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Friday, May 8,2009

Friday, May 8,2009

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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
2009 reg season 2009-05-08 Washington Nationals  5 Arizona Diamondbacks  4 box | pbp Chase Field Shairon Martis Yusmeiro Petit Kip Wells 28,640 2:52
2009 reg season 2009-05-08 St. Louis Cardinals  4 Cincinnati Reds  6 box | pbp Great American Ballpark Johnny Cueto Joel Pineiro Francisco Cordero 18,016 2:54
2009 reg season 2009-05-08 Florida Marlins  8 Colorado Rockies  3 box | pbp Coors Field Ricky Nolasco Jason Hammel -- 27,398 3:17
2009 reg season 2009-05-08 San Diego Padres  0 Houston Astros  2 box | pbp Minute Maid Park Wandy Rodriguez Chad Gaudin LaTroy Hawkins 28,139 2:19
2009 reg season 2009-05-08 San Francisco Giants  3 Los Angeles Dodgers  1 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Barry Zito Chad Billingsley Brian Wilson 51,209 3:14
2009 reg season 2009-05-08 Chicago Cubs  2 Milwaukee Brewers  3 box | pbp Miller Park Mitch Stetter Aaron Heilman Trevor Hoffman 42,025 2:25
2009 reg season 2009-05-08 Pittsburgh Pirates  3 New York Mets  7 box | pbp Citi Field Bobby Parnell Tyler Yates -- 38,496 3:13
2009 reg season 2009-05-08 Atlanta Braves  6 Philadelphia Phillies  10 box | pbp Citizens Bank Park Cole Hamels Jo-Jo Reyes -- 45,312 2:29
2009 reg season 2009-05-08 Kansas City Royals  1 Los Angeles Angels  4 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Matt Palmer Gil Meche Brian Fuentes 41,019 2:55
2009 reg season 2009-05-08 New York Yankees  4 Baltimore Orioles  0 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards CC Sabathia Jeremy Guthrie -- 36,926 2:32
2009 reg season 2009-05-08 Tampa Bay Rays  3 Boston Red Sox  7 box | pbp Fenway Park Brad Penny James Shields -- 37,745 2:52
2009 reg season 2009-05-08 Texas Rangers  6 Chicago White Sox  0 box | pbp Guaranteed Rate Field;U.S. Cellular Field Matt Harrison Jose Contreras -- 21,326 2:28
2009 reg season 2009-05-08 Detroit Tigers  1 Cleveland Indians  0 box | pbp Progressive Field Justin Verlander Cliff Lee -- 27,492 2:12
2009 reg season 2009-05-08 Seattle Mariners  0 Minnesota Twins  11 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Scott Baker Chris Jakubauskas -- 29,714 2:47
2009 reg season 2009-05-08 Toronto Blue Jays  3 Oakland Athletics  5 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Michael Wuertz Scott Richmond Andrew Bailey 14,103 2:26
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
2009 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 32 18 14 .563 0.0 193 150 43 L2 9-6 9-8 1 4 9 Yes dnq
2009 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 29 16 13 .552 0.5 162 178 -16 W1 7-6 9-7 2 5 10 Yes Won World Series (Philadelphia)
2009 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 30 16 14 .533 1.0 176 146 30 W1 10-5 6-9 3 6 11 -- Lost in ALDS (LA Angels)
2009 AL East Tampa Bay Rays franchise | log 31 14 17 .452 3.5 152 145 7 L1 7-6 7-11 4 10 21 -- dnq
2009 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 30 13 17 .433 4.0 147 180 -33 L1 9-9 4-8 5 11 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
2009 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 28 17 11 .607 0.0 141 132 9 W1 8-5 9-6 1 1 3 Yes dnq
2009 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 30 15 15 .500 3.0 143 114 29 L1 10-7 5-8 2 7 13 -- dnq
2009 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 30 14 16 .467 4.0 135 158 -23 W1 11-7 3-9 3 8 18 -- Lost in ALDS (NY Yankees)
2009 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 30 13 17 .433 5.0 158 179 -21 L1 6-7 7-10 4 12 25 -- dnq
2009 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 28 12 16 .429 5.0 121 132 -11 L1 7-7 5-9 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
2009 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 29 17 12 .586 0.0 166 156 10 W1 8-6 9-6 1 2 5 Yes dnq
2009 AL West Los Angeles Angels franchise | log 28 16 12 .571 0.5 143 147 -4 W2 7-8 9-4 2 3 6 Yes Lost in ALCS (NY Yankees)
2009 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 30 14 16 .467 3.5 120 137 -17 L5 6-8 8-8 3 9 19 -- dnq
2009 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 27 11 16 .407 5.0 117 120 -3 W2 6-8 5-8 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
2009 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 28 16 12 .571 0.0 133 122 11 W5 9-6 7-6 1 4 7 Yes dnq
2009 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 30 15 15 .500 2.0 142 149 -7 W1 6-7 9-8 2 8 14 -- dnq
2009 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 29 14 15 .483 2.5 123 132 -9 W3 6-8 8-7 3 9 16 -- dnq
2009 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 27 12 15 .444 3.5 160 146 14 L4 5-10 7-5 4 13 23 -- Lost World Series (NY Yankees)
2009 NL East Washington Nationals franchise | log 28 11 17 .393 5.0 141 168 -27 W1 6-7 5-10 5 15 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
2009 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 29 19 10 .655 0.0 117 127 -10 W4 9-5 10-5 1 1 1 Yes dnq
2009 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 30 18 12 .600 1.5 161 130 31 L1 12-5 6-7 2 3 4 Yes Lost in NLDS (LA Dodgers)
2009 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 30 17 13 .567 2.5 144 129 15 W1 7-7 10-6 3 5 8 Yes dnq
2009 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 30 14 16 .467 5.5 116 139 -23 W1 7-9 7-7 4 10 17 -- dnq
2009 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 29 13 16 .448 6.0 139 134 5 L1 8-6 5-10 5 12 22 -- dnq
2009 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 29 12 17 .414 7.0 125 121 4 L6 7-7 5-10 6 14 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
2009 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 31 20 11 .645 0.0 171 120 51 L1 12-3 8-8 1 2 2 Yes Lost in NLCS (Philadelphia)
2009 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 30 15 15 .500 4.5 109 132 -23 L2 11-8 4-7 2 7 15 -- dnq
2009 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 28 14 14 .500 4.5 102 108 -6 W2 9-5 5-9 3 6 12 -- dnq
2009 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 30 14 16 .467 5.5 113 143 -30 L1 8-6 6-10 4 11 20 -- dnq
2009 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 28 9 19 .321 9.5 142 138 4 L2 2-10 7-9 5 16 30 -- Lost in NLDS (Philadelphia)
30 record(s)
Transactions
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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
Blake Johnson Kansas City Royals Minors Activated from DL
Adam Melhuse Pittsburgh Pirates Hist Signed to Minor League contract
Ryan Freel Chicago Cubs Hist Traded from Baltimore Orioles to Chicago Cubs for Joey Gathright
Joey Gathright Baltimore Orioles Hist Traded from Chicago Cubs to Baltimore Orioles for Ryan Freel
Adam Kennedy Oakland Athletics Hist Traded from Tampa Bay Rays to Oakland Athletics for Joe Dillon (5/9/2009)
Jose Molina New York Yankees Injury DL - strained left quad
Anibal Sanchez Florida Marlins Injury DL - Right shoulder strain
Alex Rodriguez New York Yankees Hist Activated from Disabled List
Brian McCann Atlanta Braves Hist Activated from Disabled List
9 record(s)
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