THT Daily: The Final Weekend
Major League News for October 2
Player News
Yesterday’s Results
Today’s Games
Standings
Top Minor League Performances
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Player News
Player Headlines are courtesy of Rotoworld
According to FOXSports.com’s Ken Rosenthal, Toronto players are “fed up” with manager Cito Gaston and do not want him to return next season.
“It’s nearly a mutiny right now,” an unnamed source told Rosenthal. “He has lost the entire team.” The Blue Jays faded this season, going 39-69 after a surprising 27-14 start, and it may have had something to do with turmoil in the clubhouse. Gaston is currently signed through 2010, but things can change quickly if enough players call for his head.
Aaron Cook pitched eight innings of one-run ball as the Rockies beat the Brewers 9-2 on Thursday to clinch the NL wild card.
It is nice to have that wild card wrapped up, but even more encouraging was Cook’s performance in his second start back from a shoulder strain. He’s allowed just the one run and one walk in 13 innings since coming back, so he’s all set to be a part of the NLDS rotation. He ends the year 11-6 with a 4.16 ERA in 27 starts.
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, manager Bruce Bochy and GM Brian Sabean will both be brought back for the 2010 season.
There’s no reason their jobs should have been on the line in the first place. Despite a dismal offense, the Giants have posted an 86-73 record this season and were in the hunt for a playoff spot until just a few days ago. They’ve drafted well as an organization and boast some of the top young arms in baseball.
Tim Wakefield said Thursday he is feeling the ‘physical toll’ of his Wednesday start.
Wake couldn’t last longer than three innings, being blasted for five runs. The knuckleballer simply can’t move well enough to pitch, never mind field. The 42-year old said that if he doesn’t make the postseason roster, he will immediately have surgery to repair his herniated disc. Wake, a first-time All-Star whose 11 victories at the break were among the league leaders, likely ends his 2009 year with a 11-5 tally and a 4.58 ERA in 129 2/3 innings.
Yesterday’s Results
For the full scoop regarding yesterday’s games, read “And That Happened” at Shysterball.
American League BOS 3 CLE 0 (Recap and Boxscore) BAL 3 TB 2 (Recap and Boxscore) MIN 8 DET 3 (Recap and Boxscore) TEX 11 LAA 3 (Recap and Boxscore) SEA 4 OAK 2 (Recap and Boxscore) National League WAS 2 ATL 1 (Recap and Boxscore) HOU 5 PHI 3 (Recap and Boxscore) STL 13 CIN 0 (Recap and Boxscore) COL 9 MIL 2 (Recap and Boxscore) SF 7 ARI 3 (Recap and Boxscore)
Check out Fangraphs’ scoreboard to see all the games in action.
Today’s Games
WhiteSox (77-82) @ Tigers (85-74), 7:05pm
Jake Peavy (28, RHP) vs. Edwin Jackson (25, RHP)
Blue Jays (75-84) @ Orioles (61-98), 7:05pm
David Purcey (27, LHP) vs. Jason Berken (25, RHP)
Indians (65-94) @ RedSox (92-67), 7:10pm
Jeremy Sowers (26, LHP) vs. Daisuke Matsuzaka (28, RHP)
Yankees (102-57) @ Rays (82-77), 7:38pm
C.C. Sabathia (28, LHP) vs. David Price (23, LHP)
Royals (65-94) @ Twins (83-76), 8:10pm
Lenny DiNardo (29, LHP) vs. Jeff Manship (24, RHP)
Angels (94-65) @ Athletics (75-84), 10:05pm
Jered Weaver (26, RHP) vs. Gio Gonzalez (23, LHP)
Rangers (86-73) @ Mariners (83-76), 10:10pm
Brandon McCarthy (25, RHP) vs. Ian Snell (27, RHP)
D'backs (68-91) @ Cubs (82-76), 2:20pm
Billy Buckner (25, RHP) vs. Tom Gorzelanny (26, LHP)
Marlins (85-74) @ Phillies (92-67), 7:05pm
Rick VandenHurk (24, RHP) vs. Joe Blanton (28, RHP)
Pirates (61-97) @ Reds (76-83), 7:10pm
Daniel McCutchen (26, RHP) vs. Justin Lehr (31, RHP)
Astros (74-85) @ Mets (67-92), 7:10pm
Wandy Rodriguez (30, LHP) vs. John Maine (28, RHP)
Nationals (56-103) @ Braves (86-73), 7:30pm
Livan Hernandez (34, RHP) vs. Derek Lowe (36, RHP)
Brewers (77-82) @ Cardinals (91-68), 8:15pm
Braden Looper (34, RHP) vs. Adam Wainwright (27, RHP)
Giants (86-73) @ Padres (74-85), 10:05pm
Barry Zito (31, LHP) vs. Kevin Correia (28, RHP)
Rockies (91-68) @ Dodgers (93-66), 10:10pm
Ubaldo Jimenez (25, RHP) vs. Randy Wolf (32, LHP)
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 102 57 .642 0.0 95 7BOS 92 67 .579 10.0 91 1
TB 82 77 .516 20.0 84 -2
TOR 75 84 .472 27.0 83 -8
BAL 61 98 .384 41.0 66 -5
American League Central DET 85 74 .535 0.0 80 5
MIN 83 76 .522 2.0 83 0
CHA 77 82 .484 8.0 78 -1
CLE 65 94 .409 20.0 72 -7
KC 65 94 .409 20.0 65 0
American League West LAA 94 65 .591 0.0 90 4
TEX 86 73 .541 8.0 84 2
SEA 83 76 .522 11.0 74 9
OAK 75 84 .472 19.0 80 -5
National League East Pwins Diff PHI 92 67 .579 0.0 91 1
ATL 86 73 .541 6.0 90 -4
FLA 85 74 .535 7.0 80 5
NYN 67 92 .421 25.0 69 -2
WAS 56 103 .352 36.0 63 -7
National League Central STL 91 68 .572 0.0 90 1
CHN 82 76 .519 8.5 84 -2
MIL 77 82 .484 14.0 75 2
CIN 76 83 .478 15.0 73 3
HOU 74 85 .465 17.0 68 6
PIT 61 97 .386 29.5 66 -5
National League West LAN 93 66 .585 0.0 97 -4
COL 91 68 .572 2.0 89 2
SF 86 73 .541 7.0 84 2
SD 74 85 .465 19.0 66 8
ARI 68 91 .428 25.0 72 -4
Wildcard Standings American League BOS 92 67 .579 0.0 TEX 86 73 .541 6.0 MIN 83 76 .522 9.0 SEA 83 76 .522 9.0 TB 82 77 .516 10.0 National League COL 91 68 .572 0.0 ATL 86 73 .541 5.0 SF 86 73 .541 5.0 FLA 85 74 .535 6.0 CHN 82 76 .519 8.5
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 AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO Notes ORG LVL PLAYER IP H R ER SO BB HR Notes
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