THT Daily: May 29
Major League News for May 28
Scoreboard
Standings
Game of the Day
Yesterday’s Home Runs
Stats
Scoreboard
American League BAL 7 LAA 6 (Recap and Boxscore) BOS 5 TB 4 (Recap and Boxscore) Dramatic 9th inning CHA 7 TOR 5 (Recap and Boxscore) CLE 9 DET 0 (Recap and Boxscore) MIN 4 SEA 3 (Recap and Boxscore) 10 innings; Twins sweep NYA 6 KC 5 (Recap and Boxscore) TEX 4 OAK 3 (Recap and Boxscore) National League ATL 13 CHN 12 (Recap and Boxscore) CIN 5 ARI 4 (Recap and Boxscore) Reds score 4 in last 2 innings COL 6 SF 3 (Recap and Boxscore) HOU 5 PIT 4 (Recap and Boxscore) 10 innings NYN 7 FLA 3 (Recap and Boxscore) El Duque's Met debut PHI 6 MIL 2 (Recap and Boxscore) SD 10 STL 8 (Recap and Boxscore) WAS 10 LAN 4 (Recap and Boxscore)
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 gray bars represent games decided by two runs or less. Other team graphs and stats can be found on our Team Page.
American League East BOS 30 18 .625 0.0NYA 28 20 .583 2.0
TOR 27 22 .551 3.5
BAL 23 28 .451 8.5
TB 21 30 .412 10.5
American League Central DET 35 15 .700 0.0
CHA 32 17 .653 2.5
CLE 24 25 .490 10.5
MIN 23 26 .469 11.5
KC 11 37 .229 23.0
American League West TEX 26 24 .520 0.0
OAK 23 27 .460 3.0
LAA 21 29 .420 5.0
SEA 22 30 .423 5.0
National League East NYN 30 19 .612 0.0
ATL 27 23 .540 3.5
PHI 25 24 .510 5.0
WAS 21 30 .412 10.0
FLA 15 33 .313 14.5
National League Central STL 32 18 .640 0.0
CIN 28 22 .560 4.0
MIL 26 24 .520 6.0
HOU 26 25 .510 6.5
CHN 18 31 .367 13.5
PIT 16 34 .320 16.0
National League West ARI 29 20 .592 0.0
LAN 28 22 .560 1.5
SF 26 24 .520 3.5
COL 26 24 .520 3.5
SD 26 24 .520 3.5
Game of the Day
The Cubs scored four in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game, but lost in 11 innings, 13-12, when a popup bounced off Aramis Ramirez’s head. The wind was blowing out at Wrigley and the Braves set a team record with eight home runs, including two each by Chicago native Adam LaRoche and Edgar Renteria. The Cubs hit none.
ATLANTA (13) VS CHICAGO CUBS (12) - FINAL IN 11 INNINGS
ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Giles 2b 6 1 2 4 1 0 2 .242
E Renteria ss 6 2 4 3 1 2 2 .325
C Jones 3b 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 .300
b-B Jordan ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .224
L Cormier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Reitsma p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
O Villarreal p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Ray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Jones cf 6 1 2 1 0 3 5 .273
A LaRoche 1b 6 2 2 2 0 3 1 .245
J Francoeur rf 6 1 2 0 0 1 1 .251
R Langerhans lf 6 2 2 2 0 3 1 .246
T Pratt c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .196
B Pena c 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .444
J Smoltz p 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 .143
a-P Orr ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .208
C Paronto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M McBride p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-W Betemit ph-3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .274
Totals 51 13 18 13 4 18 18
a-struck out swinging for J Smoltz in the 7th; b-struck out swinging for C
Jones in the 9th; c-struck out swinging for M Mcbride in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B - J Smoltz (2, J Ryu); J Francoeur 2 (7, G Rusch, W Ohman). HR - E
Renteria 2 (5, 1st inning off J Ryu 0 on, 1 Out, 6th inning off G Rusch 0 on, 0
Out), A Laroche 2 (8, 2nd inning off J Ryu 0 on, 0 Out, 6th inning off R Novoa
0 on, 1 Out), R Langerhans (4, 2nd inning off J Ryu 0 on, 1 Out), M Giles (2,
2nd inning off J Ryu 2 on, 1 Out), A Jones (12, 6th inning off G Rusch 0 on, 1
Out), B Pena (1, 7th inning off R Novoa 0 on, 0 Out). S - J Smoltz. RBI - E
Renteria 3 (21), A LaRoche 2 (29), R Langerhans 2 (16), M Giles 4 (14), A Jones
(47), B Pena (1). 2-out RBI - E Renteria, M Giles. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - M Giles 1, A Jones 2, B Pena 1. GIDP - J Francoeur. Team LOB
- 10.
FIELDING: E - A LaRoche (3, ground ball); E Renteria (7, throw); J Smoltz (1,
catch). Outfield assists - J Francoeur (M Barrett at Home). DP: 2 (M Giles-E
Renteria-A LaRoche, A LaRoche-E Renteria-A LaRoche).
CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Pierre cf 6 2 2 1 0 0 1 .234
T Womack 2b 6 1 4 1 0 0 0 .360
M Barrett c 4 1 1 2 0 0 4 .293
T Walker 1b 4 2 1 0 2 0 2 .298
A Ramirez 3b 6 0 1 0 0 0 4 .238
J Jones rf 5 2 2 2 1 0 0 .281
S Eyre p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Murton lf 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .280
R Novoa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-J Mabry ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .177
W Ohman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
b-R Cedeno ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .283
B Howry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Hairston Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
N Perez ss 6 2 2 4 0 0 2 .204
J Ryu p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
G Rusch p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
F Bynum lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .227
Totals 48 12 16 12 4 2 17
a-flied out to center for R Novoa in the 7th; b-doubled to left for W Ohman in
the 9th.
BATTING: 2B - J Pierre (8, J Smoltz); R Cedeno (7, C Reitsma). 3B - N Perez (1,
C Reitsma). SF - M Barrett. RBI - J Jones 2 (22), N Perez 4 (11), M Barrett 2
(24), J Pierre (3), T Womack (4), R Cedeno (14), F Bynum (6). 2-out RBI - J
Jones 2, N Perez 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Barrett 1, J
Ryu 1. GIDP - T Walker 2. Team LOB - 9.
FIELDING: E - T Walker (2, throw); A Ramirez (2, pop up). DP: 1 (T Womack-N
Perez-T Walker).
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ATLANTA - 150 113 100 01 -- 13
CHICAGO CUBS - 400 103 004 00 -- 12
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Smoltz 6 10 8 6 3 1 0 3.58
C Paronto 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.96
M McBride 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.15
L Cormier 1/3 2 2 2 0 0 0 6.88
C Reitsma (B, 4) 2/3 3 2 2 0 0 0 6.55
O Villarreal (W, 7-0) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.03
K Ray (S, 2) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.44
CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Ryu 1 1/3 7 6 6 0 0 4 27.00
G Rusch 4 6 4 3 1 9 2 7.05
R Novoa 1 2/3 2 2 2 2 4 2 5.40
W Ohman 2 1 0 0 1 4 0 5.57
B Howry 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.19
S Eyre (L, 0-1) 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.40
WP - R Novoa. HBP - M Barrett (by J Smoltz). Pitches-strikes: J Smoltz 91-62;
C Paronto 13-5; M McBride 12-8; L Cormier 14-10; C Reitsma 15-11; O Villarreal
6-5; K Ray 17-11; J Ryu 28-20; G Rusch 83-52; R Novoa 42-24; W Ohman 28-19; B
Howry 17-12; S Eyre 19-11. Ground balls-fly balls: J Smoltz 10-6; C Paronto
0-3; M McBride 1-2; L Cormier 0-1; C Reitsma 2-1; O Villarreal 1-2; K Ray 1-1;
J Ryu 1-3; G Rusch 2-1; R Novoa 0-1; W Ohman 2-0; B Howry 2-1; S Eyre 2-0.
Batters faced: J Smoltz 31; C Paronto 4; M McBride 4; L Cormier 3; C Reitsma 6;
O Villarreal 3; K Ray 3; J Ryu 11; G Rusch 20; R Novoa 9; W Ohman 8; B Howry 3;
S Eyre 5.
UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Crawford. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Brian Onora. 3B--Phil
Cuzzi.
T--3:47. Att--41,698.
Weather: 87 degrees, sunny. Wind: 13 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 flew uninterrupted back to field level) and its “standard” distance, which is corrected for weather conditions. Note the difference between the two on all home runs hit in Wrigley. Jason Bay homered for the sixth game in a row.
The third-longest shot of the day was Barry Bonds’s 715th career home run. The hoopla surrounding Bonds’s move into second place on the home run list reminds me of what Ted Williams said when asked why he was retiring when he still had a chance of passing Jimmie Foxx for second in career home runs at the time. Essentially, he said… Who cares about second place?
Hitter Pitcher True Dist Std. Dist HR # Botts, Jason TEX Saarloos, Kirk OAK 452 445 1 Bellhorn, Mark SD Mulder, Mark STL 444 437 4 Bonds, Barry SF Kim, Byung-Hyun COL 450 436 7 Bard, Josh SD Mulder, Mark STL 425 436 3 Pujols, Albert STL Peavy, Jake SD 432 432 24 Saenz, Olmedo LAD Ortiz, Ramon WAS 421 431 5 Zimmerman, Ryan WAS Seo, Jae LAD 421 431 8 Soriano, Alfonso WAS Pererz, Odalis LAD 409 424 18 Johnson, Nick WAS Broxton, Jonathan LAD 417 423 12 Bay, Jason PIT Nieve, Fernando HOU 414 422 16 Encarnacion, Juan STL Peavy, Jake SD 412 420 6 Johnson, Nick WAS Hamulack, Tim LAD 415 418 11 Ford, Lew MIN Guardado, Eddie SEA 417 411 2 Rolen, Scott STL Hoffman, Trevor SD 395 410 5 Overbay, Lyle TOR Garland, Jon CWS 417 408 7 Morneau, Justin MIN Pineiro, Joel SEA 412 406 10 Michaels, Jason CLE Seay, Bobby DET 400 402 2 Bard, Josh SD Mulder, Mark STL 391 398 4 Beltran, Carlos NYM Nolasco, Ricky FLA 399 392 14 Langerhans, Ryan ATL Ryu, Jae Kuk CHC 431 389 4 Freel, Ryan CIN Gonzalez, Enrique ARI 400 388 1 Bautista, Jose PIT Nieve, Fernando HOU 395 388 3 Hermida, Jeremy FLA Hernandez, Orlando NYM 394 387 1 LaRoche, Adam ATL Ryu, Jae Kuk CHC 437 382 7 Glaus, Troy TOR Garland, Jon CWS 396 378 15 Lopez, Jose SEA Santana, Johan MIN 381 377 8 Dye, Jermaine CWS Tallet, Brian TOR 382 376 13 Renteria, Edgar ATL Ryu, Jae Kuk CHC 415 367 4 LaRoche, Adam ATL Novoa, Roberto CHC 416 366 8 Jones, Andruw ATL Rusch, Glendon CHC 412 365 12 Giles, Marcus ATL Ryu, Jae Kuk CHC 397 365 2 Mackowiak, Rob CWS Rosario, Francisco TOR 369 363 2 Damon, Johnny NYY Hernandez, Runelvys KC 368 361 6 Hafner, Travis CLE Rogers, Kenny DET 352 360 14 Renteria, Edgar ATL Rusch, Glendon CHC 403 358 5 Koskie, Corey MIL Madson, Ryan PHI 367 357 6 Pena, Brayan ATL Novoa, Roberto CHC 406 355 1 Hatteberg, Scott CIN Lyon, Brandon ARI 364 351 3 Howard, Ryan PHI Eveland, Dana MIL 356 346 17 Valentin, Javier CIN Valverde, Jose ARI 349 335 1 Overbay, Lyle TOR Garland, Jon CWS NA NA 6
THT’s Stats
Following is a list of all batters with at least 13 home runs this year.
Last First Team HR Pujols Albert STL 24 Thome Jim CHA 18 Soriano Alfonso WAS 18 Ensberg Morgan HOU 17 Howard Ryan J PHI 17 Lee Carlos MIL 17 Bay Jason PIT 16 Dunn Adam CIN 16 Glaus Troy TOR 15 Delgado Carlos NYN 15 Hafner Travis CLE 14 Beltran Carlos NYN 14 Swisher Nick T OAK 14 Berkman Lance HOU 14 Konerko Paul CHA 14 Gomes Jonny TB 14 Ortiz David BOS 14 Dye Jermaine CHA 13 Burrell Pat PHI 13 Guerrero Vladimir LAA 13 Tejada Miguel BAL 13 Rodriguez Alex NYA 13
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