2012-09-08 Milwaukee Brewers  6 St. Louis Cardinals  3 box | pbp Busch Stadium III Michael Fiers Jake Westbrook John Axford 40,422 3:32
2012 reg season 2012-09-08 Miami Marlins  6 Washington Nationals  7 box | pbp Nationals Park Drew Storen Chad Gaudin -- 28,860 3:18
14 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 139 80 59 .576 0.0 605 624 -19 W1 41-29 39-30 1 1 3 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Yankees)
2012 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 139 77 62 .554 3.0 666 583 83 L1 43-26 34-36 2 3 6 Yes Lost in ALCS (Tigers)
2012 AL East Tampa Bay Rays franchise | log 139 74 65 .532 6.0 581 502 79 L1 40-30 34-35 3 7 10 -- dnq
2012 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 140 61 79 .436 19.5 665 683 -18 L3 33-39 28-40 4 12 26 -- dnq
2012 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 138 60 78 .435 19.5 624 666 -42 W3 33-35 27-43 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 138 76 62 .551 0.0 650 590 60 W1 45-24 31-38 1 4 7 Yes dnq
2012 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 138 75 63 .543 1.0 619 583 36 L2 46-25 29-38 2 6 8 Yes Lost World Series (Giants)
2012 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 139 70 69 .504 6.5 583 637 -54 L1 38-31 32-38 3 9 15 -- dnq
2012 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 139 65 74 .468 11.5 556 720 -164 L1 35-34 30-40 4 10 22 -- dnq
2012 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 139 54 85 .388 22.5 616 715 -99 W1 24-43 30-42 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 139 78 61 .561 0.0 667 600 67 W5 37-30 41-31 1 2 5 Yes dnq
2012 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 138 75 63 .543 2.5 590 512 78 W2 40-32 35-31 2 5 9 -- Lost in 1st Round (Tigers)
2012 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 139 73 66 .525 5.0 714 594 120 W1 39-29 34-37 3 8 13 -- Lost AL Wild-Card Game (Orioles)
2012 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 140 63 77 .450 15.5 533 552 -19 L2 36-35 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 139 83 56 .597 0.0 635 501 134 W1 44-26 39-30 1 1 1 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Cardinals)
2012 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 140 72 68 .514 11.5 629 540 89 L1 37-35 35-33 2 6 14 -- Lost NL Wild-Card Game (Cardinals)
2012 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 139 70 69 .504 13.0 575 614 -39 W1 33-34 37-35 3 7 16 -- dnq
2012 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 138 68 70 .493 14.5 574 590 -16 W2 35-35 33-35 4 8 17 -- dnq
2012 NL East Miami Marlins franchise | log 140 68 72 .486 15.5 539 637 -98 L1 36-33 32-39 5 9 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
2012 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 140 83 57 .593 0.0 606 523 83 W1 43-28 40-29 1 2 2 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Giants)
2012 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 138 73 65 .529 9.0 572 567 5 L1 39-32 34-33 2 4 11 Yes dnq
2012 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 139 67 72 .482 15.5 665 639 26 W2 39-30 28-42 3 10 19 -- dnq
2012 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 139 66 73 .475 16.5 665 572 93 L3 39-32 27-41 4 12 21 -- Lost in NLCS (Giants)
2012 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 139 57 82 .410 25.5 526 651 -125 W1 34-34 23-48 5 15 28 -- dnq
2012 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 139 51 88 .367 31.5 502 708 -206 L1 31-37 20-51 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 139 79 60 .568 0.0 605 566 39 L1 40-30 39-30 1 3 4 Yes Won World Series (Tigers)
2012 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 140 74 66 .529 5.5 557 535 22 W1 36-35 38-31 2 5 12 Yes dnq
2012 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 140 67 73 .479 12.5 548 602 -54 L1 34-34 33-39 3 11 20 -- dnq
2012 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 140 65 75 .464 14.5 626 595 31 W1 31-36 34-39 4 13 23 -- dnq
2012 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 137 61 76 .445 17.0 648 740 -92 L3 35-36 26-40 5 14 25 -- 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
J.A. Happ Toronto Blue Jays DL-15 DL-15 Fractured right foot
Alex Castellanos Los Angeles Dodgers Active Recalled from Albuquerque (AAA)
Placido Polanco Philadelphia Phillies DL-15 DL-15 Lower back inflammation
Carlos Ruiz Philadelphia Phillies Active Activated from DL
Starling Marte Pittsburgh Pirates Active Activated from DL
Justin Christian San Francisco Giants Active Activated from DL
Steve Edlefsen San Francisco Giants DFA Designated for assignment
Yusmeiro Petit San Francisco Giants Active Contract purchased from Fresno (AAA)
Ross Ohlendorf San Diego Padres Minors Outrighted to Tucson (AAA)
Oscar Tejeda Pittsburgh Pirates Minors Outrighted to Altoona (AA)
Eddy Rodriguez San Diego Padres Minors Outrighted to Tucson (AAA)
Jake Fox Philadelphia Phillies Restr Placed on temporarily inactive list
Blake Smith Los Angeles Dodgers DL-7 DL-7 Injured
Matt Mangini Arizona Diamondbacks DL-7 DL-7 Unknown
Johermyn Chavez Seattle Mariners Minors Outrighted to Jackson (AA)
Jeremy Rodriguez San Diego Padres Minors Activated from DL
Stephen Carmon San Diego Padres DL-7 DL-7 Injured
Eric Hacker -- Hist Granted free agency
18 record(s)