Around the Majors: Cardinals clinch
1) Yesterday’s scores–
AL
Yankees 14, Redsox 4
Orioles 12, Twins 3
A’s 7, Mariners 4
Angels 8, Rangers 2
BlueJays 4, Devil Rays 2
Whitesox 9, Tigers 8
Royals 7, Indians 1
NL
Cardinals 7, Diamondbacks 0
Rockies 8, Dodgers 1
Padres 5, Giants 1
Braves 4, Marlins 2
Expos 6, Phillies 5 (14)
Mets 8, Pirates 7 (10)
Astros 4, Brewers 3
Reds 6, Cubs 5
2) Standings–
AL EAST WON LOST PCT GB Yankees 93 55 .628 - Redsox 89 58 .605 3 1/2 e--Orioles 69 77 .473 23 e--Devil Rays 63 83 .432 29 e--BlueJays 61 87 .412 32 AL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB Twins 86 62 .581 - Whitesox 73 74 .497 12 1/2 e--Indians 71 77 .480 15 e--Tigers 67 80 .456 18 1/2 e--Royals 54 93 .367 31 1/2 AL WEST WON LOST PCT GB A's 86 62 .581 - Angels 84 64 .568 2 Rangers 81 67 .547 5 e--Mariners 56 92 .378 30 NL EAST WON LOST PCT GB Braves 88 61 .591 - Marlins 77 69 .527 9 1/2 Phillies 75 73 .507 12 1/2 e--Mets 65 83 .439 22 1/2 e--Expos 63 86 .423 25 NL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB x--Cardinals 97 50 .660 - d--Cubs 81 65 .555 15 1/2 d--Astros 82 67 .550 16 e--Reds 68 80 .459 29 1/2 e--Pirates 66 81 .449 31 e--Brewers 62 84 .425 34 1/2 NL WEST WON LOST PCT GB Dodgers 85 63 .574 - Giants 83 66 .557 2 1/2 Padres 80 69 .537 5 1/2 e--Rockies 64 84 .432 21 e--Diamondbacks 46 103 .309 39 1/2
x–clinched the division title
d–eliminated from winning the division title
e–eliminated from winning the division title and the postseason
3) Wild card standings–
AL WON LOST PCT GB Redsox 89 58 .605 - Angels 84 64 .568 5 1/2 Rangers 81 67 .547 8 1/2 NL WON LOST PCT GB Giants 83 66 .557 - Cubs 81 65 .555 1/2 Astros 82 67 .550 1 Padres 80 69 .537 3 Marlins 77 69 .527 4 1/2 Phillies 75 73 .507 7 1/2
4) The Cardinals clinched the division title for the 3rd time in the past 5 years.
5) The Twins will clinch a tie for the division title if they beat the Orioles and the Whitesox lose to the Tigers.
6) The Indians were mathematically eliminated from winning the division title and from the postseason if they lose to the Royals or the Twins beat the Orioles.
7) Magic numbers–
AL East–Yankees, 12
AL Central–Twins, 3
AL West–A’s, 13
AL wild card–Redsox, 10
NL East–Braves, 6
NL Central–Cardinals, clinched
NL West–Dodgers, 12
NL wild card–Giants, 15
8) Race for the postseason seeds–
AL–The Yankees have a 7 game lead over the Twins and A’s for the #1 seed. The Twins and A’s are tied for the #2 seed.
NL–The Cardinals have a 10 game lead over the Braves for the #1 seed. The Braves lead the Dodgers by 2 1/2 game for the #2 seed.
9) Today’s schedule–
AL
Royals (Denny Bautista, 11.85) at Indians (Kyle Denney, 21.60), 1:05
Devil Rays (Scott Kazmir, 4.09) at BlueJays (Justin Miller, 5.57), 1:05
Redsox (Pedro Martinez, 3.43) at Yankees (Mike Mussina, 4.76), 1:05
Orioles (Bruce Chen, 1.73) at Twins (Johan Santana, 2.76), 2:20
Tigers (Jeremy Bonderman, 5.17) at Whitesox (Freddy Garcia, 3.97), 3:05
A’s (Mark Redman, 4.94) at Mariners (Bobby Madritsch, 3.03), 4:05
Rangers (Chris Young, 5.85) at Angels (Jarrod Washburn, 4.73), 4:05
NL
Braves (Russ Ortiz, 4.04) at Marlins (Ismael Valdez, 5.14), 1:05
Cubs (Glendon Rusch, 3.85) at Reds (Paul Wilson, 4.85), 1:15
Expos (Scott Downs, 5.52) at Phillies (Kevin Millwood, 4.86), 1:35
Mets (Aaron Heilman, 7.45, and Kris Benson, 4.29) at Pirates (Ryan Vogelsong, 6.55, and David Williams, 4.56), DH, 1:35
Diamondbacks (Mike Gosling, 4.15) at Cardinals (Jeff Suppan, 3.99), 2:15
Dodgers (Edwin Jackson, 3.68) at Rockies (Jason Jennings, 5.77), 3:05
Padres (Brian Lawrence, 3.91) at Giants (Kirk Rueter, 5.02), 4:05
Brewers (Doug Davis, 3.60) at Astros (Roger Clemens, 3.12), 8:05
10) Yesterday’s HR–
Barry Bonds–#43
David Ortiz–#38
Moises Alou–#36 & #37
Alex Rodriguez–#34
Sammy Sosa–#33
Miguel Tejada–#28 & #29
Eric Chavez–#29
Wily Mo Pena–#25 & #26
Jeff Bagwell–#25
Carlos Pena–#23 & #24
Corey Koskie–#23
Aaron Rowand–#21
Bernie Williams–#19
Jorge Posada–#19
Dmitri Young–#15 & #16
Ty Wigginton–#15
Randy Winn–#14
Terrmel Sledge–#14
Jose Hernandez–#12
D’Angelo Jimenez–#11
Reed Johnson–#10
John Buck–#10
Jay Payton–#8
Joe Borchard–#5
Dave Roberts–#4
Brian Roberts–#4
Humberto Cota–#4
Gabe Gross–#3
Ryan Howard–#2
11) HR leaders–
AL
1) Manny Ramirez–41
T2) Paul Konerko–38
T2) David Ortiz–38*
4) Mark Teixeira–37
T5) Gary Sheffield–34
T5) Alex Rodriguez–34*
7) Vladimir Guerrero–32
8) Hank Blalock–31
9) Carlos Delgado–30
T10) Eric Chavez–29*
T10) Miguel Tejada–29**
NL
1) Adrian Beltre–45
2) Albert Pujols–44
3) Barry Bonds–43*
T4) Adam Dunn–42
T4) Jim Edmonds–42
6) Jim Thome–41
-) Carlos Beltran–38 (not officially in the top 10, since 15 in the AL)
7) Moises Alou–37**
8) Jeromy Burnitz–35
9) Steve Finley–34
T10) Sammy Sosa–33*
T10) Scott Rolen–33
T10) Aramis Ramirez–33
T10) Vinny Castilla–33
**–hit 2 yesterday
*–hit 1 yesterday
12) Barry Bonds watch–hit #701, is 13 behind Ruth, is 54 behind Aaron
OBA–.609, Bonds holds the major league record with .582, in 2002
SLG–.827, on pace for 4th all time, Bonds holds the major league record with .863, 2001
OPS–1.436, Bonds holds the major league record with 1.381, in 2002
RCAA–144, is tied for 6th all time, Bonds holds the major league record with 169, 2001
BB–207, new major league record
BB above average–177, new major league record
career HR above average–has 459, 2nd all time, Ruth holds the record with 622
career RCAA–1488, 2nd all time, Ruth holds the record with 1795
13) Sammy Sosa watch–hit #572, is 1 behind Harmon Killebrew for 7th place on the all time HR list.
14) Alex Rodriguez passed Matt Williams and tied Orlando Cepeda and Tony Perez for 51st place on the all time HR list, with 379.
1) Indians RF Jody Gerut will have surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and might miss the start of the 2005 season.
2) The Indians called up OF Grady Sizemore and will call up INFs Jhonny Peralta and Brandon Phillips, OF Ernie Young and Ps Fernando Cabrera, Francisco Cruceta and Jake Robbins.
Sizemore has a .326 SLG, .301 OBA, .627 OPS, -3 RCAA in his first 30 career games.
Peralta had -12 RCAA/.621 OPS in 77 games in 2003.
Phillips has -29 RCAA/.570 OPS in 123 career games, including a .311 SLG, .242 OBA, .553 OPS, -30 RCAA in 112 games in 2003.
Young has -42 RCAA/.686 OPS in 285 career games, with his 5 games with the 2003 Tigers being his time in the majors since 1999.
3) The A’s called up 1B Dan Johnson and Ps Justin Lehr and Joe Blanton and designated minor league C Mike Rivera for assignment.
Lehr has a 5.59 ERA/-3 RSAA in his first 25 career games.
4) Rangers P Frank Francisco started serving his suspension.
5) The Padres activated P Jay Witasick from the DL.
After 2.37 ERA/11 RSAA and 4.53 ERA/-3 RSAA seasons, Witasick is off to a 3.26 ERA/4 RSAA start in his first 41 games. He has a 4.73 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.61, and -19 RSAA in 286 games.
6) Redsox P Derek Lowe had to leave yesterday’s game, after being hit in the lower leg by a ball. X-rays were negative.
After 2.58 ERA/44 RSAA and 4.47 ERA/6 RSAA seasons, Lowe is off to a 5.19 ERA/-5 RSAA start in his first 30 starts. He has a 3.83 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.62, and 106 RSAA in 393 games.
7) Orioles 2B Brian Roberts set the AL record for doubles in a season by a switch hitter, with 47.
After -4 RCAA/.704 OPS in his first year as a starter, Roberts is off to a .394 SLG, .356 OBA, .750 OPS, -4 RCAA start in his first 144 games. He has a .699 career OPS, compared to his league average of .767, and -24 RCAA in 369 games.
8) Cardinals P Chris Carpenter had to leave yesterday’s game, due to a strained right biceps.
After missing the 2003 season, Carpenter is off to a 3.46 ERA/15 RSAA start in his first 28 starts. He has a 4.59 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.62, and 8 RSAA in 180 games.
9) Pirates C Jason Kendall’s 4 game suspension, from an August 15 incident, was reduced to 3 games and he started serving it yesterday.
After -12 RCAA/.706 OPS and 21 RCAA/.815 OPS seasons, Kendall is hitting .381 SLG, .396 OBA, .777 OPS, 10 RCAA in his first 136 games. He has a .803 career OPS, compared to his league average of .776, and 109 RCAA in 1241 games.
10) Rangers 2B Alfonso Soriano may need to miss the remainder of the season, due to his injured hamstring. The results of an MRI won’t be known today and he may need surgery.
11) Whitesox 2B Roberto Alomar has a strained back and could be out for the rest of the season.
After =5 RCAA/.708 OPS and -17 RCAA/.682 OPS seasons, Alomar has a .392 SLG, .321 OBA, .713 OPS, -5 RCAA in 56 games (first 38 with the Diamondbacks). He has a .814 career OPS, compared to his league average of .754, and 317 RCAA in 2379 games.
12) Mariners DH Edgar Martinez had to leave yesterday’s game, due to a badly bruised right toe, and is expected to miss a few games.
After 26 RCAA/.888 OPS and 32 RCAA/.895 OPS seasons, Martinez is hitting .392 SLG, .351 OBA, .743 OPS, 0 RCAA in his first 132 games. He has a .935 career OPS, compared to his league average of .761, and 651 RCAA in 2046 games.
13) Royals 1B Ken Harvey suffered a strained right knee and is expected to miss a couple of games.
After starting his career with -23 RCAA/.721 OPS in 2003 (he also played in 4 games in 2001), Harvey is off to a .421 SLG, .338 OBA, .759 OPS, -2 RCAA start in his first 120 games.
14) The Rangers traded minor league 2B Josh Hoffpauir to Mets as the player to be named later in the Scott Erickson trade.
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