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Thursday, May 21,2009

Thursday, May 21,2009

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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
2009 reg season 2009-05-21 Colorado Rockies  9 Atlanta Braves  0 box | pbp Turner Field Aaron Cook Kris Medlen -- 25,481 2:35
2009 reg season 2009-05-21 Philadelphia Phillies  12 Cincinnati Reds  5 box | pbp Great American Ballpark Joe Blanton Micah Owings -- 25,901 3:27
2009 reg season 2009-05-21 Arizona Diamondbacks  4 Florida Marlins  3 box | pbp Sun Life Stadium Clay Zavada Cristhian Martinez Chad Qualls 12,045 2:42
2009 reg season 2009-05-21 Milwaukee Brewers  4 Houston Astros  3 box | pbp Minute Maid Park Seth McClung Jeff Fulchino Trevor Hoffman 25,037 3:18
2009 reg season 2009-05-21 San Francisco Giants  2 San Diego Padres  3 box | pbp PETCO Park Heath Bell Brian Wilson -- 19,921 3:00
2009 reg season 2009-05-21 Chicago Cubs  1 St. Louis Cardinals  3 box | pbp Busch Stadium III Adam Wainwright Sean Marshall Ryan Franklin 44,235 2:20
2009 reg season 2009-05-21 Pittsburgh Pirates  4 Washington Nationals  5 box | pbp Nationals Park Julian Tavarez Tom Gorzelanny Joel Hanrahan 17,816 2:24
2009 reg season 2009-05-21 Toronto Blue Jays  1 Boston Red Sox  5 box | pbp Fenway Park Jon Lester Robert Ray -- 38,347 2:55
2009 reg season 2009-05-21 Minnesota Twins  20 Chicago White Sox  1 box | pbp Guaranteed Rate Field;U.S. Cellular Field Nick Blackburn Bartolo Colon -- 23,048 2:58
2009 reg season 2009-05-21 Texas Rangers  3 Detroit Tigers  4 box | pbp Comerica Park Edwin Jackson Kevin Millwood Fernando Rodney 34,356 2:40
2009 reg season 2009-05-21 Cleveland Indians  8 Kansas City Royals  3 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Carl Pavano Horacio Ramirez Rafael Betancourt 23,095 3:33
2009 reg season 2009-05-21 Baltimore Orioles  4 New York Yankees  7 box | pbp Yankee Stadium II Alfredo Aceves Adam Eaton Mariano Rivera 43,342 2:45
2009 reg season 2009-05-21 Los Angeles Angels  3 Seattle Mariners  0 box | pbp Safeco Field Joe Saunders Erik Bedard Brian Fuentes 18,468 2:46
2009 reg season 2009-05-21 Oakland Athletics  5 Tampa Bay Rays  6 box | pbp Tropicana Field Joe Nelson Brad Ziegler -- 14,374 3:07
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
2009 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 41 26 15 .634 0.0 232 227 5 W1 13-7 13-8 1 1 2 Yes Won World Series (Philadelphia)
2009 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 44 25 19 .568 2.5 239 189 50 L3 14-8 11-11 2 5 8 Yes dnq
2009 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 41 23 18 .561 3.0 223 195 28 W3 15-5 8-13 3 6 9 -- Lost in ALDS (LA Angels)
2009 AL East Tampa Bay Rays franchise | log 43 20 23 .465 7.0 234 212 22 W1 12-9 8-14 4 7 17 -- dnq
2009 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 41 17 24 .415 9.0 201 252 -51 L1 10-12 7-12 5 12 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 Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 39 24 15 .615 0.0 214 176 38 W3 13-6 11-9 1 2 3 Yes dnq
2009 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 41 19 22 .463 6.0 187 174 13 L2 13-11 6-11 2 8 18 -- dnq
2009 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 42 19 23 .452 6.5 215 221 -6 W1 15-8 4-15 3 10 20 -- Lost in ALDS (NY Yankees)
2009 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 42 17 25 .405 8.5 222 239 -17 W2 8-10 9-15 4 13 28 -- dnq
2009 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 40 16 24 .400 8.5 158 205 -47 L1 10-9 6-15 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
2009 AL West Los Angeles Angels franchise | log 40 23 17 .575 0.0 194 192 2 W1 11-9 12-8 1 3 6 Yes Lost in ALCS (NY Yankees)
2009 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 40 23 17 .575 0.0 215 192 23 L3 13-7 10-10 2 4 7 Yes dnq
2009 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 42 19 23 .452 5.0 162 195 -33 L1 10-11 9-12 3 9 21 -- dnq
2009 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 38 16 22 .421 6.0 169 196 -27 L1 7-11 9-11 4 11 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
2009 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 40 22 18 .550 0.0 195 174 21 L4 12-8 10-10 1 5 11 Yes dnq
2009 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 40 20 20 .500 2.0 177 184 -7 L2 8-12 12-8 2 7 13 -- dnq
2009 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 42 20 22 .476 3.0 197 219 -22 L1 10-10 10-12 3 9 15 -- dnq
2009 NL East Washington Nationals franchise | log 41 18 23 .439 4.5 211 261 -50 W1 9-12 9-11 4 12 22 -- dnq
2009 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 39 17 22 .436 4.5 224 208 16 L2 6-14 11-8 5 13 23 -- Lost World Series (NY Yankees)
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 Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 41 25 16 .610 0.0 206 168 38 W1 10-9 15-7 1 2 4 Yes dnq
2009 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 40 23 17 .575 1.5 180 178 2 W2 12-7 11-10 2 3 5 Yes dnq
2009 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 41 23 18 .561 2.0 194 177 17 W3 15-8 8-10 3 4 10 Yes Lost in NLDS (LA Dodgers)
2009 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 40 19 21 .475 5.5 175 196 -21 L1 9-12 10-9 4 10 16 -- dnq
2009 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 39 18 21 .462 6.0 184 175 9 L4 11-8 7-13 5 11 19 -- dnq
2009 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 41 17 24 .415 8.0 188 176 12 L1 10-10 7-14 6 15 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 42 27 15 .643 0.0 232 158 74 W3 16-4 11-11 1 1 1 Yes Lost in NLCS (Philadelphia)
2009 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 41 22 19 .537 4.5 152 196 -44 W7 14-6 8-13 2 6 12 -- dnq
2009 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 41 20 21 .488 6.5 170 195 -25 W1 13-11 7-10 3 8 14 -- dnq
2009 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 40 17 23 .425 9.0 154 172 -18 L3 11-10 6-13 4 14 24 -- dnq
2009 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 40 16 24 .400 10.0 202 204 -2 W2 4-13 12-11 5 16 30 -- Lost in NLDS (Philadelphia)
30 record(s)
Transactions
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  • 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
Anthony Swarzak Minnesota Twins Active Recalled from Rochester (AAA)
Casey Janssen Toronto Blue Jays DL-15 Assigned to Las Vegas (AAA) for rehab
Tony Gwynn San Diego Padres Active Traded from Brewers to Padres for Jody Gerut
Cody Crowell -- Free Agt Released by Blue Jays
Gookie Dawkins Florida Marlins Hist Traded by Chicago White Sox to Florida Marlins for future considerations
Steve Green -- Hist Released by Phillies
Rudy Seanez Los Angeles Angels Hist Signed to Minor League contract
Scott Thorman Kansas City Royals Hist Signed to minor league contract
Jody Gerut Milwaukee Brewers Hist Traded from San Diego Padres to Milwaukee Brewers for Tony Gwynn
Tony Gwynn San Diego Padres Hist Traded from Milwaukee Brewers to San Diego Padres for Jody Gerut
Alfredo Amezaga Florida Marlins Injury DL - left knee contusion
Omar Infante Atlanta Braves Injury DL - fractured left hand
Xavier Paul Los Angeles Dodgers Injury DL - skin infection on left leg
Edinson Volquez Cincinnati Reds Injury DL - Back spasms
Nate Robertson Detroit Tigers Hist Activated from Disabled List
15 record(s)