Around the Majors: Marlins are eliminated
1) Yesterday’s scores–
AL
Twins 6, Indians 2
Orioles 5, Tigers 0
Mariners 9, Rangers 0
Whitesox 5, Royals 1
Redsox 11, Yankees 4
Angels 6, A’s 2
BlueJays at Devil Rays–PPD
NL
Braves 6, Marlins 3
Phillies 2, Expos 1
Mets 3, Cubs 2
Pirates 4, Reds 2
Astros 11, Brewers 7
Cardinals 9, Rockies 3
Padres 7, Diamondbacks 1
Dodgers 7, Giants 4
2) Standings–
AL EAST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK y--Yankees 97 59 .622 - 54-24 43-35 48-25 17-12 22-14 LOST 2 Redsox 93 62 .600 3 1/2 55-26 38-36 43-26 19-13 22-14 WON 2 e--Orioles 74 80 .481 22 34-39 40-41 33-35 21-15 15-17 WON 4 e--Devil Rays 66 87 .431 29 1/2 39-36 27-51 25-47 16-15 10-22 WON 2 e--BlueJays 64 90 .416 32 38-40 26-50 26-42 13-19 17-19 LOST 2 AL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK x--Twins 90 66 .577 - 47-31 43-35 19-14 44-29 16-16 WON 1 e--Whitesox 79 76 .510 10 1/2 46-35 33-41 16-16 36-33 19-17 WON 2 e--Indians 76 80 .487 14 44-37 32-43 17-15 32-38 17-19 LOST 1 e--Tigers 68 86 .442 21 35-40 33-46 10-17 34-39 15-21 LOST 5 e--Royals 57 98 .368 32 1/2 32-41 25-57 12-24 31-38 08-24 LOST 2 AL WEST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK A's 88 67 .568 - 49-25 39-42 23-20 27-16 28-23 LOST 2 Angels 87 68 .561 1 45-36 42-32 25-18 28-15 27-24 WON 2 Rangers 86 69 .555 2 50-27 36-42 25-18 23-20 28-23 LOST 1 e--Mariners 60 95 .387 28 37-42 23-53 13-30 19-24 19-32 WON 1 NL EAST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK x--Braves 92 64 .590 - 47-31 45-33 49-24 16-17 19-13 WON 3 d--Phillies 81 74 .523 10 1/2 37-37 44-37 36-36 16-17 20-12 WON 2 e--Marlins 79 76 .510 12 1/2 42-38 37-38 39-30 15-21 18-14 LOST 7 e--Mets 69 87 .442 23 37-41 32-46 27-43 15-21 17-15 WON 2 e--Expos 65 91 .417 27 35-42 30-49 26-44 17-19 15-17 LOST 2 NL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK x--Cardinals 103 52 .665 - 51-26 52-26 19-11 52-31 21-09 WON 5 d--Cubs 87 68 .561 16 43-32 44-36 15-12 49-37 15-15 LOST 2 d--Astros 86 70 .551 17 1/2 42-33 44-37 16-14 52-35 11-16 WON 1 e--Reds 72 83 .465 31 39-39 33-44 18-12 34-49 15-15 LOST 1 e--Pirates 69 86 .445 34 39-41 30-45 16-11 35-51 16-14 WON 1 e--Brewers 64 90 .416 38 1/2 36-45 28-45 11-19 33-52 12-15 LOST 1 NL WEST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Dodgers 89 66 .574 - 45-29 44-37 14-18 22-14 43-26 WON 1 Giants 87 69 .558 2 1/2 47-35 40-34 19-13 20-16 37-33 LOST 1 Padres 85 71 .545 4 1/2 41-37 44-34 18-14 19-17 40-30 WON 3 e--Rockies 67 88 .432 22 38-43 29-45 11-21 10-23 38-34 LOST 3 e--Diamondbacks 47 109 .301 42 1/2 25-50 22-59 09-23 13-20 19-54 LOST 6
x–clinched the division title
y–clinched a postseason berth
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 93 62 .600 - Angels 87 68 .561 6 Rangers 86 69 .555 7 NL WON LOST PCT GB Cubs 87 68 .561 - Giants 87 69 .558 1/2 Astros 86 70 .551 1 1/2 Padres 85 71 .545 2 1/2 Phillies 81 74 .523 6
4) The Redsox will clinch a postseason berth if they beat the Devil Rays.
5) The Marlins were mathematically eliminated from the postseason.
6) The Phillies will be mathematically eliminated from the postseason if they lose to the Pirates.
7) Magic numbers–
AL East–Yankees, 4
AL Central–Twins, clinched
AL West–A’s, 7
AL wild card–Redsox, 2
NL East–Braves, clinched
NL Central–Cardinals, clinched
NL West–Dodgers, 5
NL wild card–Cubs, 7
8) Race for the postseason seeds–
AL–The AL champions will have the #1 seed. The Twins have a 1 1/2 game lead over the A’s for the #2 seed.
NL–The Cardinals clinched the top seed. The Braves have a 2 1/2 game lead over the Dodgers for the #2 seed.
9) Today’s schedule–
AL
BlueJays (Roy Halladay, 4.43) at Orioles (Sidney Ponson, 5.30), 7:05
Whitesox (Jason Grilli, 7.29) at Tigers (Gary Knotts, 5.65), 7:05
Redsox (Bronson Arroyo, 4.15) at Devil Rays (Rob Bell, 4.86), 7:15
Angels (Bartolo Colon, 5.31) at Rangers (Kenny Rogers, 4.74), 8:05
Indians (Jake Westbrook, 3.35) at Royals (Zack Greinke, 4.13), 8:10
Mariners (Jamie Moyer, 4.97) at A’s (Barry Zito, 4.47), 10:05
NL
Pirates (Oliver Perez, 3.14) at Phillies (Eric Milton, 4.69), 7:05
Marlins (Josh Beckett, 4.00) at Expos (John Patterson, 4.81), 7:05
Mets (Steve Trachsel, 4.07) at Braves (Paul Byrd, 3.40), 7:35
Reds (Brandon Claussen, 5.91) at Cubs (Carlos Zambrano, 2.64), 8:05
Cardinals (Woody Williams, 3.86) at Astros (Roy Oswalt, 3.59), 8:05
Brewers (Ben Sheets, 2.85) at Diamondbacks (Randy Johnson, 2.69), 9:35
Rockies (Shawn Estes, 5.70) at Dodgers (Edwin Jackson, 5.12), 10:10
10) Yesterday’s HR–
Albert Pujols–#46
Barry Bonds–#45
Miguel Tejada–#32
Todd Helton–#32
Lance Berkman–#30
Jose Valentin–#29
Jeff Kent–#24
Troy Glaus–#17
Raul Ibanez–#16
Keith Ginter–#16
Jayson Werth–#16
Lyle Overbay–#15
Bill Mueller–#12
Alex Cora–#10
B.J. Surhoff–#7
Calvin Pickering–#6
Ross Gload–#6
Joe Borchard–#6
David Eckstein–#2
Chris Magruder–#2
Andy Phillips–#1
Wilson Valdez–#1
11) HR leaders–
AL
1) Manny Ramirez–42
T2) Paul Konerko–40
T2) David Ortiz–40
4) Mark Teixeira–37
5) Gary Sheffield–36
6) Alex Rodriguez–35
7) Vladimir Guerrero–33
T8) Hank Blalock–32
T8) Miguel Tejada–32*
10) Carlos Delgado–30
NL
1) Adrian Beltre–47
2) Albert Pujols–46*
3) Barry Bonds–45*
T4) Jim Thome–42
T4) Adam Dunn–42
T4) Jim Edmonds–42
-) Carlos Beltran–38 (not officially in the top 10, since 15 in the AL)
T7) Moises Alou–37
T7) Jeromy Burnitz–37
9) Aramis Ramirez–35
10) Steve Finley–34
*–hit 1 yesterday
12) Barry Bonds watch–hit #703, is 11 behind Ruth, is 52 behind Aaron
OBA–.614, Bonds holds the major league record with .582, in 2002
SLG–.839, on pace for 4th all time, Bonds holds the major league record with .863, 2001
OPS–1.453, Bonds holds the major league record with 1.381, in 2002
RCAA–155, is 6th all time, Bonds holds the major league record with 169, 2001
BB–222, new major league record
BB above average–191, new major league record
career HR above average–has 461, 2nd all time, Ruth holds the record with 622
career RCAA–1499, 2nd all time, Ruth holds the record with 1795
13) The Angels suspended LF Jose Guillen for the remainder of the season and, if they make it, the postseason.
Guillen had an outburst after being removed from the game on Saturday. After -20 RCAA/.653 OPS and 27 RCAA/.928 OPS seasons, Guillen hit .497 SLG, .352 OBA, .849 OPS, 15 RCAA in 148 games. He has a .764 career OPS, compared to his league average of .773, and -44 RCAA in 898 games.
14) Marlins RF Juan Encarnacion has been out of the lineup for the past couple of games, due to a sore left shoulder. He’ll have surgery after the season and might be through for the year.
After -8 RCAA/.773 OPS and -13 RCAA/.759 OPS seasons, Encarnacion has a .406 SLG, .300 OBA, .706 OPS, -16 RCAA in 134 games (first 86 with the Dodgers). He has a .751 career OPS, compared to his league average of .777, and -64 RCAA in 886 games.
Encarnacion ranks 4th on the all time list for worst OBA vs. the league average among OF (min: 3500 PA)–
OBA DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE 1 Tony Armas -.041 .287 .328 2 Shano Collins -.038 .303 .341 3 Cory Snyder -.037 .293 .330 4 Juan Encarnacion -.031 .312 .342 5 Brian Hunter -.029 .313 .342 6 Doug Glanville -.029 .315 .343 7 Jim Busby -.028 .314 .343 8 Moose Solters -.028 .334 .362 9 Mike Devereaux -.027 .308 .335 10 Willie Kirkland -.027 .304 .331
15) Brewers 1B Lyle Overbay set a team record with his 50th double.
In his first year as an everyday player, Overbay has a .480 SLG, .386 OBA, .866 OPS, 22 RCAA in 152 games. He has a .828 career OPS, compared to his league average of .777, and 16 RCAA in 250 games.
The new top 10–
DOUBLES YEAR 2B 1 Lyle Overbay 2004 50 2 Robin Yount 1980 49 T3 Robin Yount 1982 46 T3 Jeff Cirillo 1997 46 T3 Jeff Cirillo 1996 46 6 Cecil Cooper 1979 44 7 Geoff Jenkins 1999 43 8 Robin Yount 1983 42 9 Paul Molitor 1987 41 10 Robin Yount 1992 40
He’s tied for 2nd vs. the league average–
DOUBLES YEAR DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE 1 Robin Yount 1980 23 49 26 T2 Paul Molitor 1987 22 41 19 T2 Lyle Overbay 2004 22 50 28 4 Geoff Jenkins 1999 21 43 22 5 Robin Yount 1982 20 46 26 6 Cecil Cooper 1981 19 35 16 7 Cecil Cooper 1979 18 44 26 T8 Jeff Cirillo 1996 17 46 29 T8 Jeff Cirillo 1997 17 46 29 10 Robin Yount 1983 16 42 26
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