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Saturday, August 2,2008

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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 2008-08-02 Milwaukee Brewers  4 Atlanta Braves  2 box | pbp Turner Field CC Sabathia Charlie Morton Salomon Torres 42,096 2:32
2008 reg season 2008-08-02 Pittsburgh Pirates  1 Chicago Cubs  5 box | pbp Wrigley Field Ted Lilly Paul Maholm -- 41,426 2:30
2008 reg season 2008-08-02 Colorado Rockies  3 Florida Marlins  5 box | pbp Sun Life Stadium Ricky Nolasco Valerio de los Santos Kevin Gregg 22,324 2:45
2008 reg season 2008-08-02 New York Mets  4 Houston Astros  5 box | pbp Minute Maid Park Jose Valverde Aaron Heilman -- 39,152 3:26
2008 reg season 2008-08-02 Arizona Diamondbacks  2 Los Angeles Dodgers  4 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Hiroki Kuroda Yusmeiro Petit Chan Ho Park 54,544 2:35
2008 reg season 2008-08-02 San Francisco Giants  2 San Diego Padres  0 box | pbp PETCO Park Barry Zito Jake Peavy Brian Wilson 41,688 2:28
2008 reg season 2008-08-02 Philadelphia Phillies  2 St. Louis Cardinals  1 box | pbp Busch Stadium III Joe Blanton Braden Looper Brad Lidge 45,450 2:27
2008 reg season 2008-08-02 Cincinnati Reds  6 Washington Nationals  10 box | pbp Nationals Park Charlie Manning Mike Lincoln -- 30,970 2:46
2008 reg season 2008-08-02 Oakland Athletics  2 Boston Red Sox  12 box | pbp Fenway Park Jon Lester Dana Eveland -- 37,838 2:32
2008 reg season 2008-08-02 Chicago White Sox  7 Kansas City Royals  9 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Kyle Davies Mark Buehrle Joakim Soria 21,866 3:01
2008 reg season 2008-08-02 Cleveland Indians  5 Minnesota Twins  1 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Paul Byrd Kevin Slowey -- 40,937 2:29
2008 reg season 2008-08-02 Los Angeles Angels  2 New York Yankees  8 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Mike Mussina Jered Weaver -- 54,170 2:42
2008 reg season 2008-08-02 Baltimore Orioles  3 Seattle Mariners  1 box | pbp Safeco Field Jeremy Guthrie Felix Hernandez -- 30,502 2:28
2008 reg season 2008-08-02 Detroit Tigers  3 Tampa Bay Rays  9 box | pbp Tropicana Field Andy Sonnanstine Kenny Rogers -- 36,048 3:29
2008 reg season 2008-08-02 Toronto Blue Jays  6 Texas Rangers  4 box | pbp Rangers Ballpark in Arlington A.J. Burnett Scott Feldman B.J. Ryan 32,641 3:01
15 record(s)
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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 Tampa Bay Rays franchise | log 109 65 44 .596 0.0 488 438 50 W4 42-16 23-28 1 2 2 Yes Lost World Series (Philadelphia)
2008 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 111 63 48 .568 3.0 552 459 93 W2 39-16 24-32 2 3 4 Yes Lost in ALCS (Tampa Bay)
2008 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 110 60 50 .545 5.5 524 474 50 W1 35-26 25-24 3 6 10 -- dnq
2008 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 110 55 55 .500 10.5 471 438 33 W1 30-23 25-32 4 8 17 -- dnq
2008 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 110 54 56 .491 11.5 534 547 -13 W2 29-23 25-33 5 10 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
2008 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 110 61 49 .555 0.0 550 475 75 L1 35-17 26-32 1 5 6 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Rays)
2008 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 110 61 49 .555 0.0 541 512 29 L1 38-21 23-28 2 4 7 Yes dnq
2008 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 110 55 55 .500 6.0 555 536 19 L3 29-22 26-33 3 9 15 -- dnq
2008 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 111 51 60 .459 10.5 465 539 -74 W1 25-30 26-30 4 12 23 -- dnq
2008 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 109 48 61 .440 12.5 509 503 6 W1 29-26 19-35 5 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 AL West Los Angeles Angels franchise | log 110 69 41 .627 0.0 504 453 51 L1 31-21 38-20 1 1 1 Yes Lost in ALDS (Boston)
2008 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 111 57 54 .514 12.5 623 658 -35 L1 28-24 29-30 2 7 14 -- dnq
2008 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 109 53 56 .486 15.5 452 422 30 L5 32-29 21-27 3 11 19 -- dnq
2008 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 110 41 69 .373 28.0 441 520 -79 L2 20-34 21-35 4 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 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 110 60 50 .545 0.0 551 476 75 W1 29-24 31-26 1 4 9 Yes Won World Series (Tampa Bay)
2008 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 111 59 52 .532 1.5 533 555 -22 W1 33-25 26-27 2 5 11 -- dnq
2008 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 110 58 52 .527 2.0 539 498 41 L3 32-20 26-32 3 6 12 -- dnq
2008 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 110 50 60 .455 10.0 495 488 7 L2 32-25 18-35 4 12 24 -- dnq
2008 NL East Washington Nationals franchise | log 110 40 70 .364 20.0 413 532 -119 W2 22-33 18-37 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 111 66 45 .595 0.0 585 454 131 W1 40-15 26-30 1 1 3 Yes Lost in NLDS (Los Angeles)
2008 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 111 62 49 .559 4.0 518 497 21 W2 32-23 30-26 2 2 5 Yes Lost in NLDS (Philadelphia)
2008 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 113 62 51 .549 5.0 538 508 30 L1 31-26 31-25 3 3 8 Yes dnq
2008 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 109 52 57 .477 13.0 478 529 -51 W2 28-26 24-31 4 9 20 -- dnq
2008 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 110 51 59 .464 14.5 537 607 -70 L1 32-26 19-33 5 10 21 -- dnq
2008 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 111 51 60 .459 15.0 484 557 -73 L2 30-25 21-35 6 11 22 -- 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 110 57 53 .518 0.0 495 468 27 L1 30-22 27-31 1 7 13 Yes dnq
2008 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 110 55 55 .500 2.0 455 435 20 W1 31-27 24-28 2 8 16 -- Lost in NLCS (Philadelphia)
2008 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 112 50 62 .446 8.0 520 576 -56 L1 31-22 19-40 3 13 25 -- dnq
2008 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 109 46 63 .422 10.5 424 507 -83 W2 20-34 26-29 4 14 27 -- dnq
2008 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 111 42 69 .378 15.5 416 529 -113 L4 24-34 18-35 5 15 28 -- dnq
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
Matt Clement -- Hist Released by Cardinals
Gary Glover -- Hist Granted free agency
Josh Wilson Boston Red Sox Hist Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to Boston Red Sox for future considerations
Mark Grudzielanek Kansas City Royals Injury DL - Sprained right ankle *Collision with outfielder Ross Gload in OF while chasing a popup*
Marlon Anderson New York Mets Injury DL - Strained left hamstring
Juan Cruz Arizona Diamondbacks Hist Activated from Disabled List
Jacob Thompson Atlanta Braves Minors Signed out of draft (Virginia)
7 record(s)