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Friday, May 18,2012

Friday, May 18,2012

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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
2012 reg season 2012-05-18 Miami Marlins  3 Cleveland Indians  2 box | pbp Progressive Field Carlos Zambrano Tony Sipp Heath Bell 29,378 2:36
2012 reg season 2012-05-18 Pittsburgh Pirates  0 Detroit Tigers  6 box | pbp Comerica Park Justin Verlander Charlie Morton -- 41,661 2:25
2012 reg season 2012-05-18 Arizona Diamondbacks  6 Kansas City Royals  4 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Brad Ziegler Kelvin Herrera J.J. Putz 33,694 3:06
2012 reg season 2012-05-18 Cincinnati Reds  0 New York Yankees  4 box | pbp Yankee Stadium II Andy Pettitte Bronson Arroyo -- 42,015 2:24
2012 reg season 2012-05-18 Atlanta Braves  5 Tampa Bay Rays  3 box | pbp Tropicana Field Tommy Hanson James Shields Craig Kimbrel 19,693 3:04
2012 reg season 2012-05-18 New York Mets  5 Toronto Blue Jays  14 box | pbp Rogers Centre Ricky Romero Jon Niese -- 26,712 2:53
2012 reg season 2012-05-18 Chicago White Sox  3 Chicago Cubs  2 box | pbp Wrigley Field Matt Thornton Jeff Samardzija Addison Reed 34,937 2:34
2012 reg season 2012-05-18 Seattle Mariners  4 Colorado Rockies  0 box | pbp Coors Field Kevin Millwood Alex White -- 34,887 2:32
2012 reg season 2012-05-18 Texas Rangers  4 Houston Astros  1 box | pbp Minute Maid Park Robbie Ross Wandy Rodriguez Joe Nathan 34,715 3:07
2012 reg season 2012-05-18 St. Louis Cardinals  5 Los Angeles Dodgers  6 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Kenley Jansen Fernando Salas -- 40,906 3:10
2012 reg season 2012-05-18 Minnesota Twins  11 Milwaukee Brewers  3 box | pbp Miller Park Scott Diamond Marco Estrada -- 32,421 3:35
2012 reg season 2012-05-18 Boston Red Sox  4 Philadelphia Phillies  6 box | pbp Citizens Bank Park Cole Hamels Daniel Bard Jonathan Papelbon 45,205 2:50
2012 reg season 2012-05-18 Los Angeles Angels  7 San Diego Padres  2 box | pbp PETCO Park Jered Weaver Jeff Suppan -- 31,389 3:05
2012 reg season 2012-05-18 Oakland Athletics  6 San Francisco Giants  8 box | pbp AT&T Park Barry Zito Jarrod Parker Santiago Casilla 41,477 3:17
2012 reg season 2012-05-18 Baltimore Orioles  2 Washington Nationals  1 box | pbp Nationals Park Kevin Gregg Ryan Mattheus Pedro Strop 36,680 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
2012 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 40 27 13 .675 0.0 184 165 19 W4 14-7 13-6 1 1 1 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Yankees)
2012 AL East Tampa Bay Rays franchise | log 40 25 15 .625 2.0 177 164 13 L2 14-5 11-10 2 2 3 Yes dnq
2012 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 40 21 19 .525 6.0 193 159 34 L1 10-10 11-9 3 8 15 -- dnq
2012 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 39 18 21 .462 8.5 182 171 11 W1 11-9 7-12 4 10 21 -- Lost in ALCS (Tigers)
2012 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 39 13 26 .333 13.5 209 198 11 L1 8-12 5-14 5 13 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
2012 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 40 22 18 .550 0.0 161 161 0 W2 11-8 11-10 1 4 8 Yes dnq
2012 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 39 21 18 .538 0.5 174 178 -4 L1 11-10 10-8 2 5 10 Yes dnq
2012 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 39 21 18 .538 0.5 173 178 -5 W1 13-8 8-10 3 6 11 -- Lost World Series (Giants)
2012 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 38 19 19 .500 2.0 153 177 -24 L3 8-12 11-7 4 9 17 -- dnq
2012 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 39 11 28 .282 10.5 146 205 -59 L1 6-14 5-14 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
2012 AL West Los Angeles Angels franchise | log 40 22 18 .550 0.0 149 158 -9 W1 11-10 11-8 1 3 7 Yes dnq
2012 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 40 21 19 .525 1.0 144 158 -14 L1 9-10 12-9 2 7 14 -- Lost in 1st Round (Tigers)
2012 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 40 18 22 .450 4.0 224 144 80 W1 8-12 10-10 3 11 23 -- Lost AL Wild-Card Game (Orioles)
2012 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 41 18 23 .439 4.5 148 169 -21 W1 7-8 11-15 4 12 24 -- 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
2012 NL East Washington Nationals franchise | log 39 24 15 .615 0.0 141 128 13 L2 15-6 9-9 1 2 4 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Cardinals)
2012 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 39 23 16 .590 1.0 166 196 -30 W2 12-8 11-8 2 3 5 Yes dnq
2012 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 40 22 18 .550 2.5 165 155 10 W6 11-8 11-10 3 4 6 Yes dnq
2012 NL East Miami Marlins franchise | log 39 21 18 .538 3.0 147 146 1 W1 9-7 12-11 4 6 12 -- dnq
2012 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 40 21 19 .525 3.5 212 171 41 W2 8-9 13-10 5 7 13 -- Lost NL Wild-Card Game (Cardinals)
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
2012 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 39 20 19 .513 0.0 111 143 -32 L1 10-8 10-11 1 8 16 Yes dnq
2012 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 38 19 19 .500 0.5 144 148 -4 L2 9-8 10-11 2 9 18 -- Lost in 1st Round (Giants)
2012 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 39 19 20 .487 1.0 156 196 -40 W1 11-8 8-12 3 10 19 -- dnq
2012 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 39 18 21 .462 2.0 212 148 64 L2 6-11 12-10 4 12 22 -- Lost in NLCS (Giants)
2012 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 39 16 23 .410 4.0 145 173 -28 L4 9-13 7-10 5 14 26 -- dnq
2012 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 39 16 23 .410 4.0 160 153 7 L1 12-9 4-14 6 13 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
2012 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 39 25 14 .641 0.0 171 133 38 W2 16-5 9-9 1 1 2 Yes dnq
2012 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 39 21 18 .538 4.0 149 153 -4 W2 11-9 10-9 2 5 9 -- Won World Series (Tigers)
2012 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 40 19 21 .475 6.5 164 177 -13 W2 8-11 11-10 3 11 20 -- dnq
2012 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 38 15 23 .395 9.5 184 202 -18 L2 8-13 7-10 4 15 27 -- dnq
2012 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 40 14 26 .350 11.5 127 164 -37 L2 10-16 4-10 5 16 28 -- dnq
30 record(s)
Transactions
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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.
  • 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
Chris Volstad Chicago Cubs Minors Optioned to Iowa (AAA)
Blake Lalli Chicago Cubs Active Contract purchased from Iowa (AAA)
Chris Young Arizona Diamondbacks Active Activated from DL
AJ Pollock Arizona Diamondbacks Minors Assigned to Reno (AAA)
Evan Meek Pittsburgh Pirates Minors Optioned to Indianapolis (AAA)
Gorkys Hernandez Pittsburgh Pirates Active Recalled from Indianapolis (AAA)
Allen Craig St. Louis Cardinals DL-15 DL-15 Left hamstring
Kyle McClellan St. Louis Cardinals DL-15 DL-15 Right elbow
Adron Chambers St. Louis Cardinals Active Recalled from Louisville (AAA)
Brandon Dickson St. Louis Cardinals Active Recalled from Louisville (AAA)
Lew Ford Baltimore Orioles Minors Signed to minor league contract
James Darnell San Diego Padres DL-15 DL-15 Left shoulder subluxation
Tim Stauffer San Diego Padres DL-15 DL-15 Right elbow sprain
Eric Stults San Diego Padres Minors Claimed off waivers from White Sox
Eric Stults San Diego Padres Active Recalled from Tucson (AAA)
Nick Vincent San Diego Padres Active Recalled from Tucson (AAA)
Brad Penny San Francisco Giants Minors Signed to minor league contract
Manuel Mayorson Washington Nationals Minors Assigned to Harrisburg (AA)
Jared Goedert Cleveland Indians Minors Assigned to Columbus (AAA)
Nick Weglarz Cleveland Indians Minors Outrighted to minors
Jarek Cunningham Pittsburgh Pirates Minors Activated from disabled list
Jon Garcia Los Angeles Dodgers Minors Assigned to Rancho Cucamonga (A+)
Mike Mosby Baltimore Orioles Minors Assigned to Frederick (A+)
Blake Perry Arizona Diamondbacks Minors Assigned to South Bend (A)
Jeremy Dobbs Seattle Mariners Minors Assigned to Clinton (A)
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Clario Perez Pittsburgh Pirates Minors Assigned to West Virginia (A)
Brian Stroud Detroit Tigers Minors Assigned to Lakeland (A+)
Dusty Robinson Oakland Athletics Minors Assigned to Stockton (A+)
Henry Sosa -- Intl Signed with Kia Tigers (Korea)
JJ Ethel Los Angeles Dodgers DL-7 DL-7 Right ankle sprain
Ryan Eigsti Kansas City Royals DL-7 DL-7 Unknown
Andy Loomis Baltimore Orioles Minors Assigned to Frederick (A+)
Keive Rojas Philadelphia Phillies Minors Assigned to Extended spring training
Ketel Marte Seattle Mariners Minors Assigned to Clinton [Midw] (A)
Kenneth Moreland Baltimore Orioles Minors Assigned to Aberdeen [NYPL] (A-)
Kyle McClellan St. Louis Cardinals Injury DL - right elbow strain
Mike Wolford Colorado Rockies Minors Assigned to Tri-City [Nwst] (A-)
37 record(s)
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