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Tuesday, August 5,2008

Tuesday, August 5,2008

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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 2008-08-05 Pittsburgh Pirates  1 Arizona Diamondbacks  3 box | pbp Chase Field Brandon Webb Zach Duke -- 25,109 1:55
2008 reg season 2008-08-05 Houston Astros  7 Chicago Cubs  11 box | pbp Wrigley Field Bob Howry Chris Sampson -- 40,416 2:46
2008 reg season 2008-08-05 Milwaukee Brewers  8 Cincinnati Reds  1 box | pbp Great American Ballpark David Bush Edinson Volquez -- 24,739 2:44
2008 reg season 2008-08-05 Washington Nationals  2 Colorado Rockies  8 box | pbp Coors Field Manuel Corpas Luis Ayala -- 27,483 2:34
2008 reg season 2008-08-05 San Diego Padres  5 New York Mets  6 box | pbp Shea Stadium Mike Pelfrey Mike Adams Scott Schoeneweis 52,130 2:48
2008 reg season 2008-08-05 Florida Marlins  8 Philadelphia Phillies  2 box | pbp Citizens Bank Park Josh Johnson Jamie Moyer -- 44,896 3:23
2008 reg season 2008-08-05 Atlanta Braves  11 San Francisco Giants  4 box | pbp AT&T Park Mike Hampton Jonathan Sanchez -- 36,098 2:55
2008 reg season 2008-08-05 Los Angeles Dodgers  4 St. Louis Cardinals  6 box | pbp Busch Stadium III Jaime Garcia Jason Johnson -- 40,773 3:21
2008 reg season 2008-08-05 Baltimore Orioles  3 Los Angeles Angels  0 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Chris Waters Jon Garland George Sherrill 44,027 2:17
2008 reg season 2008-08-05 Detroit Tigers  8 Chicago White Sox  10 box | pbp Guaranteed Rate Field;U.S. Cellular Field Adam Russell Joel Zumaya -- 35,371 4:58
2008 reg season 2008-08-05 Boston Red Sox  8 Kansas City Royals  2 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Josh Beckett Brian Bannister -- 22,069 3:01
2008 reg season 2008-08-05 Minnesota Twins  7 Seattle Mariners  8 box | pbp Safeco Field J.J. Putz Matt Guerrier -- 26,083 3:14
2008 reg season 2008-08-05 Cleveland Indians  4 Tampa Bay Rays  8 box | pbp Tropicana Field Edwin Jackson Fausto Carmona -- 20,063 3:48
2008 reg season 2008-08-05 New York Yankees  6 Texas Rangers  8 box | pbp Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Matt Harrison Andy Pettitte Eddie Guardado 34,473 3:27
2008 reg season 2008-08-05 Oakland Athletics  3 Toronto Blue Jays  4 box | pbp Rogers Centre Jesse Carlson Huston Street -- 23,580 2:38
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 Tampa Bay Rays franchise | log 112 67 45 .598 0.0 504 452 52 W1 44-17 23-28 1 2 2 Yes Lost World Series (Philadelphia)
2008 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 114 65 49 .570 3.0 568 467 101 W1 40-16 25-33 2 3 4 Yes Lost in ALCS (Tampa Bay)
2008 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 113 61 52 .540 6.5 549 500 49 L2 36-26 25-26 3 6 10 -- dnq
2008 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 113 57 56 .504 10.5 485 450 35 W2 32-23 25-33 4 8 15 -- dnq
2008 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 113 55 58 .487 12.5 546 561 -15 W1 29-23 26-35 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 112 62 50 .554 0.0 563 497 66 W1 36-17 26-33 1 4 5 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Rays)
2008 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 113 62 51 .549 0.5 560 533 27 L2 39-21 23-30 2 5 7 Yes dnq
2008 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 112 55 57 .491 7.0 568 552 16 L5 29-22 26-35 3 9 17 -- dnq
2008 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 114 53 61 .465 10.0 485 553 -68 L1 27-31 26-30 4 12 21 -- dnq
2008 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 112 49 63 .438 13.0 520 519 1 L1 29-26 20-37 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 113 70 43 .619 0.0 519 475 44 L1 32-22 38-21 1 1 1 Yes Lost in ALDS (Boston)
2008 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 114 60 54 .526 10.5 648 673 -25 W3 31-24 29-30 2 7 13 -- dnq
2008 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 112 53 59 .473 16.5 458 437 21 L8 32-29 21-30 3 11 20 -- dnq
2008 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 113 44 69 .389 26.0 468 537 -69 W3 23-34 21-35 4 14 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 East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 112 61 51 .545 0.0 558 488 70 L1 29-25 32-26 1 4 9 Yes Won World Series (Tampa Bay)
2008 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 113 60 53 .531 1.5 543 560 -17 W1 33-26 27-27 2 5 11 -- dnq
2008 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 112 59 53 .527 2.0 545 507 38 W1 33-20 26-33 3 6 12 -- dnq
2008 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 113 52 61 .460 9.5 513 496 17 W1 33-25 19-36 4 10 22 -- dnq
2008 NL East Washington Nationals franchise | log 113 42 71 .372 19.5 428 546 -118 L1 23-33 19-38 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 114 68 46 .596 0.0 604 468 136 W1 42-16 26-30 1 1 3 Yes Lost in NLDS (Los Angeles)
2008 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 114 63 51 .553 5.0 529 509 20 W1 32-23 31-28 2 2 6 Yes Lost in NLDS (Philadelphia)
2008 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 115 63 52 .548 5.5 548 517 31 W1 32-27 31-25 3 3 8 Yes dnq
2008 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 112 54 58 .482 13.0 491 540 -49 L1 29-26 25-32 4 9 19 -- dnq
2008 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 114 52 62 .456 16.0 493 572 -79 L1 31-26 21-36 5 11 23 -- dnq
2008 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 113 51 62 .451 16.5 550 631 -81 L4 32-26 19-36 6 13 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
2008 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 113 59 54 .522 0.0 514 485 29 W2 32-22 27-32 1 7 14 Yes dnq
2008 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 112 56 56 .500 2.5 468 444 24 L1 32-27 24-29 2 8 16 -- Lost in NLCS (Philadelphia)
2008 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 115 52 63 .452 8.0 535 589 -54 W1 32-23 20-40 3 12 24 -- dnq
2008 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 112 47 65 .420 11.5 433 524 -91 L1 21-35 26-30 4 14 27 -- dnq
2008 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 113 43 70 .381 16.0 425 536 -111 L1 25-34 18-36 5 15 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.
  • 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
Kyle Lobstein Tampa Bay Rays Hist Signed out of draft (Arizona HS)
Felipe Lopez St. Louis Cardinals Hist Signed to #-year contract for 2008-2008 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Billy Wagner New York Mets Injury DL - Strained left forearm
Adam Jones Baltimore Orioles Injury DL - Fractured left foot
Matt Treanor Florida Marlins Hist Activated from Disabled List
Kerry Wood Chicago Cubs Hist Activated from Disabled List
6 record(s)