Around the Majors: White Sox can win ALCS today
1) Yesterday’s scores–
Astros 4, Cardinals 3 (Astros lead the series, 2-1)
White Sox 8, Angels 2 (White Sox lead the series, 3-1)
2) Today’s schedule–
Cardinals (Jeff Suppan, 3.57, 16 RSAA) at Astros (Brandon Backe, 4.76, -11 RSAA), 4:05
White Sox (Jose Contreras, 3.61, 20 RSAA) at Angels (Paul Byrd, 3.74, 10 RSAA), 7:35
3) ASTROS 4, CARDINALS 3
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
Cardinals 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 7 1
Astros 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 X 4 11 0
* Astros P Roger Clemens’s line–6 IP, 6 H, 2 R/ER, 2 BB, 1 SO.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 40 10 3.91 33 33 211.2 190 8.08 11.14 17 9 0 14 12 Yankees 2004 41 32 2.98 33 33 214.1 218 9.15 10.67 18 4 0 15 7 Astros 2005 42 53 1.87 32 32 211.1 185 7.88 9.20 13 8 0 17 4 Astros CAREER 698 3.12 672 671 4704.1 4502 8.61 10.84 341 172 0 338 175 LG AVG 0 4.38 4704.1 3134 6.00 12.94 263 264
4) WHITE SOX 8, ANGELS 2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
White Sox 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 8 8 1
Angels 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
* White Sox LF Scott Podsednik reached base safely 4 times–1 H (3B), 3 BB, 2 SB.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 27 18 .379 .443 .822 .591 6.46 .314 9 58 43 154 Brewers 2004 28 -20 .313 .364 .677 .402 4.33 .244 12 39 70 154 Brewers 2005 29 -8 .351 .349 .700 .451 4.51 .290 0 25 59 129 White Sox CAR -12 .345 .385 .730 .480 5.00 .279 22 130 172 456 LG AVG 0 .338 .431 .769 .500 5.11 .269 56 231 27 POS AVG 0 .334 .429 .764 .499 5.10 .271 54 215 55
* White Sox P Freddy Garcia’s line–9 IP, 6 H, 2 R/ER, 1 BB, 5 SO.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 26 -2 4.51 33 33 201.1 144 6.44 12.43 12 14 0 13 13 Mariners 2004 27 19 3.81 31 31 210 184 7.89 11.27 13 11 0 14 10 Mariners/White Sox 2005 28 15 3.87 33 33 228 146 5.76 11.37 14 8 0 12 10 White Sox CAREER 85 3.93 219 218 1427.1 1067 6.73 11.86 99 62 0 89 72 LG AVG 0 4.58 1427.1 996 6.28 13.07 80 80
* Angels P Ervin Santana took a pounding–4 1/3 IP, 3 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 2 SO.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2005 22 -7 4.65 23 23 133.2 99 6.67 13.06 12 8 0 9 11 Angels CAREER -7 4.65 23 23 133.2 99 6.67 13.06 12 8 0 9 11 LG AVG 0 4.36 133.2 92 6.16 12.63 8 7
5) Yesterday’s HR–
Mike Lamb
Paul Konerko
A.J. Pierzynski
6) Cardinals 3B Abraham Nunez had to leave yesterday’s game, due to a contusion of his left quadriceps, and his status for today’s game is unknown.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 27 -14 .310 .357 .667 .344 3.59 .248 4 35 9 118 Pirates 2004 28 -15 .275 .319 .593 .192 2.29 .236 2 13 1 112 Pirates 2005 29 -9 .343 .361 .704 .431 4.43 .285 5 44 0 139 Cardinals CAR -98 .314 .326 .640 .321 3.50 .248 16 161 35 769 LG AVG 0 .342 .433 .775 .500 5.22 .270 65 265 35 POS AVG -37 .331 .397 .728 .438 4.59 .267 42 217 35
7) The Nationals have reportedly given the Diamondbacks permission to interview GM Jim Bowden for their GM job. Bowden’s contract with the Nationals expires on October 31 and isn’t commenting on this report.
8) The Red Sox released OF Adam Hyzdu and added P Edgar Martinez to the 40 man roster.
HYZDU YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 31 -3 .320 .333 .653 .341 3.57 .206 1 8 0 51 Pirates 2004 32 2 .364 .800 1.164 .798 11.57 .300 1 2 0 17 Red Sox 2005 33 -2 .286 .250 .536 .242 2.53 .194 0 4 1 29 Padres/Red Sox CAR -4 .311 .441 .752 .456 4.75 .229 19 61 1 219 LG AVG 0 .340 .430 .769 .500 5.12 .268 12 48 6 POS AVG 5 .344 .450 .794 .536 5.54 .273 13 49 11
9) The Dodgers designated Ps Ryan Ketchner and Derek Thompson for assignment.
Goodbye for now.
THOMPSON YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2005 24 1 3.50 4 3 18 13 6.50 13.00 0 0 0 0 0 Dodgers CAREER 1 3.50 4 3 18 13 6.50 13.00 0 0 0 0 0 LG AVG 0 4.23 18 13 6.57 12.76 1 1
10) Diamondbacks OF Quinton McCracken and C Kelly Stinnett became free agents when they refused assignments to the minors.
MCCRACKEN YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 33 -20 .276 .271 .547 .184 2.54 .227 0 18 5 115 Diamondbacks 2004 34 -6 .328 .381 .709 .397 4.24 .273 2 13 3 74 Mariners/Diamondbacks 2005 35 -13 .313 .298 .610 .290 3.24 .237 1 13 4 134 Diamondbacks CAR -88 .337 .375 .712 .383 4.40 .276 20 242 87 954 LG AVG 0 .341 .429 .770 .500 5.15 .270 78 330 50 POS AVG 19 .347 .436 .783 .520 5.41 .273 79 318 82 STINNETT YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 33 -8 .302 .355 .657 .349 3.65 .237 3 19 0 67 Reds/Phillies 2004 34 3 .379 .458 .836 .640 6.75 .305 3 7 0 20 Royals 2005 35 -4 .317 .419 .736 .400 4.24 .248 6 12 0 59 Diamondbacks CAR -57 .320 .390 .711 .399 4.25 .239 63 216 10 667 LG AVG 0 .343 .433 .777 .500 5.26 .271 62 258 38 POS AVG -43 .327 .404 .731 .421 4.48 .257 55 248 11
11) The Twins signed OF Jason Tyner to a minor league contract.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2002 25 -14 .249 .238 .487 .181 2.15 .214 0 9 7 44 Devil Rays 2003 26 -1 .350 .356 .706 .471 4.70 .278 0 6 2 46 Devil Rays 2005 28 1 .367 .375 .742 .541 5.40 .321 0 5 2 18 Twins CAR -41 .299 .305 .604 .322 3.39 .261 0 54 49 263 LG AVG 0 .336 .431 .767 .500 5.08 .268 28 116 16 POS AVG 2 .338 .433 .771 .504 5.19 .272 27 113 21
12) The Devil Rays claimed C Mike Rose off waivers from the Dodgers.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2004 27 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 0 2 A's 2005 28 -4 .261 .326 .586 .191 2.19 .209 1 1 0 15 Dodgers CAR -4 .250 .311 .561 .176 2.08 .200 1 1 0 17 LG AVG 0 .339 .428 .767 .500 5.08 .269 2 6 1 POS AVG -2 .314 .387 .701 .388 3.97 .249 1 6 0
13) The Rangers removed P Ryan Bukvich from the 40 man roster, signed OF Ruddy Yan and P Jared Abruzzo to minor league contracts and P Carlos Almanzar became a free agent when he refused an assignment to the minors.
BUKVICH YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 25 -5 9.58 9 0 10.1 8 6.97 18.29 1 0 0 0 1 Royals 2004 26 1 3.68 9 0 7.1 7 8.59 13.50 0 0 1 0 0 Royals 2005 27 -3 11.25 4 0 4 4 9.00 18.00 0 0 0 0 0 Rangers CAREER -9 6.94 48 0 46.2 39 7.52 16.59 2 0 1 0 2 LG AVG 0 4.50 46.2 32 6.25 12.87 3 3 ALMANZAR YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2002 28 3 2.31 8 1 11.2 7 5.40 8.49 0 1 0 1 0 Reds 2004 30 11 3.72 67 0 72.2 44 5.45 11.02 7 3 0 6 4 Rangers 2005 31 -5 14.40 6 0 5 3 5.40 32.40 0 0 0 0 0 Rangers CAREER -5 4.82 210 1 239 170 6.40 13.07 13 13 0 15 11 LG AVG 0 4.59 239 175 6.58 13.21 13 13
14) Today’s birthdays–
JACK BALDSCHUN, 1936, AGE: 69 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1969 32 -11 4.79 61 0 77 67 7.83 12.97 7 2 1 3 6 Padres CAREER -8 3.69 457 0 704 555 7.10 12.89 48 41 60 47 42 LG AVG 0 3.65 704 451 5.76 11.91 39 39 ART DEVLIN, 1879-1948 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1904 24 20 .371 .354 .725 .635 5.83 .281 1 66 33 130 Giants 1906 26 50 .396 .390 .786 .762 7.76 .299 2 65 54 148 Giants 1909 29 13 .362 .336 .698 .601 4.94 .265 0 56 26 143 Giants CAR 107 .364 .338 .702 .586 5.24 .269 10 505 285 1313 LG AVG 0 .326 .340 .665 .500 4.36 .259 22 443 179 POS AVG -28 .322 .334 .655 .485 4.17 .256 20 443 182 GOOSE GOSLIN, 1900-71 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1924 23 45 .421 .516 .937 .689 8.03 .344 12 129 16 154 Senators 1925 24 46 .394 .547 .941 .686 8.27 .334 18 113 26 150 Senators 1926 25 53 .425 .542 .967 .719 8.80 .354 17 108 8 147 Senators 1927 26 40 .392 .516 .908 .678 7.56 .334 13 120 21 148 Senators 1928 27 66 .443 .614 1.057 .790 10.88 .379 17 102 16 135 Senators 1931 30 53 .412 .555 .967 .703 9.10 .328 24 105 9 151 Browns CAR 453 .387 .500 .887 .635 7.33 .316 248 1609 175 2287 LG AVG 0 .361 .416 .777 .500 5.54 .291 119 1151 133 POS AVG 196 .371 .461 .832 .563 6.38 .309 177 1375 146 BRIAN HARPER, 1959, AGE: 46 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1994 34 -11 .318 .398 .717 .349 4.08 .291 4 32 0 64 Brewers CAR -11 .329 .419 .748 .479 4.54 .295 63 428 8 1001 LG AVG 0 .331 .396 .726 .500 4.53 .262 75 375 64 POS AVG -27 .321 .389 .710 .461 4.22 .255 81 381 36 TIM MCCARVER, 1941, AGE: 64 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1967 25 23 .369 .452 .822 .649 5.87 .295 14 69 8 138 Cardinals 1976 34 11 .409 .432 .842 .692 7.15 .277 3 29 2 90 Phillies 1977 35 14 .410 .527 .936 .697 7.68 .320 6 30 3 93 Phillies CAR 35 .337 .388 .725 .517 4.60 .271 97 645 61 1909 LG AVG 0 .325 .385 .710 .500 4.32 .260 125 614 84 POS AVG -76 .316 .365 .681 .440 3.85 .246 124 617 25 KEVIN MCREYNOLDS, 1959, AGE: 46 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1986 26 33 .358 .504 .862 .669 6.43 .288 26 96 8 158 Padres 1988 28 42 .336 .496 .832 .735 6.47 .288 27 99 21 147 Mets 1990 30 20 .353 .455 .808 .612 5.89 .269 24 82 9 147 Mets CAR 111 .328 .447 .775 .562 5.15 .265 211 807 93 1502 LG AVG 0 .329 .393 .722 .500 4.51 .262 127 635 143 POS AVG 76 .339 .411 .750 .541 5.02 .269 140 632 236 ANTHONY REYES, 1981, AGE: 24 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2005 23 2 2.70 4 1 13.1 12 8.10 6.75 1 1 0 1 1 Cardinals CAREER 2 2.70 4 1 13.1 12 8.10 6.75 1 1 0 1 1 LG AVG 0 4.23 13.1 10 6.57 12.76 1 1 BILLY TAYLOR, 1961, AGE: 44 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM CAREER 14 4.21 317 0 324.2 307 8.51 12.89 16 28 100 23 21 LG AVG 0 4.76 324.2 228 6.32 13.49 18 18