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Wednesday, August 5,2009

Wednesday, August 5,2009

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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 2009-08-05 Chicago Cubs  0 Cincinnati Reds  4 box | pbp Great American Ballpark Justin Lehr Rich Harden -- 22,098 2:27
2009 reg season 2009-08-05 San Francisco Giants  10 Houston Astros  6 box | pbp Minute Maid Park Joe Martinez Brian Moehler -- 31,710 3:05
2009 reg season 2009-08-05 Milwaukee Brewers  4 Los Angeles Dodgers  1 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Braden Looper Jason Schmidt Trevor Hoffman 50,276 2:57
2009 reg season 2009-08-05 St. Louis Cardinals  0 New York Mets  9 box | pbp Citi Field Nelson Figueroa Kyle Lohse Bobby Parnell 39,781 2:50
2009 reg season 2009-08-05 Colorado Rockies  0 Philadelphia Phillies  7 box | pbp Citizens Bank Park J.A. Happ Jorge de la Rosa -- 45,129 2:18
2009 reg season 2009-08-05 Arizona Diamondbacks  4 Pittsburgh Pirates  3 box | pbp PNC Park Doug Davis Joel Hanrahan Chad Qualls 11,470 2:47
2009 reg season 2009-08-05 Atlanta Braves  6 San Diego Padres  2 box | pbp PETCO Park Tommy Hanson Chad Gaudin -- 21,816 2:52
2009 reg season 2009-08-05 Florida Marlins  4 Washington Nationals  5 box | pbp Nationals Park John Lannan Rick van den Hurk Mike MacDougal 18,312 2:54
2009 reg season 2009-08-05 Los Angeles Angels  2 Chicago White Sox  6 box | pbp Guaranteed Rate Field;U.S. Cellular Field Gavin Floyd Sean O'Sullivan -- 32,167 2:35
2009 reg season 2009-08-05 Minnesota Twins  1 Cleveland Indians  8 box | pbp Progressive Field Aaron Laffey Francisco Liriano -- 17,683 2:54
2009 reg season 2009-08-05 Baltimore Orioles  2 Detroit Tigers  4 box | pbp Comerica Park Edwin Jackson Jeremy Guthrie Fernando Rodney 28,978 2:21
2009 reg season 2009-08-05 Seattle Mariners  11 Kansas City Royals  6 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Lucas French Kyle Davies -- 27,805 3:19
2009 reg season 2009-08-05 Texas Rangers  5 Oakland Athletics  7 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Craig Breslow Vicente Padilla Andrew Bailey 20,560 2:30
2009 reg season 2009-08-05 Boston Red Sox  4 Tampa Bay Rays  6 box | pbp Tropicana Field David Price Brad Penny J.P. Howell 31,517 3:07
2009 reg season 2009-08-05 New York Yankees  8 Toronto Blue Jays  4 box | pbp Rogers Centre Alfredo Aceves Marc Rzepczynski -- 31,402 3:13
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
2009 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 107 65 42 .607 0.0 594 517 77 W5 33-19 32-23 1 1 1 Yes Won World Series (Philadelphia)
2009 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 106 56 50 .528 8.5 554 462 92 L2 32-20 24-30 2 4 9 Yes Lost in ALDS (LA Angels)
2009 AL East Tampa Bay Rays franchise | log 108 54 54 .500 11.5 564 479 85 W2 35-19 19-35 3 7 17 -- dnq
2009 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 107 52 55 .486 13.0 519 480 39 L2 28-26 24-29 4 10 22 -- dnq
2009 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 107 46 61 .430 19.0 497 565 -68 L1 26-28 20-33 5 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 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 106 56 50 .528 0.0 488 470 18 W1 32-18 24-32 1 5 10 Yes dnq
2009 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 107 55 52 .514 1.5 522 520 2 L1 34-20 21-32 2 6 14 -- Lost in ALDS (NY Yankees)
2009 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 108 49 59 .454 8.0 503 486 17 W2 29-27 20-32 3 11 24 -- dnq
2009 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 107 48 59 .449 8.5 417 543 -126 W1 29-28 19-31 4 12 25 -- dnq
2009 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 107 47 60 .439 9.5 551 577 -26 W1 24-29 23-31 5 13 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 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 106 59 47 .557 0.0 506 470 36 L3 35-23 24-24 1 2 3 Yes dnq
2009 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 107 59 48 .551 0.5 423 464 -41 L1 31-18 28-30 2 3 5 Yes dnq
2009 AL West Los Angeles Angels franchise | log 105 52 53 .495 6.5 596 523 73 L5 26-26 26-27 3 8 19 -- Lost in ALCS (NY Yankees)
2009 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 107 52 55 .486 7.5 481 519 -38 W3 28-25 24-30 4 9 21 -- 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 107 57 50 .533 0.0 467 491 -24 W2 33-22 24-28 1 5 8 Yes dnq
2009 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 105 55 50 .524 1.0 557 483 74 W1 26-28 29-22 2 7 12 -- Lost World Series (NY Yankees)
2009 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 107 55 52 .514 2.0 485 496 -11 L2 32-23 23-29 3 8 13 -- dnq
2009 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 108 53 55 .491 4.5 474 447 27 W2 27-26 26-29 4 12 20 -- dnq
2009 NL East Washington Nationals franchise | log 108 42 66 .389 15.5 484 589 -105 W5 25-30 17-36 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 Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 108 59 49 .546 0.0 504 536 -32 W4 27-26 32-23 1 3 6 Yes dnq
2009 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 108 57 51 .528 2.0 445 504 -59 W1 32-24 25-27 2 6 11 -- dnq
2009 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 106 54 52 .509 4.0 469 433 36 L1 34-18 20-34 3 9 15 -- dnq
2009 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 110 56 54 .509 4.0 485 454 31 L3 31-23 25-31 4 10 16 -- Lost in NLDS (LA Dodgers)
2009 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 107 50 57 .467 8.5 423 513 -90 W1 29-25 21-32 5 13 23 -- dnq
2009 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 107 39 68 .364 19.5 441 475 -34 L5 24-27 15-41 6 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
2009 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 108 61 47 .565 0.0 539 422 117 L3 33-21 28-26 1 1 2 Yes Lost in NLCS (Philadelphia)
2009 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 108 60 48 .556 1.0 437 393 44 L1 36-17 24-31 2 2 4 Yes dnq
2009 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 107 58 49 .542 2.5 528 474 54 L1 25-23 33-26 3 4 7 Yes Lost in NLDS (Philadelphia)
2009 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 108 54 54 .500 7.0 485 508 -23 W4 32-25 22-29 4 11 18 -- dnq
2009 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 109 48 61 .440 13.5 404 549 -145 L2 27-29 21-32 5 14 26 -- 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
Rafael Suarez Colorado Rockies Minors Assigned to DSL Rockies (Rk)
Paul Byrd Boston Red Sox Hist Signed to Minor League contract
Roy Corcoran Houston Astros Hist Signed to #-year contract for 2009-2009 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Wil Ledezma Toronto Blue Jays Hist Signed to #-year contract for 2009-2009 ($0m) [Free Agent]
B.J. Ryan -- Hist Released by Cubs
Brett Tomko Oakland Athletics Hist Signed to Minor League contract
Jason Waddell -- Hist Released by Cubs
Mike Koplove Seattle Mariners Hist Traded from Pittsburgh Pirates to Seattle Mariners for Deybis Benitez
Austin Kearns Washington Nationals Injury DL - right thumb contusion *Described as bad cyst or some type of buildup in thumb*
Henry Sosa San Francisco Giants Injury DL - torn right shoulder muscle
Joe Martinez San Francisco Giants Hist Activated from Disabled List
Aaron Miles Chicago Cubs Hist Activated from Disabled List
Crawford Simmons Kansas City Royals Minors Signed out of draft (Georgia HS)
Manny Mayorson -- Free Agt Released by Marlins
14 record(s)