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Sunday, May 8,2011

Sunday, May 8,2011

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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
2011 reg season 2011-05-08 Cincinnati Reds  2 Chicago Cubs  0 box | pbp Wrigley Field Johnny Cueto Ryan Dempster Francisco Cordero 31,931 2:32
2011 reg season 2011-05-08 Washington Nationals  0 Florida Marlins  8 box | pbp Sun Life Stadium Anibal Sanchez Livan Hernandez -- 10,523 2:58
2011 reg season 2011-05-08 Los Angeles Dodgers  4 New York Mets  2 box | pbp Citi Field Clayton Kershaw R.A. Dickey Vicente Padilla 26,312 2:55
2011 reg season 2011-05-08 Atlanta Braves  5 Philadelphia Phillies  2 box | pbp Citizens Bank Park Jair Jurrjens Cole Hamels Craig Kimbrel 45,619 2:53
2011 reg season 2011-05-08 Houston Astros  4 Pittsburgh Pirates  5 box | pbp PNC Park Daniel McCutchen Fernando Abad Joel Hanrahan 17,946 2:45
2011 reg season 2011-05-08 Arizona Diamondbacks  3 San Diego Padres  4 box | pbp PETCO Park Aaron Harang Joe Saunders Heath Bell 21,490 2:32
2011 reg season 2011-05-08 Colorado Rockies  0 San Francisco Giants  3 box | pbp AT&T Park Ryan Vogelsong Jorge de la Rosa Brian Wilson 42,132 2:52
2011 reg season 2011-05-08 Milwaukee Brewers  1 St. Louis Cardinals  3 box | pbp Busch Stadium III Kyle McClellan Chris Narveson Fernando Salas 40,125 2:41
2011 reg season 2011-05-08 Cleveland Indians  5 Los Angeles Angels  6 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Fernando Rodney Joe Smith Jordan Walden 40,124 2:50
2011 reg season 2011-05-08 Tampa Bay Rays  5 Baltimore Orioles  3 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards Wade Davis Brad Bergesen Kyle Farnsworth 16,359 2:49
2011 reg season 2011-05-08 Minnesota Twins  5 Boston Red Sox  9 box | pbp Fenway Park Daisuke Matsuzaka Carl Pavano -- 37,526 2:53
2011 reg season 2011-05-08 Oakland Athletics  5 Kansas City Royals  2 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Tyson Ross Jeff Francis Brian Fuentes 22,435 2:59
2011 reg season 2011-05-08 Chicago White Sox  5 Seattle Mariners  2 box | pbp Safeco Field Sergio Santos Brandon League -- 26,074 3:09
2011 reg season 2011-05-08 New York Yankees  12 Texas Rangers  5 box | pbp Rangers Ballpark in Arlington CC Sabathia Arthur Rhodes -- 48,057 3:36
2011 reg season 2011-05-08 Detroit Tigers  5 Toronto Blue Jays  2 box | pbp Rogers Centre Brad Penny Jo-Jo Reyes Jose Valverde 17,392 2:35
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
2011 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 32 19 13 .594 0.0 170 132 38 W1 12-6 7-7 1 2 4 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Tigers)
2011 AL East Tampa Bay Rays franchise | log 34 20 14 .588 0.0 147 118 29 W4 9-10 11-4 2 3 5 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Rangers)
2011 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 34 16 18 .471 4.0 144 153 -9 W2 10-9 6-9 3 9 18 -- dnq
2011 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 34 15 19 .441 5.0 142 149 -7 L2 7-7 8-12 4 11 24 -- dnq
2011 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 33 14 19 .424 5.5 128 161 -33 L4 7-11 7-8 5 12 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
2011 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 33 22 11 .667 0.0 165 117 48 L1 13-2 9-9 1 1 1 Yes dnq
2011 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 34 18 16 .529 4.5 170 157 13 L1 15-8 3-8 2 5 12 Yes dnq
2011 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 35 17 18 .486 6.0 152 158 -6 W2 9-7 8-11 3 8 16 -- Lost in ALCS (Rangers)
2011 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 32 12 20 .375 9.5 103 166 -63 L2 4-6 8-14 4 13 29 -- dnq
2011 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 35 13 22 .371 10.0 134 160 -26 W2 5-11 8-11 5 14 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
2011 AL West Los Angeles Angels franchise | log 35 20 15 .571 0.0 149 126 23 W1 8-8 12-7 1 4 7 Yes dnq
2011 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 35 18 17 .514 2.0 120 117 3 W1 8-8 10-9 2 6 14 -- dnq
2011 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 35 18 17 .514 2.0 168 156 12 L1 12-7 6-10 3 7 13 -- Lost World Series (Cardinals)
2011 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 35 16 19 .457 4.0 125 147 -22 L2 8-11 8-8 4 10 19 -- 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
2011 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 33 22 11 .667 0.0 144 108 36 L1 13-7 9-4 1 1 2 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Cardinals)
2011 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 33 20 13 .606 2.0 152 131 21 W1 11-7 9-6 2 2 3 Yes dnq
2011 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 36 20 16 .556 3.5 150 107 43 W1 9-7 11-9 3 5 9 Yes dnq
2011 NL East Washington Nationals franchise | log 34 16 18 .471 6.5 121 140 -19 L1 9-7 7-11 4 9 17 -- dnq
2011 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 34 15 19 .441 7.5 143 152 -9 L1 8-11 7-8 5 13 23 -- 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
2011 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 35 20 15 .571 0.0 183 139 44 W1 10-9 10-6 1 3 6 Yes Won World Series (Rangers)
2011 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 34 18 16 .529 1.5 173 153 20 W1 10-9 8-7 2 6 10 -- dnq
2011 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 34 17 17 .500 2.5 128 140 -12 W2 6-9 11-8 3 8 15 -- dnq
2011 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 33 15 18 .455 4.0 127 157 -30 L1 7-10 8-8 4 12 21 -- dnq
2011 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 34 14 20 .412 5.5 129 143 -14 L1 8-5 6-15 5 15 26 -- Lost in NLCS (Cardinals)
2011 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 34 13 21 .382 6.5 146 181 -35 L2 7-9 6-12 6 16 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
2011 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 32 18 14 .563 0.0 139 125 14 L4 7-6 11-8 1 4 8 Yes dnq
2011 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 34 18 16 .529 1.0 120 121 -1 W3 7-5 11-11 2 7 11 -- dnq
2011 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 35 16 19 .457 3.5 127 159 -32 W1 9-9 7-10 3 10 20 -- dnq
2011 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 33 15 18 .455 3.5 154 161 -7 L1 10-9 5-9 4 11 22 -- Lost in 1st Round (Diamondbacks)
2011 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 34 14 20 .412 5.0 105 124 -19 W1 7-14 7-6 5 14 27 -- 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
Johnny Cueto Cincinnati Reds Active Activated from DL
Andy Marte Pittsburgh Pirates Minors Assigned to extended spring training
Wilton Rodriguez New York Yankees Minors Assigned to Staten Island (A-)
Carlos Fisher Cincinnati Reds Minors Assigned to Louisville (AAA)
Blake Johnson Kansas City Royals Minors Assigned to Omaha [PCL] (AAA)
Mike McCoy Toronto Blue Jays Minors Assigned to Las Vegas [PCL] (AAA)
Gregor Blanco Washington Nationals Hist Traded by Kansas City Royals to Washington Nationals for future considerations
Steven Shell -- Hist Released by Royals
Chris Young New York Mets Injury DL - tightness in right shoulder
Jason Bourgeois Houston Astros Injury DL - Strained left oblique
Marco Scutaro Boston Red Sox Injury DL - Strained left oblique
Aaron Hill Toronto Blue Jays Hist Activated from Disabled List
12 record(s)
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