Around the Majors: Sosa ties McGwire
1) Yesterday’s scores–
A’s 2, Phillies 1
Yankees 8, Cubs 1
Angels 2, Marlins 1 (10)
Brewers 5, BlueJays 2
Cardinals 5, Devil Rays 2
Indians 3, Diamondbacks 1
Whitesox 5, Dodgers 3
Tigers 8, Giants 2
Orioles 7, Rockies 2
Astros 6, Royals 2
Padres 7, Twins 2
Braves 6, Reds 1
Rangers 7, Nationals 4
Pirates 2, Redsox 0
Mariners 4, Mets 1
2) Standings–
AL EAST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Orioles 40 27 .597 - 21-15 19-12 18-08 11-10 04-02 WON 1 Redsox 37 30 .552 3 21-10 16-20 15-16 03-01 11-07 LOST 1 Yankees 35 32 .522 5 21-13 14-19 10-16 04-05 12-06 WON 5 BlueJays 34 34 .500 6 1/2 17-14 17-20 15-10 06-09 06-08 LOST 1 Devil Rays 23 45 .338 17 1/2 18-17 5-28 08-16 04-09 08-09 LOST 2 AL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Whitesox 45 22 .672 - 22-10 23-12 06-04 20-05 09-09 WON 3 Twins 38 28 .576 6 1/2 20-14 18-14 10-05 16-12 05-04 LOST 1 Indians 36 30 .545 8 1/2 16-13 20-17 02-01 13-19 09-08 WON 8 Tigers 32 33 .492 12 17-17 15-16 08-10 10-11 07-05 WON 1 Royals 24 43 .358 21 14-21 10-22 08-08 05-17 03-12 LOST 2 AL WEST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Angels 39 28 .582 - 18-13 21-15 03-03 16-14 11-06 WON 2 Rangers 37 29 .561 1 1/2 21-13 16-16 06-06 14-09 09-08 WON 3 Mariners 30 36 .455 8 1/2 17-17 13-19 10-14 06-06 06-10 WON 2 A's 28 39 .418 11 18-15 10-24 13-18 02-04 07-09 WON 1 NL EAST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Nationals 39 29 .574 - 24-9 15-20 16-13 06-07 08-04 LOST 2 Phillies 38 31 .551 1 1/2 22-11 16-20 12-18 12-07 07-02 LOST 1 Braves 36 32 .529 3 19-11 17-21 18-14 11-04 03-06 WON 3 Marlins 33 32 .508 4 1/2 21-15 12-17 15-16 07-06 05-05 LOST 2 Mets 33 35 .485 6 22-15 11-20 15-15 11-10 04-02 LOST 2 NL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Cardinals 43 24 .642 - 21-12 22-12 07-08 21-05 06-06 WON 2 Cubs 34 32 .515 8 1/2 19-17 15-15 05-07 14-12 11-06 LOST 3 Pirates 31 35 .470 11 1/2 16-17 15-18 05-02 12-19 09-08 WON 1 Brewers 30 37 .448 13 17-12 13-25 04-09 14-14 07-08 WON 1 Astros 28 38 .424 14 1/2 19-12 9-26 04-11 16-17 03-04 WON 2 Reds 26 42 .382 17 1/2 20-18 6-24 09-10 09-19 02-07 LOST 6 NL WEST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Padres 37 31 .544 - 21-12 16-19 06-00 12-09 15-12 WON 1 Diamondbacks 35 34 .507 2 1/2 18-16 17-18 04-09 05-05 20-12 LOST 3 Dodgers 33 34 .493 3 1/2 19-17 14-17 03-06 08-08 17-11 LOST 5 Giants 28 38 .424 8 15-20 13-18 02-07 07-06 13-17 LOST 1 Rockies 22 44 .333 14 17-17 5-27 04-05 07-10 08-21 LOST 1
3) Today’s schedule–
Giants (Jesse Foppert, 3.18) at Tigers (Mike Maroth, 4.23), 1:05
Diamondbacks (Shawn Estes, 4.08) at Indians (Jake Westbrook, 4.79), 1:05
Cubs (Sergio Mitre, 3.55) at Yankees (Mike Mussina, 3.89), 1:05
Brewers (Chris Capuano, 3.53) at BlueJays (Josh Towers, 4.42), 1:05
Braves (Kyle Davies, 3.45) at Reds (Luke Hudson, 6.55), 1:15
Rockies (Jeff Francis, 5.69) at Orioles (Hayden Penn, 4.71), 1:35
Nationals (Esteban Loaiza, 3.87) at Rangers (C.J. Wilson, 3.00), 2:05
Pirates (Kip Wells, 3.83) at Redsox (Matt Clement, 3.76), 2:05
Astros (Brandon Backe, 4.88) at Royals (Runelvys Hernandez, 4.89), 2:10
Padres (Darrell May, 5.20) at Twins (Johan Santana, 3.32), 2:10
Cardinals (Jeff Suppan, 4.24) at Devil Rays (Doug Waechter, 5.29), 2:15
Phillies (Jon Lieber, 4.50) at A’s (Joe Blanton, 5.50), 4:05
Mets (Tom Glavine, 4.55) at Mariners (Gil Meche, 4.38), 4:05
Marlins (Al Leiter, 6.75) at Angels (Ervin Santana, 3.26), 4:05
Dodgers (Jeff Weaver, 5.15) at Whitesox (Jose Contreras, 3.81), 8:05
4) Yesterday’s HR–
Mark Teixeira–#18 & #19
Alfonso Soriano–#19
Miguel Tejada–#19
Andruw Jones–#19
Albert Pujols–#17
Carlos Lee–#17
Jeff Kent–#14
Ryan Klesko–#12
Vladimir Guerrero–#9 & #10
A.J. Pierzynski–#10
Sammy Sosa–#9
Travis Hafner–#9
Derek Jeter–#7 & #8
Ryan Church–#6 & #7
Geoff Jenkins–#7
Brandon Inge–#7
Rondell White–#7
Jason Dubois–#6
Jimmy Rollins–#6
Julio Franco–#4 & #5
Gregg Zaun–#5
Johnny Estrada–#3
Cristian Guzman–#3
Gary Matthews Jr.–#2
Eddy Garabito–#1
5) HR leaders–
AL
T1) Alex Rodriguez–19
T1) Mark Teixeira–19**
T1) Miguel Tejada–19*
T1) Alfonso Soriano–19*
5) Paul Konerko–17
6) David Ortiz–16
T7) Manny Ramirez–14
T7) Richie Sexson–14
T7) Melvin Mora–14
T10) Vernon Wells–13
T10) Jermaine Dye–13
NL
1) Andruw Jones–19*
2) Derrek Lee–18
T3) Albert Pujols–17*
T3) Adam Dunn–17
T3) Carlos Lee–17*
T6) Troy Glaus–16
T6) Bobby Abreu–16
T6) Morgan Ensberg–16
9) Cliff Floyd–15
T10) Carlos Delgado–14
T10) Pat Burrell–14
T10) Aramis Ramirez–14
T10) Jeff Kent–14*
**–hit 2 yesterday
*–hit 1 yesterday
6) Sammy Sosa tied Mark McGwire for 6th place on the all time HR list, with 583.
7) Jeff Kent tied Ron Cey for 92nd place on the all time HR list, with 316.
8) Angels RF Vladimir Guerrero hit 2 HR and had 3 hits.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 27 28 .426 .586 1.012 .654 8.72 .330 25 79 9 112 2004 28 56 .391 .598 .989 .721 8.61 .337 39 126 15 156 2005 29 15 .384 .557 .941 .715 8.04 .324 10 32 5 49 CAR 332 .390 .588 .978 .676 8.05 .325 283 860 143 1209 LG AVG 0 .342 .433 .776 .500 5.24 .270 141 584 82 POS AVG 86 .354 .470 .824 .552 5.94 .280 177 671 101
Guerrero’s 2nd HR was a walkoff in the 10th inning. According to Elias, he’s only the 7th player to hit 2 HR in a 2-1 victory, with one of them being a walkoff extra inning HR–
Danny Taylor 1933
Joe Collins 1955
Richie Zisk 1980
Matt Williams 1990
Roberto Kelly 1991
Bobby Abreu 2000
Vladimir Guerrero 2005
9) Yankees SS Derek Jeter hit 2 HR.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 29 24 .393 .450 .844 .649 6.73 .324 10 52 11 119 2004 30 14 .352 .471 .823 .565 5.72 .292 23 78 23 154 2005 31 14 .390 .448 .838 .650 6.61 .301 8 31 8 65 CAR 265 .385 .462 .847 .626 6.75 .314 158 724 209 1431 LG AVG 0 .340 .434 .774 .500 5.19 .271 178 754 99 POS AVG -87 .327 .410 .736 .445 4.66 .271 132 655 122
9) Braves 1B Julio Franco hit 2 HR.
Franco became the oldest player to hit 2 HR in a game (46 years, 299 days), breaking the mark held by Carlton Fisk (43 years, 281 days).
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 44 3 .372 .452 .824 .554 5.62 .294 5 31 0 103 2004 45 6 .378 .441 .818 .555 5.92 .309 6 57 4 125 2005 46 -1 .336 .444 .781 .470 4.82 .269 5 15 4 46 CAR 139 .366 .419 .785 .548 5.35 .300 166 1125 273 2315 LG AVG 0 .333 .409 .742 .500 4.73 .265 225 1026 154 POS AVG -25 .333 .397 .730 .483 4.63 .267 190 982 153
10) Nationals LF Ryan Church hit 2 HR and had 3 hits.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2004 25 -7 .257 .238 .495 .094 1.45 .175 1 6 0 30 2005 26 12 .378 .544 .922 .710 7.97 .322 7 26 0 53 CAR 5 .342 .453 .795 .567 5.70 .278 8 32 0 83 LG AVG 0 .341 .433 .774 .500 5.19 .270 7 27 3 POS AVG 4 .351 .462 .813 .555 5.82 .272 9 31 3
11) Rangers 1B Mark Teixeira hit 2 HR and had 3 hits (1 2B, 1 BB).
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 23 -4 .331 .480 .811 .476 5.27 .259 26 84 1 146 2004 24 30 .370 .560 .929 .637 7.74 .281 38 112 4 145 2005 25 16 .361 .577 .938 .653 7.64 .296 19 55 1 66 CAR 42 .353 .532 .885 .584 6.72 .275 83 251 6 357 LG AVG 0 .335 .430 .765 .500 5.05 .269 42 176 21 POS AVG 11 .346 .445 .791 .526 5.37 .264 52 202 8
1) The Yankees placed P Kevin Brown on the 15 day DL, retroactive to Thursday, and will call up P Sean Henn.
Brown has chronic back trouble, had to leave his last start due to back spasms and had to start the season the DL, due to a strained back.
After 2.39 ERA/38 RSAA and 4.09 ERA/5 RSAA seasons, Brown is off to a 5.48 ERA/-10 RSAA start in his first 11 starts. He has a 3.25 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.30, and 311 RSAA in 484 games.
Henn has a 19.29 ERA/-4 RSAA in 1 career start.
2) The Cardinals activated 3B Scott Rolen from the DL and sent OF Skip Schumaker to the minors.
ROLEN
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 28 34 .382 .528 .910 .661 7.13 .286 28 104 13 154 2004 29 57 .409 .598 1.007 .752 9.32 .314 34 124 4 142 2005 30 2 .344 .469 .813 .557 5.65 .257 5 20 0 31 CAR 248 .377 .519 .896 .640 7.18 .285 231 851 91 1226 LG AVG 0 .343 .432 .775 .500 5.23 .270 142 589 84 POS AVG -5 .341 .438 .779 .493 5.19 .270 153 636 50
SCHUMAKER
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2005 -1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 0 3 CAR -1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 0 3 LG AVG 0 .341 .431 .772 .500 5.17 .270 0 1 0 POS AVG 0 .349 .460 .809 .554 5.78 .273 0 1 0
3) According to ESPN’s Peter Gammons, the Yankees are interested in A’s CF Mark Kotsay.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 27 0 .343 .384 .726 .501 4.71 .266 7 38 6 128 2004 28 21 .370 .459 .829 .600 6.49 .314 15 63 8 148 2005 29 -1 .337 .396 .733 .492 4.85 .281 4 33 3 64 CAR 16 .343 .423 .766 .510 5.11 .286 84 432 80 1080 LG AVG 0 .342 .433 .775 .500 5.23 .270 128 531 72 POS AVG 34 .346 .449 .795 .522 5.54 .278 135 540 117
4) According to Gammons, the Redsox have spoken to the Giants about P Jason Schmidt, but they don’t like what they’ve seen from him recently. Gammons says the Giants are telling teams they want to get younger, but they aren’t currently likely to accept a bunch of prospects for Schmidt.
After 2.34 ERA/44 RSAA and 3.20 ERA/31 RSAA seasons, Schmidt is off to a 5.40 ERA/-7 RSAA start in his first 12 starts. He has a 3.97 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.31, and 61 RSAA in 264 games.
5) According to Gammons, the Padres are interested in Redsox 3B Bill Mueller.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 32 38 .398 .540 .938 .683 8.00 .326 19 85 1 146 2004 33 5 .365 .446 .811 .534 5.90 .283 12 57 2 110 2005 34 -1 .394 .389 .783 .477 4.94 .280 3 26 0 59 CAR 69 .375 .423 .797 .551 5.73 .291 75 442 19 1093 LG AVG 0 .342 .432 .774 .500 5.21 .270 120 504 72 POS AVG -1 .341 .438 .779 .495 5.20 .269 130 537 45
6) The Diamondbacks placed P Russ Ortiz on the 15 day DL, called up Ps Mike Koplove and Brandon Medders and designated P Matt Herges for assignment.
Ortiz has a strained right rib cage muscle. Prior to this, he hadn’t missed a start in his career. After 3.81 ERA/8 RSAA and 4.13 ERA/4 RSAA seasons, Ortiz is off to a 5.88 ERA/-12 RSAA start in his first 14 starts. He has a 4.10 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.37, and 2 RSAA in 236 games.
After 2.15 ERA/11 RSAA and 4.05 ERA/4 RSAA seasons, Koplove is off to a 5.06 ERA/-2 RSAA start in his first 30 games. He has a 3.67 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.26, and 22 RSAA in 201 games.
After 2.62 ERA/13 RSAA and 5.23 ERA/-6 RSAA seasons, Herges is off to a 4.71 ERA/-1 RSAA start in his first 28 games. He has a 3.83 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.38, and 19 RSAA in 378 games.
7) The Astros placed C Humberto Quintero on the 15 day DL and called up C Raul Chavez.
Quintero has appendicitis and is expected to be out 3-4 weeks.
QUINTERO
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 23 -2 .250 .217 .467 .110 1.50 .217 0 2 0 12 2004 24 -5 .295 .375 .670 .244 2.61 .250 2 10 0 23 2005 25 -3 .063 .063 .125 .000 0.00 .063 0 1 0 5 CAR -10 .254 .297 .552 .162 1.99 .216 2 13 0 40 LG AVG 0 .341 .435 .776 .500 5.22 .269 4 16 2 POS AVG -4 .319 .387 .707 .388 4.07 .254 3 15 0
CHAVEZ
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 30 -3 .289 .432 .722 .223 2.70 .270 1 4 0 19 2004 31 -19 .256 .259 .515 .113 1.71 .210 0 23 0 64 2005 32 -9 .215 .250 .465 .043 0.98 .203 0 3 0 22 CAR -39 .262 .292 .555 .122 1.84 .225 2 37 2 139 LG AVG 0 .342 .435 .778 .500 5.26 .270 12 51 6 POS AVG -11 .323 .393 .715 .399 4.22 .255 10 47 2
8) Reds C Jason LaRue had to leave yesterday’s game, after twisting his right knee while running the bases. LaRue reached base safely 4 times–3 H (1 2B), 1 BB.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 29 -8 .321 .422 .743 .435 4.46 .230 16 50 3 118 2004 30 1 .334 .431 .765 .507 4.94 .251 14 55 0 114 2005 31 0 .345 .390 .734 .498 4.76 .247 5 23 0 47 CAR -47 .321 .412 .734 .417 4.33 .240 67 245 11 580 LG AVG 0 .341 .434 .775 .500 5.22 .269 62 252 32 POS AVG -54 .322 .395 .717 .402 4.21 .254 50 233 9
9) The Orioles activated OF Luis Matos from the DL and sent utilityman David Newhan to the minors.
MATOS
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 24 10 .353 .458 .811 .572 5.58 .303 13 45 15 109 2004 25 -24 .275 .333 .609 .254 2.98 .224 6 28 12 89 2005 26 2 .377 .392 .769 .556 5.76 .289 1 12 7 32 CAR -31 .313 .382 .695 .411 4.14 .256 25 115 55 350 LG AVG 0 .338 .432 .770 .500 5.13 .270 40 167 20 POS AVG -2 .336 .425 .761 .494 5.08 .274 34 155 39
NEWHAN
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2004 30 10 .361 .453 .814 .580 6.40 .311 8 54 11 95 2005 31 -8 .241 .315 .556 .235 2.67 .194 3 12 4 40 CAR -6 .321 .404 .725 .466 4.94 .266 14 75 17 198 LG AVG 0 .339 .433 .773 .500 5.18 .271 18 78 10 POS AVG 6 .346 .450 .796 .529 5.58 .273 21 86 8
10) Royals CF David DeJesus had to leave yesterday’s game, due to a strained left elbow.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 23 1 .444 .571 1.016 .698 9.00 .286 0 0 0 12 2004 24 -1 .360 .402 .763 .492 4.85 .287 7 39 8 96 2005 25 5 .362 .418 .780 .562 5.37 .291 3 27 2 62 CAR 5 .362 .410 .773 .524 5.10 .288 10 66 10 170 LG AVG 0 .336 .429 .765 .500 5.06 .269 19 82 10 POS AVG 1 .338 .427 .765 .504 5.12 .278 16 76 18
11) The Nationals placed P T.J. Tucker on the 15 day DL and called up P Travis Hughes.
Tucker has a hyperextended elbow. After 4.73 ERA/3 RSAA and 3.72 ERA/3 RSAA seasons, Tucker is off to a 6.39 ERA/-3 RSAA start in his first 13 games. He has a 4.57 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.26, and -2 RSAA in 171 games.
Hughes had a 13.50 ERA/-1 RSAA in 2 games with the 2004 Rangers.
12) According to Elias, when the Yankees beat the Pirates on Wednesday, it was only the 2nd time they won a home game by scoring in the 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th innings. The other time was 1938, with Joe DiMaggio homering in both the 7th and 10th.
13) Redsox LF Manny Ramirez had to leave yesterday’s game, a couple of innings after bruising his left leg when he was hit by a pitch.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 31 59 .427 .587 1.014 .732 9.11 .325 37 104 3 154 2004 32 49 .397 .613 1.009 .695 8.59 .308 43 130 2 152 2005 33 5 .352 .502 .854 .564 5.98 .260 14 51 1 64 CAR 578 .409 .595 1.004 .722 8.92 .314 404 1321 34 1599 LG AVG 0 .341 .433 .774 .500 5.19 .271 178 759 101 POS AVG 82 .349 .463 .812 .539 5.73 .276 221 864 87
14) According to the Denver Post, the Rockies are interested in BlueJays 3B Alex Gonzalez.
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 .309 .373 .682 .358 3.41 .246 4 16 1 45 CAR -204 .302 .392 .694 .354 3.80 .242 132 513 96 1312 LG AVG 0 .342 .433 .775 .500 5.22 .271 162 684 92 POS AVG -112 .324 .399 .723 .423 4.46 .267 108 569 111
15) The Rangers sent OF Andres Torres to the minors after he cleared waivers.
Torres had already been removed from the 25 and 40 man rosters when he was designated for assignment last Sunday.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 25 -14 .263 .298 .560 .195 2.19 .220 1 9 5 59 2004 26 0 0 0 1 3 2005 27 -2 .190 .211 .401 .097 1.59 .158 0 1 1 8 CAR -22 .258 .276 .534 .173 2.02 .210 1 13 9 89 LG AVG 0 .333 .427 .760 .500 4.98 .267 9 39 5 POS AVG -1 .330 .416 .747 .494 4.90 .270 7 36 10
16) The Brewers released minor leaguers 3B Kevin Orie and P Chad Paronto.
The both had clauses in their contracts that allowed them to become free agents if they weren’t in the majors after June 15.
Orie, who hasn’t played in the majors since 2002, has -30 RCAA/.709 OPS in 316 career games.
Paronto, who hasn’t played in the majors since 2003, has a 4.93 ERA/-4 RSAA in 59 career games.
17) Yankees 1B Jason Giambi was out of yesterday’s lineup, due to tightness in both hamstrings.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 32 51 .412 .527 .939 .722 8.11 .250 41 107 2 156 2004 33 -4 .342 .379 .720 .451 4.46 .208 12 40 0 80 2005 34 3 .389 .373 .762 .566 5.45 .242 5 20 0 51 CAR 444 .410 .535 .945 .711 8.31 .295 286 964 13 1395 LG AVG 0 .341 .433 .774 .500 5.20 .271 154 653 86 POS AVG 123 .361 .474 .835 .569 6.13 .279 210 792 36
18) The Rangers signed P Tim Crabtree to a minor league contract.
Crabtree, who hasn’t pitched in the majors since 2001, has a 4.20 ERA/32 RSAA in 342 career games.
1) Yankees RF Gary Sheffield and CF Bernie Williams had 3 hits.
Sheffield was playing in his 2100th career game.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 34 72 .419 .604 1.023 .772 9.72 .330 39 132 18 155 2004 35 40 .393 .534 .927 .676 7.41 .290 36 121 5 154 2005 36 23 .413 .506 .920 .741 8.37 .306 10 42 6 64 CAR 628 .401 .527 .928 .702 7.86 .298 425 1395 211 2100 LG AVG 0 .338 .420 .758 .500 4.99 .268 215 950 149 POS AVG 87 .345 .443 .788 .531 5.41 .273 256 1041 151
WILLIAMS
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 34 3 .367 .411 .778 .524 5.08 .263 15 64 5 119 2004 35 4 .360 .435 .795 .522 5.20 .262 22 70 1 148 2005 36 -4 .342 .347 .689 .427 4.01 .249 3 20 1 57 CAR 357 .387 .484 .870 .633 6.76 .300 266 1152 145 1861 LG AVG 0 .340 .428 .767 .500 5.10 .270 216 942 128 POS AVG -7 .339 .419 .757 .492 5.08 .273 181 838 276
2) Rockies P Byung-Hyun Kim took a pounding–3 1/3 IP, 9 H, 6 R/ER, 1 BB, 1 SO.
After 3.31 ERA/20 RSAA and 6.23 ERA/-3 RSAA seasons, Kim is off to a 6.65 ERA/-7 RSAA start in his first 22 games (5 starts). He has a 3.69 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.40, and 53 RSAA in 321 games.
3) Orioles P Sidney Ponson’s line–7 IP, 9 H, 2 R/ER, 0 BB, 6 SO.
After 3.75 ERA/13 RSAA and 5.30 ERA/-12 RSAA seasons, Ponson is off to a 5.13 ERA/-7 RSAA start in his first 14 starts. He has a 4.70 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.63, and -27 RSAA in 224 games.
4) Pirates C Humberto Cota had 3 hits, including a 2B.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 24 -1 .294 .313 .607 .182 2.25 .250 0 1 0 10 2004 25 -1 .271 .500 .771 .467 4.67 .227 5 8 0 36 2005 26 0 .316 .439 .755 .495 4.88 .260 4 18 0 37 CAR -3 .300 .433 .732 .443 4.42 .251 9 28 0 97 LG AVG 0 .341 .432 .773 .500 5.18 .270 7 30 4 POS AVG -8 .314 .382 .696 .378 3.94 .250 5 28 1
5) Pirates P David Williams (6 IP, 5 H, 0 R/ER, 4 BB, 4 SO) combined with Rick White and Jose Mesa for a shutout against the Redsox.
Williams has a 4.02 ERA/8 RSAA in 53 career games, including a 3.71 ERA/4 RSAA in 12 starts in 2005.
6) Redsox P Tim Wakefield’s line–7 IP, 7 H, 0 R/ER, 3 BB, 5 SO.
After 4.09 ERA/15 RSAA and 4.87 ERA/1 RSAA seasons, Wakefield is off to a 4.41 ERA/1 RSAA start in his first 14 starts. He has a 4.30 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.58, and 95 RSAA in 438 games.
7) Dodgers P Elmer Dessens’s line–6 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO.
After 5.07 ERA/-6 RSAA and 4.46 ERA/-1 RSAA seasons, Dessens is off to a 2.40 ERA/3 RSAA start in his first 3 starts. He has a 4.43 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.32, and 12 RSAA in 252 games.
8) Whitesox P Freddy Garcia’s line–8 IP, 6 H, 3 R/ER, 6 BB, 2 SO.
After 4.51 ERA/-2 RSAA and 3.81 ERA/19 RSAA seasons, Garcia is off to a 3.75 ERA/9 RSAA start in his first 14 starts. He has a 3.93 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.60, and 79 RSAA in 200 games.
9) Diamondbacks P Brandon Webb’s line–8 IP, 5 H, 3 R/ER, 3 BB, 6 SO.
After starting his career with 2.84 ERA/39 RSAA and 3.59 ERA/20 RSAA seasons, Webb is off to a 3.25 ERA/12 RSAA start in his first 14 starts. He has a 3.24 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.31, and 73 RSAA in 78 games.
10) Indians P Scott Elarton’s line–6 1/3 IP, 6 H, 1 R/ER, 2 BB, 3 SO.
After 6.27 ERA/-8 RSAA and 5.90 ERA/-21 RSAA seasons, Elarton is off to a 4.79 ERA/-5 RSAA start in his first 12 starts. He has a 5.19 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.48, and -45 RSAA in 176 games.
11) Giants 1B J.T. Snow had 3 hits, including a 2B.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 35 8 .387 .418 .806 .572 6.00 .273 8 51 1 103 2004 36 35 .429 .529 .958 .728 9.30 .327 12 60 4 107 2005 37 -2 .354 .354 .708 .452 4.79 .264 2 13 1 45 CAR 58 .358 .431 .789 .528 5.45 .267 187 846 20 1605 LG AVG 0 .344 .432 .776 .500 5.26 .271 173 736 105 POS AVG 158 .367 .477 .844 .575 6.28 .280 244 924 48
12) Tigers 3B Brandon Inge (1 2B, 1 HR, 1 BB), C Ivan Rodriguez (2 2B) and SS Omar Infante (2 2B) had 3 hits and 1B Dmitri Young was 0 for 5 (1 SO).
INGE
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 26 -22 .265 .339 .605 .260 2.68 .203 8 30 4 104 2004 27 6 .340 .453 .793 .548 5.52 .287 13 64 5 131 2005 28 17 .389 .484 .873 .688 7.27 .306 7 33 3 65 CAR -38 .301 .381 .682 .412 3.95 .240 35 166 14 474 LG AVG 0 .334 .428 .763 .500 5.02 .268 50 210 26 POS AVG -27 .320 .408 .728 .440 4.42 .259 46 199 13
RODRIGUEZ
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 31 17 .369 .474 .843 .597 5.97 .297 16 85 10 144 2004 32 29 .383 .510 .893 .657 7.07 .334 19 86 7 135 2005 33 -2 .306 .462 .767 .466 4.37 .295 5 25 3 58 CAR 110 .346 .489 .835 .542 5.74 .306 255 1025 100 1816 LG AVG 0 .340 .427 .767 .500 5.10 .270 207 905 124 POS AVG -171 .319 .396 .715 .409 4.23 .256 181 842 35
INFANTE
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 21 -15 .278 .258 .536 .241 2.54 .222 0 8 6 69 2004 22 0 .317 .449 .766 .498 4.95 .264 16 55 13 142 2005 23 -10 .263 .359 .622 .307 3.02 .221 3 20 3 52 CAR -22 .301 .387 .688 .422 4.08 .252 20 89 22 281 LG AVG 0 .336 .430 .766 .500 5.06 .269 32 135 16 POS AVG -10 .329 .411 .740 .467 4.74 .267 25 117 21
YOUNG
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 29 35 .372 .537 .909 .671 7.01 .297 29 85 2 155 2004 30 7 .336 .481 .816 .552 5.56 .272 18 60 0 104 2005 31 1 .323 .475 .798 .510 4.82 .258 11 31 1 62 CAR 53 .349 .479 .829 .538 5.66 .291 137 535 24 1066 LG AVG 0 .341 .433 .774 .500 5.21 .270 119 498 69 POS AVG 73 .353 .468 .821 .554 5.92 .273 157 573 57
13) Giants P Kirk Rueter took a pounding–4 IP, 11 H, 6 R/ER, 1 BB, 0 SO.
After 4.53 ERA/-4 RSAA and 4.73 ERA/-6 RSAA seasons, Rueter is off to a 5.31 ERA/-7 RSAA start in his first 14 starts. He has a 4.22 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.31, and -16 RSAA in 334 games.
Rueter reached 600 career SO below the league average. He ranks 2nd in history in that category–
STRIKEOUTS DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE 1 Lew Burdette -656 1074 1730 2 Kirk Rueter -600 809 1409 3 Claude Osteen -572 1612 2184 4 Tommy John -556 2245 2801 5 Bob Forsch -534 1133 1667 6 Pud Galvin -509 1799 2308 7 Bob Purkey -463 793 1256 8 Terry Mulholland -462 1314 1776 9 Mike Morgan -445 1403 1848 10 Jim Barr -444 741 1185
Rueter already holds the major league record with 5 consecutive years with at least 50 SO below average and, with his -41 so far in 2005, he’s on his way to a 6th.
14) Tigers P Jason Johnson’s line–8 IP, 9 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 SO.
After 4.18 ERA/3 RSAA and 5.13 ERA/-15 RSAA seasons, Johnson is off to a 3.07 ERA/10 RSAA start in his first 14 starts. He has a 4.80 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.59, and -47 RSAA in 196 games.
15) Astros CF Willy Taveras reached base safely 4 times–3 H, 1 BB.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2004 22 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 1 10 2005 45 -3 .328 .375 .703 .455 4.81 .289 3 11 17 63 CAR -3 .327 .373 .700 .450 4.76 .288 3 11 18 73 LG AVG 0 .341 .431 .771 .500 5.16 .270 7 30 4 POS AVG 0 .338 .432 .770 .497 5.15 .273 7 26 6
16) Astros P Roy Oswalt’s line–8 IP, 7 H, 1 R/ER, 1 BB, 4 SO.
After 2.97 ERA/21 RSAA and 3.49 ERA/22 RSAA seasons, Oswalt is off to a 2.72 ERA/21 RSAA start in his first 15 starts. He has a 3.06 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.27, and 126 RSAA in 135 games.
17) Royals P D.J. Carrasco’s line–7 IP, 7 H, 3 R/ER, 5 BB, 2 SO.
After starting his career with 4.82 ERA/3 RSAA and 4.84 ERA/-2 RSAA seasons, Carrasco has a 2.56 ERA/8 RSAA in 7 starts. He has a 4.18 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.48, and 9 RSAA in 87 games.
18) Marlins 2B Luis Castillo reached base safely 4 times–3 H, 1 BB, 1 SB.
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 11 .435 .423 .858 .685 7.49 .337 2 13 6 45 CAR 6 .370 .357 .727 .502 5.07 .294 18 254 277 1051 LG AVG 0 .343 .434 .777 .500 5.26 .270 132 542 75 POS AVG -43 .340 .405 .745 .463 4.90 .274 86 432 99
19) Marlins P Dontrelle Willis’s line–7 IP, 10 H, 0 R/ER, 1 BB, 4 SO.
After starting his career with 3.30 ERA/12 RSAA and 4.02 ERA/2 RSAA seasons, Willis is off to a 1.92 ERA/25 RSAA start in his first 14 starts. He has a 3.31 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.32, and 39 RSAA in 73 games.
20) Angels P John Lackey’s line–6 2/3 IP, 6 H, 1 R/ER, 3 BB, 7 SO.
After 4.63 ERA/-10 RSAA and 4.67 ERA/-2 RSAA seasons, Lackey is off to a 3.78 ERA/4 RSAA start in his first 14 starts. He has a 4.35 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.52, and 0 RSAA in 98 games.
1) Padres LF Ryan Klesko had 4 hits (1 2B, 1 HR), C Robert Fick had 3 hits (1 3B) and RF Brian Giles reached base safely 4 times (2 H (1 2B), 2 BB).
KLESKO
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 32 8 .354 .456 .810 .561 5.37 .252 21 67 2 121 2004 33 21 .399 .448 .847 .649 6.77 .291 9 66 3 127 2005 34 15 .387 .500 .887 .684 7.26 .282 12 32 1 61 CAR 278 .373 .514 .888 .645 6.94 .283 266 915 84 1538 LG AVG 0 .342 .431 .773 .500 5.21 .270 156 658 99 POS AVG 81 .354 .459 .812 .543 5.78 .271 201 764 80
FICK
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 29 0 .335 .418 .753 .498 4.97 .269 11 80 1 126 2004 30 -13 .277 .319 .595 .295 3.06 .199 6 26 0 89 2005 31 6 .426 .628 1.053 .813 10.61 .372 2 9 0 24 CAR 0 .331 .429 .760 .499 4.90 .262 64 278 5 599 LG AVG 0 .337 .431 .768 .500 5.10 .268 60 252 32 POS AVG 7 .341 .444 .785 .510 5.28 .267 71 280 17
GILES
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 32 45 .427 .514 .941 .719 8.38 .299 20 88 4 134 2004 33 30 .374 .475 .849 .636 6.57 .284 23 94 10 159 2005 34 12 .396 .487 .883 .641 6.53 .269 9 36 4 66 CAR 387 .410 .546 .957 .704 8.42 .297 240 811 84 1268 LG AVG 0 .343 .436 .779 .500 5.28 .271 139 571 77 POS AVG 76 .356 .461 .818 .548 5.93 .273 169 620 93
2) Padres P Brian Lawrence’s line–7 1/3 IP, 5 H, 2 R/ER, 1 BB, 3 SO.
After 4.19 ERA/-7 RSAA and 4.12 ERA/-3 RSAA seasons, Lawrence is off to a 4.57 ERA/-5 RSAA start in his first 14 starts. He has a 3.98 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.27, and -6 RSAA in 143 games.
3) Yankees P Chien Ming Wang’s line–8 IP, 5 H, 1 R/ER, 1 BB, 5 SO.
Wang has a 3.97 ERA/1 RSAA in his first 8 career starts (9 games).
4) Phillies SS Jimmy Rollins had 3 hits, including a HR, and 2 SB.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 24 -12 .320 .387 .707 .435 4.23 .263 8 62 20 156 2004 25 14 .348 .455 .803 .561 6.03 .289 14 73 30 154 2005 26 -2 .318 .413 .731 .475 4.90 .281 6 21 16 67 CAR -15 .324 .410 .735 .481 4.82 .270 53 275 146 703 LG AVG 0 .341 .433 .773 .500 5.18 .268 95 385 48 POS AVG -84 .316 .384 .701 .401 4.18 .263 52 292 64
5) Phillies P Cory Lidle’s line–7 2/3 IP, 5 H, 2 R/ER, 2 BB, 2 SO.
After 5.75 ERA/-21 RSAA and 4.90 ERA/-19 RSAA seasons, Lidle is off to a 4.02 ERA/4 RSAA start in his first 14 starts. He has a 4.48 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.47, and 0 RSAA in 229 games.
6) A’s P Kirk Saarloos’s line–6 1/3 IP, 9 H, 1 R/ER, 4 BB, 0 SO.
Saarloos has a 5.11 ERA/-18 RSAA in 73 career games, including a 4.34 ERA/0 RSAA in 12 starts (14 games) in 2005.
7) Mariners P Ryan Franklin’s line–8 IP, 5 H, 1 R/ER, 3 BB, 4 SO.
After 3.57 ERA/20 RSAA and 4.90 ERA/-14 RSAA seasons, Franklin is off to a 4.46 ERA/-5 RSAA start in his first 13 starts (15 games). He has a 4.15 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.52, and 7 RSAA in 164 games.
8) Cardinals P Matt Morris’s line–8 IP, 5 H, 2 R/ER, 0 BB, 6 SO.
After 3.76 ERA/7 RSAA and 4.72 ERA/-12 RSAA seasons, Morris is off to a 3.16 ERA/9 RSAA start in his first 12 starts. He has a 3.50 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.28, and 91 RSAA in 218 games.
9) Devil Rays P Mark Hendrickson took a pounding–8 IP, 10 H, 5 R/ER, 4 BB, 5 SO.
After 5.51 ERA/-13 RSAA and 4.81 ERA/-8 RSAA seasons, Hendrickson is off to a 5.83 ERA/-14 RSAA start in his first 12 starts. He has a 5.03 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.53, and -27 RSAA in 90 games.
10) Nationals P Tony Armas took a pounding–5 IP, 7 H, 7 R/ER, 4 BB, 3 SO.
After pitching in just 21 games in 2003-04, Armas is off to a 5.21 ERA/-6 RSAA start in his first 8 starts. He has a 4.28 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.33, and 11 RSAA in 110 games.
11) Rangers P Ricardo Rodriguez’s line–7 IP, 6 H, 3 R/ER, 0 BB, 2 SO.
Rodriguez has a 4.95 ERA/-9 RSAA in 29 career games, including a 3.75 ERA/1 RSAA in 2 starts in 2005.
12) Brewers CF Brady Clark had 3 hits, including 2 2B, and a SB.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 30 -7 .330 .403 .733 .427 4.50 .273 6 40 13 128 2004 31 1 .385 .397 .782 .510 5.50 .280 7 46 15 138 2005 32 7 .388 .458 .846 .572 6.19 .325 7 26 7 66 CAR -7 .361 .406 .767 .481 5.10 .281 26 142 40 493 LG AVG 0 .341 .433 .774 .500 5.19 .269 38 157 19 POS AVG 22 .354 .462 .815 .552 5.85 .274 47 171 24
13) BlueJays C Gregg Zaun reached base safely all 4 times up–3 H (1 HR), 1 BB.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G 2003 32 -9 .309 .349 .658 .312 3.55 .229 4 21 1 74 2004 33 -3 .367 .393 .761 .470 5.15 .269 6 36 0 107 2005 34 0 .349 .414 .763 .508 5.31 .253 5 28 1 52 CAR -42 .340 .378 .718 .427 4.56 .251 44 250 20 738 LG AVG 0 .341 .431 .772 .500 5.18 .270 65 276 37 POS AVG -45 .323 .404 .728 .423 4.42 .258 59 262 12
14) Brewers P Ben Sheets’s line–8 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 SO.
After 4.45 ERA/-1 RSAA and 2.70 ERA/45 RSAA seasons, Sheets is off to a 3.19 ERA/8 RSAA start in his first 9 starts. He has a 3.87 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.27, and 42 RSAA in 136 games.
15) Reds 1B Sean Casey reached base safely 4 times–3 H (1 2B), 1 BB.
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 3 .378 .429 .807 .535 5.16 .321 3 31 1 62 CAR 92 .371 .466 .837 .567 6.19 .305 112 578 14 1006 LG AVG 0 .343 .436 .779 .500 5.28 .270 118 481 64 POS AVG 86 .363 .474 .836 .564 6.12 .276 158 594 29
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