Around the Majors: Angels win their series
Today in Hardball Times–
Playoff Preview: White Sox-Angels
by Aaron Gleeman
Chicago White Sox (99-63, AL Central champs) vs. Los Angeles Angels (95-67, AL West champs)
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1) Yesterday’s score–
Angels 5, Yankees 3 (Angels win the series, 3-2)
2) Today’s schedule–
Angels (Paul Byrd, 3.74, 10 RSAA) at White Sox (Jose Contreras, 3.61, 20 RSAA), 8:05
3) ANGELS 5, YANKEES 3
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
Yankees 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 11 0
Angels 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 9 0
* Yankees SS Derek Jeter (1 HR), 1B Jason Giambi and RF Gary Sheffield had 3 hits and LF Hideki Matsui was 0 for 5.
JETER YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 29 24 .393 .450 .844 .649 6.73 .324 10 52 11 119 Yankees 2004 30 14 .352 .471 .823 .565 5.72 .292 23 78 23 154 Yankees 2005 31 28 .389 .450 .839 .620 6.55 .309 19 70 14 159 Yankees CAR 279 .386 .461 .847 .625 6.73 .314 169 763 215 1525 LG AVG 0 .340 .433 .773 .500 5.17 .271 190 803 104 POS AVG -84 .328 .410 .738 .450 4.69 .272 140 697 128 GIAMBI YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 32 51 .412 .527 .939 .722 8.11 .250 41 107 2 156 Yankees 2004 33 -4 .342 .379 .720 .451 4.46 .208 12 40 0 80 Yankees 2005 34 49 .440 .535 .975 .755 9.26 .271 32 87 0 139 Yankees CAR 490 .413 .539 .953 .718 8.47 .295 313 1031 13 1483 LG AVG 0 .340 .433 .773 .500 5.18 .271 162 685 90 POS AVG 127 .360 .473 .833 .568 6.09 .278 221 831 36 SHEFFIELD YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 34 72 .419 .604 1.023 .772 9.72 .330 39 132 18 155 Braves 2004 35 40 .393 .534 .927 .676 7.41 .290 36 121 5 154 Yankees 2005 36 37 .379 .512 .891 .666 7.31 .291 34 123 10 154 Yankees CAR 642 .399 .527 .925 .698 7.81 .297 449 1476 215 2190 LG AVG 0 .338 .420 .758 .500 4.98 .268 226 994 154 POS AVG 91 .344 .443 .788 .532 5.40 .273 270 1092 156 MATSUI YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 29 5 .353 .435 .788 .526 5.09 .287 16 106 2 163 Yankees 2004 30 44 .390 .522 .912 .693 7.73 .298 31 108 3 162 Yankees 2005 31 26 .367 .496 .863 .619 6.53 .305 23 116 2 162 Yankees CAR 75 .370 .484 .853 .618 6.40 .297 70 330 7 487 LG AVG 0 .334 .429 .764 .500 5.02 .269 57 237 28 POS AVG 16 .340 .443 .783 .528 5.37 .280 58 247 36
* Yankees P Mike Mussina took a pounding–2 2/3 IP, 6 H, 5 R/ER, 1 BB, 3 SO.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 34 23 3.40 31 31 214.2 195 8.18 9.85 17 8 0 15 10 Yankees 2004 35 -3 4.59 27 27 164.2 132 7.21 12.02 12 9 0 10 11 Yankees 2005 36 1 4.41 30 30 179.2 142 7.11 12.67 13 8 0 11 10 Yankees CAREER 292 3.64 443 443 3013 2400 7.17 10.76 224 127 0 210 141 LG AVG 0 4.58 3013 2059 6.15 13.19 169 169
4) Yesterday’s HR–
Derek Jeter
Garret Anderson
5) Angels P Bartolo Colon had to leave yesterday’s game, due to an inflamed shoulder.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 30 16 3.87 34 34 242 173 6.43 10.97 15 13 0 16 12 White Sox 2004 31 -10 5.01 34 34 208.1 158 6.83 12.48 18 12 0 14 16 Angels 2005 32 17 3.48 33 33 222.2 157 6.35 10.55 21 8 0 17 12 Angels CAREER 125 3.94 280 278 1819.2 1435 7.10 11.98 139 82 0 125 96 LG AVG 0 4.58 1819.2 1279 6.33 13.11 102 102
6) The Phillies fired GM Ed Wade.
7) The Orioles fired executive VP Jim Beattie.
8) Reds 2B D’Angelo Jimenez and Ps Chris Booker and Ben Weber became free agents when they refused assignments to the minors.
JIMENEZ YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 25 3 .349 .415 .764 .518 5.25 .273 14 57 11 146 White Sox/Reds 2004 26 3 .364 .394 .758 .517 5.05 .270 12 67 13 152 Reds 2005 27 -6 .319 .295 .615 .321 3.58 .229 0 5 2 35 Reds CAR -9 .350 .382 .732 .485 4.75 .267 33 210 34 540 LG AVG 0 .339 .432 .771 .500 5.14 .268 65 263 33 POS AVG -30 .331 .400 .730 .449 4.62 .269 43 213 42 BOOKER YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2005 28 -6 31.50 3 0 2 2 9.00 45.00 0 0 0 0 0 Reds CAREER -6 31.50 3 0 2 2 9.00 45.00 0 0 0 0 0 LG AVG 0 4.23 2 1 6.57 12.76 0 0 WEBER YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 33 13 2.69 62 0 80.1 46 5.15 11.88 5 1 0 4 2 Angels 2004 34 -9 8.06 18 0 22.1 11 4.43 20.96 0 2 0 1 1 Angels 2005 35 -5 8.03 10 0 12.1 8 5.84 21.89 0 0 0 0 0 Reds CAREER 20 3.77 228 0 284 162 5.13 13.28 19 8 7 18 9 LG AVG 0 4.52 284 199 6.30 12.95 16 16
9) According to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, the Pirates will name Jim Tracy as manager today.
Goodbye for now.
10) The Mariners removed OF Jaime Bubela from the 40 man roster.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2005 27 -3 .150 .105 .255 .000 0.00 .105 0 0 1 11 Mariners CAR -3 .150 .105 .255 .000 0.00 .105 0 0 1 11 LG AVG 0 .331 .425 .756 .500 4.89 .268 1 3 0 POS AVG 0 .325 .407 .732 .475 4.61 .267 1 3 1
11) The Tigers released P Gary Knotts.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2002 25 -1 4.40 28 0 30.2 21 6.16 11.15 3 1 0 2 2 Marlins 2003 26 -19 6.04 20 18 95.1 51 4.81 15.29 3 8 0 4 7 Tigers 2004 27 -12 5.25 36 19 135.1 81 5.39 13.57 7 6 2 6 7 Tigers CAREER -33 5.45 86 38 267.1 162 5.45 13.94 13 16 2 12 17 LG AVG 0 4.53 267.1 189 6.38 12.98 15 15
12) The Indians claimed P Sean Douglass off waivers from the Tigers.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 24 -8 13.50 3 0 8 3 3.38 23.63 0 0 0 0 0 Orioles 2004 25 -6 6.28 14 3 38.2 36 8.38 15.59 0 2 0 1 1 Blue Jays 2005 26 -13 5.56 18 16 87.1 55 5.67 13.09 5 5 0 4 6 Tigers CAREER -40 6.11 54 31 207.2 155 6.72 14.87 7 13 0 8 12 LG AVG 0 4.46 207.2 145 6.26 12.82 12 12
13) Tigers INF Kevin Hooper and Ps Doug Creek, Vic Darensbourg, Matt Ginter and Jason Karnuth became free agents when they refused assignments to the minors.
HOOPER YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2005 28 -1 .200 .200 .400 .000 0.00 .200 0 0 0 6 Tigers CAR -1 .200 .200 .400 .000 0.00 .200 0 0 0 6 LG AVG 0 .331 .425 .756 .500 4.89 .268 0 1 0 POS AVG 0 .329 .423 .753 .500 4.89 .275 0 1 0 CREEK YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2002 33 -9 5.82 52 0 55.2 56 9.05 16.01 3 2 0 2 3 Devil Rays/Mariners 2003 34 2 3.29 21 0 13.2 11 7.24 18.44 0 0 0 0 0 Blue Jays 2005 36 -6 6.85 20 0 22.1 18 7.25 13.70 0 0 0 0 0 Tigers CAREER -27 5.32 279 3 289.1 292 9.08 14.90 7 14 1 10 11 LG AVG 0 4.50 289.1 206 6.42 13.00 16 16 DARENSBOURG YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 32 -3 8.00 9 0 9 4 4.00 18.00 0 0 0 0 0 Rockies/Expos 2004 33 -1 6.43 7 0 7 1 1.29 18.00 0 1 0 0 1 White Sox/Mets 2005 34 4 2.82 22 0 22.1 9 3.63 12.49 1 1 0 1 1 Tigers CAREER -23 4.96 309 0 303 229 6.80 13.78 8 17 2 11 14 LG AVG 0 4.37 303 227 6.75 12.91 17 17 GINTER YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 25 -3 13.50 3 0 3.1 0 0.00 13.50 0 0 0 0 0 White Sox 2004 26 -2 4.54 15 14 69.1 38 4.93 13.89 1 3 0 2 2 Mets 2005 27 -7 6.17 14 1 35 15 3.86 15.43 0 1 0 0 1 Tigers CAREER -23 5.46 92 15 211 120 5.12 14.20 4 4 1 3 5 LG AVG 0 4.42 211 151 6.43 12.86 12 12 KARNUTH YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2001 25 1 1.80 4 0 5 1 1.80 19.80 0 0 0 0 0 Cardinals 2005 29 0 5.40 3 0 1.2 0 0.00 10.80 0 0 0 0 0 Tigers CAREER 1 2.70 7 0 6.2 1 1.35 17.55 0 0 0 0 0 LG AVG 0 4.36 6.2 5 6.79 12.67 0 0
14) Rangers P Justin Thompson became a free agent when he refused an assignment to the minors.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1998 25 15 4.05 34 34 222 149 6.04 12.49 11 15 0 15 11 Tigers 1999 26 -3 5.11 24 24 142.2 83 5.24 13.56 9 11 0 10 10 Tigers 2005 32 -3 21.60 2 0 1.2 1 5.40 21.60 0 0 0 0 0 Rangers CAREER 51 4.02 103 101 648.2 428 5.94 12.18 36 43 0 47 32 LG AVG 0 4.70 648.2 458 6.36 13.42 36 37