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Monday, August 31,2009

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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 2009-08-31 Houston Astros  5 Chicago Cubs  3 box | pbp Wrigley Field Roy Oswalt Rich Harden Jose Valverde 36,990 2:31
2009 reg season 2009-08-31 Pittsburgh Pirates  3 Cincinnati Reds  4 box | pbp Great American Ballpark Nick Masset Jesse Chavez -- 13,051 2:48
2009 reg season 2009-08-31 Pittsburgh Pirates  3 Cincinnati Reds  6 box | pbp Great American Ballpark Johnny Cueto Paul Maholm Francisco Cordero 9,087 3:05
2009 reg season 2009-08-31 Atlanta Braves  5 Florida Marlins  2 box | pbp Sun Life Stadium Kenshin Kawakami Josh Johnson -- 12,244 2:38
2009 reg season 2009-08-31 Arizona Diamondbacks  5 Los Angeles Dodgers  3 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Esmerling Vasquez James McDonald Juan Gutierrez 45,211 3:02
2009 reg season 2009-08-31 Washington Nationals  1 San Diego Padres  3 box | pbp PETCO Park Tim Stauffer Livan Hernandez Heath Bell 19,867 2:13
2009 reg season 2009-08-31 New York Yankees  5 Baltimore Orioles  1 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards Andy Pettitte Jeremy Guthrie Mariano Rivera 25,063 2:46
2009 reg season 2009-08-31 Tampa Bay Rays  11 Detroit Tigers  7 box | pbp Comerica Park James Shields Jarrod Washburn -- 26,533 2:50
2009 reg season 2009-08-31 Chicago White Sox  1 Minnesota Twins  4 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Nick Blackburn Gavin Floyd Joe Nathan 19,426 2:39
2009 reg season 2009-08-31 Kansas City Royals  5 Oakland Athletics  8 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Craig Breslow Luke Hochevar Andrew Bailey 10,376 2:50
2009 reg season 2009-08-31 Los Angeles Angels  10 Seattle Mariners  0 box | pbp Safeco Field Joe Saunders Lucas French -- 18,959 2:30
2009 reg season 2009-08-31 Toronto Blue Jays  18 Texas Rangers  10 box | pbp Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Brett Cecil Derek Holland -- 16,675 3:34
12 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 New York Yankees franchise | log 131 84 47 .641 0.0 744 614 130 W4 43-22 41-25 1 1 1 Yes Won World Series (Philadelphia)
2009 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 130 69 61 .531 14.5 691 585 106 W3 41-25 28-36 2 3 8 Yes Lost in ALDS (LA Angels)
2009 AL East Tampa Bay Rays franchise | log 130 64 66 .492 19.5 674 590 84 L2 41-22 23-44 3 9 20 -- dnq
2009 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 129 62 67 .481 21.0 622 607 15 W1 35-31 27-36 4 10 23 -- dnq
2009 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 132 54 78 .409 30.5 611 695 -84 L1 29-37 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 131 69 62 .527 0.0 649 638 11 W2 42-25 27-37 1 5 12 Yes Lost in ALDS (NY Yankees)
2009 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 130 67 63 .515 1.5 597 585 12 W2 40-24 27-39 2 7 14 -- dnq
2009 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 130 59 71 .454 9.5 653 682 -29 L1 28-35 31-36 3 11 24 -- dnq
2009 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 131 58 73 .443 11.0 535 677 -142 L1 33-34 25-39 4 12 26 -- dnq
2009 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 132 58 74 .439 11.5 600 611 -11 L4 33-33 25-41 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 130 70 60 .538 0.0 633 578 55 L2 39-27 31-33 1 2 6 Yes dnq
2009 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 132 70 62 .530 1.0 525 581 -56 L2 40-27 30-35 2 4 9 Yes dnq
2009 AL West Los Angeles Angels franchise | log 130 68 62 .523 2.0 746 652 94 W2 33-32 35-30 3 6 13 -- Lost in ALCS (NY Yankees)
2009 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 131 65 66 .496 5.5 583 628 -45 W1 33-31 32-35 4 8 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
2009 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 128 69 59 .539 0.0 665 563 102 W1 32-32 37-27 1 4 5 Yes Lost World Series (NY Yankees)
2009 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 131 69 62 .527 1.5 615 627 -12 L1 41-28 28-34 2 6 10 -- dnq
2009 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 131 67 64 .511 3.5 596 528 68 W1 35-30 32-34 3 8 15 -- dnq
2009 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 131 66 65 .504 4.5 552 613 -61 W2 38-28 28-37 4 10 17 -- dnq
2009 NL East Washington Nationals franchise | log 132 50 82 .379 21.0 598 715 -117 L4 30-36 20-46 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 132 74 58 .561 0.0 586 514 72 W3 41-25 33-33 1 1 2 Yes Lost in NLDS (LA Dodgers)
2009 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 131 69 62 .527 4.5 543 629 -86 W1 39-26 30-36 2 7 11 -- dnq
2009 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 130 66 64 .508 7.0 633 657 -24 W3 32-33 34-31 3 9 16 -- dnq
2009 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 129 64 65 .496 8.5 572 553 19 L3 39-25 25-40 4 11 19 -- dnq
2009 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 131 64 67 .489 9.5 520 618 -98 W2 36-30 28-37 5 12 21 -- dnq
2009 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 130 48 82 .369 25.0 529 600 -71 L5 31-33 17-49 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 San Francisco Giants franchise | log 131 73 58 .557 0.0 530 496 34 W3 44-21 29-37 1 2 3 Yes dnq
2009 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 132 72 60 .545 1.5 635 501 134 L1 38-28 34-32 2 3 4 Yes Lost in NLCS (Philadelphia)
2009 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 131 70 61 .534 3.0 654 582 72 L5 32-30 38-31 3 5 7 Yes Lost in NLDS (Philadelphia)
2009 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 132 64 68 .485 9.5 602 626 -24 W3 38-28 26-40 4 13 22 -- dnq
2009 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 133 60 73 .451 14.0 517 665 -148 W1 34-34 26-39 5 14 25 -- dnq
30 record(s)
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player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Jim Thome Los Angeles Dodgers Active Traded from White Sox to Dodgers for Justin Fuller
Ronnie Belliard Los Angeles Dodgers Active Traded from Nationals to Dodgers for Luis Garcia
Zack Von Rosenberg Pittsburgh Pirates Minors Assigned to GCL Pirates (Rk)
Paulo Orlando Kansas City Royals Minors Placed on temporarily inactive list
Kirk Nieuwenhuis New York Mets Minors Assigned to Binghamton (AA)
Carlos Fisher Cincinnati Reds Minors Assigned to Sarasota (A+)
Matt Sheely Boston Red Sox DL-7 DL-7 injured
Nick Bucci Milwaukee Brewers Restr Placed on temporarily inactive list
Freddy Guzman New York Yankees Hist Sold by Baltimore Orioles to New York Yankees
Justin Leone Texas Rangers Hist Signed to minor league contract
Brad Penny San Francisco Giants Hist Signed to Minor League contract
Mike Wood Texas Rangers Hist Signed to #-year contract for 2009-2009 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Jose Contreras Colorado Rockies Hist Traded from Chicago White Sox to Colorado Rockies for Brandon Hynick
Luis Garcia Washington Nationals Hist Traded from Los Angeles Dodgers with Victor Garate to Washington Nationals for Ronnie Belliard
Ronnie Belliard Los Angeles Dodgers Hist Traded from Washington Nationals to Los Angeles Dodgers for Luis Garcia and Victor Garate (9/2/2009)
Jon Garland Los Angeles Dodgers Hist Traded from Arizona Diamondbacks to Los Angeles Dodgers for Tony Abreu (10/9/2009)
Laynce Nix Cincinnati Reds Injury DL - bulging cervical disc
Johnny Cueto Cincinnati Reds Hist Activated from Disabled List
18 record(s)