Around the Majors: Astros win the series
1) Yesterday’s scores–
Astros 7, Braves 6 (18) (Astros win the series, 3-1)
Yankees 3, Angels 2 (series tied, 2-2)
2) Today’s schedule–
Yankees (Mike Mussina, 4.41, 1 RSAA) at Angels (Bartolo Colon, 3.48, 17 RSAA), 8:05
3) ASTROS 7, BRAVES 6
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 R H E
- - - - - - - - - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- - -- -
Braves 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 13 0
Astros 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 10 1
* Braves LF Ryan Langerhans reached base safely 5 times (2 H (1 2B), 2 BB, 1 HBP), 3B Chipper Jones reached base safely 4 times (1 H (2B), 3 BB) and SS Rafael Furcal was 0 for 6 (2 BB).
LANGERHANS YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2002 22 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 0 1 Braves 2003 23 -1 .267 .267 .533 .188 2.25 .267 0 0 0 16 Braves 2005 25 1 .348 .426 .774 .513 5.44 .267 8 42 0 128 Braves CAR 0 .344 .418 .762 .499 5.28 .266 8 42 0 145 LG AVG 0 .339 .428 .767 .500 5.07 .268 10 43 5 POS AVG 6 .349 .455 .804 .554 5.71 .269 14 50 6 JONES YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 31 43 .402 .517 .920 .698 7.89 .305 27 106 2 153 Braves 2004 32 11 .362 .485 .847 .563 6.03 .248 30 96 2 137 Braves 2005 33 33 .412 .556 .968 .713 8.69 .296 21 72 5 109 Braves CAR 462 .401 .538 .939 .685 8.03 .303 331 1111 123 1651 LG AVG 0 .342 .431 .773 .500 5.21 .270 183 767 115 POS AVG 41 .347 .447 .795 .517 5.47 .272 211 857 68 FURCAL YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 24 24 .352 .443 .794 .609 6.36 .292 15 61 25 156 Braves 2004 25 1 .344 .414 .758 .507 5.32 .279 14 59 29 143 Braves 2005 26 5 .348 .429 .777 .526 5.61 .284 12 58 46 154 Braves CAR 15 .348 .409 .756 .512 5.38 .284 57 292 189 817 LG AVG 0 .342 .433 .774 .500 5.20 .269 105 426 54 POS AVG -93 .318 .384 .702 .401 4.21 .262 57 322 75
* Astros 2B Craig Biggio was 0 for 7 (1 BB, 1 SB) and 3B Morgan Ensberg was 0 for 6 (1 BB).
BIGGIO YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 37 1 .350 .412 .763 .504 5.40 .264 15 62 8 153 Astros 2004 38 8 .337 .469 .806 .536 5.72 .281 24 63 7 156 Astros 2005 39 8 .325 .468 .792 .543 5.44 .264 26 69 11 155 Astros CAR 354 .370 .437 .807 .601 6.17 .285 260 1063 407 2564 LG AVG 0 .338 .419 .757 .500 4.98 .268 279 1229 207 POS AVG -104 .333 .392 .726 .459 4.62 .265 202 1037 232 ENSBERG YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 27 20 .377 .530 .907 .635 7.24 .291 25 60 7 127 Astros 2004 28 -12 .330 .411 .742 .404 4.28 .275 10 66 6 131 Astros 2005 29 39 .388 .557 .945 .687 7.61 .283 36 101 6 150 Astros CAR 43 .365 .493 .858 .583 6.22 .279 74 246 21 461 LG AVG 0 .340 .431 .771 .500 5.14 .269 47 191 23 POS AVG -8 .334 .429 .763 .483 4.96 .266 48 202 15
* Braves P Tim Hudson’s line–7 IP, 6 H, 3 R/ER, 1 BB, 5 SO.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 27 41 2.70 34 34 240 162 6.08 10.05 16 7 0 16 7 A's 2004 28 24 3.53 27 27 188.2 103 4.91 11.93 12 6 0 11 7 A's 2005 29 19 3.52 29 29 192 115 5.39 12.56 14 9 0 14 9 Braves CAREER 188 3.33 212 212 1432.2 1014 6.37 11.50 106 48 0 98 56 LG AVG 0 4.57 1432.2 1008 6.33 13.10 80 81
* Astros P Brandon Backe took a pounding–4 1/3 IP, 5 H, 5 R/ER, 3 BB, 2 SO.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 25 -5 5.44 28 0 44.2 36 7.25 13.50 1 1 0 1 1 Devil Rays 2004 26 0 4.30 33 9 67 54 7.25 13.84 5 3 0 4 4 Astros 2005 27 -11 4.76 26 25 149.1 97 5.85 13.38 10 8 0 8 10 Astros CAREER -20 4.86 96 34 274 193 6.34 13.66 16 12 0 13 15 LG AVG 0 4.31 274 199 6.52 12.80 15 15
4) YANKEES 3, ANGELS 2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
Angels 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 0
Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 X 3 4 1
* Yankees P Shawn Chacon’s line–6 1/3 IP, 4 H, 2 R/ER, 1 BB, 5 SO.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 25 3 4.60 23 23 137 93 6.11 12.74 11 8 0 10 9 Rockies 2004 26 -14 7.11 66 0 63.1 52 7.39 18.19 1 9 35 4 6 Rockies 2005 27 20 3.44 27 24 151.2 79 4.69 12.76 8 10 0 12 6 Rockies/Yankees CAREER 5 4.90 164 95 631.1 425 6.06 13.97 31 48 35 41 38 LG AVG 0 4.28 631.1 470 6.70 12.73 35 35
5) Yesterday’s HR–
Adam LaRoche
Brian McCann
Lance Berkman
Brad Ausmus
Chris Burke
6) Angels P Jarrod Washburn was scratched from yesterday’s start, due to a high fever and throat infection.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 28 -5 4.43 32 32 207.1 118 5.12 11.72 10 15 0 12 13 Angels 2004 29 -1 4.64 25 25 149.1 86 5.18 12.23 11 8 0 9 10 Angels 2005 30 19 3.20 29 29 177.1 94 4.77 12.33 8 8 0 10 6 Angels CAREER 71 3.93 193 183 1153.1 699 5.45 11.77 75 57 0 73 59 LG AVG 0 4.55 1153.1 805 6.28 13.00 65 65
7) Scott Spiezio was arrested on assault charges.
The Mariners had released him in August.
Goodbye for now.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 30 6 .326 .453 .779 .537 5.04 .265 16 83 6 158 Angels 2004 31 -15 .288 .346 .634 .350 3.38 .215 10 41 4 112 Mariners 2005 32 -7 .137 .149 .286 .022 0.60 .064 1 1 0 29 Mariners CAR -41 .324 .414 .739 .457 4.60 .253 102 466 32 1073 LG AVG 0 .338 .432 .770 .500 5.13 .270 112 475 63 POS AVG 47 .353 .444 .797 .536 5.61 .274 121 493 56
8) The A’s will interview coaches Bob Geren (bullpen) and Ron Washington (3B) for their managerial job.
9) Today’s birthdays–
WALLY BERGER, 1905-88 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1931 25 38 .380 .512 .892 .670 7.33 .323 19 84 13 156 Braves 1933 27 56 .365 .566 .932 .779 8.22 .313 27 106 2 137 Braves 1934 28 46 .352 .546 .899 .710 7.19 .298 34 121 2 150 Braves CAR 297 .359 .522 .881 .661 7.00 .300 242 898 36 1350 LG AVG 0 .344 .407 .751 .500 5.16 .286 78 636 52 POS AVG 52 .348 .428 .777 .531 5.55 .292 95 649 65 PAT BURRELL, 1976, AGE: 29 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 26 -15 .309 .404 .713 .403 3.94 .209 21 64 0 146 Phillies 2004 27 9 .365 .455 .821 .556 5.96 .257 24 84 2 127 Phillies 2005 28 28 .389 .504 .892 .626 7.25 .281 32 117 0 154 Phillies CAR 77 .358 .476 .834 .569 6.02 .258 159 549 5 850 LG AVG 0 .341 .433 .775 .500 5.21 .269 100 408 52 POS AVG 90 .363 .475 .838 .580 6.25 .275 135 479 47 SHORTY FULLER, 1867-1904 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1889 21 -39 .303 .284 .587 .306 4.49 .226 0 51 38 140 Cardinals 1891 23 -49 .301 .276 .578 .287 4.36 .217 2 63 42 137 Cardinals 1895 27 -37 .323 .262 .585 .286 3.88 .225 0 32 15 126 Giants CAR -217 .323 .290 .613 .349 4.88 .236 6 310 260 964 LG AVG 0 .349 .372 .721 .500 6.59 .275 31 477 239 POS AVG -85 .334 .346 .680 .445 5.83 .261 23 432 234 MIKE HOLTZ, 1972, AGE: 33 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM CAREER 1 4.68 350 0 238.1 221 8.35 14.46 16 19 3 19 16 LG AVG 0 4.66 238.1 169 6.38 13.33 13 13 BILL KILLEFER, 1887-1960 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1910 22 -21 .184 .155 .339 .062 0.88 .124 0 7 0 74 Browns 1912 24 -24 .241 .280 .521 .188 2.22 .224 1 21 6 85 Phillies 1913 25 -26 .255 .300 .555 .238 2.58 .244 0 24 2 120 Phillies CAR -146 .273 .283 .555 .312 2.72 .238 4 240 39 1035 LG AVG 0 .325 .351 .676 .500 4.16 .264 20 328 113 POS AVG -70 .301 .314 .615 .416 3.43 .245 12 299 57 NOAH LOWRY, 1980, AGE: 25 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 22 3 0.00 4 0 6.1 5 7.11 5.68 0 0 0 0 0 Giants 2004 23 6 3.82 16 14 92 72 7.04 11.64 6 0 0 3 3 Giants 2005 24 9 3.78 33 33 204.2 172 7.56 12.14 13 13 0 14 12 Giants CAREER 18 3.71 53 47 303 249 7.40 11.85 19 13 0 17 15 LG AVG 0 4.26 303 223 6.62 12.78 17 17 RAMON MARTINEZ, 1972, AGE: 33 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 30 -8 .333 .375 .709 .411 4.17 .283 3 34 0 108 Cubs 2004 31 -15 .313 .346 .659 .321 3.69 .246 3 30 1 102 Cubs 2005 32 -5 .309 .330 .639 .339 3.56 .277 1 14 0 52 Tigers/Phillies CAR -36 .329 .383 .712 .425 4.30 .269 27 184 8 630 LG AVG 0 .342 .436 .778 .500 5.26 .270 55 220 29 POS AVG -23 .333 .411 .744 .453 4.78 .269 40 191 30 ROGER METZGER, 1947, age: 58 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1972 24 -37 .288 .259 .547 .267 2.66 .222 2 38 23 153 Astros 1974 26 -22 .297 .320 .617 .341 3.04 .253 0 30 9 143 Astros 1975 27 -21 .289 .296 .584 .308 2.79 .227 2 26 4 127 Astros CAR -169 .291 .293 .584 .328 2.87 .231 5 254 83 1219 LG AVG 0 .331 .385 .715 .500 4.42 .262 96 505 85 POS AVG -160 .301 .312 .613 .348 3.19 .244 23 323 106 PLACIDO POLANCO, 1975, AGE: 30 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 27 8 .352 .447 .799 .552 5.47 .289 14 63 14 122 Phillies 2004 28 0 .345 .441 .786 .501 5.29 .298 17 55 7 126 Phillies 2005 29 20 .383 .447 .830 .614 6.45 .331 9 56 4 129 Phillies/Tigers CAR -11 .346 .415 .761 .485 4.98 .300 59 330 49 919 LG AVG 0 .341 .434 .775 .500 5.21 .269 105 428 56 POS AVG -25 .338 .417 .755 .472 4.94 .272 84 386 58 JOHN STONE, 1905-55 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1931 25 15 .388 .464 .852 .571 6.71 .327 10 76 13 147 Tigers 1932 26 15 .361 .486 .847 .569 6.67 .297 17 108 2 145 Tigers 1936 30 39 .421 .545 .965 .696 9.56 .341 15 90 8 123 Senators 1937 31 30 .403 .480 .883 .640 7.70 .330 6 88 6 139 Senators CAR 118 .376 .468 .843 .571 6.68 .310 77 707 45 1199 LG AVG 0 .360 .421 .780 .500 5.68 .289 73 618 60 POS AVG 61 .365 .449 .814 .538 6.18 .300 91 687 66 GENE TENACE, 1946, AGE: 59 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1973 26 37 .387 .443 .830 .714 6.09 .259 24 84 2 160 A's 1975 28 42 .395 .464 .859 .732 6.78 .255 29 87 7 158 A's 1977 30 29 .415 .410 .824 .680 6.58 .233 15 61 5 147 Padres 1979 32 29 .403 .445 .848 .668 6.66 .263 20 67 2 151 Padres CAR 259 .388 .429 .817 .670 6.05 .241 201 674 36 1555 LG AVG 0 .328 .383 .711 .500 4.33 .261 97 512 97 POS AVG 15 .334 .389 .723 .506 4.45 .256 118 574 38