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Wednesday, August 1,2012

Wednesday, August 1,2012

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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 2012-08-01 Detroit Tigers  7 Boston Red Sox  5 box | pbp Fenway Park Rick Porcello Aaron Cook Jose Valverde 37,213 3:34
2012 reg season 2012-08-01 Cleveland Indians  2 Kansas City Royals  5 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Luis Mendoza Zach McAllister Greg Holland 17,033 2:31
2012 reg season 2012-08-01 Chicago White Sox  3 Minnesota Twins  2 box | pbp Target Field Jake Peavy Scott Diamond Addison Reed 34,823 2:49
2012 reg season 2012-08-01 Baltimore Orioles  3 New York Yankees  12 box | pbp Yankee Stadium II Phil Hughes Zack Britton -- 44,593 3:14
2012 reg season 2012-08-01 Tampa Bay Rays  4 Oakland Athletics  1 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Alex Cobb Jarrod Parker Fernando Rodney 18,161 2:49
2012 reg season 2012-08-01 Toronto Blue Jays  3 Seattle Mariners  5 box | pbp Safeco Field Blake Beavan Carlos Villanueva Tom Wilhelmsen 22,537 2:21
2012 reg season 2012-08-01 Los Angeles Angels  10 Texas Rangers  11 box | pbp Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Joe Nathan Jason Isringhausen -- 42,832 4:01
2012 reg season 2012-08-01 Miami Marlins  4 Atlanta Braves  2 box | pbp Turner Field Carlos Zambrano Ben Sheets Steve Cishek 18,133 3:03
2012 reg season 2012-08-01 Pittsburgh Pirates  8 Chicago Cubs  4 box | pbp Wrigley Field Jeff Karstens Travis Wood -- 33,014 3:24
2012 reg season 2012-08-01 San Diego Padres  4 Cincinnati Reds  6 box | pbp Great American Ballpark Bronson Arroyo Kip Wells Aroldis Chapman 20,527 3:05
2012 reg season 2012-08-01 St. Louis Cardinals  9 Colorado Rockies  6 box | pbp Coors Field Jake Westbrook Matt Belisle -- 29,547 2:59
2012 reg season 2012-08-01 Arizona Diamondbacks  4 Los Angeles Dodgers  0 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Patrick Corbin Stephen Fife -- 36,596 2:50
2012 reg season 2012-08-01 Houston Astros  4 Milwaukee Brewers  13 box | pbp Miller Park Michael Fiers Jordan Lyles -- 32,217 3:22
2012 reg season 2012-08-01 New York Mets  2 San Francisco Giants  1 box | pbp AT&T Park Jon Niese Matt Cain Bobby Parnell 42,188 2:59
2012 reg season 2012-08-01 Philadelphia Phillies  3 Washington Nationals  2 box | pbp Nationals Park Vance Worley Edwin Jackson Jonathan Papelbon 23,777 3:16
15 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
2012 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 104 59 45 .567 0.0 509 423 86 L1 33-20 26-25 1 1 4 Yes Lost in ALCS (Tigers)
2012 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 105 57 48 .543 2.5 439 499 -60 W1 28-23 29-25 2 5 9 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Yankees)
2012 AL East Tampa Bay Rays franchise | log 105 56 49 .533 3.5 432 410 22 W2 30-23 26-26 3 7 11 -- dnq
2012 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 105 48 57 .457 11.5 515 480 35 L1 26-30 22-27 4 11 23 -- dnq
2012 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 104 47 57 .452 12.0 508 498 10 L4 26-25 21-32 5 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 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 105 58 47 .552 0.0 470 461 9 W1 32-17 26-30 1 2 6 Yes Lost World Series (Giants)
2012 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 104 57 47 .548 0.5 493 432 61 W2 30-19 27-28 2 3 7 Yes dnq
2012 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 103 52 51 .505 5.0 428 486 -58 W2 26-23 26-28 3 9 17 -- dnq
2012 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 104 52 52 .500 5.5 441 515 -74 L3 28-24 24-28 4 10 18 -- dnq
2012 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 104 41 63 .394 16.5 455 540 -85 L2 20-35 21-28 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
2012 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 103 56 47 .544 0.0 518 444 74 W1 32-22 24-25 1 4 8 Yes Lost AL Wild-Card Game (Orioles)
2012 AL West Los Angeles Angels franchise | log 105 56 49 .533 1.0 485 427 58 L1 28-24 28-25 2 6 12 -- dnq
2012 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 104 55 49 .529 1.5 415 388 27 L2 29-24 26-25 3 8 13 -- Lost in 1st Round (Tigers)
2012 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 107 46 61 .430 12.0 428 425 3 W7 25-29 21-32 4 13 26 -- 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 103 60 43 .583 0.0 442 369 73 L2 29-20 31-23 1 2 2 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Cardinals)
2012 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 105 55 50 .524 6.0 470 481 -11 W1 28-24 27-26 2 6 14 -- dnq
2012 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 104 53 51 .510 7.5 481 431 50 L1 26-28 27-23 3 7 16 -- Lost NL Wild-Card Game (Cardinals)
2012 NL East Miami Marlins franchise | log 104 53 51 .510 7.5 382 471 -89 W1 31-23 22-28 4 8 15 -- dnq
2012 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 104 48 56 .462 12.5 439 467 -28 W2 23-27 25-29 5 11 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
2012 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 104 62 42 .596 0.0 450 383 67 W13 32-20 30-22 1 1 1 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Giants)
2012 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 104 60 44 .577 2.0 431 395 36 W3 30-19 30-25 2 3 3 Yes dnq
2012 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 104 50 54 .481 12.0 518 416 102 W1 27-23 23-31 3 10 20 -- Lost in NLCS (Giants)
2012 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 104 48 56 .462 14.0 483 482 1 L1 29-27 19-29 4 12 22 -- dnq
2012 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 103 45 58 .437 16.5 387 458 -71 L3 25-26 20-32 5 13 25 -- dnq
2012 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 106 41 65 .387 22.0 410 545 -135 W1 27-25 14-40 6 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
2012 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 104 58 46 .558 0.0 413 408 5 L1 32-22 26-24 1 4 5 Yes Won World Series (Tigers)
2012 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 106 57 49 .538 2.0 410 403 7 L3 28-24 29-25 2 5 10 Yes dnq
2012 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 105 51 54 .486 7.5 481 437 44 W3 27-27 24-27 3 9 19 -- dnq
2012 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 106 45 61 .425 14.0 398 456 -58 L5 22-29 23-32 4 14 27 -- dnq
2012 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 102 39 63 .382 18.0 483 584 -101 L1 22-32 17-31 5 16 30 -- 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
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  • 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
John Leonard Arizona Diamondbacks Minors Assigned to AZL Diamondbacks (Rk)
Scott Gorgen St. Louis Cardinals Minors Activated from DL
Chris Jacobs Los Angeles Dodgers Minors Activated from DL
Joe Savery Philadelphia Phillies Minors Optioned to Lehigh Valley (AAA)
Jake Diekman Philadelphia Phillies Minors Optioned to Lehigh Valley (AAA)
Drew Sutton Pittsburgh Pirates DFA Designated for assignment
Trevor Rosenthal St. Louis Cardinals Minors Optioned to Memphis (AAA)
Erik Turgeon Pittsburgh Pirates Minors Signed to minor league contract
David Herndon Philadelphia Phillies DL-60 Transferred to 60-day DL
Mike Antonini Los Angeles Dodgers DFA Designated for assignment
Dewayne Wise -- Free Agt Released by Yankees
Blake Swihart Boston Red Sox DL-7 DL-7 Strained hip flexor
Barrett Barnes Pittsburgh Pirates DL-7 DL-7 Unknown
Roderik Pichardo -- Free Agt Released by Cubs
Andrew Bailey Boston Red Sox DL-60 Assigned to GCL Red Sox (Rk) for rehab
Vladimir Frias Chicago Cubs Minors Contract purchased from Gateway (Indy)
Tommy Manzella Chicago White Sox Minors Signed to minor league contract
Bobby Abreu Los Angeles Dodgers DFA Designated for assignment
Wil Nieves Colorado Rockies DFA Designated for assignment
Daniel McCutchen Pittsburgh Pirates Minors Optioned to Indianapolis (AAA)
Ramiro Pena New York Yankees Minors Optioned to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (AAA)
Casey Coleman Chicago Cubs Minors Optioned to Iowa (AAA)
Chris Volstad Chicago Cubs Active Recalled from Iowa (AAA)
Alberto Cabrera Chicago Cubs Active Recalled from Iowa (AAA)
Patrick Corbin Arizona Diamondbacks Active Recalled from Reno (AAA)
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Jeremy Jeffress Kansas City Royals Active Recalled from Omaha (AAA)
Mike Fontenot Philadelphia Phillies DFA Designated for assignment
Michael Martinez Philadelphia Phillies Active Recalled from Lehigh Valley (AAA)
Hideki Matsui -- Free Agt Released by Rays
Brent Morel Chicago White Sox Active Activated from DL
Brent Morel Chicago White Sox Minors Optioned to Charlotte (AAA)
Martin Perez Texas Rangers Minors Optioned to Round Rock (AAA)
Vinny Rottino Cleveland Indians Active Recalled from Columbus (AAA)
Travis Hafner Cleveland Indians Pat Lv Placed on Paternity Leave
Ryan Lavarnway Boston Red Sox Active Recalled from Pawtucket (AAA)
Daniel Nava Boston Red Sox DL-15 DL-15 Sprained left wrist
Clayton Mortensen Boston Red Sox Minors Optioned to Pawtucket (AAA)
Jair Jurrjens Atlanta Braves DL-15 DL-15 Strained right groin
Mike Costanzo Cincinnati Reds DFA Designated for assignment
Dioner Navarro Cincinnati Reds Active Contract purchased from minors
Todd Redmond Cincinnati Reds Minors Optioned to Louisville (AAA)
Devin Mesoraco Cincinnati Reds DL-7 DL-7 Concussion
Brad Bergesen Arizona Diamondbacks Minors Optioned to Reno (AAA)
Hector Ambriz Houston Astros Minors Activated from DL
Aneury Rodriguez Houston Astros Restr Placed on temporarily inactive list
Luke Hughes Toronto Blue Jays Minors Signed to minor league contract
Jayson Werth Washington Nationals DL-60 Assigned to Potomac (A+) for rehab
Jason Urquidez Boston Red Sox Restr Placed on temporarily inactive list
Chris Martin Boston Red Sox Minors Activated from DL
Rawley Bishop Detroit Tigers Minors Activated from temporary inactive list
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Shane Brown New York Yankees Minors Activated from DL
Kent Matthes Colorado Rockies DL-7 DL-7 Strained oblique
Val Majewski Texas Rangers Minors Activated from DL
Michael Griffin Cincinnati Reds Minors Activated from DL
Elliot Soto Chicago Cubs DL-7 DL-7 Hamstring
Lendy Castillo Chicago Cubs DL-15 Assigned to Daytona (A+) for rehab
Franklin Romero Milwaukee Brewers Minors Activated from DL
Eric Marzec Milwaukee Brewers DL-7 DL-7 Unknown
Joe Winker Los Angeles Dodgers DL-7 DL-7 Unknown
Jeffrey Hunt Los Angeles Dodgers Minors Activated from DL
Eric Stamets Los Angeles Angels Minors Activated from DL
Zach Maggard Detroit Tigers DL-7 DL-7 Concussion
Zack Dodson Pittsburgh Pirates Restr Placed on temporarily inactive list
Adam Kennedy Los Angeles Dodgers DL-15 Assigned to Rancho Cucamonga (A+) for rehab
Taylor Krick Miami Marlins Minors Assigned to Jacksonville (AA)
Greg Rohan Chicago Cubs Minors Assigned to Iowa (AAA)
Jair Fernandez Houston Astros Minors Assigned to Corpus Christi (AA)
Raul Reyes New York Mets Minors Assigned to Binghamton (AA)
B.J. Guinn San Diego Padres Minors Assigned to Fort Wayne (A)
Leon Landry Seattle Mariners Minors Assigned to High Desert (A+)
Reynaldo Rodriguez Boston Red Sox Minors Assigned to Pawtucket (AAA)
Matthew Cerda Chicago Cubs Minors Assigned to Tennessee (AA)
Travis Shaw Boston Red Sox Minors Assigned to Portland (AA)
Juan Sanchez Milwaukee Brewers Minors Assigned to Brevard County (A+)
Drew Hedman Boston Red Sox Minors Assigned to Salem (A+)
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Jimmy Rider Pittsburgh Pirates Minors Assigned to State College (A-)
Todd Hankins Cleveland Indians Minors Assigned to Carolina (A+)
James Brooks Washington Nationals Minors Assigned to Gulf Coast Nationals (Rk)
Adam Ehrlich St. Louis Cardinals Minors Assigned to Johnson City (Rk)
Narciso Mesa Washington Nationals Minors Assigned to Auburn (A-)
Julio Morillo Cincinnati Reds Minors Assigned to Billings (Rk)
Cristian Moronta Houston Astros Minors Assigned to Lexington (A)
Jesus Vasquez Pittsburgh Pirates Minors Assigned to State College (A-)
Eric Eadington Los Angeles Dodgers Minors Assigned to Chattanooga (AA)
Andy Loomis Baltimore Orioles Minors Assigned to Bowie (AA)
Cesar Carrillo Detroit Tigers Minors Assigned to Lakeland (A+)
Jaye Chapman Chicago Cubs Minors Assigned to Iowa (AAA)
Ty'relle Harris Chicago Cubs Minors Assigned to Iowa (AAA)
Sam Runion Kansas City Royals Minors Assigned to Northwest Arkansas (AA)
Justin Friend Philadelphia Phillies Minors Assigned to Reading (AA)
Rett Varner Miami Marlins Minors Assigned to Jacksonville (AA)
Nathan Dorris Chicago Cubs Minors Assigned to Boise (A-)
Miguel Pena Boston Red Sox DL-7 Assigned to GCL Red Sox (Rk) for rehab
Ty Kelley Los Angeles Angels Minors Assigned to Inland Empire (A+)
Tyler Bremer Chicago Cubs Minors Assigned to Boise (A-)
Gonzalez Germen New York Mets Minors Assigned to Binghamton (AA)
Michael Ynoa Oakland Athletics Minors Assigned to Vermont (A-)
Cole Brand St. Louis Cardinals Minors Assigned to Johnson City (Rk)
Michael Gunter Chicago White Sox Minors Assigned to Bristol [App] (Rk)
Lex Rutledge Baltimore Orioles Minors Assigned to Aberdeen (A-)
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Ryan Newell Miami Marlins Minors Assigned to Gulf Coast Marlins (Rk)
Patrick Merkling Miami Marlins Minors Assigned to Jupiter (A+)
Nick Mutz Los Angeles Angels Minors Assigned to Cedar Rapids (A)
Juan Guzman Baltimore Orioles Minors Assigned to Delmarva (A)
Dixon Llorens St. Louis Cardinals Minors Assigned to Quad Cities (A)
Thomas White Cleveland Indians Minors Assigned to Arizona Indians (Rk)
Ray Kruml -- Free Agt Released by Yankees
Juan Apodaca Chicago Cubs Minors Assigned to Iowa (AAA)
Wilmer Font Texas Rangers Minors Assigned to Frisco (AA)
Logan Bawcom Seattle Mariners Minors Assigned to Jackson (AA)
Mike Thomas Los Angeles Dodgers Minors Assigned to Rancho Cucamonga (A+)
Bryan Morgado -- Free Agt Released by Phillies
Gregori Gonzalez -- Free Agt Released by Cubs
Tyler Barrett -- Free Agt Released by Tigers
Matt Rein St. Louis Cardinals Minors Assigned to GCL Cardinals (Rk)
Ismael Maldonado Kansas City Royals Minors Signed as undrafted free agent (Dominican Republic)
Johan De Jesus Pittsburgh Pirates Minors Signed as undrafted free agent (Dominican Republic)
Artie Lewicki -- Free Agt Tommy John surgery (Prior to being drafted)
John Curtiss -- Free Agt Tommy John surgery, prior to being drafted
Mason Felt Cincinnati Reds DL-7 DL-60 Tommy John surgery
Colin Curtis -- Hist Released by Yankees
Romulo Sanchez -- Hist Released by Rays
Devin Mesoraco Cincinnati Reds Injury DL - Concussion *Foul ball off mask as catcher*
Daniel Nava Boston Red Sox Injury DL - sprained left wrist *Chronic*
Daniel Suero Colorado Rockies Minors Signed as undrafted free agent (Dominican Republic)
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Ronald Guedez New York Mets Minors Signed as undrafted free agent (Venezuela)
Aldi Guzman Cincinnati Reds Minors Assigned to Azl Reds [Ariz] (Rk)
Justin Bianco Arizona Diamondbacks Minors Assigned to Azl Diamondbacks [Ariz] (Rk)
128 record(s)
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