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Thursday, August 31,2017

Thursday, August 31,2017

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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
2017 reg season 2017-08-31 Los Angeles Dodgers  1 Arizona Diamondbacks  8 box | pbp Chase Field Zack Greinke Kenta Maeda -- 19,882 3:02
2017 reg season 2017-08-31 Atlanta Braves  2 Chicago Cubs  6 box | pbp Wrigley Field Kyle Hendricks Sean Newcomb -- 38,031 2:59
2017 reg season 2017-08-31 New York Mets  2 Cincinnati Reds  7 box | pbp Great American Ballpark Robert Stephenson Jacob deGrom -- 13,634 2:42
2017 reg season 2017-08-31 Philadelphia Phillies  3 Miami Marlins  2 box | pbp Marlins Park Ben Lively Odrisamer Despaigne Hector Neris 17,013 3:09
2017 reg season 2017-08-31 Washington Nationals  3 Milwaukee Brewers  6 box | pbp Miller Park Zach Davies Gio Gonzalez Corey Knebel 26,384 2:50
2017 reg season 2017-08-31 St. Louis Cardinals  5 San Francisco Giants  2 box | pbp AT&T Park Michael Wacha Matt Cain Seung Hwan Oh 40,783 3:17
2017 reg season 2017-08-31 Toronto Blue Jays  11 Baltimore Orioles  8 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards Marco Estrada Jeremy Hellickson Roberto Osuna 13,802 3:28
2017 reg season 2017-08-31 Texas Rangers  1 Houston Astros  5 box | pbp Tropicana Field Chris Devenski Nick Martinez Ken Giles 3,385 3:02
2017 reg season 2017-08-31 Chicago White Sox  4 Minnesota Twins  5 box | pbp Target Field Matt Belisle Juan Minaya -- 21,288 3:17
2017 reg season 2017-08-31 Boston Red Sox  2 New York Yankees  6 box | pbp Yankee Stadium II CC Sabathia Eduardo Rodriguez -- 43,309 3:44
10 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
2017 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 134 76 58 .567 0.0 642 553 89 L1 40-25 36-33 1 3 6 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Astros)
2017 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 133 71 62 .534 4.5 689 560 129 W1 38-26 33-36 2 4 9 Yes Lost in ALCS (Astros)
2017 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 134 68 66 .507 8.0 660 680 -20 L1 41-27 27-39 3 7 13 -- dnq
2017 AL East Tampa Bay Rays franchise | log 135 67 68 .496 9.5 585 586 -1 W1 34-33 33-35 4 8 15 -- dnq
2017 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 134 62 72 .463 14.0 571 670 -99 W1 35-34 27-38 5 12 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
2017 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 131 75 56 .573 0.0 642 492 150 W6 36-29 39-27 1 2 4 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Yankees)
2017 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 133 70 63 .526 6.0 646 661 -15 W4 34-35 36-28 2 5 10 Yes Lost AL Wild-Card Game (Yankees)
2017 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 132 65 67 .492 10.5 569 625 -56 L1 36-32 29-35 3 11 19 -- dnq
2017 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 132 58 74 .439 17.5 628 697 -69 W1 31-32 27-42 4 13 24 -- dnq
2017 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 132 52 80 .394 23.5 567 678 -111 L3 30-34 22-46 5 15 28 -- 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
2017 AL West Houston Astros franchise | log 133 80 53 .602 0.0 735 582 153 W1 38-31 42-22 1 1 3 Yes Won World Series (Dodgers)
2017 AL West Los Angeles Angels franchise | log 134 69 65 .515 11.5 584 576 8 W3 38-31 31-34 2 6 12 -- dnq
2017 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 133 66 67 .496 14.0 672 638 34 L1 35-29 31-38 3 9 16 -- dnq
2017 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 134 66 68 .493 14.5 620 649 -29 L5 34-32 32-36 4 10 18 -- dnq
2017 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 133 58 75 .436 22.0 587 694 -107 L3 37-31 21-44 5 14 25 -- 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
2017 NL East Washington Nationals franchise | log 133 81 52 .609 0.0 704 557 147 L1 40-27 41-25 1 2 2 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Cubs)
2017 NL East Miami Marlins franchise | log 133 66 67 .496 15.0 622 647 -25 L4 35-30 31-37 2 8 17 -- dnq
2017 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 132 59 73 .447 21.5 602 671 -69 L1 29-36 30-37 3 10 22 -- dnq
2017 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 133 58 75 .436 23.0 607 684 -77 L1 28-39 30-36 4 12 26 -- dnq
2017 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 133 50 83 .376 31.0 542 664 -122 W1 28-37 22-46 5 15 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
2017 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 133 73 60 .549 0.0 675 581 94 W4 38-28 35-32 1 4 7 Yes Lost in NLCS (Dodgers)
2017 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 134 70 64 .522 3.5 610 595 15 W2 37-31 33-33 2 6 11 -- dnq
2017 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 133 67 66 .504 6.0 631 581 50 W1 37-31 30-35 3 7 14 -- dnq
2017 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 134 63 71 .470 10.5 560 629 -69 L3 35-31 28-40 4 9 20 -- dnq
2017 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 134 57 77 .425 16.5 643 738 -95 W1 33-36 24-41 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
2017 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 132 91 41 .689 0.0 656 447 209 L5 52-16 39-25 1 1 1 Yes Lost World Series (Astros)
2017 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 134 76 58 .567 16.0 655 543 112 W7 45-23 31-35 2 3 5 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Dodgers)
2017 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 133 72 61 .541 19.5 681 633 48 L1 39-27 33-34 3 5 8 Yes Lost NL Wild-Card Game (Diamondbacks)
2017 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 133 59 74 .444 32.5 509 659 -150 W2 35-31 24-43 4 11 23 -- dnq
2017 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 136 53 83 .390 40.0 532 661 -129 L3 31-36 22-47 5 14 29 -- dnq
30 record(s)
Transactions
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Grid Actions:
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  • 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
Chris Iriart Oakland Athletics Minors Assigned to Stockton (A+)
Dean Aldridge Detroit Tigers Minors Assigned to Connecticut (A-)
Greg Allen Cleveland Indians Minors Assigned to Columbus (AAA)
Will Allen Detroit Tigers Minors Assigned to Erie (AA)
Aaron Altherr Philadelphia Phillies DL-10 Assigned to Reading (AA) for rehab
Jeff Ames Tampa Bay Rays Minors Assigned to Durham (AAA)
Tyler Anderson Colorado Rockies DL-60 Assigned to Albuquerque (AAA) for rehab
Mark Appel Philadelphia Phillies Minors Activated from disabled list
Tyler Badamo Arizona Diamondbacks Minors Assigned to Jackson (AA)
Jett Bandy Milwaukee Brewers DL-10 Assigned to Wisconsin (A) for rehab
Wendolyn Bautista Cincinnati Reds Minors Assigned to Louisville (AAA)
Chris Betts Tampa Bay Rays Minors Assigned to Hudson Valley (A-)
Boomer Biegalski Oakland Athletics Minors Activated from disabled list
Emilio Bonifacio Arizona Diamondbacks Minors Assigned to Reno (AAA)
Mike Broadway Tampa Bay Rays Minors Assigned to Montgomery (AA)
Trenton Brooks Cleveland Indians Minors Activated from disabled list
Carlos Canelon Houston Astros Minors Assigned to Corpus Christi (AA)
Juan Ciriaco San Francisco Giants Minors Activated from disabled list
Kevin Cornelius Chicago Cubs Minors Activated from disabled list
Carlos Correa Houston Astros DL-10 Assigned to Corpus Christi (AA) for rehab
Cale Coshow New York Yankees Minors Assigned to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (AAA)
Joe Cronin Minnesota Twins Minors Assigned to Fort Myers (A+)
Juan De La Cruz Cleveland Indians Minors Activated from disabled list
Eduardo de Oleo Houston Astros Minors Assigned to Fresno (AAA)
Eduardo Del Rosario Minnesota Twins Minors Assigned to Fort Myers (A+)
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Francisco Diaz New York Yankees Minors Assigned to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (AAA)
Randy Dobnak Minnesota Twins Minors Assigned to Cedar Rapids (A)
Luke Dykstra St. Louis Cardinals Minors Activated from disabled list
Ryan Erickson Chicago White Sox Minors Assigned to Great Falls (Rk)
Elys Escobar Detroit Tigers Minors Assigned to Lakeland (A+)
Calvin Faucher Minnesota Twins Minors Activated from disabled list
Adonis Garcia Atlanta Braves DL-10 Assigned to Gulf Coast Braves (Rk) for rehab
Grayson Greiner Detroit Tigers Minors Assigned to Toledo (AAA)
Kelvin Gutierrez Washington Nationals Minors Assigned to Potomac (A+)
Eric Haase Cleveland Indians Minors Assigned to Columbus (AAA)
Will Headean San Diego Padres Minors Assigned to Lake Elsinore (A+)
Odubel Herrera Philadelphia Phillies DL-10 Assigned to Reading (AA) for rehab
Cam Hill Cleveland Indians Minors Assigned to Columbus (AAA)
Chase Hodson New York Yankees Minors Assigned to Charleston (sc) (A)
Jason Hursh Atlanta Braves Minors Assigned to Gwinnett (AAA)
Connor Jones St. Louis Cardinals Minors Assigned to Springfield [Tex] (AA)
A.J. Kennedy San Diego Padres Minors Activated from disabled list
Jeff Kinley Miami Marlins Minors Assigned to Jacksonville (AA)
Michael Kohn Minnesota Twins Minors Assigned to Rochester (AAA)
Erik Kratz New York Yankees Minors Traded from Indians to Yankees for cash considerations
Joey Krehbiel Arizona Diamondbacks Minors Assigned to Reno (AAA)
Jared Lakind Miami Marlins Minors Assigned to Jupiter (A+)
Jacob Lee Cleveland Indians Minors Activated from disabled list
Ryan Lillie Miami Marlins Minors Assigned to Greensboro (A)
Mitch Longo Cleveland Indians Minors Assigned to Lynchburg (A+)
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Diomar Lopez San Diego Padres Minors Assigned to Arizona Padres 2 (Rk)
Chris Mathewson Los Angeles Dodgers Minors Assigned to Rancho Cucamonga (A+)
Domenic Mazza San Francisco Giants Minors Assigned to San Jose (A+)
Francisco Mejia Cleveland Indians Minors Assigned to Columbus (AAA)
Mike Meyers Boston Red Sox Minors Assigned to Portland (AA)
Amaurys Minier Minnesota Twins Minors Activated from disabled list
Nelson Molina Minnesota Twins Minors Assigned to Chattanooga (AA)
Jordan Montgomery New York Yankees Minors Assigned to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (AAA)
Colin Moran Houston Astros DL-10 Assigned to Quad Cities (A) for rehab
Victor Moscote New York Mets Minors Assigned to St. Lucie (A+)
Aaron Myers Baltimore Orioles Minors Activated from disabled list
Carlos Narvaez New York Yankees Minors Assigned to Tampa (A+)
Angel Nesbitt Detroit Tigers Minors Assigned to Erie (AA)
Miguel Nunez Philadelphia Phillies Minors Activated from disabled list
Shawn O'Malley Seattle Mariners Minors Activated from disabled list
Hunter Owen Pittsburgh Pirates Minors Assigned to West Virginia (A-)
Connor Owings Arizona Diamondbacks Minors Assigned to Kane County (A)
Joel Payamps Arizona Diamondbacks Minors Assigned to Reno (AAA)
Robbie Perkins Colorado Rockies Minors Assigned to Albuquerque (AAA)
Anderson Polanco Cleveland Indians Minors Assigned to Lynchburg (A+)
Jose Queliz Arizona Diamondbacks Minors Activated from disabled list
Jonathan Rodriguez Minnesota Twins Minors Assigned to Rochester (AAA)
Chaz Roe Tampa Bay Rays Minors Assigned to Durham (AAA)
Daniel Salters Cleveland Indians Minors Assigned to Akron (AA)
Anibal Sanchez Detroit Tigers DL-10 Assigned to West Michigan (A) for rehab
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Wynston Sawyer Los Angeles Dodgers Minors Assigned to Arizona Dodgers (Rk)
Garrison Schwartz Atlanta Braves Minors Assigned to Florida (A+)
Carlos Sepulveda Chicago Cubs Minors Assigned to Arizona Cubs (Rk)
Justus Sheffield New York Yankees Minors Assigned to Trenton (AA)
Gresuan Silverio Detroit Tigers Minors Assigned to Connecticut (A-)
Caleb Smith New York Yankees Minors Assigned to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (AAA)
David Sosebee New York Yankees Minors Assigned to Trenton (AA)
William Soto Los Angeles Dodgers Minors Activated from disabled list
Matt Tracy Minnesota Twins Minors Activated from disabled list
Carlos Vidal New York Yankees Minors Activated from disabled list
Paul Voelker Detroit Tigers Minors Assigned to Toledo (AAA)
Ryan Walker Minnesota Twins Minors Assigned to Rochester (AAA)
Jordan Weems Boston Red Sox Minors Activated from disabled list
Wes Wilson New York Yankees Minors Assigned to Trenton (AA)
Jack Wynkoop Colorado Rockies Minors Reinstated to active roster
Andrew Bailey Los Angeles Angels DL-60 Transferred to 60-day DL
Brandon Phillips Los Angeles Angels Active Traded from Braves to Angels for Tony Sanchez
Tony Sanchez Atlanta Braves Minors Traded from Angels to Braves for Brandon Phillips
Leonys Martin Chicago Cubs Minors Traded from Mariners to Cubs for future considerations
Justin Verlander Houston Astros Active Traded from Tigers to Astros for Franklin Perez, Daz Cameron and Jake Rogers
Franklin Perez Detroit Tigers Minors Traded from Astros with Daz Cameron and Jake Rogers to Tigers for Justin Verlander
Anthony Bass Texas Rangers DFA Designated for Assignment
Miguel Gonzalez Texas Rangers Active Traded from White Sox to Rangers for TiQuan Forbes
Ti'Quan Forbes Chicago White Sox Minors Traded from Rangers to White Sox for Miguel Gonzalez
Kevin Siegrist St. Louis Cardinals DFA Activated from DL and designated for assignment
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
John Gant St. Louis Cardinals Active Recalled from Memphis (AAA)
Brock Stassi Philadelphia Phillies DFA Designated for Assignment
Juan Nicasio Philadelphia Phillies Active Claimed off waivers from Pirates by Phillies
Dayan Diaz Houston Astros DFA Designated for Assignment
Cameron Maybin Houston Astros Active Claimed off waivers from Angels by Astros
Justin Upton Los Angeles Angels Active Traded from Tigers to Angels for Grayson Long and PTBNL
Grayson Long Detroit Tigers Minors Traded from Angels with PTBNL to Tigers for Justin Upton
Giovanny Gallegos New York Yankees Active Recalled from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (AAA)
Juan Centeno Houston Astros Active Recalled from Fresno (AAA)
Tucker Barnhart Cincinnati Reds Pat Lv Placed on paternity leave list
Jerad Eickhoff Philadelphia Phillies DL-10 DL-10 Nerve irritation in right hand
Conor Gillaspie San Francisco Giants DL-7 DL-7 Injured
Eric Jokisch Arizona Diamondbacks Restr Placed on temporary inactive list
Kyle Higashioka New York Yankees DL-7 DL-7 Unknown
Mike Kickham Miami Marlins Restr Placed on temporary inactive list
Angel Ventura Milwaukee Brewers DL-7 DL-7 Unknown
Jack Mayfield Houston Astros DL-7 DL-7 Injured
Jesse Jenner St. Louis Cardinals DL-7 DL-7 Injured
Kevin Comer Houston Astros DL-7 DL-7 Unknown
Rosell Herrera Colorado Rockies Restr Placed on temporary inactive list
Dace Kime Cleveland Indians DL-7 DL-7 Injured
Jon Keller Baltimore Orioles DL-7 DL-7 Unknown
Anthony Dimino New York Mets DL-7 DL-7 Unknown
Tyler Beardsley Minnesota Twins DL-7 DL-7 Left hamstring
Daz Cameron Detroit Tigers Minors Traded from Astros with Franklin Perez and Jake Rogers to Tigers for Justin Verlander
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Jake Rogers Detroit Tigers Minors Traded from Astros with Daz Cameron and Franklin Perez to Tigers for Justin Verlander
Casey Scoggins -- Free Agt Released by Twins
Luis Silverio Arizona Diamondbacks DL-7 DL-7 Unknown
Evan Gattis Houston Astros Injury DL - Right wrist soreness *Blocked a pitch in the dirt*
Alex Robinett -- Free Agt Assumed released due to no activity
130 record(s)