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Tuesday, May 8,2007

Tuesday, May 8,2007

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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
2007 reg season 2007-05-08 Philadelphia Phillies  2 Arizona Diamondbacks  3 box | pbp Chase Field Micah Owings Adam Eaton Tony Pena 22,888 2:18
2007 reg season 2007-05-08 San Diego Padres  2 Atlanta Braves  3 box | pbp Turner Field Mike Gonzalez Heath Bell Rafael Soriano 21,748 2:13
2007 reg season 2007-05-08 Pittsburgh Pirates  4 Chicago Cubs  3 box | pbp Wrigley Field Jonah Bayliss Neal Cotts Salomon Torres 39,708 4:39
2007 reg season 2007-05-08 Houston Astros  7 Cincinnati Reds  6 box | pbp Great American Ballpark Brad Lidge Brad Salmon Dan Wheeler 16,264 3:03
2007 reg season 2007-05-08 Los Angeles Dodgers  5 Florida Marlins  6 box | pbp Sun Life Stadium Henry Owens Jonathan Broxton -- 11,124 2:58
2007 reg season 2007-05-08 Washington Nationals  4 Milwaukee Brewers  6 box | pbp Miller Park David Bush Jason Simontacchi Francisco Cordero 19,398 2:29
2007 reg season 2007-05-08 New York Mets  4 San Francisco Giants  1 box | pbp AT&T Park Tom Glavine Matt Cain Billy Wagner 39,455 2:23
2007 reg season 2007-05-08 Colorado Rockies  1 St. Louis Cardinals  4 box | pbp Busch Stadium III Kelvin Jimenez Denny Bautista Jason Isringhausen 42,763 2:33
2007 reg season 2007-05-08 Cleveland Indians  5 Los Angeles Angels  1 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Cliff Lee Ervin Santana -- 41,731 2:23
2007 reg season 2007-05-08 Tampa Bay Devil Rays  3 Baltimore Orioles  8 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards Jeremy Guthrie Jae Weong Seo -- 17,818 2:52
2007 reg season 2007-05-08 Seattle Mariners  7 Detroit Tigers  9 box | pbp Comerica Park Jeremy Bonderman Horacio Ramirez Todd Jones 30,171 2:53
2007 reg season 2007-05-08 Oakland Athletics  6 Kansas City Royals  1 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Chad Gaudin Jorge de la Rosa -- 10,989 2:57
2007 reg season 2007-05-08 Chicago White Sox  4 Minnesota Twins  7 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Juan Rincon Andy Sisco -- 21,979 3:10
2007 reg season 2007-05-08 Texas Rangers  2 New York Yankees  8 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Andy Pettitte Mike Wood -- 50,705 2:59
2007 reg season 2007-05-08 Boston Red Sox  9 Toronto Blue Jays  2 box | pbp Rogers Centre Josh Beckett Victor Zambrano -- 41,203 3:05
15 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
2007 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 31 21 10 .677 0.0 159 107 52 W2 12-6 9-4 1 1 2 Yes Won World Series (Colorado)
2007 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 30 14 16 .467 6.5 184 152 32 W1 6-8 9-8 2 9 19 -- Lost in ALDS (Cleveland)
2007 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 33 15 18 .455 7.0 145 154 -9 W1 5-10 10-8 3 10 20 -- dnq
2007 AL East Tampa Bay Devil Rays franchise | log 32 14 18 .438 7.5 148 198 -50 L2 6-9 8-9 4 11 22 -- dnq
2007 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 32 13 19 .406 8.5 153 161 -8 L7 6-11 7-8 5 13 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
2007 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 30 20 10 .667 0.0 168 138 30 W3 9-7 11-3 1 2 3 Yes Lost in ALCS (Boston)
2007 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 31 20 11 .645 0.5 170 143 27 W8 11-5 9-6 2 3 4 Yes dnq
2007 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 32 17 15 .531 4.0 143 126 17 W1 8-6 9-9 3 4 10 Yes dnq
2007 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 29 14 15 .483 5.5 114 123 -9 L1 9-8 5-7 4 8 16 -- dnq
2007 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 33 10 23 .303 11.5 125 174 -49 L4 4-10 6-13 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
2007 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 31 16 15 .516 0.0 122 108 14 W2 10-8 6-7 1 5 12 Yes dnq
2007 AL West Los Angeles Angels franchise | log 33 17 16 .515 0.0 135 131 4 L3 5-10 12-6 2 6 13 -- Lost in ALDS (Boston)
2007 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 28 14 14 .500 0.5 131 150 -19 L1 6-8 8-6 3 7 14 -- dnq
2007 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 31 13 18 .419 3.0 147 179 -32 L1 4-12 9-7 4 12 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
2007 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 32 20 12 .625 0.0 160 142 18 W1 9-5 11-7 1 2 6 Yes dnq
2007 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 32 20 12 .625 0.0 169 114 55 W1 13-5 7-7 2 3 5 Yes dnq
2007 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 32 15 17 .469 5.0 170 174 -4 W1 6-7 9-10 3 10 18 -- dnq
2007 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 33 14 19 .424 6.5 160 163 -3 L2 8-12 6-7 4 12 23 -- Lost in NLDS (Colorado)
2007 NL East Washington Nationals franchise | log 33 9 24 .273 11.5 98 170 -72 L7 5-14 4-10 5 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
2007 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 33 23 10 .697 0.0 166 131 35 W5 8-5 15-5 1 1 1 Yes dnq
2007 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 30 15 15 .500 6.5 145 112 33 L1 8-5 7-10 2 8 15 -- Lost in NLDS (Arizona)
2007 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 32 15 17 .469 7.5 139 137 2 W2 9-9 6-8 3 9 17 -- dnq
2007 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 31 14 17 .452 8.0 108 148 -40 W1 9-9 5-8 4 11 21 -- dnq
2007 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 33 14 19 .424 9.0 157 151 6 L2 7-8 7-11 5 13 24 -- dnq
2007 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 31 13 18 .419 9.0 96 147 -51 W1 7-7 6-11 6 15 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
2007 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 33 19 14 .576 0.0 146 123 23 L1 11-7 8-7 1 4 7 Yes dnq
2007 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 33 18 15 .545 1.0 145 126 19 L1 10-9 8-6 2 5 8 Yes dnq
2007 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 35 19 16 .543 1.0 137 138 -1 W3 7-8 12-8 3 6 9 -- Lost in NLCS (Colorado)
2007 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 32 17 15 .531 1.5 142 133 9 L1 6-6 11-9 4 7 11 -- dnq
2007 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 33 14 19 .424 5.0 140 169 -29 L1 8-12 6-7 5 14 25 -- Lost World Series (Boston)
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
Carlos Fisher Cincinnati Reds Minors Assigned to Chattanooga (AA)
Winston Abreu Washington Nationals Hist Signed to minor league contract
Jason Simontacchi Washington Nationals Hist Signed to Minor League contract
Justin Speier Los Angeles Angels Injury DL - Non-baseball medical condition
Ryan Wagner Washington Nationals Injury DL - right rotator cuff inflammation
Eric Gagne Texas Rangers Hist Activated from Disabled List
6 record(s)