Baseball on this Date - Saturday August 2,2014

Standings as of 2014-08-02

Record in remaining games at far right

Rk	Lg	MLB	AL East	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	2014 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	4	5	Baltimore Orioles	109	61	48	.560	--	457	429	28	29-25	32-23	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Buck Showalter	Dan Duquette	Oriole Park at Camden Yards	53	35	18	.660
2	5	10	Toronto Blue Jays	112	60	52	.536	2.5	515	479	36	30-23	30-29	L2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	John Gibbons	Alex Anthopoulos	Rogers Centre	50	23	27	.460
3	8	15	New York Yankees	109	56	53	.514	5.0	438	467	-29	25-26	31-27	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Joe Girardi	Brian Cashman	Yankee Stadium II	53	28	25	.528
4	10	18	Tampa Bay Rays	110	54	56	.491	7.5	434	433	1	27-31	27-25	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Joe Maddon	Andrew Friedman	Tropicana Field	52	23	29	.442
5	13	24	Boston Red Sox	110	49	61	.445	12.5	420	476	-56	27-30	22-31	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	John Farrell	Ben Cherington	Fenway Park	52	22	30	.423
Rk	Lg	MLB	AL Central	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	2014 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	3	4	Detroit Tigers	107	60	47	.561	--	506	460	46	29-27	31-20	W2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Brad Ausmus	Dave Dombrowski	Comerica Park	55	30	25	.545
2	7	14	Kansas City Royals	109	56	53	.514	5.0	430	432	-2	27-27	29-26	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Ned Yost	Dayton Moore	Kauffman Stadium	53	33	20	.623
3	9	16	Cleveland Indians	110	55	55	.500	6.5	493	477	16	32-21	23-34	W2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Terry Francona	Chris Antonetti	Progressive Field	52	30	22	.577
4	11	20	Chicago White Sox	111	54	57	.486	8.0	490	502	-12	28-25	26-32	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Robin Ventura	Rick Hahn	U.S. Cellular Field	51	19	32	.373
5	12	23	Minnesota Twins	109	49	60	.450	12.0	451	496	-45	24-29	25-31	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Ron Gardenhire	Terry Ryan	Target Field	53	21	32	.396
Rk	Lg	MLB	AL West	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	2014 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	1	1	Oakland Athletics	109	67	42	.615	--	543	377	166	35-18	32-24	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Bob Melvin	Billy Beane	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum	53	21	32	.396
2	2	2	Los Angeles Angels	109	65	44	.596	2.0	526	441	85	38-19	27-25	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Mike Scioscia	Jerry Dipoto	Angel Stadium of Anaheim	53	33	20	.623
3	6	13	Seattle Mariners	110	57	53	.518	10.5	421	366	55	26-31	31-22	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Lloyd McClendon	Jack Zduriencik	Safeco Field	52	30	22	.577
4	14	28	Houston Astros	111	46	65	.414	22.0	435	527	-92	25-33	21-32	W2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Bo Porter	Jeff Luhnow	Minute Maid Park	51	24	27	.471
5	15	30	Texas Rangers	110	43	67	.391	24.5	439	568	-129	21-33	22-34	L2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Ron Washington	Jon Daniels	Globe Life Park in Arlington	52	24	28	.462
Rk	Lg	MLB	NL East	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	2014 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	3	7	Washington Nationals	108	59	49	.546	--	454	378	76	31-22	28-27	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Matt Williams	Michael Rizzo	Nationals Park	54	37	17	.685
2	7	12	Atlanta Braves	111	58	53	.523	2.5	418	408	10	31-24	27-29	L5	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Brian Snitker	Frank Wren	Turner Field	51	21	30	.412
3	9	19	Miami Marlins	110	54	56	.491	6.0	447	469	-22	31-27	23-29	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Mike Redmond	Dan Jennings	Marlins Park	52	23	29	.442
4	10	21	New York Mets	110	53	57	.482	7.0	428	416	12	28-25	25-32	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Terry Collins	Sandy Alderson	Citi field	52	26	26	.500
5	12	25	Philadelphia Phillies	111	49	62	.441	11.5	428	500	-72	22-33	27-29	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Ryne Sandberg	Ruben Amaro	Citizens Bank Park	51	24	27	.471
Rk	Lg	MLB	NL Central	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	2014 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	2	6	Milwaukee Brewers	111	61	50	.550	--	485	455	30	30-26	31-24	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Ron Roenicke	Douglas Melvin	Miller Park	51	21	30	.412
2	5	9	Pittsburgh Pirates	110	59	51	.536	1.5	466	456	10	34-21	25-30	W2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Clint Hurdle	Neal Huntington	PNC Park	52	29	23	.558
3	6	11	St. Louis Cardinals	109	58	51	.532	2.0	406	405	1	30-24	28-27	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Mike Matheny	John Mozeliak	Busch Stadium III	53	32	21	.604
4	8	17	Cincinnati Reds	110	55	55	.500	5.5	410	397	13	29-25	26-30	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D		Walt Jocketty	Great American Ballpark	52	21	31	.404
5	14	27	Chicago Cubs	109	46	63	.422	14.0	422	465	-43	25-27	21-36	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Rick Renteria	Jed Hoyer	Wrigley Field	53	27	26	.509
Rk	Lg	MLB	NL West	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	2014 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	1	3	Los Angeles Dodgers	110	63	47	.573	--	461	402	59	29-25	34-22	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Don Mattingly	Ned Colletti	Dodger Stadium	52	31	21	.596
2	4	8	San Francisco Giants	110	59	51	.536	4.0	426	403	23	29-30	30-21	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Bruce Bochy	Brian Sabean	AT&T Park	52	29	23	.558
3	11	22	San Diego Padres	109	49	60	.450	13.5	350	374	-24	29-27	20-33	W2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Bud Black		Petco Park	53	28	25	.528
4	13	26	Arizona Diamondbacks	111	48	63	.432	15.5	444	523	-79	22-35	26-28	L2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Kirk Gibson	Kevin Towers	Chase Field	51	16	35	.314
5	15	29	Colorado Rockies	110	44	66	.400	19.0	513	575	-62	27-28	17-38	L3	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Walt Weiss	Daniel O'Dowd	Coors Field	52	22	30	.423

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Player Name	Pos	Age	Organization	Actual Team	Transaction Notes
Angel Sanchez	P	24.247	Pittsburgh Pirates	Pittsburgh Pirates (MLB)	Claimed off waivers from White Sox by Pirates
Daniel Butler	C	27.289	Boston Red Sox	Boston Red Sox (MLB)	Recalled from Pawtucket (AAA)
David Ross	c	37.136	Boston Red Sox	Boston Red Sox (MLB)	DL-15 Right foot
Eric Hosmer	1b	24.282	Kansas City Royals	Kansas City Royals (MLB)	DL-15 Stress fracture, right hand
David Carpenter	P	26.336	Los Angeles Angels	Los Angeles Angels (MLB)	Designated for Assignment
T.J. House	P	24.307	Cleveland Indians	Cleveland Indians (MLB)	Recalled from Columbus (AAA)
Corey Hart	1b	32.131	Seattle Mariners	Seattle Mariners (MLB)	DL-15 Right knee contusion
James Paxton	P	25.269	Seattle Mariners	Seattle Mariners (MLB)	Activated from DL
Nick Christiani	RP	27.016	Cincinnati Reds	Cincinnati Reds (MLB)	Designated for Assignment
Paul Goldschmidt	1b	26.327	Arizona Diamondbacks	Arizona Diamondbacks (MLB)	DL-15 Fractured left hand
Paul Maholm	SP	32.038	Los Angeles Dodgers	Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB)	DL-15 Out for season
Paco Rodriguez	RP	23.108	Los Angeles Dodgers	Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB)	Recalled from Albuquerque (AAA)
Pedro Hernandez	SP	25.112	Colorado Rockies	Colorado Rockies (MLB)	Designated for Assignment
Jason Pridie	LF-RF	30.298	Colorado Rockies	Colorado Rockies (MLB)	Contract purchased from minors
Alfredo Marte	lf	25.124	Arizona Diamondbacks	Arizona Diamondbacks (MLB)	Recalled from Reno (AAA)
Blake Beavan	RP	25.197	Seattle Mariners	Seattle Mariners (MLB)	Recalled from Tacoma (AAA)
Blake Beavan	RP	25.197	Seattle Mariners	Seattle Mariners (MLB)	Outrighted to minors
Bruce Billings	P	28.257	-		Released by Yankees
Billy Buckner	RP	30.341	-		Released by Padres
Willy Adames	SS	18.335	Tampa Bay Rays	Bowling Green (A)	Assigned to Bowling Green (A)
Austin Adams	P	27.348	Cleveland Indians	Columbus (AAA)	Assigned to Columbus (AAA)
Nicholas Additon	P	26.230	Baltimore Orioles	Bowie (AA)	Assigned to Bowie (AA)
Martires Arias	P	23.265	New York Mets	Brooklyn (A-)	Assigned to Brooklyn (A-)
Greg Bird	C	21.266	New York Yankees	Trenton (AA)	Assigned to Trenton (AA)
Yeicok Calderon	RF	22.223	New York Yankees	Charleston (sc) (A)	Assigned to Charleston (Sc) (A)
Francisco Carrillo	P	24.140	Chicago Cubs	Kane County (A)	Assigned to Kane County (A)
Ryan Cordell	OF	22.124	Texas Rangers	Hickory (A)	Activated from disabled list
Timothy Crabbe	P	26.164	Cincinnati Reds	Louisville (AAA)	Activated from disabled list
Jeremy Dowdy	C	24.020	Chicago White Sox	Birmingham (AA)	Assigned to Birmingham (AA)
Douglas Duran	SS	21.258	Tampa Bay Rays	Hudson Valley (A-)	Assigned to Hudson Valley (A-)
Carl Edwards	P	22.334	Chicago Cubs	Tennessee (AA)	Assigned to Tennessee (AA)
Brandon Finnegan	P	21.110	Kansas City Royals	Northwest Arkansas (AA)	Assigned to Northwest Arkansas (AA)
Zac Fisher	C	22.233	Chicago White Sox	Kannapolis (A)	Assigned to Kannapolis (A)
Roberto Gomez	P	24.364	Tampa Bay Rays	Gulf Coast Rays (Rk)	Activated from disabled list
Jose Gonzalez	C	27.040	Colorado Rockies	Tulsa (AA)	Activated from disabled list
Gregory Greve	P	22.210	Miami Marlins	Gulf Coast Marlins (Rk)	Assigned to Gulf Coast Marlins (Rk)
David Hurlbut	P	24.251	Minnesota Twins	Gulf Coast Twins (Rk)	Activated from disabled list
Tyler Kane	P	21.344	Miami Marlins	Greensboro (A)	Assigned to Greensboro (A)
Stephen Kohlscheen	P	25.316	San Diego Padres	El Paso (AAA)	Assigned to El Paso (AAA)
Jon Leroux	C	23.317	New York Mets	Savannah (A)	Activated from disabled list
Cody Livesay	OF	21.027	Atlanta Braves	Gulf Coast Braves (Rk)	Assigned to Gulf Coast Braves (Rk)
Daniel Lockhart	SS-2B	21.271	Chicago Cubs	Kane County (A)	Assigned to Kane County (A)
Blake Logan	P	22.203	Miami Marlins	Jacksonville (AA)	Assigned to Jacksonville (AA)
Ryan Lollis	RF	27.229	San Francisco Giants	San Jose (A+)	Assigned to San Jose (A+)
Starling Marte	lf	25.297	Pittsburgh Pirates	Indianapolis (AAA)	Assigned to Indianapolis (AAA) for rehab
Jonathan Martinez	P	20.036	Chicago Cubs	Kane County (A)	Assigned to Kane County (A)
Duncan McAlpine	C-P	23.114	Detroit Tigers	Gulf Coast Tigers (East) (Rk)	Activated from disabled list
Casey McCarthy	P	24.111	Miami Marlins	New Orleans (AAA)	Assigned to New Orleans (AAA)
Alexander Melendez	OF	19.103	Houston Astros	Quad Cities (A)	Assigned to Quad Cities (A)
Mike Miller	IF	24.309	Boston Red Sox	Portland (AA)	Assigned to Portland (AA)
Tommy Milone	SP	27.167	Minnesota Twins	Rochester (AAA)	Assigned to Rochester (AAA)
Josh Mueller	P	25.196	Colorado Rockies	Modesto (A+)	Assigned to Modesto (A+)
Mark Payton	OF	22.239	New York Yankees	Tampa (A+)	Assigned to Tampa (A+)
Jaime Pedroza	2B	27.324	Cleveland Indians	Akron (AA)	Assigned to Akron (AA)
Cliff Pennington	ss	30.048	Arizona Diamondbacks	Reno (AAA)	Assigned to Reno (AAA) for rehab
A.J. Pollock	cf	26.241	Arizona Diamondbacks	Arizona Diamondbacks (Rk)	Assigned to AZL Diamondbacks (Rk) for rehab
Josh Prince	lf	26.189	Milwaukee Brewers	Huntsville (AA)	Activated from disabled list
Anthony Ranaudo	P	24.327	Boston Red Sox	Pawtucket (AAA)	Assigned to Pawtucket (AAA)
Frank Schwindel	C-1B	22.034	Kansas City Royals	Lexington (A)	Assigned to Lexington (A)
Evan Scribner	RP	29.014	Oakland Athletics	Sacramento (AAA)	Assigned to Sacramento (AAA)
J.B. Shuck	lf	27.045	Los Angeles Angels	Salt Lake (AAA)	Assigned to Salt Lake (AAA)
Tyler Skulina	P	22.319	Chicago Cubs	Daytona (A+)	Assigned to Daytona (A+)
Taylor Teagarden	c	30.225	New York Mets	Las Vegas (AAA)	Assigned to Las Vegas (AAA)
Jose Valdez	P	31.192	Boston Red Sox	Pawtucket (AAA)	Activated from disabled list
Suk-Min Yoon	P	28.009	Baltimore Orioles	Norfolk (AAA)	Activated from disabled list
Aaron Poreda	P	27.305	Texas Rangers	Round Rock (AAA)	DL-7 Injured
Angel Sanchez	SS	30.317	Los Angeles Dodgers	Chattanooga (AA)	DL-7 Injured
Brooks Conrad	1B-3B	34.199	San Diego Padres	El Paso (AAA)	DL-7 Injured
Frank Herrmann	RP	30.064	Cleveland Indians	Columbus (AAA)	DL-7 Injured
Ian Thomas	P	27.104	Atlanta Braves	Mississippi (AA)	DL-7 Injured
Omir Santos	C	33.095	Pittsburgh Pirates	Indianapolis (AAA)	DL-7 Injured
Will Remillard	C	21.318	Chicago Cubs	Kane County (A)	DL-7 Injured
Alfredo Lopez	2B	24.299	Miami Marlins	Jacksonville (AA)	Suspended for role in brawl
Andrew Chafin	P	24.046	Arizona Diamondbacks	Reno (AAA)	Suspended for role in brawl
Brad Moss	C	24.296	San Francisco Giants	Fresno (AAA)	DL-7 Injured
Riley Good	OF	22.148	Los Angeles Angels	Inland Empire (A+)	DL-7 Injured
Ryan Bradley	P	26.018	San Francisco Giants	Fresno (AAA)	DL-7 Injured
Blake McFarland	P	26.182	Toronto Blue Jays	New Hampshire (AA)	DL-7 Injured
Daniel Camarena	P	21.266	New York Yankees	Trenton (AA)	DL-7 Injured
Jheyson Manzueta	P	24.240	Miami Marlins	Jacksonville (AA)	Suspended for role in brawl
Josh Richmond	RF	25.049	Chicago White Sox	Birmingham (AA)	Suspended for role in brawl
Rangel Ravelo	3B	22.100	Chicago White Sox	Birmingham (AA)	Suspended for role in brawl
Tanner Poppe	P	24.014	Milwaukee Brewers	Huntsville (AA)	DL-7 Injured
B.A. Vollmuth	3B	24.222			Released by Athletics
Dreily Guerrero	2B-3B	23.294	Boston Red Sox	Salem (A+)	DL-7 Injured
Jeff Roy	OF	22.191	Pittsburgh Pirates	West Virginia (A)	DL-7 Injured
Joey Cuda	P	24.323			Released by Cardinals
Seth Streich	P	23.164	Oakland Athletics	Stockton (A+)	DL-7 Injured
Tim Shibuya	P	24.322	Minnesota Twins	Fort Myers (A+)	DL-7 Injured
Calten Daal	SS	21.001	Cincinnati Reds	Dayton (A)	DL-7 Injured
Jonathan Reynoso	OF	21.207	Cincinnati Reds	Dayton (A)	DL-7 Injured
Mike Benjamin	SS	22.137	Colorado Rockies	Asheville (A)	DL-7 Injured
Andres Mendoza	P	22.060			Released by Pirates
Leonardo Fuentes	RF	21.246	San Francisco Giants	Salem-Keizer (A-)	DL-7 Injured
Angel Sanchez	P	21.153			Released by Pirates
Ryan Wheeler	1b	26.023	Los Angeles Angels	Los Angeles Angels (MLB)	Claimed off waivers from Rockies by Angels
Scott Sizemore	2b	29.210	-		Cleared Waivers and Became a Free Agent
Matt Angle	CF	28.326			Released by Marlins
Sam Travis	3B	20.340	Boston Red Sox	Greenville (A)	Assigned to Greenville (A)
Nick Rodesky	P	23.128	Philadelphia Phillies	Gulf Coast Phillies (Rk)	Assigned to GCL Phillies (Rk)
Andrew Morales	P	21.198	St. Louis Cardinals	Palm Beach (A+)	Assigned to Palm Beach (A+)
Bo Way	OF	22.259	Los Angeles Angels	Burlington (A)	Assigned to Burlington (A)
Ryan Wheeler	1b	26.023	Los Angeles Angels	Los Angeles Angels (MLB)	Claimed off waivers from Rockies by Angels
C.J. Wilson	SP	33.257	Los Angeles Angels	Los Angeles Angels (MLB)	Activated from DL
Jim Thome	DH	43.340	Cleveland Indians	Cleveland Indians (MLB)	Signed to minor league contract
Jim Thome	DH	43.340	-		Announced retirement
Jason Vargas	SP	31.181	Kansas City Royals	Kansas City Royals (MLB)	Activated from DL
Blake Beavan	RP	25.197	Seattle Mariners	Seattle Mariners (MLB)	Recalled from Tacoma (AAA)
Blake Beavan	RP	25.197	Seattle Mariners	Seattle Mariners (MLB)	Outrighted to minors
Nick Christiani	RP	27.016	Cincinnati Reds	Cincinnati Reds (MLB)	Designated for Assignment
Jake Elmore	2b	27.048	Cincinnati Reds	Cincinnati Reds (MLB)	Claimed off waivers from Athletics by Reds
Paul Maholm	SP	32.038	Los Angeles Dodgers	Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB)	DL-15 Torn right ACL
Jason Pridie	LF-RF	30.298	Colorado Rockies	Colorado Rockies (MLB)	Contract purchased from minors
Derek Callahan	P	21.216	New York Yankees	Tampa (A+)	Assigned to Tampa (A+)
Jeremy Null	P	20.309	Chicago Cubs	Boise (A-)	Assigned to Boise (A-)
John Mora	OF	21.063	New York Mets	Brooklyn (A-)	Assigned to Brooklyn (A-)
Keegan Yuhl	P	22.192	Houston Astros	Quad Cities (A)	Assigned to Quad Cities (A)
Luis Martinez	P	19.185	Chicago White Sox	Great Falls (Rk)	Assigned to Great Falls (Rk)
Mat Batts	P	23.027	Minnesota Twins	Cedar Rapids (A)	Assigned to Cedar Rapids (A)
Tyler Carpenter	P	22.159	Los Angeles Angels	Orem (Rk)	Assigned to Orem (Rk)
Yosmany Guerra	SS	31.097	Miami Marlins	Jupiter (A+)	Assigned to Jupiter (A+)
Zach Houchins	SS	21.320	Los Angeles Angels	Burlington (A)	Assigned to Burlington (A)
Brandon Poulson	P	24.167	Minnesota Twins	Elizabethton (Rk)	Signed as undrafted Free Agent (Academy of Art)

Vis Team	R	Home Team	R	Box	Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save Pitcher
Seattle Mariners	6	Baltimore Orioles	3	Box	Dominic Leone	Miguel Gonzalez	(none)
New York Yankees	6	Boston Red Sox	4	Box	Shawn Kelley	Allen Webster	David Robertson
Minnesota Twins	8	Chicago White Sox	6	Box	Ryan Pressly	Ronald Belisario	Glen Perkins
Texas Rangers	0	Cleveland Indians	2	Box	Scott Atchison	Miles Mikolas	Cody Allen
Colorado Rockies	5	Detroit Tigers	11	Box	Rick Porcello	Tyler Matzek	(none)
Toronto Blue Jays	2	Houston Astros	8	Box	Brett Oberholtzer	R.A. Dickey	(none)
Kansas City Royals	3	Oakland Athletics	8	Box	Jon Lester	Jason Vargas	(none)
Los Angeles Angels	3	Tampa Bay Rays	10	Box	Chris Archer	C.J. Wilson	(none)
Pittsburgh Pirates	8	Arizona Diamondbacks	3	Box	Jared Hughes	Brad Ziegler	(none)
Chicago Cubs	2	Los Angeles Dodgers	5	Box	Jamey Wright	Blake Parker	(none)
Cincinnati Reds	1	Miami Marlins	2	Box	Michael Dunn	Sam LeCure	(none)
San Francisco Giants	2	New York Mets	4	Box	Jacob deGrom	Jake Peavy	Jenrry Mejia
Atlanta Braves	2	San Diego Padres	3	Box	Tim Stauffer	Craig Kimbrel	(none)
Milwaukee Brewers	7	St. Louis Cardinals	9	Box	Justin Masterson	Kyle Lohse	Trevor Rosenthal
Philadelphia Phillies	0	Washington Nationals	11	Box	Jordan Zimmermann	A.J. Burnett	(none)

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