THT Daily: A Thrilla In Denva
Major League News for July 28
Yesterday’s Results
Today’s Games
Standings
Game of the Day
Yesterday’s Home Runs
Top Minor League Performances
Player News
Stats
Yesterday’s Results
American League OAK 5 TOR 2 (Recap and Boxscore) Blanton: 7 IP, 2 R BAL 6 KC 4 (Recap and Boxscore) Lopez: 5.2 IP, 11 H, 2 R; Gobble: 5 IP, 5 H, 2 R National League WAS 6 SF 5 (Recap and Boxscore) Hernandez: 7 IP, 3 R; Alfonzo: 2 HR, 4 RBI COL 9 SD 8 (Recap and Boxscore) See below CHN 5 STL 4 (Recap and Boxscore) Cubs bullpen: 5.2 IP, 0 R; Encarnacion: 3-5, HR, 3 RBI PHI 5 ARI 2 (Recap and Boxscore) Lidle: 8 IP, 2 R CIN 8 HOU 4 (Recap and Boxscore) Dunn: 3-3, HR, 4 RBI; Ramirez: 6.2 IP, 1 R FLA 6 ATL 1 (Recap and Boxscore) Olsen: 6 IP, 0 R
Today’s Games
Visitors Home Time STL - Marquis J. (12-7, 5.62) CHC - Marmol C. (3-4, 4.50) 2:20 SEA - Hernandez F. (9-8, 4.76) CLE - Sowers J.* (2-3, 5.12) 7:05 SF - Schmidt J. (7-6, 3.12) PIT - Wells K. (0-5, 8.28) 7:05 FLA - Nolasco R. (8-6, 4.27) PHI - Myers B. (6-4, 3.74) 7:05 LAA - Escobar K. (6-9, 3.88) BOS - Lester J.* (5-0, 3.04) 7:05 TB - Corcoran T. (4-1, 3.09) NYY - Wang C. (11-4, 4.01) 7:05 CWS - Garcia F. (10-6, 4.86) BAL - Bedard E.* (12-6, 3.94) 7:05 NYM - Martinez P. (7-4, 3.45) ATL - Ramirez H.* (5-3, 4.04) 7:35 CIN - Milton E.* (6-6, 5.47) MIL - Ohka T. (3-1, 2.87) 8:05 ARI - Gonzalez E. (3-2, 4.85) HOU - Backe B. (1-1, 4.50) 8:05 DET - Miner Z. (6-2, 4.07) MIN - Liriano F.* (12-2, 1.93) 8:10 KC - Hudson L. (2-3, 5.17) TEX - Padilla V. (10-6, 4.00) 8:35 SD - Hensley C. (6-7, 4.54) COL - Kim B. (5-6, 5.31) 9:05 TOR - Marcum S. (1-0, 5.03) OAK - Loaiza E. (4-6, 6.75) 10:05 WAS - Armas T. (7-5, 4.35) LAD - Billingsley C. (1-3, 4.26) 10:40
Standings
The graphics next to each team are called “sparklines.” They depict each team’s performance over the last month. Each “up” bar is a victory and a “down” bar is a loss. There are horizontal lines for home games and red bars represent games decided by two runs or less. “PWins” is short for Projected Wins, based on each team’s Run Differential, and is often a better measure of a team’s true strength. Other team graphs and stats can be found on our Team Page.
American League East Pwins Diff BOS 61 39 .610 0.0 57 4NYA 59 40 .596 1.5 57 2
TOR 56 46 .549 6.0 56 0
BAL 47 56 .456 15.5 44 3
TB 42 60 .412 20.0 41 1
American League Central DET 68 33 .673 0.0 64 4
MIN 59 41 .590 8.5 55 4
CHA 59 41 .590 8.5 58 1
CLE 44 56 .440 23.5 53 -9
KC 35 66 .347 33.0 38 -3
American League West OAK 53 49 .520 0.0 50 3
LAA 52 49 .515 0.5 52 0
TEX 51 51 .500 2.0 52 -1
SEA 49 52 .485 3.5 51 -2
National League East Pwins Diff NYN 60 41 .594 0.0 58 2
ATL 48 53 .475 12.0 53 -5
FLA 47 53 .470 12.5 49 -2
PHI 46 53 .465 13.0 47 -1
WAS 46 56 .451 14.5 46 0
National League Central STL 58 43 .574 0.0 53 5
CIN 54 48 .529 4.5 50 4
MIL 48 54 .471 10.5 44 4
HOU 48 54 .471 10.5 48 0
CHN 40 61 .396 18.0 41 -1
PIT 37 66 .359 22.0 45 -8
National League West SD 54 48 .529 0.0 52 2
ARI 51 50 .505 2.5 50 1
SF 51 51 .500 3.0 51 0
COL 48 53 .475 5.5 52 -4
LAN 47 55 .461 7.0 51 -4
Game of the Day
The Rockies, trailing 5-0 at one point, climbed back into the game, scored two in the ninth to tie and one in the tenth to beat San Diego, 9-8. Jamey Carroll singled home the game-winning run in the bottom of the 10th, one inning after Yorvit Torrealba had tied the game with a two-out, two-run homer off Trevor Hoffman. Josh Barfield hit two homers and drove in a career-high four runs for the Padres. The rookie second baseman was 2-for-5 in his first multi-homer game.
It was only the fourth win in the last 17 games for the Rockies. They haven’t been winning the nailbiters lately; this was only their second win in their last twelve close games (games decided by two runs or less).
SAN DIEGO (8) VS COLORADO (9) - FINAL IN 10 INNINGS
SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts lf 6 1 2 0 0 1 2 .289
M Cameron cf 5 0 0 0 0 4 2 .262
B Giles rf 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 .275
M Piazza c 4 1 3 2 0 1 1 .304
R Bowen pr-c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
A Gonzalez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .301
K Greene ss 4 2 3 0 1 0 1 .260
G Blum 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .254
J Barfield 2b 5 2 2 4 0 0 4 .303
W Williams p 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .083
C Meredith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Embree p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-J Bard ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .366
J Adkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Hoffman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-E Young ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .203
S Williamson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 41 8 12 8 3 9 20
a-grounded to shortstop for A Embree in the 8th; b-intentionally walked for T
Hoffman in the 10th.
BATTING: 2B - K Greene (25, J Fogg). HR - J Barfield 2 (7, 2nd inning off J
Fogg 1 on, 1 Out, 4th inning off J Fogg 1 on, 1 Out), B Giles (7, 3rd inning
off J Fogg 0 on, 1 Out), M Piazza (16, 5th inning off T Martin 1 on, 0 Out). S
- G Blum. RBI - B Giles 2 (55), J Barfield 4 (35), M Piazza 2 (47). Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - M Cameron 1, W Williams 1, D Roberts 1, J
Barfield 1. GIDP - A Gonzalez. Team LOB - 8.
BASERUNNING: SB - D Roberts 2 (28, 2nd base off J Fogg/Y Torrealba 2).
FIELDING: E - M Cameron (5, bobble); R Bowen (1, dropped foul ball). DP: 1 (J
Barfield-K Greene-A Gonzalez).
COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Carroll 2b 6 1 2 2 0 0 2 .316
C Barmes ss 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .237
G Atkins 3b 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .316
M Holliday lf 5 1 1 0 0 2 5 .319
T Helton 1b 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .281
Y Torrealba c 4 2 3 3 0 1 0 .263
B Hawpe rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .300
C Sullivan cf 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .274
J Fogg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .031
a-J Smith ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275
T Martin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Corpas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-R Shealy ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222
R Ramirez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667
c-J Piedra ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .204
B Fuentes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
d-C Freeman ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .276
Totals 41 9 16 8 2 3 17
a-grounded to second for J Fogg in the 4th; b-grounded into fielder's choice
to second for M Corpas in the 6th; c-singled to center for R Ramirez in the
8th; d-doubled to deep left for B Fuentes in the 10th.
BATTING: 2B - G Atkins (34, W Williams); Y Torrealba (9, W Williams); C Freeman
(6, S Williamson). HR - Y Torrealba (4, 9th inning off T Hoffman 1 on, 2 Out).
S - J Fogg. SF - B Hawpe. RBI - T Helton (49), Y Torrealba 3 (29), B Hawpe
(50), J Carroll 2 (26), C Barmes (51). 2-out RBI - C Barmes, Y Torrealba 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Helton 1, M Holliday 2, C Barmes 1.
GIDP - M Holliday. Team LOB - 9.
BASERUNNING: SB - J Carroll (6, 2nd base off C Meredith/M Piazza).
FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Carroll-C Barmes-T Helton).
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SAN DIEGO - 121 220 000 0 -- 8
COLORADO - 000 303 002 1 -- 9
One out when winning run scored.
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
W Williams 5 8 6 6 2 2 0 3.69
C Meredith (H, 6) 1 2/3 2 0 0 0 1 0 1.93
A Embree (H, 9) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.89
J Adkins (H, 7) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.06
T Hoffman (B, 4) 1 3 2 2 0 0 1 2.50
S Williamson (L, 2-4) 1/3 2 1 1 0 0 0 5.23
COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Fogg 4 9 6 6 0 5 3 4.56
T Martin 1/3 1 2 2 2 0 1 4.97
M Corpas 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.93
R Ramirez 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.93
B Fuentes (W, 3-3) 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.02
W Williams pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.
IBB - E Young (by B Fuentes). BALK - C Meredith. HBP - A Gonzalez (by T
Martin); Y Torrealba (by W Williams). Pitches-strikes: W Williams 100-66; C
Meredith 27-19; A Embree 6-3; J Adkins 6-5; T Hoffman 10-8; S Williamson 12-8;
J Fogg 76-53; T Martin 20-10; M Corpas 17-10; R Ramirez 27-20; B Fuentes 29-18.
Ground balls-fly balls: W Williams 8-5; C Meredith 4-0; A Embree 1-0; J Adkins
2-1; T Hoffman 3-0; S Williamson 1-0; J Fogg 3-4; T Martin 1-0; M Corpas 3-1; R
Ramirez 4-2; B Fuentes 3-1. Batters faced: W Williams 26; C Meredith 7; A
Embree 1; J Adkins 4; T Hoffman 5; S Williamson 3; J Fogg 20; T Martin 5; M
Corpas 5; R Ramirez 8; B Fuentes 8.
UMPIRES: HP--Ted Barrett. 1B--Laz Diaz. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Tim Tschida.
T--3:14. Att--24,260.
Weather: 90 degrees, clear. Wind: 5 mph, in from right.
The following graph tracks the game’s Win Probability, courtesy of Fan Graphs.
Yesterday’s Home Runs
The following stats are provided by Hit Tracker, which logs the projected distance of each home run (if it were to land uninterrupted at field level) and its “standard” distance, which is corrected for weather conditions.
Hitter Pitcher True Dist Std. Dist. HR # Griffey Jr. Ken CIN Buchholz Taylor HOU 450 448 20 Dunn Adam CIN Buchholz Taylor HOU 440 438 31 Walker Todd CHC Weaver Jeff STL 429 435 6 Alfonzo Eliezer SF Hernandez Livan WAS 424 417 8 Payton Jay OAK Lilly Ted TOR 412 417 6 Alfonzo Eliezer SF Cordero Chad WAS 412 404 9 Gonzalez Luis ARI Lidle Corey PHI 418 398 10 Millar Kevin BAL Duckworth Brandon KC 411 394 8 Francoeur Jeff ATL Messenger Randy FLA 404 393 20 Lieberthal Mike PHI Vargas Claudio ARI 392 383 1 Treanor Matt FLA Shiell Jason ATL 391 383 2 Piazza Mike SD Martin Tom COL 421 382 16 Encarnacion Juan STL Hill Rich CHC 394 381 15 Barfield Josh SD Fogg Josh COL 418 380 6 Soriano Alfonso WAS Cain Matt SF 379 372 32 Barfield Josh SD Fogg Josh COL 408 370 7 Torrealba Yorvit COL Hoffman Trevor SD 398 363 4 Zimmerman Ryan WAS Cain Matt SF 371 363 13 Giles Brian SD Fogg Josh COL 384 356 7 Jackson Conor ARI Lidle Corey PHI 363 351 9 Barrett Michael CHC Weaver Jeff STL NA NA 12
Top Minor League Games
The following list, provided by First Inning, includes the top minor league batting (based on Runs Created) and pitching (based on Game Score) performances from yesterday.
ORG LVL PLAYER POS AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO Notes ARI A+ Carlos Gonzalez RF 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 CHC A- Tyler Colvin CF 5 5 1 1 0 1 0 3 runs scored CLE A+ Jose Constanza RF 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 .52 OBP during past week HOU A Justin Towles DH 5 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 runs scored HOU A Eli Iorg RF 5 3 1 1 0 0 1 MIN A Eli Tintor RF 3 2 0 0 1 1 1 NYY A- Kyle Larsen DH 3 3 0 0 2 0 0 3 runs scored NYY A+ Jared Greenwood C 5 3 1 0 1 0 0 NYY A- Colin Curtis CF 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 PHI A+ Brian Burgamy LF 3 2 0 0 1 2 0 3 runs scored ORG LVL PLAYER IP H R ER SO BB HR Notes ATL A Adam Stanley 6.0 3 0 0 1 1 0 CIN AA Homer Bailey 6.0 5 0 0 8 2 0 1.09 ERA over past month CIN A+ James Avery 6.0 2 0 0 3 1 0 CLE A+ Kevin Dixon 6.0 2 1 1 4 2 0 LA MLB Aaron Tressler 6.0 6 0 0 9 2 0 18 K over last 14 IP MIL A William Inman 5.0 2 0 0 5 2 0 NYM A- Tobi Stoner 6.1 3 0 0 7 1 0 PIT A- Henry Cabrera 5.0 4 0 0 6 0 0 SD A+ Cesar Ramos 7.0 4 1 1 2 1 0 SD A Jarrett Gardner 7.0 5 1 1 3 0 1
Player News
Player news items are provided by CBS SportsLine.com.
Chase Utley extended his hitting streak to 27 games against Arizona. Utley hit a soft liner to center leading off the fifth inning against Diamondbacks starter Claudio Vargas to extend the longest hitting streak in the major leagues this season and equal the third-longest streak in team history.
Royals DH Mike Sweeney, who has missed 77 games with a bulging disk, went 1-for-7 with a home run, a walk and two strikeouts in two rehab games with Class-A Burlington in the Midwest League. Sweeney was off Thursday and will join the Double-A Wichita on Friday.
Fernando Tatis, starting in the major leagues for the first time since June 13, 2003, had two hits, drove in a run and scored two runs to lead the Baltimore Orioles to a 6-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night. Tatis, who was released by Tampa Bay in spring training in 2004 and did not play professional baseball the past two seasons, doubled in the seventh and scored on a fielding error by third baseman Mark Teahen.
The Mariners placed Chris Snelling on the 15-day disabled list with an injured left shoulder. The 24-year-old outfielder was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma before Wednesday’s game against Toronto and did not play. Team officials said Snelling was to be optioned back to the Rainiers following the game. Instead, he landed on the DL.
Josh Bard, a career .238 hitter through 2005, leads the Padres with a .368 average. “He’s hit for us from Day 1 since we got him from Boston,” manager Bruce Bochy said. “The opportunity has been there and he’s made the most of it.”
Carlos Lee will likely be traded after rejecting a four-year, $48 million contract proposal from the Brewers, according to FOXSports.com’s Ken Rosenthal.
The Blue Jays have decided to bring back Alex Rios (leg) for Friday’s game against the Athletics. The Jays sent outfielder Chad Mottola outright to Triple-A Syracuse.
The A’s placed LHP Scott Sauerbeck on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to July 26, with a strained right groin and recalled LHP Ron Flores from Triple-A Sacramento.
Brian Moehler is set to come off the DL Sunday, but the Marlins haven’t decided whether he will pitch the first or second game of a split doubleheader at Philadelphia. Moehler has been on the DL since July 2 with a sprained right foot.
Esteban Yan, who has pitched 11 years in the major leagues, signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals on Thursday, and was assigned to Triple-A Omaha in the Pacific Coast League. Yan was designated for assignment by Cincinnati on July 14, after going 1-0 with a 3.60 ERA in 14 games. He also pitched for the Los Angeles Angels this season, going a combined 1-0 with one save and a 5.54 ERA in 27 appearances.
The Twins agreed to terms with C Mike Redmond on a two-year contract extension with a club option for 2009.
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