THT Daily: HR Milestone Day
Major League News for August 30
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 CHA 12 TB 9 (Recap and Boxscore) Dye: HR, 4 RBI; Young debut: HBP, HR CLE 5 TOR 2 (Recap and Boxscore) Sabathia: 5th CG KC 2 MIN 0 (Recap and Boxscore) Redman: CG shutout OAK 2 BOS 1 (Recap and Boxscore) Saarloos: 6.1 IP, 1 R; Beckett: 7 IP, 2 R SEA 6 LAA 4 (Recap and Boxscore) Snelling: 2 HR TEX 9 BAL 4 (Recap and Boxscore) Millwood: CG National League ATL 13 SF 8 (Recap and Boxscore) Bonds: 2 HR; Andruw: 2 HR, too PHI 10 WAS 6 (Recap and Boxscore) Howard ties PHI record with 48th HR HOU 10 MIL 3 (Recap and Boxscore) HOU: 7 R in 8th inning PIT 7 CHN 6 (Recap and Boxscore) Walk-off walk in 11th FLA 9 STL 1 (Recap and Boxscore) FLA: 9 straight W; Uggla: 4 RBI; Olsen: 8 IP, 1 R SD 8 ARI 3 (Recap and Boxscore) Young: 7 IP, 2 R, 11 K NYN 10 COL 5 (Recap and Boxscore) LAN 6 CIN 5 (Recap and Boxscore) See below
Today’s Games
Visitors Home Starts CHC - Mateo J. (1-2, 3.38) PIT - Santos V. (5-9, 5.59) 12:35 DET - Robertson N.* (11-10, 4.10) NYY - Wang C. (15-5, 3.81) 1:05 BOS - Schilling C. (14-6, 3.95) OAK - Zito B.* (14-8, 3.64) 3:35 SD - Thompson M. (3-5, 5.07) ARI - Vargas C. (10-8, 5.14) 6:40 PHI - Hamels C.* (6-7, 4.79) WAS - Ortiz R. (9-11, 5.38) 7:05 TOR - Marcum S. (2-3, 5.88) CLE - Sowers J.* (6-3, 3.44) 7:05 DET - Ledezma W.* (2-1, 2.08) NYY - Wright J. (9-7, 4.72) 7:05 SF - Hennessey B. (5-3, 3.39) ATL - James C.* (6-3, 4.15) 7:35 TB - Corcoran T. (4-6, 4.16) CWS - Garland J. (15-4, 4.47) 8:05 BAL - Benson K. (10-10, 4.88) TEX - Tejeda R. (3-3, 6.42) 8:05 MIL - Bush D. (9-10, 4.89) HOU - Clemens R. (6-4, 2.50) 8:05 FLA - Nolasco R. (11-8, 4.45) STL - Marquis J. (13-12, 5.77) 8:10 KC - Hudson L. (6-5, 5.94) MIN - Bonser B. (3-4, 5.18) 8:10 NYM - Williams D.* (3-3, 6.40) COL - Fogg J. (9-8, 4.91) 9:05 LAA - Lackey J. (10-9, 3.60) SEA - Woods J.* (4-1, 3.59) 10:05 CIN - Harang A. (13-9, 3.67) LAD - Maddux G. (11-11, 4.25) 10:10
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 NYA 77 52 .597 0.0 75 2BOS 71 61 .538 7.5 68 3
TOR 69 63 .523 9.5 69 0
BAL 59 72 .450 19.0 57 2
TB 52 80 .394 26.5 53 -1
American League Central DET 82 49 .626 0.0 80 2
CHA 77 54 .588 5.0 75 2
MIN 76 54 .585 5.5 73 3
CLE 62 69 .473 20.0 72 -10
KC 48 85 .361 35.0 50 -2
American League West OAK 76 56 .576 0.0 70 6
LAA 69 64 .519 7.5 68 1
TEX 68 65 .511 8.5 70 -2
SEA 63 69 .477 13.0 64 -1
National League East Pwins Diff NYN 81 49 .623 0.0 76 5
PHI 66 65 .504 15.5 66 0
FLA 65 66 .496 16.5 66 -1
ATL 62 68 .477 19.0 68 -6
WAS 55 76 .420 26.5 56 -1
National League Central STL 69 61 .531 0.0 65 4
CIN 67 66 .504 3.5 64 3
HOU 64 68 .485 6.0 66 -2
MIL 62 70 .470 8.0 58 4
CHN 54 78 .409 16.0 54 0
PIT 52 81 .391 18.5 57 -5
National League West LAN 70 62 .530 0.0 71 -1
SD 67 65 .508 3.0 67 0
SF 65 67 .492 5.0 66 -1
ARI 64 68 .485 6.0 64 0
COL 61 70 .466 8.5 66 -5
Wildcard Standings American League CHA 77 54 .588 0.0 MIN 76 54 .585 0.5 BOS 71 61 .538 6.5 TOR 69 63 .523 8.5 LAA 69 64 .519 9.0 National League SD 67 65 .508 0.0 PHI 66 65 .504 0.5 CIN 67 66 .504 0.5 FLA 65 66 .496 1.5 SF 65 67 .492 2.0
Game of the Day
The Dodgers beat the Reds 7-6 in 16 innings last night to drop Cincinnati out of the wildcard lead for the first time since June 13. The game lasted almost five hours.
Both bullpens did a great job, pitching the equivalent of two shutouts between the 7th and 16th innings. Regular starter Derek Lowe pitched the final three games for the win. Ramon Martinez hit a home run off Ryan Franklin’s first pitch in the 16th to win it for LA.
CINCINNATI (5) VS LA DODGERS (6) - FINAL IN 16 INNINGS
CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Freel rf 8 1 1 0 0 0 3 .280
A Dunn lf 6 0 4 0 0 0 1 .249
S Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Valentin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
B Bray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-T Hollandsworth ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208
R Franklin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
E Encarnacion 3b 7 0 0 0 0 3 4 .293
K Griffey Jr cf 7 1 1 1 0 2 1 .256
R Aurilia 1b 5 1 3 2 2 0 2 .289
D Ross c 6 1 2 0 0 0 2 .277
T Coffey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J LaRue c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .173
B Phillips 2b 7 1 4 2 0 0 3 .301
R Clayton ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .263
D Weathers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-C Denorfia ph-lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .208
E Milton p 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .229
a-S Hatteberg ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304
M Belisle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Cormier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Castro ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .294
Totals 63 5 17 5 2 9 23
a-flied out to left for E Milton in the 6th; b-grounded to shortstop for D
Weathers in the 11th; c-grounded to third for B Bray in the 16th.
BATTING: 2B - D Ross (13, A Sele); A Dunn (21, T Saito). HR - B Phillips (15,
2nd inning off M Hendrickson 0 on, 2 Out), R Aurilia (19, 4th inning off M
Hendrickson 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - B Phillips 2 (66), R Aurilia 2 (53), K Griffey
Jr (69). 2-out RBI - B Phillips. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A
Dunn 1, D Ross 1, R Aurilia 2, R Freel 1, E Encarnacion 1. GIDP - R Clayton, B
Phillips. Team LOB - 12.
BASERUNNING: SB - B Phillips (22, 2nd base off A Sele/T Hall).
FIELDING: E - B Phillips (13, ground ball). DP: 2 (R Aurilia-D Ross-R
Aurilia, E Encarnacion-B Phillips-R Aurilia).
LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 6 1 2 2 1 1 1 .283
J Lugo 3b-2b 6 1 0 0 1 2 3 .234
N Garciaparra 1b 6 0 0 0 0 0 4 .316
E Dessens p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Lowe p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .093
J Drew rf 4 1 0 0 3 1 1 .276
J Kent 2b-1b 7 1 4 2 0 1 1 .276
A Ethier lf 7 0 1 0 0 1 4 .335
T Hall c 3 1 3 1 0 0 1 .350
K Lofton pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
R Martin c 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286
J Repko cf 6 0 1 0 0 1 5 .267
M Hendrickson p 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000
A Sele p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
a-W Betemit ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
T Hamulack p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-O Saenz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293
T Saito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Beimel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-R Martinez ph-3b 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .291
Totals 55 6 13 6 6 10 24
a-singled to left for A Sele in the 6th; b-grounded to shortstop for T
Hamulack in the 8th; c-grounded to first for J Beimel in the 11th.
BATTING: 2B - T Hall 2 (3, R Cormier, E Milton). HR - R Furcal (8, 1st inning
off E Milton 0 on, 0 Out), J Kent (13, 3rd inning off E Milton 0 on, 2 Out), R
Martinez (2, 16th inning off R Franklin 0 on, 0 Out). S - J Repko. SF - T Hall.
RBI - R Furcal 2 (48), J Kent 2 (62), T Hall (6), R Martinez (22). 2-out RBI -
J Kent. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N Garciaparra 2, R Furcal 1,
J Lugo 1, J Repko 2, A Ethier 1. GIDP - J Lugo, J Kent. Team LOB - 12.
FIELDING: E - R Martinez (1, ground ball). Outfield assists - J Repko (B
Phillips at 1st base). PB - R Martin. DP: 3 (J Repko-N Garciaparra, J Lugo-N
Garciaparra, J Lugo-J Kent-N Garciaparra).
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CINCINNATI - 010 211 000 000 000 0 -- 5
LA DODGERS - 301 001 000 000 000 1 -- 6
No outs when winning run scored.
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
E Milton 5 6 4 2 2 2 2 5.16
M Belisle (B, 1) 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 4.18
R Cormier 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.23
D Weathers 2 2/3 0 0 0 1 2 0 4.02
S Schoeneweis 1 1/3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0.00
T Coffey 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.68
B Bray 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 4.00
R Franklin (L, 5-7) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4.59
LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
M Hendrickson 4 9 4 4 0 3 2 5.07
A Sele 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 4.11
T Hamulack 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 5.90
T Saito 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 2.08
J Beimel 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.35
E Dessens 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.60
D Lowe (W, 12-8) 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.75
M Hendrickson pitched to 3 batters in the 5th.
R Franklin pitched to 1 batter in the 16th.
WP - E Milton, E Dessens. Pitches-strikes: E Milton 85-52; M Belisle 14-9; R
Cormier 18-12; D Weathers 36-19; S Schoeneweis 30-16; T Coffey 17-11; B Bray
27-17; R Franklin 1-1; M Hendrickson 76-53; A Sele 28-19; T Hamulack 26-16; T
Saito 34-25; J Beimel 18-10; E Dessens 35-21; D Lowe 23-16. Ground balls-fly
balls: E Milton 5-8; M Belisle 2-1; R Cormier 1-1; D Weathers 2-4; S
Schoeneweis 3-1; T Coffey 1-2; B Bray 2-2; R Franklin 0-0; M Hendrickson 4-4; A
Sele 4-1; T Hamulack 4-1; T Saito 2-2; J Beimel 2-1; E Dessens 3-3; D Lowe 5-2.
Batters faced: E Milton 24; M Belisle 6; R Cormier 5; D Weathers 9; S
Schoeneweis 7; T Coffey 5; B Bray 6; R Franklin 1; M Hendrickson 20; A Sele 8;
T Hamulack 7; T Saito 8; J Beimel 4; E Dessens 8; D Lowe 10.
UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Layne. 1B--Bob Davidson. 2B--Mark Wegner. 3B--Marvin
Hudson.
T--4:54. Att--44,697.
Weather: 79 degrees, clear. Wind: 5 mph, out to center.
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. You can read their daily updates at the Hit Tracker Blog.
Hitter Pitcher True Dist Std. Dist. HR # Howard, Ryan PHI Gryboski, Kevin WAS 444 462 48 Soriano, Alfonso WAS Myers, Brett PHI 438 452 42 Lieberthal, Mike PHI Armas, Tony WAS 410 415 6 Uggla, Dan FLA Sosa, Jorge STL 419 411 21 Furcal, Rafael LAD Milton, Eric CIN 427 407 8 Hafner, Travis CLE Chacin, Gustavo TOR 415 404 40 Suzuki, Ichiro SEA Weaver, Jered LAA 395 399 7 Lane, Jason HOU Kolb, Dan MIL 400 398 14 Bonds, Barry SF Hudson, Tim ATL 425 395 19 LaRoche, Adam ATL Wright, Jamey SF 420 395 27 Quinlan, Robb LAA Washburn, Jarrod SEA 389 393 7 Anderson, Garret LAA Washburn, Jarrod SEA 388 393 14 Cantu, Jorge TB Cotts, Neal CWS 413 392 11 Snelling, Chris SEA Weaver, Jered LAA 389 392 1 Phillips, Brandon CIN Hendrickson, Mark LAD 411 391 15 Martinez, Ramon LAD Franklin, Ryan CIN 406 391 2 Wilson, Preston STL Olsen, Scott FLA 395 391 12 Jones, Andruw ATL Taschner, Jack SF 404 388 32 Bonds, Barry SF Hudson, Tim ATL 418 385 18 Aurilia, Rich CIN Hendrickson, Mark LAD 406 385 19 Biggio, Craig HOU Ohka, Tomo MIL 386 384 17 Beltran, Carlos NYM Kim, Byung-Hyun COL 429 382 39 Hillenbrand, Shea SF Hudson, Tim ATL 407 382 18 Kent, Jeff LAD Milton, Eric CIN 398 382 13 Ibanez, Raul SEA Weaver, Jered LAA 377 382 26 Jones, Chipper ATL Schmidt, Jason SF 410 378 22 Teixeira, Mark TEX Lopez, Rodrigo BAL 380 371 22 Scott, Luke HOU Ohka, Tomo MIL 373 371 4 Willingham, Josh FLA Sosa, Jorge STL 390 367 20 Snelling, Chris SEA Weaver, Jered LAA 361 365 2 Piazza, Mike SD Gonzalez, Enrique ARI 367 358 19 Reyes, Jose NYM Kim, Byung-Hyun COL 399 355 16 Jones, Andruw ATL Schmidt, Jason SF 366 353 31 Blum, Geoff SD Cruz, Juan ARI 363 353 3 Hudson, Orlando ARI Young, Chris SD 362 353 13 Young, Delmon TB Garcia, Freddy CWS 364 350 1 Dye, Jermaine CWS Fossum, Casey TB 364 341 39
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 CIN AA Javon Moran RF 5 4 2 1 0 0 0 CLE AAA Jonathan Van Every CF 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 CLE AA Brad Snyder RF 4 4 1 0 2 1 0 4 runs scored DET AAA Ryan Raburn LF 5 3 1 0 1 0 0 4 RBI LAA AA Sean Rodriguez SS 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 3 runs scored LAA A+ Nate Sutton 2B 5 3 1 0 1 0 2 NYM A+ Jesus Flores DH 3 3 0 0 2 0 0 NYM AAA Edgardo Alfonzo 3B 4 3 2 0 1 1 0 3 runs scored OAK AA Casey Myers DH 4 3 2 0 1 0 0 SF AAA Juan Melo SS 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 ORG LVL PLAYER IP H R ER SO BB HR Notes ARI A V. Bongiovanni 7.0 2 0 0 7 1 0 ATL A+ Jo-Jo Reyes 8.0 3 0 0 8 0 0 COL A Alan Johnson 6.0 3 1 1 6 0 1 KC A+ D. Christensen 7.0 2 0 0 4 2 0 LA AA T.J. Nall 7.0 4 0 0 5 0 0 MIL A William Inman 6.0 3 2 2 11 1 1 36 K over last 30 IP NYY A- Timothy Norton 7.0 2 0 0 7 0 0 1.06 ERA over past month SEA AAA Rich Dorman 8.0 3 0 0 14 1 0 TEX AAA R.A. Dickey 8.0 4 1 1 5 2 0 TEX AA Paul Kometani 6.0 3 0 0 6 4 0
Player News
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Barry Bonds hit two home runs in Tuesday’s game at Atlanta. It was the first time he has gone deep twice in a game since 2004. He saved another one from going out of the park with his glove Tuesday night.
Andruw Jones had a pair of home runs in Tuesday’s game against the Giants, giving him 1,000 RBI in his career. He stumbled on his way to first, pulled himself up with a smile and finished off his trot around the bases. “I thought it was going foul, so I kind of stutter-stepped, my spikes got caught in the grass and I fell down,” he said. “It’s not the first time I’ve fallen.”
Delmon Young went 2-for-3 in his major league debut on Tuesday night at Chicago White Sox, two months after serving a 50-game suspension in the minors for throwing his bat at an umpire. He got hit on his right shoulder during his first at-bat and hit a two-run homer during his third plate appearance.
Travis Hafner hit his 40th homer in Tuesday’s game against the Blue Jays with two outs in the first inning. The 423-foot shot to left-center made him the seventh player in Indians history to reach the milestone and first since Jim Thome hit a team-record 52 homers in 2002.
With one out in the eighth inning in Tuesday’s game against the Angels, Seattle’s Rafael Soriano was hit behind the right ear by Vladimir Guerrero’s line drive. The sound of the ball connecting with Soriano’s head was audible throughout the stadium, and the reliever immediately crumpled to the ground as the ball landed near the Angels’ dugout on the third-base side. Soriano was attended to by the Mariners’ training staff and medics for several minutes before being put on a backboard and carted off the field.
According to published reports, Manny Ramirez (knee) has been returned to Boston for further examination after missing the past three games. The club is also missing David Ortiz (illness) and Wily Mo Peña (wrist), who joined him in returning to Boston early.
According to Elias, all of Philadelphia’s last 32 games are against teams with records currently below the .500 mark. The longest such streak in NL history was 26 games in 1973 by the Pittsburgh Pirates, who failed to take advantage by posting a 13-13 mark during that stretch. The only streak of more than 30 games was recorded by the White Sox in 1983. Chicago played sub-.500 teams in each of their last 36 games, going 29-7 to pull away from their AL West opponents and win the division by 20 games.
Jarrod Washburn (8-12) pitched six strong innings on Tuesday against the Angels, but ran into trouble in the seventh when he allowed consecutive homers to Garret Anderson and Robb Quinlan. Washburn escaped the inning without further damage and won consecutive decisions for the first time this season.
Jered Weaver (9-2) gave up five runs and nine hits in just 4 2/3 innings on Tuesday at Seattle. The rookie tied an AL record by winning his first nine career decisions — including a pair of impressive wins over the Mariners — but has now dropped two straight.
Oakland’s Kirk Saarloos, who allowed six hits and one run, struck out three and walked two in Tuesday’s start against Boston, improved to 7-6 to win his fourth straight win.
Chris Young, who skipped his last start after straining his right shoulder against Arizona on Aug. 20, gave up two runs — one earned — to lower his NL-leading road ERA to 2.51 in Tuesday’s start at Arizona. He struck out 11, walked nine and hit a batter. The three hits were the only balls to reach the outfield against him. “Mechanically I felt good,” Young said. “Everything was in sync. I made my share of mistakes but it was one of those nights where the mistakes were fouled off.”
Carlos Beltran set a career-high with his 39th homer in Tuesday’s game at Colorado. Beltran added a run-scoring double to push his season total to 110 RBI, also a career best. His 24 home runs on the road are a club record.
Roy Oswalt allowed four hits and three runs in Tuesday’s game against the Brewers and struck out seven in seven innings. Despite the quality start, he did not figure into the decision.
Willy Taveras went 0-for-3 in Tuesday’s game against the Brewers, ending his hitting streak at 30 games — the second-longest in the majors this season behind Chase Utley’s 35-game run for the Philadelphia Phillies from June 23 to Aug. 3.
Joe Crede tied a career-high with four hits in Tuesday’s game against the Devil Rays. He also drove in two runs to help the White Sox move one-half game ahead of the Minnesota Twins in the AL wild-card race.
The Marlins bottomed out on May 21 when their record fell to 11-31. Tuesday’s 9-1 victory over the Cardinals was Florida’s ninth straight win, equaling the longest winning streak in major-league history by a team that lost at least 31 of its first 42 games. Amazingly, the Marlins set that record with nine straight wins earlier this season (June 10-20). (Source: Elias)
Scott Olsen earned his 11th victory of the season in the Marlins’ win, the 43rd win by a Marlins rookie this season, surpassing the total of the 1984 Mets. Dwight Gooden (17-9), Ron Darling (12-9) and Sid Fernandez (6-6) were all rookies on that team. The last NL team with a higher total than Florida’s was the 1952 Brooklyn Dodgers (51). (Source: Elias)
Dan Uggla was 3-for-4 with a home run (21), two runs scored and four RBI (79) in Tuesday’s game at St. Louis. Rookie teammate Josh Willingham joined him with his 20th homer.
The Cardinals’ Preston Wilson hit the first leadoff home run of his career in the bottom of the first inning in Tuesday’s game against the Marlins. That was the only offense of the night against Scott Olsen.
Mark Mulder (6-7) lasted only 1 2/3 innings in Tuesday’s game against the Marlins, matching the shortest outing of his career. He gave up five runs on six hits in his second start since returning from a shoulder injury that sidelined him for more than two months.
It was like the good ol’ days at Coors Field. The Mets defeated the Rockies 10-5, ending Colorado’s team-record streak of 39 home games without allowing their opponent to score in double-figures. During one stretch from September 1998 to May 2000, the Rockies didn’t record even a 10-game streak holding their opponents to 10 runs or less in each. (Source: Elias)
Ryan Zimmerman finished 4-for-5 with three RBI in Tuesday’s game against Philadelphia. His 89 RBI are the most among National League rookies.
Ryan Howard tied Philadelphia’s single-season record with his major league-leading 48th home run Tuesday night, helping the Phillies to a 10-6 win over the Washington Nationals.
Team doctors examined Minnesota rookie Francisco Liriano (elbow) on Tuesday and said everything looks good in his rehabilitation. On the 15-day disabled list since Aug. 8 with a strained ligament in his left elbow, Liriano (12-3) is scheduled to throw a bullpen session Wednesday in tennis shoes.
Mark Redman tossed a complete game shutout at Minnesota, allowing just five hits and no walks while striking out three. He evened his record at 8-8 and he lowered his ERA to 5.47. In his fourth major league start, Matt Garza allowed five hits and two earned runs in 7 2/3 innings on Tuesday against the Royals, striking out a career-high seven and walking one.
Matt Miller, out since April following elbow surgery, began his Triple-A rehab assignment Tuesday, striking out two in one inning.
Cliff Floyd (Achilles’) went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts in the start of his rehab assignment Tuesday.
C.C. Sabathia (10-8) picked up the win on Tuesday against the Blue Jays. He allowed two runs and four hits as he worked at least seven innings for the 10th time in his last 11 starts since July 7. The left-hander struck out six without a walk to earn consecutive victories for the first time since winning three in a row from May 19-30.
The Orioles activated outfielder David Newhan from the 60-day disabled list before Tuesday night’s game against the Rangers. Newhan broke his right leg while stealing second base against the Los Angeles Angels on April 17 and underwent surgery in Baltimore on April 20. Newhan takes the roster spot that opened when the Orioles traded outfielder-first baseman Jeff Conine to the Phillies last Sunday.
The Detroit Tigers recalled Tony Giarratano from Double-A Erie on Tuesday and was immediately placed on the 15-day disabled list due to a knee injury. He is recovering from surgery on his right knee.
The Detroit Tigers recalled Gomez from Triple-A Toledo on Tuesday and designated Nook Logan for assignmenty.
The Tigers/Yankees game will be pushed back a day and start the first game of a doubleheader at N.Y. Yankees on Wednesday after Tuesday’s game was postponed due to rain.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports Mike Gonzalez (left elbow tendinitis) might not pitch again in 2006. The team has not ruled out the chance their closer will return to the mound, but two anonymous team sources feel differently. With the club in last place, they feel there is no sense rushing him back and risking further damage.
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