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Friday, August 28,2009

Friday, August 28,2009

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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 2009-08-28 Houston Astros  7 Arizona Diamondbacks  14 box | pbp Chase Field Max Scherzer Yorman Bazardo -- 26,190 2:47
2009 reg season 2009-08-28 New York Mets  2 Chicago Cubs  5 box | pbp Wrigley Field Kevin Gregg Brian Stokes Carlos Marmol 39,381 2:32
2009 reg season 2009-08-28 Los Angeles Dodgers  2 Cincinnati Reds  4 box | pbp Great American Ballpark Homer Bailey Chad Billingsley -- 19,258 3:02
2009 reg season 2009-08-28 San Diego Padres  9 Florida Marlins  5 box | pbp Sun Life Stadium Kevin Correia Chris Volstad -- 14,402 3:30
2009 reg season 2009-08-28 Pittsburgh Pirates  6 Milwaukee Brewers  8 box | pbp Miller Park Manny Parra Zach Duke Trevor Hoffman 34,438 2:45
2009 reg season 2009-08-28 Atlanta Braves  2 Philadelphia Phillies  4 box | pbp Citizens Bank Park Jamie Moyer Tommy Hanson Brad Lidge 44,747 2:24
2009 reg season 2009-08-28 Colorado Rockies  0 San Francisco Giants  2 box | pbp AT&T Park Tim Lincecum Ubaldo Jimenez Brian Wilson 39,047 2:23
2009 reg season 2009-08-28 Washington Nationals  2 St. Louis Cardinals  3 box | pbp Busch Stadium III Jason Motte Jason Bergmann -- 40,033 2:13
2009 reg season 2009-08-28 Oakland Athletics  7 Los Angeles Angels  11 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Jose Arredondo Brad Ziegler Brian Fuentes 41,912 3:16
2009 reg season 2009-08-28 Cleveland Indians  4 Baltimore Orioles  13 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards Jason Berken Fausto Carmona -- 13,961 3:06
2009 reg season 2009-08-28 Toronto Blue Jays  5 Boston Red Sox  6 box | pbp Fenway Park Hideki Okajima Brian Tallet Jonathan Papelbon 37,844 3:40
2009 reg season 2009-08-28 Tampa Bay Rays  2 Detroit Tigers  6 box | pbp Comerica Park Rick Porcello Matt Garza -- 35,030 2:46
2009 reg season 2009-08-28 Texas Rangers  2 Minnesota Twins  3 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Brian Duensing Tommy Hunter Joe Nathan 21,641 2:26
2009 reg season 2009-08-28 Chicago White Sox  2 New York Yankees  5 box | pbp Yankee Stadium II Brian Bruney Randy Williams -- 46,318 3:15
2009 reg season 2009-08-28 Kansas City Royals  3 Seattle Mariners  6 box | pbp Safeco Field Felix Hernandez Brian Bannister David Aardsma 26,714 2:32
15 record(s)
Standings on this date
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  • 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.
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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 128 81 47 .633 0.0 721 610 111 W1 41-22 40-25 1 1 1 Yes Won World Series (Philadelphia)
2009 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 128 67 61 .523 14.0 681 583 98 W1 39-25 28-36 2 5 12 Yes Lost in ALDS (LA Angels)
2009 AL East Tampa Bay Rays franchise | log 127 63 64 .496 17.5 657 578 79 L2 41-22 22-42 3 8 19 -- dnq
2009 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 126 61 65 .484 19.0 602 587 15 L1 35-31 26-34 4 10 21 -- dnq
2009 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 129 53 76 .411 28.5 602 683 -81 L2 28-35 25-41 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 Minnesota Twins franchise | log 128 67 61 .523 0.0 640 631 9 W1 40-24 27-37 1 4 11 Yes Lost in ALDS (NY Yankees)
2009 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 127 65 62 .512 1.5 585 568 17 W1 38-23 27-39 2 7 14 -- dnq
2009 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 128 58 70 .453 9.0 646 674 -28 W3 28-35 30-35 3 11 24 -- dnq
2009 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 129 58 71 .450 9.5 596 589 7 L1 33-33 25-38 4 12 25 -- dnq
2009 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 128 57 71 .445 10.0 523 661 -138 L1 33-34 24-37 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 127 69 58 .543 0.0 617 555 62 L1 39-26 30-32 1 2 5 Yes dnq
2009 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 129 69 60 .535 1.0 517 564 -47 W1 39-25 30-35 2 3 8 Yes dnq
2009 AL West Los Angeles Angels franchise | log 127 66 61 .520 3.0 724 647 77 L2 32-31 34-30 3 6 13 -- Lost in ALCS (NY Yankees)
2009 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 128 63 65 .492 6.5 570 611 -41 W2 32-31 31-34 4 9 20 -- 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 Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 126 68 58 .540 0.0 661 552 109 W1 31-31 37-27 1 5 7 Yes Lost World Series (NY Yankees)
2009 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 128 68 60 .531 1.0 603 611 -8 L1 40-26 28-34 2 7 10 -- dnq
2009 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 128 65 63 .508 4.0 580 522 58 L1 35-30 30-33 3 9 16 -- dnq
2009 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 129 64 65 .496 5.5 544 601 -57 L7 38-28 26-37 4 11 18 -- dnq
2009 NL East Washington Nationals franchise | log 129 50 79 .388 19.5 592 701 -109 L1 30-36 20-43 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 St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 130 72 58 .554 0.0 575 509 66 W1 39-25 33-33 1 1 2 Yes Lost in NLDS (LA Dodgers)
2009 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 128 68 60 .531 3.0 535 613 -78 W2 39-26 29-34 2 6 9 -- dnq
2009 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 126 64 62 .508 6.0 557 540 17 W1 39-22 25-40 3 8 15 -- dnq
2009 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 128 64 64 .500 7.0 622 653 -31 W1 30-33 34-31 4 10 17 -- dnq
2009 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 127 61 66 .480 9.5 504 598 -94 W6 33-29 28-37 5 12 22 -- dnq
2009 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 126 48 78 .381 22.0 519 579 -60 L1 31-33 17-45 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 129 71 58 .550 0.0 618 490 128 L1 38-27 33-31 1 3 4 Yes Lost in NLCS (Philadelphia)
2009 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 129 71 58 .550 0.0 516 488 28 W1 42-21 29-37 2 2 3 Yes dnq
2009 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 129 70 59 .543 1.0 646 568 78 L3 32-30 38-29 3 4 6 Yes Lost in NLDS (Philadelphia)
2009 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 129 61 68 .473 10.0 584 620 -36 L1 36-28 25-40 4 13 23 -- dnq
2009 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 130 58 72 .446 13.5 503 654 -151 W1 33-34 25-38 5 14 26 -- dnq
30 record(s)
Transactions
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Grid Actions:
Tips/tools for using data gri ds:

  • 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
Juan Ciriaco San Francisco Giants DL-7 DL-7 Unknown
Pete Orr Washington Nationals Active Contract purchased from minors
Matt Murton Colorado Rockies Minors Assigned to Colorado Springs [PCL] (AAA)
Ryan Freel Texas Rangers Hist Signed to #-year contract for 2009-2009 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Ron Mahay Minnesota Twins Hist Signed to #-year contract for 2009-2009 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Yohan Pino Cleveland Indians Hist Traded from Minnesota Twins to Cleveland Indians for Carl Pavano (8/7/2009)
Jon Rauch Minnesota Twins Hist Traded from Arizona Diamondbacks to Minnesota Twins for Kevin Mulvey (9/1/2009)
Nyjer Morgan Washington Nationals Injury DL - fractured left hand *Head-first slide trying to steal 3b*
Alberto Arias Houston Astros Injury DL - Strained right hamstring
9 record(s)