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Sunday, April 20,2008

Sunday, April 20,2008

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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
2008 reg season 2008-04-20 San Diego Padres  9 Arizona Diamondbacks  4 box | pbp Chase Field Randy Wolf Randy Johnson -- 28,090 2:42
2008 reg season 2008-04-20 Los Angeles Dodgers  1 Atlanta Braves  6 box | pbp Turner Field Jair Jurrjens Hiroki Kuroda -- 36,772 3:11
2008 reg season 2008-04-20 Pittsburgh Pirates  6 Chicago Cubs  13 box | pbp Wrigley Field Ryan Dempster Zach Duke -- 41,405 3:13
2008 reg season 2008-04-20 Milwaukee Brewers  3 Cincinnati Reds  4 box | pbp Great American Ballpark Jared Burton Eric Gagne -- 26,902 3:07
2008 reg season 2008-04-20 Washington Nationals  1 Florida Marlins  6 box | pbp Sun Life Stadium Scott Olsen Luis Ayala -- 11,635 2:39
2008 reg season 2008-04-20 Colorado Rockies  4 Houston Astros  6 box | pbp Minute Maid Park Wesley Wright Brian Fuentes Jose Valverde 35,286 3:20
2008 reg season 2008-04-20 New York Mets  4 Philadelphia Phillies  5 box | pbp Citizens Bank Park J.C. Romero Pedro Feliciano Brad Lidge 45,173 3:13
2008 reg season 2008-04-20 San Francisco Giants  8 St. Louis Cardinals  2 box | pbp Busch Stadium III Jonathan Sanchez Braden Looper -- 41,127 3:08
2008 reg season 2008-04-20 Seattle Mariners  4 Los Angeles Angels  2 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Miguel Batista Dustin Moseley Ryan Rowland-Smith 43,631 2:57
2008 reg season 2008-04-20 New York Yankees  7 Baltimore Orioles  1 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards Andy Pettitte Steve Trachsel -- 37,501 2:52
2008 reg season 2008-04-20 Texas Rangers  5 Boston Red Sox  6 box | pbp Fenway Park Tim Wakefield C.J. Wilson Jonathan Papelbon 37,480 2:40
2008 reg season 2008-04-20 Cleveland Indians  1 Minnesota Twins  2 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Matt Guerrier Rafael Perez -- 27,703 3:04
2008 reg season 2008-04-20 Kansas City Royals  1 Oakland Athletics  7 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Dana Eveland Luke Hochevar -- 18,645 2:51
2008 reg season 2008-04-20 Chicago White Sox  6 Tampa Bay Rays  0 box | pbp Tropicana Field John Danks Edwin Jackson -- 17,212 2:34
2008 reg season 2008-04-20 Detroit Tigers  3 Toronto Blue Jays  5 box | pbp Rogers Centre A.J. Burnett Nate Robertson Jeremy Accardo 30,139 2:54
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
2008 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 20 13 7 .650 0.0 104 97 7 W4 7-2 6-5 1 1 3 Yes Lost in ALCS (Tampa Bay)
2008 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 19 11 8 .579 1.5 84 84 0 L1 9-4 2-4 2 5 11 Yes dnq
2008 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 19 10 9 .526 2.5 94 76 18 W2 5-6 5-3 3 6 12 -- dnq
2008 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 20 10 10 .500 3.0 85 93 -8 W1 5-4 5-6 4 7 16 -- dnq
2008 AL East Tampa Bay Rays franchise | log 19 8 11 .421 4.5 92 86 6 L1 4-7 4-4 5 11 22 -- Lost World Series (Philadelphia)
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
2008 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 18 11 7 .611 0.0 98 66 32 W1 4-3 7-4 1 2 6 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Rays)
2008 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 19 9 10 .474 2.5 63 77 -14 L4 3-3 6-7 2 9 19 -- dnq
2008 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 19 9 10 .474 2.5 71 78 -7 W2 6-6 3-4 3 10 17 -- dnq
2008 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 19 7 12 .368 4.5 79 90 -11 L2 4-6 3-6 4 12 27 -- dnq
2008 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 19 6 13 .316 5.5 77 117 -40 L2 2-6 4-7 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
2008 AL West Los Angeles Angels franchise | log 20 12 8 .600 0.0 97 87 10 L1 6-5 6-3 1 3 9 Yes Lost in ALDS (Boston)
2008 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 20 12 8 .600 0.0 91 75 16 W3 6-6 6-2 2 4 8 Yes dnq
2008 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 20 10 10 .500 2.0 94 85 9 W1 5-3 5-7 3 8 14 -- dnq
2008 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 19 7 12 .368 4.5 79 97 -18 L3 2-6 5-6 4 13 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
2008 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 18 11 7 .611 0.0 82 95 -13 W2 7-5 4-2 1 5 7 Yes dnq
2008 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 17 10 7 .588 0.5 86 62 24 L1 6-3 4-4 2 6 10 -- dnq
2008 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 18 9 9 .500 2.0 96 65 31 W4 6-2 3-7 3 8 13 -- dnq
2008 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 19 9 10 .474 2.5 85 83 2 W1 6-6 3-4 4 10 20 -- Won World Series (Tampa Bay)
2008 NL East Washington Nationals franchise | log 19 5 14 .263 6.5 67 100 -33 L2 2-5 3-9 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
2008 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 18 12 6 .667 0.0 111 86 25 W3 8-4 4-2 1 2 2 Yes Lost in NLDS (Los Angeles)
2008 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 19 12 7 .632 0.5 87 68 19 L2 8-4 4-3 2 3 4 Yes dnq
2008 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 18 11 7 .611 1.0 87 74 13 L1 4-2 7-5 3 4 5 Yes Lost in NLDS (Philadelphia)
2008 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 19 8 11 .421 4.5 78 87 -9 W1 5-5 3-6 4 11 23 -- dnq
2008 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 18 7 11 .389 5.0 81 117 -36 L5 3-3 4-8 5 13 25 -- dnq
2008 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 19 7 12 .368 5.5 73 88 -15 W1 4-5 3-7 6 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
2008 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 18 13 5 .722 0.0 116 65 51 L1 7-2 6-3 1 1 1 Yes dnq
2008 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 18 9 9 .500 4.0 76 87 -11 L1 3-3 6-6 2 7 15 -- dnq
2008 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 19 9 10 .474 4.5 62 82 -20 W1 5-5 4-5 3 9 18 -- dnq
2008 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 19 8 11 .421 5.5 61 94 -33 W2 5-5 3-6 4 12 21 -- dnq
2008 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 18 7 11 .389 6.0 73 68 5 L3 5-4 2-7 5 14 24 -- Lost in NLCS (Philadelphia)
30 record(s)
Transactions
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Grid Actions:
Tips/tools for using data gri ds:

  • 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.
  • Hide Rows: Click the` minus sign in the first column to hide the row in the grid.
  • Restore Rows: Once rows are filtered, click RESTORE ROWS to show all rows once again
  • 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
Frank Thomas -- Hist Released by Blue Jays
Jimmy Rollins Philadelphia Phillies Injury DL - left ankle sprain *During a pickoff attemp*
Dave Weathers Cincinnati Reds Injury DL - Ulnar nerve irritation in right elbow
Keith Foulke Oakland Athletics Injury DL - Neck stiffness
Wandy Rodriguez Houston Astros Injury DL - Groin
Chris Snelling Philadelphia Phillies Injury DL - left knee inflammation
Yovani Gallardo Milwaukee Brewers Hist Activated from Disabled List
7 record(s)
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