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Friday, August 15,2008

Friday, August 15,2008

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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 2008-08-15 San Francisco Giants  5 Atlanta Braves  1 box | pbp Turner Field Matt Cain Jair Jurrjens -- 30,682 2:44
2008 reg season 2008-08-15 St. Louis Cardinals  5 Cincinnati Reds  3 box | pbp Great American Ballpark Brad Thompson Bronson Arroyo Chris Perez 26,234 2:45
2008 reg season 2008-08-15 Chicago Cubs  6 Florida Marlins  5 box | pbp Sun Life Stadium Chad Gaudin Kevin Gregg Kerry Wood 28,163 2:54
2008 reg season 2008-08-15 Arizona Diamondbacks  12 Houston Astros  2 box | pbp Minute Maid Park Brandon Webb Wandy Rodriguez -- 36,035 2:45
2008 reg season 2008-08-15 Milwaukee Brewers  3 Los Angeles Dodgers  5 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Chad Billingsley Manny Parra Jonathan Broxton 44,547 2:52
2008 reg season 2008-08-15 New York Mets  2 Pittsburgh Pirates  1 box | pbp PNC Park Mike Pelfrey Jason Davis Aaron Heilman 36,418 2:31
2008 reg season 2008-08-15 Philadelphia Phillies  1 San Diego Padres  0 box | pbp PETCO Park Jamie Moyer Greg Maddux Brad Lidge 37,558 2:35
2008 reg season 2008-08-15 Colorado Rockies  4 Washington Nationals  3 box | pbp Nationals Park Jorge de la Rosa Tim Redding Brian Fuentes 27,965 2:46
2008 reg season 2008-08-15 Los Angeles Angels  2 Cleveland Indians  3 box | pbp Progressive Field Cliff Lee Jose Arredondo -- 30,962 2:44
2008 reg season 2008-08-15 Baltimore Orioles  11 Detroit Tigers  2 box | pbp Comerica Park Lance Cormier Nate Robertson -- 40,546 3:17
2008 reg season 2008-08-15 Seattle Mariners  3 Minnesota Twins  9 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Francisco Liriano Carlos Silva -- 32,208 2:28
2008 reg season 2008-08-15 Kansas City Royals  4 New York Yankees  3 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Leo Nunez Mariano Rivera Joakim Soria 53,067 3:23
2008 reg season 2008-08-15 Chicago White Sox  4 Oakland Athletics  6 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Huston Street Horacio Ramirez -- 19,405 2:44
2008 reg season 2008-08-15 Tampa Bay Rays  7 Texas Rangers  0 box | pbp Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Matt Garza Kevin Millwood -- 20,223 2:57
14 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 121 74 47 .612 0.0 557 484 73 W3 45-17 29-30 1 2 3 Yes Lost World Series (Philadelphia)
2008 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 122 71 51 .582 3.5 632 504 128 W4 43-16 28-35 2 3 4 Yes Lost in ALCS (Tampa Bay)
2008 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 122 64 58 .525 10.5 583 546 37 L2 36-27 28-31 3 6 11 -- dnq
2008 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 122 62 60 .508 12.5 518 482 36 L1 34-26 28-34 4 7 16 -- dnq
2008 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 122 60 62 .492 14.5 616 615 1 W3 31-24 29-38 5 9 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 Minnesota Twins franchise | log 121 68 53 .562 0.0 605 559 46 W2 42-22 26-31 1 4 6 Yes dnq
2008 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 122 68 54 .557 0.5 611 533 78 L1 42-20 26-34 2 5 7 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Rays)
2008 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 122 59 63 .484 9.5 611 596 15 L1 32-27 27-36 3 10 19 -- dnq
2008 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 121 55 66 .455 13.0 570 565 5 W1 32-28 23-38 4 12 21 -- dnq
2008 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 122 55 67 .451 13.5 502 601 -99 W1 28-34 27-33 5 13 24 -- 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 120 75 45 .625 0.0 569 507 62 L2 37-23 38-22 1 1 1 Yes Lost in ALDS (Boston)
2008 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 123 61 62 .496 15.5 688 750 -62 L4 31-27 30-35 2 8 17 -- dnq
2008 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 121 56 65 .463 19.5 486 481 5 W1 34-31 22-34 3 11 20 -- dnq
2008 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 121 46 75 .380 29.5 502 592 -90 L1 24-38 22-37 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 New York Mets franchise | log 122 66 56 .541 0.0 597 542 55 W4 36-23 30-33 1 4 9 Yes dnq
2008 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 122 65 57 .533 1.0 590 520 70 W1 32-27 33-30 2 5 10 -- Won World Series (Tampa Bay)
2008 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 123 63 60 .512 3.5 575 600 -25 L3 34-30 29-30 3 8 14 -- dnq
2008 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 122 55 67 .451 11.0 554 553 1 L5 33-29 22-38 4 11 23 -- dnq
2008 NL East Washington Nationals franchise | log 123 44 79 .358 22.5 454 604 -150 L8 23-37 21-42 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 122 75 47 .615 0.0 662 502 160 W5 45-17 30-30 1 1 2 Yes Lost in NLDS (Los Angeles)
2008 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 123 70 53 .569 5.5 575 528 47 L2 36-23 34-30 2 2 5 Yes Lost in NLDS (Philadelphia)
2008 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 125 69 56 .552 7.5 595 552 43 W3 33-28 36-28 3 3 8 -- dnq
2008 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 122 62 60 .508 13.0 557 588 -31 L1 33-27 29-33 4 9 15 -- dnq
2008 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 122 55 67 .451 20.0 574 658 -84 L2 33-29 22-38 5 10 22 -- dnq
2008 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 123 54 69 .439 21.5 523 622 -99 L1 31-32 23-37 6 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 West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 122 63 59 .516 0.0 561 528 33 W2 33-26 30-33 1 6 12 Yes dnq
2008 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 122 63 59 .516 0.0 517 483 34 W5 37-27 26-32 2 7 13 Yes Lost in NLCS (Philadelphia)
2008 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 124 55 69 .444 9.0 571 646 -75 W1 34-29 21-40 3 12 25 -- dnq
2008 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 121 51 70 .421 11.5 462 567 -105 W1 24-36 27-34 4 14 27 -- dnq
2008 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 122 47 75 .385 16.0 465 574 -109 L1 26-37 21-38 5 15 28 -- dnq
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
Justin James Cincinnati Reds Minors Assigned to Sarasota (A+)
Tyler Wilson Boston Red Sox Minors Signed out of draft (Georgia HS)
Yonder Alonso Cincinnati Reds Hist Signed to 5-year contract for 2008-2012 ($4.55m) [Out of draft] Miami
Jordan Danks Chicago White Sox Hist Signed out of draft (Texas)
James Darnell San Diego Padres Hist Signed out of draft (South Carolina)
J.J. Hoover Atlanta Braves Hist Signed out of draft (Calhoun CC)
Eric Hosmer Kansas City Royals Hist Signed out of draft (Florida HS)
Buster Posey San Francisco Giants Hist Signed out of draft (Florida State)
Robbie Ross Texas Rangers Hist Signed out of draft (Kentucky HS)
Justin Smoak Texas Rangers Hist Signed out of draft (South Carolina)
Jarred Cosart Philadelphia Phillies Hist Signed out of draft (Texas HS)
TJ House Cleveland Indians Hist Signed out of draft (Mississippi HS)
Allan Dykstra San Diego Padres Hist Signed out of draft (Wake Forest)
Carson Blair Boston Red Sox Hist Signed out of draft (Texas HS)
Tim Melville Kansas City Royals Hist Signed out of draft (Missouri HS)
Hunter Cervenka Boston Red Sox Hist Signed out of draft (Texas HS)
Jeremy Bleich New York Yankees Hist Signed out of draft (Stanford)
Richie Sexson -- Hist Released by Yankees
Josh Towers -- Hist Released by Rockies
Yorman Rodriguez Cincinnati Reds Hist Signed as undrafted free agent (Venezuela)
Maicer Izturis Los Angeles Angels Injury DL - left thumb *Diving for a grounder, aggravated prior injury*
Troy Percival Tampa Bay Rays Injury DL - cartilage injury to the right knee
Chris Carpenter St. Louis Cardinals Injury DL - Right posterior shoulder strain
Tom Glavine Atlanta Braves Injury DL - strained left elbow
Dan Giese New York Yankees Injury DL - Right shoulder inflammation
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Brian Barton St. Louis Cardinals Hist Activated from Disabled List
Kevin Millwood Texas Rangers Hist Activated from Disabled List
Todd Jones Detroit Tigers Hist Activated from Disabled List
Brian Tallet Toronto Blue Jays Hist Activated from Disabled List
Pete Hissey Boston Red Sox Minors Signed out of draft (Pennsylvania HS)
Garrison Lassiter New York Yankees Minors Signed out of draft (North Carolina HS)
Marcus Jones Washington Nationals Minors Signed out of draft (NC State)
32 record(s)