Around the Majors: Rogers is suspended
1) Yesterday’s scores–
AL
Tigers 10, Yankees 2
Blue Jays 15, Red Sox 2
Indians 3, Orioles 1
Twins 7, Devil Rays 4
Angels 5, Royals 0
Rangers 6, Mariners 2
A’s 6, White Sox 2
NL
Nationals 4, Cubs 3
Braves 9, Phillies 1
Mets 7, Marlins 6
Astros 10, Reds 7
Brewers 8, Pirates 4
Cardinals 6, Rockies 0
Giants 3, Padres 2
Dodgers 7, Diamondbacks 0
2) Standings–
AL EAST WON LOST PCT GB Red Sox 45 33 .577 - Orioles 43 36 .544 2 1/2 Blue Jays 41 39 .512 5 Yankees 39 39 .500 6 Devil Rays 27 53 .338 19 AL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB White Sox 53 25 .679 - Twins 43 34 .558 9 1/2 Indians 43 35 .551 10 Tigers 37 39 .487 15 Royals 26 52 .333 27 AL WEST WON LOST PCT GB Angels 48 31 .608 - Rangers 41 37 .526 6 1/2 A's 39 40 .494 9 Mariners 33 45 .423 14 1/2 NL EAST WON LOST PCT GB Nationals 48 31 .608 - Braves 44 36 .550 4 1/2 Marlins 40 37 .519 7 Mets 40 39 .506 8 Phillies 40 40 .500 8 1/2 NL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB Cardinals 50 29 .633 - Cubs 40 38 .513 9 1/2 Brewers 37 42 .468 13 Astros 36 41 .468 13 Pirates 34 44 .436 15 1/2 Reds 30 48 .385 19 1/2 NL WEST WON LOST PCT GB Padres 43 37 .538 - Diamondbacks 39 42 .481 4 1/2 Dodgers 38 41 .481 4 1/2 Giants 34 44 .436 8 Rockies 27 51 .346 15
3) Today’s schedule-
AL
Indians (Kevin Millwood, 3.08, 10 RSAA) at Orioles (Daniel Cabrera, 5.48, -10 RSAA), 1:35
Rangers (C.J. Wilson, 7.15, -3 RSAA) at Mariners (Joel Pineiro, 5.60, -15 RSAA), 4:05
Yankees (Mike Mussina, 3.95, 2 RSAA) at Tigers (Sean Douglass, 1.50, 2 RSAA), 7:05
Blue Jays (Gustavo Chacin, 3.40, 12 RSAA) at Red Sox (David Wells, 5.00, -4 RSAA), 7:05
Devil Rays (Seth McClung, 8.42, -12 RSAA) at Twins (Kyle Lohse, 4.58, -2 RSAA), 7:10
Angels (Bartolo Colon, 3.02, 15 RSAA) at Royals (Jose Lima, 7.81, -33 RSAA), 7:10
White Sox (Jon Garland, 3.25, 16 RSAA) at A’s (Kirk Saarloos, 3.82, 4 RSAA), 9:05
NL
Marlins (Brian Moehler, 3.05, 11 RSAA) at Mets (Kris Benson, 3.69, 5 RSAA), 1:20
Braves (Horacio Ramirez, 4.75, -4 RSAA) at Phillies (Brett Myers, 3.18, 14 RSAA), 1:20
Nationals (Tony Armas, 5.44, -7 RSAA) at Cubs (Jerome Williams, 4.91, -1 RSAA), 4:05
Diamondbacks (Claudio Vargas, 8.44, -14 RSAA) at Dodgers (Derek Lowe, 3.66, 7 RSAA), 4:10
Astros (Wandy Rodriguez, 6.86, -10 RSAA, and Ezequiel Astacio, 10.98, -14 RSAA) at Reds (Aaron Harang, 4.11, 0 RSAA, and Ramon Ortiz, 6.58, -18 RSAA), DH, 4:10
Pirates (Zack Duke) at Brewers (Victor Santos, 3.27, 13 RSAA), 7:05
Rockies (Jamey Wright, 5.50, -2 RSAA) at Cardinals (Jason Marquis, 4.13, 1 RSAA), 7:15
Giants (Jeff Fassero, 4.02, 3 RSAA) at Padres (Woody Williams, 4.24, -1 RSAA), 10:05
4) Yesterday’s HR–
Andruw Jones–#26
Derrek Lee–#24
Albert Pujols–#21
Morgan Ensberg–#21
Jose Guillen–#16
David Dellucci–#14
Jorge Cantu–#13
J.D. Drew–#13
Hideki Matsui–#11
Matt Lawton–#10
Adam LaRoche–#9
Mike Cameron–#7
Adam Everett–#5 & #6
Reed Johnson–#6
Aubrey Huff–#6
Laynce Nix–#6
Chris Shelton–#5
Placido Polanco–#5
Mark Sweeney–#5
Kelly Johnson–#5
Johnny Damon–#4
Todd Hollandsworth–#4
Rickie Weeks–#2
Magglio Ordonez–#1
Mike Edwards–#1
5) HR leaders–
AL
1) Mark Teixeira–22
2) Alex Rodriguez–20
T3) Manny Ramirez–19
T3) Miguel Tejada–19
T3) Alfonso Soriano–19
T3) David Ortiz–19
T3) Paul Konerko–19
8) Richie Sexson–17
9) Jermaine Dye–16
T10) Vernon Wells–15
T10) Kevin Mench–15
T10) Hank Blalock–15
NL
1) Andruw Jones–26*
2) Derrek Lee–24*
3) Carlos Lee–22
T4) Albert Pujols–21*
T4) Cliff Floyd–21
T4) Morgan Ensberg–21*
7) Adam Dunn–20
T8) Troy Glaus–17
T8) Aramis Ramirez–17
T8) Bobby Abreu–17
T8) Reggie Sanders–17
*–hit 1 yesterday
6) Today’s birthdays–
TONY ARMAS YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 1978 24 -18 .250 .272 .522 .191 2.00 .213 2 13 1 91 1982 28 -12 .275 .433 .708 .413 3.66 .233 28 89 2 138 1983 29 -29 .254 .453 .707 .306 2.98 .218 36 107 0 145 1984 30 4 .300 .531 .831 .515 5.22 .268 43 123 1 157 CAR -56 .287 .453 .740 .457 4.08 .252 251 815 18 1432 LG AVG 0 .328 .398 .726 .500 4.48 .264 131 636 97 POS AVG 16 .328 .407 .735 .505 4.60 .264 142 625 149 JOSE CANSECO YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 1988 23 65 .391 .569 .959 .767 7.91 .307 42 124 40 158 1990 25 44 .371 .543 .914 .746 7.02 .274 37 101 19 131 1991 26 46 .359 .556 .915 .712 6.93 .266 44 122 26 154 CAR 306 .353 .515 .867 .617 6.21 .266 462 1407 200 1887 LG AVG 0 .336 .416 .751 .500 4.87 .266 208 930 140 POS AVG 107 .345 .447 .792 .540 5.40 .269 277 1089 123 SEAN CASEY YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 28 -2 .350 .408 .758 .486 4.98 .291 14 80 4 147 2004 29 40 .381 .534 .915 .690 7.54 .324 24 99 2 146 2005 30 0 .364 .410 .774 .501 4.81 .316 3 35 1 73 CAR 89 .370 .464 .834 .565 6.15 .305 112 582 14 1017 LG AVG 0 .343 .436 .779 .500 5.28 .270 119 487 65 POS AVG 87 .362 .474 .836 .563 6.12 .276 160 602 29 RICHARD HIDALGO YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 27 36 .385 .572 .957 .674 7.95 .309 28 88 9 141 2004 28 -20 .301 .444 .745 .378 3.98 .239 25 82 4 144 2005 29 -14 .286 .412 .698 .308 3.48 .210 13 35 1 66 CAR 37 .346 .491 .837 .528 5.82 .269 168 552 48 965 LG AVG 0 .343 .435 .778 .500 5.27 .270 113 462 62 POS AVG 30 .347 .451 .798 .522 5.58 .271 130 485 88 SO TAGUCHI YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 33 0 .310 .519 .829 .507 5.02 .259 3 13 0 43 2004 34 -4 .337 .419 .756 .430 4.35 .291 3 25 6 109 2005 35 -3 .315 .413 .728 .433 4.31 .277 4 20 4 63 CAR -6 .330 .429 .760 .453 4.53 .285 10 60 11 234 LG AVG 0 .341 .434 .775 .500 5.21 .269 14 55 7 POS AVG 5 .347 .450 .797 .534 5.60 .272 15 55 9
1) Rangers P Kenny Rogers was suspended for 20 games and fined $50,000 for his incident with cameramen earlier in the week.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL 2003 38 1 4.57 33 31 195 116 5.35 13.29 13 8 0 11 10 2004 39 8 4.76 35 35 211.2 126 5.36 13.73 18 9 0 14 13 2005 40 25 2.46 15 15 98.2 44 4.01 12.04 9 3 0 9 3 CAREER 123 4.20 672 385 2765.1 1708 5.56 12.94 185 126 28 168 143 LG AVG 0 4.56 2765.1 1889 6.15 13.17 155 155
2) The Phillies placed 1B Jim Thome on the 15 day DL and called up 1B Ryan Howard.
Thome has tendinitis in his right elbow.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 32 53 .385 .573 .958 .719 8.16 .266 47 131 0 159 2004 33 43 .396 .581 .977 .695 8.28 .274 42 105 0 143 2005 34 -5 .360 .352 .712 .423 4.39 .207 7 30 0 59 CAR 566 .408 .562 .970 .714 8.62 .281 430 1193 18 1738 LG AVG 0 .342 .432 .773 .500 5.19 .271 184 784 104 POS AVG 132 .359 .470 .829 .561 6.02 .277 250 943 39 HOWARD YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2004 24 0 .333 .564 .897 .512 5.40 .282 2 5 0 19 2005 25 -3 .267 .393 .660 .178 2.25 .214 1 1 0 12 CAR -3 .306 .493 .798 .379 4.00 .254 3 6 0 31 LG AVG 0 .341 .434 .775 .500 5.22 .270 2 9 1 POS AVG 2 .364 .479 .843 .582 6.25 .281 3 11 0
3) The Royals activated 1B Mike Sweeney from the DL and sent 1B Justin Huber to the minors.
SWEENEY YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 29 9 .391 .467 .858 .562 6.55 .293 16 83 3 108 2004 30 15 .347 .504 .851 .611 6.31 .287 22 79 3 106 2005 31 8 .336 .512 .848 .616 6.08 .300 9 37 2 55 CAR 140 .375 .499 .874 .593 6.78 .304 170 720 47 1081 LG AVG 0 .340 .434 .774 .500 5.19 .271 123 521 68 POS AVG 65 .355 .462 .817 .546 5.82 .273 161 618 19 HUBER YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2005 -1 .250 .333 .583 .308 3.00 .250 0 3 0 5 CAR -1 .250 .333 .583 .308 3.00 .250 0 3 0 5 LG AVG 0 .332 .424 .756 .500 4.91 .268 0 2 0 POS AVG 0 .335 .436 .771 .514 5.09 .260 0 2 0
4) The Tigers activated RF Magglio Ordonez from the DL and designated OF Alexis Gomez for assignment.
ORDONEZ YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 29 39 .380 .546 .926 .672 7.31 .317 29 99 9 160 2004 30 2 .351 .485 .836 .534 5.94 .292 9 37 0 52 2005 31 -1 .133 .286 .419 .181 2.08 .071 1 2 0 4 CAR 142 .364 .524 .888 .599 6.59 .306 188 705 82 1005 LG AVG 0 .340 .433 .773 .500 5.18 .271 121 509 67 POS AVG 50 .349 .460 .809 .536 5.66 .275 146 569 68 GOMEZ YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2002 21 -2 .200 .200 .400 .000 0.00 .200 0 0 0 5 2004 23 -1 .323 .310 .633 .369 3.68 .276 0 4 0 13 2005 24 -1 .278 .188 .465 .182 2.08 .188 0 1 0 9 CAR -4 .288 .255 .543 .220 2.51 .236 0 5 0 27 LG AVG 0 .335 .429 .765 .500 5.04 .269 2 8 1 POS AVG 0 .340 .439 .780 .520 5.31 .275 2 8 1
5) The Yankees traded P Paul Quantrill to the Padres for Ps Darrell May and Tim Redding.
QUANTRILL YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL 2003 34 19 1.75 89 0 77.1 44 5.12 9.19 2 5 1 6 1 2004 35 -3 4.72 86 0 95.1 37 3.49 13.97 7 3 1 5 5 2005 36 -9 6.75 22 0 32 11 3.09 16.03 1 0 0 0 1 CAREER 102 3.82 813 64 1218.2 700 5.17 13.07 67 76 21 86 57 LG AVG 0 4.49 1218.2 856 6.32 13.12 68 68 MAY YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL 2003 31 32 3.77 35 32 210 115 4.93 10.80 10 8 0 12 6 2004 32 -25 5.61 31 31 186 120 5.81 14.08 9 19 0 11 17 2005 33 -10 5.61 22 8 59.1 32 4.85 14.11 1 3 0 1 3 CAREER -16 5.04 159 96 653.2 411 5.66 13.04 26 42 0 32 36 LG AVG 0 4.53 653.2 458 6.31 12.98 36 37 REDDING YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL 2003 25 15 3.68 33 32 176 116 5.93 12.84 10 14 0 14 10 2004 26 -15 5.72 27 17 100.2 56 5.01 15.47 5 7 0 5 7 2005 27 -17 9.10 9 6 29.2 17 5.16 16.69 0 5 0 1 4 CAREER -32 5.04 100 78 435.1 307 6.35 14.08 21 33 0 26 28 LG AVG 0 4.28 435.1 325 6.72 12.79 24 24
6) The Angels placed INF Robb Quinlan on the 15 day DL and called up P Kevin Gregg.
A MRI showed Quinlan has a mild disc bulge in his neck and inflammation in his left shoulder.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 26 -3 .330 .372 .702 .397 3.70 .287 0 4 1 38 2004 27 15 .401 .525 .926 .727 8.75 .344 5 23 3 56 2005 28 -7 .197 .286 .483 .098 1.45 .159 1 3 0 30 CAR 5 .341 .432 .773 .547 5.47 .290 6 30 4 124 LG AVG 0 .336 .430 .766 .500 5.06 .269 10 41 5 POS AVG 2 .343 .439 .782 .520 5.28 .267 11 44 4 GREGG YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL 2003 25 3 3.28 5 3 24.2 14 5.11 9.85 2 0 0 1 1 2004 26 4 4.21 55 0 87.2 84 8.62 12.01 5 2 1 4 3 2005 27 -9 7.77 10 2 22 18 7.36 20.05 1 1 0 1 1 CAREER -2 4.62 70 5 134.1 116 7.77 12.93 8 3 1 6 5 LG AVG 0 4.56 134.1 95 6.34 13.00 8 8
7) Brewers LF Carlos Lee had to leave yesterday’s game, due to a left knee contusion, and is day to day.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 27 11 .331 .499 .830 .557 5.59 .291 31 113 18 158 2004 28 26 .366 .525 .891 .615 7.13 .305 31 99 11 153 2005 29 15 .341 .561 .902 .631 7.11 .274 22 72 8 79 CAR 61 .340 .494 .834 .547 5.90 .286 174 624 72 959 LG AVG 0 .339 .433 .773 .500 5.17 .270 116 486 61 POS AVG 26 .344 .444 .788 .519 5.45 .277 120 499 77
8) Indians RF Casey Blake was scratched from yesterday’s lineup, due to a strained neck.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 29 -8 .312 .411 .723 .448 4.14 .257 17 67 7 152 2004 30 9 .354 .486 .839 .545 5.59 .271 28 88 5 152 2005 31 -8 .301 .402 .703 .394 3.80 .228 10 28 3 68 CAR -12 .326 .433 .759 .472 4.59 .256 57 190 18 421 LG AVG 0 .336 .430 .766 .500 5.07 .269 50 211 26 POS AVG -2 .332 .433 .765 .494 5.00 .264 55 219 22
9) The Orioles sent P Hayden Penn to the minors and will call up P Tim Byrdak today.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL 2005 -8 6.75 7 7 33.1 14 3.78 15.66 2 2 0 1 3 CAREER -8 6.75 7 7 33.1 14 3.78 15.66 2 2 0 1 3 LG AVG 0 4.31 33.1 23 6.17 12.56 2 2
10) The Tigers moved Kirk Gibson from bench coach to hitting coach, with Bruce Fields moving in the other direction.
11) The Astros will call up P Ezequiel Astacio today.
Astacio will start the 2nd game of their doubleheader.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL 2005 -14 10.98 6 4 19.2 19 8.69 16.47 0 3 0 0 3 CAREER -14 10.98 6 4 19.2 19 8.69 16.47 0 3 0 0 3 LG AVG 0 4.39 19.2 14 6.49 12.98 1 1
12) The Mariners activated INF Scott Spiezio from the DL, sent INF Jose Lopez to the minors and activated C Wiki Gonzalez from the DL and sent him to the minors.
SPIEZIO YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 30 6 .326 .453 .779 .537 5.04 .265 16 83 6 158 2004 31 -15 .288 .346 .634 .350 3.38 .215 10 41 4 112 2005 32 -1 .267 .167 .433 .246 2.45 .083 0 0 0 8 CAR -35 .326 .417 .744 .463 4.66 .255 101 465 32 1052 LG AVG 0 .339 .432 .770 .500 5.13 .270 111 469 62 POS AVG 47 .354 .444 .797 .537 5.62 .275 120 488 55 LOPEZ YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2004 20 -9 .263 .367 .630 .342 3.31 .232 5 22 0 57 2005 21 -1 .238 .350 .588 .346 3.18 .250 0 4 1 7 CAR -10 .261 .366 .626 .343 3.30 .233 5 26 1 64 LG AVG 0 .338 .433 .771 .500 5.14 .270 8 32 4 POS AVG -3 .327 .417 .744 .460 4.74 .272 6 28 5 GONZALEZ YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2002 28 -9 .330 .299 .629 .301 2.89 .220 1 20 0 56 2003 29 -6 .264 .277 .541 .159 1.89 .200 0 10 0 24 2005 31 1 .375 .625 1.000 .711 7.36 .375 0 2 0 4 CAR -29 .314 .367 .680 .364 3.65 .241 17 101 3 273 LG AVG 0 .345 .438 .783 .500 5.35 .270 27 110 15 POS AVG -19 .330 .405 .735 .421 4.53 .258 23 104 4
13) The Pirates called up P Zach Duke, OF Nate McLouth to the minors and released minor league P Bobby Bradley.
Duke will make his major league debut by starting today.
MCLOUTH YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2005 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 0 2 CAR 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 0 2 LG AVG 0 .341 .431 .772 .500 5.18 .270 0 0 0 POS AVG 1 .421 .467 .888 .872 14.73 .267 0 1 0
14) Dodgers SS Cesar Izturis was scratched from yesterday’s lineup, due to a strained right hamstring. A MRI was negative and he had a cortisone shot.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 23 -31 .282 .315 .597 .288 2.94 .251 1 40 10 158 2004 24 -8 .330 .381 .710 .462 4.63 .288 4 62 25 159 2005 25 -13 .322 .338 .660 .350 3.53 .275 1 20 5 72 CAR -90 .297 .341 .638 .345 3.45 .264 9 162 55 570 LG AVG 0 .340 .431 .771 .500 5.15 .268 69 282 35 POS AVG -58 .317 .386 .704 .409 4.22 .263 38 218 48
15) The Mets sent OF Victor Diaz to the minors.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2004 22 -1 .321 .529 .850 .467 4.85 .294 3 8 0 15 2005 23 -3 .369 .435 .805 .428 4.37 .242 5 18 2 44 CAR -4 .356 .463 .819 .439 4.50 .257 8 26 2 59 LG AVG 0 .341 .433 .774 .500 5.20 .270 6 24 3 POS AVG 2 .348 .455 .803 .535 5.60 .262 8 27 3
16) According to the LA Times, the Dodgers are interested in Reds LF Adam Dunn.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 23 9 .354 .465 .819 .566 5.94 .215 27 57 8 116 2004 24 52 .388 .569 .956 .721 8.18 .266 46 102 6 161 2005 26 24 .390 .559 .949 .722 8.09 .246 20 42 3 77 CAR 122 .383 .518 .901 .654 7.25 .248 138 315 40 578 LG AVG 0 .340 .432 .772 .500 5.16 .268 65 262 33 POS AVG 56 .360 .474 .834 .579 6.16 .275 87 310 31
17) Devil Rays 3B Alex Gonzalez was scratched from yesterday’s lineup, due to a stiff neck.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 30 -23 .295 .409 .704 .359 3.69 .228 20 59 3 152 2004 31 -19 .263 .368 .632 .266 3.00 .225 7 27 2 83 2005 32 -5 .321 .383 .704 .377 3.57 .262 4 17 2 50 CAR -204 .302 .392 .694 .354 3.80 .243 132 514 97 1317 LG AVG 0 .342 .433 .775 .500 5.22 .271 162 686 92 POS AVG -111 .324 .399 .723 .424 4.47 .268 108 572 112
18) The Padres removed minor league 3B Corey Smith from the 40 man roster and he cleared waivers.
19) The Rangers activated P Erasmo Ramirez from the DL and sent him to the minors.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL 2003 27 6 3.86 34 0 49 28 5.14 10.84 3 1 0 2 2 2004 28 3 4.29 34 0 35.2 21 5.30 11.10 5 3 0 5 3 CAREER 9 4.04 68 0 84.2 49 5.21 10.95 8 4 0 7 5 LG AVG 0 4.58 84.2 59 6.25 12.98 5 5
20) Braves 2B Marcus Giles was out of yesterday’s lineup, due to a sore left knee and he may be able to return today.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 25 43 .390 .526 .917 .696 7.86 .316 21 69 14 145 2004 26 13 .378 .443 .821 .599 6.53 .311 8 48 17 102 2005 27 8 .369 .457 .827 .586 6.25 .290 7 25 11 73 CAR 53 .367 .466 .833 .590 6.28 .292 53 196 45 456 LG AVG 0 .340 .433 .773 .500 5.18 .269 53 214 26 POS AVG -16 .339 .405 .744 .468 4.84 .273 35 171 32
21) The Braves signed OF Kerry Robinson to a minor league contract.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2002 28 -5 .301 .359 .660 .401 3.80 .260 1 15 7 124 2003 29 -11 .281 .322 .603 .301 3.13 .250 1 16 6 116 2004 30 -1 .330 .337 .667 .467 4.50 .293 0 5 11 80 CAR -22 .305 .338 .644 .385 3.85 .267 3 51 35 445 LG AVG 0 .340 .432 .772 .500 5.17 .268 22 90 11 POS AVG 20 .362 .474 .836 .582 6.22 .277 29 104 13
1) TIGERS 10, YANKEES 2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
Yankees 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 8 0
Tigers 1 3 0 1 2 3 0 0 X 10 12 1
Yankee: 39-39, .500, 4th place, 6 GB, 3-7 last 10
Tigers: 37-39, .487, 4th place, 15 GB, 4-6 last 10
Season series: Yankees, 3-1
* Yankees P Randy Johnson took a pounding–5 IP, 9 H, 7 R/ER, 1 BB, 2 SO.
Johnson had 2 SO and allowed 2 HR. According to Elias, it’s the 3rd time this season in which he gave up as many, or more, HR than SO, after having just 3 such games from 1992-2004.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL 2003 39 6 4.26 18 18 114 125 9.87 12.63 6 8 0 8 6 2004 40 50 2.60 35 35 245.2 290 10.62 8.46 16 14 0 22 8 2005 41 -1 4.24 17 17 114.2 101 7.93 11.46 7 6 0 6 7 CAREER 510 3.11 506 496 3482.2 4262 11.01 10.90 253 134 2 252 135 LG AVG 0 4.35 3482.2 2429 6.28 12.94 195 195
Johnson came into the year just shy of the top 10 on the all time list for best HR vs. the league average. But, his -5 figure this year is pushing him backwards–
HOMERUNS DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE 1 Roger Clemens 180 341 521 2 Greg Maddux 158 285 443 3 Kevin Brown 152 205 357 4 Tommy John 129 302 431 5 Nolan Ryan 123 321 444 6 Tom Glavine 106 295 401 7 Pedro Martinez 101 184 285 8 Eppa Rixey 92 92 184 9 Andy Pettitte 91 158 249 10 Mark Gubicza 82 155 237 11 Dean Chance 80 122 202 12 Al Leiter 78 194 272 T13 Bob Gibson 75 257 332 T13 Randy Johnson 75 319 394 T13 Whitey Ford 75 228 303
* Tigers P Jeremy Bonderman’s line–9 IP, 8 H, 2 R/ER, 2 BB, 5 SO.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL 2003 20 -23 5.56 33 28 162 108 6.00 14.17 6 19 0 10 15 2004 21 -9 4.89 33 32 184 168 8.22 12.28 11 13 0 11 13 2005 22 0 4.12 17 17 113.2 88 6.97 11.64 10 5 0 8 7 CAREER -32 4.93 83 77 459.2 364 7.13 12.79 27 37 0 29 35 LG AVG 0 4.52 459.2 320 6.26 12.90 26 26
2) BLUE JAYS 15, RED SOX 2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
Blue Jays 0 0 4 0 0 5 6 0 0 15 13 1
Red Sox 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 9 0
Red Sox: 45-33, .577, 1st place, 2 1/2 GA, 7-3 last 10
Blue Jays: 42-39, .513, 3rd place, 5 GB, 6-4 last 10
Season series: Blue Jays, 7-2
* Blue Jays SS Russ Adams had 3 hits (1 2B) and CF Vernon Wells was 0 for 5.
ADAMS YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2004 23 2 .359 .528 .887 .584 6.62 .306 4 10 1 22 2005 24 -3 .298 .439 .736 .449 4.67 .250 6 37 5 65 CAR -1 .314 .463 .777 .488 5.17 .265 10 47 6 87 LG AVG 0 .334 .426 .760 .500 4.98 .269 8 36 4 POS AVG -3 .325 .406 .731 .463 4.62 .272 6 30 5 WELLS YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 24 32 .359 .550 .909 .628 7.01 .317 33 117 4 161 2004 25 -1 .337 .472 .809 .492 5.40 .272 23 67 9 134 2005 26 -3 .313 .468 .780 .464 4.83 .263 15 38 2 76 CAR 19 .331 .484 .814 .522 5.50 .286 96 336 30 587 LG AVG 0 .335 .429 .764 .500 5.03 .268 72 303 37 POS AVG -2 .333 .423 .756 .496 5.00 .272 61 279 73
* Blue Jays P Ted Lilly’s line–6 IP, 7 H, 1 R/ER, 2 BB, 3 SO.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL 2003 27 -2 4.34 32 31 178.1 147 7.42 12.21 12 10 0 11 11 2004 28 19 4.06 32 32 197.1 168 7.66 12.13 12 10 0 13 9 2005 29 -12 5.89 16 16 81 62 6.89 14.11 6 8 0 5 9 CAREER -6 4.65 144 119 709 605 7.68 12.58 40 42 0 42 40 LG AVG 0 4.52 709 497 6.31 12.94 40 40
* Red Sox P Matt Clement took a pounding–5 2/3 IP, 8 H, 8 R/ER, 3 BB, 6 SO.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL 2003 28 3 4.11 32 32 201.2 171 7.63 11.69 14 12 0 13 13 2004 29 18 3.68 30 30 181 190 9.45 12.13 9 13 0 13 9 2005 30 9 3.82 17 17 108.1 88 7.31 12.13 9 2 0 6 5 CAREER -1 4.29 211 209 1264.2 1116 7.94 12.94 78 77 0 77 78 LG AVG 0 4.37 1264.2 943 6.71 12.91 71 71
3) INDIANS 3, ORIOLES 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
Indians 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 9 1
Orioles 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Indians: 43-35, .551, 3rd place, 10 GB, 5-5 last 10
Orioles: 43-36, .544, 2nd place, 2 1/2 GB, 2-8 last 10
Season series: Indians, 2-0
* Indians P C.C. Sabathia’s line–7 2/3 IP, 3 H, 1 R/ER, 5 BB, 7 SO.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL 2003 22 13 3.60 30 30 197.2 141 6.42 11.93 13 9 0 13 9 2004 23 9 4.12 30 30 188 139 6.65 12.21 11 10 0 11 10 2005 24 -1 4.33 15 15 95.2 68 6.40 12.04 6 4 0 5 5 CAREER 28 4.14 141 141 871.2 668 6.90 12.21 60 39 0 52 47 LG AVG 0 4.50 871.2 610 6.30 12.90 49 49
* Orioles P Rodrigo Lopez’s line–7 IP, 9 H, 3 R/ER, 1 BB, 3 SO.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL 2003 27 -25 5.82 26 26 147 103 6.31 14.76 7 10 0 6 11 2004 28 23 3.59 37 23 170.2 121 6.38 11.60 14 9 0 15 8 2005 29 0 4.43 17 17 105.2 64 5.45 12.18 7 4 0 6 5 CAREER 4 4.43 119 100 644.2 441 6.16 12.51 43 35 0 42 36 LG AVG 0 4.51 644.2 450 6.28 12.90 36 36
4) TWINS 7, DEVIL RAYS 4
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
Devil Rays 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 10 1
Twins 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 X 7 6 1
Twins: 43-34, .558, 2nd place, 9 1/2 GB, 5-5 last 10
Devil Rays: 27-53, .338, 5th place, 19 GB, 3-7 last 10
Season series: Twins, 4-0
* Devil Rays 3B Jorge Cantu had 3 hits (1 HR) and SS Julio Lugo was 0 for 5.
CANTU YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2004 22 3 .341 .462 .803 .552 5.53 .301 2 17 0 50 2005 23 7 .330 .513 .843 .579 5.59 .302 13 48 0 71 CAR 10 .334 .493 .827 .568 5.56 .301 15 65 0 121 LG AVG 0 .334 .428 .762 .500 5.01 .269 13 57 7 POS AVG -3 .332 .415 .747 .478 4.81 .270 11 51 9 LUGO YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 27 -2 .333 .410 .743 .482 4.85 .271 15 55 12 139 2004 28 0 .338 .396 .734 .500 4.93 .275 7 75 21 157 2005 29 0 .335 .354 .689 .497 4.67 .277 2 32 21 80 CAR -44 .334 .394 .727 .444 4.67 .272 52 274 97 720 LG AVG 0 .339 .434 .773 .500 5.18 .269 88 362 46 POS AVG -59 .323 .395 .718 .425 4.42 .265 57 291 58
* Twins P Johan Santana’s line–6 IP, 8 H, 2 R/ER, 2 BB, 9 SO.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL 2003 24 27 3.07 45 18 158.1 169 9.61 10.06 12 3 0 10 5 2004 25 54 2.61 34 34 228 265 10.46 8.64 20 6 0 19 7 2005 27 9 3.74 17 17 118 140 10.68 9.08 7 4 0 6 5 CAREER 95 3.52 168 92 742.1 803 9.74 10.62 50 22 1 46 26 LG AVG 0 4.56 742.1 518 6.28 13.00 42 42
5) ANGELS 5, ROYALS 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
Angels 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 5 10 0
Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Angels: 48-31, .608, 1st place, 6 1/2 GA, 8-2 last 10
Royals: 26-52, .333, 5th place, 27 GB, 1-9 last 10
Season series: Angels, 5-2
* Angels C Bengie Molina had 3 hits.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 28 -6 .304 .443 .746 .450 4.16 .281 14 71 1 119 2004 29 -14 .313 .404 .717 .357 3.71 .276 10 54 0 97 2005 30 1 .348 .459 .807 .523 5.12 .304 6 29 0 45 CAR -86 .307 .392 .698 .364 3.78 .271 56 322 2 642 LG AVG 0 .338 .432 .770 .500 5.13 .270 74 312 39 POS AVG -60 .317 .400 .717 .407 4.23 .257 63 285 11
* Angels P Paul Byrd pitched a shutout–9 IP, 2 H, 0 R/ER, 1 BB, 5 SO.
It was Byrd’s 4th career SHO.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL 2002 31 35 3.90 33 33 228.1 129 5.08 10.60 17 11 0 18 10 2004 33 5 3.94 19 19 114.1 79 6.22 11.34 8 7 0 8 7 2005 34 9 3.55 16 16 109 59 4.87 10.32 8 5 0 8 5 CAREER 49 4.25 231 143 1016.1 611 5.41 11.88 68 58 0 69 57 LG AVG 0 4.42 1016.1 739 6.55 12.93 57 57
* Royals P Runelvys Hernandez took a pounding–6 1/3 IP, 8 H, 5 R/ER, 1 BB, 6 SO.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL 2002 24 8 4.36 12 12 74.1 45 5.45 12.35 4 4 0 5 3 2003 25 6 4.61 16 16 91.2 48 4.71 12.76 7 5 0 7 5 2005 27 -8 4.79 17 17 103.1 63 5.49 13.50 5 9 0 6 8 CAREER 6 4.61 45 45 269.1 156 5.21 12.93 16 18 0 18 16 LG AVG 0 4.43 269.1 185 6.18 12.74 15 15
6) RANGERS 6, MARINERS 2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
Rangers 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 6 10 0
Mariners 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 1
Rangers: 41-37, .526, 2nd place, 6 1/2 GB, 4-6 last 10
Mariners: 33-45, .423, 4th place, 14 1/2 GB, 2-8 last 10
Season series: Rangers, 4-3
* Rangers SS Michael Young was 0 for 5.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 26 0 .339 .446 .785 .499 5.53 .306 14 72 13 160 2004 27 13 .353 .483 .836 .555 6.42 .313 22 99 12 160 2005 28 8 .365 .484 .850 .574 6.37 .320 11 40 3 75 CAR -24 .333 .440 .772 .471 5.16 .291 67 322 37 659 LG AVG 0 .334 .429 .763 .500 5.02 .268 82 345 43 POS AVG -40 .324 .399 .724 .447 4.51 .267 56 286 62
* Rangers P Chan Ho Park’s line–7 IP, 5 H, 2 R/ER, 3 BB, 6 SO.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL 2003 30 -8 7.58 7 7 29.2 16 4.85 19.72 1 3 0 1 3 2004 31 -4 5.46 16 16 95.2 63 5.93 14.21 4 7 0 5 6 2005 32 -7 5.50 16 16 88.1 66 6.72 15.28 8 2 0 4 6 CAREER 2 4.26 285 240 1543 1364 7.96 13.10 102 74 0 87 89 LG AVG 0 4.41 1543 1147 6.69 12.92 87 86
* Mariners P Aaron Sele took a pounding–5 2/3 IP, 9 H, 6 R/ER, 2 BB, 3 SO.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL 2003 33 -21 5.77 25 25 121.2 53 3.92 15.16 7 11 0 6 12 2004 34 -7 5.05 28 24 132 51 3.48 14.93 9 4 0 6 7 2005 35 -8 4.71 16 16 91.2 41 4.03 13.55 6 7 0 5 8 CAREER 25 4.53 337 332 1971.2 1309 5.98 13.76 137 99 0 119 117 LG AVG 0 4.66 1971.2 1372 6.26 13.28 111 111
7) A’S 6, WHITE SOX 2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
White Sox 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
A's 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 X 6 7 1
White Sox: 53-25, .679, 1st place, 9 1/2 GA, 5-5 last 10
A’s: 39-40, .494, 3rd place, 9 GB, 9-1 last 10
Season series: A’s, 3-1
1) BRAVES 9, PHILLIES 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
Braves 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 2 9 12 0
Phillies 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Braves: 44-36, .550, 2nd place, 4 1/2 GB, 7-3 last 10
Phillies: 40-40, .500, 5th place, 8 1/2 GB, 2-8 last 10
Season series: Braves, 6-4
* Braves CF Andruw Jones became the 1st player in team history to hit 14 HR over a 20 game span (team games, not individual), breaking the mark of 13, set by Bob Horner. By comparison, Hank Aaron never hit more than 10 in 20 games.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 26 13 .338 .513 .851 .567 5.79 .277 36 116 4 156 2004 27 0 .345 .488 .833 .500 5.25 .261 29 91 6 154 2005 28 20 .361 .610 .971 .671 7.63 .284 26 59 2 79 CAR 101 .343 .500 .843 .555 5.92 .269 276 825 126 1370 LG AVG 0 .343 .434 .777 .500 5.26 .270 163 672 94 POS AVG 0 .339 .435 .774 .496 5.26 .270 163 631 162
* Braves SS Rafael Furcal and 1B Adam LaRoche (1 HR) had 3 hits, LF Kelly Johnson reached base safely 4 times (2 H (1 HR), 2 BB) and 3B Wilson Betemit and RF Ryan Langerhans were 0 for 5.
FURCAL YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 24 24 .352 .443 .794 .609 6.36 .292 15 61 25 156 2004 25 1 .344 .414 .758 .507 5.32 .279 14 59 29 143 2005 26 -10 .298 .367 .665 .388 4.03 .240 5 26 28 76 CAR 0 .342 .400 .742 .497 5.19 .279 50 260 171 739 LG AVG 0 .342 .434 .776 .500 5.23 .269 96 390 49 POS AVG -88 .317 .383 .701 .397 4.18 .261 52 294 65 LAROCHE YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2004 24 2 .333 .488 .821 .517 5.44 .278 13 45 0 110 2005 25 0 .324 .451 .775 .501 5.18 .263 9 47 0 72 CAR 2 .329 .473 .802 .511 5.34 .272 22 92 0 182 LG AVG 0 .341 .435 .776 .500 5.22 .270 18 72 9 POS AVG 16 .364 .479 .843 .582 6.26 .281 24 88 4 JOHNSON YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2005 1 .376 .459 .835 .532 5.54 .255 5 20 0 28 CAR 1 .376 .459 .835 .532 5.54 .255 5 20 0 28 LG AVG 0 .341 .431 .772 .500 5.18 .270 3 13 2 POS AVG 3 .354 .474 .828 .572 6.03 .279 4 16 2 BETEMIT YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2001 19 -1 .400 .000 .400 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 1 8 2004 22 -6 .231 .170 .401 .074 1.32 .170 0 3 0 22 2005 23 6 .364 .531 .895 .633 6.96 .297 4 10 1 62 CAR -1 .330 .427 .757 .498 5.17 .258 4 13 2 92 LG AVG 0 .341 .433 .774 .500 5.20 .270 6 24 3 POS AVG -1 .339 .421 .760 .487 5.02 .270 5 23 2 LANGERHANS YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2002 22 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 0 1 2003 23 -1 .267 .267 .533 .188 2.25 .267 0 0 0 16 2005 25 -1 .330 .414 .743 .475 4.89 .247 6 23 0 61 CAR -2 .323 .399 .722 .451 4.63 .247 6 23 0 78 LG AVG 0 .341 .431 .772 .500 5.17 .270 6 24 3 POS AVG 2 .345 .450 .795 .527 5.47 .260 7 25 3
* Braves P John Smoltz’s line–6 IP, 5 H, 1 R/ER, 1 BB, 7 SO.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL 2003 36 22 1.12 62 0 64.1 73 10.21 7.83 0 2 45 2 0 2004 37 14 2.76 73 0 81.2 85 9.37 9.70 0 1 44 1 0 2005 38 24 2.68 18 18 124.1 96 6.95 10.64 9 5 0 10 4 CAREER 263 3.25 620 379 2824 2494 7.95 10.65 172 126 154 179 119 LG AVG 0 4.03 2824 1989 6.34 12.46 158 158
Smoltz moved into 2nd place on the team SO list.
STRIKEOUTS 1 Phil Niekro 2912 2 John Smoltz 2494 3 Warren Spahn 2493 4 Tom Glavine 2054 5 Greg Maddux 1828 6 Lew Burdette 923 7 Vic Willis 881 8 Denny Lemaster 842 9 Kevin Millwood 840 10 Tony Cloninger 834
He’s the record holder, a comfortable margin, in SO above the league average. He’s held that record since 1993.
STRIKEOUTS DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE 1 John Smoltz 505 2494 1989 2 Mark Wohlers 159 437 278 3 Denny Lemaster 146 842 696 4 Vic Willis 145 881 736 5 Phil Niekro 140 2912 2772 6 Steve Bedrosian 126 559 433 7 Lefty Tyler 120 827 707 8 John Rocker 112 259 147 9 Juan Pizarro 108 366 258 10 Tom Hughes 98 328 230
2) CARDINALS 6, ROCKIES 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
Rockies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Cardinals 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 X 6 11 0
Cardinals: 50-29, .633, 1st place, 9 1/2 GA, 5-5 last 10
Rockies: 27-51, .346, 5th place, 15 GB, 5-5 last 10
Season series: Tied, 3-3
* Cardinals 2B Mark Grudzielanek was 0 for 5.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 33 6 .366 .416 .782 .537 5.51 .314 3 38 6 121 2004 34 -2 .347 .432 .779 .472 5.23 .307 6 23 1 81 2005 35 -4 .338 .400 .738 .450 4.48 .288 4 28 6 74 CAR -81 .330 .390 .720 .444 4.50 .287 70 471 123 1373 LG AVG 0 .342 .431 .774 .500 5.22 .270 168 706 106 POS AVG -100 .334 .388 .722 .433 4.55 .268 97 532 121
* Rockies P Joe Kennedy took a pounding–6 1/3 IP, 9 H, 5 R/ER, 3 BB, 0 SO.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL 2003 24 -24 6.13 32 22 133.2 77 5.18 15.15 3 12 1 5 10 2004 25 27 3.66 27 27 162.1 117 6.49 13.20 9 7 0 10 6 2005 26 -16 6.93 15 15 87 49 5.07 17.17 4 8 0 5 7 CAREER -13 4.92 124 114 697.1 430 5.55 13.72 31 46 1 37 40 LG AVG 0 4.44 697.1 496 6.40 12.87 39 39
* Cardinals P Chris Carpenter (7 2/3 IP, 5 H, 0 R/ER, 2 BB, 9 SO) combined with Ray King and Julian Tavarez for a shutout.
It was Carpenter’s 5th consecutive game with 8+ SO. According to Elias, he’s the 1st Cardinals pitcher with 5+ consecutive starts with 8+ SO since Bob Gibson had a 9 start streak, in 1968-69.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL 2002 27 -7 5.28 13 13 73.1 45 5.52 14.73 4 5 0 4 5 2004 29 14 3.46 28 28 182 152 7.52 10.63 15 5 0 12 8 2005 30 22 2.60 17 17 121.1 121 8.98 9.94 12 4 0 11 5 CAREER 29 4.39 197 180 1174 885 6.78 13.02 76 59 0 72 63 LG AVG 0 4.59 1174 838 6.42 13.20 66 66
3) NATIONALS 4, CUBS 3
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
Nationals 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 12 0
Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 10 0
Nationals: 48-31, .608, 1st place, 4 1/2 GA, 8-2 last 10
Cubs: 40-38, .513, 2nd place, 9 1/2 GB, 5-5 last 10
Season series: Nationals, 3-1
* Nationals C Brian Schneider had 3 hits (2 2B) and 2B Junior Spivey was 0 for 5.
SCHNEIDER YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 26 -25 .309 .394 .703 .286 3.73 .230 9 46 0 108 2004 27 -7 .325 .399 .724 .448 4.45 .257 12 49 0 135 2005 27 -1 .332 .422 .753 .486 4.75 .270 5 21 1 64 CAR -42 .322 .403 .725 .403 4.32 .255 32 162 2 452 LG AVG 0 .342 .433 .775 .500 5.21 .269 45 181 22 POS AVG -39 .323 .394 .716 .404 4.21 .255 35 169 6 SPIVEY YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 28 -10 .326 .433 .759 .422 4.83 .255 13 50 4 106 2004 29 -2 .359 .421 .780 .478 5.13 .272 7 28 5 59 2005 30 -5 .325 .390 .715 .444 4.59 .240 7 22 9 68 CAR 4 .356 .438 .794 .509 5.59 .271 48 199 32 448 LG AVG 0 .340 .430 .771 .500 5.14 .268 49 201 26 POS AVG -16 .337 .402 .739 .467 4.79 .272 32 160 32
* Nationals P Livan Hernandez’s line–8 IP, 10 H, 3 R/ER, 2 BB, 3 SO.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL 2003 28 50 3.20 33 33 233.1 178 6.87 11.26 15 10 0 18 7 2004 29 14 3.60 35 35 255 186 6.56 11.54 11 15 0 14 12 2005 30 12 3.32 18 18 127.1 74 5.23 13.08 12 2 0 8 6 CAREER 27 4.07 267 266 1831.2 1255 6.17 12.79 107 96 0 104 99 LG AVG 0 4.35 1831.2 1375 6.76 12.91 103 103
4) ASTROS 10, REDS 7
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
Astros 2 4 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 10 14 2
Reds 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 7 13 0
Astros: 36-41, .468, 4th place, 13 GB, 7-2 last 10
Reds: 30-48, .386, 6th place, 19 1/2 GB, 3-6 last 10
Season series: Astros, 7-3
* Astros 1B Lance Berkman (1 2B), 3B Morgan Ensberg (2 2B, 1 HR) and C Brad Ausmus (2 2B) had 3 hits.
BERKMAN YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 27 40 .412 .515 .927 .678 8.03 .288 25 93 5 153 2004 28 69 .450 .566 1.016 .762 9.98 .316 30 106 9 160 2005 29 6 .392 .451 .843 .593 6.54 .283 6 28 1 49 CAR 260 .415 .556 .971 .705 8.79 .302 162 563 41 824 LG AVG 0 .342 .435 .777 .500 5.24 .269 90 363 47 POS AVG 65 .358 .471 .829 .565 6.10 .275 114 409 55 ENSBERG YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 27 20 .377 .530 .907 .635 7.24 .291 25 60 7 127 2004 28 -12 .330 .411 .742 .404 4.28 .275 10 66 6 131 2005 29 18 .382 .580 .962 .668 7.79 .286 21 58 6 76 CAR 22 .359 .484 .843 .552 5.96 .279 59 203 21 387 LG AVG 0 .341 .432 .773 .500 5.18 .269 39 158 19 POS AVG -5 .335 .432 .767 .486 5.02 .267 40 169 13 AUSMUS YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 34 -32 .303 .291 .594 .260 3.02 .229 4 47 5 143 2004 35 -26 .306 .325 .631 .277 3.13 .248 5 31 2 129 2005 36 -13 .317 .280 .598 .236 2.80 .226 1 20 1 58 CAR -206 .326 .352 .677 .355 3.79 .254 69 481 88 1501 LG AVG 0 .342 .432 .774 .500 5.21 .271 162 685 97 POS AVG -120 .324 .403 .727 .418 4.39 .258 145 648 29
* Reds SS Felipe Lopez had 3 hits.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 23 -11 .313 .299 .612 .305 3.27 .213 2 13 8 59 2004 24 -2 .314 .405 .719 .475 4.61 .242 7 31 1 79 2005 25 16 .363 .552 .914 .679 7.23 .317 13 46 5 65 CAR -14 .316 .416 .732 .459 4.57 .253 35 147 23 337 LG AVG 0 .338 .431 .768 .500 5.10 .268 38 158 20 POS AVG -24 .319 .401 .720 .432 4.43 .265 27 133 24
* Reds P Luke Hudson took a pounding–2 IP, 6 H, 6 R/ER, 2 BB, 3 SO.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL 2002 25 0 4.50 3 0 6 7 10.50 16.50 0 0 0 0 0 2004 27 8 2.42 9 9 48.1 38 7.08 11.73 4 2 0 4 2 2005 28 -14 10.18 5 5 20.1 10 4.43 19.03 1 3 0 1 3 CAREER -6 4.70 17 14 74.2 55 6.63 14.10 5 5 0 5 5 LG AVG 0 4.32 74.2 55 6.67 12.86 4 4
5) METS 7, MARLINS 6
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
Marlins 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 6 13 3
Mets 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 1 X 7 9 0
Marlins: 40-37, .519, 3rd place, 7 GB, 6-4 last 10
Mets: 40-39, .506, 4th place, 8 GB, 7-3 last 10
Season series: Mets, 7-3
* Marlins 2B Luis Castillo (1 2B, 1 SB) and C Paul Lo Duca had 3 hits and CF Juan Pierre was 0 for 5.
CASTILLO YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 27 11 .381 .397 .778 .558 5.46 .314 6 39 21 152 2004 28 -1 .373 .348 .720 .493 4.92 .291 2 47 21 150 2005 29 13 .434 .418 .853 .667 7.19 .337 2 16 7 57 CAR 8 .371 .357 .728 .503 5.09 .294 18 257 278 1063 LG AVG 0 .343 .434 .777 .500 5.26 .270 133 548 76 POS AVG -43 .340 .405 .745 .464 4.90 .274 87 437 100 LO DUCA YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 31 -12 .335 .377 .712 .424 4.07 .273 7 52 0 147 2004 32 -9 .338 .421 .758 .447 4.47 .286 13 80 4 143 2005 33 3 .358 .406 .765 .535 5.31 .307 2 32 3 69 CAR -1 .342 .423 .764 .497 4.81 .287 62 338 13 709 LG AVG 0 .341 .433 .774 .500 5.20 .269 84 341 44 POS AVG -74 .321 .394 .715 .402 4.19 .254 67 315 11 PIERRE YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 25 7 .361 .373 .734 .533 5.18 .305 1 41 65 162 2004 26 10 .374 .407 .781 .547 5.54 .326 3 49 45 162 2005 27 -12 .301 .333 .635 .365 3.64 .256 1 19 18 77 CAR -50 .355 .376 .731 .449 5.05 .306 8 219 228 760 LG AVG 0 .341 .434 .775 .500 5.20 .269 98 398 50 POS AVG -7 .335 .429 .765 .491 5.11 .268 96 362 99
* Mets SS Jose Reyes was 0 for 5.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 20 4 .334 .434 .769 .552 5.70 .307 5 32 13 69 2004 21 -9 .271 .373 .644 .359 3.79 .255 2 14 19 53 2005 22 -15 .278 .375 .652 .346 3.61 .257 3 33 23 78 CAR -20 .295 .394 .689 .421 4.31 .273 10 79 55 200 LG AVG 0 .341 .433 .773 .500 5.19 .269 27 109 13 POS AVG -20 .321 .395 .717 .422 4.39 .266 17 87 18
6) BREWERS 8, PIRATES 4
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
Pirates 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 4 10 0
Brewers 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 X 8 10 1
Brewers: 37-42, .468, 3rd place, 13 GB, 6-4 last 10
Pirates: 34-44, .436, 5th place, 15 1/2 GB, 3-7 last 10
Season series: Brewers, 6-3
* Pirates P Mark Redman took a pounding–6 IP, 6 H, 6 R/ER, 5 BB, 3 SO.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL 2003 29 9 3.59 29 29 190.2 151 7.13 11.23 14 9 0 13 10 2004 30 -1 4.71 32 32 191 102 4.81 13.76 11 12 0 11 12 2005 31 6 3.72 17 17 111.1 58 4.69 10.91 4 7 0 6 5 CAREER 17 4.29 156 144 918 581 5.70 12.41 52 58 0 57 53 LG AVG 0 4.54 918 655 6.42 13.07 52 51
7) GIANTS 3, PADRES 2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
Giants 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 6 0
Padres 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 1
Padres: 43-37, .538, 1st place, 4 1/2 GA, 4-6 last 10
Giants: 34-44, .436, 4th place, 8 GB, 5-5 last 10
Season series: Padres, 6-3
* Padres 2B Damian Jackson was 0 for 5.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 29 -12 .294 .323 .617 .242 2.82 .261 1 13 16 109 2004 30 -3 .206 .267 .473 .145 2.00 .100 1 3 0 21 2005 31 -1 .326 .372 .698 .474 4.50 .256 4 14 7 51 CAR -45 .323 .359 .682 .418 4.23 .244 27 179 124 693 LG AVG 0 .343 .438 .782 .500 5.33 .271 68 278 38 POS AVG -51 .329 .389 .718 .415 4.46 .264 39 212 45
* Padres P Jake Peavy’s line–6 IP, 4 H, 2 R/ER, 1 BB, 9 SO.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL 2003 22 -5 4.11 32 32 194.2 156 7.21 12.07 12 11 0 11 12 2004 23 31 2.27 27 27 166.1 173 9.36 11.36 15 6 0 15 6 2005 24 14 2.89 16 16 106 119 10.10 8.66 7 2 0 6 3 CAREER 32 3.41 92 92 564.2 538 8.57 11.40 40 26 0 37 29 LG AVG 0 4.28 564.2 418 6.66 12.82 32 32
8) DODGERS 7, DIAMONDBACKS 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
Diamondbacks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Dodgers 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 X 7 10 0
Diamondbacks: 39-42, .481, 2nd place, 4 1/2 GB, 4-6 last 10
Dodgers: 38-41, .481, 3rd place, 4 1/2 GB, 6-6 last 10
Season series: Tied, 5-5
* Diamondbacks P Javier Vazquez took a pounding–6 2/3 IP, 6 H, 6 R/ER, 2 BB, 10 SO.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL 2003 26 48 3.24 34 34 230.2 241 9.40 10.11 13 12 0 17 8 2004 27 -10 4.91 32 32 198 150 6.82 12.09 14 10 0 11 13 2005 28 -3 4.75 17 17 110 102 8.35 11.70 7 7 0 7 7 CAREER 39 4.30 241 240 1537.1 1328 7.77 11.74 85 85 0 89 81 LG AVG 0 4.40 1537.1 1147 6.71 12.95 86 86
* Dodgers P Brad Penny (8 IP, 3 H, 0 R/ER, 1 BB, 7 SO) combined with Franquelis Osoria for a shutout.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL 2003 25 -3 4.13 32 32 196.1 138 6.33 11.64 14 10 0 12 12 2004 26 15 3.15 24 24 143 111 6.99 11.20 9 10 0 12 7 2005 27 7 3.49 14 14 90.1 51 5.08 10.46 4 5 0 5 4 CAREER 15 3.97 148 147 883.2 627 6.39 11.87 53 49 0 53 49 LG AVG 0 4.34 883.2 663 6.76 12.86 49 50
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