THT Daily: AL 10, NL 4
Major League News for June 22
Yesterday’s Results
Today’s Games
Standings
Game of the Day
Yesterday’s Home Runs
Player News
Stats
Yesterday’s Results
Interleague BAL 4 FLA 0 (Recap and Boxscore) Bedard: 8 IP, 0 R, 12 K, 0 BB, 2 H BOS 9 WAS 3 (Recap and Boxscore) Ortiz: HR, 4 RBI; Lester: 6 IP, 10 K, 1 R CHA 13 STL 5 (Recap and Boxscore) Thome: 4-5, HR; Konerko: 4 RBI; Marquis: 5 IP, 13 R KC 6 PIT 4 (Recap and Boxscore) Teahen: 2R GWHR in 8th LAA 6 SF 3 (Recap and Boxscore) Izturis: 3R 2B to win; Jeff Weaver: 6 IP, 2 R NYA 5 PHI 0 (Recap and Boxscore) Jaret Wright: 5 IP, 0 R; Hamels: 7 IP, 2 R OAK 3 COL 2 (Recap and Boxscore) 11 inn; Swisher: 2 HR; Cook: 8 IP, 1 R HOU 5 MIN 3 (Recap and Boxscore) Everett: 3-4, 2 2B, 2 RBI, GWRBI MIL 4 DET 3 (Recap and Boxscore) Weeks: 2R HR for win; Capuano: 7 IP, 8K, 3 R SD 3 TEX 2 (Recap and Boxscore) SD wins in top of 9th; Millwood: 8 IP, 2 R SEA 8 LAN 5 (Recap and Boxscore) Beltre: 3-4, GW 2B in 8th TB 3 ARI 2 (Recap and Boxscore) J. Shields: 7 IP, 2 R, 4-0; Webb loses TOR 6 ATL 3 (Recap and Boxscore) ATL has lost 9 straight and 19 of last 22 CHN 9 CLE 2 (Recap and Boxscore) Zambrano: 6 IP, 2 R; Perez: 2 2B!! National League CIN 6 NYN 5 (Recap and Boxscore) Reds: 2 in 9th; Reyes hit for cycle
Today’s Games
Visitors Home Time ARI - Gonzalez E. (0-0, -) TB - Kazmir S.* (8-4, 3.39) 12:15 CIN - Milton E.* (4-3, 4.14) NYM - Martinez P. (6-3, 3.01) 1:10 SD - Hensley C. (4-5, 4.05) TEX - Rheinecker J.* (2-1, 3.6 2:05 PIT - Maholm P.* (2-5, 4.50) KC - Elarton S. (2-8, 5.09) 2:10 FLA - Olsen S.* (6-3, 4.70) BAL - Benson K. (8-5, 4.32) 7:05 TOR - Burnett A. (0-1, 6.30) ATL - Ramirez H.* (2-2, 5.06) 7:35 STL - Reyes A. (1-0, 2.25) CWS - Garcia F. (8-4, 5.08) 8:05 MIN - Liriano F.* (6-1, 2.16) HOU - Clemens R. (0-0, -) 8:05 SEA - Hernandez F. (7-6, 5.02) LAD - Lowe D. (5-3, 2.98) 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 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 42 28 .600 0.0NYA 40 30 .571 2.0
TOR 39 32 .549 3.5
BAL 33 40 .452 10.5
TB 31 41 .431 12.0
American League Central DET 48 25 .658 0.0
CHA 46 25 .648 1.0
MIN 35 35 .500 11.5
CLE 32 39 .451 15.0
KC 21 49 .300 25.5
American League West OAK 39 33 .542 0.0
TEX 38 34 .528 1.0
SEA 36 37 .493 3.5
LAA 32 40 .444 7.0
National League East NYN 44 27 .620 0.0
PHI 35 37 .486 9.5
FLA 30 38 .441 12.5
WAS 32 42 .432 13.5
ATL 30 42 .417 14.5
National League Central STL 42 28 .600 0.0
CIN 39 33 .542 4.0
HOU 37 35 .514 6.0
MIL 36 37 .493 7.5
CHN 28 43 .394 14.5
PIT 26 47 .356 17.5
National League West SD 38 33 .535 0.0
LAN 36 35 .507 2.0
SF 36 36 .500 2.5
COL 36 36 .500 2.5
ARI 36 36 .500 2.5
Game of the Day
The streaking Jose Reyes hit for the cycle, but it was former phenom Brandon Phillips who won the game with a two-run, two-out single off Billy Wagner in the ninth as the Reds beat the Mets 6-5.
CINCINNATI (6) VS NY METS (5) - FINAL
CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Freel 3b-lf 5 2 3 0 0 2 1 .298
F Lopez ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .272
K Griffey Jr cf 4 0 1 3 0 0 0 .260
A Kearns rf 4 2 1 0 1 2 1 .275
A Dunn lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .221
C Hammond p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Standridge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-D Ross ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .337
Q McCracken pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167
T Coffey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Hatteberg 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .295
c-R Aurilia ph-1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264
B Phillips 2b 4 0 1 2 1 1 1 .312
J LaRue c 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .172
a-J Valentin ph-c 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .214
J Mays p 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .250
J Castro 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200
Totals 38 6 12 6 4 10 15
a-flied out to center for J Larue in the 8th; b-walked for J Standridge in the
9th; c-reached on infield single to third for S Hatteberg in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B - K Griffey Jr (8, A Soler); S Hatteberg (15, A Soler). S - F
Lopez. SF - K Griffey Jr. RBI - K Griffey Jr 3 (39), S Hatteberg (18), B
Phillips 2 (42). 2-out RBI - S Hatteberg, B Phillips 2. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - F Lopez 1, S Hatteberg 1, J Valentin 1, J LaRue 1, R Freel 1.
Team LOB - 11.
FIELDING: E - B Phillips (5, ground ball). Outfield assists - A Kearns (J
Valentin at 2nd base). DP: 2 (S Hatteberg, F Lopez-B Phillips-R Aurilia).
NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 5 2 4 1 0 1 0 .283
P Lo Duca c 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .274
B Wagner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Beltran cf 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .286
C Delgado 1b 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .261
D Wright 3b 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 .335
J Valentin 2b 3 1 3 2 1 0 0 .301
X Nady rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .260
E Chavez lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .284
A Soler p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .091
H Bell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-E Marrero ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214
D Oliver p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
A Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Franco ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333
R Castro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
Totals 37 5 12 4 4 5 19
a-struck out looking for H Bell in the 6th; b-walked for A Heilman in the
8th.
BATTING: 2B - J Reyes (19, J Mays); D Wright (19, J Mays); C Beltran (18, C
Hammond). 3B - J Reyes (9, J Mays). HR - J Reyes (7, 1st inning off J Mays 0
on, 0 Out), J Valentin (6, 7th inning off C Hammond 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Reyes
(34), D Wright (56), J Valentin 2 (23). 2-out RBI - D Wright, J Valentin 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Delgado 1, X Nady 2, A Soler 2.
GIDP - D Wright. Team LOB - 9.
BASERUNNING: SB - J Valentin (2, 2nd base off J Mays/J LaRue).
FIELDING: E - D Wright (8, throw). PB - P Lo Duca.
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CINCINNATI - 102 010 002 -- 6
NY METS - 100 010 300 -- 5
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
J Mays 6 8 2 2 2 5 1 2.08
C Hammond (B, 2) 1 3 3 3 0 0 1 6.41
J Standridge (W, 1-0) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
T Coffey (S, 5) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.29
NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
A Soler 5 8 4 3 2 4 0 3.32
H Bell 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.40
D Oliver 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.70
A Heilman (H, 14) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.50
B Wagner (L, 3-1; B, 4) 1 2 2 2 2 2 0 2.60
WP - A Soler, J Mays, A Heilman. IBB - J Valentin (by J Mays).
Pitches-strikes: J Mays 102-63; C Hammond 16-13; J Standridge 13-6; T Coffey
18-9; A Soler 100-64; H Bell 14-10; D Oliver 10-6; A Heilman 18-10; B Wagner
28-15. Ground balls-fly balls: J Mays 10-2; C Hammond 1-2; J Standridge 1-1; T
Coffey 2-1; A Soler 4-8; H Bell 0-1; D Oliver 3-0; A Heilman 0-1; B Wagner 1-0.
Batters faced: J Mays 28; C Hammond 6; J Standridge 4; T Coffey 3; A Soler 26;
H Bell 3; D Oliver 4; A Heilman 4; B Wagner 7.
UMPIRES: HP--Dale Scott. 1B--Ron Kulpa. 2B--Dan Iassogna. 3B--Bob Davidson.
T--2:59. Att--49,758.
Weather: 76 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.
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 Team Pitcher Team True Dist Stnd Dist HR# Rivera, Juan LAA Lowry, Noah SF 428 428 6 Valentin, Jose NYM Hammond, Chris CIN 423 422 6 Everett, Carl SEA Broxton, Jonathan LAD 429 411 9 Swisher, Nick OAK Cook, Aaron COL 435 408 18 Reyes, Jose NYM Mays, Joe CIN 402 407 7 Teahen, Mark KC Torres, Salomon PIT 417 405 4 Reed, Jeremy SEA Baez, Danys LAD 417 400 5 Piazza, Mike SD Millwood, Kevin TEX 390 399 9 Uribe, Juan CWS Marquis, Jason STL 436 393 8 Wells, Vernon TOR Hudson, Tim ATL 387 390 18 Thome, Jim CWS Marquis, Jason STL 418 387 23 Perez, Timo STL Thornton, Matt CWS 407 387 1 Swisher, Nick OAK Fuentes, Brian COL 413 384 18 Ortiz, David BOS Hill, Shawn WAS 408 384 21 Saenz, Olmedo LAD Washburn, Jarrod SEA 404 381 6 Lopez, Javy BAL Nolasco, Ricky FLA 394 381 6 Weeks, Rickie MIL Zumaya, Joel DET 385 378 7 Taguchi, So STL Buehrle, Mark CWS 409 373 2 Konerko, Paul CWS Marquis, Jason STL 409 368 18 Edmonds, Jim STL Buehrle, Mark CWS 382 365 7 Crede, Joe CWS Marquis, Jason STL 393 357 13 Berkman, Lance HOU Silva, Carlos MIN 330 330 20 Johjima, Kenji SEA Billingsley, Chad LAD NA NA 6
Player News
Derrek Lee will rehab at AAA Iowa this weekend before returning to the Cubs. Cards manager Tony La Russa said he expects Albert Pujols to begin playing Monday, if not sooner.
Kerry Wood fears that he may be done for the year.
The Indians traded pitcher Jason Johnson to the Red Sox for future considerations (player or cash). The Sox also optioned Kyle Snyder to AAA.
The Devil Rays designated 3B Sean Burroughs for assignment. They also placed RHP Ruddy Lugo on the 15-day disabled list and recalled LHP Jon Switzer from AAA. HOU purchased the contract of RHP Roger Clemens from AAA Round Rock and optioned Chris Sampson to AAA.
The Diamondbacks placed LHP Terry Mulholland and RHP Russ Ortiz on unconditional waivers. OF Scott Hairston was placed on the 15-day DL with a right shoulder injury and RHP Casey Daigle was recalled from Triple-A Tucson.
The Royals designated OF Kerry Robinson for assignment and added OF Joey Gathright to the 25-man roster. Also, RHP Zack Greinke was reinstated from the 60-day disabled list and optioned to Double-A Wichita and they assigned 2B Fernando Cortez to Triple-A Omaha.
SF INF Kevin Frandsen was recalled from Triple-A Fresno. Florida activated C Josh Willingham from the 15-day DL and optioned Chris Aguila to Triple-A Albuquerque. Toronto sent RHP Francisco Rosario to Triple-A Syracuse to clear a roster spot for RHP A.J. Burnett for Thursday’s game.
Rehab news: Phillies LHP Randy Wolf allowed six runs and six hits in 3 2-3 innings in a rehab start at Double-A Reading. Wolf had elbow surgery last July 1. OAK’s Justin Duchscherer (elbow) pitched a scoreless seventh inning in his second and final rehab appearance at Triple-A Sacramento. The San Diego Padres will be sending pitchers Woody Williams and Doug Brocail to rehab with the Lake Elsinore Storm,.
STL CF Jim Edmonds suffered a mild concussion in the third inning after crashing into the wall trying to catch a home run. He is day-to-day.
The Pirates signed first-round draft pick Brad Lincoln, the overall fourth pick in the draft.
CLE’s Edward Mujica came in and gave up a two-run double, but then pitched scoreless ball for 2.2 innings. He has yet to give up an earned run in 41.1 innings at three levels this season.
TB’s Rocco Baldelli, who missed all of 2005 and the first two months of this season, is hitting .388 with two HR in 13 games since coming off the disabled list.
LAA’s Orlando Cabrera reached base for the 50th straight game. Joey Gathright was 2 for 3 in his Kansas City debut. SEA’s Ichiro’s hitting streak is now up to 20 games. HOU SS Adam Everett is 11 for 22 in last six games with an .821 OPS for June.
According to Elias, Erik Bedard is the first pitcher to win consecutive starts against teams that were on winning streaks of at least eight games since 1918, when Pittsburgh’s Earl Hamilton did it against the Giants and Cubs. Bedard beat the Marlins yesterday and snapped an eight-game winning streak by the Mets in his previous start.
The White Sox have scored at least eight runs in six straight games, a franchise record. 1B Paul Konerko has hit safely in seven straight games and is batting .519 in that span.
Before Oakland scored in the fourth, Colorado pitchers had pitched 25.1 consecutive scoreless innings, a franchise record.
THT’s Stats
Groundball pitchers are a special breed. They give up less home runs and, if backed by a strong infield, can be the ace of your staff. Groundball pitching isn’t a guarantee of success, however. For instance, recently traded Jason Johnson is sixth on this list of the most prolific groundball pitchers in the majors (a total of 25 pitchers with 49% groundball rate or higher; the major league average is 43%).
GB% refers to percent of batted balls that are groundballs. I’ve also included each pitcher’s ERA for comparison.
Last First Team GB% ERA Lowe Derek LAN 67% 2.98 Webb Brandon ARI 66% 2.48 Westbrook Jake CLE 65% 4.35 Wang Chien-Ming NYA 62% 4.07 Wright Jamey SF 60% 4.55 Johnson Jason CLE 60% 5.96 Hudson Tim ATL 59% 4.05 Cook Aaron COL 59% 3.46 Mulder Mark STL 56% 6.09 Halladay Roy TOR 56% 2.94 Hernandez Felix A SEA 55% 5.02 Carpenter Chris STL 53% 2.46 Maholm Paul G PIT 53% 4.50 Hensley Clay A SD 52% 4.05 Bonderman Jeremy DET 51% 3.82 Loe Kameron D TEX 51% 5.86 Marshall Sean C CHN 50% 4.97 Lidle Cory PHI 50% 5.00 Willis Dontrelle FLA 50% 4.19 Oswalt Roy HOU 49% 3.32 Bedard Erik BAL 49% 5.09 Rogers Kenny DET 49% 3.17 Batista Miguel ARI 49% 5.02 Hendrickson Mark TB 49% 3.75 Duke Zach PIT 49% 4.66
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