Around the Majors: Yankees, Dodgers can clinch
1) Yesterday’s scores–
AL
Whitesox 11, Tigers 2
Orioles 7, BlueJays 6 (1st)
Orioles 4, BlueJays 0 (2nd)
Yankees 5, Twins 3 (1st)
Yankees 5, Twins 4 (2nd)
Devil Rays 9, Redsox 4
Indians 5, Royals 2
Angels 8, Rangers 7 (11)
Mariners 4, A’s 2
NL
Braves 6, Mets 3
Reds 4, Cubs 3 (12)
Phillies 8, Pirates 4 (1st)
Phillies 8, Pirates 3 (2nd)
Brewers 4, Diamondbacks 1
Marlins 9, Expos 1
Astros 6, Cardinals 4
Rockies 4, Dodgers 1
Padres 4, Giants 3 (10)
2) Standings–
AL EAST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK y--Yankees 99 59 .627 - 56-24 43-35 48-25 19-12 22-14 WON 2 y--Redsox 95 63 .601 4 55-26 40-37 45-27 19-13 22-14 LOST 1 e--Orioles 76 81 .484 22 1/2 36-40 40-41 35-36 21-15 15-17 WON 2 e--Devil Rays 67 89 .429 31 40-38 27-51 26-49 16-15 10-22 WON 1 e--BlueJays 65 92 .414 33 1/2 38-40 27-52 27-44 13-19 17-19 LOST 2 AL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK x--Twins 90 68 .570 - 47-31 43-37 19-16 44-29 16-16 LOST 2 e--Whitesox 80 78 .506 10 46-35 34-43 16-16 37-35 19-17 WON 1 e--Indians 79 80 .497 11 1/2 44-37 35-43 17-15 35-38 17-19 WON 3 e--Tigers 70 87 .446 19 1/2 37-41 33-46 10-17 36-40 15-21 LOST 1 e--Royals 57 101 .361 33 32-44 25-57 12-24 31-41 08-24 LOST 5 AL WEST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Angels 90 68 .570 - 45-36 45-32 25-18 28-15 30-24 WON 5 A's 89 69 .563 1 50-27 39-42 23-20 27-16 29-25 LOST 2 e--Rangers 86 72 .544 4 50-30 36-42 25-18 23-20 28-26 LOST 4 e--Mariners 62 96 .392 28 37-42 25-54 13-30 19-24 21-33 WON 2 NL EAST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK x--Braves 94 65 .591 - 49-32 45-33 51-25 16-17 19-13 WON 1 e--Phillies 83 75 .525 10 1/2 39-38 44-37 36-36 18-18 20-12 WON 2 e--Marlins 82 76 .519 11 1/2 42-38 40-38 42-30 15-21 18-14 WON 3 e--Mets 70 89 .440 24 37-41 33-48 28-45 15-21 17-15 LOST 1 e--Expos 65 94 .409 29 35-45 30-49 26-47 17-19 15-17 LOST 5 NL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK x--Cardinals 103 55 .652 - 51-26 52-29 19-11 52-34 21-09 LOST 3 d--Astros 89 70 .560 14 1/2 45-33 44-37 16-14 55-35 11-16 WON 4 d--Cubs 88 70 .557 15 44-34 44-36 15-12 50-39 15-15 LOST 2 e--Reds 74 84 .468 29 39-39 35-45 18-12 36-50 15-15 WON 2 e--Pirates 70 88 .443 33 39-41 31-47 17-13 35-51 16-14 LOST 2 e--Brewers 65 92 .414 37 1/2 36-45 29-47 11-19 33-52 13-17 WON 1 NL WEST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Dodgers 91 67 .576 - 47-30 44-37 14-18 22-14 45-27 LOST 1 Giants 88 70 .557 3 47-35 41-35 19-13 20-16 38-34 LOST 1 d--Padres 86 72 .544 5 42-38 44-34 18-14 19-17 41-31 WON 1 e--Rockies 68 90 .430 23 38-43 30-47 11-21 10-23 39-36 WON 1 e--Diamondbacks 49 110 .308 42 1/2 27-51 22-59 09-23 15-21 19-54 LOST 1
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–
NL WON LOST PCT GB Astros 89 70 .560 - Cubs 88 70 .557 1/2 Giants 88 70 .557 1/2 Padres 86 72 .544 2 1/2
4) The Yankees will clinch the division title if they beat the Twins.
5) The Dodgers will clinch the division title if they beat the Rockies and the Giants lose to the Padres.
6) The Angels passed the A’s into sole possession of 1st place in the AL West.
7) The Rangers were mathematically eliminated from winning the division title and from the postseason.
8) The Padres were mathematically eliminated from winning the division title.
9) The Phillies clinched a winning season for the 2nd consecutive year. It’s their first back to back winning seasons since a 10 year streak from 1975-84.
10) The Marlins clinched a winning season for the 2nd consecutive year. It’s their first back to back winning seasons in team history.
11) Magic numbers–
AL East–Yankees, 1
AL Central–Twins, clinched
AL West–Angels, 4
AL postseason–Yankees, Redsox, clinched
NL East–Braves, clinched
NL Central–Cardinals, clinched
NL West–Dodgers, 2
NL wild card–Astros, 4
12) Race for the postseason seeds–
AL–The AL East champions will have the #1 seed. The Twins are tied with the Angels 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. The Braves will clinch the #2 seed if the Dodgers lose to the Rockies.
13) Today’s schedule–
AL
Tigers (Jeremy Bonderman, 5.14, and Wilfredo Ledezma, 4.47) at Devil Rays (Dewon Brazelton, 4.54, and Mark Hendrickson, 4.90), DH, 1:15
Angels (John Lackey, 4.55) at Rangers (Chris Young, 4.75), 2:05
Mariners (Ryan Franklin, 5.03) at A’s (Mark Redman, 4.76), 3:35
Twins (Brad Radke, 3.48) at Yankees (Javier Vazquez, 4.89), 7:05
BlueJays (Josh Towers, 4.99) at Orioles (Matt Riley, 5.64), 7:05
Whitesox (Mark Buehrle, 4.00) at Royals (Jimmy Gobble, 5.35), 8:10
NL
Reds (Aaron Harang, 5.03) at Cubs (Mark Prior, 4.27), 2:20
Marlins (Dontrelle Willis, 4.01) at Phillies (Gavin Floyd, 2.63), 7:05
Brewers (Doug Davis, 3.40) at Cardinals (Matt Morris, 4.55), 8:10
Giants (Jerome Williams, 4.41) at Padres (Adam Eaton, 4.73), 10:05
Rockies (Jason Jennings, 5.69) at Dodgers (Jose Lima, 4.19), 10:10
14) Yesterday’s HR–
Adam Dunn–#45
Alex Rodriguez–#36
Scott Rolen–#34
Miguel Cabrera–#32
Carlos Lee–#30 & #31
Carlos Delgado–#31
Hideki Matsui–#29 & #30
Geoff Jenkins–#27
Jason Bay–#26
Jeff Kent–#25
Rafael Palmeiro–#22 & #23
Tino Martinez–#23
Vernon Wells–#21 & #22
Torii Hunter–#22
Juan Uribe–#22
Troy Glaus–#18
Ramon Hernandez–#18
Ty Wigginton–#17
Keith Ginter–#17
Ben Broussard–#16
Adam LaRoche–#12
Morgan Ensberg–#9
Austin Kearns–#8
Ross Gload–#7
Joe Borchard–#7
Trot Nixon–#6
Rich Aurilia–#6
Russ Adams–#4
Victor Diaz–#3
Todd Pratt–#2
Glendon Rusch–#2
Adam Hyzdu–#1
15) HR leaders–
AL
1) Manny Ramirez–43
2) Paul Konerko–41
3) David Ortiz–40
4) Mark Teixeira–37
T5) Gary Sheffield–36
T5) Vladimir Guerrero–36
T7) Alex Rodriguez–36*
T8) Hank Blalock–32
T8) Miguel Tejada–32
T10) Carlos Delgado–31*
T10) Carlos Lee–31**
NL
1) Adrian Beltre–48
2) Albert Pujols–46
T3) Barry Bonds–45
T3) Adam Dunn–45*
T5) Jim Thome–42
T5) 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
T10) Steve Finley–34
T10) Vinny Castilla–34
T10) Scott Rolen–34*
**—hit 2 yesterday
*–hit 1 yesterday
16) Barry Bonds watch–
OBA–.610, Bonds holds the major league record with .582, in 2002
SLG–.825, on pace for 4th all time, Bonds holds the major league record with .863, 2001
OPS–1.435, Bonds holds the major league record with 1.381, in 2002
RCAA–152, is 6th all time, Bonds holds the major league record with 169, 2001
BB–225, new major league record
BB above average–193, new major league record
career HR–has 703, is 11 behind Ruth, is 52 behind Aaron
career HR above average–has 461, 2nd all time, Ruth holds the record with 622
career RCAA–1496, 2nd all time, Ruth holds the record with 1795
times reached base–368, 2nd all time, Ruth holds the major league record with 379, 1923
times reached base vs. average–249, new major league record
17) Rafael Palmeiro reached 550 career HR and also hit #551.
After 41 RCAA/.962 OPS and 18 RCAA/.867 OPS seasons, Palmeiro is hitting .444 SLG, .365 OBA, .809 OPS, 5 RCAA in 149 games. He has a .890 career OPS, compared to his league average of .755, and 567 RCAA in 2716 games.
18) Alex Rodriguez tied Albert Belle for 51st place on the all time HR list, with 381.
19) Carlos Delgado tied Darryl Strawberry for 78th place on the all time HR list, with 335.
20) Tino Martinez passed Ron Gant into 86th place on the all time HR list, with 322.
21) Astros 2B Jeff Kent hit his 300th career HR.
After 46 RCAA/.933 OPS and 13 RCAA/.860 OPS seasons, Kent is hitting .522 SLG, .345 OBA, .867 OPS, 7 RCAA in 142 games. He has a .857 career OPS, compared to his league average of .770, and 232 RCAA in 1774 games.
1) The Royals set a team record with 101 losses.
The new top 10–
LOSSES YEAR L 1 Royals 2004 101 2 Royals 2002 100 T3 Royals 1970 97 T3 Royals 2001 97 T3 Royals 1999 97 6 Royals 1997 94 7 Royals 1969 93 8 Royals 1992 90 9 Royals 1998 89 T10 Royals 1990 86 T10 Royals 1996 86 T10 Royals 1986 86
On Tuesday, the Royals joined the 1985-87 Indians as the only teams to lose 100 games, have a winning season and then have another 100 loss season.
2) Indians P Kyle Denney was shot in the right calf when a bullet hit the team bus, while another player was graced.
Denney was expected to spend last night in the hospital, but wasn’t seriously injured. He has a 9.56 ERA/-9 RSAA in his first 4 career starts.
3) Dodgers RF Milton Bradley was suspended for the rest of the season. On Tuesday, a fan threw a bottle at him. Bradley walked over to the stands, yelled at the fan and threw the bottle at a seat.
After -9 RCAA/.723 OPS and 34 RCAA/.923 OPS seasons, Bradley hit .424 SLG, .362 OBA, .786 OPS, 3 RCAA in 141 games. He has a .766 career OPS, compared to his league average of .773, and -4 RCAA in 459 games.
4) Dodgers P Eric Gagne wasn’t available, due to bursitis and tendinitis, and the team is hoping he’ll be available today.
After 1.97 ERA/16 RSAA and 1.20 ERA/26 RSAA seasons, Gagne has a 2.10 ERA/18 RSAA in 69 games. He has a 3.28 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.37, and 44 RSAA in 281 games.
5) Angels CF Garret Anderson had to leave yesterday’s game, due to a sore left knee.
6) Rangers 2B Michael Young set the team record for hits in a season.
After -31 RCAA/.690 OPS and 0 RCAA/.785 OPS season, Young has a .481 SLG, .355 OBA, .835 OPS, 12 RCAA in 156 games. He has a .761 career OPS, compared to his league average of .765, and -33 RCAA in 580 games.
The new top 10–
HITS YEAR H 1 Michael Young 2004 211 2 Mickey Rivers 1980 210 3 Al Oliver 1980 209 4 Michael Young 2003 204 T5 Ruben Sierra 1991 203 T5 Rafael Palmeiro 1991 203 T7 Alex Rodriguez 2001 201 T7 Julio Franco 1991 201 9 Buddy Bell 1979 200 10 Ivan Rodriguez 1999 199
Young is just tied for 8th vs. the league average–
HITS YEAR DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE 1 Julio Franco 1991 65 201 136 2 Mickey Rivers 1980 59 210 151 3 Rafael Palmeiro 1991 53 203 150 T4 Al Oliver 1980 46 209 163 T4 Rafael Palmeiro 1990 46 191 145 6 Al Oliver 1978 45 170 125 7 Rusty Greer 1997 44 193 149 T8 Rusty Greer 1996 43 180 137 T8 Alex Rodriguez 2001 43 201 158 T8 Michael Young 2004 43 211 168
(These lists do include when the team was the Washington Senators, but nobody from that era made either top 10.)
7) The Diamondbacks signed P Jeff Fassero and moved P Jose Valverde from the 15 to the 60 day DL.
After 5.35 ERA/-10 RSAA and 5.68 ERA/-13 RSAA seasons, Fassero had a 5.51 ERA/-4 RSAA in 40 games (12 starts) with the Rockies, before they released him on Saturday. He has a 4.09 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.36, and 74 RSAA in 661 games.
8) The Cardinals activated P Steve Kline from the DL.
After 3.39 ERA/3 RSAA and 3.82 ERA/2 RSAA seasons, Kline has a 1.84 ERA/13 RSAA in 64 games. He has a 3.31 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.38, and 56 RSAA in 586 games.
9) According to the Toronto Globe and Mail, Brian Cashman and Pat Gillick could be candidates for the Expos GM job.
10) The Rangers re-signed P Ron Mahay to a 2 year, $2 million contract.
After 8.59 ERA/-7 RSAA and 3.18 ERA/9 RSAA seasons, Mahay has a 2.59 ERA/19 RSAA in 59 games. He has a 3.80 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.60, and 29 RSAA in 209 games.
11) A’s 2B Mark McLemore will retire at the end of the season.
After 10 RCAA/.774 OPS and -13 RCAA/.632 OPS seasons, McLemore has a .333 SLG, .360 OBA, .693 OPS, -7 RCAA in 75 games. He has a .690 career OPS, compared to his league average of .766, and -159 RCAA in 1830 games.
McLemore is the AL record holder for worst OPS vs. the league average (min: 7500 PA)–
OPS DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE 1 Mark McLemore -.073 .693 .766 2 Frankie Crosetti -.072 .695 .767 3 Ossie Bluege -.069 .707 .776 4 Luis Aparicio -.064 .653 .717 5 Omar Vizquel -.063 .699 .762 6 Roger Peckinpaugh -.051 .672 .722 7 Bert Campaneris -.050 .653 .703 8 Frank White -.048 .675 .723 9 Doc Cramer -.042 .715 .757 10 Shano Collins -.037 .671 .708
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