Around the Majors: Split personality doubleheader
1) Yesterday’s scores–
AL
Royals 26, Tigers 5 (1st)
Tigers 8, Royals 0 (2nd)
Yankees 9, Devil Rays 1 (1st)
Yankees 10, Devil Rays 5 (2nd)
Whitesox 7, Rangers 3
BlueJays 5, Angels 4
Mariners 7, Redsox 1
NL
Mets 4, Marlins 0
Pirates 3, Astros 1 (1st)
Astros 9, Pirates 2 (2nd)
Brewers 7, Reds 2
Phillies 9, Braves 4
Rockies 9, Padres 7
Dodgers 5, Diamondbacks 3
2) Standings–
AL EAST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Yankees 88 52 .629 - 50-21 38-31 41-19 15-11 22-14 WON 5 Redsox 84 55 .604 3 1/2 49-22 35-33 36-20 19-13 20-13 LOST 1 d--Orioles 64 74 .464 23 30-37 34-37 28-30 16-14 15-17 LOST 2 e--Devil Rays 59 79 .428 28 36-34 23-45 21-42 13-12 10-22 LOST 11 e--BlueJays 59 81 .421 29 35-37 24-44 21-36 13-19 17-16 WON 2 AL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Twins 79 60 .568 - 43-29 36-31 18-12 34-25 16-16 WON 2 Whitesox 71 68 .511 8 39-32 32-36 16-16 29-27 18-15 WON 2 Indians 69 71 .493 10 1/2 40-31 29-40 17-15 26-31 16-17 WON 2 Tigers 64 74 .464 14 1/2 34-34 30-40 10-14 30-30 15-21 LOST 1 e--Royals 50 89 .360 29 30-37 20-52 08-19 28-34 08-24 WON 1 AL WEST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK A's 81 58 .583 - 45-22 36-36 23-20 25-15 23-15 LOST 4 Angels 79 60 .568 2 39-30 40-30 25-18 26-14 21-17 LOST 2 Rangers 75 64 .540 6 43-25 32-39 22-18 23-20 20-18 LOST 2 e--Mariners 52 87 .374 29 33-36 19-51 12-28 19-24 12-26 WON 1 NL EAST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Braves 81 58 .583 - 40-29 41-29 39-20 15-15 19-13 LOST 3 Marlins 72 63 .533 7 37-30 35-33 35-20 12-18 18-14 LOST 1 Phillies 71 69 .507 10 1/2 36-35 35-34 27-33 15-15 20-12 WON 3 Mets 61 78 .439 20 32-35 29-43 22-37 12-18 17-15 WON 1 Expos 59 80 .424 22 33-38 26-42 20-33 17-19 15-17 WON 2 NL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Cardinals 93 46 .669 - 48-23 45-23 19-11 48-28 15-06 LOST 1 Astros 77 64 .546 17 39-33 38-31 16-14 44-31 10-14 LOST 1 Cubs 74 62 .544 17 1/2 38-30 36-32 11-07 40-36 15-15 LOST 2 d--Pirates 64 76 .457 29 1/2 34-34 30-42 14-10 32-42 16-14 WON 1 d--Reds 63 76 .453 30 34-34 29-42 14-10 29-44 15-15 LOST 4 d--Brewers 61 77 .442 31 1/2 34-37 27-40 11-19 30-42 12-12 WON 1 NL WEST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Dodgers 81 58 .583 - 42-25 39-33 14-18 20-13 37-19 WON 3 Giants 77 64 .546 5 42-31 35-33 19-13 15-15 32-29 WON 1 Padres 74 66 .529 7 1/2 36-36 38-30 18-14 19-17 29-25 LOST 1 Rockies 61 78 .439 20 33-36 28-42 11-21 10-20 32-27 WON 1 e--Diamondbacks 42 98 .300 39 1/2 21-47 21-51 09-23 12-18 15-45 LOST 7
d–eliminated from winning the division title
e–eliminated from winning the division title and the postseason
3) Wild card standings–
AL WEST WON LOST PCT GB Redsox 84 55 .604 - Angels 79 60 .568 5 Rangers 75 64 .540 9 NL WEST WON LOST PCT GB Astros 77 64 .546 - Giants 77 64 .546 - Cubs 74 62 .544 1/2 Marlins 72 63 .533 2 Padres 74 66 .529 2 1/2 Phillies 71 69 .507 5 1/2
4) The Devil Rays were mathematically eliminated from the postseason.
5) The Orioles were mathematically eliminated winning the division title.
6) The Expos will be mathematically eliminated from winning the division title if they lose to the Braves.
7) The Pirates passed the Reds into sole possession of 4th place in the NL Central.
8) Magic numbers–
AL East–Yankees, 20
AL Central–Twins, 16
AL West–A’s, 22
AL wild card–Redsox, 19
NL East–Braves, 19
NL Central–Cardinals, 6 (over 2nd place Astros, but 8 over 3rd place Cubs)
NL West–Dodgers, 18
NL wild card–Astros/Giants, 22
9) Race for the postseason seeds–
AL–The Yankees have a 6 1/2 game lead over the A’s for the #1 seed. The A’s have a 2 game lead over the Twins for the #2 seed.
NL–The Cardinals have a 12 game lead over the Braves for the #1 seed. The Braves and Dodgers are tied for the #2 seed.
10) Today’s schedule–
AL
Twins (Carlos Silva, 4.56) at Tigers (Mike Maroth, 4.40), 7:05
Yankees (Javier Vazquez, 4.59) at Orioles (Rodrigo Lopez, 3.69), 7:35
BlueJays (Miguel Batista, 4.39) at Rangers (Ryan Drese, 3.84), 8:05
Devil Rays (Mark Hendrickson, 4.89) at Royals (Jimmy Gobble, 5.40), 8:10
Whitesox (Jon Garland, 5.01) at Angels (John Lackey, 4.89), 10:05
Redsox (Curt Schilling, 3.38) at Mariners (Ryan Franklin, 5.31), 10:05
Indians (Scott Elarton, 6.52) at A’s (Mark Mulder, 3.90), 10:05
NL
Marlins (Carl Pavano, 3.09, and Logan Kensing) at Cubs (Mark Prior, 4.87, and Kerry Wood, 3.30), DH, 2:20
Astros (Peter Munro, 5.16) at Pirates (John Van Benschoten, 6.64), 7:05
Brewers (Ben Hendrickson, 6.75) at Reds (Josh Hancock, 6.03), 7:10
Phillies (Brett Myers, 5.28) at Mets (Al Leiter, 3.05), 7:10
Expos (John Patterson, 5.16) at Braves (John Thomson, 4.17), 7:35
Padres (Brian Lawrence, 3.82) at Rockies (Shawn Estes, 5.91), 9:05
Giants (Brett Tomko, 4.60) at Diamondbacks (Randy Johnson, 2.80), 10:05
Cardinals (Jason Marquis, 3.44) at Dodgers (Kazuhisa Ishii, 4.59), 10:10
11) Yesterday’s HR–
Paul Konerko–#36
Steve Finley–#30 & #31
Vladimir Guerrero–#29
Carlos Delgado–#27
Chipper Jones–#27
Kevin Mench–#21
Pat Burrell–#20
Rondell White–#19
Derek Jeter–#19
Joe Crede–#17
Craig Monroe–#15 & #16
Mike Lieberthal–#15
Daryle Ward–#15
Placido Polanco–#14
Jimmy Rollins–#11
Eric Valent–#11
Adam Kennedy–#10
Orlando Cabrera–#8
Angel Berroa–#7
John Flaherty–#5
Chris Snyder–#5
Jose Lopez–#4
Brian Jordan–#4
Charles Thomas–#4
B.J. Upton–#3
12) HR leaders–
AL
1) Manny Ramirez–38
T2) David Ortiz–36
T2) Paul Konerko–36*
T4) Gary Sheffield–33
T4) Alex Rodriguez–33
6) Mark Teixeira–30
T7) Hank Blalock–29
T7) Vladimir Guerrero–28
T9) Eric Chavez–27
T9) Carlos Delgado–27*
NL
1) Adrian Beltre–44
2) Albert Pujols–43
3) Adam Dunn–41
T4) Barry Bonds–40
T4) Jim Edmonds–40
T4) Jim Thome–40
-) Carlos Beltran–38 (not officially in the top 10, since 15 in the AL)
7) Jeromy Burnitz–34
8) Moises Alou–33
9) Scott Rolen–32
10) Steve Finley–31**
**–hit 2 yesterday
*–hit 1 yesterday
13) Barry Bonds watch–
OBA–.611, Bonds holds the major league record with .582, in 2002
SLG–.830, on pace for 4th all time, Bonds holds the major league record with .863, 2001
OPS–1.442, Bonds holds the major league record with 1.381, in 2002
RCAA–137, is 9th all time, on pace for 157, Bonds holds the major league record with 169, 2001
BB–197, is 2nd all time, on pace for 226, Bonds holds the major league record with 198, 2002
BB above average–169, new major league record
career HR–has 698, is 2 away from 700, is 16 behind Ruth, is 57 behind Aaron
career HR above average–has 457, tied Aaron for 2nd all time
career RCAA–1481, 2nd all time, Ruth holds the record with 1795
14) Carlos Delgado tied Hank Greenberg for 80th place on the all time HR list, with 331.
15) Chipper Jones passed Fred Lynn and tied Al Simmons and Greg Luzinski for 95th place on the all time HR list, with 307.
1) In the first game of their doubleheader, the Royals set a team record with 26 runs in a game, breaking the mark of 23 set in 1974. The Royals tied the AL record by getting 13 consecutive batters on base in the 3rd inning, tying the mark set by the 1956 Athletics. The Royals were then shutout in the nightcap. They still set the team record for runs in a doubleheader.
The Tigers set a team record for runs allowed in a game, breaking the mark of 24, set in 1912 and 1996.
2) Royals 3B Joe Randa tied the AL record with 6 hits in a 9 inning game. Obviously, that was in the first game of the doubleheader.
After -10 RCAA/.768 OPS and -2 RCAA/.800 OPS seasons, Randa is hitting .420 SLG, .356 OBA, .776 OPS, 5 RCAA in his first 107 games. He has a .768 career OPS, compared to his league average of .775, and -47 RCAA in 1262 games.
3) Mariners RF Ichiro Suzuki broke his own AL record for singles in a season.
The new top 10–
SINGLES YEAR 1B 1 Ichiro Suzuki 2004 194 2 Ichiro Suzuki 2001 192 3 Wade Boggs 1985 187 4 Willie Wilson 1980 184 5 Sam Rice 1925 182 6 Rod Carew 1974 180 7 Jack Tobin 1921 179 8 George Sisler 1922 178 9 George Sisler 1925 176 10 Al Simmons 1925 174
4) The Redsox activated P Scott Williamson from the DL and designated minor league 3B Earl Snyder for assignment.
After 2.92 ERA/13 RSAA and 4.16 ERA/2 RSAA seasons, Williamson is off to a 1.25 ERA/9 RSAA start in his first 21 games. He has a 3.01 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.46, and 67 RSAA in 262 games.
Snyder has -5 RCAA/.565 OPS in 19 career games, including 1 for 4, with -1 RCAA, in 1 game in 2004.
5) The Astros activated P Dan Miceli from the DL.
After 8.64 ERA/-3 RSAA (just 9 G) and 3.20 ERA/10 RSAA seasons, Miceli is off to a 3.97 ERA/3 RSAA start in his first 62 games. He has a 4.52 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.37, and -12 RSAA in 567 games.
6) Due to Hurricane Ivan, the Marlins and Expos might play at least part of their 5 game series next week in Chicago.
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